Radio Shack 43-3814 owner manual CONNECTING, Charging and Replacing the Battery Pack

plate studs and slide the base downward to secure it.

6.Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet.

7.Press and lift out the handset holder, flip it over, then snap it back into place to hold the handset.

8.Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical position.

To mount the phone directly on a wall, you need two screws (not supplied) with heads that fit into the keyhole slots on the bracket. Follow the steps under “On a Wall Plate or Wall” then apply these additional instructions.

1.Drill two holes 3 15 /16 inches apart. Thread a screw into each hole, letting the heads extend about 1/8 inch.

2.Plug one end of the supplied long modular cord into the TEL LINE jack on the base’s back.

3.Align the bracket’s

keyhole slots with the mounting screws and slide the base downward to secure it.

CONNECTING, CHARGING AND REPLACING THE BATTERY PACK

The phone comes with a rechargeable Ni-Cd (nickel-cadmium) battery pack installed in the handset, but not connected. Before using your phone, you must connect the battery pack, then charge it for about 24 hours.

1.Press down and slide off the battery pack compartment cover.

2.Lift the battery pack out of the compartment.

3.Plug the battery

pack’s connector into the socket in the compartment. The connector fits only one way.

4.Put the battery pack in the compartment.

5.Replace the cover.

To charge the battery pack, place the handset on the base, face up or down. The base’s CHARGE/IN USE indicator lights.

Recharge the battery pack when Bemý8Wjj[hoý flashes.

Important: Be sure the battery pack is properly connected before you try to charge it. The CHARGE/IN USE indicator lights when the handset is on the base even if the battery pack is not connected properly.

Notes:

•When you first use the phone after charging or recharging the battery pack, the phone might not work and you might hear error beeps. If this happens, return the handset to the base for about 5 seconds to reset the security access- protection code.

•Using a pencil eraser, clean the charging contacts on the handset and the base about once a month.

•If the phone does not work, recharge the battery pack. (The battery power might be too low to flash the display.)

•If the battery pack becomes weak during a call, the handset beeps andýBemý 8Wjj[ho flashes. When this happens, you cannot make a call on the phone until you recharge the battery pack.

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