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Radio Shack 43-3801 Owner's Manual

Radio Shack 43-3801 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 Digital Telephone Answering System...
  • Page 2 Your system is ETL listed to UL standards and meets all applicable FCC standards. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ˆ Contents Introduction ... 4 Installation ... 6 Installing the Backup Battery ... 6 Connecting the System to a Phone Line ... 7 Connecting AC Power ... 8 Preparation ... 8 Turning the System On/Off ... 8 Adjusting the Volume ... 9 Setting the Day and Time ...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Fully digital means the system stores all messages on a computer chip. This gives you advanced capabilities over a tape-based answering machine. For example, you can save or delete individual messages. Because your system is fully digital, there are no tape mechanisms to wear out and no tapes to bother with.

  • Page 5: Read This Before Installation

    Voice Activated Recording (VOX) Detection — the system stops recording when the caller hangs up or after 7 seconds of silence to help conserve memory space. Remote Operation — lets you use a touch-tone phone (or rotary phone and pocket tone dialer) to operate the system while you are away from your home or office.

  • Page 6: Installation

    If you use more than one phone or other device on the line, add up all the RENs. If the total is more than five (or three in rural areas), your phone might not ring and your system might not answer.

  • Page 7: Connecting The System To A Phone Line

    Cautions: • To avoid losing stored information, be sure the AC adapter is plugged into an AC outlet before you replace the battery. • If you do not plan to use the system with batteries for a month or longer, remove the batteries. Batteries can leak chemicals that can destroy electronic parts.

  • Page 8: Connecting Ac Power

    1. Plug the system’s modular phone line cord into the wall jack. 2. Plug the modular phone line cord (not supplied) from your telephone into the modular phone jack on the back of the system. CONNECTING AC POWER Plug the AC adapter into a standard AC outlet. The MESSAGE indicator lights.

  • Page 9: Adjusting The Volume

    When the MESSAGE indicator lights continuously, the system is ready to answer calls. To turn off the system, press indicator turns off and the system beeps. You can also turn on the system remotely (see “Setting the System to Answer Calls” on Page 12). ADJUSTING THE VOLUME Press or hold down decrease the volume.

  • Page 10: Setting The Incoming Message Length

    4. Repeatedly press or hold down hear the correct minute. Note: When you hold down moves forward in 10 minute intervals until it reaches 00. 5. Release TIME/SKIP time you set. To hear the current day and time, press system is on or off. If you have not set the day and time and you press the system announces “Please set time”.

  • Page 11: Setting The Number Of Rings

    1. Hold down HOUR/ANNOUNCE 2. Speak clearly into the microphone from about 10 inches in front of the system. The MESSAGE indicator flashes. 3. When you finish your message, release The system sounds a tone and automatically plays back your recorded message. Notes: •...

  • Page 12: Operation

    – The system answers after four rings. – The system answers after seven rings. (Toll Saver) – If there are new messages, the system answers after two rings. Otherwise, the system answers after four rings. This lets you avoid unnecessary charges when calling by long distance to check your messages.

  • Page 13: Using Announce-Only

    outgoing message or recording an incoming message and resets to answer another call. Notes: • If the system’s memory is full, it answers calls after 10 rings. The caller hears “No one is available to take your call,” the system sounds a beep, and the caller cannot leave a message.
  • Page 14 To record a message, slide hold down HOUR/ANNOUNCE the microphone from about 10 inches in front of the system. (The message can be about 30 seconds long.) Release to stop recording. The system automatically plays ANNOUNCE back your recorded message. Notes: •...

  • Page 15: Screening Calls

    SCREENING CALLS To screen your calls, let the system answer. Listen to the caller’s message through the system’s speaker. If you decide to answer the call, pick up any phone connected to the same phone line as the system. The system stops recording and resets to answer the next call.

  • Page 16: Recording A Two-Way Phone Conversation

    RECORDING A TWO-WAY PHONE CONVERSATION You can record both sides of a conversation on any phone connected to the same phone line as the system. At any time during the conversation, press MINUTE/TWO WAY After a beep, the system starts recording. Press MINUTE/TWO again to stop recording the conversation.

  • Page 17: Deleting Messages

    Note: If there are no messages, the system beeps. To replay the messages, press listening to messages, press resumes when you press returns to the answer-ready mode after 7 seconds if you do not press PLAY/PAUSE During message playback, you can: •...

  • Page 18: Remote Operation

    Note: If you press system sounds tones to alert you. You cannot delete all messages until you playback all new messages. 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: Operating The System From Aremote Location

    system continues to play the messages, the caller hears a busy signal. We recommend that you exit remote access using the appropriate remote command until the system beeps once before you hang up. OPERATING THE SYSTEM FROM A REMOTE LOCATION 1.

  • Page 20: Remote Commands

    REMOTE COMMANDS Press Play new messages. Play all messages. Delete current message. Repeat previous message. Stop and exit. Skip and exit. Turn off/on the system. (If the system is off, it will turn on and answer after about ten rings. You can turn it off and on again with this command.) Record an OGM.

  • Page 21: Care

    operate properly, take it to your local RadioShack store for assistance. Problem The system does not answer calls. The system does not answer calls. The outgoing announcement is distorted. The system does not respond to remote commands. CARE Keep the system dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store the system only in normal temperature environments.

  • Page 22: Fcc Statement

    Handle the system carefully; do not drop it. Keep the system away from dust and dirt, and wipe it with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking new. Modifying or tampering with the system’s internal components can cause a malfunction and might invalidate its warranty and void your FCC authorization to operate it.

  • Page 23: The Fcc Wants You To Know

    • Increase the distance between the equipment and the radio or TV. • Use outlets on different electrical circuits for the equipment and the radio or TV. Consult your local RadioShack store if the problem continues. THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW In the unlikely event that your system causes problems on the phone line, the phone company can temporarily discontinue your service.
  • Page 24 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, 02A02 43-3801 Limited One-Year Warranty 6th Floor, Fort Worth, TX 76102 12/99 Printed in China...

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