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29869 Series
Digital Answerer
User's Guide
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION NOTICE: The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment. This certification means that the equipment meets certain telecommunications network protective, operational and safety requirements. The Industry Canada does not guarantee the equipment will operate to the user’s satisfaction. Before installing this equipment, users should ensure that it is permissible to be connected to the facilities of the local telecommunications company. The equipment must also be insta
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TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT INFORMATION .................................... 2 ANSWERER OPERATION .................................... 13 INTERFERENCE INFORMATION ................................ 2 GREETING INDICATORS ................................. 13 MODULAR JACK REQUIREMENTS ..................... 4 ANSWER ON/OFF INDICATOR ........................ 13 INSTALLING THE BATTERY ............................... 4 MESSAGES COUNTER .................................. 14 BEFORE YOU BEGIN ..............
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M EM TW O O / W A SC Y A N FO U R M A I L B O X ES P TAM S AY D / ME FF I O T ON E C ET OI S V SE BEFORE YOU BEGIN PARTS CHECKLIST Make sure your package includes the following items: MESSAGES PREVIOUS NEXT STOP PLAY PLAY 2 PLAY 4 3 PLAY 1 MIC Answerer AC power supply MODULAR JACK REQUIREMENTS You need an RJ11 (CA11A) type modular jack, which is the most common type of phone jack and might look like the one pictured here. If you don’t have a modular jack, call your local phone company
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INSTALLATION 1. Plug the telephone line cord into a modular wall jack. INSTALLATION INFORMATION • Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm. • Never touch uninsulated telephone wires or terminals, unless the telephone line has been discon- nected at the network interface. 2. Connect the telephone line cord from your tele- • Use caution when installing or phone into the jack on the back of the answerer modifying telephone lines. marked PHONE. (You don’t have to connect your te
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IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR MOVING THE ANSWERER: To move the answerer to a different location in the house, follow these instructions: 1. Disconnect the phone line or any phones you may have connected to the unit. 2. Install a battery, if you have not already done so. This will ensure that your messages are not lost. See “Installing the Battery”. 3. Go to the electrical outlet and unplug the power supply. DO NOT UNPLUG THE POWER JACK CONNECTED TO THE UNIT. If you do, all memory will be erased. 4.
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SETUP RECORDING THE GREETING NOTE: You can direct callers Before using your new answerer, you should record a to leave messages in a greeting (the announcement callers hear when your specific mailbox by having answering system answers a call). Two greetings can be them press the desired recorded. If you don't record a greeting, callers hear a mailbox (1-4) after the default greeting which says, "After tone, record message." greeting plays. If no mailbox is selected, the incoming You can record t
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M EM TW O O / W A SC Y A N FO U R M A I L B O X ES P TAM S AY D / ME FF I O T ON E C ET OI S V SE 2. Hold down the desired GREETING button. The unit displays o1 for greeting A record and o2 for greeting B record. 3. After the tone, say your greeting. 4. Release GREETING A or B when you finish. REVIEWING THE GREETING To review the greeting, press and release GREETING A or B. MESSAGES PREVIOUS NEXT STOP ERASING THE GREETING PLAY PLAY 2 PLAY 4 3 There are two ways to erase your greeting.
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M EM TW O O / W A SC Y A N FO U R M A I L B O X ES P TAM S AY D / ME FF I O T ON E C ET OI S V SE SET CHANGING THE SETTINGS button Press and hold the SET button to enter the change mode. The unit announces the current time and day. To change, press NEXT or PREVIOUS. To set and go on to the next item, press SET. NOTE: To scroll from one setting to the next, press and release SET. To exit the change list, press STOP. MESSAGES PREVIOUS NEXT SETTING THE TIME STOP PLAY PLAY 2 PLAY 4 For each me
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M EM TW O O / W A SC Y A N FO U R M A I L B O X ES P TAM S AY D / ME FF I O T ON E C ET OI S V SE SETTING THE RINGS TO ANSWER This feature is used to set the unit to answer a call SET after a specific number of rings. button The unit announces the rings to answer. To change, press NEXT or PREVIOUS. To set and go on to the next item, press SET. 1. Press and release NEXT or PREVIOUS until the unit announces and displays the correct number of rings for the answerer to pick up. 2. Once the rings to
