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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 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.
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's ringer equivalence number, or REN. The REN is on the bottom of your system. If you use more than one phone or other device on the line, add up all of the RENs.
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 affect the operation of this system. The telephone company notifies you of these changes in advance, so you can take the necessary steps to prevent interruption of your telephone service. This equipment complies with the limits for a Class B digital device as specified in Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
ˆ Contents Features ................................................................................. 6 Preparation ............................................................................ 7 Installing the Backup Battery .............................................. 7 Connecting AC Power ........................................................ 7 Connecting the System to a Phone Line ............................ 8 Turning the System On/Off .................................................
ˆ 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 tapebased answering machines. Because this telephone answering system is fully digital, there are no tape mechanisms to wear out and no tapes to bother with. The system’s features include: Day/Time Stamp — records the day and time each message was recorded.
ˆ 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 recorded messages and the settings for the day and time. For the best performance and longest life, we recommend you use a RadioShack alkaline battery. Follow these steps to install the backup battery. 1. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the screw on the battery compartment cover, then remove the cover. 2.
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 re-inserting it. • The system cannot operate without AC power. CONNECTING THE SYSTEM TO A PHONE LINE Plug the system’s attached phone line cord into the wall jack.
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 8 / 9 to increase or decrease the volume. The system sounds a tone when you change the volume.
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. Note: When you hold down PLAY/PAUSE/MIN, the system will move forward by 10 minutes until it reaches 00. 5. Release SKIP/TIME SET/CHECK. The system announces the day and time you set. 6.
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, 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.
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 REPEAT/ANNC/DAY to play the message you recorded. While it is playing, press DELETE to erase your message. • To hear the outgoing message at any time, press REPEAT/ ANNC/DAY. To stop the outgoing message before it ends, press ON/OFF/STOP.
a Calling Party Control (CPC) signal, it stops playing the outgoing 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 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. If FL flashes on the display, the system’s memory is full. It answers calls after 10 rings.
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-only OGM is about 30 seconds. When it reaches the maximum outgoing message length, the system sounds a tone and plays back the message.
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 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 calls the speaker will turn off and you will not hear incoming messages.
3. When you finish speaking, release MEMO/2 WAY/HOUR. The system sounds a tone. The number flashes on the display until you play the memo. 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 MEMO/2 WAY/HOUR. r2 flashes on the display and the system sounds a tone. The system starts recording. Press MEMO 2 WAY/HOUR again to stop recording the conversation.
The system announces the day and time the message was recorded. After you play all the new messages, the display shows the total number of recorded messages, and the system automatically saves the messages and resets to answer calls. Note: If there are no messages, the system sounds two tones. To pause while listening to message, press PLAY/PAUSE/MIN. P appears on the display.
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 security code and do any of the following: • Set the system to answer calls. • Listen to your messages. • Record a new outgoing message. • Delete individual messages.
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 Press To 1# Play new messages. 2# Play all messages. 3# Delete the current message. 4# Repeat a previous message. 5# Stop and exit. 6# Skip a message. 7# Turn on/off the system. 8# Record an outgoing message. 9# Record a memo. 0# Monitor the room.
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 Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers.
