ET-537 25-Channel Cordless Telephone with 9-Number Memory
(430-1037) Installation Faxback Doc. # 35022
READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLATION
We have designed your telephone to conform to federal regulations, and
you can connect it to most telephone lines. However, 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 phone might not ring.
In rural areas, a total REN of three might impair ringer operation. If
ringer operation is impaired, disconnect one of the devices from the line.
NOTE: Some cordless phones operate at frequencies that might cause inter-
ference to nearby TVs and VCRs. To minimize or prevent such inter-
ference, the base of the cordless phone should not be placed near or
on top of a TV or VCR.
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 on the bottom of the phone's base.
You must not connect your phone to any of the following:
Coin-operated systems
Party-line systems
Most electronic key phone systems
NOTE: Your telephone operates on standard radio frequencies, as allocated
by the FCC. Even though the access-protection code prevents unauthor-
ized use of your phone line, it is possible for other radio units
operating on similar frequencies within a certain area to uninten-
tionally intercept your conversations and/or cause interference.
This lack of privacy can occur with any cordless phone.
INSTALLATION
IMPORTANT: After you select a location for the phone (see "Selecting a
Location" below), you must install the phone in the following
order before you use it for the first time.
1. Install the handset's antenna (see "Installing the Handset's Antenna"
on Page 7).
2. Connect the battery to the handset (see "Connecting the Battery" below).
3. Connect the base to power (see "Connecting Power" below).
4. Charge the phone's battery for about 24 hours (see "Charging the
Battery" below).
5. Install the base and connect it to your phone line (see "Installing the
Base" below).
SELECTING A LOCATION
You can place your phone on a desk, shelf, 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 fluorescent lights, electrical machines, electrical appli-
ances, and metal walls or filing cabinets.
Away from computers, remote control toys, wireless intercoms, alarms,
and from monitors
The base's location affects the phone's range. If you have a choice of
several locations, try each to see which provides the best performance.
NOTES: If the phone line jack is not a modular jack, you must update the
wiring. You can do this yourself, using jacks and adapters avail-
able 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 the
necessary jacks.
The USOC number of the jack to be installed is RJ11W for a wall
jack or RJ11C for a wall plate.
INSTALLING THE HANDSET'S ANTENNA
Insert the antenna into the hole at the top of the handset, then rotate the
antenna clockwise until it is secure.
CONNECTING THE BATTERY
Your phone comes with a rechargeable nickel-cadmium battery installed.
However, before you use the phone for the first time, you must connect the
battery and charge it for about 24 hours.
Follow these steps to connect the battery.
1. While lifting up on the battery compartment cover's latch on the back
of the handset, pull the cover up to remove it.
2. Pull and lift the front tab on the battery restraining strap to remove
it.
3. Connect the battery's wires to the Battery connector inside the compart-
ment, then insert the battery.
NOTE: The battery's connector fits into the connector inside the com-
partment only one way. Do not force it.
4. Replace the battery restraining strap and the cover.
After you connect the battery, you must connect power, then charge the
battery.
CONNECTING POWER
CAUTION: You must use a 120V AC 9/V DC adapter that delivers at least 150
milliamps. Its plug must correctly fit the phone's POWER 9V DC
jack. The supplied adapter meets these requirements. Using an
adapter that does not meet these requirements could damage the
phone or the adapter.
1. Insert the supplied AC adapter's barrel plug into the POWER 9V DC jack
on the back of the base.
2. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet.
CHARGING THE BATTERY
Before you connect the phone to the phone line and use the phone for the
first time, or whenever you install a new battery, make sure RINGER OFF/ON
on the handset is set to OFF, then charge the battery for about 24 hours
by placing the handset on the cradle so the CHARGE indicator on the base
lights.
The phone charges whenever the handset is on the base. You can recharge
the battery at any time, but you must be sure to recharge it when the
handset sounds a beep every 7 seconds.
NOTES: If the CHARGE indicator on the base does not light when you place
the handset on the cradle, be sure the AC adapter is securely
connected to the base.
Also, check the charging contacts on the handset and base. If the
contacts are dirty or tarnished, gently clean them with a pencil
eraser.
A full charge lasts about 168 hours if you leave the handset off the
base and do not make any calls.
About once a month, fully discharge the battery. Otherwise, the
battery loses its ability to fully recharge. To fully discharge the
battery set RINGER OFF/ON on the handset to ON and keep the handset
off the cradle until the handset beeps every 7 seconds. Then return
the handset to the cradle, set RINGER OFF/ON to OFF, and recharge
the battery for about 10 hours.
When the battery cannot fully recharge, replace it with a new one.
For the best performance, you should replace the supplied battery
about once a year, more often if it is used heavily. See "Replacing
the Battery" on Faxback Doc. # 35026.
The first time you use your phone after installing a new battery,
the handset might not work or might sound an error tone when you
press TALK. This might also occur when you recharge a battery that
has been completely discharged.
If this happens, be sure RINGER OFF/ON is set to ON. Then return
the handset to the cradle for 5 seconds. This resets the security
access protection code.
INSTALLING THE BASE
Placing the Base on a Desk Top
Follow these steps if you re placing the base on a desk, shelf, or table.
1. Place the handset on the base.
2. Place the base's antenna in a vertical position.
3. Plug the attached modular cord on the back of the base into a modular
phone line jack.
Mounting the Base on a Wall Plate
Follow these steps to mount the phone on a standard wall plate.
1. Thread the attached modular cord through the thick strain relief slot
under the base.
2. Thread the supplied AC adapter's cord through the thin strain relief
slot under the base.
3. Plug the attached modular cord on the back of the base into the wall
plate's modular phone line jack.
4. Align the keyhole slots on the back of the base with the mounting studs
on the wall plate then carefully push the base onto the studs and slide
it down.
5. Place the handset on the base.
6. Place the base's antenna in a vertical position.
Mounting the Base Directly on the Wall
You need two wood screws (not supplied) for this mounting method. Make sure
the heads of the screws fit into the keyhole slots on the back of the base.
Follow these steps to mount the phone directly on the wall.
1. Drill two holes 3 1/4 inches apart. Then thread a screw into each hole,
letting the head extend 1/8 inch from the wall.
2. Thread the attached modular cord through the thick strain relief slot
under the base.
3. Thread the supplied AC adapter's cord through the thin strain relief
slot under the base.
4. Align the keyhole slots on the back of the base with the mounting
screws and slide the base downward to secure it.
5. Plug the attached modular cord on the back of the base into a modular
phone line jack.
6. Place the handset on the base.
7. Place the base's antenna in a vertical position.
(BR/EB 10/8/96)
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