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SETTING THE PULSE/ TONE SWITCH

Set PULSE/TONE for the type of ser- vice you have. If you are not sure which type you have, do this test.

1.Set PULSE/TONE to TONE.

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2.Press TALK on the handset and listen for a dial tone.

3.Press any number other than 0.

If the dial tone stops, you have touch tone service. Leave

PULSE/TONE set to TONE.

If the tone continues, you have pulse service. Set PULSE/TONE to PULSE.

SETTING THE RINGER’S SOUND LEVEL

The RINGER OFF/LOW/HIGH switch controls the base’s ringer volume.

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Set RINGER to OFF when you do not want the ringer to sound. You can still make calls, and you can answer a call if you hear another phone on the same line ring.

Set RINGER to LOW in a quiet room, such as a bedroom.

Set RINGER to HIGH in a noisy room, such as the kitchen.

Note: The handset will not ring if it is on the base and the base’s ringer is turned off. However, the handset will ring if it is away from the base, even if the base’s ringer is turned off.

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Radio Shack ET-905 owner manual Setting the RINGER’S Sound Level, Setting the PULSE/ Tone Switch