Radio Shack 43-3803 User Manual

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Answering System Features ............................... 1

Caller ID Features ............................................... 2

Installation ........................................................... 2

Connecting the System ....................................... 2

Installing a Backup Battery .................................. 2

Answering System ............................................... 2

Preparation .......................................................... 2

Turning the System On/Off .................. ............. 2

Setting Up Your System ................................... 2

Setting the Number of Rings ............................ 3

Using Toll Saver ............................................... 3

System Operation ................................................ 3

Recording the Outgoing Messages ..................... 3

General OGM ................................................... 3

Announce Only OGM ....................................... 3

Setting the VIP Number ................................... 3

Reviewing VIP Numbers .................................. 3

Recording VIP OGM ........................................ 3

VIP Alert Tone ................ ...................... ............ 3

Setting the System to Answer Calls .................... 4

Using the Announce-Only Feature ................... 4

Memo Recording .............................................. 4

Two Way Recording ......................................... 4

Using Silence ................................................... 4

Screening Calls ................................................ 4

Playing Incoming Messages/ Memos/ 2-Way Con-

versations ............................................................ 4

Playing VIP Messages ..................................... 5

Deleting Voice Messages .................................... 5

Remote Operation ............................................... 5

Remote Operation Security Code .................... 5

Operating the Answering System from a Remote

Location ............................................................ 5

Remote Commands ......................................... 5

Caller ID Operation .............................................. 5

Reviewing Caller ID Records .............................. 6

Using the Master/Secondary Switch ................... 6

Call Back from the Caller ID Memory .................. 6

Receiving Call Waiting Calls ................................ 6

Caller ID Messages ............................................. 6

Deleting Caller ID Records .................................. 7

Troubleshooting ................................................... 7

Care 7

Important Caller ID Information

To use this Caller ID, you must be in an area
where Caller ID service is available, and you
must subscribe to the service.

Where Caller ID is offered, one or mo re of the
following options are generally available:

• caller’s number only

• caller’s name only

• caller’s name and number

OWNER’S MANUAL — Please read before using this equipment.

For the system’s Caller ID memory dial fea­ture to operate, you must receive the caller’s
number.

READ THIS BEFORE
INSTALLATION

We have designed your system to conform to
federal re gulation s and yo u can con nect it t o
most phone lines. However, each device that
you connect to the telephone line draws pow­er from the line. We refer to this power draw
as the system’s ringer equivalence number,
or REN. The REN is shown on the bottom of
your system.

If you use more than one system or other de­vice on the line, add up all the RENs. If the
total is more than five (three in rural areas),
your telephone might not ring. If ringer opera­tion is impaired, remove one of the devices
from the line.

FCC STATEMENT

Your system complies with Part 68 of

Rules

. You must, upon request, provide the
FCC registration number and REN to your
telephone company. These numbers are on
the bottom of the system.

You must not connect your system to:

• coin-operated systems

• party-line systems

• most electronic key phone systems

FCC

THE FCC WANTS YOU TO
KNOW

In the unl ik el y ev en t t h at y ou r s ys te m ca us es
problems on the telephone line, the tele­phone company can disconnect your service.
The telephone company normally attempts to
notify you in advance . If advanc e notic e is not
practical, the telephone company notifies you
as soon as possible and advises you of your
right to file a complaint with the FCC.

Also, the telephone company can make
changes to its lines, equipment, operations,
or procedures that could 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.

LIGHTNING

Your system has buil t- in pr ote cti on c ircui ts t o
reduce the risk of damage from surges in
telephone line current. These protection cir­cuits meet o r exceed th e FCC requi rements.
However, lightning striking the telephone
lines can damage your telephone and the
system.

Lightning damage is not common. Neverthe­less, if you live in an area that has severe
electrical storms, we suggest that you unplug
your telephone and the system when storms
approach to reduce the pos sibil ity of d amage.

Your RadioShack Digital Telephone Answer­ing System with 99/99 CID Memory is a com­bination high-quality fully-digital answering
system and Caller ID. The system prevents
you from missing incom ing call s and m essa g­es. Fully digital means the system stores all
messages on a computer chip. This gives
you capabilities that tape-based answering
machine do not have. There is no tape mec h­anism to wear out and no tapes to bother
with. Also, you can li sten quickly from mes­sage to message without listening to all of
them.

The system displays the caller’s telephone
number (and name, if available in your area)
and the current date and time, as provided by
your local phone company to Caller ID ser­vice subscribers. It saves up to 99 Caller ID
records that you can review and call back.

ANSWERING SYSTEM
FEATURES

Twelve Outgoing Messages

record twelve outgoing messages of up to
about 30 seconds each: eleven for when you
want callers to leave a mess age (te n VIP cal l­ers and a non-VIP caller), one for when you
want to play an announcement without re­cording callers’ messages.

