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Digital Answering System
with Big Button Trim Phone
Owner’s Manual
Please read before using this equipment.
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43-3804.fm Page 2 Thursday, July 6, 2000 2:35 PM Your system is ETL listed to UL standards and meets all appli- cable FCC standards. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. ! DO NOT OPEN. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICE- ABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. This symbol is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsu-
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43-3804.fm Page 3 Thursday, July 6, 2000 2:35 PM Contents Features ................................................................................. 5 Read This Before Installation .......................................... 7 FCC Statement ................................................................ 8 Installation ............................................................................. 9 Selecting a Location ........................................................ 9 Connecting Powe
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43-3804.fm Page 4 Thursday, July 6, 2000 2:35 PM 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 Outgoin
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43-3804.fm Page 5 Thursday, July 6, 2000 2:35 PM Features 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 advanced 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 o
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43-3804.fm Page 6 Thursday, July 6, 2000 2:35 PM 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 an- nouncement or memo for the caller, then automatically hang up without letting the caller leave a message. Outgoing Message Capacity — lets you set the system to play an outgoing message and re
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43-3804.fm Page 7 Thursday, July 6, 2000 2:35 PM TELEPHONE 13-Number Memory Dialing — lets you store up to 13 phone numbers in memory for easy dialing: 3 priority (one-touch) num- bers and 10 standard numbers. Volume Control — lets you adjust the handset’s volume. Ringer Control — lets you set the ringer to a high or low vol- ume or turn off the ringer. Redial — lets you quickly dial the last number dialed. Flash — sends an electronic switchhook signal for use with special services, such
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43-3804.fm Page 8 Thursday, July 6, 2000 2:35 PM 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 are 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 pr
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43-3804.fm Page 9 Thursday, July 6, 2000 2:35 PM 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 activ- ities. 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,
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43-3804.fm Page 10 Thursday, July 6, 2000 2:35 PM 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 be
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43-3804.fm Page 11 Thursday, July 6, 2000 2:35 PM 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 al- kaline backup battery (not supplied) to save the answering sys- tem’s messages and settings for the day and time. For the best performanc
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43-3804.fm Page 12 Thursday, July 6, 2000 2:35 PM 2. Attach the battery to the terminals, then place it inside the compartment. 3. Replace the cover. If the LOW BATT indicator blinks while the AC adapter is prop- erly connected, replace the battery. Warning: Dispose of the old battery promptly and properly. Do not burn or bury it. Cautions: • To avoid losing stored information, be sure the AC adapter is plugged in and connected to the system before you replace the battery. • If you do not pl
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43-3804.fm Page 13 Thursday, July 6, 2000 2:35 PM Directly on the Wall To mount the system on a wall, follow these steps. 1 /4 1 Note: For direct wall mounting, drill two holes 3 /4 inches (82.5 mm) apart, one below the other. Then thread two screws (not supplied) into each hole, let- 1 ting the heads extend about /4 inch (6.3 mm) from 1 the wall. (Be sure to use screws with heads that fit 3 /4 into the keyhole slots on the bottom of the system.) 1. Plug one end of the supplied long modular
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43-3804.fm Page 14 Thursday, July 6, 2000 2:35 PM On the Wall Plate 1. Plug one end of the supplied short modular cord into the modular jack on the bottom of the system near its back end. 2. Route the phone cord into the groove on the bottom of the system by sliding the cord under the first two tabs along the groove. Then route the cord into the groove leading to the center rectangular space. 3. Plug the other end of the cord into a modular phone jack wall plate. Press any excess length of co
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43-3804.fm Page 15 Thursday, July 6, 2000 2:35 PM A Quick Look Before you begin operating your Digital Answering System, fa- miliarize yourself with its controls. Memory Dialing Card Speaker Controls Indicators Microphone Handset 15 A Quick Look
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43-3804.fm Page 16 Thursday, July 6, 2000 2:35 PM Speaker Priority Memory Keys Numbers and Controls Microphone 16 A Quick Look
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43-3804.fm Page 17 Thursday, July 6, 2000 2:35 PM Pulse/Tone Switch Handset Volume Control 9V DC 300 mA Jack Ringer Volume Control Ring Select Message Time Limit/ Switch Announcement Only Switch 17 A Quick Look
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43-3804.fm Page 18 Thursday, July 6, 2000 2:35 PM Telephone Operation SETTING THE PULSE/TONE SWITCH Set PULSE/TONE on the handset for the type of service you have. If you are not sure which type you have, do this test: Lift the handset and set PULSE/TONE to TONE. When you hear the dial tone, press any number other than 0. Notes: • If your phone system requires that you dial an access code (9, for example) before you dial an outside number, do not press the access code either. • # does not f
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43-3804.fm Page 19 Thursday, July 6, 2000 2:35 PM USING REDIAL To dial the last number dialed, lift the handset. When you hear REDIAL the dial tone, press . The phone dials the last number di- aled. USING RESET At the end of a call, you can make your next call without placing RESET the handset in the cradle. Press to hang up the tele- phone. USING FLASH FLASH Use to perform the switchhook operation for special ser- vices, such as Call Waiting. FLASH For example, if you have Call Waiting, pr
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43-3804.fm Page 20 Thursday, July 6, 2000 2:35 PM USING TONE SERVICES ON A PULSE LINE If you have pulse service, you normally operate your phone with PULSE/TONE PULSE set to . You can temporarily set your phone to send tones for banking services or computer transactions. Dial the number as usual. Before you enter additional digits in response to prompts, press to change to tone dialing. The phone automatically returns to pulse dialing when you end the call. USING MEMORY DIALING The phone ha
