ET-550 Cordless Telephone 430-1050 Installation

ET-550 Cordless Telephone
(430-1050)                 Installation               Faxback Doc. # 39026


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 shown 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

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 RadioShack adapter was designed specifically for 
          your ET-550.  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 RadioShack store.
Or, you can let the phone company update the wiring for you.

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

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

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

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

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 a short modular cord (such as Cat. No. 279-390, not
    supplied) into the TEL LINE jack on the back of the base.

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

3.  Route the modular cord through the upper groove and the adapter cord
    through both the upper and lower grooves on the bottom of the base.

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

5.  Plug the short modular cord's other end into the wall plate jack, then
    align the base's keyhole slots with the wall plate studs and slide the
    base downward to secure it.

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

7.  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 5/16 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.  Insert the supplied AC adapter's barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack on
    the back of the base.

4.  Route the supplied modular cord and the adapter cord through both the
    upper and lower grooves on the bottom of the base.

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

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

7.  Align the keyhole slots with the mounting screws 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.

CONNECTING AND CHARGING THE BATTERY

The ET-550 comes with a rechargeable nickel-cadmium battery instaled in
the handset.  Before using your phone's handset, you must connect the 
battery, then charge it for about 14 hours.

1.  Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the screw on the battery 
    compartment cover on the bottom of the handset.  Then press down and
    slide off the cover in the direction of the arrow.

2.  Insert the battery pack's plastic connector into the phone's socket.
    The plug fits only one way.

3.  Replace the cover and tighten the screw.

4.  To charge the battery, simply place the handset on the base.

The CHARGE indicator on the base lights.

Recharge the battery when the BATT LOW indicator on the handset 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.

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 about 5 seconds.

If the BATT LOW indicator does not light, but the phone does not work,
recharge the battery.  (The battery charge might be too low to flash the
indicator.)

If the battery pack gets weak during a call, the handset sounds a beep 
every 30 seconds, and the BATT LOW indicator flashes.  If this happens,
you cannot make another call on the phone until you recharge the battery.

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

Using a pencil eraser, clean the charging contacts on the handset and the
base about once a month to make sure they are not dirty or tarnished.

SETTING THE DIALING MODE

Set P - - T 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 P - - T to T (tone).

2.  Press SPEAKER and listen for a dial tone from the speakerphone.

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 either.

           If the dial tone stops, you have touch-tone service.  Leave 
           P - - T set to T.

           If the dial tone continues, you have pulse service.  Set P - - T
           to P (pulse).

4.  Press SPEAKER again.  The SPEAKER indicator turns off.

TURNING THE RINGER ON/OFF

To turn the ringer on the base on or off, set RINGER on the back of the 
base to ON or OFF.

The RINGER setting affects only the ringer on the base.  The ringer on the
handset is turned on as long as the handset is off the base.

When you place the handset on the base and set RINGER to OFF, the ET-550
does not ring when it receives a call.

However, other phones connected to the same phone line still ring.

(km-04/17/1997)