and the system announces the day and time of the call at the end of each message.

To play all messages after playing the new messages, press PLAY/STOP again.

To skip to the next message, press SKIP/; while the message is playing. Hold down SKIP/; to quickly advance through a message. The system advances through the playback at double speed until the end of the last message. Release SKIP/; to resume normal playback.

To replay the current message from the beginning, press :/REPEAT. Hold down :/ REPEAT to review the current message. The system skips back every other second of playback and plays the previous second, until the beginning of the message. Release :/REPEAT to resume normal playback.

If you press :/REPEAT within about 2 seconds (4 seconds during remote operation) after a message begins playing, the previous message replays. If the current message is the first new message, the system plays back from the beginning of the current message (it does not go back into the old message group).

ADJUSTING THE VOLUME

To adjust the speaker’s volume, repeatedly press VOLUME 8 or 9 on the base. The volume setting from & (lowest) to / (highest) appears.

DELETING MESSAGES

To delete the current message while it is playing, press DELETE. The system beeps.

To delete all messages at once, while messages are not playing, hold down DELETE until the system beeps and announces “Messages have been deleted.” & appears.

Note: You cannot delete new (unplayed) messages. If you try to delete all messages at once while you still have new messages, the system beeps and announces “Please play back all messages.”

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 (available through your local RadioShack store), to enter your security code and do any of the following:

Set the system to answer or not answer calls.

Listen to your messages.

Record a new outgoing message.

Record a memo.

Erase messages.

You cannot remotely operate the system using its handset or another telephone on the same line.

Setting the Security Code

The two-digit remote operation security code prevents unauthorized remote access to your messages. The code is preset to 80. To change the code to any number from 00 to 99:

1.Press MENU three times. The system announces “Security code,” followed by the currently set code. The code appears.

2.Press SET.

3.Repeatedly press or hold down SKIP/; or :/REPEAT to change the number.

4.Press SET to store the setting. The system announces the newly set code.

Answering System Operation

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Radio Shack 43-3814 owner manual Adjusting the Volume, Deleting Messages, Remote Operation, Setting the Security Code