Radio Shack 43-3870 - Manual (Page 33)

The Integrated Answering Device
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Setting the Message Alert tone
Message Alert feature lets you know you have new
messages by sounding a short beeping tone. If you
set the Message Alert to On and when a new
message is received, the alert tone will sound every
15 seconds.
1. Press MENU five times in standby mode.
You hear “Message alert” and the current
setting ([
] Off or [ ] On), and it is displayed
on the base. Then you hear the guidance for
setting the message alert.
2. Press VOL/SEL/ # or VOL/SEL/ $ to select.
3. Press SET/RING to select the new setting. You
hear a confirmation tone, then the
announcement “Message Alert” and the
current setting you have selected is
announced. After a few seconds, the system
announces “To set language, press menu
again”. When the first new message is
received, the beeping tone will begin to sound.
Turning the Message Alert tone Off by pressing any
key.
1. To quickly turn Message Alert tone off, press
any key on the base unit and the tone will
automatically deactivate. To reset, go back
into the menu setup mode (steps 1 - 3 above.)
Turning Message Alert tone Off when you’re away
from your phone.
1. When all new messages are played back
using the remote playback feature (see page
39) the Message Alert tone will automatically
deactivate. The tone will not deactivate until all
messages are played back.
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