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Digital Answering System
with Time/Day Voice Stamp
Owner’s Manual
Please read before using this equipment.
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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. DO NOT ! OPEN. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICE- ABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PER- SONNEL. This symbol is intended to alert you to the pres- ence of u
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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. If the total is more than five (three in rural ar- eas), your telepho
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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 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 de- vice as specified in Part 15 o
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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 ................................................. 9
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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 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. Call Screening — lets you listen to incoming call
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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 alkaline battery. Follow these steps to install the backup battery. 1. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the screw on the bat- tery compartment cover, then remove the cover. 2. Attach a 9V alkaline battery to the
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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. TEL LINE Plug the modular phone line cord into the
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TURNING THE SYSTEM ON/OFF ON/OFF/STOP To turn on the system, press . The display lights and the system sounds a tone. The system is set to answer calls. ON/OFF/STOP To turn it off, press . The display turns off and the system sounds 2 tones. ADJUSTING THE VOLUME VOLUME Push down or pull up 8 8 8 8 / 9 9 9 9 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
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MEMO/2 WAY/HOUR the display. Repeatedly press until you hear or see the correct hour. SKIP/TIME SET/CHECK, PLAY/ 4. While holding down press PAUSE/MIN . The system announces “01”. 01 appears on PLAY/PAUSE/ the display. Repeatedly press or hold down MIN until you hear or see the correct minute. Note: PLAY/PAUSE/MIN When you hold down , the system will move forward by 10 minutes until it reaches 00. SKIP/TIME SET/CHECK 5. Release . The system announces the day and time you set. SKIP/TIME SE
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SETTING THE INCOMING MESSAGE LENGTH INCOMING MSG 1 5 MIN Slide to or (minutes) to choose the length of incoming messages. INCOMING MSG ANN ONLY If you slide to (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
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length, the system sounds a tone and plays back the mes- sage. • If you record your own message and subsequently decide REPEAT/ANNC/DAY to use the prerecorded message, press to play the message you recorded. While it is playing, press DELETE to erase your message. REPEAT/ • To hear the outgoing message at any time, press ANNC/DAY . To stop the outgoing message before it ends, ON/OFF/STOP press . Operation SETTING THE SYSTEM TO ANSWER CALLS To set the system to answer calls, press ON/OFF/STO
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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 and release the line. If the system records phone company messages or dial tones, your local phone com- pany probably does not use CPC. If FL flashes on the display, the system’s memory is full. It an- swers calls a
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your message clearly into the microphone from about 10 inches REPEAT/ANNC/DAY away from the system. Release 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 mes- sage length, the system sounds a tone and plays back the message. • If you record your own message and subsequently decide REPEAT/ANNC/DAY to
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Notes: • If you pick up the phone just as the system answers, the system might not stop playing the message. If this hap- ON/OFF/STOP pens, press 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. However, the system will operate at the lowest REPEAT/ANNC/DAY MEMO/ volume whenever another key ( , 2 WAY/HOUR PLAY/PAUSE/MIN SKIP/TIME SET/C
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MEMO/2 WAY/HOUR 3. When you finish speaking, release . 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. MEMO/2 WAY/HOUR At any time during the conversation, press . r2 flashes on the display and the system sounds a tone. The system starts recording. MEMO 2 WAY/HOUR Press again to stop recording the conversa- tio
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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 two tones. PLAY/PAUSE/MIN To pause while listening to message, press . P appears on the display. The playback resumes when you press PLAY/PAUSE/MIN again, or the system returns to answer-ready PLAY/PAUSE/MIN mo
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DELETE To delete all messages after playback, hold down for about 3 seconds. The system sounds a tone. 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. SECURITY CODE To use your system from a remote tele
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tone, enter your remote operation security code. Enter a remote command (see “Remote Commands” on Page 19). When you 5# finish, press 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. Note: When listening to messages in remote mode, there is a pause during playb
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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. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack
