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Radio Shack 43-144 User Manual

Radio Shack 43-144 User Manual

5.8ghz digital accessory handset for 43-141, 43-142, 43-143
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  • Page 1 43-144 5.8GHz Digital Accessory Handset for 43-141 43-142 43-143 What’s Included • Handset (1) Handset (1) • Belt Clip (1) Belt Clip (1) • Charger (1) • AC Adapter (1) • Ni-MH Battery Pack (1) • User’s Guide (1) (inside handset) Please read this User’s Guide before installing, setting up and using your new phone. www.radioshack.com...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Features Introduction Selecting a Location Installing the Charger Connecting/Charging the Battery Installing a Belt Clip Using an Optional Headset Registering the Handset Resetting Handsets Resetting the Handset Without the Base Controls & Functions Reading the Display Using Your Accessory Handset Using Hold, Conference, Transfer and Intercom Care Service and Repair FCC Statement Glossary Limited One-Year Warranty...

  • Page 3: Features

    Features Additional Handset — lets you add up to ten additional handsets to expand your telephone system (RadioShack 43-141, 43-142 or 43-143). You can even transfer an outside call or make an intercom conversation between handsets. 5.8 GHz Digital Spread Spectrum System — spreads the signal across several frequencies, providing additional security for your phone conversation. 10 Tone and 10 Melody Ringer Control — lets you control the way the ring sounds. Voice Mail/Message Indicator — lets you know a message is waiting. Handsfree Operation — allows you to talk while your hands are occupied for other tasks. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning symbol is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within this product’s enclosure that...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction Thank you for purchasing this RadioShack 5.8 GHz Accessory handset. Your handset is designed for use with a RadioShack 5.8 GHz Expandable Cordless Telephone. You can use this handset in any room in your home or office that has an AC outlet. You can also transfer an outside call to another handset. This handset is designed to work only with a RadioShack 5.8 GHz Expandable Cordless Telephone (Cat. No. 43-141, 43-142 and 43-143). Do not try to use it with other cordless telephones. Selecting a Location Select a location for the base that is near an accessible AC standard wall outlet and away from electrical machinery, electrical appliances, metal walls, filing cabinets, wireless intercoms, alarms, room monitors, and other cordless phones.

  • Page 5: Installing The Charger

    Installing the Charger You can power the charger using the supplied 9V, 210 mA AC adapter. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack on the bottom of the charger. Route the cord through the strain relief slot and plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. Caution: You must use a Class 2 power source that supplies 9V DC and delivers at least 210 mA. Its center tip must be set to positive and its plug must fit the charger’s DC IN 9V jack.
  • Page 6 Before using your phone, you must install the battery pack, and then charge it for about 15-20 hours. 1. Press down and slide the battery compartment cover off. 2. Plug the battery pack’s connector into the socket in the compartment (the connector fits only one way), then place the battery pack in the compartment. MODELS VARY! PLACE HANDSET ON THE BASE FOR REGISTRATION OR REFER TO OWNER’S MANUAL appears. 3. Replace the cover. To charge the battery pack, place the handset on the charger. The CHARGE indicator on the charging cradle lights. Proceed to “Registering the Handset” on page 9. Important: Be sure the battery pack is properly connected before you try to charge it. The CHARGE indicator lights when the handset is on the charger.
  • Page 7 About once a month, fully discharge the battery by keeping the handset off the base or charger until LOW BATTERY stays lit. Otherwise, the battery pack loses its ability to fully recharge. If you are not going to use your phone for an extended period, disconnect the battery pack. This increases the battery pack’s usable life. If you have trouble installing the battery pack, take the handset to your local RadioShack store for assistance. Warning: • Dispose of old battery packs promptly and properly. Do not burn or bury them. • There is a risk of explosion if batteries are replaced by the wrong type. •...

  • Page 8: Installing A Belt Clip

    Installing a Belt Clip To attach the belt clip, insert the belt clip into the holes on each side of the cordless handset. Press down until it clicks. To remove the belt clip, pull either side of the belt clip to release the tabs from the holes. Using an Optional Headset You can make or answer calls handsfree using an optional headset that has a 3/32-inch (2.5-mm) plug. Your local RadioShack store has a variety of headsets available. To connect the headset, gently flip open the rubber headset jack cover on the side of the cordless handset. Then insert the headset’s plug into the jack. Use or on the handset to adjust the headset’s volume. With a headset connected, you can make or answer calls as usual using the keys on the handset. When you finish using the headset, disconnect it from the handset and close the rubber cover to protect the jack.

