Radio Shack ET-542 User Manual
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Problem: Receiver sound flutters or
fades.
Solutions:
• Move the handset closer to the
base.
• Place the base’s antenna in a ver-
tical position.
• Be sure the battery is charged.
Problem: Can make calls, but tele-
phone does not ring.
Solutions:
• The handset's ringer might be off.
Press and hold
RINGER ON/OFF
for about 2 seconds until a short
beep sounds. (See “Turning On/
Off the Ringer.”)
• The telephone company might be
using unusual ringing methods.
Your telephone is designed for
standard straight line bridged ring-
ing.
Problem: Can receive calls, but
cannot make calls.
Solution: Set
TONE/PULSE
for the
type of service you have.
Problem: You cannot answer/make
a call and the handset sounds an
error tone when you lift it from the
base or press
TALK
.
Solution: The phone might be receiv-
ing interference from another RF sig-
nal; or, if the handset is away from the
base during a long period of AC power
failure, the phone might lose its secu-
rity access protection code. Return the
handset to the base for 5 seconds,
then try again.
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