Operation, Making a call, Receiving a call – Radio Shack ET-1123 User Manual
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OPERATION
Note: To use the speakerphone, you
must use the base keypad; to use the
handset, you must use the handset key-
pad.
MAKING A CALL
Using the Handset
To make a call, lift the handset and
press
TALK
.
Talk
appears on the
handset's display and
Handset
in
Use
appears on the base's display and
CHARGE/IN USE lights. Dial the num-
ber. You see the number as you dial,
then (after a few seconds) the call's
elapsed time.
Note: You can also dial the number be-
fore you press
TALK
. If you make a mis-
take, repeatedly press
DEL/CH
to erase
each digit up to the wrong entry, then
enter the correct number. You can also
press and hold
DEL/CH
for more than
one second to delete the entire number.
To end a call, place the handset on the
base or press
TALK
.
Using the Speakerphone
To make or answer a call using the
speakerphone, simply press
SPEAKER
.
SP-Phone
appears on the base's dis-
play. Use the base's keypad to dial the
number. You see the number as you di-
al, then (after a few seconds) the call's
elapsed time.
Note: You can also dial the number be-
fore you press
SPEAKER
. If you make a
mistake, repeatedly press
CLEAR
to
erase each digit up to the wrong entry,
then enter the correct number. You can
also press and hold
CLEAR
for more
than one second to delete the entire
number.
To adjust the speakerphone's volume,
adjust
VOLUME
on the side of the base.
To end a speakerphone call, press
SPEAKER
again.
RECEIVING A CALL
When the phone receives a call,
In-
coming
Call
appears. If you sub-
scribe to Caller ID service from your
telephone company, the phone compa-
ny sends information about the call, as
well as time and date, between the first
and second rings of every call you re-
ceive.
Notes:
• The base's display shows the num-
ber and name (if available). The
handset's display shows the date,
time, and number of calls received
from same caller in addition to the
number and name.
• For the details of the Caller ID mes-
sage, see “Caller ID Messages” on
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