  • Page 9: Registering The Handset

    • Always place the handset properly on the charger NOTES whenever you are recharging the handset. • You can use a handset holder (available from your local RadioShack store) to hang the handset on your belt for added convenience. Registering the Handset You must register the handset to the base before you can use it.

  • Page 10: Resetting Handsets

    Base Model 43-143: 1. On the base, press the MENU soft key. 2. Scroll down to REGISTER HANDSET and press the OK soft key. 3. On the handset, press and hold # until the display reads HANDSET REGISTERING and you hear a beep. 4. When REGISTRATION COMPLETE is displayed; the handset has been registered to the base. If REGISTRATION FAILED. appears, please try these steps again. Resetting Handsets If you want to register a handset to a different base or replace a handset with another one, you must first reset the existing registration data. To reset, please follow these steps: 1. Press the MENU soft key. Select the DEREGISTERATION submenu. 2. ARE YOU SURE? appears. Move the cursor to select YES. Press the OK soft key. To clear other handset information, please follow these steps: 1. From the handset, press and hold and # for more than 5 seconds. Select the DEREGISTER HS submenu.

  • Page 11: Resetting The Handset Without The Base

    3. DEREGISTER HS appears. Move the cursor to select YES. Press the OK soft key. 4. ARE YOU SURE? appears. Move the cursor to select YES, and then press the OK soft key. You will hear a confirmation tone. Resetting the Handset Without the Base If the original base this handset was registered to is not available for some reason (for example, it is lost or somehow incapacitated), you can still reset the handset and use it with another base. 1. Press and hold and # for more than 5 seconds, until the SYSTEM RESET menu appears. 2. Select the BASE UNAVAILABLE submenu. BASE UNAVAILABLE appears in the display. 3. Move the cursor to select YES, and then press the OK soft key. When ARE YOU SURE? appears, select YES. You will hear a confirmation tone, and the handset deletes its own link to the base without trying to contact the base. Now you are ready to register the handset to the new base.

  • Page 12: Controls & Functions

    Controls & Functions Handset Handset Antenna /TONE key Headset Jack Cover SPEAKER key key (up) Belt Clip Hole key (end call) Speakerphone Speaker key (caller ID) and Ringer key (down) Handset Battery Compartment # key (pound) New Message indicator REDIAL/PAUSE key Handset Earpiece INT’COM/HOLD key (intercom/hold) Handset Display Handset Microphone Soft keys Handset Charging /FLASH key (talk/flash) Contacts key (phonebook)

  • Page 13: Reading The Display

    Reading the Display The handset display uses the following icons to tell you the status of your phone. ICON STATUS DESCRIPTION Talk Appears while on a call. Appears when Privacy mode is Talk turned on. Appears while recording a Talk conversation (Answering System base only). に Talk Appears when you mute the handset. Appears when the handset Talk speakerphone is in use. Appears when T-coil mode is turned Talk Appears when Line 1 is in use. (two- Talk line base only.) Appears when Line 2 is in use. (two- Talk line base only.) Standby Indicates that the ringer is turned off. Standby/ Indicates the handset battery status: Talk empty, low, medium, and full.
  • Page 14 The Standby Screen When the phone is in standby, the handset display shows the following items: Ringer off icon (when the ringer is off)/ day of the week and time/battery icon S U N 1 2 : 0 0 A H a n d s e t # 1 Handset ID and Banner N e w C I D : Number of new Caller ID calls received (If there are no new Caller ID messages, R E DI A L M E NU the Handset ID appears here.) Illustration is of a single line system.
  • Page 15 Using the Handset Menus To open the menu, press the MENU soft key. Highlight the option you want by pressing the four-way function key. This will move the cursor; the option currently highlighted appears in reversed out text. Select the highlighted option by pressing the OK soft key. To exit the menu and return to standby, press on the handset. If you do not press a key within 30 seconds, the phone will time out and exit the menu. When setting Date and Time, the time-out period to two minutes. Entering Text from Your Handset You can use the number keypad on your phone to enter text by referring to the letters printed on each number key. When you press the number key in a text entry field, the phone displays the first letter printed on the number key. Press the number key twice to display the second letter and three times to display the third. Capital letters are displayed first, then lower case letters, then the...
  • Page 16 If two letters in a row use the same number key, enter the first letter, then use right or left on the four-way function key to move the cursor to the next position to enter the second letter. For example, to enter “Movies”: 1. Press 6 once to enter M. 2. Use right on the four-way function key to move the cursor to the right. 3. Press 6 six times to enter o. 4. Press 8 six times to enter v. 5. Press 4 six times to enter i. 6. Press 3 five times to enter e. 7. Press 7 eight times to enter s. 8. Press the OK soft key to end your text entry. If you make a mistake while entering a name, use right or left on the four-way function key to move the cursor to the incorrect character. Press the DELETE soft key to erase the wrong character, and then enter the correct character. To delete all characters, press and hold the DELETE soft key.

