Radio Shack ET-539 - Manual (Page 12)

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OPERATION
MAKING/ANSWERING
A CALL
You can use your cordless telephone
at the base or away from the base. Ful-
ly extend the handset’s antenna.
Using the Handset
at the Base
You can use the handset at the base
like a regular corded telephone. Just
set
POWER to ON and place the hand-
set in the base.
To answer a call, lift the handset from
the base.
To make a call, lift the handset from
the base and press
TALK so the key-
pad and the CHARGE/TALK indicator
on the base light.
To disconnect a call, replace the hand-
set on the base.
Using the Handset
Away from the Base
To make or answer a call, set POWER
to ON and press TALK . The keypad
light and the CHARGE/TALK indicator
turn on.
To disconnect a call, press TALK so
the keypad light and the CHARGE/
TALK
indicator turn off.
Notes:
• To conserve battery power, you
can turn off the handset's power
when you are not making or
answering a call. The ET-539
does not ring when it receives an
incoming call with the handset's
power turned off. However, other
phones on the same line still ring.
To answer the call using the cord-
less phone, turn on the handset
and press
TALK .
• You can make or answer a call on
a phone on the same line as the
cordless phone, even if the hand-
set is away from the base.
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