Radio Shack 43-3888 manual

© 200 3 Rad ioS hack C or pora tio n. All Right s Reserve d. RadioShac k and RadioSh ack.com are tradema rks used by RadioShack Corpo r ation. 43-388 8 OWNER’S MANUAL — Plea se read bef ore using thi s equipment . READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLATION Your Dig ital Answe ring System i s ETL l i s t e dt oU Ls t a n d a r d sa n dm e e t sa l l applica[...]

2 We have design ed your answer ing system to co nform to fede ral regulatio ns, a nd you ca n connec t it to most teleph one lines. Howeve r, each answerin g system ( and eac h devic e, such as a telep hone or answe ring machi ne) that you con nect to the telepho ne line draws power from th e tele phone line. We refe r to this po wer draw as the d[...]

The FCC Want s You to Know 3 affect the ope ration of this telep hone. The t elephone comp any notif ies you o f these chang es in advan ce, so you can take the neces sary steps to pr event interrup tion of your tele phone ser vice. THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW This equ ipment has been tes ted and found to comp ly with the limits for a Class B d igita[...]

4 Featur es • Reori ent or reloca te the receivi ng antenn a. • Incre ase the separation be tween the equi pment and rec eiver . • Conne ct the equipme nt into an outl et on a circ uit dif fer ent from that to which the rec eiver is connect ed. • Consu lt your loc al RadioShack stor e or an exp erienced r adio/T V technician for help . • [...]

Features 5 system is fully digital, there are no tape mechanis ms to wea r out and no tapes to bother with. Day/Time Stamp — recor ds the day and time each me ssage was re corded. Call Screening —l e t sy o ul i s t e nt o incoming calls so you can d ecide whet her or not to ans wer a call. Remot e Operatio n — l ets yo u oper ate the sys tem[...]

Prep aratio n 6 PREPARATION I NSTA LLING THE B ACKUP B ATT ERY If AC po wer fails o r you unplu g the syste m, one 9V a lkaline b attery ( not supplied) is nee ded to save any r e- corded me ssages and the s ettings for the day and tim e. For the best perform ance an d longes t life, we recomm end you use a Rad ioShack alkaline batt ery. 1. Use a P[...]

Prep aratio n 7 stan dard AC o utlet. The dis play lights and Cr appe ars. The syste m initializes in about 20 seco nds, th en sounds 4 t ones. 00 and -- alternat ely appea r. If you did not install a backup b attery, Lo , 00 ,a n d -- alternat ely app ear. C ONNEC TING THE S YSTE M TO A P HONE L INE Plug the sy stem’s attached phone lin e cord i[...]

Prep aratio n 8 T URNING THE S YSTEM O N / O FF To turn on the system , press ON/OFF/ ST OP . T he display light s and the syst em s ounds a tone. The system is set to a nswer calls. To turn it of f, press ON/OFF/ST OP .T h e display turns of f and the system sounds 2 tones . A DJU STI NG THE V OLUME Push dow n or pull up VOLUME  /  to increa[...]

Prep aratio n 9 3. While holdin g down SKIP/TIME SET/CHECK, press ME MO/2 W A Y/ HOUR . Th e syste m annou nces “ 1 AM”. 01 appe ars on th e displ ay . Repe atedly pres s MEMO/2 W A Y/ HOUR until you h ear or see the correct h our . 4. While holdin g down SKIP/TIME SET/CHECK, press PLA Y/P AUSE/ MIN . The system an nounces “01 ”. 01 appear [...]

Prep aratio n 10 message s, the system answe rs after two rings . Otherwise, th e system answers aft er four rings. This lets you avoid un neces sary char ges when calling by long di stance to check you r messages. If you hear more than two rings, you know you can han g up becau se the syst em has no n ew message s. S ETTING THE I NCOMING M ESSAGE [...]

Operatio n 11 1. Hold down REPEA T/ANNC/DA Y . A1 flashes on the disp lay , and the system so unds a to ne. 2. S p eak your m essage cle arly int o the micro phon e from a bout 10 inches awa y from th e system . 3. Release REPEA T/ANN C/DA Y when you finish your messag e. The system soun ds a tone and automa tically plays back your recorde d messag[...]

12 Operatio n than 7 second s, or the maximum message le ngth is reache d, the system hangs up and res ets to answer t he next call. The number flashes to indica te a new incom ing mess age has been recorde d. When the system is answe ring a call or recordin g a messag e, if any phone on t h es a m el i n ei s p i c k e du p o r t h e system d etec[...]

Operatio n 13 message s (see “Delet ing Messages” on Page 17). If memo ry is full, the system announce s “Memor y is full” when you recor d an outgoi ng message o r memo. U SING A NN OUNCE -O NLY Your system ’s announ ce-only f eature lets you set the system to pla y a message fo r the caller, then automa tically hang up withou t letting [...]

14 Operatio n When the sy stem is set for ann ounce- only, you cann ot set i t to recor d incomi ng message s using the remote comman ds. To turn off t he announ ce-onl y feature so callers can leave me ssages, slide INCOMING MSG to e ither 1 or 5M I N . S CREENING C ALLS To screen c alls, let the sys tem answer , then liste n to the caller’s mes[...]

Operatio n 15 3. Wh en you fini sh speaking , releas e MEMO/2 W A Y/HOUR . The syst em soun ds a tone. Th e number flashes o n the disp lay unt il you play t he memo. R ECO RDI NG A T WO -W AY P HONE C ONVERSAT ION You can record bo th sides of a conversa tion on any phone co nnect ed t ot h es a m ep h o n el i n ea st h es y s t e m . At any time[...]

16 Operatio n T ol i s t e nt om e s s a g e s ,p r e s s PLA Y/ PA U S E / M I N . The system play s each new mess age and the sequ ence numbe r appears. The sy stem announ ces th e day and ti me the message wa s recorded. Afte r you play all the new mes sages, the displa y shows the total nu mber of recorde d message s, and the system automa tica[...]

Remot e Operatio n 17 D ELETING M ESSAGES You can delete me ssages individu ally during p layback , or all at once after playback. To de lete a part icular incomi ng message , memo, or two -way pho ne conversa tion (after l istening to it) , press DELETE during play back. To dele te all m essages a fter p layback, hold down DELETE for a bout 3 seco[...]

18 Remote Op eratio n bottom of the sy stem. Ente r the security code aft er the syst em answers and sounds tw o tones. Withi n 7 seconds, enter o ne of the rem ote co mmand s. O PERATING THE SYSTEM FROM A R EMO TE L OCATION Dial you r phone numbe r. Even i f the system i s off, it will t urn on a nd answer after abou t 10 rings. After th e system [...]

Care 19 CARE If the system gets wet, wipe it dry immediat ely. Use and store th e system only in no rmal tem peratur e environm ents. Do not dr op it. Keep the system awa y fro m dust an d dirt, a nd wipe it with a damp cloth occasio nally to keep it looking new. SERV ICE AND REPAIR If your sy stem is not per forming a s it shou ld, take it to your[...]

Radi oShack Co rporati on Fort Worth, T exas 761 02 43-388 8 05A0 3 P r i n t e di nC h i n a Limited One-Y ear W arra nty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing de- fects in material and workmanship under normal use for one (1) y ea r from the date of purchase from RadioShac k company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack f[...]