  • Page 17: Using Your Accessory Handset

    Using Your Accessory Handset Making and Receiving Calls Using the Using the handset speakerphone Making a Remove the handset Remove the call from the charger. handset from the charger. Dial the number. Dial the number. Press /FLASH. Press Answering Pick up the handset. Pick up the handset. a call (If AutoTalk is on, the (If AutoTalk is on, phone will answer the phone will when you remove answer when you the handset from the remove the handset charging cradle.) from the charging cradle.)

  • Page 18: Adjusting The Volume

    Adjusting the Volume Choose from three ringer volume settings (off, low, and high). With the phone in Ringer Volume standby, use and to adjust the ringer volume. Choose from six volume levels for the handset. While on a call, press to make Earpiece Volume the handset volume louder or to make it softer. Choose from six volume levels for the handset speakerphone. While on a call, Speaker Volume press to make the speaker volume louder or to make it softer. Using Caller ID and Call Waiting You can store up to 100 Caller ID numbers in your handset. Your phone shares a total of 100 memory entries between your Phonebook and Caller ID. Once you store 100 phonebook names, Caller ID information can not be stored (but it will still display when the call comes in). You must subscribe to Caller ID and Call Waiting NOTE through your telephone provider.

  • Page 19: Using Call Waiting

    Press to open the Caller ID list. The first thing you will see is the summary screen. From the summary screen, you have the following options: To scroll through the list from A to Z, press Scroll through the list To scroll through the list from Z to A press Jump to entries Press the number key corresponding beginning with a to the letter you want to jump to. particular letter Store a Caller ID entry Find the entry you want to store and in the phonebook press STORE soft key. Find the entry you want to dial and Dial a Caller ID entry press /FLASH or Find the entry you want to delete and Delete a Caller ID entry press the DELETE soft key. Press the DELETE soft key. ARE YOU Delete all entries SURE? appears, select YES and press the OK soft key. Press or press the BACK soft key or Exit the Caller ID list /FLASH again if you are on a call.

  • Page 20: Using The Phonebook

    Using the Phonebook Your phone allows you to store up to 2 numbers per name and up to 100 names in your phonebook. Your phone shares a total of 100 memory entries between your phonebook and CID. Once you store 100 phonebook entries, CID information will not be stored and will only display at time of new incoming calls. When Phonebook entries are full, you will hear a beep and MEMORY FULL appears. You cannot store any additional names and numbers unless you delete some of the existing ones. Press to enter the phonebook. Once in the phonebook, you have the following options: To scroll through the phonebook Scroll through the from A to Z, press . To scroll entries through the phonebook from Z to A press Jump to entries Press the number key corresponding beginning with a to the letter you want to jump to. particular letter Press the NEW soft key and follow Store a new entry the directions. 1. Find the entry you want to copy. 2. Press the OPTIONS soft key. 3. Select COPY SELECTION, and then press the OK soft key. Copy entries to 4. TO WHICH UNIT? appears. Select another handset the station you want to copy this entry to, and then press...
  • Page 21 1. Press the OPTIONS soft key. 2. Select COPY ALL and press the OK soft key. 3. TO WHICH UNIT? appears. Select Copy ALL entries to the station you want to copy this another handset entry to, and then press the OK soft key. 4. ARE YOU SURE? appears. Select YES and press the OK soft key. You will hear a confirmation tone. 1. Find the entry you want to dial. Dial an entry 2. Press /FLASH or 1. Find the entry you want to delete. 2. Press the OPTIONS soft key. 3. Select DELETE SELECTION, and Delete an entry then press the OK soft key. 4. ARE YOU SURE? appears. Select YES and press the OK soft key. You will hear a confirmation tone. 1. Press the OPTIONS soft key.

