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Part 1 – Important Product Information.

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I N S T A L L A T I O N

TEL LINE

TEL SET

Strain	Telephone
Relief Tab
	Set Cord
Standard		Modular
	Telephone
Electrical
	Jack
Outlet

Power Cord

Telephone Line Cord

1Connect the telephone line cord.

Plug one end of the telephone line cord into the jack labeled TEL LINE on the back of the system. Plug the other end into a modular telephone jack.

2Connect the telephone.

NOTE: If you do not want to connect a telephone, skip to Step 3.

Plug the telephone set cord from the telephone into the jack labeled TEL SET on the back of the system.

3Connect the power cord.

Plug the power cord into the jack labeled POWER and into an electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch. Fit the power cord behind the strain relief tab. The Message Window flashes C to indicate that you need to set the clock.

Use only the power cord supplied with this product. If you need a replacement, call 1 800 222–3111. Input: 120V, 60 Hz.

Output: 9V AC, 400 mA.

O P E R A T I O N

Set and hear time/day

Use with other buttons to change/hear settings

Turn system on or off

Record a memo /

Repeat all or part of a message

Displays number

of messages and

other information

Adjust volume

Delete all

or selected

messages

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Record and play

outgoing announcement /

Skip all or part of a message

Microphone

Play/Stop messages

PLAY Light indicates messages

Setting the Clock

You’ll need to set the clock so that it can announce the day and time that each message is received. Press Pto exit Setting the Clock at any time.

1Press and hold Cuntil the Message Window displays C, and the default day is announced.

2To change the day setting, hold down or until the correct day is announced. Then release the button.

3Press and release C. The current hour setting is announced.

4To change the hour setting, hold down or until the correct hour is announced. Then release the button.

5Press and release C. The current minutes setting is announced.

6To change the minutes setting, hold down or until the correct minutes setting is announced. Then release the button.

7Press and release C. The new day and time are announced.

To check the clock, press and release

NOTE: In the event of a power failure, see the instructions on the bottom of the unit to reset the clock.

Recording Your Announcement

Before using this answering system, you should record the announcement (up to one minute long) that callers will hear when the system answers a call. If you choose not to record an announcement, the system answers with a prerecorded announcement:“Hello. Please leave a message after the tone.”

1Press and hold . The system beeps. Speak toward the microphone normally, from about nine inches away. While you are recording, the Message Window displays — .

2To stop recording, release . The system automatically plays back your announcement.

To review your announcement, press and release .

Turning the System On/Off

Use Oto turn the system on and off. When the system is off, the Message Window is blank.

Volume Control

Use volume buttons (+and -) to adjust the volume of the system’s speaker. Press the top button (+) to increase volume. Press the bottom button (-) to decrease volume. The system beeps three times when you reach the maximum or minimum volume setting.

Answering Calls

When the system answers a call, the caller hears the announcement you recorded, followed by a beep. After the beep, the system begins recording your caller’s message. A caller can leave a message up to three minutes long. If the message is longer than three minutes, or if the caller is silent for more than seven seconds, or if the system runs out of memory, the system beeps once and hangs up.

Callers can skip over your announcement by pressing #.

Message Window

The Message Window displays the number of messages that have been recorded. If there are more than nine messages recorded, the Message Window alternately displays the two digits of the total number of messages recorded. If the Message Window displays F,then the memory is full and you’ll need to delete messages before new ones can be recorded.

PLAY Light

The PLAY Light blinks when you have new messages, and remains steady when you have messages in memory that you’ve already played. The PLAY Light is off when there are no messages in memory.

Call Screening/Intercept

Set the system to answer calls, and set the volume control so you can hear the caller’s message. If you choose not to hear the caller’s message, adjust the volume to the lowest setting. The Message Window displays 0.

If you decide to take the call, lift the handset of any telephone on the same line. The system stops recording and resets to answer calls.

Feature Set Up

You can set up one feature at a time as described below, or you can set up a feature, and then move on to set up another feature. After you change one feature, press and release Suntil you hear the voice prompt for the next feature you want to change

— OR —

Press Pto exit

— OR —

The system will time out after 30 seconds and save any changes already made.

Ring Select and Toll Saver

Use Ring Select to choose h

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