Answering System Operation

Ô NOTES Ô

Enter each key press within about 2 minutes. Otherwise, the system exits the time setting process and you must begin again with Step 1.

If power fails, the clock retains the current time. When the power is restored, it starts counting again from the time the power failed.

Start again at Step 1 of the setting operation.

SETTING THE DAY/TIME

You must set the day and time so the system can record the correct day and time of each message. Ô

1.Press MENU once. The system announces “Time,” and then announces the currently set time and day.

2.Repeatedly press gon the base to move forward or f to move backward until the correct day appears (1 for Sunday, 2 for Monday, and so on), and then press SET/RING. The system announces and displays the hour.

3.Repeatedly press gor f until the correct hour appears, and then press SET/RING. The system announces and displays the minutes.

4.Repeatedly press gor f until the correct minutes appear, and then press SET/RING. The system announces “AM” or “PM,” andA or P appears.

5.Press gor f to choose AM or PM, and then press SET/RING to store the setting.

6.Press PLAY/STOP to exit.

To check the day and time, press MENU once. The system announces the currently set day and time. Press PLAY/STOP to exit.

SETTING THE NUMBER OF RINGS

You can select how long the system waits to answer a call: 2, 4, or 6 rings, or toll-saver. If you plan to check messages by long distance, set the number of rings to toll-saver.

If the ring time is set to ts (toll-saver) the system answers after two rings if you have new messages. If there are no new messages, the system answers after four rings so you can hang up before the

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Radio Shack 43-3815/43-3898 owner manual Setting the DAY/TIME, Setting the Number of Rings