Radio Shack 43-3803 Answering Machine User Manual


 
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Turning the System On/Off
To turn on the system, press
ANSWER ON/
OFF
. The ANSWER ON/OFF indicator lights
and the system beeps once. The system is
set to answer calls.
Setting Up Your System
After you turn on the system, press
TIME SET/
SKIP
.
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appears and then
;D=
;D=;D=
;D=
;IF
;IF;IF
;IF
. Follow these steps to set up your system
1. Press
9VOLUME8
.
;D=
;D=;D=
;D=
or
;IF
;IF;IF
;IF
flashes
to indicate which language you selected.
After you select the language, press
REVIEW
7#
to confirm the language.
2. After you select the language,
7H;7
7H;77H;7
7H;7
F?D
F?DF?D
F?D
:7OUMAý
:7OUMAý:7OUMAý
:7OUMAý
appears. Press
9VOLUME8
to select the area code and press
REVIEW7
to move the cursor to the
next digit. After you select the area code,
press
REVIEW7#
to confirm the area
code.
3. Press
9VOLUME8#
to select the PIN
code (3 digit remote operation security
code) and press
6REVIEW7
to move
the cursor. After you select the pin code,
press
REVIEW7
to confirm the pin.
Note:
The preset pin code is 000.
4. The cursor is at
:7OUMA
:7OUMA:7OUMA
:7OUMA
. Press
9VOLUME8
to enter the day of the
week. Press
REVIEW7
to confirm the
day of the week.
5. Press
9VOLUME8
to select the hour,
then press
REVIEW
7
to confirm the
hour.
6. Press
9VOLUME8
to select the
minute, then press
REVIEW7
to confirm
the minute.
7. Press
9VOLUME8
to select the
month, then press
REVIEW7
to confirm
the month.
8. Press
9VOLUME8
to select the date,
then press
REVIEW
7
to confirm the
date.
Notes:
•Press
6REVIEW7
to move the cursor
when setting the date and time.
The month, day and time can be updated
by the first incoming call with Caller ID
information.
After the day and time are set, they are
updated by the first incoming call, the
system announces the time and day
when you press
TIME CHECK/REPEAT
.
To change the above settings, press
TIME
SET/SKIP
to repeat Steps 1 through
8. Press
STOP
to end setting actions.
To avoid losing the day and time settings if
AC power fails, we recommend you install a
backup battery before you set the day and
time (see “Installing a Backup Battery” on
Page 2).
Setting the Number of Rings
Set
2/4/7/TS
located on the right side of the
system to
2
,
4
,
7
to set how long the system
waits before it answers a call (2 rings, 4 rings,
7 rings).
Using Toll Saver
To help you avoid unnecessary long distance
charges, you can set
2/4/7/TS
to
TS
(Toll Sav-
er). Once you select
TS
, if there are new
messages, the system answers on the sec-
ond ring. If there are no new messages, the
system answers on the fourth ring. This fea-
ture gives you time to hang up after the third
ring when you are checking messages from a
long-distance location.
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RECORDING THE OUTGOING
MESSAGES
General OGM
The system has a prerecorded outgoing mes-
sage that says “Hello, please leave a mes-
sage after the tone.” Use this message or
record your own.
1. Press
ANNOUNCE
and
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appears.
2. Hold down
PLAY
, speak into the micro-
phone. Release the button when you fin-
ish your message. The system
automatically plays back your recorded
message.
Notes:
• The maximum length for an outgoing
message is 30 seconds. When it
reaches the maximum outgoing mes-
sage length, the system sounds a tone.
If you record your own message and
subsequently decide to use the prere-
corded message, press
ANNOUNCE
and
then press
PLAY
to play the general
OGM, then press
DELETE
during play-
back to erase the recorded message.
To hear the general OGM at any time,
press
ANNOUNCE
and then
PLAY
. To
stop listening to the outgoing message
before it ends, press
STOP
.
If you have recorded your OGM,
PLAY
flashes when you press
ANNOUNCE
.
Announce Only OGM
1. Press
ANNOUNCE
and
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Fbiý I[b[Yjý E=CFbiý I[b[Yjý E=C
Fbiý I[b[Yjý E=C
appears.
2. Hold down
ANNOUNCE
, speak into the
microphone. Release the button when
you finish your message. The system
automatically plays back your recorded
message.
Note:
• The maximum length for an outgoing
message is 30 seconds.
To hear the announce-only OGM at any
time, press
ANNOUNCE
twice. To stop lis-
tening to the outgoing message before it
ends, press
STOP
.
If you have not recorded an announce-
only OGM and the switch is set to
ANNC
ONLY
, the system answers telephone line
after 2 rings and plays a prerecorded
announce-only OGM that says “No one
is available to take your call,” then
sounds 5 beeps. Enter the remote oper-
ation security code within 10 seconds,
then enter
8#
to start recording your
announce-only OGM. To stop recording,
enter
5#
. Your OGM automatically plays
back once.
The announce-only OGM does not affect
your original OGM that tells callers to
leave a message. Each OGM can be
recorded, played back, or deleted inde-
pendently.
Setting the VIP Number
Your system automatically saves an incom-
ing VIP message into a specified location.
You can review these VIP caller’s message
by pressing the VIP button. After you set a
phone number as a VIP number, and the in-
coming call matches the VIP number, the
system stores the voice message into the
specified VIP mailbox. To set the VIP num-
ber:
1. Press
6
REVIEW
7
until the desired
Caller ID memory location displays.
2. Press
VIP
, then press
VIP Mailbox 1–10
for the desired VIP location. The VIP
mailbox flashes to indicate you have
stored a phone number.