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Recordings sound
distorted.
You were too close to
the microphone or you
spoke too loudly when
you recorded the outgo-
ing message.
Rerecord the message.
Speak clearly into the
microphone at a normal vol-
ume from about 12 inches
away.
The tape head is dirty.
Clean the head using a
tape head-cleaning kit
(see “Cleaning the Tape-
Handling Parts” on
Page 23).
The tape is worn out.
Unplug the adapter from the
AC outlet, replace the tape,
then plug the adapter back
into the AC outlet.
Remote control func-
tions do not work.
The remote operation
security code was not
entered correctly.
Enter the correct code.
You are using a pulse
dialing phone.
Use a touch-tone phone or
pocket tone dialer.
The tone output from
the phone or tone dialer
is not long enough.
Press and hold the buttons
for at least
1
/
2
second or try
using another phone or
dialer.
The telephone line is
noisy.
Enter the remote operation
security code again to
retrieve the messages.
Seven seconds of
silence have passed so
the answering system
hangs up.
Call the answering system
and try again.
Problem
Cause
Solution
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