Radio Shack 43-3808 Owner's Manual
  1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. Radio Shack Manuals
  4. Answering Machine
  5. 43-3808
  6. Owner's manual
Radio Shack 43-3808 Owner's Manual

Radio Shack 43-3808 Owner's Manual

Digital answering system with time/day voice stamp
Hide thumbs
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

Digital Answering System
with Time/Day Voice Stamp

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

Related Manuals for Radio Shack 43-3808

Summary of Contents for Radio Shack 43-3808

  • Page 1 Digital Answering System with Time/Day Voice Stamp...
  • Page 2 ˆ Read This Before Installation Your Digital Answering System is ETL listed to UL standards and meets all applicable FCC requirements. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not ex- pose this product to rain or moisture. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.

  • Page 3: Fcc Statement

    We have designed your Digital Answering System to conform to federal regulations, and you can connect it to most telephone lines. However, each device that you connect to the telephone line draws power from the telephone line. We refer to this power draw as the device's ringer equivalence number, or REN.
  • Page 4 phone company notifies you as soon as possible and advises you of your right to file a complaint with the FCC. Also, the phone company can make changes to its lines, equip- ment, operations, or procedures that could affect the operation of this system.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    ˆ Contents Features ... 6 Preparation ... 7 Installing the Backup Battery ... 7 Connecting AC Power ... 7 Connecting the System to a Phone Line ... 8 Turning the System On/Off ... 9 Adjusting the Volume ... 9 Setting the Day and Time ... 9 Setting the Number of Rings ...

  • Page 6: Features

    ˆ Features Your RadioShack Digital Answering System is a sophisticated, fully digital message center that stores all messages on a com- puter chip. This gives you advanced capabilities over tape- based answering machines. Because this telephone answering system is fully digital, there are no tape mechanisms to wear out and no tapes to bother with.

  • Page 7: Preparation

    ˆ Preparation INSTALLING THE BACKUP BATTERY If AC power fails or you unplug the system, one 9V alkaline bat- tery (not supplied) is needed to save any recorded messages and the settings for the day and time. For the best performance and longest life, we recommend you use a RadioShack alkaline battery.

  • Page 8: Connecting The System To A Phone Line

    Notes: • If you did not install a backup battery, alternately appear. • Do not press any of the system’s buttons while you are plugging the adapter into the AC outlet. If you accidentally press a button, reset the system by unplugging the adapter from the AC outlet and re-inserting it.

  • Page 9: Turning The System On/Off

    TURNING THE SYSTEM ON/OFF To turn on the system, press ON/OFF/STOP and the system sounds a tone. The system is set to answer calls. To turn it off, press . The display turns off and the ON/OFF/STOP system sounds 2 tones. ADJUSTING THE VOLUME 8 8 8 8 Push down or pull up...

  • Page 10: Setting The Number Of Rings

    the display. Repeatedly press hear or see the correct hour. 4. While holding down SKIP/TIME SET/CHECK, . The system announces “01”. PAUSE/MIN the display. Repeatedly press or hold down until you hear or see the correct minute. Note: When you hold down PLAY/PAUSE/MIN will move forward by 10 minutes until it reaches 00.

  • Page 11: Setting The Incoming Message Length

    SETTING THE INCOMING MESSAGE LENGTH Slide INCOMING MSG 5 MIN length of incoming messages. If you slide INCOMING MSG ANN ONLY the system plays your outgoing message, but the caller cannot record a message. After the system answers, it monitors the line for 10 seconds for any remote code entry.

  • Page 12: Operation

    length, the system sounds a tone and plays back the mes- sage. • If you record your own message and subsequently decide to use the prerecorded message, press to play the message you recorded. While it is playing, press to erase your message. DELETE •...

  • Page 13: Using Announce-Only

    a Calling Party Control (CPC) signal, it stops playing the outgo- ing message or recording an incoming message and resets to answer another call. Many local phone companies use Calling Party Control (CPC) to signal that the caller has hung up. Your system can recog- nize a CPC signal and release the line.

  • Page 14: Screening Calls

    your message clearly into the microphone from about 10 inches away from the system. Release REPEAT/ANNC/DAY finish your message. The system sounds a tone and plays back the message. and the message indicator appear alternately. Notes: • The maximum length for an announce-only OGM is about 30 seconds.

  • Page 15: Recording A Memo

    Notes: • If you pick up the phone just as the system answers, the system might not stop playing the message. If this hap- pens, press on the system or the hook switch ON/OFF/STOP on your phone to stop playing the message. •...

  • Page 16: Recording A Two-Way Phone Conversation

    3. When you finish speaking, release The system sounds a tone. The number flashes on the dis- play until you play the memo. RECORDING A TWO-WAY PHONE CONVERSATION You can record both sides of a conversation on any phone con- nected to the same phone line as the system.

  • Page 17: Deleting Messages

    The system announces the day and time the message was re- corded. After you play all the new messages, the display shows the total number of recorded messages, and the system auto- matically saves the messages and resets to answer calls. Note: If there are no messages, the system sounds two tones.

  • Page 18: Remote Operation

    To delete all messages after playback, hold down about 3 seconds. The system sounds a tone. ˆ 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 enter your remote operation security code and do any of the following: •...

  • Page 19: Remote Commands

    tone, enter your remote operation security code. Enter a remote command (see “Remote Commands” on Page 19). When you finish, press to end remote access. REMOTE COMMANDS Press Play new messages. Play all messages. Delete the current message. Repeat a previous message. Stop and exit.
  • Page 20 This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. RadioShack Customer Relations, 200 Taylor Street, 6th Floor, Fort Worth, TX 76102 We Service What We Sell RadioShack Corporation Fort Worth, Texas 76102 12/99 43-3808 LIB850YY 02A01 Printed in China...

Table of Contents