DIRTDEVIL MTZ1000 User Manual
Please read these instructions carefully
before using your TeleZapper'".
Let us help you install your TeleZapperm
or answer any questions, call:
1-800-373-6290
www.privacytechnologies.com
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
BEFORE USING YOUR TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT, BASK
PRKAUllONS SHOUU) ALWAYS BE FOUOWB TO REDUE
RISK OF
IRE,
ELEIIRIC SHOCK AND INJURY TO PERSONS
INClUDlNG 1E FOUOWING:
1.
Read and understand all instructions.
2.
Follow all warnings and instructions marked on
the product.
3.
Unplug this product from the wall telephone iack before
cleonii. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners.
Use a damp cloth for cleaning.
4.
Do not us this pradua near water, for example, near
a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in
a
wet basement, or near a swimming pool, or any-
where els there is water.
5.
Do not plate this product on on unstable cart, stand or
table. The product may fall, causing serious domage to
the product.
SAFETY
THE
6.
This product should never be placed near or over a
radiator or heat register.
7.
Opening or removing toven may expose you to dangerous vohages or other risks. To redute the
electric shock, disconnect phone lines from both sides of
unii before opening. Opening the unit should only be
done in order to change
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7.
Any and all other servicing should be done by
qualified service personnel.
8.
Avoid using a telephone (other than a tordless type)
during on electrical storm. There may he a remote risk
of electric shock from lightning.
9.
Avoid using a telephone in the vicinity of a gas leak
to report the leak.
switch settings
m
described on
irk
10. Unplug this produd and refer serviang to qualified sewice
pemnel
undw L fallowkg
a.
If liquid has been spilled into the produd
b.
If the product has been exposed to rain or water.
c.
If the product does not operate normally by follow-
of
ing the operoting instructions. Adjust only those ton-
lrols that are covered by the operating instructions
cdi
because improper adjustment of other tontrols may
result in damage and
work by a qualified tethnitian to restorethe product
to normal operation.
d.
If the produd exhibits a distinct dlange in performance.
e.
If the'product has been dropped or the rase has been
damaged.
will
ohen require extensive
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Your TeleZapperm can be installed to an existing telephone jock and an existing phone. However,
decide to install a new telephone jack for this product, please follow these precautions:
1.
Never install telephone wiring during a lightening storm.
2.
Never install telephone iotks in wet locations unless the iack is specifically designed for wet locations.
3.
Never touch uninsulatedfelephone wires or terminals unless the telephone line has been
disconnected at the network interface.
4.
Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines.
if
you
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This equipment complies with Pod
the equipment is o lobel that contoim, among other information,
the KC regiiotion number and ringer equivalence number
IRENI. If requested, this information must be provided to the telephone compuny. The REN is used to determine the quantity of
devices which m be connected to the telephone line. Excessive
RENS
on the tele$me line may resuh in the devices not rin ing
in response to an incoming toll. In most, but not all oreos, tte
sum
ofthe RENs should not exceed five 15.O).To be certain of the
number of devices thot may be conneded to the line,
mine by the total RENs, contod the telephone compony to determine the mmimum RENs for the calling area. This equipment
annot be used an the telephone corn anyprovided coin service.
Connection to Party line service
If this equipment causes harm to the telephone network, the
telephone company will notify ou in advance thot temporary
disconlinuonce of service may
isn't practical the telephone compon
or
pussible. Also, you will be odlired of your right to file o
soon
complaint with the KC if yqu believe
phone company may moke changes in its foriliiies, equipment,
operations, or procedures that could affect the oserotion of the
~ipment. If this h~pens, the telephone campony will provide
a vonce nohce In or er for you to make the necessary mod~fico-
lions in order to moinloin uninterrupted service.
68
of the FCC rules. Located on
as
ir
sdjed to ~tate ~oriffs.
b
required. If advance notice
will
notify the customer as
1
is necessary. The tele-
deter-
If trouble is experienced with this equipment,
please contod:
Privacy Technologier
7005 Codran
Rd.
Glenwillow,
OH
44139
Phone 1-800-373-6290
This e uipment has been tested and found to comply wi~h the
limits!or o Uoss B digiiol device, pursuant to pori
rules. Pese limits ore designed to rovide reasonable protection
ogoinst
harmful interference to roio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particulor installation. If this equipment does couse interference to
radio or televirion reception, which con be determined by turning
the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to corred
the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving ontenno.
