RadioShack 43-3856 - Manuals

Introduction 6 The digital answering system stores up to 13 minutes of messages on a computer chip and records each message’s day and time. This gives you advanced capabilities over tape-based answering machines: • You can delete individual messages and save the rest. • There are no tapes to bother ...

Installation 7 INSTALLATION M OUNTING THE P HONE You can place the phone on a desk or table, mount it on a standard wall plate, or directly on a wall. Choose a location that is: • near an AC outlet • near a modular telephone line jack • out of the way of normal activities • away from electrical mach...

Installation 8 3. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack on the back. 4. Route the adapter’s cord through the strain relief slot on the base’s bottom. 5. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. 6. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical position. On a Wall Plate or Wal...

Installation 9 5. For a wall plate , plug the modular cord’s other end into the wall plate jack, then align the base’s keyhole slots with the wall plate studs and slide the base downward to secure it. For direct wall mounting , align the base’s keyhole slots with the mounting screws and slide the ba...

Installation 10 3. Plug the battery pack’s connector into the socket in the compartment. The connector fits only one way. 4. Put the battery pack in the compartment. 5. Replace the cover. To charge the battery pack, place the handset on the base, face up or down. The base’s CHARGE/IN USE indicator l...

Installation 11 The supplied battery pack should last about a year. If the battery pack does not hold a charge for more than 2 hours after an overnight charge, replace it with a new 3.6V, 600 mAh battery pack with a connector that fits the socket in the battery compartment. You can order a replaceme...

Operation 12 1. Press and hold the FLASH until you hear a confirmation tone. 2. To set the dial mode for pulse dialing, press #. Or to set the dial mode for tone dialing, press ∗ /tone . You hear a confirmation tone to indicate the setting is complete. OPERATION M AKING AND R ECEIVING C ALLS Even wh...

Operation 13 A DJUSTING THE H ANDSET R INGER AND E ARPIECE V OLUME Handset Ringer Tone When the phone is in standby mode, press VOL/ RING repeatedly to listen to the two ringer tone options. Earpiece Volume The handset earpiece volume settings (Low, Medium and High) can only be adjusted during a cal...

Operation 14 T RAVELING O UT - OF -R ANGE During a call, as you begin to move your handset too far from your base unit, your call will terminate within 1 minutes. S ELECTING A D IFFERENT C HANNEL If you encounter interference while using your phone, you can manually change the phone’s channel for cl...

Memory Dialing 15 MEMORY DIALING S TORING P HONE N UMBERS IN M EMORY Memory Dialing allows you to dial a number using just a few key presses. Your phone stores up to 10 numbers in the handset. Ô 1. When the phone is in the stand-by mode, press MEM . The TALK/BATT LOW LED flashes. 2. Enter the phone ...

Memory Dialing 16 An example of this is a bank account number. Once you have called your bank, and are prompted to enter the account number, press MEM and the location number where the special number has been stored. Store your special number in memory as you would store a phone number. (See “Storin...

The Integrated Answering Device 17 4. To actually store a number, press SPEED DIAL . A tone indicates that the number is stored. If there is a number already stored, the new number will be overwritten without warning. M AKING CALLS WITH THE S PEED D IAL When the phone is in the standby mode, simply ...

The Integrated Answering Device 18 F EATURES Digital Tapeless Recording allows you to quickly review, save, or delete the messages you choose. You will never have to worry about a tape wearing out, jamming, or resetting improperly. The Integrated Answering System is easy and convenient to use, but p...

The Integrated Answering Device 19 2. To turn the answering system off, press ANSWER again. After the announcement “Answering system is off ” the message counter display will no longer be illuminated. S ETTING UP Y OUR A NSWERING S YSTEM Using the Menu Mode The Menu mode allows you to set the follow...

The Integrated Answering Device 20 Setting the Time The clock on the answering system starts when power is supplied to the base. Follow these steps to set the clock to the correct time. Ô 1. Press clock/menu . The system announces “Time”, the current time and the guidance for setting the time. 2. Pr...

