Radio Shack 43-3815/43-3898 - Manual (Page 38)

Answering System Operation
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messages appears. If it is set to Announcement
Only, it plays the outgoing message and
A A A 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.
S CREENING C ALLS
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.
R ECORDING I NCOMING M ESSAGES
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. Ф
Ф NOTES Ô
Setting the System to
Answer Calls
When the system's
message memory is full,
F F F FL L L L 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).
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