Radio Shack ET-521 owner manual Caller ID Operation

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CALLER ID OPERATION

If you subscribe to Caller ID service from your phone company, the ET-521 auto- matically displays the information the phone company sends between the first and second rings of every call you re- ceive. It stores up to 99 number only or name and number call records in its Call- er ID memory.

It also shows the date and time the call was received. The display also shows if caller information is not available or if the number is blocked by the sender (see “Caller ID Displays” on Page 27).

The NEW CALL and MESSAGE indica- tors light on the base during an incoming call, and the call record and NEW appear for 15 seconds, then the display blanks out.

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If you subscribe to your phone compa- ny’s message waiting service, your sys- tem informs you when you have a message waiting. If the MESSAGE indi-

cator on the base flashes and ap- pears, you have a voice message in your

mailbox. disappears from the display after 15 seconds, but the MESSAGE in- dicator flashes until you retrieve the mes- sage or delete the Caller ID record.

If you subscribe to Call Waiting, the NEW CALL and MESSAGE indicators light on the base during a call and Call wait- ing appears briefly. The Caller ID record appears. If you want to answer the incoming call, press FLASH. To resume the previous phone conversa- tion, press FLASH again.

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