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43-3801.fm Page 1 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM
Cat. No. 43-3801
OWNER'S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment .
Digital Telephone
Answering Device
with Day/Time Voice Stamp

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  • Page 1 43-3801.fm Page 1 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM Cat. No. 43-3801 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment . Digital Telephone Answering Device with Day/Time Voice Stamp...
  • Page 2 43-3801.fm Page 2 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM 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. DO NOT OPEN. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK.
  • Page 3 43-3801.fm Page 3 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM FEATURES Your RadioShack Digital Telephone Answering Device is a so- phisticated, fully digital message center. Fully digital means the system stores all messages on a computer chip. This gives you advanced capabilities over tape-based answering machines.
  • Page 4 43-3801.fm Page 4 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM Two-Way Recording — lets you record both sides of a tele- phone conversation. Voice Activated Recording (VOX) Detection — the TAD stops recording when the caller hangs up or after 7 seconds of silence to help conserve memory space.

  • Page 5: Fcc Statement

    43-3801.fm Page 5 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM Read This Before Installation Your TAD conforms to federal regulations, and you can connect it to most telephone lines. However, each device that you con- nect to the phone line draws power from the phone line. We re- fer to this power draw as the device's ringer equivalence number, or REN.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    43-3801.fm Page 6 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM CONTENTS Installation ................7 Installing the Backup Batteries ......... 7 Connecting the TAD to a Phone Line ....... 8 Connecting AC Power ............9 Preparation ................10 Turning the TAD On/Off ..........10 Adjusting the Volume .............

  • Page 7: Installation

    43-3801.fm Page 7 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM INSTALLATION INSTALLING THE BACKUP BATTERY If AC power fails or you unplug the TAD, one 9V alkaline battery (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 bat- tery.

  • Page 8: Connecting The Tad To A Phone Line

    43-3801.fm Page 8 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM Replace the battery when the LOW BATT indicator flashes while the TAD is connected to AC power. Warning: Dispose of the old battery promptly and properly. Do not burn or bury it. Cautions: •...

  • Page 9: Connecting Ac Power

    43-3801.fm Page 9 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM 1. Plug the TAD's modular phone line cord into the wall jack. 2. Plug the modular phone line cord into the modular phone jack on the back of the TAD. CONNECTING AC POWER Plug the AC adapter into a standard AC outlet.

  • Page 10: Preparation

    43-3801.fm Page 10 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM PREPARATION TURNING THE TAD ON/OFF When the MESSAGE indicator lights continuously, the TAD is ready to answer calls. To turn off the TAD, press . The MESSAGE indi- STOP/ON/OFF cator turns off and the TAD beeps. To turn on the TAD, press .

  • Page 11: Adjusting The Volume

    43-3801.fm Page 11 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM ADJUSTING THE VOLUME Press or hold down to increase the volume and VOLUME to decrease the volume. The TAD beeps when VOLUME you press either volume button so you can hear the volume lev- el as it changes.
  • Page 12 43-3801.fm Page 12 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM Follow these steps to set the current day and time. 1. Press , the TAD announces “Monday.” TIME SET/SKIP Repeatedly press until you hear the correct TIME SET/SKIP day. 2. Press , the TAD announces “Twelve.”...

  • Page 13: Setting The Incoming Message Length

    43-3801.fm Page 13 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM SETTING THE INCOMING MESSAGE LENGTH Slide (minutes) to choose the INCOMING MSG 5 MIN length of incoming messages. When you slide (announcement INCOMING MSG ANN ONLY only), the TAD plays your outgoing message, but the caller can- not record a message.
  • Page 14 43-3801.fm Page 14 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM 1. With on the back of the TAD set to INCOMING MSG 5 MIN hold down . The TAD beeps. Speak clearly into ANNOUNCE the microphone from about 10 inches in front of the TAD. 2.

  • Page 15: Setting The Number Of Rings

    43-3801.fm Page 15 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM SETTING THE NUMBER OF RINGS , located on the back of the TAD, controls how RING SELECT long the TAD waits before it answers a call. Slide RING SELECT to the desired position. —...

