Radio Shack 43-3801 User manual

43-3801 Owner’s Manual Please read before using this equipment.
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Digital Telephone
Answering System
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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
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO
NOT OPEN.
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO
NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICEABLE
PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
This symbol is intended to alert you to the
presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage
within the product’s enclosure that might be of
sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric
shock. Do not open the product’s case.
This symbol is intended to inform you that
important operating and maintenance
instructions are included in the literature
accompanying this product.
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©2001 RadioShack Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
RadioShack and RadioShack.com are trademarks used by RadioShack Corporation.
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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 ................................................ 9
Setting the Incoming Message Length .......................... 10
Recording the Outgoing Message (OGM) ..................... 10
Setting the Number of Rings ......................................... 11
Operation ............................................................................. 12
Setting the System to Answer Calls .............................. 12
Using Announce-only .................................................... 13
Screening Calls ............................................................. 14
Recording a Memo ........................................................ 15
Recording a Two-way Phone Conversation .................. 15
Playing Incoming Messages/Memos/
Two-way Phone Conversations ..................................... 16
Deleting Messages ........................................................ 17
Remote Operation .............................................................. 18
Remote Operation Security Code .................................. 18
Operating the System from a Remote Location ............ 19
Remote Commands ....................................................... 19
Troubleshooting .................................................................. 20
Care ............................................................................... 21
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4Introduction
ˆ Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the RadioShack Digital Telephone
Answering System. Your system is a sophisticated, fully digital
message center. 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. Your system has:
High Capacity — lets you record up to 10 minutes of
messages, memos, and two-way phone conversations.
Day/Time Stamp — records the day and time each message
was recorded.
Call Screening — lets you listen to incoming calls so you can
decide whether or not to answer a call.
Phone Pick-Up Detection — stops recording a caller’s
message when you pick up any phone on the same line as the
system, so you can talk to the caller.
Multiple Outgoing Message (OGM) — lets you set the system
to play your message or the prerecorded message, or just play
your announcement without recording the caller’s message.
Memo Recording — lets you leave a message for yourself or
others in your home or office.
Two-Way Recording — lets you record both sides of a
telephone conversation.
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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.
Remote Answer-on — lets you call the system from a remote
location and set it to answer calls.
Adjustable Ring Number — you can set the system to answer
after two, four, or seven rings.
Toll-Saver — lets you avoid unnecessary toll charges when
calling long-distance to check your messages.
Selectable Incoming Message Length — lets you set the
maximum length of a caller’s message to 1 or 5 minutes.
Memory Full Warning — lets you know when the system’s
memory is full.
Message Indicator — flashes to let you know you have new
messages.
READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLATION
Your system conforms to federal regulations, and you can
connect it to most telephone lines. However, each device that
you connect to the phone line draws power from the phone line.
We refer to this power draw as the device’s ringer equivalence
number, or REN. The REN is on the bottom of the system.
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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. If ringer operation is impaired, remove a device from
the line.
ˆ Installation
INSTALLING THE BACKUP BATTERY
If AC power fails or you unplug the system, one 9V alkaline
battery (not supplied) is required to save any recorded
messages and the settings for the day and time. For the best
performance and longest life, we recommend a RadioShack
alkaline battery.
Caution: Use a fresh battery of the required size and
recommended type.
1. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the screw on the
battery compartment cover and remove the cover.
2. Attach a 9V alkaline battery to the terminals and place the
battery in the compartment.
3. Replace the cover and secure it with the screw.
Replace the battery when the LOW BATT indicator flashes
while the system is connected to AC power.
Warning: Dispose of the old battery promptly and properly. Do
not burn or bury it.
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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.
CONNECTING THE SYSTEM TO A PHONE
LINE
Select a location for the system that is near both a telephone
jack and an easily accessible AC outlet, and out of the way of
normal activities.
Your telephone connects directly to a modular telephone line
jack. If your telephone wiring does not have a modular jack, you
can update the wiring yourself using jacks and adapters
(available at your local RadioShack store), or have the
telephone company update the wiring for you. You must use
compatible modular jacks that are compliant with Part 68 of
FCC Rules
.
Note: The USOC number of the jack to be installed is RJ11C
(or RJ11W for a wall plate jack).
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8Preparation
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.
Notes:
• If you did not install a backup battery, the MESSAGE
indicator lights, and the LOW BATT indicator flashes. The
system initializes, then you hear 4 tones.
• 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 reinserting it.
• The system cannot operate without AC power.