Increase !he seporotion between the equipment and
the receiver.
tonned the equipment into on outlet on o circuit different from thot to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/[Y
technician for help.
Any
chon e mode by
mn vo:d !e useh oulhorriy lo operate the egu;pment.
he
user not oppraved by Privoy Technologies'
IS
of the F((
NOTICE:
The industry Canada label identifies ceriified equipment. This certification means that the equipment meets certain telecommunications network protective, operotionol
safety requirements as presuibed in the appropriate Terminal
Equipment Technical Requirements document(s). The
Department does not guarantee the equipment will operate to
the
user's satisfaction.
Before installing this equipment, users should ensure that it
is permissible to
telecommunications compony. The equipment must also be
imtolled using on acceptable method of connection. The cuc
tamer should be aware that
ditions may not prevent degradation of service in some
otions.
Repairs to (edified equipment should be coordinated by a
representative designated by the supplier. Any repairs or
aherotions made by the user to this equipment, or equipment mo~functions, may give the telecommunicotions compony couse to request the user to disconnect the equipment.
'
be
connected to the facilities of the loco1
compliance
with the above con-
and
ritu-
Users should ensure for their own protection that the electrical ground connections of the power utility, telephone lines
and internal metallic water pipe system, if present, ore connected together. This precaution
tant in rural oreos.
CAUTION: Users should not atlempt to moke such connections themselves, but should
inspection authority, or eledricion, as oppropriote.
The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) of this device is 0.0.
NOTICI:
The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) assigned
to each terminal device provides an indication of the maximum
number of
telephone interface. The termination on an interface may
consist of nny combinntion of devices subied only to the
requirement that the sum of the Ringer Equivalence
Numbers of all the devices does not exceed
The standard conneding arrangement (telephone jock type)
forth's equipment is modular iock type.
terminals
may be particularly impor-
contact the appropriate electric
allowed to be connected to o
5.
CAUTION:
The battery in this product is intended to last for the life of the product and should not need changed. However, please note the
following precautions associated with these type of batteries: Whium
organic solvents. Improper battery handling; particularly during transit and storage, moy muse heoting, explosions ond fires.
Please strictly observe the precautions below in handling lithium batteries.
RlSK OF EXPLOSION IF EATERY IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECTNPE. DISPOSE OF USED EATERIES
ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW:
batteries
contain
flammable
materials. such or lithium and
WARNING:
1. DO NOT recharge, short-circuit, disassemble, deform, heat, or place the battery near a direct flome. The battery contains
flammable materials such or lithium and orgonic solvents and performing any of the obove actions could cause
explode, or become domaged.
2. Keep
this bonery out of the reach of children. If it is swallowed, contoct o physician immediotely.
3. When storing the battery or throwing it awoy, be sure to cover it with tape. If the battery comes into contact with other
metal obieds,
CAUTION:
1. The
2. Do not apply solder directory to the battery.
3. Avoid storing the battery in direct sunlight, or in excessively hot and humid locations.
it
could ignite or become domaged.
CLOSELY OBSERVETHE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS. IFTHE BATIERY IS USED INCORRECILY, IT COULD LEAK OR
BECOME DAMAGED, CAUSING DEVICE TROUBLE OR INJURY.
"t"
and
"-"
ends of the battery must be correctly orientated in the product.
.
it
to ignite
two
The
Telebpperm has
privacy, which will help
of the three (3) tones for
dmnnected $no1 ond will "zap" even more telemorketenYou can switch the TeleZapper" following these
have further suestiom ~leose call the Customer Service hotline
SWITCHING
WARNING:TO REDUCETHE RlSK OFElKlRlCSHOCK- UNPLUG PHONE CORDS FROM BOM SIDES OFTHE UNIT BHRE OPENING COW
1)
After disconnecting both phone cords from the TeleZopper': remove the two smoll screw on the bottom.
2) Corefully remove the BOTIOM HOUSING PIECE (with the rectonsulor lobel on it).
3) Look fo; the word SWITCH which is im~rinted in white on bottom of the circuit board lfacina vou when
the bottom housing). The switch will be located below the word SWITCH (Diagram
4)
Wi
o poper clip or pen, move the
closer to the
5)
Place the bottom housing piece back on the unit and replace the screws in the housing.
6)
Plug both telephone mrds back into the TeleZapperm. Now, when you pick up the phone, the TeleZopper'"should emit
three tones, which should sound like the disconnected line signal.
