ET-917 900-MHz Digital Cordless Telephone with 10-Number Memory
(430-1087)                 Installation               Faxback Doc. # 35009

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 shown 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 areas, a total REN of three might impair ringer operation.  If
ringer operation is impaired, remove a device from the line.

FCC STATEMENT

This telephone complies with Part 68 of FCC Rules.  You must, upon request,
provide the FCC Registration Number and the REN to your phone company.
These numbers are located on the bottom of the base.

NOTE: You must not connect your phone to any of the following:

      coin-operated systems

      party-line systems

      most electronic key phone systems

INSTALLATION

SELECTING A LOCATION

You can place the phone on a desk top 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 handset's range.  If you have a choice of
several locations, try each to see which provides the best performance.

CAUTION: The supplied Radio Shack AC adapter was designed specifically for
         your ET-917.  Use only the supplied adapter.

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
       Radio Shack 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 long 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.  The POWER indicator on the
    base lights.

6.  Lift the base's antenna to a vertical position.

Mounting the Base on a Wall Plate

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

2.  Route the modular cord through the top right slot on the bottom of the
    base.

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 slot on top of the base and
    through the left slots on the bottom of the base.

5.  Plug the short modular cord into the wall plate jack.

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

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

8.  Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet.  The POWER indicator on the
    base lights.

9.  Lift the base's antenna to a vertical position.

Mounting the Base Directly on the Wall

For this mounting method, you need two flat-head 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 3/16 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 right slots on the bottom of the
    base.

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 slot on top of the base and
    through the left slots on the bottom of the base.

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

7.  Plug the modular cord into a modular phone line jack.

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

9.  Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet.  The POWER indicator on the
    base lights.

10. Lift the base's antenna to a vertical position.


(BR/EB 10/7/96)

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