Radio Shack 43-5862 Owner'S Manual Download

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Contents

Features

Introduction

Important Information

FCC Statement

Surge Protection

Important Safety Instructions

Important Caller ID Information

Read This Before Installation

Controls & Functions

Installation

Selecting a Location

Connecting the Phone Base

On a Wall Plate or Wall

Connecting/Charging the Battery Pack

Notes on Recharging

Install the Optional Power Backup Battery in the Base

Installing a Belt Clip

Using a Headset

Using the Interface

Reading the Handset Display

Reading the Base Display

The Standby Screen

Soft Key Function

Using the Four-Way Function Key

Using the Handset Menus

Using the Base Menus

Entering Text from Your Phone

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Summary of Contents for 43-5862

Page 1: ...43 5862 5 8 GHz Expandable Cordless Telephone with Talking Caller ID Digital Answering System Handset 1 Base 1 Quick Start Guide 1 This Owner s Manual 1 Wall Mount Adapter 1 Ni MH Battery Pack 1 insid...

Page 2: ...Connecting the Phone Base 15 On a Wall Plate or Wall 16 Connecting Charging the Battery Pack 18 Notes on Recharging 18 Install the Optional Power Backup Battery in the Base 20 Installing a Belt Clip...

Page 3: ...cessory Handsets 36 Resetting Handsets 37 Setting Up the Phonebook 37 Using the Phonebook 38 Creating Phonebook Entries 39 Finding and Viewing a Phonebook Entry 41 Editing Phonebook Entries 42 Storing...

Page 4: ...ng 55 Using Call Waiting Deluxe 56 Redialing a Number 57 Using the Redial List 57 Making a Call from a Redial Record 57 Deleting a Redial Record 58 Finding a Lost Handset 58 Using Hold Conference and...

Page 5: ...nounce Only 74 Activating the Message Alert 75 Activating Call Screening 76 Setting a Security Code or Personal Identification Number PIN 77 Using the Answering Machine 77 Turning Your Answering Machi...

Page 6: ...rsation using the handset and base speaker Phone Pick Up Detection stops recording when you pick up any phone on the same line as the answering machine and resets to answer the next call Message Alert...

Page 7: ...r each message This gives you advanced capabilities over tape based answering machines You can delete individual messages and save the rest There are no tapes to bother with and no tape mechanisms to...

Page 8: ...nic key telephone systems The REN is used to determine the number of devices that may be connected to a telephone line Excessive RENs on a telephone line may result in the devices not ringing in respo...

Page 9: ...is phone 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 te...

Page 10: ...ing 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 Do not use this product near wat...

Page 11: ...only caller s name and number If you subscribe to Call Waiting and Caller ID the system can show you the incoming caller information even when you are already talking on the phone Read This Before In...

Page 12: ...ker and Ringer Handset Battery Compartment New Message indicator Handset Earpiece Handset Display Soft keys FLASH key talk flash key phonebook 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 TONE key SPEAKER key key up key e...

Page 13: ...up MENU SELECT key key caller ID right key down key play stop key delete 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ANSWER key answer on off DO NOT DISTURB key and indicator END PAGE key end find handset FLASH key...

Page 14: ...ay of normal activities away from electrical machinery electrical appliances metal walls or filing cabinets wireless intercoms alarms and room monitors away from other cordless phones NOTES If your ho...

Page 15: ...tions Your telephone connects directly to a modular telephone line jack If your telephone wiring does not have a modular jack you can update the wiring yourself using jacks and adapters available at y...

Page 16: ...meets these specifications Using an adapter that does not meet these specifications could damage the phone or the adapter On a Wall Plate or Wall To mount the phone directly on a wall you need two scr...

Page 17: ...the adapter into a standard AC outlet Plug the modular cord s other end into a modular phone line jack For a wall plate align the base s keyhole slots with the wall plate studs and slide the base down...

Page 18: ...ck in the compartment Replace the cover To charge the battery pack place the handset on the base The CHARGE indicator on the base lights Recharge the battery pack when LOW BATTERY flashes on the displ...

Page 19: ...nnect the battery pack This increases the battery pack s usable life The supplied battery pack should last for about a year If the battery pack does not hold a charge for more than 2 hours after an ov...

Page 20: ...pack in the battery tray facing the label of the battery pack downwards so that connectors on the battery and on the tray are aligned Push the battery tray back in until it locks up If it doesn t lock...

Page 21: ...he headset gently flip open the rubber headset jack cover on the side of the handset Then insert the headset s plug into the jack Use or on the handset to adjust the headset s volume With a headset co...

Page 22: ...Talk The privacy icon appears when Privacy mode is turned on Talk The call record icon appears while recording a conversation Talk The mute icon appears when you mute the handset Talk The speaker icon...