The Integrated Answering Device 21 Setting a Personal Security Code (PIN) To play your messages from a remote location, you need to enter a two-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN) code (01-99). To select a PIN, perform the following steps: Ô 1. Press clock/menu twice in standby mode. “Securit...

The Integrated Answering Device 22 2. Press SELECT/VOLUME/ or SELECT/VOLUME/ until the desired ring time appears. 3. Press set to select the new ring time. You hear a confirmation tone, then the announcement “Ring time” and the new ring time is announced. After a few seconds, the system announces “T...

The Integrated Answering Device 23 outgoing message automatically switches to announce only message. To scroll between the prerecorded message or your own personal greeting, press greeting when the outgoing message is played. If you want to use your own greeting, or want to change your greeting to o...

The Integrated Answering Device 24 automatically deactivate. To reset, go back into the menu setup mode (steps 1 - 3 on page 23). Turning Message Alert tone Off when you’re away from your phone. 1. When all new messages are played back using the remote playback feature (see page 30) the Message Aler...

The Integrated Answering Device 25 Setting Your Outgoing Message (Greeting) When you receive a call, the answering system automatically plays either a preset message or your own greeting. Preset message The following message is prerecorded: “Hello, no one is available to take your call. Please leave...

The Integrated Answering Device 26 Setting the base ringer volume You have three ringer options. One allows you to turn the ringer off. The other two are volume levels. Ô 1. Press ringer . You hear the ringer at the current volume level ([ ] High, [ ] Low, [ ] off) (if you set the base ringer volume...

The Integrated Answering Device 27 U SING Y OUR A NSWERING S YSTEM The message counter displays the number of messages stored in memory. If the display flashes, then there are new messages waiting for you. The flashing number represents the number of new messages, not total messages. This phone is d...

The Integrated Answering Device 28 3. Press at any time to stop reviewing messages and return to standby. The message counter shows the number of messages stored in memory. To quickly scroll backwards through a message, press and hold . Skipping a message 1. Press to review your messages. The number...

The Integrated Answering Device 29 You can also delete all the messages. 1. Press DELETE in standby mode. You hear an announcement “To delete all messages, press delete again”. 2. Press DELETE again. You hear a confirmation tone and is displayed on the base. All the messages are deleted. When you tr...

The Integrated Answering Device 30 2. To stop recording, press or memo rec . You hear a confirmation tone. Remote access away from home You can operate your answering system from a remote location using any touch-tone telephone. Use this function to check for recorded messages, to play or delete mes...

The Integrated Answering Device 31 *For Memo Record and Greeting Message Record function, the first time you enter the corresponding command, it starts the Recording function. If you want to stop the recording, enter the command again. 5. After all of the Help Guidance prompts have played, you hear ...

Additional Information 32 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION I NSTALLING THE O PTIONAL B ELTCLIP To attach the beltclip Insert the beltclip into the holes on each side of the handset. Press down until it clicks. To remove the beltclip Pull both sides of the beltclip to release the tabs from the holes. H EADSET ...

33 Troubleshooting TROUBLESHOOTING If your phone is not performing to your expectations, please try these simple steps first . Problem Solution The CHARGE/IN USE LED won’t illuminate when the handset is placed on the base. Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into the base and wall outlet. Make sure ...

Care 35 CARE Keep the phone dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store the phone only in normal temperature environments. Handle the phone carefully; do not drop it. Keep the phone away from dust and dirt, and wipe it with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking new. Modifying ...

FCC Statement 36 We have designed your phone to conform to federal regulations, and you can connect it to most telephone lines. However, each phone (and each device, such as a telephone or answering machine) that you connect to the telephone line draws power from the telephone line. We refer to this...

Notes 37 NOTES 43-3823.FM Page 37 Thursday, March 27, 2003 10:22 AM

43-3823 UPZZ01012ZZ 03A03 Printed in China RadioShack CorporationFort Worth, Texas 76102 Limited One-Year Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workman-ship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-ow...