ˆ Preparation
TURNING THE SYSTEM ON/OFF
To turn on the system, press STOP/ON/OFF. The MESSAGE
indicator lights and the system beeps.
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Preparation
When the MESSAGE indicator lights continuously, the system
is ready to answer calls.
To turn off the system, press STOP/ON/OFF. The MESSAGE
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 VOLUME 8
88
8to increase or VOLUME 9
99
9to
decrease the volume. The system beeps when you press either
volume button so you can hear the volume level as it changes.
SETTING THE DAY AND TIME
You must set the day and time before the system will record the
day/time voice stamp on each memo and incoming message.
The day/time voice stamp automatically defaults to Monday,
12:00 AM, when you connect the system to power, and does
not advance until you set the correct day and time.
1. Hold down TIME/SKIP (a tone sounds) continuously through
Step 4.
2. Repeatedly press DAY/REPEAT until the system announces
the correct day.
3. Repeatedly press HOUR/ANNOUNCE until you hear the
correct hour.
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4. Repeatedly press or hold down MINUTE/TWO WAY until you
hear the correct minute.
Note: When you hold down MINUTE/TWO WAY, the system
moves forward in 10 minute intervals until it reaches 00.
5. Release TIME/SKIP. The system announces the day and
time you set.
To hear the current day and time, press TIME/SKIP while the
system is on or off.
If you have not set the day and time and you press TIME/SKIP,
the system announces “Please set time”.
SETTING THE INCOMING MESSAGE
LENGTH
Slide INCOMING MSG on the back of the system to 1or 5MIN
(minutes) to choose the length of incoming messages.
When 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, it monitors
the line for 10 seconds for any remote code entry.
RECORDING THE OUTGOING MESSAGE
(OGM)
You can use the system’s prerecorded outgoing message,
“Hello, please leave a message after the tone,” or record your
own.
To record an outgoing message:
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1. Hold down HOUR/ANNOUNCE. The system beeps.
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 HOUR/ANNOUNCE.
The system sounds a tone and automatically plays back
your recorded message.
Notes:
• The maximum length for an outgoing message is about 30
seconds. When it reaches the maximum outgoing message
length, the system sounds a tone and plays back the
message. If you want to record a new OGM, simply repeat
these steps.
• If you record your own message and subsequently decide
to use the prerecorded message, press HOUR/ANNOUNCE
to play your OGM. While it is playing, press DELETE to
erase the message you recorded.
• To hear the outgoing message at any time, press HOUR/
ANNOUNCE. To stop the outgoing message before it ends,
press STOP/ON/OFF.
SETTING THE NUMBER OF RINGS
RING SELECT, located on the back of the system, controls how
long the system waits before it answers a call. Slide RING
SELECT to the desired position.
2– The system answers after two rings.
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4– The system answers after four rings.
7– The system answers after seven rings.
TS (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. If
you hear more than two rings, you know you can hang up
because the system has no new messages.
ˆ Operation
SETTING THE SYSTEM TO ANSWER CALLS
To set the system to answer calls, press ON/OFF/STOP to turn
on the system. The MESSAGE indicator lights.
When the system answers a call, it plays the outgoing
message, then beeps and begins recording.
The caller can leave a message for 1 minute or up to 5 minutes
in length (see “Setting the Incoming Message Length” on
Page 10). After the caller hangs up or is silent for more than 7
seconds, or the maximum message length is reached, the
system hangs up and resets to answer the next call. The
MESSAGE indicator flashes to indicate an incoming message.
When the system is answering a call or recording a message, if
any phone on the same line is picked up or the system detects
a Calling Party Control (CPC) signal, it stops playing the
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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. The system cannot record additional
messages until you delete some of the old messages (see
“Deleting Messages” on Page 17).
• Many local phone companies use CPC to signal that the
caller has hung up. Your system can recognize a CPC
signal and release the line. If the system records phone
company messages or dial tones, your local phone
company probably does not use CPC.
USING ANNOUNCE-ONLY
Announce-only sets the system to play a message for the caller,
then automatically disconnects without letting the caller leave a
message.
To select announce-only, slide INCOMING MSG to ANN ONLY.
When the system receives a call, it answers after two rings and
plays the announce-only message, a long beep sounds, then it
monitors the phone line for remote codes received within about
10 seconds.
You can use the system’s prerecorded announce-only OGM
“No one is available to take your call,” or record your own.
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To record a message, slide INCOMING MSG to ANN ONLY, then
hold down HOUR/ANNOUNCE. After the beep, speak clearly into
the microphone from about 10 inches in front of the system.
