Radio Shack Answering Machine 43 3888 User Guide

Digital Answering System  
43-3888  
OWNER’S MANUAL — Please read before using this equipment.  
READ THIS BEFORE  
INSTALLATION  
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Your Digital Answering System is ETL  
listed to UL standards and meets all  
applicable FCC requirements.  
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shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or  
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CONTENTS  
The FCC Wants You  
The exclamation symbol is intended to in-  
form you that important operating and  
maintenance instructions are included in  
the literature accompanying this product.  
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to Know .................... 3  
Features ................... 4  
Preparation ............... 6  
Operation ................ 11  
Remote Operation .. 17  
Care ....................... 19  
Service and Repair . 19  
FCC STATEMENT  
Your answering system complies with  
Part 68 of FCC Rules. You must, upon  
request, provide the FCC registration  
number and the REN to your telephone  
company. Both numbers are on the  
bottom of your system.  
© 2003 RadioShack Corporation.  
All Rights Reserved.  
RadioShack and RadioShack.com are trademarks used  
by RadioShack Corporation.  
 
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.  
THE FCC WANTS YOU  
TO KNOW  
This equipment has been tested and  
found to comply with the limits for a  
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part  
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are  
designed to provide reasonable  
protection against harmful interference  
in a residential installation. This  
equipment generates, uses and can  
radiate radio frequency energy and, if  
not installed and used in accordance  
with the instructions, may cause  
harmful interference to radio  
communications.  
However, there is no guarantee that  
interference will not occur in a particular  
installation. If this equipment does  
cause harmful interference to radio or  
television reception, which can be  
determined by turning the equipment  
off and on, the user is encouraged to try  
to correct the interference by one or  
more of the following measures:  
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• Reorient or relocate the receiving  
antenna.  
• Increase the separation between  
the equipment and receiver.  
• Connect the equipment into an  
outlet on a circuit different from  
that to which the receiver is  
connected.  
• Consult your local RadioShack  
store or an experienced radio/TV  
technician for help.  
• If you cannot eliminate the  
interference, the FCC requires that  
you stop using your answering  
system.  
Changes or modifications not expressly  
approved by RadioShack may cause  
interference and void the user’s  
authority to operate the equipment.  
You must use shielded interface cables  
with this equipment.  
FEATURES  
Your RadioShack Digital Answering  
System is a sophisticated, fully digital  
message center that stores all  
messages on a computer chip. This  
gives you advanced capabilities over  
tape-based answering machines.  
Because this telephone answering  
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system is fully digital, there are no tape  
mechanisms to wear out and no tapes  
to bother with.  
Day/Time Stamp — records the day  
and time each message was recorded.  
Call Screening — lets you listen to  
incoming calls so you can decide  
whether or not to answer a call.  
Remote Operation — lets you operate  
the system while you are away from  
your home or office.  
Multiple Outgoing Messages (OGM)  
— lets you set the system to play your  
message or the prerecorded message,  
or just play your announcement without  
recording the caller’s message.  
High Memory Capacity — lets you  
record up to 25 minutes of messages,  
memos, and two-way phone  
conversations.  
Voice Activated Recording (VOX)  
Detection — the system stops  
recording when the caller hangs up or  
after 7 seconds of silence to help  
conserve memory space.  
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PREPARATION  
INSTALLING THE BACKUP  
BATTERY  
If AC power fails or you unplug the  
system, one 9V alkaline battery (not  
supplied) is needed to save any re-  
corded messages and the settings for  
the day and time. For the best  
performance and longest life, we  
recommend you use a RadioShack  
alkaline battery.  
1. Use a Phillips screwdriver to re-  
move the screw on the battery  
compartment cover, then remove  
the cover.  
Ô NOTES Ô  
• The system cannot  
operate without AC  
power.  
2. Attach a 9V alkaline battery to the  
terminals and place the battery in  
the compartment.  
• Do not press any  
button while you  
are plugging the  
adapter into the AC  
outlet. If you  
3. Replace the cover and secure it  
with the screw.  
Replace the battery when Lo appears  
on the display while the system is  
connected to AC power.  
accidentally press  
a button, reset the  
system by  
CONNECTING AC POWER  
Insert the supplied AC adapter’s barrel  
plug into the DC 9V jack on the back of  
the system, then plug the adapter into a  
unplugging the  
adapter from the  
AC outlet and re-  
inserting it.  
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standard AC outlet. The display lights  
and Cr appears.  
The system initializes in about 20  
seconds, then sounds 4 tones. 00 and  
-- alternately appear. If you did not  
install a backup battery, Lo, 00, and --  
alternately appear.  
CONNECTING THE SYSTEM  
TO A PHONE LINE  
Plug the system’s attached phone line  
cord into the wall jack. Plug the  
modular phone line cord into the  
system’s TEL LINE jack.  