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M EM T W O O / W A SC Y A N FO U R M A I L B O X ES P TAM S AY D / ME FF I O T ON E C ET OI S V SE SETTING THE INCOMING MESSAGE SET LENGTH button The message length is the length of time (in minutes) the caller has to leave a message. The unit announces and displays the current message length. To change, press NEXT or PREVIOUS. To set and go on to the next item, press SET. 1. Press and release NEXT or PREVIOUS until the unit announces and displays the correct incoming message length. MESSAGES PR
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M EM TW O O / W A SC Y A N FO U R M A I L B O X ES P TAM S AY D / ME FF I O T ON E C ET OI S V SE 4. Once you have the desired third digit, press SET to SET button save it and move on to the fourth digit. 5. Press and release NEXT or PREVIOUS to choose the VOLUME fourth digit. Only the fourth digit will change. buttons 6. Once you have the desired fourth digit, press SET to save it. The answerer repeats all the settings. NOTE: To exit any menu, press and release STOP. Also, setup will cancel if
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M EM TW O O / W A SC Y A N FO U R M A I L B O X ES P TAM S AY D / ME FF I O T ON E C ET OI S V SE ANSWERER OPERATION ANSWER ON/OFF button GREETING buttons and indicators MESSAGES PREVIOUS NEXT STOP PLAY PLAY 2 PLAY 4 3 PLAY 1 MIC GREETING INDICATORS The GREETING indicators let you know what greeting will be used to answer a call. GREETING A indicator is on — Greeting A will be used. GREETING B indicator is on — Greeting B will be used. ANSWER ON/OFF INDICATOR The ANSWER ON/OFF indicato
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M EM TW O O / W A SC Y A N FO U R M A I L B O X ES P TAM S AY D / ME FF I O T ON E C ET OI S V SE MESSAGES COUNTER The MESSAGES counter gives you a numeric display of how many messages you have. MESSAGES counter • MESSAGES counter has a number displayed (not flashing) –– No new messages. Shows total of old messages. • MESSAGES counter has a flashing number displayed –– There are new messages. Shows total of new and old messages. • MESSAGES counter has bars (--) –– Unit is off. MESSAGES • MESSAGE
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M EM TW O O / W A SC Y A N FO U R M A I L B O X ES P TAM S AY D / ME FF I O T ON E C ET OI S V SE PLAYING MESSAGES ERASE button You can play the messages in each individual mailbox separately. • To play messages, press and release the desired mailbox button. WHILE PLAYING MESSAGES • To stop playback, press and release STOP. • To restart the message that is playing, press and hold PREVIOUS. MESSAGES PREVIOUS NEXT • To listen to a previous message, press and release STOP PREVIOUS. PLAY PLAY
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M EM TW O O / W A SC Y A N FO U R M A I L B O X ES P TAM S AY D / ME FF I O T ON E C ET OI S V SE MESSAGE MOVE ERASE button The Message Move feature allows you to easily move messages from one mailbox to another. 1. Press and release the desired mailbox where the SCAN button message you want to move is located. 2. Press and release NEXT or PREVIOUS until the desired message to move is playing. 3. Press and release the mailbox button where you want the message to move. The unit announces the mess
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M EM TW O O / W A SC Y A N FO U R M A I L B O X ES P TAM S AY D / ME FF I O T ON E C ET OI S V SE WHILE SCANNING MESSAGES ERASE button • To stop playback, press and release STOP. • To hear the complete message, press and release the mailbox button where the message is located before the unit goes on to the next message. • To restart the message, press and hold PREVIOUS. • To skip to the next message, press and release NEXT. • To erase the message, press and hold ERASE until the unit announces it
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M EM TW O O / W A SC Y A N FO U R M A I L B O X ES P TAM S AY D / ME FF I O T ON E C ET OI S V SE LEAVING A MEMO MEMO/ TWO WAY This feature allows you to leave a memo for someone in button a specific mailbox. 1. Press and release the MEMO/ TWO WAY button. The unit shows Lc on the display and asks you to select a mailbox. 2. Press and hold the desired mailbox button. Record after the tone. 3. Release the mailbox button when you finish. The unit treats the memo as a message, as the MESSAGES MESSA
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M EM TW O O / W A SC Y A N FO U R M A I L B O X ES P TAM S AY D / ME FF I O T ON E C ET OI S V SE 3. Press and release the desired mailbox button. The MEMO/ conversation starts recording after the tone. TWO WAY • To stop two-way record, press and release STOP or button MEMO/TWO WAY. The unit treats the 2-way recorded conversation as a message, as the MESSAGES counter and mailbox indicator show. NOTE: The length of time for recording a conversation depends on how many messages are currently stor
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REMOTE ACCESS You can access your answerer from any touch-tone phone by entering your 4-digit security code (the default security code is 0123). The remote functions do not work with rotary or push-button pulse-dialing phones. You can cut out the wallet-size remote card near the back of the User’s Guide so you know the touch-tone commands when you're picking up messages from another location. To access your answerer: 1. Call your telephone number. 2. After you hear the beep that follows the gree