Voice Date/Time Stamp

and time each message was recorded.

Two-Way Recording

— lets you reco r d bot h

sides of your phone conversation.

Memo Recording

— lets you l e av e me ss ag-

es for yourself or others.

— lets you

— records the day

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RadioShack and RadioShack.com are trademarks

All Rights Reserved.

used by RadioShack Corporation.

Adjustable Ring Number

system to answer after two, four, or seven
rings.

Toll-Saver

charges when you call by long-distance to
check your messages.

Remote Operation

tone phone (or rotary phone and pocket tone
dialer) to operate the system and Caller ID
while you are awa y fr om your h ome or office .

Phone Pick-Up Detection

ing when you pic k u p any phone on the s am e
line as the system.

Call Screen

leaves a message so you can decide wheth­er or not to answer the call.

Programmable Remote Operation Securi­ty Code

code for remote operation.

High Memory Capacity

up to 25 minutes of messages, memos and
two-way phone conversation.

Ten VIP Memory with Mailbox and Alert
Tone

records in the VIP list and record a VIP call­er’s message in each VIP mailbox. Then,
when a VIP caller calls, the system sounds a
distinctive tone.

Mailbox with Individual OGM

record a personalized outgoing announce­ment for each VIP mailbox. When a VIP call­er calls, the system plays your
announcement and records the caller’s mes­sage in its own VIP mailbox.

Mailbox with Audible and Visual Alert In­dicator

VIP mailbox with an audible tone and individ­ual lighted indicator.

— lets you avoid unnecessary toll

— lets you listen as a caller

— lets you set your own security

— lets you save up to ten caller ID

— alerts you to a new message in a

— lets you set the

— lets you use a touch-

— stops record-

— lets you record

— lets you

CALLER ID FEATURES

3-Line Display with Backlight

view an entire Caller ID record on one
screen.

Caller ID Memory

ID records with name and number or name
only, depending on the information your
phone company provides.

Multi-Language

sages in English or Spanish.

New Call Indicator

glance that you have new calls.

Review Scrolling

through all records in Caller ID memory.

— stores up to 99 Caller

— displays caller ID mes-

— lets you see at a

— lets you easily scroll

— lets you

Callback

in a Caller ID record with the touch of a but­ton.

Call Waiting ID

about an incoming call when you are on the
phone.

— lets you dial the phone number

— displays information

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Select a location for the system that is near a
modular telephone line jack, a telephone,
and an AC outlet, and is not in the way of
normal activities.

CONNECTING THE SYSTEM

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

Note:

stalled is RJ11C.
Follow these steps to connect your system to

the telephone line and phone.

1. Unplug the telephone’s modular cord

2. Plug one end of the supplied modular

Cautions:

FCC Rules

The USOC number of the jack to be in -

from the modular phone line jack and
plug it into the
of the system.

cord into the
system and plug the cord’s other end
into a modular phone line jack.

!

Its center tip must be set to positive and
its plug must fit the system's

mA

jack. The supplied adapter meets
these specifications. Using an adapter
that does not meet these specifications
could damage the system or the
adapter.

• Always connect the AC adapter to the
system before you connect it to AC
power. When you finish, disconnect the
adapter from AC power before you dis­connect it from the system.

3. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s barrel
plug into the
back of the system. Plug the other end
of the adapter into a standard AC outlet.

.

PHONE

jack on the back

LINE

jack on the back of the

You must use a Class 2 power
source that supplies 9V DC
and delivers at least 500 mA.

DC 9V 500

DC 9V 500 mA

jack on the

Note:

This system cannot operate without

AC power.

INSTALLING A BACKUP
BATTERY

If the AC p ower fails or you unplu g the sys­tem, you need one 9V alkaline bac kup bat­tery (not supplied) to save the answering
system’s messages and settings for the day
and time. For the be st pe rform an ce a nd lon g­est life, we recommend you use a Ra­dioShack alkaline battery.

Caution:

quired size and recommended type .

1. Use a flat-blade screwdriver to lift u p a nd

2. Attach a 9V alkaline battery to the termi-

3. Snap the battery compartmen t cove r into

Replace the battery when appears.

Warning:

and properly. Do not burn or bury it.

Cautions:

Use only fresh batteries of the re-

remove the battery compartment’s
cover.

nals and place the battery in the com­partment.

place.

Dispose of the old battery promptl y

• Before you replace the battery, be sure
the system is properly connected to AC
power. Otherwise, you might lose any
stored information.

• Disconnect the telephone line cord
before replacing the battery to reduce
the risk of fire or injury. Use only a 9V
alkaline battery.

• If you do not pl an to us e t h e sy st em w it h
batteries for a month, remove the bat­tery. A battery can leak chemicals that
can destroy electronic parts.

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PREPARATION

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When you first connect power,

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and

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runs a self test, and sets all internal default
values followed by 4 tones.

