Radio Shack Answering System Operation, Setting the Record Time, Selecting the Outgoing Message

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You can also record your own message (see “Recording/Deleting an Outgoing Message”). When you record your own outgoing mes- sage, the answering system uses it for all REC TIME settings.

REC TIME

ˆAnswering System Operation

SETTING THE RECORD TIME

Set REC TIME to 1, 4, or ANN to determine how the answering system will record incom- ing messages.

1 — The answering system plays the outgo- ing message and lets callers leave a mes- sage up to 1 minute long.

4 — The answering system plays the outgo- ing message and lets callers leave a mes- sage up to 4 minutes long.

ANN (Announcement Only) — The an- swering system plays the outgoing message but does not let callers leave a message.

SELECTING THE OUTGOING MESSAGE

The answering system has two prerecorded outgoing messages. One asks the caller to leave a message: “Hello, no one is available to take your call. Please leave a message af- ter the tone.” The answering system uses this message when REC TIME is set to 1 or 4 (see “Setting the Record Time”).

The other is simply an announcement and does not let the caller leave a message: “Hel- lo, no one is available to take your call.” The answering system uses this message when is set to ANN (announcement

To switch between your outgoing message and the answering system’s prerecorded message, press OGM. When the current message begins to play, press OGM again. The answering system switches to the other message and plays it.

RECORDING/DELETING AN OUTGOING MESSAGE

To record your outgoing message (up to 30 seconds long), hold down OGM until the an- swering system beeps and ## appears. When you finish your message, press PLAY/ STOP or OGM. The answering system plays back your message.

To delete your outgoing message and use the answering system’s prerecorded mes- sages, hold down OGM until the answering system beeps. Then press OGM again within two seconds.

SETTING THE ANSWERING SYSTEM TO ANSWER CALLS

To set the answering system to answer calls, press ANSWER. If the answering system is set to record a caller’s message (see “Set- ting the Record Time”), it plays the outgoing message and shows the number of recorded messages. If the answering system is set to announcement-only, it plays the outgoing message, and 7 appears.

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

Answering System Operation