To switch bock to BASIC orivory, follow the instructions obove, but move the switch to the RIGHT so the dot is closer to the
word BASIC
levels of privacy to help "zap" computer dialed telemarketing colls. The unit
with
the moiority of telemarketing colls. At this level, the TeleZopperm will eml a single tone which is the
the
dirconnected signal. The ADVANCED level of privacy will switch the TeleZapper'" to all three tones of the
d
FROM
(7.
BASIC
ADV
P)
.
TO
ADVANCED
mll
setting (Diagram
white dot in the middle of he
1).
.
1-800-373-6290 or
PRIVACY
This movement will be slight but you should hear a soh click.
witch
via
from BAS
is
shipped d the BASIC level of
easy
our websiie at w.teleza~oercom.
YOU
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11.
('1
setting to the
LEFl
first
inshudions. If you
first remove
so
that
it
is
,WHITE
DOT
Option
I:
Telezapper only.
The TeleZopperW does not hove to be plugged into
o phone for
con plug
house and
ing machines connected to thot line (phone
it
to work on thot line. Therefore, you
it
into any unused phone iack in the
it
will work on oil phones and answer-
#).
Option
2:
Phone only.
Option
Re-record your answering machine message. Wait at least 2 seconds before saying anything on your message so
theTeleZappei can work when the phone is answered
3:
Phone and answering machine.
by
your answering machine.
Option
I
I
I
4:
Phone and culler
i
ID.
Option
Re-record your answering mochine message. Wait
5:
Phone and answering machine
and caller
at
leasf 2 seconds before saying anything on your message
ID.
the TeleZapperm tan work when the phone is answered by your answering mochine.
SO
8.
How do telemarketing colls work?
A. There ore several hundred telemorketing toll centers in the
known or on auto dioler or predictive dioler. Predictive diolen con diol
colls between 8 om. and
something.
tolled ogoin her.
Q.
How doer the TeIaZapperr
A.
The TeleZopper" user the technologl of telemorketen' predictive dioling equipment ogoinrt them. When you or your owering mochine
pick up o mll, the Telelopperw em$ o spedol tme hot fools the computer into Linking your number is disconnected. Instead of conneding you to o ~lespun, the computer drops the toll ond stores your number as disconnected in ihdofobose.
from more ond more
Q.
How doer my number get on telemarketing
k
You con get on telemarketing
Bv hovina a listed telephone number
&ugh ; reverse phone book
When you dial on 800 number that uses on Alltornotic Number ldentilicol~on system LANI) to record your numbel
Vio credit informotion services, such or Equifox, err
By ordering produm or miter from direct morketen or cdokgs, whether you order through the moil, from web sines or vio 800 numbers
By printing or including your telephone number on your personal checks
Even by imply paying your monthly bills
These lists of telephone numbers ore hen often wld, bartered, rented, shored ond copied from one telemorketer to another.
number mnrfontly finds its way onto new toll lists, the TeleZoppei will continue to do its job over time to help you protect your privorl.
Q.
How do lknowwhen
A.
If you answer your telephone ond there's no one there, the odds ore thot you iust "zoppedo telemorketer. Abr o few weeks, you'll notice
thd you ore receiving fewer ondfewer of there rolls.
9
b.m When you ower your phone, the computer connects you too live telemorketer who tries to sell you
If
you ore not home or if the computer gets your answering mochine, your number will be put bock in the dotobore to be
"zopP
telemorketefi?
lirtr,
those annoying compvfergeneroted colls
lirtr
in many
k?
myr:
organized
I've
%pped"someone?
US.,
with the vort moiority of telemorketing culls being dialed by o computer
jlat
by o neighborhood
3-5
numbers simultoneously and con moke or many or 500,000
As
about stop oltogeher.
your number is eliminoted
As
your
Q.
WllLe TeleZopper'" "mp"ml1s from onyone her thon telomorkelen?
A.
fie Telezopperw is designed to "zop" colls mode by predictive dioler computers by doing two things:
calls before you con be connected too live telemorketer and second, by deleting your phone number homtelemorketing computer lists.
Whether the TeleZoppermwill offed compu~erdioled tolls from other sources depends on the type of computer equipment ond how thof
equipment is being used. Therefore, it may olso "lop" tolls from other orgonizotions thobuse predictive dioler computers, such or
chudoble orgonizotions, blood bonks, and public sofety ond service orgonizotions, morket reseorchsn, opinion ond
ocodemic institutions.
