Radio Shack ET-531 Cell Phone 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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