Ô NOTE Ô  
The USOC number of  
the jack to be installed is  
RJ11C (or RJ11W for a  
wall plate jack).  
You must use compatible modular  
jacks that are compliant with Part 68 of  
FCC Rules.  
Modular Phone  
Line Cord  
Attached Phone Line Cord  
TEL LINE Jack  
Wall  
Jack  
AC  
Power Cord  
DC 9V Jack  
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TURNING THE SYSTEM ON/  
OFF  
To turn on the system, press ON/OFF/  
STOP. The display lights and the  
system sounds a tone. The system is  
set to answer calls.  
To turn it off, press ON/OFF/STOP. The  
display turns off and the system sounds  
2 tones.  
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME  
Push down or pull up VOLUME / ꢂ  
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 connect the system to power.  
Ô NOTE Ô  
Hold down SKIP/  
TIME SET/CHECK  
continuously for Steps  
1–4.  
1. Turn on the system. Hold down  
SKIP/TIME SET/CHECK. The  
system sounds a tone after 1  
second.  
2. While holding down SKIP/TIME  
SET/CHECK, press REPEAT/ANNC/  
DAY. The system announces  
“Monday” and 01 appears on the  
display. Repeatedly press REPEAT/  
ANNC/DAY until you hear or see the  
correct day.  
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3. While holding down SKIP/TIME  
SET/CHECK, press MEMO/2 WAY/  
HOUR. The system announces “1  
AM”. 01 appears on the display.  
Repeatedly press MEMO/2 WAY/  
HOUR until you hear or see the  
correct hour.  
4. While holding down SKIP/TIME  
SET/CHECK, press PLAY/PAUSE/  
MIN. The system announces “01”.  
01 appears on the display.  
Ô NOTES Ô  
• When you hold  
down PLAY/  
Repeatedly press or hold down  
PLAY/PAUSE/MIN until you hear or  
see the correct minute.  
PAUSE/MIN, the  
system will move  
forward by 10  
minutes until it  
reaches 00.  
5. Release SKIP/TIME SET/CHECK.  
The system announces the day  
and time you set.  
• If you have not set  
the day and time  
and you press  
6. To hear the current day and time,  
press SKIP/TIME SET/CHECK while  
the system is on or off.  
SKIP/TIME SET/  
CHECK, the  
system announces  
“Please set time”.  
SETTING THE NUMBER OF  
RINGS  
To control the duration before the  
system answers a call, slide RING  
SELECT on the system’s right side to  
the desired number of rings (2, 4, 7 or  
TS).  
TS (Toll Saver) – If you choose the Toll  
Saver option, and there are new  
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messages, the system answers after  
two rings. Otherwise, the system  
answers after four rings. This lets you  
avoid unnecessary charges when  
calling by long distance to check your  
messages. If you hear more than two  
rings, you know you can hang up  
because the system has no new  
messages.  
SETTING THE INCOMING  
MESSAGE LENGTH  
Slide INCOMING MSG to 1 or 5 MIN  
(minutes) to choose the length of  
incoming messages.  
If you slide INCOMING MSG to ANN  
ONLY (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 can use this message or  
record your own.  
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1. Hold down REPEAT/ANNC/DAY. A1  
flashes on the display, and the  
system sounds a tone.  
Ô NOTES Ô  
• The maximum  
length for an  
2. Speak your message clearly into  
the microphone from about 10  
inches away from the system.  
outgoing message  
is about 30  
seconds. When it  
reaches the  
3. Release REPEAT/ANNC/DAY when  
you finish your message. The  
system sounds a tone and  
maximum outgoing  
message length,  
the system sounds  
a tone and plays  
back the message.  
automatically plays back your  
recorded message. A1 appears on  
the display during playback.  
• If you record your  
own message and  
subsequently  
decide to use the  
prerecorded  
OPERATION  
message, press  
REPEAT/ANNC/  
DAY to play the  
message you  
recorded. While it  
is playing, press  
DELETE to erase  
your message.  
SETTING THE SYSTEM TO  
ANSWER CALLS  
To set the system to answer calls,  
press ON/OFF/STOP to turn on the  
system. The display lights.  
When the system answers a call, it  
plays the outgoing message, then  
sounds a tone and begins recording.  
• To hear the  
outgoing message  
at any time, press  
REPEAT/ANNC/  
DAY. To stop the  
outgoing message  
before it ends,  
press ON/OFF/  
STOP.  
The caller can leave a 1- to 5-minute  
long message, depending on which  
option you have chosen for incoming  
messages (see “Setting the Incoming  
Message Length” on Page 10). After  
the caller hangs up or is silent for more  
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than 7 seconds, or the maximum  
message length is reached, the system  
hangs up and resets to answer the next  
call. The number flashes to indicate a  
new incoming message has been  
recorded.  
