Radio Shack 43-142 - Manual (Page 74)

Beyond the Basics
Remotely Operating Your
Answering Machine
You can access your answering machine while you are away
from home to check, play, delete messages, or even record a
new greeting message or to turn your answering machine on and
off.
NOTES
The answering machine will only playback
messages for four minutes and then it returns to
the command-waiting mode. To continue playing
your messages, press 0 then 2 again within 15
seconds.
If you enter an incorrect security code three
times, you will hear a beep and the answering
machine will return to standby. •
•
To operate from a remote location, use any touch-tone telephone
and follow these steps:
Call your telephone number and wait for the answering
machine to answer. If the answering machine is off, it will
answer after about 10 rings and series of beeping sounds.
During the greeting message (or a series of beeps when the
answering machine is off), press 0 and enter your PIN code
within 2 seconds (see "Setting a Security Code or Personal
Identification Number (PIN)" on page 65).
The answering machine announces the current time and the
number of messages stored in memory. You hear "To play
incoming messages, press zero-two. For help, press one-
zero." You will hear a beep.
Enter a remote command within 15 seconds, each command
there after must be entered within 2 seconds. You may select
a command from the following chart: 1.
2.
3.
4.