Radio Shack Digital Answering System with Big Button Trim Phone, 43-3804 Owner's Manual

Digital Answering System

with Big Button Trim Phone

Owner’s Manual

Please read before using this equipment.

Your system is ETL listed to UL standards and meets all appli-

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cable FCC standards.

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Features ................................................................................. 5

Installation ............................................................................. 9

Contents

Read This Before Installation .......................................... 7

FCC Statement ................................................................ 8

Selecting a Location ........................................................ 9

Connecting Power ........................................................... 9

Installing the Backup Battery ......................................... 11

Mounting the System ..................................................... 12

On a Desktop .......................................... ............... 12

Directly on the Wall ................................................. 13

On the Wall Plate .................................................... 14

Connecting the Handset ................................................ 14

A Quick Look ....................................................................... 15

Te lephone Operation ..................................... .................... . 18

Setting the PULSE/TONE Switch .................................. 18

Setting the Ringer .......................................................... 18

Using REDIAL ............................................................... 19

Using RESET ................................................................ 19

Using FLASH ................................................................. 19

Vo lume Control .............................................................. 19

Using Tone Services on a Pulse Line ............................ 20

Using Memory Dialing ................................................... 20

Storing a Number in Memory ................................. 20

Dialing a Stored Number ........................................ 21

Testing Stored Emergency Numbers ...................... 21

Chain-Dialing Special Service Numbers ................ 21

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Answering System ...................................... ................... ... .. 22

Preparation .................................................................... 22

Turning the Answering System On/Off ................... 22

Adjusting the Volume .............................................. 23

Setting the Day and Time ....................................... 23

Setting the Number of Rings .................................. 24

Recording Outgoing Messages (OGM) .................. 25

Operation ............................................... ................... ..... 26

Setting the Answering System to Answer Calls ..... 26

Using the Announce-Only Feature . ... .. ... ................ 27

Screening Calls ...................................................... 28

Playing Incoming Messages ................................... 29

Deleting Messages ................................................. 30

Remote Operation ............................................................... 30

Remote Operation Security Code .................................. 31

Operating the Answering System

from a Remote Location ................................................ 31

Remote Commands ............................................... 32

Troubleshooting .................................................................. 33

Care ...................................................................................... 34

The FCC Wants You to Know ........................................ 35

Lightning .................... ................... ... .................... .......... 35

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Your Digital Answering System is a sophisticated fully-digital
message center that combines a telephone and an answering
machine in one convenient package.

Fully-digital means the answering system stores all messages
on a computer chip. This gives you adva nced capabilities over
tape-based answering machines. For example, you can delete
an individual message while saving the rest. And, of course,
there are no tape mechanisms to wear out and no tapes to
bother with.

The system’s features include:

Features

ANSWERING SYSTEM
Call Screening

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

Voice Day/Time Stamp

coming message was recorded.

Message Indicator

messages.

Remote Operation

ry phone and pocket tone dialer) to operate the telephone an­swering system while you are away from your home or office.

— lets you listen as a caller l eaves a message

— records the day and time each in-

— flashes to let you know you have new

— lets you use a touch-tone phone (or rota-

Remote Answer-On

location and set it to answer calls.

— lets you call the system from a remote

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Adjustable Ring Number

— lets you set the system to answer

after two, four, or seven rings.

Toll-Saver

— lets you avoid unnecessary toll charges when

you call long-distance to check your messages.

Announce-Only

— lets you set the system to play an an­nouncement or memo for the caller, then automatically hang up
without lettin g th e ca ll e r le a v e a me ssa ge .

Outgoing Message Capacity

— lets you set the system to play

an outgoing message and record the caller’s message.

Selectable Incoming Message Length

— lets you set the

maximum length of a caller’s message to 1 or 5 minutes.

High Capacity

— lets you record up to 10 minutes of incoming/

outgoing messages and memos.

Phone Pickup Detection

— stops recording when you pick up
any phone on the same line as the system, and resets to an­swer the next call.

Built-In Announcement

— lets you immediately begin using

the system to answer calls and record messages.

Volume Control

— lets you adjust the speaker’s volume during

message playback.