When the system is answering a call or  
recording a message, if any phone on  
the same line is picked up or the  
system detects a Calling Party Control  
(CPC) signal, it stops playing the  
outgoing 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 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.  
If FL flashes on the display, the  
system’s memory is full. It answers  
calls after 10 rings. The caller hears  
“No one is available to take your call”  
when the system answers, and the  
caller cannot leave a message. The  
system then hangs up. The system  
cannot record additional messages  
until you delete some of the old  
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messages (see “Deleting Messages”  
on Page 17).  
Ô NOTES Ô  
• The maximum  
length for an  
If memory is full, the system announces  
“Memory is full” when you record an  
outgoing message or memo.  
announce-only  
OGM is about 30  
seconds. When it  
reaches the  
maximum outgoing  
message length,  
the system sounds  
a tone and plays  
back the message.  
USING ANNOUNCE-ONLY  
Your system’s announce-only feature  
lets you set the system to play a  
message for the caller, then  
automatically hang up without letting  
the caller leave a message.  
• If you record your  
own message and  
subsequently  
To select the announce-only mode, see  
“Setting the Incoming Message Length”  
on Page 10.  
decide to use the  
prerecorded  
message, press  
REPEAT/ANNC/  
DAY to play the  
message you  
recorded. While it  
is playing, press  
DELETE to erase  
your message.  
The system has a prerecorded  
announce-only OGM that says “No one  
is available to take your call”. You can  
use this message or record your own.  
To record a message, slide INCOMING  
MSG to ANN ONLY, then hold down  
REPEAT/ANNC/DAY. A2 flashes on the  
display, and the system sounds a tone.  
Speak your message clearly into the  
microphone from about 10 inches away  
from the system. Release REPEAT/  
ANNC/DAY when you finish your  
message. The system sounds a tone  
and plays back the message. A2 and  
the message indicator appear  
• To hear the  
outgoing message  
at any time, press  
REPEAT/ANNC/  
DAY. To stop the  
outgoing message  
before it ends,  
press ON/OFF/  
STOP.  
alternately.  
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When the system is set for announce-  
only, you cannot set it to record  
incoming messages using the remote  
commands.  
Ô NOTES Ô  
• If you pick up the  
phone just as the  
system answers,  
the system might  
not stop playing the  
message. If this  
happens, press  
ON/OFF/STOP on  
the system or the  
hook switch on your  
phone to stop  
To turn off the announce-only feature  
so callers can leave messages, slide  
INCOMING MSG to either 1 or 5 MIN.  
SCREENING CALLS  
To screen calls, let the system answer,  
then listen to the caller’s message  
through the system’s speaker. 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.  
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  
RECORDING A MEMO  
A memo is a message up to 1 minute  
long that you record by speaking  
directly into the system, without calling  
in on the phone.  
volume whenever  
another key  
(REPEAT/ANNC/  
DAY, MEMO/2  
WAY/HOUR,  
PLAY/PAUSE/MIN,  
SKIP/TIME SET/  
CHECK) is  
1. Hold down MEMO/2 WAY/HOUR. r1  
flashes on the display, and the  
system sounds a tone.  
2. Speak your message clearly into  
the microphone from about 10  
inches away from the system.  
pressed.  
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3. When you finish speaking, release  
MEMO/2 WAY/HOUR. The system  
sounds a tone. The number  
flashes on the display until you  
play the memo.  
Ô NOTE Ô  
If the volume is set  
higher than the  
minimum level, during  
incoming calls it will  
announce the  
messages at the  
selected volume level  
and you can hear  
RECORDING A TWO-WAY  
PHONE CONVERSATION  
You can record both sides of a  
incoming messages.  
Also, it will operate at  
the selected volume  
level as usual whenever  
another key (REPEAT/  
ANNC/DAY, MEMO/2  
WAY/HOUR, PLAY/  
PAUSE/MIN, SKIP/  
TIME SET/CHECK) is  
pressed.  
conversation on any phone connected  
to the same phone line as the system.  
At any time during the conversation,  
press MEMO/2 WAY/HOUR. r2 flashes on  
the display and the system sounds a  
tone. The system starts recording.  
Press MEMO 2 WAY/HOUR again to stop  
recording the conversation. The system  
sounds a tone and the number flashes  
on the display.  
IMPORTANT  
!
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Every state has different  
regulations governing  
the recording of  
PLAYING INCOMING  
MESSAGES/MEMOS/  
TWO-WAY PHONE  
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 or guidelines.  
CONVERSATIONS  
The message indicator flashes after the  
system records one or more new  
incoming messages, recorded memos,  
or two-way phone conversations.  
