Radio Shack 43-3815/43-3898 owner manual Screening Calls, Recording Incoming Messages

Answering System Operation

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Setting the System to Answer Calls

When the system's message memory is full, FL appears and the system announces “No remaining time” when you try to operate it.

Recording Incoming Messages

When the memory is full, the caller hears the prerecorded announcement-only message (“Hello, no one is available to take your call. Please call again.”) and the system cannot record additional messages until you delete messages (see “Deleting Messages” on Page 40).

messages appears. If it is set to Announcement Only, it plays the outgoing message and A appears.

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To set the system to not answer calls, press ANSWER again. It announces “Answer off” and the message counter turns off.

SCREENING CALLS

You can let the system answer calls while you listen to the caller's message through the speaker. If you decide to answer the call, lift the handset (or press TALK/FLASH if the handset is off the base or Auto Talk is disabled). You can also pick up any phone on the same line. The system stops recording and resets to answer the next call.

Press VOLUME e or d to adjust the volume level. If the speaker volume is set to 0, you cannot use the call-screening feature.

RECORDING INCOMING MESSAGES

After the system answers a call, it plays the outgoing message, beeps, and then records the caller’s message. Each incoming message can be 1 or 4 minutes long, depending on how you set the recording time (“Setting the Recording Time” on Page 35). The maximum recording capacity is about 59 messages.

The system stops recording and resets to answer the next call when:

•the caller hangs up.

•the maximum message length is reached.

•the system detects a busy signal or more than 7 seconds of silence.

•you pick up the handset or any phone on the same phone line. Ô

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