ET-545 25-Channel Caller ID Cordless Telephone 430-1045 Preparation

ET-545 Cordless Telephone
(430-1045)                 Preparation                Faxback Doc. # 39507


SELECTING A LOCATION

Select a location for the telephone that is:

    Near an AC outlet

    Near a telephone line jack

    Out of the way of normal activities

    Away from electrical machinery, electrical appliances, and metal walls
    or filing cabinets

    Away from wireless intercoms, alarms, and room 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.

    Note:

    If the 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 USOC number of the jack to be installed is
    RJK11C.

CONNECTING THE BASE

Follow these steps to set up and connect the base.

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

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

3.  Plug the supplied AC adapter's barrel plug into the 12V DC jack on
    the back of the base.

4.  Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet.

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

    Caution:

    You must use a 120V AC/12V DC adapter that delivers at least
    200 milliamps.  Its center tip must be positive, and its plug must
    correctly fit the phone's 12V DC jack.  The supplied adapter meets
    these requirements.  Using an adapter that does not meet these
    requirements could damage the phone or the adapter.

CONNECTING THE BATTERY PACK

Before you use your phone for the first time, you must connect the battery
pack in the handset and charge it for about 15 hours.

Slide off the battery compartment cover on the back of the handset.
Connect the battery pack's plug to the pins inside the compartment.  Then
replace the cover.

CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK

Charge the battery pack by placing the handset on the base so the
CHARGE/TALK indicator lights.  Let the battery pack charge for about
15 hours.

You can recharge the battery pack at any time, but be sure to recharge it
when LOW BATT on the handset lights.

    Notes:

    You can set POWER to ON while the battery pack charges.

    The first time you use your phone after charging a new battery pack,
    the handset might not work and might sound an error tone when you
    press TALK.  This might also occur when you recharge a battery pack
    that has been completely discharged.

    If this happens, return the handset to the base for 5 seconds with
    POWER set to ON.  This resets the automatic security access code.

    If the CHARGE/TALK indicator does not light when you place the
    handset on the base, be sure the battery pack is connected to the
    pins inside the handset's battery compartment and the AC adapter is
    securely connected to the base.

    Also, check the charging contacts on the handset and base.  If the
    contacts on the base are dirty or tarnished, gently clean them with a
    small brush.  If the contacts on the handset are dirty or tarnished,
    clean them with a pencil eraser.

    About once a month, fully discharge the battery pack by keeping the
    handset off the base until LOW BATT lights.  Then return the handset
    to the base and fully recharge the battery pack.  If you do not fully
    discharge and recharge the battery pack periodically, it loses its
    ability to fully recharge.

    To avoid damage to the battery pack, always recharge the handset
    before battery power grows too weak to light the LOW BATT indicator.

    If you are not going to use your phone for an extended period of time,
    disconnect its battery.  This helps to increase the battery's usable
    life.

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, once the battery is charged, do
this test.

1.  Set POWER to ON.

2.  Set TONE/PULSE to TONE.

3.  Lift the handset, press TALK and listen for a dial tone.

4.  Press any number other than 0.

    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.

STORING AN AREA CODE

To quickly dial local calls using the Caller ID and stored number
features, you need to store your local area code in the system.
Then, when you dial a call using DIAL or DIAL 1+, the ET-545 skips the
area code if it matches the one you stored.

    Note:

    You must store your local area code or the phone will not dial more
    than 7 digits when you dial numbers from a Caller ID record.

    Hold down FLASH/DEL for 3 seconds when the TALK key is not lit.
    The display shows ENTER AREA CODE.  Enter your 3-digit area code.
    The phone sounds two long beeps.

(br/km-05/14/1997)