Page 23: ...ll record icon appears while recording a conversation Talk The mute icon appears when you mute the base Standby The NEW MESSAGE icon appears when a new message is received Standby Talk The ANSWER OFF...

Page 24: ...Ringer off icon when the ringer is off day of the week and time battery icon Number of new Caller ID calls received If there are no new Caller ID messages the Handset ID appears here Handset ID and B...

Page 25: ...e last three numbers dialed from the handset Remote Answering operation The icon that appears directly above each soft key determines the function shown For example when the handset is in standby mode...

Page 26: ...sitions to get a feel of how it moves and operates To use the four way function key on the base press one of the four edges marked by the direction symbols and The MENU SELECT key at the center is ava...

Page 27: ...phone will time out and exit the menu When setting Date and Time the time out period is extended to two minutes For GLOBAL SETUP ANSW SETUP and DEREGISTRATION menu options on the handset GLOBAL ANSWE...

Page 28: ...ht or left key on the four way function key to move the cursor to the next position to enter the second letter For example to enter Movies Press 6 once to enter M Use the right key on the four way fun...

Page 29: ...ify your phone s settings From the Handset Press the MENU soft key Select the GLOBAL SETUP menu and then the DIAL MODE submenu Move the cursor to select PULSE The default setting is TONE Press the OK...

Page 30: ...AN AIS French or ESPA OL Spanish Press the OK soft key You will hear a confirmation tone For the Base Display Press MENU SELECT Select the SYSTEM SETUP menu Select the BASE submenu and then the BASE L...

Page 31: ...n key to move the cursor to flash the month day year hours or minutes To change the flashing item press the number keypad To select AM or PM press TONE Press MENU SELECT when you have finished You wil...

Page 32: ...to select ON or OFF If you select ON CALL WAIT DELUXE submenu appears Move the cursor to select ON or OFF Press MENU SELECT or the SELECT soft key You will hear a confirmation tone See Using Call Wait...

Page 33: ...wing For the Handset Display Press the MENU soft key Select the HANDSET SETUP menu and then the LCD CONTRAST submenu Press or on the four way function key to adjust the contrast of the LCD Press the O...

Page 34: ...nger volume and then press MENU SELECT or the SELECT soft key You will hear a confirmation tone To return to standby press END PAGE Adjusting the Earpiece Volume You can choose from six volume levels...

Page 35: ...ing hearing aides will turn off the hearing aid microphone to avoid interference issues and turn on T coil By toggling back and forth between T coil on off and the hearing aid microphone on off you av...

Page 36: ...ndset can be registered at a time Handsets supplied with the phone are registered to the base by the factory When charged pre registered handsets display a handset ID number Handsets that have not bee...

Page 37: ...dset Base Registration on page 90 For instructions on registering the handset see page 36 Setting Up the Phonebook Each station in your phone can store up to 100 entries in the phonebook however the m...

Page 38: ...r while you are on a call Below are some tips for using the phonebook on your phone To open the phonebook press the left key on the four way function key To scroll through the phonebook press or The O...

Page 39: ...t to enter a name for this entry your phone will store this entry as NO NAME When you have finished press the OK soft key on the handset or MENU SELECT on the base Enter the number for this entry Edit...

Page 40: ...o each phonebook entry the phone will use this ring tone when this person calls HANDSET The list for personal ring tone appears BASE Scroll down to and select it Move the cursor to highlight one of th...

Page 41: ...The new entry will be stored automatically BASE Press the DONE soft key to store the entry You will hear a confirmation tone and DONE appears in the display NOTE When the shared memory on the handset...

Page 42: ...select desired phonebook entry 3 When you come to the entry you want to edit press the OPTIONS soft key 3 Scroll to the EDIT SELECTION option and then select it 4 Follow the steps for Creating Phonebo...

Page 43: ...red 4 Follow the steps for Creating Phonebook Entries on page 39 NOTE If the Caller ID message was received as a private or unknown number or the message does not have the number you cannot store the...

Page 44: ...a time or all phonebook entries at once Copying Individual Phonebook Entry 1 When the phone is in standby press 2 Use or on the four way function key or the number keypad to select desired phonebook e...

Page 45: ...Phonebook Groups Base Only Your phone comes with ten groups to help you organize phonebook in the base You can name groups things like Family or Friends or Softball team to let you find entries in yo...

Page 46: ...he DELETE soft key to enter or edit the banner name See Entering Text from Your Phone on page 28 for detailed instructions on entering text 4 Press the OK soft key You will hear a confirmation tone Se...

Page 47: ...ress the OK soft key You will hear a confirmation tone For the Base 1 Press MENU SELECT 2 Select the RINGS VOLUMES menu and then the RINGER TONES submenu 3 Move the cursor to highlight a ring tone As...

