Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TAD-1009 Radio Shack
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Cat. No. 43-781 OWNER’S MAN UAL Digit al Tel epho ne An swering S ystem Plea se read before using this eq uipment. T AD- 1009 43-7 81 .f m Pag e 1 M on day, Aug ust 16, 19 99 7:41 A M.
2 FEA TURES © 19 97 T andy Cor p orat ion . All Righ ts Res erv ed . Ra dio Sh ac k is a re giste red trad emark u sed b y T andy C or pora tion. Your T AD-1009 Digital T eleph one A n- swering System is a sop histicated, ful - ly digital message center.
3 Outgoing Mess age Remo te Skip — stops playing your out going message during remote operat ion as soon as you enter your remote operat ion secu- rity code. Phone Pi ck-Up Detection — st ops recording when you pick up any phone on the same line as the TAD, and re- sets to answer the ne xt call.
4 READ THIS BEFORE IN ST ALLA TION We hav e designed your TA D to con- form to federal regulations, and y ou can connect it to m ost telephone l ines. However, each device t hat you con- nect t o the phone line d raws pow er from the l ine. We refer to this pow er draw as the device’ s ringer equiv a- lence numb er, or REN.
5 CONTENTS Ins tall ation .... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... .... ..... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... 6 Connecting to the T elepho ne Line ..................................... ...............
6 IN ST AL LA TIO N Select a location for the TA D that is near a t elephone jack a nd a n AC out let and is not in the way o f normal activi- ti es . CONNECTING T O T HE TELEPHO NE LINE 1. Unplug th e telephone’s modul ar cord from the m odular p hone line jack and plug it i nto th e TO T E L jack o n the back of the T AD.
7 Notes: • Be s ure not to press any of the T AD’ s buttons whil e you are plug- ging the adapter into the AC out- let. If you accid entall y press a button, reset the T AD by unplu g- ging the adapter from the AC out - let and rei nserting i t. • T he T AD cannot operate without AC pow er .
8 PREP ARA TION Complete the proc edures in t his sec- tion b efore y ou set th e T AD to an sw er calls . Notes: • T he keypad is l ocated unde r the cover on the front of the T A D.
9 2. Press 1/TI ME . The T AD says “Press one for Monday . Press two for T uesday . Press three for Wednesday . Press four for Thurs- day . Press five for Friday . Press six f or Satu rday . Press seven for Sunday .” 3. Press a n umber button to s et the day of the week.
10 RECORDING ANNOUNCEMENT S Recor ding the Ou tgoin g An nounc eme nt The TAD has a built-in outgoing an- nouncement that s ays “Pleas e leave your message after the tone.” You can record a nother annou nce- ment for the caller to hear when the TAD answers a call.
11 Re cord i ng th e Me mo ry F ull An nounc eme nt The TAD has a built-in m emory full a n- nouncement . When t he mem ory be- comes full and the TAD ca n no longer record messages, the ON LINE, PLAY, and ME MO i ndicators flash, and the TAD an nounces to t he caller “The me mor y is full .
12 BASIC O PERA TION Be sure you complete the proced ures in “Install ation ” and “Pr eparation” be- fore you begin us ing the TAD. SETTI NG T HE T AD TO ANSWER/NOT ANSWER CALLS To set the TA D to answer cal ls, simply turn it on by pressing ON/OFF u n ti l th e ON LINE indicator t u rns on.
13 • I f the caller hangs up or is silent for more t han 7 s econds, or i f t he incoming messag e is less than 2 seconds in length, the T AD hangs up and rese ts to answer the next call, but does n ot record a mes - sage.
14 Ch ecking/De leting the An nounc eme nt- Onl y Messag e You can press OGM while the ANN in- dicator is turned on to play the a n- nouncement -only mes sage. A djust VOLUME on t he side of the TAD to a comfortable listening level. To stop li stening to the message be- fore it e nds, press ON/OFF .
15 RECORDING A MEM O A me mo is a m ess age that you reco rd by speaking directly into the TAD, with- out call ing in on the pho ne line. 1. Press and hold MEM O until the T AD beeps. The O N LI NE indica- tor flashes and the ME MO indi ca- tor lig h ts s tea d ily .
16 Playi ng 2-W ay Conve rsations To listen to a recorded 2-way conv er- sation, press 2-W A Y . T h e TA D tel ls you how many 2-way conversations it h as recorded. F or example , if t here are two, the T AD says “Two m essages.” The TAD plays each recorded 2-way conversation, one after the oth er, be- ginning with the most recent on e.
17 DELETI NG MESSAGES The TAD-1009 lets you de lete m es- sages individually (during playback ) or all at on ce (bef ore or af ter play back). To de let e a parti cul ar i nc omi ng messag e, 2-way co.
18 REMOTE OPE R A TION While you a re away f rom y our home or office, you can use a touc h-tone phone or a pulse (rotary) phone with a pocket tone dialer to enter y our remote ope ra- tion security c.
19 REMOTE ANSW ER-ON If the TAD is connec ted to A C power, you can u se any rem ot e phone to turn the TAD on an d set it to answer calls and record messages. To remotely set the T AD to answ er calls, dial your phone number and w ait about 1 2 rings until the TAD ans wers.
20 4. Within 7 sec onds, en ter your selection (see “List o f Rem ote Commands ”). Notes: • If you do not press a but ton within 7 seconds, the T AD hangs up.
21 Lis t of R emot e Com ma n ds Use these keys on a tou ch-tone phone or pocke t tone dialer to operate the TAD when you are away from your home or office. Number Pre ss T o: 1 Pl ay memo m essa ges . 2 Play incom ing messa ges . 3 Mo nitor the room where the T AD is installe d.
22 PR OBLEM-SO L VIN G We do not expect you to hav e any problems with your TAD, but if you do, try these suggest ions. If th e TA D s till does n’t oper at e as y ou thi nk it sho uld, ta ke the TA D t o your local Radio Shack store for assistance.
23 Pro blem Cau se Remedy The TAD does not respond to remote command s. You e ntered an incorrect remote operation security code. C a r e f u ll y re -e nte r your remot e opera- ti on s ec ur i ty co d e . I f the T AD f a i ls to r e - spond, the s ecurity code might have re- set to the default code.
24 RESETTI NG T HE T AD If the TA D locks up for an unknown reason or doe s not operate properly, you might need to reset it. Imp ort an t: Resetting the TAD de letes all recorded m essages (including a ny outgoing announc ement s), date and time settings, numbe r of rings, mes- sage length, and t he rem ote operat ion code.
25 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Radio Shack TAD-1009 Digital Telephone Ans wering System is an exam ple of superior design and cr aftsmanshi p. The following sugge stions will help you c are for the TAD so you can enj oy it for years. Keep the TAD dry .
26 THE F CC W A NTS YOU T O KNOW In t he unlikely event t hat your TAD causes probl ems o n the pho ne line, the pho ne com pany can temporarily disconnect your s ervice.
27 NOTES 43-7 81.f m Pag e 27 Monday , Augu st 16 , 199 9 7:41 AM.
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