ET-557 Cordless Telephone 430-1057 Installation

ET-547/ET-557 Cordless Telephone 
(430-1047/57)              Installation               Faxback Doc. # 19952

SELECTING A LOCATION

You can place the phone on a desktop or table, or mount it on a wall.
Select a location that is:

    near an AC outlet  

    near a telephone line jack

    out of the way 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

The base's location affects the handsets range.  If you have a choice of
several locations, try each to see which provides the best performances.

NOTES:  Your telephone connects directly to a modular telephone line jack.
        If your phone line jack is not a modular jack, you can update the
        wiring yourself, using jacks and adapters available at your local
        RadioShack store.  Or , you can let the phone company update the
        wiring for you.

        The phone company will charge you for the installation of
        necessary jacks.

        The USOC number of the jack to be installed is RJ11C (RJ11W if
        you want to mount it on a wall plate).

PLACING THE BASE ON A DESK TOP

Follow these steps when you place the base on a desk, shelf, or table.

1.  Plug one end of the supplied modular cord into the TEL.LINE jack on the
    back of the base.

2.  Plug the modular cord's other end into a modular phone line jack.

3.  Insert the supplied AC adapter's barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack on
    the back of the base.

4.  Route the adapter's cord through the strain relief slot on top of the
    base.

5.  Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet.

6.  Fully extend the base's antenna and place it in a vertical position.

MOUNTING THE BASE ON A WALL PLATE

1.  Plug one end of the supplied modular cord into the TEL.LINE jack on the
    back of the base.

2.  Route the modular cord through the groove on the bottom of the base.

3.  Plug the cord's other end into a modular phone line jack.

4.  Insert the supplied AC adapter's barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack on
    the back of the base.

5.  Route the adapter's cord through the strain relief slot on top of the
    base and through the groove on the bottom of the base.

6.  Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet.

7.  Align the base's keyhole slots with the wall plate studs and slide the
    base downward to secure it.

8.  Press and lift out the handset holder, rotate it 180 degrees, then snap
    it back into place so it holds the handset.

9.  Fully extend the base's antenna and place it in a vertical position.

MOUNTING THE BASE DIRECTLY ON THE WALL

For this mounting method, you need two wood screws (not supplied) with
heads that fit into the keyhole slots on the bottom of the base.

1.  Drill two holes 3 15/16 inches apart.  Then thread a screw into each
    hole, letting the heads extend about 1/5 inch from the wall.

2.  Plug one end of the supplied modular cord into the TEL.LINE jack on the
    back of the base.

3.  Route the modular cord through the groove on the bottom of the base.

4.  Plug the cord's other end into a modular phone line jack.

5.  Insert the supplied AC adapter's barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack on
    the back of the base.

6.  Route the adapter's cord through the strain relief slot on top of the
    base and through the groove on the bottom of the base.

7.  Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet.

8.  Align the keyhole slots with the mounting screws and slide the base
    downward to secure it.

9.  Press and lift out the handset holder, rotate it 180 degrees, then snap
    it back into place so it holds the handset.

10. Fully extend the base's antenna and place it in a vertical position.

INSTALLING AND CHARGING THE BATTERY

The ET-547 comes with a rechargeable nickel-cadmium battery.  Before using
your phone, you must install the battery and then charge it for 15-24
hours.

1.  Press down and slide off the handset's battery compartment cover.

2.  Align the battery pack's plastic connector with its socket and plug it
    in with the tab up.  The plug fits only one way.

3.  Place the battery inside the compartment.

4.  Replace the cover.

To charge the battery, place the handset on the base in either an "Upright"
or "Face Down" position.

The CHARGE indicator lights.

Recharge the battery when the TALK/BATT LOW indicator flashes.

NOTES:  If the CHARGE indicator does not light when you place the handset
        on the base, be sure the battery and AC adapter are correctly and
        securely connected.  Also, check the charging contacts on the
        handset and the base.  If the contacts are dirty or tarnished,
        clean them with a pencil eraser.

        When you first use the phone after charging or recharging the
        battery, the phone might not work and you might hear an error tone.
        If this happens, return the handset to the base for 5 seconds.

        About once a month, fully discharge the battery by keeping the
        handset off the base until the TALK/BATT LOW indicator lights.
        Otherwise, the battery loses its ability to fully recharge.

        If the TALK/BATT LOW indicator does not light, but the phone does
        not work, recharge the battery.

        The supplied battery should last for about a year.  When the
        battery loses its ability to fully recharge, order a replacement
        battery from your local RadioShack store.

SETTING THE DIALING MODE

Set TONE/PULSE on the back of the base for the type of service you have.
If you are not sure which type you have, do this test:

1.  Set TONE/PULSE to TONE.

2.  Lift the handset and listen for a dial tone.

3.  Press any number other than 0.

    NOTE:  If your phone system requires that you dial an access code
           (9, for example) before you dial an outside number, do not
           press the access code.

           If the dial tone stops, you have touch-tone service.  Leave
           TONE/PULSE set to TONE.

           If the dial tone continues, you have pulse service.  Set
           TONE/PULSE to PULSE.

SETTING THE HANDSET'S VOLUME

The volume control switch, R.VOL., is a two position switch, High/Low.
To adjust the handset's ringer volume, press R.VOL. while the phone is not
in use.  To adjust the volume of your telephone conversation, press R.VOL.
while the call is in progress.

SETTING THE RINGER TONE

You can select one of the two different ringer tones when the phone is not
in use.  Press R.TONE to switch between a "chirping" and a "warbling"
ringer tone.

USING RINGER ON/OFF

To turn off the handset's ringer so you will not be disturbed by a
telephone call, set RINGER ON/OFF to OFF.  This setting also saves battery
power.

When a call comes in, the ringer does not sound, but other telephones
connected to the same line still ring.  You can answer the call as usual.

NOTE:  The page function does not work when the ringer is off.


(RF/all-06/27/96)