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7h[Wý9eZ[, F?D

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system beeps twice and
pears. To set your own language, area code
pin and day of the week, see “Setting Up
Your System.”

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F?DF?D

and

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appears. The system

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appear, then the

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Turning the System On/Off

To turn on the system, press

OFF

. The ANSWER ON/OFF indicator lights
and the system beeps once. The system is
set to answer calls.

ANSWER ON/

Setting Up Your System

After you turn on the sys tem , p res s

SKIP

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.

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;IF

;IF

. Follow these steps to set up your system

;IF;IF

1. Press

2. After you select the language,

3. Press

4. The cursor is at

9VOLUME8

to indicate which language you selected.
After you select the language, press

REVIEW

:7OUMAý

:7OUMAý

:7OUMAý:7OUMAý

to select the area code and press

REVIEW7

next digit. After you select the area code,
press
code.

7#to confirm the language.

appears. Press

REVIEW7#

9VOLUME8#

code (3 digit remote operation security
code) and pres s
the cursor. After you select the pin code,

REVIEW7

press

Note:

The preset pin code is 000.

9VOLUME8

week. Press
day of the week.

5. Press

6. Press

7. Press

8. Press

Notes:

•Press

• The month, day a nd time c an be update d

• After the day and time are set, they are

9VOLUME8

then press
hour.

9VOLUME8

minute, then press
the minute.

9VOLUME8

month, then press
the month.

9VOLUME8

then press
date.

6REVIEW7

when setting the date and time.

by the first incoming call with Caller ID
information.

updated by the first incoming call, the
system announces the time and day
when you press

appears and then

;D=

;D=

.

;D=;D=

to move the cursor to the

to confirm the area

6REVIEW7

to confirm the pin.

to enter the day of the

REVIEW7

to select the hour,

REVIEW

REVIEW

7 to confirm the

to select the

REVIEW7

to select the

REVIEW7

to select the date,

7 to confirm the

to move the cur sor

TIME CHECK/REPEAT

TIME SET/

;D=

;D=

;D=;D=

;IF

;IF

or

flashes

;IF;IF

7H;7

7H;7 F?D

F?D

7H;77H;7

F?DF?D

9VOLUME8

to select the PIN

to move

:7OUMA

:7OUMA

:7OUMA:7OUMA

. Press

to confirm the

to confirm

to confirm

.

• To change the above settings, press

TIME SET/SKIP

8. Press

To avoid losing the day and time settings if
AC power fail s, we recommend yo u install a
backup battery before you set the day and
time (see “Installing a Backup Battery” on
Page 2).

to repeat Steps 1 through

STOP

to end setting actions.

Setting the Number of Rings

2/4/7/TS

Set
system to
waits before it answer s a call (2 ring s, 4 rings ,
7 rings).

located on the right side of the

2, 4, 7

to set how long the system

Using Toll Saver

To help you avoid unnecessary long distance
charges, you c an se t
er). Once you select
messages, the system answers on the sec­ond ring. If there are no new messages, the
system answers on the fourth ring. This fea­ture gives you time to hang up after the third
ring when you are che ck ing me ss ag es from a
long-distance location.

2/4/7/TS

to TS (Toll Sav-

TS

, if there are new

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RECORDING THE OUTGOING
MESSAGES

General OGM

The system has a prerec orded ou tgoing mes­sage that says “Hello, please leave a mes­sage after the tone.” Use this message or
record your own.

1. Press

2. Hold down

Notes:

• The maximum length for an outgoing

• If you record your own message and

• To hear the general OGM at any time,

ANNOUNCE

appears.

PLAY

, speak into the micro­phone. Release the button when you fin­ish your message. The system
automatically plays back your recorded
message.

message is 30 seconds. When it
reaches the maximum outgoing mes­sage length, the system sounds a tone.

subsequently decide to use the prere­corded messag e, press
then press
OGM, then press
back to eras e the recorded message.

press

PLAY

ANNOUNCE

to play the general

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and

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ANNOUNCE

DELETE

and then

during play-

PLAY

and

. To

stop listening to the outgoing message
before it ends, press

• If you have recorded your OGM,
flashes when you press

STOP

.

ANNOUNCE

PLAY

.

Announce Only OGM

1. Press

2. Hold down

Note:

• The maximum length for an outgoing

• To hear the announce-only OGM at any

• If you have not recorded an announce-

• The announce-only OGM does not affect

ANNOUNCE

appears.

ANNOUNCE

microphone. Release the button when
you finish your message. The system
automatically plays back your recorded
message.

message is 30 seconds.

time, press
tening to the outgoing message before it
ends, press

only OGM and the switch is set to

ONLY

after 2 rings and plays a prerecorded
announce-only OGM that says “No one
is available to take your call,” then
sounds 5 beeps. Enter the remote oper­ation security code within 10 seconds,
then enter
announce-only OGM. To stop recording,
enter 5#. Your OGM automatically plays
back once.

your original OGM that tells callers to
leave a message. Each OGM can be
recorded, pl ayed back, or deleted inde ­pendently.

