Radio Shack 43-3901 User manual

43-3901

User’s Guide

Big Button Phone with Caller ID

Thank you for purchasing your new Big Button Phone with

Caller ID from RadioShack. Please read this user’s guide before

installing, setting up, and using your new phone.

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Package contents

• BigbuttonPhone • MountingBracket

• LongPhoneCord • ShortPhoneCord

• CoiledCord • User’sGuide

• QuickStart

Features

• CallerIDmemorykeepsinformationforupto64calls.

• CallerIDdisplayshowswho’scallingsoyouknowifyou

wanttopickupthephone.

• Storesupto10numbersforconvenientaccess.

• Threeprogrammableone-touchemergencynumbers.

• Oversizedbuttonsmakeiteasytoaccuratelydial.

• Hearing-aidcompatible

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

Whenusingyourtelephoneequipment,basicsafety

precautionsshouldalwaysbefollowedtoreducetheriskofre,

electricshockandinjurytopersons,includingthefollowing:

1. Donotusethisproductnearwater—forexample,neara

bathtub,kitchensink,laundrytub,swimmingpool,inawet

basement,etc.

2. Avoidusingatelephone(otherthanacordlesstype)during

anelectricalstorm.Theremaybearemoteriskofelectric

shockfromlightning.

3. Donotusethetelephonetoreportagasleakinthevicinity

oftheleak.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

New Call Indicator

MEM

Dialanumber

storedinmemory.

Emergency

Buttons

Programtodial

emergencyservice

numbers.

CALL BACK

Callthenumber

displayedonCallerID.

DELETE

•Deletecallrecords.

•Presstoconrm

phonesettings.

FLASH

Answerasecondincoming

call(ifyousubscribetoCall

Waiting).

STORE

Storeanumberinmemory.

MUTE

Holddowntotemporarily

mutethemicrophone.

REDIAL/PAUSE

•Redialthelastdialed

number.

•Presswhendialing

orstoringanumber

toinserta4-second

pause.

LCD

DisplaysCallerID,

thetime,andthe

numberdialed.

UP/DOWN

•Scrollthrough

CallerIDrecords.

•Navigatemenu

options.

1Install batteries

1. Useaat-bladescrewdrivertoopenthebattery

compartmentcover.

2. InsertfourAAbatteriesinto

thecompartmentaccording

tothepolaritysymbols

(+and–)markedinside.

3. Replacethebattery

compartmentcover.

bBattery Notes:

• When(appears or the display dims, replace the

batteries.

• Duringbatteryreplacement,keepthelinecordpluggedinand

replace the batteries promptly to maintain Caller ID memory.

• Disposeofoldbatteriespromptlyandproperly.

• Donotburnorburybatteries.

• Useonlyfreshbatteriesoftherequiredsizeandtype.

• Donotmixoldandnewbatteries,differenttypesof

batteries, or rechargeable batteries of different capacities.

• Ifyoudonotplantousethephonefortwoweeksor

longer, remove the batteries. Batteries can leak chemicals

that can destroy electronic parts.

2Mount your phone

Youcanmountyourphoneonawallplate,directly

onawall,orplaceitonashelf,desk,ortable.

Placing the phone on a ﬂat surface

1. Plugoneendofthelongphone

cordintothejackonthebackend

ofthebase.

2. Plugtheotherendofthecord

intoamodularphonejack.

Mounting the phone on a wallplate:

1. Pressandliftoutthehandsettab.Rotateit

180°,andsnapitbackintoplacesoitwill

holdthehandsetinplacewhenthephoneis

mountedonthewall.

2. Insertthemountingbracket’stwotabsintothematching

slotsonthebottomofthephonebase.Pressdownand

slidethebracketupwarduntilthetabssnapintoplace.

3. Plugoneendofthesuppliedshortphonecordintothe

LINEjackonthebackofthephonebase.

4. Plugthecord’sotherendintothewallplatejack.

5. Alignthebase’skeyholeslotswiththewallplatestudsand

slidethephonedownwardtosecureit.

Mounting the phone directly on a wall:

Tomountthephonedirectlyonawall,inadditiontothe

wallplatesteps,youneedtwoscrews(notsupplied)withheads

thattintothekeyholeslotonthebottomofthebase.

1. Drilltwoholes31/4inches(83mm)apart(vertically).Then

threadascrewintoeachhole,lettingtheheadsextend

about1/4inch(6mm)fromthewall.

2. Placethekeyholeslotsoverthescrews,thenslidethebase

downuntilitissecure.

Tab

Mounting

bracket

3Connect the handset

Plugoneendofthesuppliedcoiledcordintothehandset’s

modularjack.Connecttheotherendtothebase.

nNote: Your local RadioShack store sells a variety of longer

coiled handset cords.

Phone Settings

1. PressandholdbothUPandDOWNforaboutfourseconds

untilENTER LANGUAGEdisplays

2.ENG ESP FRAappears,withENGashing.PressUPorDOWN

toselectthedesiredlanguage,thenpressDELETEtoconrm.

3.LCD CONTRASTand1 2 3 4 5 appearonthedisplay,with

3ashing.PressUPorDOWNtoselectthecontrastlevel

(1-5),andpressDELETEtoconrm.

4.ENTER AREA CODEappears,then___appears,with

therst_ashing.PressUPorDOWNtoselecttherst

numberofyourareacode,andpressDELETEtoconrm

theselection.

5. Theashing_goestothenextdigit.Repeatstep4toset

thesecondandthethirddigits.

6.ENTER TIME DATE appears,andthehourdigitashes.Press

UPorDOWNtoselectthedesiredhour.(PMappearsfor

PMhours.)PressDELETEtoconrm.