Memory Full Warning

— beeps twice and announces “Sorry,

memory is full.”

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Features

TELEPHONE
13-Number Memory Dialing

— lets you store up to 13 phone
numbers in memory for easy dialing: 3 priority (one-touch) num­bers and 10 standard numbers.

Volume Control
Ringer Control

— lets you adjust the handset’s volume.

— lets you set the ringer to a high or low vol-

ume or turn off the ringer.

Redial
Flash

— lets you quickly dial the last number dialed.

— sends an electronic switchhook signal for use with

special services, such as Call Waiting.

Touch-Tone or Pulse Dialing

— lets you use the phone with

either type of service.

Reset

— equivalent to pressing and releasing the switchhook

on the phone.

READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLATION

Your system conforms to federal regulations, and you can con­nect it to most telephone lines. However, ea ch device that you
connect to the phone line draws power from the line. We refer to
this power draw as the device’s ring er equivalence number, or
REN. The REN is on the bottom of the system.

If you are using more than one phone or other device on the
line, add up all the RENs. If the tota l is more than five (three in
rural areas), your phone might not ring or your answering sys­tem might not answer. If ringer operati on is impaired, remove a
device from the line.

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FCC STATEMENT

Your system complies with Part 68 of

FCC Rules

. You must,
upon request, provide the FCC registration number and the
REN to your phone company. Both numbers ar e on the bottom
of your system.

Note:

You must not connect your system to:

• coin-operated systems

• party-line systems

• most electronic key phone systems

Your system complies with the limits for a Class B digital device
as specified in Part 15 of

FCC Rules

. These limits provide rea­sonable protection against radio and TV interference in a resi­dential area. However, your system might cause TV or radio
interference even when it is operating prop erly. To eliminate in­terference, you can try one or more of the following corrective
measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna of the radio or
TV antenna.

• Increase the distance between the system and the radio or
TV.

• Use outlets on different electrical circuits for the system
and the radio or TV.

Consult your local RadioShack store if the problem still exists.

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Installation

SELECTING A LOCATION

Select a location for the system that is near both a modular
phone jack and an AC outlet, and out of the way of normal activ­ities. You can place the system on a flat surface or mount it on a
wall plate or directly on the wall.

Notes:

• If the phone line jack is not a modular jack, you must
update the wiring. You can convert the wiring yourself,
using jacks and adapters available at any RadioShack
store. Or, you can let the phone company update it for you.

• The USOC number of the jack to be installed is RJ1 1C for a
standard modular phone jack or RJ1 1W for a wall-plate jack.

CONNECTING POWER

You can power the system using the supplied 9V, 300-mA AC
adapter.

Cautions:

You must use a Class 2 power source that sup­plies 9V DC and delivers at least 300 mA. Its cen-

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ter tip must be set to positive and its plug must fit
the system’s
meets these specifications. Using an adapter that does not

9VDC 300 mA

jack. The supplied adapter

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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.

Follow these steps to connect the AC adapter.

1. Insert the barrel plug of the supplied AC adapter into the

9VDC 300 mA

jack.

2. Plug the other end of the adapter into a standard AC outlet.

The system beeps twice and the MESSAGE indicator lights, fol­lowed by 4 tones. The LOW BATT indicator blinks. After running
a self test, the system sets all internal default values.

Notes:

• Do not press any of the answering system’s buttons while
you are plugging the adapter into the AC outlet. If you acci-

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dentally press a button, unplug the adapter from the AC
outlet, then plug it back in.

• The answering system cannot operate without AC power.
However, you can make and answer calls on the telephone
without AC power.

INSTALLING THE BACKUP BATTERY

If AC power fails or you unplug the system, you need one 9V al­kaline backup battery (not supplied) to save the answering sys­tem’s messages and settings for the day and time. Fo r the best
performance and longest life, we recommend you use a Ra­dioShack alkaline battery.

Caution:

Use only a fresh battery of the required size and rec-

ommended type.
Follow these steps to install the battery.

1. Use a flat-blade screwdriver to lift up the battery compart­ment’s cover, then remove the cover.

Installation

Insert
Screwdriver
Here

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