ANNOUNCE

STOP

.

, the system answers teleph one lin e

8#

to start recording your

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and

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, speak into the

twice. To stop lis-

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Setting the VIP Number

Your system automatically saves an incom­ing VIP message into a specified location.
You can re view these VIP c aller’s message
by pressing the VIP button. After you set a
phone number as a VIP number, and the in­coming call matches the VIP number, the
system stores the voice message into the
specified VIP mailbox. To set the VIP num­ber:

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REVIEW

1. Press
Caller ID memory location displays.

2. Press
for the desired VIP location. The VIP
mailbox flashes to indicate you have
stored a phone number.

VIP

, then press

7 until the desired

VIP Mailbox 1–10

3

Reviewing VIP Numbers

To review the VIP number you specified,
make sure th e syste m is se t to an swer c alls.

VIP

Press
view the VIP mailbox numbers one by one. If
no VIP is set in the mailbox,
pears. You can delete the number stored in
the VIP mailbox. When reviewing the VIP
number, press

, then press

DELETE

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to re-

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Recording VIP OGM

The system has ten VIP mailboxes. You can
record a 30-second individual message in
each VIP box.

1. Press

2. Hold down the VIP 1–10 and speak

Note:

ANNOUNCE

OGM recorded, its indicator flashes.

ANNOUNCE

appears.

clearly into the mic rophon e. Relea se VIP
1–10 when you finish your message.
The system automatically plays back
your recorded message.

After you finish recording and press

, If an VIP mailbox has a VIP

and

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VIP Alert Tone

The system lets you store up to ten phone
numbers in its VIP call list. Whenever some­one calls from one of those ten numbers, if
you subscribe to Caller ID, the system will
sound an alert tone (single beep) in between
incoming phone rings to indicate that a VIP
call is coming in. This alert tone continues
until the call is an swere d. The s yste m sou nds
an alert tone (doubl e beep ) every 15 se conds
to remind the user that some VIP messages
in VIP mailboxes have not been reviewed.

To disable the VIP alert feature of incoming
call and new message, hold down VIP for 3
seconds and the display shows the current

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setting of VIP alert. If

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press

E<<

E<<

. Press

E<<E<<

matically exits after 15 seconds without any
key being pressed.

STOP

L?Fý 7B;HJ ED

L?Fý 7B;HJL?Fý 7B;HJ

to change to

to exit. The system auto-

ED

appears,

EDED

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L?Fý 7B;HJ

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SETTING THE SYSTEM TO
ANSWER CALLS

1/5/ANNC ONLY

Set
minute or 5 minutes a s the maxi mum length
of incoming messages. To set the system to
answer calls, press

ANSWER ON/OFF

To set the system s o it do es not answer cal ls,

ANSWER ON/OF F

press

OFF

indicator turns off.

to 1 or 5 to select 1

ANSWER ON/OFF

indicator turns on.

so the

ANSWER ON/

. The

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When there is an incoming call,
pears when the system is on. The outgoing
message plays after the system answers,
then the system beeps and begins recording.
The caller can leave a message of up to 1 or
5 minutes in length, depending on the setting

1/5/ANNC ONLY

of
caller hangs up, or there is silence for more
than seven seconds, or the recording maxi­mum message length), the system hangs up
and resets to answe r the next call. The New
Call indicator flashes to indicate the system
recorded a new incoming message.

Note:

• The system supports a maximum of 92
incoming messages and outgoing mes­sages.

• If the system’s memory re aches its max­imum capacity while a caller is leaving a
message, the system stops recording,
beeps and then hangs up. If the system
receives a c all w hen i ts m em ory is f u ll , i t
answers after ten rings and plays “No
one is available to take your call”, waits
for any remote operation commands,
then hangs up. The system cannot
record additional messages until you
delete at least some of the old ones
(See “Deleting Voice Messages” on
Page 5).

• If you want to r ecord an OGM, memo or
two-way phone conversation when its
memory is full, the system announces
“Memory is full”.

• 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.

. After the call (when the

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Using the Announce-Only Feature

Your system’s announce-only feature lets
you play a message for the caller then auto­matically hang up without letting the caller
leave a message.

To select announce-only, set

ANNC ONLY

to
call, it plays the announce-only message and
displays the Caller ID. After the announce­ment, the system sounds 5 beeps, and stays
on line for 10 seconds so you can enter the
remote operation security if necessary.

If the system receives no code within ten
seconds, the system hangs up and resets to
answer the next call. To turn off announce­only, set

. When the system receives a

1/5/ANNC ONLY

1/5/ANNC ONLY

to either 1 or 5.