  • Page 22: Muting The Microphone

    Redialing a Number You can quickly redial the last 3 numbers dialed on the handset. 1. With the phone in standby, press REDIAL/PAUSE or the REDIAL soft key to open the redial list. 2. Use and to scroll through the redial list. When you find the number you want to dial, press /FLASH or You can also press /FLASH or before you open NOTE the redial list. In this case, press [redial/pause]. Muting the Ringer (One Call Only) While the handset is ringing, press to mute the ringer for this call. The phone will ring again on the next call. (The...

  • Page 23: Using Hold, Conference, Transfer And Intercom

    Using Hold, Conference, Transfer and Intercom Press INT’COM/HOLD. If you leave a caller on hold for more than five minutes, the call Put a call on hold will be disconnected. To return to the party on hold, press /FLASH or To join a call already in progress, press Join a call in /FLASH or . You can hang up progress normally; the other station remains connected to the call. Press INT’COM/HOLD; the call will automatically be placed on hold. Use to select the station you want to transfer the call to, and press the OK soft Transfer a call key. (To page all stations at once, select ALL.) When the other station answers, you can talk to the station; the outside...
  • Page 24 With the phone in standby, press INT’COM/HOLD. Use or to select Make an the station you want to talk with, then intercom page press the OK soft key. (If you select ALL, all other stations will be paged.) To cancel the intercom page, press the Cancel a page CANCEL soft key or . Press /FLASH or INT’COM/HOLD. If Answer an AutoTalk is on, the handset automatically intercom page answers the page when you remove it from the cradle.

  • Page 25: Care

    Care Keep the handset dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store the handset only in normal temperature environments. Handle the handset carefully; do not drop it. Keep the handset away from dust and dirt, and wipe it with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking new. Service and Repair If your handset is not performing as it should, take it to your local RadioShack store for assistance. Modifying or tampering with the handset’s internal components can cause a malfunction and might invalidate its warranty. FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 26 However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult your local RadioShack store or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. • If you cannot eliminate the interference, the FCC requires that you stop using your handset. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by RadioShack may cause interference and void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. To ensure the safety of users, the FCC has established criteria for the amount of radio frequency energy various products may produce depending on their intended usage. This product has been tested and found to comply with the FCC’s exposure criteria. For body worn operation, the FCC RF exposure guidelines were also met when used with the RadioShack accessories supplied or designed for this product. Use of other accessories may not ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines and should be avoided.

  • Page 27: Glossary

    Glossary Accessory Handset — This phone system is expandable: one base supports a total of ten handsets. The accessory handset is a handset that is compatible with this model. Base — The main part of the phone that connects to your phone line. Charger — A cradle that comes with an accessory handset and charges the handset battery. It connects to power but does not connect to a phone line. Standby — The handset is not in use. No line has been activated. No dial tone is present. Station — Any handset or the base. Talk — A telephone line has been activated on the handset or the base, enabling a dial tone.

  • Page 28: Limited One-Year Warranty

    Repaired or replaced parts and products are warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period. You will be charged for repair or replacement of the product made after the expiration of the warranty period. This warranty does not cover: (a) damage or failure caused by or attributable to acts of God, abuse, accident, misuse, improper or abnormal usage, failure to follow instructions, improper installation or maintenance, alteration, lightning or other incidence of excess voltage or current; (b) any repairs other than those provided by a RadioShack Authorized Service Facility; (c) consumables such as fuses or batteries; (d) cosmetic damage; (e) transportation, shipping or insurance costs; or (f) costs of product removal, installation, set-up service adjustment or reinstallation. This warranty gives you specifi c legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. RadioShack Customer Relations, 300 RadioShack Circle, Fort Worth, TX 76102-1964 12/99 UUZZ01639BZ(0) UUZZ01639BZ(0) 43-144 01A07 Printed in China ©2007. RadioShack Corporation. All rights reserved. RadioShack and RadioShack.com are trademarks used by RadioShack Corporation. DirectLink is a registered trademark of Uniden Corporation.

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