Radio Shack 43-3703 Owner's Manual
Radio Shack 43-3703 Owner's Manual

Radio Shack 43-3703 Owner's Manual

5.8 ghz dual-handset expandable 2-line cordless telephone

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5.8 GHz Dual-Handset Expandable
2-Line Cordless Telephone
43-3703
Hearing-Aid Compatible — Enables use of the phone
with hearing aids that have a T (telephone) switch.
Ample Talk and Standby Time — The supplied battery
(when fully charged) provides about five hours of talk
time or seven days of standby time.
Distinctive Ring — Allows you to assign a distinctive
ringer to certain memory locations. When an incoming
call is received and the Caller ID information matches
the information in one of the memory locations, the
distinctive ring that has been stored for that particular
caller sounds. (See "Distinctive Ringer Setup" on
page 21.)
Speakerphone — lets you conduct a hands-free
conversation using the handset speaker. (See "Using
Your Phone" on page 28.)
Convenient Extension Placement — lets you place an
additional handset anywhere you have an AC outlet,
regardless of phone jack location.
Call Waiting/Caller ID — lets you answer a call even
when you're on the phone and see who's calling before
you answer.
2-line operation — lets you have one handset on Line 1
while another handset can be used on Line 2 (you must
have a 2-line subscription from your phone company).
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  • Page 1 5.8 GHz Dual-Handset Expandable 2-Line Cordless Telephone 43-3703 Hearing-Aid Compatible — Enables use of the phone with hearing aids that have a T (telephone) switch. Ample Talk and Standby Time — The supplied battery (when fully charged) provides about five hours of talk time or seven days of standby time.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Introduction ........3 Caller ID ........44 Important Information ....4 Caller ID and CIDCW (Caller ID on Call Waiting) ......44 FCC Statement ........4 Viewing the Caller ID List ....45 Surge Protection ........ 5 Deleting a Caller ID Message ..46 Important Safety Instructions ..
  • Page 3: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT • Your phone operates on Thank you for purchasing a RadioShack 5.8 standard radio GHz Dual Handset Expandable 2-Line frequencies as allocated Cordless Telephone. Unlike other by the FCC. conventional cordless telephones, your telephone supports two handsets on a •...
  • Page 4: Important Information

    IMPORTANT INFORMATION This telephone has been tested and found to comply with all applicable UL and FCC standards. FCC S As an E Partner, NERGY TATEMENT RadioShack Corporation has This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC determined that this product rules and the requirements adopted by the ACTA.
  • Page 5: Surge Protection

    advises you of your right to file a complaint with the FCC. Also, the phone company can make changes to its lines, equipment, operations, or procedures that could affect the operation of this phone. The telephone company notifies you of these changes in advance, so you can take the necessary steps to prevent interruption of your telephone service.
  • Page 6: Important Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to persons, including the following: 1. Do not use this product near water, for example, near a bathtub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool.
  • Page 7: Important Caller Id Information

    IMPORTANT CALLER ID INFORMATION To use Caller ID and Call Waiting, you must be in an area where those services are available and you must subscribe to those services through your local phone company. Where Caller ID is offered, one or more options are generally available: •...
  • Page 8: Installation

    INSTALLATION Ô Ô NOTE Before using your phone, carefully peel the If your home has specially protective film off the display. The film wired alarm equipment protects the handset window during connected to the telephone shipment and is not necessary for use. line, be sure that installing the system does not disable your alarm equipment.
  • Page 9 Your telephone connects directly to a Ô Ô NOTE modular telephone line jack. If your telephone wiring does not have a modular The USOC number of the jack, you can update the wiring yourself jack to be installed is using jacks and adapters (available at your RJ11C (or RJ11W for a wall local RadioShack store), or have the plate jack).
  • Page 10 1. Make the AC adapter and the short telephone line cord through the hole on the bracket. 2. Plug one end of the modular cord into jack on the back of the TEL LINE 1/2 base. 3. Insert the supplied adapter’s barrel plug into the jack on the back...
  • Page 11: The Battery Pack

    ONNECTING HARGING THE ATTERY The phone comes with a rechargeable nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) battery pack in the handset, but not connected. Before using your phone, you must connect the battery pack, then charge it for about 15–20 hours. 1. Press down and slide off the battery compartment cover.
  • Page 12 the display. Otherwise, the battery pack loses its ability to fully recharge. • Using a damp cloth, clean the charging contacts on the handset about once a month. • If you are not going to use your phone for an extended period, disconnect the battery pack.
  • Page 13: Installing A Beltclip