Notes:

• When the system is set for announce­only, you cannot set it to record calls
using the remote commands.

• You can still use remote commands to
perform all operations.

• The system always answers on the sec­ond ring except when the memory is full.

Memo Recording

Follow these steps to record a memo up to 1
minute.

1. Hol d down
speak clea rly into the microph one from
about ten inches in front of the system.

2. Release
your message.

2 WAY/MEMO

2 WAY/MEMO

. After the beep,

when you finish

Two Way Recording

Important:

tions 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 that your use
is in compliance with such laws o r g u id eli ne s.

You can record both sides of a conversation
on any phone connected to the same phone
line as the system.

At any time during a phone conversation,
press

H[YehZ_d]

H[YehZ_d]

H[YehZ_d]H[YehZ_d]

to stop recording the conversation.

Note:

maining memory allows, but eight seconds of
silence terminates recording.

Every state has different regula-

2 WAY/MEMO

appears. Press

The message can be as long as re-

to start recording.

2 WAY/MEMO

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(ý MWo

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once

Using Silence

To mute the speaker while reviewing Caller
ID information, press
indicator lights. Press
sume listening.

Note:

You must press
review the Caller ID messages in order to
use the silence feature.

SILENCE

, the SILENCE

SILENCE

SILENCE

again to re-

before you

Screening C a lls

To screen calls, let the system answer and
you can listen to the caller’s message
through the answering 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.

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Notes:

• If you pick up the phone just as the sys­tem answers , the system might not s top
playing the OGM. If this happens, press

STOP

to stop the OGM or the switch hoo k

on your phone to stop the OGM.

• When

9VOLUME8

mum level, the incoming caller’s mes­sages cannot be heard. Be sure

9VOLUME8

level for screening calls.

If you do not want to take the call, let the sys­tem finish recording the caller’s message.

is set to the mini-

is set to the appropriate

PLAYING INCOMING
MESSAGES/ MEMOS/ 2-WAY
CONVERSATIONS

PLAY

flashes afte r the system has record ed
one or more new incoming messages, re­corded memos, or a two-way conversation.

To play the messages:

PLAY

1. Press
appear on the voice messages counter
for 2 seconds.

2. The system plays back all new mes­sages.

3. After all new messages finish playing
back, press
will be played back, one after the other,
beginning with the first message.

After playing each message, the system an­nounces the day and time the message was
recorded. After you play the voice messages,
the system automatically saves the messag­es and resets to answer calls. The
cator lights.

Notes:

• If the system sounds a double beep after
you press

• To repeat the current message, press

TIME CHECK/REPEAT

• To review previous message, hold down

TIME CHECK/REPEAT

• To skip forward to the next message,
press

• To stop playback of any message at any
time, press

• During playback of any incoming mes­sage, the display shows the attached
Caller ID at the same time.

once,

PLAY

TIME SET/SKIP

STOP

D[m0NN

D[m0NN

D[m0NND[m0NN

PLAY

again. All messages

, there are no messages.

.

for 1 second.

.

.

and

PLAY

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JejWb0NN

JejWb0NNJejWb0NN

indi-

Playing VIP Messages

After the VIP alert tone sounds during an in­coming VIP call, the system also sounds
beep tones to indicate there are new VIP
messages. The VIP mailbox button flashes
after the system records one or more new
VIP incoming messages in those VIP mail­boxes.

Follow these steps to play VIP messages.

1. Press the blinking
plays each new VIP message and dis­plays the Caller ID as you press each
blinking VIP button. After playing each
message, the system annou nces the day
and time the message was recorded.

2. After the messages play, the VIP indica­tor lights. The system automatically
saves the messages and resets to
answer calls.

3. The system announces “Mail Box X”
before playing VIP messages during
remote operation.

VIP 1–10

. The system

DELETING VOICE MESSAGES

To delete a specific voice message , press

DELETE

Ci]5

Ci]5

Ci]5Ci]5

confirm deletion.
Follow these steps to delete all voice mes-

sages.

Notes:

during message playback.

flashes on the display. Press

PLAY

1. Press

2. Press

3. Press
flashes.

4. Press
off.

• If you decide no t to de lete th e mes sages,
do not press
system resets to answer calls.

• If you press
during
been played are deleted. Messages that
have not been played are retained and
the PLAY indicator still flashes.

• You can delete a voice message and
CID record at the same time (see “Delet­ing Caller ID Records” on Page 7).

.

DELETE

DELETE

.

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. The PLAY indicator turns

DELETE

DELETE

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:[bý 7bbý Le_Y[

:[bý 7bbý Le_Y[:[bý 7bbý Le_Y[

:[býLe_Y[ýCi]5

:[býLe_Y[ýCi]5

:[býLe_Y[ýCi]5:[býLe_Y[ýCi]5

until

and wait until the

to confirm deletion

, message that have

:[bý Le_Y[

:[bý Le_Y[

:[bý Le_Y[:[bý Le_Y[

DELETE

flashes.

