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)