Radio Shack 43-3814 - Manual (Page 11)

11 Telephone Operation
If your calling area requires 10-digit dialing
including area code, do not enter the area
code but leave this option blank.
To store your area code:
1. Lift the handset and hold down CALL ID
until the menu appears.
2. Press 3 or
9 9 9 9
twice to select
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.
3. Press SELECT , then enter your three-
digit area code. If you make a mistake,
repeatedly press
TONE/
6
/* or #/
7
to
move the cursor over the incorrect digit,
then enter the correct number.
Note: If an area code is already stored,
it appears on the display. To delete the
area code, press
DELETE three times,
then enter your area code. Or you can
use
TONE/
6
/* or #/
7#
to move the
cursor and edit the area code.
4. Press SELECT to store the area code,
then press CALL ID or return the handset
to the base to clear the display.
SELECTING A LANGUAGE
You can set the display’s language to
English or French. To select the language:
1. Lift the handset and hold down CALL ID
until the menu appears.
2. Press 4 or
9
thee times to move the
cursor to
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.
3. Press SELECT to select
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(English) or
(French).
4. Return the handset to the base or press
CALL ID to store the new setting.
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Telephone Operation
MAKING AND RECEIVING
CALLS
To make a call, lift the handset and press
TALK .
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and the current volume setting
(see “Setting the Handset Volume” on
Page 12) appear on the handset, and the
base’s CHARGE/IN USE indicator lights.
Then dial the number. The number displays
on the handset as you dial, then the call’s
elapsed time appears.
You can also dial the number before you
press
TALK . If you make a mistake,
repeatedly press DELETE to erase the wrong
entry, then enter the correct number. You
can also hold down
DELETE to delete the
entire number.
When you receive a call,
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appears. Lift the handset from the base and
press TALK . If auto talk is on, just lift the
handset from the base or press any key.
To end a call, place the handset on the base
or press
TALK .
SELECTING THE CHANNEL
The phone scans 40 channels (frequency
pairs used between the base and the
handset) and automatically selects a clear
channel when you make or receive a call.
If you hear other conversations or excessive
noise during a call, press
CH to select a
different channel.
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appears as your
phone searches for a clear channel. If the
handset is too far from the base, the channel
might not change. Move closer to the base
and try again.