:[bý 7bbý Le_Y[5

:[bý 7bbý Le_Y[5

:[bý 7bbý Le_Y[5:[bý 7bbý Le_Y[5

to

REMOTE OPERATION

While you are away from yo ur ho me or office,
you can use a touch-tone phone or a pulse
(rotary) phone with a poc ke t t one di al er to en-

ter 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

• delete an individual message

Remote Operation Security Code

To use your sys tem from a re mo te tel eph one ,
you must first e nter a 3-digit remote opera tio n
security code (see “Setting Up Your System”
on Page 3). Enter the security code within
about 8 seconds after the system answers
and sounds 1 beep. Within 10 more seconds,
enter a remote command.

Operating the Answering System
from a Remote Location

1. Dial your phone number.

2. After the outgoing message plays and
the system beeps, enter your remote
operation security code.

Notes:

• If you do not enter each digit within 8

seconds, the system hangs up.

• The system answers after 10 rings

and beeps 5 times even if it is set to
answer off.

3. Enter a remote command.

5#

4. When you finish, press
access or simply hang up.

to end remote

Remote Commands

Use the keys on a touch-tone phone or pock­et tone dialer to operate the answering sys­tem when you are away from your home or
office. Enter your selection within 10 sec­onds, or the system automatically hangs up
and resets to answer the next call.

Press To

1# Play new messages
2# Play all messages
3# Delete current message
4# Repeat previous message
5# Stop and exit
6# Skip a message
7# Turn the system On/Off
8# Record an OGM, press 5# when you

9# Record a Memo, press 5# when you

finish

finish

5

Press To

1+1~0 Play new VIP messages 1–10
2+1~0 Play all VIP messages 1–10

Notes:

• If you enter the correct remote operation
security code seve ral t imes, b ut the sys­tem does not accept it, the code might
have reset because of low battery
power. Try entering the default security
code 000. If this works, replace the sys­tem’s backup battery and set the secu­rity code as desired when you return to
the system’s location.

• If you do not have CPC service and
hang up while the s ystem is p layin g back
messages, the system might not recog­nize that you hung up. If someone calls
while the system continues playing mes­sages, the caller hears a busy signal.
We recommend that you stop and exit
remote commands until the system
beeps once before you hang up.

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12'4#6+10

If you subscribe to Caller ID service from
your phone company, the phone company
sends information about the call, as well as
the time and date between the first and sec­ond rings of every call you receive.

The system displays this information and
stores up to 99 numbers only or name and
number call re cords in its Ca ller ID memor y,
then replaces the olde st c al l rec ord with e ac h
new one.

D;M

D;M

During an incoming call,
caller’s name has more than 16 characters,
only the first 16 charac ters ap pea r. The N EW
CALL indicator flashes until all calls are re­viewed.

If the Caller ID information received dupli­cates another call in memory, the system up­dates the time/date and
of times the call was repeated appears. If no
button is pressed within 30 seconds, the sys­tem returns to answer-ready mode, and dis­plays the total call counter, new call counter,
current time and date.

Note:

If there is no voice message attached
to a repeat number, the latest call appears
once during CID review. For example, if you
receive a call from the same number 10
times, the CID displays the number once and

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appears.

HFJý'&HFJý'&

appears. If the

D;MD;M

HFJ

HFJ

and the number

HFJHFJ

REVIEWING CALLER ID
RECORDS

Each time you receive a call, the system
stores a Caller ID record that you can review
later, even during a call. A Caller ID record
includes:

• call number

• time and date of the call

• callers’ telephone number (if available)

• caller’s name (if available)

• voice message (if the calling party
leaves a message)

To review the call records:
In the answer-ready mode, press

to review most recent calls. Press
to view the oldest calls. After you view the
most recent calls or oldest calls in memory,

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sage attached to the call record, the system
automatically announces the message.

Notes:

• The NEW CALL indicator flashes until all

• If the data in memory is reviewed for the

appears. If there is a voice mes-

the new Caller ID records are reviewed.
If no button is pressed within 15 sec­onds, the system returns to answer­ready mode.

D;M

D;M

first time,
review.

appears during your

D;MD;M

REVIEW6
REVIEW7

USING THE MASTER/
SECONDARY SWITCH

The system’s M/S (master/secondary) switch
lets you easily connect up to four system
modules to the same phone line, so you can
receive Caller ID and Call Waiting informa­tion at more than one phone on that line.

M/S

Simply set

M

, and set
systems. Set one system to answer on; set
the others to answer off.

Notes:

• If you connect only one system to a
phone line, set its
on more than one or none of the sys­tems is set to
disconnected.

