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Radio Shack ET-542 - page 1
Cat. No. 43-1042 OWNER’S MAN UAL All- Weather 25-Channel Plea se read before using this eq uipment. ET-542 Cordless T eleph one 43-1 04 2. fm Page 1 Tue sd ay, Aug us t 17, 19 99 10 : 28 AM ...
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2 FEA TURES © 19 96 T andy Cor p orat ion . All Righ ts Res erv ed . COM -LOK i s a re gis tered t ra dema rk us ed by T andy C orp orat ion. Rad i oSh ac k i s a t r ad e mark us ed by T andy Co rp or at i on . Your RadioSha ck ET-542 All-We ather 25-Channel Cordless Tel ephone in- cludes the latest advances in cordless phone t echnolo gy. One of ...
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3 Important: Cordless phones such as this one require AC power to operat e. When t he A C power is o ff, you cannot dial out or receive incom in g calls us - ing you r E T-542. For this r eason, the ET-542 cordless phon e should not be your only telepho ne. To be safe, you should also have a phone that does not need AC power t o operate (no t a cor ...
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4 READ THIS BEFORE IN ST ALLA TION We have designe d your telephon e to conform to f ederal regulation s, and you can conn ect it to m ost tel ephone li nes. Howe ver, each device t hat yo u connect to the phon e line draws po w- er from the phone line. We refer to this power draw as the device’s ringer equivalence num ber, or REN. The REN is sho ...
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5 CONTENTS Ins tall at ion .... .. .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... 6 Sel ect ing a Locat ion ..... .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... 6 In stal lin g t he Base . ...
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6 IN STALLATI ON SELECTI NG A LOCATION Select a dry location for the t ele- phone’s bas e that is: • Near an AC outlet • Near a telephone line jack • O ut of th e way of norm al act ivit ies • Aw a y fr om el e c t r ic al ma c h i n er y , electrical ap pliances, and metal walls or filing cabinets • A way from wireless int ercoms, alar ...
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Radio Shack ET-542 - page 7
7 CONNECTING THE BATTERY Imp ort an t: You mu st connect th e bat- tery inside the han dset b efore charg- ing the phone and us ing it. Follow these steps to connect the battery. 1. Use a screwdriver to remove the screw on the battery compa rtment cover on the bac k of th e handset, then press down on the c over and slide it off. 2. Plug the batter ...
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Radio Shack ET-542 - page 8
8 CHARGING T HE BATTERY After you i nstall a ne w b attery, place the handset on the base and let the battery charge for about 15 hours be- fore you use it the first t ime. T he IN USE/CHARGE indicator l ights. The pho ne recharges w henev er the handset i s on the base. You can re- charge the bat tery at any time, but you must be sure to recha rge ...
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9 SETTI NG T HE DIALING MO DE Set T ONE/PULSE on the back of the base for the type of service you have. If you are not sure which t ype you have, do this t est. 1. Set TONE/PULSE to TONE . 2. Lift t he hands et, press TA L K , and listen for a d ial tone. 3. Press any numb er other than 0 . If the dial tone stops, you have touch-tone service. Le av ...
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10 OPE RATION MAKING/AN SWERING A CALL You can use your cordless telephone at the base or away f rom the base. Using the Handset at th e Base You can use the handset at t he base like a reg ular corde d telephone. Just place th e ha ndset on the b ase. To answer a call, lift the handset from the ba se . To make a call, lift th e handset f rom the b ...
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Radio Shack ET-542 - page 11
11 CHANGING CH ANNELS Your ET-542’s au to-scan feat ure auto- matically selects a c lear channel when you pick up t he phone. If you experi- ence interferenc e during a cal l, press CH t o s wi tch to another c han nel (25 in all) until you receive be tter recep tion. USING REDIAL To qui ckly redia l the last n umb er di- aled, simply li ft the h ...
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Radio Shack ET-542 - page 12
12 USING T ONE SERVICES ON A PULSE LINE Some special services, such as ba nk by phone, require t one signals. If you have pulse service, you can still use the se s pec ial ton e s erv ices by follo w - ing th ese steps . 1. Set TONE/PULSE on the b ase to PULSE . 2. Dial the s ervice’s main number . 3. When the service answers , press TON E / on t ...
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13 Storin g a Number in Memor y 1. Press MEMORY . Note: Wh ile you are storing a number in memory , if you do not press any button on the keypad within about 10 s econd s, a buzz sounds. Y ou m ust s tart the p ro- cess over from the beginning. 2. Dial the phone num ber you want t o st or e. 3. Press MEMORY a gain. 4. Press the memory location num- ...
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Radio Shack ET-542 - page 14
14 Ente rin g a Pa use in a Me mory Num ber In some teleph one systems , y ou must dial an acces s code (9, for ex ampl e) and wait for a second dial tone b efore you can dia l an outside number. If your phone is connecte d to one of th e s e systems, you might want to en- ter a pause af ter the access code when you store a phone number in me mory ...
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15 T ROUBLES HOOTING We do not expect you t o have any problems with y o ur telephone, but i f you do, the following sugges tions mig ht help . If y ou st ill h av e pro blem s , check ot her phones on t he same line to see if they work properly. If they do and the proble m does not seem to be with your phone s e rvice, take your phone to your loca ...
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16 P rob le m : R ec eiv e r sou n d f lu tte r s o r fades. Solu tions : • M o ve the han dset closer to the base. • Place t he bas e’s antenna in a ver- ti ca l p os iti on . • Be sure the ba ttery is charged. Problem: Can make calls, but tele- phon e d oe s not r ing. Solu tions : • T he handset's ringer might be o f f . Press and ...
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17 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your ET-542 All -Weather 25-Chann el Cordless Teleph one is an e xample of superi- or de sign a nd c rafts man ship . Th e follow ing s ug ges tions w ill h elp yo u ca re for y our phone s o yo u can enjoy it for y ears. Keep the base dry. If the handset gets wet, wipe it dry as soon as you can. Liquids can cont ain minera ...
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18 REPLACING THE BATTERY If you follow the inst ructions in “Cha rg- ing the Battery, ” the supplied ba ttery should last abo ut a year. Whe n the battery loses its ability to fully ch arge, order a 3.6-volt, 300-mAH bat tery w ith a connector that f i ts the socke t i n the battery co mpartm ent. You c an order a replacement bat tery through y ...
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Radio Shack ET-542 - page 19
19 Imp ort an t: Your telephone co nt ains a rechargeable nickel c admi um battery. At the end of the battery’s useful l ife, it must be re c y cled or disposed of prop- erly. Con tact yo ur local, c ounty, or state hazardo us waste mana gem ent authorities for informa tion on recyc ling or disposa l programs in y our area. Some options that migh ...
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Radio Shack ET-542 - page 20
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