(The message can be about 30 seconds long.) Release HOUR/
ANNOUNCE to stop recording. The system automatically plays
back your recorded message.
Notes:
• The announce-only OGM does not affect your original
OGM that tells callers to leave a message. Each OGM can
be recorded, played back, or deleted independently.
• The maximum length for an announce-only OGM is about
30 seconds. When it reaches the maximum outgoing
message length, the system sounds a tone and plays back
the message.
• If you record your own message and subsequently decide
to use the prerecorded message, press HOUR/ANNOUNCE
to play the messageyou recorded. While it is playing, press
DELETE to erase your message.
• To hear the outgoing message at any time, press HOUR/
ANNOUNCE. To stop the outgoing message before it ends,
press ON/OFF/STOP.
• When the system is set for announce-only, you cannot set
it to record incoming messages using the remote
commands.
To turn off announce-only so callers can leave messages, slide
INCOMING MSG to either 1or 5MIN.
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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.
Notes:
• If you pick up the phone just as the system answers, the
system might not stop playing the message. If this
happens, press ON/OFF/STOP to stop playing the message.
• When VOLUME 8/9is set to the minimum level, the
incoming caller’s messages cannot be heard. However, the
standard voice prompts, beep tone, and recorded message
should be audible at minimum volume when any of the
buttons are pressed.
RECORDING A MEMO
A memo is a message that you record by speaking directly into
the system, without calling in on the phone. To record a memo
up to 1 minute,
hold down MEMO. After the beep, speak clearly into the
microphone from about 10 inches in front of the system.
When you finish speaking, release MEMO. The system beeps.
The message indicator flashes until you play the memo.
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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
WAY again to stop recording the conversation. The system
sounds a tone and the MESSAGE indicator flashes until you
play the two-way phone 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 your
use is in compliance with such laws or guidelines.
PLAYING INCOMING MESSAGES/MEMOS/
TWO-WAY PHONE CONVERSATIONS
The MESSAGE indicator flashes after the system records one
or more incoming messages, recorded memos, or two-way
phone conversations.
To listen to all messages (including memos and two-way phone
conversations), press PLAY/PAUSE. The system plays each new
message in sequence. The system announces the day and
time, the message was recorded. After you play all the new
messages, the MESSAGE indicator lights steadily and the
system automatically saves the messages and resets to answer
calls.
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Note: If there are no messages, the system beeps.
To replay the messages, press PLAY/PAUSE. To pause while
listening to messages, press PLAY/PAUSE. The playback
resumes when you press PLAY/PAUSE again. The system
returns to the answer-ready mode after 7 seconds if you do not
press PLAY/PAUSE again.
During message playback, you can:
• Press DAY/REPEAT to repeat the current message.
• Hold down DAY/REPEAT to repeat the previous message.
• Press TIME/SKIP to skip forward to the next message.
To stop message playback at any time, press STOP/ON/OFF.
Note: Each message is treated as a new message until you
play back the entire message.
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 DELETE during
playback.
To delete all messages after playback, hold down DELETE. The
system sounds a tone.
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Note: If you press DELETE before playback of all messages, the
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:
• set the system to answer calls
• listen to your messages
• record a new OGM
• record a memo
• delete an individual message
REMOTE OPERATION SECURITY CODE
To use your system from a remote telephone, you must first
enter a 3-digit remote operation security code. The security
code label is located at the bottom of the system. Enter the
security code after the system answers and sounds two beeps.
Within 7 seconds, enter one of the remote commands.
Note: If you do not have CPC service and you hang up while
the system is playing back the messages, the system might not
recognize that you disconnected. If someone calls while the
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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. Dial your phone number. Even if the system is off, it will
turn on and answer after about ten rings.
2. After the outgoing message plays and the system beeps,
enter your remote operation security code.
Note: If you pause for 10 seconds between digits, the
system disconnects.
3. Enter the desired remote command (see “Remote
Commands”).
4. When you finish, press 5# to end remote access.
Notes:
• If you enter an incorrect or invalid command, press 5# to
stop and return to the remote main menu.
• Remote message playback pauses about every two
minutes. You must press any key on the handset to
continue playing the message.
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REMOTE COMMANDS
ˆ Troubleshooting
We do not expect you to have any problems with your system,
but if you do, try these suggestions. If the system still does not
Press To
1# Play new messages.
2# Play all messages.
3# Delete current message.
4# Repeat previous message.
5# Stop and exit.
6# Skip and exit.
7# 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.)
8# Record an OGM.
9# Record a memo.
0# Monitor the room.
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