Radio Shack 900 MHz - Manual (Page 14)

14 Telephone Operation
TURNING CALLER ID/CALL
WAITING ON OR OFF
If you have Call Waiting and Caller ID ser-
vice, you can set the answering system to
show Caller ID information for an incoming
call even while you are on the phone.
Follow these steps to turn the Caller ID/Call
Waiting feature on or off.
1. Lift the handset and press FUNCTION .
The Caller ID setup menu appears on
the display with
Auto Talk selected.
2. Press 2 or VOL/CID
9 9 9 9
to select CIDCW
(Caller ID/Call Waiting).
3. Press CH/SELECT to change the Caller
ID/Call Waiting setting. On or Off
appears indicating the selected setting.
4. Press FUNCTION then return the hand-
set to the base to store the new setting.
STORING YOUR AREA
CODE
You can store your local area code in the an-
swering system’s Caller ID record so it does
not store the area code if the received call is
from your local area. If you need to dial the
area code (or store it in memory), you can
add it afterwards. See “Adding/Deleting the
Area Code” on Page 21.
Note: If your calling area requires 10-digit di-
aling including area code, do not enter the
area code but leave this option blank.
Follow these steps to store your area code.
1. Lift the handset and press FUNCTION .
The Caller ID setup menu appears on
the display with
Auto Talk selected.
2. Press 3 (or VOL/CID
9 9 9 9
twice) to select
Area Code .
3. Press CH/SELECT , then enter your 3-
digit area code. If you make a mistake,
repeatedly press
6 6 6 6
/
∗
or # /
7 7 7 7
to move
the cursor over the incorrect digit, then
enter the correct number.
4. Press CH/SELECT to store the area
code, then press FUNCTION or return the
handset to the base to clear the display.
Note: If an area code is already stored, it ap-
pears on the display when you press
FUNC-
TION . To delete the area code, press CH/
SELECT then hold down DELETE so the pre-
vious entry is erased, then enter your area
code.
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Telephone Operation
To make a call, lift the handset and press
TALK . Talk and the current volume setting
(see “Adjusting the Handset Volume” on
Page 15) appear on the handset’s display,
and the CHARGE/IN USE indicator on the
base lights. Then dial the number. The num-
ber displays on the handset as you dial, then
(after a few seconds) the call’s elapsed time
displays.
Note: You can also dial the number before
you press
TALK . If you make a mistake, re-
peatedly press DELETE to erase the wrong
entry, then enter the correct number. You
can also hold down
DELETE for more than
one second to delete the entire number.
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