Page 48: ...tivating Auto Talk Handset Only Auto Talk allows you to answer the phone simply by removing the handset from the cradle You do not have to press any keys to answer the call 1 Press the MENU soft key 2...

Page 49: ...om the charging cradle 2 Press SPEAKER 3 Listen for the dial tone 4 Dial the number OR 1 Pick up the handset from the charging cradle 2 Dial the number 3 Press SPEAKER From the base 1 Press FLASH 2 Li...

Page 50: ...SH Hanging Up From the handset Press or return the handset to the cradle From the handset speakerphone Press or return the handset to the cradle From the base Press END PAGE Making a Call from the Pho...

Page 51: ...lay 2 You can select a number from the stored numbers in the entry HANDSET Use the right left key or the soft key BASE Scroll through the entry with and 3 When you find the number to dial HANDSET Pres...

Page 52: ...from a PBX private branch exchange the caller s phone number and name may not appear but you may see a main company phone number for that PBX appear If your telephone provider supports seven digit dia...

Page 53: ...y the oldest Caller ID message is overwritten Once you reach your maximum phonebook entries of 100 Caller ID information will not be stored but it will still display when the call comes in Your base h...

Page 54: ...area code press 4 To dial the number HANDSET Press FLASH or SPEAKER BASE Press FLASH OR 1 Press FLASH or SPEAKER on the handset or FLASH on the base 2 Press to open the Caller ID list 3 Use or a numbe...

Page 55: ...ion 3 ARE YOU SURE appears in the display Select YES 4 You will hear a confirmation tone and DELETED appears in the display NOTE When you delete a Caller ID number you delete it permanently Using Call...

Page 56: ...s the MENU soft key BASE Press MENU SELECT or the OPTIONS soft key 2 Move the cursor to CALLWAITDELUXE and then select it To make a selection HANDSET Press the OK soft key BASE Press MENU SELECT or th...

Page 57: ...standby HANDSET Press BASE Press END PAGE To exit the redial list during a call HANDSET Press the BACK soft key repeatedly until you exit BASE Press BACK HOLD INTERCOM repeatedly until you exit During...

Page 58: ...option 4 ARE YOU SURE appears in the display Select YES 5 You will hear a confirmation tone and DELETED appears in the display Deleting All Redial Records Base Only 1 Open the base redial list when t...

Page 59: ...to the party on hold HANDSET Press FLASH or SPEAKER BASE Press FLASH The phone will return to the holding party NOTES You can only place a caller on hold for 5 minutes Once 5 minutes has passed that p...

Page 60: ...all other registered handsets and base will be paged To cancel the transfer press following key on the initiating station HANDSET Press FLASH or SPEAKER BASE Press FLASH 3 When another station accepts...

Page 61: ...dby press and hold DO NOT DISTURB on the base You will hear a confirmation tone and the DO NOT DISTURB indicator illuminates To cancel press DO NOT DISTURB again You can also mute the ringer tone whil...

Page 62: ...Mode If you don t want another station to interrupt you while on a call you can turn on privacy mode As long as your station is in privacy mode other stations won t be able to join your call or make a...

Page 63: ...irmation tone and DIRECTLINK MODE COMPLETE appears in the display Making a DirectLink Call 1 To call another handset with DirectLink communication press the DirectLink soft key 2 Move the cursor to se...

Page 64: ...ancel intercom press following key on the initiating station HANDSET Press or the CANCEL soft key BASE Press END PAGE NOTES Intercom paging will be canceled if any of the following things occur You re...

Page 65: ...unds in another room Place a station in the room you wish to monitor it will function as a microphone to pick up sound Any station can be set to function as a remote speaker allowing you to monitor so...

Page 66: ...here no station was installed to function as a microphone to pick up sounds This feature only works when handset s to be used for this feature are within the range of the base If you select a handset...

Page 67: ...To enter an area code From the Handset 1 Press the MENU soft key 2 Select the GLOBAL SETUP menu and then the AREA CODE submenu 3 Use the number keypad 0 9 to enter a 3 digit area code If an area code...

Page 68: ...LECT or the OK soft key 5 Move the cursor to select TYPE A TYPE B or OFF 6 Press MENU SELECT or the SELECT soft key You will hear a confirmation tone Traveling Out of Range During a call if you move y...

Page 69: ...phone at Base Records Up to 59 messages Digital Tapeless Recording allows you to quickly review save or delete the messages you choose You will never have to worry about a tape wearing out jamming or...

Page 70: ...ges may not have the correct time and day stamp To set the clock see Setting the Date and Time on page 30 Handset Operation You can use your handset also to operate your answering machine from anywher...

