Radio Shack 43-3803 Answering Machine User Manual


 
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Notes:
If you pick up the phone just as the sys-
tem answers, the system might not stop
playing the OGM. If this happens, press
STOP
to stop the OGM or the switchhook
on your phone to stop the OGM.
When
9VOLUME8
is set to the mini-
mum level, the incoming caller’s mes-
sages cannot be heard. Be sure
9VOLUME8
is set to the appropriate
level for screening calls.
If you do not want to take the call, let the sys-
tem finish recording the caller’s message.
PLAYING INCOMING
MESSAGES/ MEMOS/ 2-WAY
CONVERSATIONS
PLAY
flashes after the system has recorded
one or more new incoming messages, re-
corded memos, or a two-way conversation.
To play the messages:
1. Press
PLAY
once,
D[m0NN
D[m0NND[m0NN
D[m0NN
and
JejWb0NN
JejWb0NNJejWb0NN
JejWb0NN
appear on the voice messages counter
for 2 seconds.
2. The system plays back all new mes-
sages.
3. After all new messages finish playing
back, press
PLAY
again. All messages
will be played back, one after the other,
beginning with the first message.
After playing each message, the system an-
nounces the day and time the message was
recorded. After you play the voice messages,
the system automatically saves the messag-
es and resets to answer calls. The
PLAY
indi-
cator lights.
Notes:
If the system sounds a double beep after
you press
PLAY
, there are no messages.
To repeat the current message, press
TIME CHECK/REPEAT
.
To review previous message, hold down
TIME CHECK/REPEAT
for 1 second.
To skip forward to the next message,
press
TIME SET/SKIP
.
To stop playback of any message at any
time, press
STOP
.
During playback of any incoming mes-
sage, the display shows the attached
Caller ID at the same time.
Playing VIP Messages
After the VIP alert tone sounds during an in-
coming VIP call, the system also sounds
beep tones to indicate there are new VIP
messages. The VIP mailbox button flashes
after the system records one or more new
VIP incoming messages in those VIP mail-
boxes.
Follow these steps to play VIP messages.
1. Press the blinking
VIP 1–10
. The system
plays each new VIP message and dis-
plays the Caller ID as you press each
blinking VIP button. After playing each
message, the system announces the day
and time the message was recorded.
2. After the messages play, the VIP indica-
tor lights. The system automatically
saves the messages and resets to
answer calls.
3. The system announces “Mail Box X”
before playing VIP messages during
remote operation.
DELETING VOICE MESSAGES
To delete a specific voice message , press
DELETE
during message playback.
:[býLe_Y[
:[býLe_Y[:[býLe_Y[
:[býLe_Y[
Ci]5
Ci]5Ci]5
Ci]5
flashes on the display. Press
DELETE
to
confirm deletion.
Follow these steps to delete all voice mes-
sages.
1. Press
PLAY
.
2. Press
DELETE
.
:[býLe_Y[ýCi]5
:[býLe_Y[ýCi]5:[býLe_Y[ýCi]5
:[býLe_Y[ýCi]5
flashes.
3. Press
REVIEW7
until
:[bý 7bbý Le_Y[5
:[bý 7bbý Le_Y[5:[bý 7bbý Le_Y[5
:[bý 7bbý Le_Y[5
flashes.
4. Press
DELETE
. The PLAY indicator turns
off.
Notes:
If you decide not to delete the messages,
do not press
DELETE
and wait until the
system resets to answer calls.
If you press
DELETE
to confirm deletion
during
:[bý7bbý Le_Y[
:[bý7bbý Le_Y[:[bý7bbý Le_Y[
:[bý7bbý Le_Y[
, message that have
been played are deleted. Messages that
have not been played are retained and
the PLAY indicator still flashes.
You can delete a voice message and
CID record at the same time (see “Delet-
ing Caller ID Records” on Page 7).
REMOTE OPERATION
While you are away from your home or office,
you can use a touch-tone phone or a pulse
(rotary) phone with a pocket tone dialer to en-
ter your remote operation security code and
do any of the following:
set the system to answer calls
listen to your messages
record a new OGM
delete an individual message
Remote Operation Security Code
To use your system from a remote telephone,
you must first enter a 3-digit remote operation
security code (see “Setting Up Your System”
on Page 3). Enter the security code within
about 8 seconds after the system answers
and sounds 1 beep. Within 10 more seconds,
enter a remote command.
Operating the Answering System
from a Remote Location
1. Dial your phone number.
2. After the outgoing message plays and
the system beeps, enter your remote
operation security code.
Notes:
If you do not enter each digit within 8
seconds, the system hangs up.
The system answers after 10 rings
and beeps 5 times even if it is set to
answer off.
3. Enter a remote command.
4. When you finish, press
5#
to end remote
access or simply hang up.
Remote Commands
Use the keys on a touch-tone phone or pock-
et tone dialer to operate the answering sys-
tem when you are away from your home or
office. Enter your selection within 10 sec-
onds, or the system automatically hangs up
and resets to answer the next call.
Press To
1# Play new messages
2# Play all messages
3# Delete current message
4# Repeat previous message
5# Stop and exit
6# Skip a message
7# Turn the system On/Off
8# Record an OGM, press 5# when you
finish
9# Record a Memo, press 5# when you
finish