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- Owner's Manual
Radio Shack 43-3808 Owner's Manual
Summary of 43-3808
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Owner’s manual pl ease read be fo re using th is eq uipmen t. Digital answering system with time/day voice stamp.
Page 2: Read This Before
2 read this before installation 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...
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3 read this before installation 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...
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4 read this before installation 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. The telephone c...
Page 5: Contents
5 contents ˆ contents features ................................................................................. 6 preparation ............................................................................ 7 installing the backup battery .............................................. 7 connecting ac p...
Page 6: Features
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...
Page 7: Preparation
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 a...
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8 preparation notes: • if you did not install a backup battery, lo , 00 , and -- 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...
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9 preparation turning the system on/off to turn on the system, press on/off/stop . The display lights and the system sounds a tone. The system is set to answer calls. To turn it off, press on/off/stop . The display turns off and the system sounds 2 tones. Adjusting the volume push down or pull up vo...
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10 preparation the display. Repeatedly press memo/2 way/hour until you hear or see the correct hour. 4. While holding down skip/time set/check, press play/ pause/min . The system announces “01”. 01 appears on the display. Repeatedly press or hold down play/pause/ min until you hear or see the correc...
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11 preparation setting the incoming message length slide incoming msg to 1 or 5 min (minutes) to choose the length of incoming messages. If you slide incoming msg to ann only (announcement only), the system plays your outgoing message, but the caller cannot record a message. After the system answers...
Page 12: Operation
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 repeat/annc/day to play the message you recorded. While it is playing, press delete to erase your message. • to hear the outgoing...
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13 operation 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 an...
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14 operation your message clearly into the microphone from about 10 inches away from the system. Release repeat/annc/day when you finish your message. The system sounds a tone and plays back the message. A2 and the message indicator appear alternately. Notes: • the maximum length for an announce-onl...
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15 operation 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/off/stop on the system or the hook switch on your phone to stop playing the message. • if the volume is set to the minimum level , during incoming cal...
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16 operation 3. When you finish speaking, release memo/2 way/hour . 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....
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17 operation 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...
Page 18: Remote Operation
18 remote operation to delete all messages after playback, hold down delete for 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...
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19 remote operation tone, enter your remote operation security code. Enter a remote command (see “remote commands” on page 19). When you finish, press 5# to end remote access. Remote commands note: when listening to messages in remote mode, there is a pause during playback every 2 minutes and 40 sec...
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Radioshack corporation fort worth, texas 76102 43-3808 lib850yy 02a01 printed in china lightning damage is not common. However, if you live in an area that has severe electrical storms, we suggest you unplug your system when storms approach to reduce the possibility of damage. Limited one-year warra...