• You can also connect other caller ID
modules that do not have the Call Wait­ing function to the same phone line as
your system as long as the total number
of Caller ID modules connected to the
line does not exceed four.

on the back of one system to

M/S

to S on all (up to three) other

M/S

switch to M. If

M

, incoming calls might be

M/S

• If you connect another type of CID mod­ule that has Call Waiting (other than this
system) to the same phone line as your
system, the Call Waiting signal might be
garbled or not received.

CALL BACK FROM THE
CALLER ID MEMORY

CALL BACK

Press
the displayed record.
the system dials the number.

Depending on your phone system’s require­ments, you might need to press

6REVIEW7

the dial format.
If the caller’s phone number has the same

area code as your preset area code, repeat­edly press
formats below.

####

6REVIEW7

• Local phone number (7-digit number)

• 1 + local phone number (1+7-digit

number if your system requ ires you to
dial 1 before a 7-digit number)

• area code + local phone number (10-

digit number [area code plus 7-digit
number])

• 1 + area code + local phone number

(1 + 10-digit number [if your local
phone system requires you to dial 1
before a long- distance number]).

• If the caller’s phone number has a dif-

ferent area code from your preset
area code, repeatedly press

6REVIEW7

number or 1+10-digit number. After
selecting the format, press

BACK

Notes:

• If you press
up the phone’s handset,
appears.

• If you do not pick up the handset within
10 seconds, the current CID memory
reappears and you must press

BACK

again.

to dial the number from

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CALL BACK

after

to cycle through t he

to choose a 10-digit

again to dial out.

CALL BACK

before pick ing

appears and

RECEIVING CALL WAITING
CALLS

When you are on the phone and you hea r the
Call Waiting indication, the display shows
who is calling. To talk with the person, press
FLASH on your phone. To return to your ori g­inal call, press FLASH again.

to change

CALL

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F_Yakfý F^ed[

F_Yakfý F^ed[F_Yakfý F^ed[

CALL

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Note:

Contact your local phone company to
subscribe to C aller ID with Call Wai ting ser­vices.

CALLER ID MESSAGES

Display
English/
Spanish

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Fh_lWj[

Fh_lWj[Fh_lWj[

Fh_lWZe

Fh_lWZe

Fh_lWZeFh_lWZe

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;hheh

;hheh;hheh

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Deý9Wbbi

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B[lWdjWhýJ;B

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7H;7ýF?Dý

7H;7ýF?Dý7H;7ýF?Dý

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:7OUMA

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C[ceh_WýBb[dW

C[ceh_WýBb[dWC[ceh_WýBb[dW

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;dZýe\ýB_ij

;dZýe\ýB_ij;dZýe\ýB_ij

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Description

The number of new calls and
total number of incoming
calls.

Call information is stored in
Caller ID memory location
#01.

Appears when the caller has
blocked Caller ID information
from being sent.

Appears when the caller is
not within a Caller ID service
area. No caller information
appears.

The voice message does not
have Caller ID message
information.

Appears if there was an error
during the transmission of the
Caller ID information.

No call information is stored
in the Caller ID.

Appears after the system
dials a number when you
press CALLBACK.

Prompts you to set the area
code, remote security opera­tion PIN, date and day.

Appears when the system or
CID is inactive and a mes­sage is waiting (if you sub­scribe to your phone
company’s message waiting
service).

Appears when there is an
incoming call when you are
on the phone.

Appears when the Caller ID
memory is full or the system
reaches its maximum mes­sage counter.

Appears when you have
reached the end of your call
records.

Appears when you review a
Caller ID record from some­one who has called more
than one time from the same
number.

The call was forwarded from
a number set to forward all
calls.

Display
English/
Spanish

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<ehmWhZý8kio

<ehmWhZý8kio<ehmWhZý8kio

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7b[hjWýL?FýEd

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Description

The call was forwarded from
a number set to forward a call
if the line is busy.

The VIP alert feature is on.

Alerts you during reviewing
VIP calls that the mailbox has
no VIP number set.

Appears when you press
STOP after you delete mes­sages or Caller ID records.

DELETING CALLER ID
RECORDS

Follow these steps to delete an individual
Caller ID record.

1. Press

2. Press

3. Press

Follow these steps to delete all Caller ID
records.

1. Press

2. Press

3. Press

4. Press

Follow these steps to delete a CID and voice
message.

1. Press

2. Press

3. Press

4. Press

Notes:

• If you decide not to delete the records,

• If you press

6REVIEW7

DELETE

DELETE

record.

6REVIEW7

DELETE

REVIEW7

DELETE

6REVIEW7

record and voice message.

DELETE

REVIEW7

flashes.

DELETE

and voice message.

do not press
system resets to answer calls.