    NSTALLING A ELTCLIP To attach the beltclip Insert the beltclip into the holes on each side of the handset. Press down until it clicks. To remove the beltclip Pull either side of the beltclip to release the tabs from the holes. SING A EADSET You can make or answer calls with hands-...
  • Page 14: Display And Icons

    DISPLAY AND ICONS Example of the standby mode display Ringer off icon (when the ringer is off)/ day of the week and time / battery icon Handset ID and Banner Number of new Caller ID calls received (If there are no new Caller ID messages, the Handset ID appears here.) Appears ICON...
  • Page 15: Soft Key Function

    SOFT KEY FUNCTION “Soft” keys are keys that change function during the operation of the phone. There are three soft keys on each handset. Soft Keys allow you to: • Access the main menu • Store or edit phone numbers and Caller ID message The function of each soft key is determined by the icon that appears directly above it.
  • Page 16: Main Menu Options

    MAIN MENU OPTIONS Your phone has five main menu options: DirectLink Mode Room/Baby Monitor Handset Setup Global Setup Deregister EFAULT ETTINGS The default settings set from the factory match the features that most people use. You may not need to change them. However, there are a number of options you must set and entries you must store in memory to take full advantage of all the...
  • Page 17: Setting Menu Options

    SETTING MENU OPTIONS SING THE NTERFACE Below are some tips for using the software interface on your phone. • Press the soft key to access the MENU main menu. • Use to scroll CID/VOL/ REDIAL/P/ through options. • Press the soft key to make a selection.
  • Page 18: Room Monitor

    confirmation tone, and DirectLink Mode Complete appears. 3. To return to normal mode, press the soft key and then the soft CANCEL key, or return the handset to the cradle. Room Monitor This feature allows you to monitor sounds in Ô...
  • Page 19 2. Press CID/VOL/ REDIAL/P/ select Auto Line1 , or Line2 3. Press the soft key. You will hear a confirmation tone. Programming your Voice Mail Access Ô Ô NOTE Number Edit Voice Mail No. allows you to program or You must subscribe to your delete the voice mail access number.
  • Page 20 1. Press the soft key. Select the MENU Handset Setup menu, and then the Ringer Volume submenu. 2. Press CID/VOL/ REDIAL/P/ select , and then press the soft key. 3. Press CID/VOL/ REDIAL/P/ adjust the ringer settings (Ringer Volume Off, Ringer Volume Low, or Ringer Volume High).
  • Page 21 2. Press CID/VOL/ REDIAL/P/ select , and then press the soft key. 3. Press CID/VOL/ REDIAL/P/ move the pointer. You will hear the ringer or melody as you scroll through the options. 4. When you reach the ringer tone you want, press the soft key.
  • Page 22 1. Press the soft key. Select the MENU Handset Setup menu and then the Auto Talk submenu. 2. Press CID/VOL/ REDIAL/P/ select 3. Press the soft key. You will hear a confirmation tone. Setting the Anykey Answer Anykey Answer allows you to answer the phone by pressing any number key, <, or >...
  • Page 23 Selecting a Language Language selects which language the menu display will use. Choose from English, French, or Spanish. 1. Press the soft key. Select the MENU Handset Setup menu, and then the Language submenu. 2. Press CID/VOL/ REDIAL/P/ choose “English”, “Français” (French), or “Español”...
  • Page 24: Global Setup

    Setting the Animation Screen The Animation screen displays animation on the handset LCD. The animations will be displayed on the LCD screen during a call, ringer volume setting, when you hang up, and so on. 1. Press the soft key. Select the MENU Handset Setup menu and then the Animation Screen submenu.
  • Page 25 1. Press the soft key. Select the MENU Global Setup menu, and then the Day & Time submenu option. 2. Press CID/VOL/ REDIAL/P/ select the day of the week, and then soft key. 3. Press to set CID/VOL/ REDIAL/P/ hour, and then press the soft key.
  • Page 26 message. For calls received from outside Ô Ô NOTES your local area code, you will see a full 10- digit number. Ô • If the area code has already been stored in 1. Press the soft key. Select the MENU memory, the stored area Global Setup menu, and then the Area code will be displayed.
  • Page 27: De-Register The Handset

