Radio Shack 43-838 Folheto

Note: The phone company can charge you for the instal-
lation of the necessary jack. The USOC number of the
jack to be installed is RJ11C.

Modular 

Telephone 

Jack

Switch to 

 or (

 (rotary) to match

the type of service you have. 

Notes:
• The voice announcement feature requires batteries.

But you can still make and receive calls when the bat-
teries are low or dead (if the phone is connected to the
line).

• Use fresh batteries of the required size and type.
• Always remove old or weak batteries.

1. Use a Phillips type screwdriver to remove the screw

from the battery compartment cover on the bottom of
the phone.

2. Slide off the battery compartment cover.

3. Insert two AA alkaline batteries (Radio Shack Cat.

No. 23-552) into the compartment as indicated by the
polarity symbols (+ and –) inside the compartment.

4. Secure the cover with the screw.

5. Press 

 on the top of the base with the tip of a

paper clip or a ball-point pen.

Note: Reset the phone each time you replace the batter-
ies. 

Set to 

 to turn on the ringer. Set

to 

 to turn off the ringer.

This symbol is intended to alert you
that parts inside the telephone present
a risk of electric shock.

This symbol is intended to inform you
that important operating and servicing
instructions are included in the papers
with the telephone.

.

 

Press 

in place of the switch-

hook for special services such as call
waiting.

Switchhook – press to disconnect
a call.

Press for special services.

Plug the handset cord
into the jacks on the
handset and base.

Press 

 once to enter the tele-

phone number you wish to store. See
“Using Store.”

Press

 during a call to use special

touch-tone services. Dial the main num-
ber using pulse dialing, and then press

 during the call to switch to tone

dialing. 

. See “Installing

Batteries.”

Lights when the phone’s
battery is low.

To turn on the talking feature,
with the phone off hook, press

so the phone chimes

once. When you press 

,

, 

, or any number

key, the phone announces the
button or number. The phone
chimes when you press 

, *,

or #.

To turn off the talking feature,
with the phone off hook, press

 so the phone chimes

twice.

You can store/recall one phone number in memory and recall it at any time, with the talking feature either on or off.

1. With the handset off hook, press 

.

2. Dial the number you want to store.

3. Press the switchhook to store the number. Or wait about 5 seconds, and the phone chimes and automatically stores

the number.

Note: If you press the switchhook to store a number during a conversation, you disconnect the call.

4. To recall the number, with the handset off hook press 

 twice. If the talking feature is on, the phone says,

“Store, redial,” and then announces the phone number. The phone automatically dials the number within 2 seconds.

Press 

 to dial

the last number dialed
(up to 16 tone or pulse
digits).