Monv oroonizotions and communities do not relv entirelv on mmouterized collino svrtems to reoth vou. Most hove secondorv meons in
place
to hod or notify people wilh impadontinform~on. hihermore, these"or~onizotions con kwoyr contod you by rimply dioling
your phone number monuolly. Monuolly dioled colk will not be lopped.
predictive diolen ond,
Rnolly, during times of revere weother or ot ony time that
ond easily disconned your TeleZopperW to ollow all tolls, including those placed by prediti~e diolen, to be successfully completed.
Q.
Does tho TeleZo~ner" block incomino mllino cords?
I
~rivoty~hnokgies* hos learned ihot some loy diionce rolling cord monufocturen use o system similor to predictive dioling systems.
Whether the ~elelo~~er'will olfed computer dded coll'ng cord calls depends on the type of computer equ.pment ond how tho1 eqbipment
is
telemorketdcoller, there is olso o $once that iedidivedioled culling cords moy noi be compieted.
Q.
Does
if
mutter wfridr end of the Te1eZopper"plugr into the telephone line?
A
No. TheTeleZopper"will work or long or one end of the unit is directly is plugged into the phone iock on the woll.
Q.
I
the TeIeZopper* wnrk on iunk foxes?
A.
Yer
If your
MI
"lop"
if
so, to ask thot your phone number he monuolly dioled or that olternote meons be used in order to contoct you.
beino used. Since the TeleZoooeik desioned to disconned tolls before o comouterized oredidive dioler con conned vou to o lhve
fm
number
ir
dmled
by
your
fox
o mmpuletized pcediche diolin/dem Lot
number from thore calling
b.
h
such, you con contod organizofions to determine if they use
important
public omergenry notifications might be received, you con quickly
K
programmed
first,
by disconneding predidivedioled
political
to hen for dhneded numberr,
pollsters, ond
the
Teldopper"
0.
Do I need to use o soeciulohone wiih the TeleZouoerw?
A
No. The lele~o~~ekuor~ on ony home phon; he and with
0
Do I need o Teleloooer' for
A.
No. ~ne~ele~o~pk?coven oll telepkones and onrwering mochiner connected to the some line (telephone number). if you hove two lines,
will
need on odditionolTeleZopper" for your other line.
you
Q.
Wil the Te1eZopper"interfere wiih my mmpufer or lox mochine?
A.
No. fie TeleZippeidoes not interfere with the operotion of your computer, your fox mochine or other
eiedroniu equipment.
Q.
Wilthe TeleZupper" interfere with my onmering muchine?
A.
No. The TeleZopperm will not interfere
telemorketers when you ore owoy or when you prefer not to answer the phone. When your onswering mochine picks up o toll for you, the
TeleZopperw emits its speciol tone to "zop" the telemorketer. Your nome will hove been deleted from onother
won't hove been bothered ot oll. We do recommend that you re-record your messoge ond deloy speoking for o few seconds to ollow time
for the
TeleZoppei' tone prior to the stud of your recorded messoge.
will
heor e short tone followed by your recording.
0.
I
hove voicemoil from the teleohone comoonK Will the TeleZoooerW work wifh this?
A.
Yes ond no Your telephone must go 'OH-hook" for the ~eleiopper- to em3 3s tone. h long or you pick up o col.. the phone goes
'off-hook" ond the Telelopper" emits its tone to "zop" telemorketen. If, insteod, the telephone compony 'onrwers" yo~r col~s thro~gh
voicemoil, your phone doer not ue 'OH-hook" ond the IeleZopperm con not em3 its tone. The Telelopoer"
normal operation of your voicemoil.
a.
Mui's to keep telernorketen from
I
Plenty! There ore millions of non-working telephone numbers. Telemorketen succeed by efficiently conneding their operoton to PEOPE
and then selling them something. The lost thing they wont is to woste time being connetted too non.working telephone number. Plus,
when you've instolled o TeleZopper", you're telling the telemorketer you do not wont to tolkto them. There ore lowrthot support your
right to privory ond most telemorketen reollv don't wont to violate those
wlh
teleohone extension?
with
your onrwering mochine. In fad, the TeleZopper" works with your answering mochine to "zop"
lust
turning off the "dsconnedebleature on their compufernededl/ing equipment?
virtually
ony type of phone
telecommunications
telemarketing
A
roller who wishes to leove o message on your onswering mochino
~i I not interfere wiih the
Iw
-
thev
iust
wont to tolk to someone to buv somethino.
or
list ond you
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