    3. Press CID/VOL/ REDIAL/P/ select (the initial Tone Pulse setting is Tone). 4. Press the soft key. You will hear a confirmation tone. Setting Voice Mail Tone Voice Mail Tone sets the voice mail tone. If your service does not support SDT Ô...
  • Page 28: Using Your Phone

    3. After de-registering the handset, place the handset to the base to register. You must re-register the handset before you can use it. Ô Ô NOTES USING YOUR PHONE • To set Auto Talk, see If you subscribe to two phone lines, those “Setting the Auto Talk”...
  • Page 29: Receiving A Call

    From the Handset Speakerphone 1. Remove the handset from the base. Ô 2. Press SPEAKER 3. Listen for the dial tone. 4. Dial the number. Ô Ô NOTES 5. When the other party answers, talk into From the Handset Speakerphone the microphone.
  • Page 30: Call Waiting

    AITING If you have Call Waiting service and a call waiting tone sounds while you are on a call, press on the handset to accept TALK/FLASH the waiting call. There is a short pause, and Ô Ô NOTES then you will hear the new caller. To return Call Waiting to the original caller, press TALK/FLASH...
  • Page 31: Deleting A Redial Record

    Deleting a Redial Record 1. With the phone in standby mode, press REDIAL/P/ 2. Press CID/VOL/ REDIAL/P/ repeatedly to display the number to be deleted. 3. Press the soft key. EDIT 4. Press CID/VOL/ REDIAL/P/ choose Delete? , and then the soft key.
  • Page 32: Speaker Volume

    DJUSTING THE ANDSET Ô Ô NOTE ARPIECE AND PEAKER When you press volume up OLUME key (CID/VOL/ ) in the You can adjust the handset earpiece and maximum volume level or speaker volume separately. Ô volume down key (REDIAL/ P/ ) in the lowest volume Pressing the volume up key or volume down level, an error tone sounds.
  • Page 33: Tone Dialing Switch Over

    IALING WITCH Ô Ô NOTES Some telephone companies use equipment that requires pulse dialing (sometimes Tone Dialing Switch Over The tone feature only referred to as rotary dialing). If you need to applies when the dial mode enter tone dialing digits, you can switch- is set to pulse.
  • Page 34 Joining a Conference Call You can easily join a call already in progress. 1. Press corresponding soft key ( LINE1 ) on the handset to join the call. LINE2 2. To hang up, return the handset to the cradle, or press on the handset.
  • Page 35: Find Handset

    • Press the soft key to take Line LINE1 1 off hold and continue the conversation. To hang up both lines, press ANDSET To locate the handset, press on the PAGE base when the phone is in standby mode. Ô Ô...
  • Page 36 Resetting the New Message LED Ô Ô NOTE and Envelope icon If the LED remains on or the envelope icon If the battery pack is still appears after you’ve retrieved your completely drained, the messages you may need to reset the handset will not beep.
  • Page 37: Phonebook

    PHONEBOOK The Phonebook allows you to dial a number using just a few key presses. Your phone stores names/numbers in the phonebook memory location, and you can search names in alphabetical order. You have a total of 100 locations that can be used for the phonebook (including the speed dials) and Caller ID messages.
  • Page 38: Speed Dial

    5. Press the number keypad to enter the phone number (up to 20 digits), press soft key to store the number. Ô Distinctive Ring appears. Press Ô Ô NOTES to move the CID/VOL/ REDIAL/P/ pointer to one of the Distinctive Ring •...
  • Page 39: Viewing The Phonebook

    If you make a mistake while entering a name to move the cursor to /TONE/< or #/> the incorrect character. Press the soft key to erase the DELETE wrong character, and then enter the correct character. To delete all characters, press and hold the soft key.
  • Page 40: The Phonebook

