Radio Shack ET-557 owner manual Operation, Making and Receiving Calls, Using Redial, Selecting

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OPERATION

MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS

To make a call, lift the handset and press TALK. To answer a call, just lift the handset. Or, if the handset is away from the cradle, simply press TALK. The TALK/BATT LOW indicator lights.

Note: If you lift the handset to answer a call and press TALK after 2.5 sec- onds, you might disconnect the caller.

any of 25 channels. If you hear other conversations or excessive noise dur- ing a call, press CHANNEL on the handset to select a different channel. You hear a click, then a brief pause as your phone searches for a clear chan- nel.

Note: If the handset is too far from the base, the channel might not change. Move closer to the base.

To end a call, place the handset on the cradle or press the handset’s TALK button until its indicator turns off.

Note: When you press TALK to hang up the phone, you might get an error tone and the phone might not discon- nect. If this happens, place the hand- set on the cradle or press TALK again while holding the handset closer to the base.

USING REDIAL

Redial lets you quickly dial the last number dialed. When you hear a dial tone, simply press REDIAL.

SELECTING THE

CHANNELNotes:

Your telephone can communicate be- tween the base and the handset on

The redial memory holds up to 32 digits, so you can redial long-dis- tance as well as local numbers.

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Radio Shack ET-557 owner manual Operation, Making and Receiving Calls, Using Redial, Selecting