Radio Shack ET-518 owner manual Troubleshooting, Problem Solution

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TROUBLESHOOTING

We do not expect you to have any problems with your telephone, but if you do, the following suggestions might help. If you still have problems, check other phones on the same line to see if they work properly. If they do and the problem does not seem to be with your phone service, take your phone to your local Radio Shack store for assistance.

Problem

 

 

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The handset does not

Be sure POWER is ON.

 

work.

Move the handset closer to the base.

 

 

• Be sure the phone line cord and AC adapter are

 

 

correctly and securely connected.

 

Be sure the battery is charged.

 

Fully extend the base’s antenna vertically.

 

Return the handset to the cradle for 5 seconds,

 

 

then try again.

 

 

Your phone has a special circuit that protects it

 

 

from static discharge. The circuit turns off the

 

 

handset if it receives a static discharge. Turn the

 

 

handset off for a few seconds to reset this circuit.

 

 

Volume drops or you

• Someone has picked up another phone on the

hear unusual sounds.

 

same line. Hang up the other phone.

 

 

 

Call is noisy.

Do not mount the base near electrical appliances

 

 

or large metal objects.

 

 

Hang up and redial the number.

 

• Keep the

handset away

from interference

 

 

sources such as computers, remote control toys,

 

 

wireless microphones, wireless alarm systems,

 

 

wireless intercoms and room monitors, and fluo-

 

 

rescent lights. If the interference is severe, turn

 

 

off the interfering device.

 

 

• Exchange

your phone for

one with a different

 

 

operating frequency (within 30 days of the date

 

 

of purchase).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents ET-518 Features FCC Statement Read this Before InstallationTable of Contents Placing the Base on a Desktop InstallationMounting the Base on a Wall Plate Fm Page 7 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 853 AM Mounting the Base Directly on the Wall Fm Page 9 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 853 AM Preparation Installing the Handset BatterySetting the Dialing Mode Using the Handset at the Base Using the Handset Away from the BaseOperation MAKING/ANSWERING a CallUsing Tone Services on a Pulse Line Using FlashUsing Redial Storing a Number in Memory UsingMemory Dialing Entering a Pause in a Memory Number Dialing a Stored Number Storing/Chain Dialing Special Service NumbersTesting Stored Emergency Numbers Problem Solution TroubleshootingProblem Solution Care and Maintenance FCC Wants YOU to Know Replacing BatteryLightning Fm Page 22 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 853 AM Fm Page 23 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 853 AM Radio Shack