:[b

:[b 7bb

:[b:[b

7bb 9?:5

7bb7bb

during
will be deleted, including records that
have not been reviewed.

to recall the record.

:[bý9?:ýH[YehZ5ý

:[bý9?:ýH[YehZ5ý

.

:[bý9?:ýH[YehZ5ý:[bý9?:ýH[YehZ5ý

again to delete the

.

:[bý9?:ýH[YehZ5

:[bý9?:ýH[YehZ5

.

:[bý9?:ýH[YehZ5:[bý9?:ýH[YehZ5

until

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.

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to recall the CID

:[býLe_Y[ýCI=5

:[býLe_Y[ýCI=5

.

:[býLe_Y[ýCI=5:[býLe_Y[ýCI=5

until

to delete the CID record

DELETE

DELETE

9?:5

9?:59?:5

and wait until the

to confirm deletion

, all Caller ID records

flashes.

flashes.

:[bý7bbý9?:5

:[bý7bbý9?:5

:[bý7bbý9?:5:[bý7bbý9?:5

appears.

flashes.

:[b

:[b 9?:

:[b:[b

flashes.

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9?:9?:

Le_Y[5

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We do not expect you to have any problems
with your system, but if you do, try these sug­gestions.

Problem Suggestion

The incoming
message is
incomplete.

The incoming
message is
unclear.

The system
does not
answer after
two, four, or
seven rings.

The system
does not
respond to the
remote opera­tion security
code.

The display is
blank.

The system dis­plays and
receives Caller
ID records but
does not oper­ate.

CARE

Keep the system dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry
immediately. Use and store the system only
in normal temperature environments. Handle
the system carefully; do not drop it. Keep the
system away from dust and dirt, and wipe it
with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it
looking new.

Modifying or tampering with the system’s in­ternal components can cause a malfunction
and might invalidate its warranty and void
your FCC authorization to operate it. If your
system is not performing as it should, take it
to your local RadioShack store for assis­tance. If the trouble is affecting the telephone
lines, the phone company can ask you to dis-

Be sure the memory is not
full.

9VOLUME8 is

Be sure
set to the desired sound
level.

Be sure the system is set to
answer calls.

Make sure the phone you
use to dial the system is a
touch-tone phone, or use a
pocket-tone dialer.

Re-enter your remote opera­tion security code, pressing
each number for 2 seconds.

Make sure the remote opera­tion security code you
entered is correct, or try
entering the default code of

000. The remote operation
security code might have
reset to the default code due
to a power failure or a weak
backup battery.

The backup battery is weak.
Replace the battery (see
“Installing a Backup Battery”
on Page 2).

Make sure AC power is prop­erly connected (see “Con­necting the System” on
Page 2).

Make sure the AC power is
properly connected. If AC
power fails, the system can
receive Caller ID records but
cannot operate using backup
battery power.

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connect your system until you have resolv ed
the problem.

Limited One-Year Warranty

This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufa cturi ng defects in mater ial 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 MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES
AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO
THE DURATION OF THE WRITTEN LIMITED WARRANTIES CONTAINED HEREIN.
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HE REIN, RadioSh ack SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RE­SPONSIBILITY TO CUSTOME R OR ANY OTHER PERSON O R ENTITY WITH RE­SPECT TO ANY LIABILITY, LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY BY USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT
OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY
DAMAGES RESULTING FROM INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OF TI ME, DATA, PROP­ERTY, REVENUE, OR PROFIT OR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF Radi oShack HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts or the exclu­sion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or ex­clusions may not apply to you.
In the event of a product defect du ring t he w arrant y peri o d, take the p rodu ct and the Ra ­dioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any Radio Shack store. Radi oShack
will, at its option, unless otherwise provided by law: (a) correct the defect by product re­pair without charge for parts and labor; (b) replace the product with one of the same or
similar design; or (c) refund the purchase price. All replaced parts and products, and
products on which a refund is made, become the property of RadioShack. New or re­conditioned parts and products may be used in the performance of warranty service.
Repaired or replaced parts and products are warranted for the remainder of the original
warranty period. Y ou will be charged for repa ir or rep laceme nt of the pr oduct made afte r
the expiration of the warranty period.
This warranty does not cover: (a) damage or failure caused by or attributable to acts of
God, abuse, accident, misuse, improper or abnormal usage, failure to follow instruc­tions, improper installation or mai ntena nce, alter ation, li gh tning or other incidence of ex­cess voltage or current; (b) any repairs other than those provided by a RadioShack
Authorized Service Facility; (c) consumables such as fuses or b atteries; (d) cosmetic
damage; (e) transportation, shipping or insurance costs; or (f) costs of product removal,
installation, set-up service adjustment or reinstallation.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which
vary from state to state.

RadioShack Customer Relations, 200 Taylor Street, 6th Floor, Fort Worth, TX 76102

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