Radio Shack ET-531 User Manual
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Problem
Solution
The handset’s range
decreases.
• Fully extend the base’s antenna vertically.
• Be sure the antenna is not touching a metal
surface.
• Return the handset to the cradle, and recharge
the battery.
Receiver sound flutters or
fades.
• Be sure the battery is charged.
• Fully extend the base’s antenna vertically.
• Be sure the battery is charged.
• Move the handset closer to the base.
Can make calls, but tele-
phone does not ring.
• Handset’s
RINGER
must be set to
ON
to ring.
• Telephone company might be using unusual
ringing methods. Your telephone is designed
for standard straight line bridged ringing.
Can receive calls, but can-
not make calls.
Set the
TONE/PULSE
switch correctly for the type of
service.
You cannot answer/make a
call and the handset
sounds an error tone when
you lift it from the base or
press
TALK
.
The phone might be receiving interference from an-
other RF signal; or, if the handset is away from the
base during a long period of AC power failure, the
phone might lose its access protection code. Re-
turn the handset to the base for a few seconds.
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