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To listen to messages, press PLAY/  
PAUSE/MIN. The system plays each  
new message and the sequence  
number appears. The system  
announces the day and time the  
message was recorded. After you play  
all the new messages, the display  
shows the total number of recorded  
messages, and the system  
automatically saves the messages and  
resets to answer calls.  
To pause while listening to message,  
press PLAY/PAUSE/MIN. P appears on  
the display. The playback resumes  
when you press PLAY/PAUSE/MIN  
again, or the system returns to answer-  
ready mode after 7 seconds if you do  
not press PLAY/PAUSE/MIN again.  
Ô NOTES Ô  
• If there are no  
messages, the  
system sounds two  
tones.  
• Each message will  
be treated as a new  
message until you  
play back the entire  
message.  
To replay the messages, press PLAY/  
PAUSE/MIN.  
During message playback, you can  
repeat the current message by  
pressing REPEAT/ANNC/DAY, repeat a  
previous message by holding down  
REPEAT/ANNC/DAY for over 1 second,  
or skip forward to the next message by  
pressing SKIP/TIME SET/CHECK.  
To stop message playback at any time,  
press ON/OFF/STOP.  
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DELETING MESSAGES  
You can delete messages individually  
during playback, or all at once after  
playback.  
To delete a particular incoming  
message, memo, or two-way phone  
conversation (after listening to it), press  
DELETE during playback.  
To delete all messages after playback,  
hold down DELETE 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  
telephone, you must first enter a 3-digit  
remote operation security code. The  
security code label is located on the  
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bottom of the system. Enter the security  
code after the system answers and  
sounds two tones. Within 7 seconds,  
enter one of the remote commands.  
OPERATING THE SYSTEM  
FROM A REMOTE LOCATION  
Dial your phone number. Even if the  
system is off, it will turn on and answer  
after about 10 rings. After the system  
sounds a tone, enter your remote  
operation security code. Enter a remote  
command (see “Remote Commands”  
on Page 18). When you finish, press 5#  
to end remote access.  
REMOTE COMMANDS  
Ô NOTE Ô  
Press To  
When listening to  
messages in remote  
mode, there is a  
pause during  
playback every 2  
minutes and 40  
seconds. Press 09,  
#, or to continue  
playing the message.  
1#  
2#  
3#  
4#  
5#  
6#  
7#  
8#  
9#  
0#  
Play new messages.  
Play all messages.  
Delete the current message.  
Repeat a previous message.  
Stop and exit.  
Skip a message.  
Turn on/off the system.  
Record an outgoing message.  
Record a memo.  
Monitor the room.  
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CARE  
If the system gets wet, wipe it dry  
immediately. Use and store the system  
only in normal temperature  
environments. 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.  
SERVICE AND REPAIR  
If your system is not performing as it  
should, take it to your local RadioShack  
store for assistance. Modifying or  
tampering with the system’s internal  
components can cause a malfunction  
and might invalidate its warranty.  
LIGHTNING  
Your answering system has built-in  
protection circuits to reduce the risk of  
damage from surges in telephone line  
and power line current. These  
protection circuits meet or exceed the  
FCC requirements. However, lightning  
striking the telephone or power lines  
can damage your answering system.  
While lightning damage is not common,  
if you live in an area that has severe  
electrical storms, we suggest that you  
unplug your answering system when  
storms approach to reduce the  
possibility of damage.  
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Limited One-Year Warranty  
This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing de-  
fects 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 MAKES NO EXPRESS WAR-  
RANTIES 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. EX-  
CEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack SHALL HAVE NO LIA-  
BILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO CUSTOMER OR ANY OTHER  
PERSON OR 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 TIME, DATA, PROPERTY, REVENUE, OR PROFIT OR ANY IN-  
DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAM-  
AGES, EVEN IF RadioShack 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 dam-  
ages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you.  
In the event of a product defect during the warranty period, take the  
product and the RadioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date  
to any RadioShack store. RadioShack will, at its option, unless other-  
wise 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, be-  
come the property of RadioShack. New or reconditioned parts and  
products may be used in the performance of warranty service. Re-  
paired or replaced parts and products are warranted for the remain-  
der of the original warranty period. You will be charged for repair or  
replacement of the product made after the expiration of the warranty  
period.  
This warranty does not cover: (a) damage or failure caused by or at-  
tributable to acts of God, abuse, accident, misuse, improper or ab-  
normal usage, failure to follow instructions, improper installation or  
maintenance, alteration, lightning or other incidence of excess volt-  
age or current; (b) any repairs other than those provided by a Ra-  
dioShack Authorized Service Facility; (c) consumables such as  
fuses or batteries; (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  
12/99  
43-3888  
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RadioShack Corporation  
Fort Worth, Texas 76102  
 

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