Radio Shack 43-3888 User manual

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43-3888 OWNER’S MANUAL — Please read before using this equipment.
READ THIS BEFORE
INSTALLATION
Your Digital Answering System is ETL
listedtoULstandardsandmeetsall
applicable FCC requirements.
FCC STATEMENT
Your answering system complies with
Part 68 of FCC Rules.Youmust,upon
request, provide the FCC registration
number and the REN to your telephone
company. Both numbers are on the
bottom of your system.
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CONTENTS
The FCC Wants You
to Know .................... 3
Features ................... 4
Preparation ............... 6
Operation ................ 11
Remote Operation .. 17
Care ....................... 19
Service and Repair . 19
The lightning symbol is intended to alert you
to the presence of uninsulated dangerous
voltage within this product’s enclosure that
might be of sufficient magnitude to consti-
tuteariskofelectricshock.Donotopenthe
product’s case.
The exclamation symbol is intended to in-
form you that important operating and
maintenance instructions are included in
the literature accompanying this product.
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WARNING: To reduce the risk the of fire or
shockhazard, donotexposethis product to rain or
moisture. ..CAUTION..
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CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELEC-
TRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR
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Digital Answering System

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We have designed your answering
system to conform to federal
regulations, and you can connect it to
most telephone lines. However, each
answering system (and each device,
such as a telephone or answering
machine) that you connect to the
telephone line draws power from the
telephone line. We refer to this power
draw as the device's ringer equivalence
number, or REN on the bottom of your
answering system.
If you use more than one phone or other
device on the line, add up all of the
RENs. If the total is more than five
(three in rural areas), your telephones
might not ring. If ringer operation is
impaired, remove a device from the line.
In the unlikely event that your phone
causes problems on the phone line, the
phone company can temporarily
discontinue your service. If this
happens, the phone company attempts
to notify you in advance. If advance
notice is not practical, the 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, equipment,
operations, or procedures that could
ÔNOTE Ô
You must not connect
your answering system
to:• coin-operated
systems
• party-line systems
• mostelectronickey
telephone systems
FCC Statement

The FCC Wants You to Know
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affect the operation of this telephone.
The telephone company notifies you of
these changes in advance, so you can
take the necessary steps to prevent
interruption of your telephone service.
THE FCC WANTS YOU
TO KNOW
This equipment has been tested and
found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference
in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance
with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio
communications.
However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment
off and on, the user is encouraged to try
to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:

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Features
• Reorient or relocate the receiving
antenna.
• Increase the separation between
the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an
outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is
connected.
• Consult your local RadioShack
store or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help.
• If you cannot eliminate the
interference, the FCC requires that
you stop using your answering
system.
Changes or modifications not expressly
approved by RadioShack may cause
interference and void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment.
You must use shielded interface cables
with this equipment.
FEATURES
Your RadioShack Digital Answering
System is a sophisticated, fully digital
message center that stores all
messages on a computer chip. This
gives you advanced capabilities over
tape-based answering machines.
Because this telephone answering

Features
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system is fully digital, there are no tape
mechanisms to wear out and no tapes
to bother with.
Day/Time Stamp — records the day
and time each message was recorded.
Call Screening —letsyoulistento
incoming calls so you can decide
whether or not to answer a call.
Remote Operation — lets you operate
the system while you are away from
your home or office.
Multiple Outgoing Messages (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.
High Memory Capacity —letsyou
record up to 25 minutes of messages,
memos, and two-way phone
conversations.
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.

Preparation
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PREPARATION
INSTALLING THE BACKUP
BATTERY
If AC power fails or you unplug the
system, one 9V alkaline battery (not
supplied) is needed to save any re-
corded messages and the settings for
the day and time. For the best
performance and longest life, we
recommend you use a RadioShack
alkaline battery.
1. Use a Phillips screwdriver to re-
move the screw on the battery
compartment cover, then 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 Lo appears
on the display while the system is
connected to AC power.
CONNECTING AC POWER
Insert the supplied AC adapter’s barrel
plug into the DC 9V jack on the back of
the system, then plug the adapter into a
ÔNOTES Ô
• The system cannot
operate withoutAC
power.
• Do not press any
button while you
are plugging the
adapterinto theAC
outlet. If you
accidentally press
a button, reset the
system by
unplugging the
adapter from the
AC outlet and re-
inserting it.

Preparation
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standard AC outlet. The display lights
and Cr appears.
The system initializes in about 20
seconds, then sounds 4 tones. 00 and
-- alternately appear. If you did not
install a backup battery, Lo,00,and--
alternately appear.
CONNECTING THE SYSTEM
TO APHONE LINE
Plug the system’s attached phone line
cord into the wall jack. Plug the
modular phone line cord into the
system’s TEL LINE jack.
You must use compatible modular
jacks that are compliant with Part 68 of
FCC Rules.
ÔNOTE Ô
The USOC number of
thejacktobeinstalledis
RJ11C (or RJ11W for a
wall plate jack).
Attached Phone Line Cord
Wall
Jack
DC 9V Jack
Modular Phone
Line Cord
AC
Power Cord
TEL LINE Jack

Preparation
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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 VOLUME /
to increase or decrease the volume.
The system sounds a tone when you
change the volume.
SETTING THE DAY AND TIME
The day/time voice stamp automatically
defaults to Monday, 12:00 AM when
you connect the system to power.
1. Turn on the system. Hold down
SKIP/TIME SET/CHECK. The
system sounds a tone after 1
second.
2. While holding down SKIP/TIME
SET/CHECK,pressREPEAT/ANNC/
DAY. The system announces
“Monday” and 01 appears on the
display. Repeatedly press REPEAT/
ANNC/DAY until you hear or see the
correct day.
ÔNOTE Ô
Hold down SKIP/
TIME SET/CHECK
continuously for Steps
1–4.

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3. While holding down SKIP/TIME
SET/CHECK, press MEMO/2 WAY/
HOUR. The system announces “1
AM”. 01 appears on 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 correct minute.
5. Release SKIP/TIME SET/CHECK.
The system announces the day
and time you set.
6. To hear the current day and time,
press SKIP/TIME SET/CHECK while
the system is on or off.
SETTING THE NUMBER OF
RINGS
To control the duration before the
system answers a call, slide RING
SELECT on the system’s right side to
the desired number of rings (2,4,7or
TS).
TS (Toll Saver) – If you choose the Toll
Saver option, and there are new
ÔNOTES Ô
• When you hold
down PLAY/
PAUSE/MIN,the
system will move
forward by 10
minutes until it
reaches 00.
• If you have not set
the day and time
and you press
SKIP/TIME SET/
CHECK,the
system announces
“Please set time”.

Preparation
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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.
SETTING THE INCOMING
MESSAGE LENGTH
Slide INCOMING MSG to 1or 5MIN
(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, it monitors
the line for 10 seconds for any remote
code entry.
RECORDING THE OUTGOING
MESSAGE
The system has a prerecorded
outgoing message (OGM) that says
“Hello, please leave a message after
the tone.” You can use this message or
record your own.