  • Page 16: Operation

    43-3801.fm Page 16 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM OPERATION SETTING THE TAD TO ANSWER CALLS To set the TAD to answer calls, press to turn on ON/OFF/STOP the TAD. The MESSAGE indicator lights. When the TAD answers a call, it plays the outgoing message, then beeps and begins recording.

  • Page 17: Using The Announce-Only Feature

    43-3801.fm Page 17 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM • Many local phone companies use Calling Party Control (CPC) to signal that the caller has hung up. Your TAD can recognize a CPC signal and release the line. If the TAD records phone company messages or dial tones, your local phone company probably does not use CPC.

  • Page 18: Screening Calls

    43-3801.fm Page 18 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM • When the TAD is set for announce-only, you cannot set it to record incoming messages using the remote commands. • If you set but did not record INCOMING MSG ANN ONLY an announce-only OGM, you can do so remotely.

  • Page 19: Recording A 2-Way Phone Conversation

    43-3801.fm Page 19 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM 1. Hold down . After the beep, speak clearly into the MEMO microphone from about 10 inches in front of the TAD. 2. When you finish speaking, release . The message MEMO indicator flashes until you play the memo.

  • Page 20: Playing Incoming Messages/Memos

    43-3801.fm Page 20 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM onds during recording. Press once to stop recording TWO WAY the conversation. Important: Every state has different regulations governing the recording of conversations over the telephone. Be sure to check your local, state, and federal laws before using this product to record any telephone conversation in order to determine that your use is in compliance with such laws or guidelines.
  • Page 21 43-3801.fm Page 21 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM sages, press and hold down for about 1 sec- PLAY/PAUSE ond; the TAD plays messages beginning with the first new message. After you play the messages, the MESSAGE indicator lights steadily and the TAD automatically saves the messages and resets to answer calls.

  • Page 22: Deleting Messages

    43-3801.fm Page 22 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM 4. To stop message playback at any time, press STOP/ON/ DELETING MESSAGES You can delete messages individually during playback, or all at once after playback. To delete a particular incoming message, memo, or two-way phone conversation (after listening to it), press during DELETE...

  • Page 23: Remote Operation

    43-3801.fm Page 23 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM To delete all messages after playback, hold down DELETE about 3 seconds. The TAD sounds four tones. Note: If you press before playback of all messages, the DELETE TAD sounds four tones to alert you. You cannot delete all mes- sages until you playback all new messages.

  • Page 24: Remote Commands

    43-3801.fm Page 24 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM Remote Commands Press: Play new messages. Play all messages. Delete current message. Repeat previous message. Stop and exit. Skip a message. Turn off/on the TAD. (If the TAD is off, it will turn on and answer after about 10 rings.

  • Page 25: Operating The Tad From A Remote Location

    43-3801.fm Page 25 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM OPERATING THE TAD FROM A REMOTE LOCATION 1. Dial your phone number. Even if the TAD is off, it will turn on and answer after about 10 rings. 2. After the outgoing message plays and the TAD beeps, enter your remote operation security code.

  • Page 26: Troubleshooting

    43-3801.fm Page 26 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM TROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any problems with your TAD, but if you do, try these suggestions. If the TAD still does not operate properly, take it to your local RadioShack store for assistance. Problem Remedy The TAD does not...

  • Page 27: Care

    43-3801.fm Page 27 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM CARE To enjoy your Digital Telephone Answering Device for a long time: • Keep the TAD dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. • Use and store the TAD only in normal temperature environ- ments.

  • Page 28: Lightning

    43-3801.fm Page 28 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM Also, the phone company can make changes to its lines, equip- ment, operations, or procedures that could affect the operation of your TAD. The telephone company notifies you of these changes in advance, so you can take the necessary steps to prevent interruption of your telephone service.
  • Page 29 43-3801.fm Page 29 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM NOTES...
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  • Page 32 43-3801.fm Page 32 Friday, April 21, 2000 9:25 AM Limited One-Year Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and work- manship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioShack com- pany-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers.

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