7. Repeatstep6tosettheminutes,month,anddate.

Ringer

Ifyoudonotwanttohearthephonering,slideRINGERto

OFF.Youcanstillmakecallswiththeringeroff,andyoucanstill

answercallsifyouhearanotherphoneonthesamelinering.

TheNEW CALLindicatorasheswhenthephonerings,even

whentheringerisoff.Ifyouwanttohearthephonering,set

RINGERtoHIorLO.

Dial Mode

SlideTONE/PULSEtothetypeofdialingserviceyouhave.If

youarenotsurewhichtypeyouhave,dothissimpletest:

1. SlideTONE/PULSEtoTONE.Liftthehandsetandlistenfor

adialtone.

2. Pressanynumberexcept0.(Ifyoursetuprequiresthatyou

dialanaccesscode,usually 9,donotpresstheaccesscode.)

• Ifthedialtonestops,youhavetouchtoneservice.Keep

theswitchonTONE.

• Ifthedialtonecontinues,youhavepulseservice.Setthe

switchtoPULSE.

Using Special Tone Services

Somecomputerservicesrequiretouchtonesignalsfor

communications.Ifyouhavepulseservice,youcantemporarily

switchtotonesignalsbyfollowingthesesteps.

1. Connecttothespecialserviceusingpulsedialing.

2. Whenthespecialserviceanswers,press*toswitchtotone

dialing.

3. Whenyouhangup,thesettingchangesbacktoPULSE.

HANDSET VOL

NORM/HI TONE/PULSE RINGER

OFF/LO/HI

Phone Operation

Making a Call

1. Pickupthehandsetandwaitforadialtone.

2. Usethekeypadtoenterthenumberyouwishtodial.The

numberappearsonthedisplay.

3. Whenyoucompleteyourcall,hangupthehandset.Afew

secondslater,thenumberdisappears,andthedisplay

returnstonormal.

nNote: If you dial a number over 16 digits, only the last 14

digits appear on the display.

Receiving a Call

Whenyoureceiveacall,thephoneringsandtheNEW CALL

indicatorashes.CALL#andthecaller’snumberappearonthe

display(ifyousubscribetoaCallerIDservicefromyourphone

company).Toanswerthecall,pickupthehandset.

nNote: The NEW CALL indicator continues to ﬂash until you

have reviewed all calls.

Timer

Theclocktimercountstheoff-hooktimeinseconds,uptoone

hour.Thetimerappearsonthedisplayandstartscounting

whenyoudialanynumberoransweranincomingcall.

nNotes:

• Ifyouliftthehandsetanddon’tdialanumber,thetimerwill

appear and start counting after 10 seconds.

• Whentheoff-hooktimeextendsbeyondanhourthe

timer counts up to 59:59, returns to 00:00, and continues

counting.

Adjusting the Handset Volume

Toadjustthehandsetvolumebeforeorduringacall,set

HANDSET VOLtoNORMorHIforacomfortablelisteninglevel.

Using Mute

Tosaysomethingwithoutthecallerhearing,holddownMUTE.

ReleaseMUTEtoresumeyourconversation.

Using Flash

IfyousubscribetoCallWaitingthroughyourtelephoneservice,

pressFLASHtoansweranincomingcallwithoutdisconnecting

thecurrentcall.PressFLASHagaintoreturntotherstcall.

nNote:IfyoudonothaveCallWaiting,pressingFLASH

might disconnect the current call.

Using Redial

Toredialthelastnumberyoucalled,pickupthehandsetand

press REDIAL/PAUSEwhenyouhearadialtone.Thenumber

scrollsacrossthedisplay,andthephoneautomaticallydialsit.

nNote: The redial memory holds up to 32 digits, so you can

redial long distance as well as local phone numbers.

Using Pause

Whenyoumanuallydialanumber,orwhenyoustoreanumber

inmemory,youcanhaveyourtelephonepauseanywhere

duringthedialingsequencebypressingREDIAL/PAUSEatthe

desiredlocation.Thiscanbeusefulifyoumustdialanaccess

code(9,forexample)andwaitforaseconddialtonebefore

dialinganoutsidenumber.

Whenyouredialormemorydialanumber,thetelephone

pausesforabout4secondsatthepauseentry.Forlonger

pauses,pressREDIAL/PAUSEagain.

Memory Operation

Storing a Number in Memory

Thetelephonecanstoreupto13phonenumbersinmemory(3

emergencynumbers,and10standardmemorynumbers).

1. Liftthehandset.

2. Press STORE,STOREappearsonthedisplay.

3. Enterthenumbertobestored.Thenumberappearsonthe

display.

4. PressSTOREagain.STOREandMEMappearonthedisplay.

5. Enterthedesiredmemorylocationforthenumber.To

storethenumberinanemergencymemorylocation,press

anemergencymemorybutton.Tostorethenumberina

standardmemorylocation,pressanumberkey(0to9).

Copying a Number from Caller ID into Memory

1. Liftthehandset.

2. PressUPorDOWNuntilthedesirednumberappears.

3. PressSTOREtwice.STOREandMEMappearonthedisplay.

4. Pressamemorylocation(0to9onthekeypad)tostorethe

numberinstandardmemory,orpressanyoneofthethree

emergencymemorybuttons.

Dialing a Stored Number

1. Liftthehandset.

2. Todialanumberstoredinanemergencylocation,press

thatemergencybutton.Ifyouaredialinganumberstored

inastandardmemorylocation,pressMEM,thenpressthe

desiredmemorykey(0to9).

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