    2. Press , or the CID/VOL/ REDIAL/P/ number keypad to scroll through the phonebook locations. Phonebook locations appear in alphabetical order (from first to last when you press , from last to first when you REDIAL/P/ press CID/VOL/ You can also use letters on the number keys to select the first letter of the desired name.
  • Page 41: Editing Or Erasing A Data

    feature. When the phone is in standby mode, press and hold a number key ( associated with the speed dial until the phone number appears and then press . The phone will TALK/FLASH SPEAKER automatically select a free line. To select a particular line, press the soft LINE1...
  • Page 42: Copying Phonebook Locations

    b. Deleting the Stored Data 1. When the phonebook location to be deleted appears, press the soft EDIT key. 2. Press CID/VOL/ REDIAL/P/ move the pointer to Delete ?, and then soft key. 3. Press CID/VOL/ REDIAL/P/ choose 4. Press the soft key.
  • Page 43: Numbers

    select , and then press the soft key. If you select One Memory, press CID/ , or the number VOL/ REDIAL/P/ key ( ) to select the phonebook location you want to export and then press the soft key. COPY 5.
  • Page 44: Caller Id

    CALLER ID Ô Ô NOTES CIDCW ALLER • If you answer a call before the Caller ID ALLER message is received (for AITING example, before the You must subscribe to Caller ID services second ring), the Caller through your local telephone provider to use ID message will not these features.
  • Page 45: Viewing The Caller Id List

    2. When you pick up the phone, the display changes to Talk (Auto Talk feature is set to on). ID L IEWING THE ALLER The Caller ID list stores information for incoming calls - even unanswered calls. You can store 100 Caller ID messages and Phonebook locations (including SpeedDials) in total.
  • Page 46: Deleting A Caller Id Message

    ELETING A ALLER ESSAGE Deleting Information from the Caller ID List 1. When the phone is in standby mode, Ô Ô NOTE view the Caller ID information to be deleted (see “Viewing the Caller ID List” Once the Caller ID data has on page 45).
  • Page 47 “Viewing the Caller ID List” on page 45). 2. Press . The TALK/FLASH SPEAKER phone will automatically select a free line. To select a particular line, press soft key. The LINE1 LINE2 displayed phone number dials automatically. Long Distance calls and Area Code Setting/Cancellation Ô...
  • Page 48: Call Waiting Deluxe Features

    AITING ELUXE Ô Ô NOTES EATURES • To activate features, Your phone gives you new options for call CW On/CWDX select waiting. At the touch of a button, you can in the CIDCW option. place the caller on hold, send them to your See “Setting CIDCW voice mail service, or conference them into (Caller ID on Call...
  • Page 49: Expanding Your Phone

    EXPANDING YOUR PHONE Two Handset Expandability IMPORTANT Your phone supports another handset in If you purchase a 43-3705 addition to the supplied handset. You can extra handset, please now place a fully-featured cordless handset register the handset to the anywhere AC power is available to connect original/main base before the handset charger.
  • Page 50: Using The Directlink Mode

    When Registration Complete displayed, the handset has been registered to the base. If Registration Failed appears, please try these steps again. SING THE IRECT To use this feature, you must enter the two handsets into the DirectLink mode first. To enter the DirectLink mode, see “Using DirectLink Mode”...
  • Page 51: Call Transfer Feature

    Intercom 1. Press in standby mode. INTCM/HOLD 2. Select the handset you want to talk with from the selection list within 30 seconds. To select the handset, press , and then CID/VOL/ REDIAL/P/ press the key. If you select , all handsets and the base will be paged.
  • Page 52 3. On the receiving handset, to answer the page, press , the TALK/FLASH ANSWER soft key, or . Or press any INTCM/HOLD number key, (when /TONE/< #/> Anykey Answer is on), or pick up the handset from the cradle (When Auto Talk is on).
  • Page 53: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING If your phone is not performing to your expectations, please try these simple steps first Symptom Suggestion • Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into the base and wall outlet. The CHARGE LED won’t • Make sure the handset is properly seated in the illuminate when the handset cradle.
  • Page 54: Care

    Symptom Suggestion • Keep the handset away from microwave ovens, computers, remote control toys, wireless microphones, alarm systems, intercoms, room Severe noise interference. monitors, fluorescent lights, and electrical appliances. • Move to another location or turn off the source of interference. •...
  • Page 55: Service And Repair

    carefully; do not drop it. Keep the phone away from dust and dirt, and wipe it with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking new. SERVICE AND REPAIR If your phone is not performing as it should, take it to your local RadioShack store for assistance.
  • Page 56 This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. RadioShack Customer Relations, 200 Taylor Street, 6th Floor, Fort Worth, TX 76102 12/99 43-3703 UPZZ01726BZ RadioShack Corporation 06A04 Fort Worth, Texas 76102...

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