Radio Shack Cordless Telephone 43 1088A User Guide

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Cat. No. 43-1088A/1090A

OWNER’S MANUAL

Please read before using this equipment.

900-MHz Cordless Telephone

with Headset Jack

ET-918 White(43-1088A)

ET-920 Black (43-1090A)

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Important Note: Cordless phones

such as this one require AC power to

operate. When the AC power is off,

you cannot dial out or receive incoming

calls using your phone. To be safe, you

should also have a phone that does

not need AC power to operate (not a

cordless phone) so you can still make

and receive calls if there is an AC pow-

er failure.

READ THIS BEFORE

INSTALLATION

Each device that you connect to the

phone line draws power from the

phone line. We refer to this power draw

as the device’s ringer equivalence

number, or REN. The REN is on the

bottom of the base.

If you are using more than one phone

or other device on the line, add up all

the RENs. If the total is more than five,

your phones might not ring. In rural ar-

eas, a total REN of three might impair

ringer operation. If ringer operation is

impaired, remove a device from the

line.

We recommend you record your

phone’s serial number here. The num-

ber is on the bottom of the base.

Serial Number __________________

Warning: To reduce the risk of fire

or shock hazard, do not expose

this product to rain or moisture.

FCC STATEMENT

CAUTION

This telephone complies with Part 68

of FCC Rules. You must, upon re-

quest, provide the FCC Registration

Number and the REN to your phone

company. These numbers are on the

bottom of the base.

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.

DO NOT OPEN.

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF

ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE

COVER OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICE-

ABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVIC-

ING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

Note: You must not connect your

phone to any of the following:

This symbol is intended to alert you

to the presence of uninsulated dan-

gerous voltage within the product’s

enclosure that might be of sufficient

magnitude to constitute a risk of

electric shock. Do not open the

product’s case.

• coin-operated systems

• party-line systems

• most electronic key phone sys-

tems

This symbol is intended to inform

you that important operating and

maintenance instructions are in-

cluded in the literature accompany-

ing this product.

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CONTENTS

Installation ............................................................................................................ 5

Selecting a Location ........................................................................................ 5

Placing the Base on a Desk Top ............................................................... 5

Mounting the Base on a Wall Plate ........................................................... 6

Mounting the Base Directly on the Wall .................................................... 7

Connecting and Charging the Battery Pack .................................................... 9

Setting the Dialing Mode ............................................................................... 11

Setting the Ringer Tone/Volume .................................................................... 11

Operation ............................................................................................................ 12

Making and Receiving Calls .......................................................................... 12

Selecting the Channel ................................................................................... 12

Setting the Handset Volume .......................................................................... 12

Using REDIAL ............................................................................................... 12

Using FLASH ................................................................................................. 13

Using Tone Services on a Pulse Line ............................................................ 13

Paging ........................................................................................................... 14

Memory Dialing .............................................................................................. 14

Storing a Number in Memory .................................................................. 14

Entering a Pause .................................................................................... 15

Dialing a Memory Number ...................................................................... 15

Chain-Dialing Service Numbers .............................................................. 16

Testing Stored Emergency Numbers ...................................................... 16

Using a Headset ............................................................................................ 16

Troubleshooting ................................................................................................. 17

Care and Maintenance ....................................................................................... 19

Replacing the Battery Pack ........................................................................... 20

The FCC Wants You to Know ........................................................................ 21

Lightning ........................................................................................................ 21

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INSTALLATION

• The USOC number of the jack to

be installed is RJ11C (RJ11W if

you want to mount it on a wall

plate).

SELECTING A

LOCATION

You can place the phone’s base on a

desk top or table, or mount it on a wall.

Select a location that is:

Placing the Base on a

Desk Top

• near an AC outlet

• near a telephone line jack

• out of the way of normal activities

Follow these steps when you place the

base on a desk, shelf, or table.

1. Plug one end of the supplied long

modular cord into the TEL LINE

jack on the back of the base.

• away from electrical machinery,

electrical appliances, metal walls

or filing cabinets, wireless inter-

coms, alarms, and room monitors

• away from other cordless phones

The base’s location affects the hand-

set’s range. If you have a choice of

several locations, try each to see

which provides the best performance.

Caution: The supplied RadioShack

AC adapter was designed specifically

for your ET-918/920. Use only the sup-

plied adapter.

2. Plug the modular cord’s other end

into a modular phone line jack.

Notes:

• Your telephone connects directly

to a modular telephone line jack. If

your phone line jack is not a mod-

ular jack, you can update the wir-

ing yourself, using jacks and

adapters available at your local

RadioShack store. Or, you can let

the phone company update the

wiring for you.

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3. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s

barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack

on the back of the base.

Mounting the Base on a

Wall Plate

1. Plug one end of the supplied short

modular cord into the TEL LINE

jack on the back of the base.

4. Route the adapter’s cord through

the strain relief slot on the base

(as shown).

Strain Relief

Slot

2. Route the modular cord through

the right slot on the bottom of the

base.

5. Plug the adapter into a standard

AC outlet. The POWER indicator

on the base lights.

6. Lift the base’s antenna to a verti-

cal position.

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3. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s

barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack

on the back of the base.

6. Press and lift out the handset

holder, turn it over and rotate it

180°, then snap it back into place

so it holds the handset.

4. Route the adapter’s cord through

the left side of the strain relief slot

on top of the base and through the

left slots at the bottom of the base.

7. Plug the adapter into a standard

AC outlet. The POWER indicator

on the base lights.

8. Lift the base’s antenna to a verti-

cal position.

Strain Relief

Slot

Mounting the Base Directly

on the Wall

For this mounting method, you need

two flat-head wood screws (not sup-

plied) with heads that fit into the key-

hole slots on the bottom of the base.

5. Plug the short modular cord into

the wall plate jack, press the

excess cord into the slot in the

center of the base, then align the

base’s keyhole slots with the wall

plate studs and slide the base

downward to secure it.

1. Drill two holes 3¹⁵/¹⁶

inches apart. Then

thread a screw into

each hole, letting the

heads extend about

³/¹⁶inch from the

wall.

3¹⁵/¹⁶

Slot for

Excess

Cord