Page 71: ...confirmation tone From the Handset 1 Press the MENU soft key 2 Select ANSW SETUP menu and then the ANSW LANGUAGE submenu 3 Move the cursor to choose ENGLISH FRAN AIS French or ESPA OL Spanish 4 Press...

Page 72: ...andby press the soft key REMOTE ANSWERINGMACHINE OPERATION appears on the display The handset speaker announces the day time and the number of new and old messages 2 Press 8 at any time during the ann...

Page 73: ...andset speaker announces the day time and the number of new and old messages 2 To switch to the other greeting press 6 3 Each time you press 6 the answering machine switches between the pre recorded a...

Page 74: ...SETUP menu 3 Select the ANSWER MACHINE menu and then the RING TIME submenu 4 Move the cursor to select a ring time TOLL SAVER 2 TIMES 4 TIMES or 6 TIMES 5 Press MENU SELECT or the SELECT soft key You...

Page 75: ...UNCE ONLY 4 Press the OK soft key You will hear a confirmation tone While your answering machine is set to Announce Only the base will display ANNOUNCE ONLY If you are using the prerecorded greeting t...

Page 76: ...g Your phone allows you to listen to callers leaving you a message This call screen feature can be turned on or off From the Base 1 Press MENU SELECT 2 Select the SYSTEM SETUP menu 3 Select the ANSWER...

Page 77: ...umber keypad 0 9 5 Press MENU SELECT You will hear a confirmation tone From the Handset 1 Press the MENU soft key 2 Select the ANSW SETUP menu and then the SECURITY CODE submenu 3 Enter a two digit se...

Page 78: ...OPERATION appears on the display The handset speaker announces the day time and the number of new and old messages 2 Press 9 at any time during the announcement The answering machine announces Answer...

Page 79: ...ages Then press 2 to play your messages After playing the message the answering machine announces the day and time that message was received Repeating a message Press the soft key once to go to the be...

Page 80: ...ck Press to exit the answering machine and return to standby Screening Calls If you activate the call screen feature you can listen to callers leaving a message without answering the phone see Activat...

Page 81: ...oft key 2 Select CALL RECORD 3 The base display shows RECORDING CALL A confirmation tone that can be heard by both parties sounds during recording Stopping a recording 1 During a conversation press ME...

Page 82: ...are between two seconds and four minutes long You might want to use this feature to leave messages for other members of your household instead of written notes From the Base Starting a memo 1 With the...

Page 83: ...or press to exit and return to standby Message Alert The message alert feature sounds a short alert tone whenever you have a new message When a new message is received and message alert is on the ale...

Page 84: ...a beep and the answering machine will return to standby To operate from a remote location use any touch tone telephone and follow these steps 1 Call your telephone number and wait for the answering ma...

Page 85: ...hen 1 in the first four seconds of a message the answering machine skips to the previous message If you press 0 then 1 after the first four seconds of a message the answering machine repeats the curre...

Page 86: ...lean The audio sounds weak Move the handset and or base away from metal objects or appliances and try again Make sure that you are not too far from the base Can t make or receive calls Make sure that...

Page 87: ...handset away from microwave ovens computers remote control toys wireless microphones alarm systems intercoms room monitors fluorescent lights and electrical appliances Move to another location or turn...

Page 88: ...gistration on page 90 An accessory handset can t join the conversation Make sure there are not 2 handsets already using the conference feature Make sure that another station is not in privacy mode The...

Page 89: ...ke sure the call screen feature is set to on Cannot access remote features from another touchtone phone Make sure you are using the correct PIN number Make sure that the touch tone phone you are using...

Page 90: ...nction and might invalidate its warranty and void your FCC authorization to operate it Appendix Handset Base Registration When you register the handset with the base unique data is written on both the...

Page 91: ...AC adapter Keep pressing END PAGE until the CHARGE indicator starts to blink 8 Place the handset on the base and wait until the CHARGE indicator stops flashing This erases all the handset registration...

Page 92: ...er call CW Deluxe or Call Waiting Deluxe Call Waiting Deluxe is available from your telephone provider and it is offered to users on a subscription basis With this service and while on an existing pho...

Page 93: ...g 31 52 CWDX Call Waiting Deluxe 31 56 Deleting Caller ID numbers 54 Making a call from a record 54 Storing a record in the phonebook 42 Talking Caller ID 52 Using the list 53 Call waiting 55 Conferen...

Page 94: ...all from the phonebook 50 Storing a Caller ID record 42 Storing a redial number 42 Privacy mode 62 R Recording a call 81 Recording a voice memo 82 Redial 57 Deleting a record 58 Making a call from a r...

Page 95: ...Beyond the Basics 95 Memo...

Page 96: ...imitations or exclusions may not apply to you In the event of a product defect during the warranty period take the product and the RadioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack...

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