Radio Shack 43-1088-90 User Manual

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To make or answer a call, lift the hand-
set. Or, if the handset is not in place on
the base, press 

. The TALK/

BATT LOW indicator on the handset
and the IN USE indicator on the base
light.

To end a call, place the handset on the
base or press 

 so the TALK/BATT

LOW indicator turns off.

Note: If you press 

 to hang up the

phone and the phone does not discon-
nect, press 

 again while holding

the handset closer to the base or place
the handset on the base.

The phone scans 40 channels (fre-
quency pairs used between the base
and the handset) and automatically se-
lects a clear channel each time you
make or receive a call.

If you hear other conversations or ex-
cessive noise during a call, press 

 to

select a different channel. The TALK/

BATT LOW indicator blinks, and the
handset beeps, followed by a brief
pause as your phone searches for a
clear channel.

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

To change the volume you hear
through the handset, press 

during a call. The handset volume has
two settings, high or low.

You can quickly dial the last number di-
aled. When you hear a dial tone, sim-
ply press 

.

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