Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TAD-1024 Radio Shack
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Cat. No. 43-784 OWNER’S M ANUAL Di git al Te le ph on e A ns we ri ng Syste m Pleas e read be for e usi n g this equ ipmen t. T AD-102 4 wit h Dua l -An nou ncem ent 43-7 84 .
2 FEA TURES Your RadioShack TAD-1024 Digi tal Telephone Answering Sy stem wit h Dual-Announc ements is a hi gh-quality telephon e answe ring dev ice w hich you can also control remotely from any touch-tone phone. (With an opt ional pocket ton e dialer, y ou can even u se it from a rotary p hone.
3 Toll Saver — lets you avoid unneces- sary long -distance charges when you call by long-di stance to chec k your mes- sage s. Room Monitor — let s y ou li sten f rom a remote phon e to the roo m where you in- stalled the TAD. ANSWER Bu tton — let s you tu rn th e TAD on or off with out disconn ecting it.
4 READ THIS BEFORE IN ST ALLA TION Your T AD conf orms to federal regul a- tions, and you c an conne ct it to mos t telephone li nes. However, eac h device you conne ct to the p hone l ine draws power from the ph one line. We refer to this pow er draw is the device’s ringer equivalence num ber , or REN.
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6 IN STALLATI ON SELECTING A L OCATION Select a locat ion that is near b oth a mo d- ular telephone jack and an AC outlet. Your TAD con nects directly to a mod u- lar phone lin e jack. If the phone line jack is not a m odular jack, you m ust update the wiring.
7 Caution : T he supp lied adapter s up plies 9 vo lts AC, d elive rs a t least 400 milli- amps, and has a plug which properly fits the TAD’s DC 9 V jack. Using an adap ter that does not meet these s pecifications migh t damage the TAD or the adapter.
8 PREPARA TION SETTI NG T HE DAY AND TIME The TAD records the day and time of the call with each phone message. Follow these steps to set the current day and ti me. Notes : • T o avoid havin g to reset the time if AC power i s lost, we recommend you install a backup batt ery before you set the day and time.
9 RECORDING THE OUTGOING MESSAGES Before you can s et the T AD to answer calls and rec ord mess ages, you m ust record the outgoin g mes sage (OGM) t he caller hears when the TAD ans wers a call.
10 Imp ort an t : Do n o t tell c alle rs t hat you are no t home. Instead , say t hat you cannot c ome to th e phone right now . 3. When y ou finish rec ording, press STOP/TI ME SET. The T A D automati- cally plays back the outgoing mes - sage. To play back your outgoing OG M 1 mes - sage at any time, press OGM 1 .
11 BASIC OPERATION SETTI NG THE T AD TO ANSWER CALLS T o Answer an d Rec ord To turn on the TAD and set it to answer calls and re cord mes sages, p ress AN- SWER once. T he TAD beeps , and briefly displays On , and the powe r indicator lights. The T AD is n ow set to answer calls using the OGM 1 m essage and record callers’ messages.
12 SCREENING CALLS To screen calls, let the TAD answ er them, then listen to the caller’s message through the TAD’s spea ker. If you d e- cide to answer t he call, pick up any phone on the same p hone line as the TAD. The TAD stops recording and re- sets to answer the ne xt call.
13 To return t o the previous messag e dur- ing playback , press MEMO/REPEAT twice. The p revious rec orded mess age plays. To skip to the next me ssage during play- back, pres s CODE/SKIP on ce. The next recorded mess age plays. To pau se while listening to messag es, press PLAY .
14 RECORDING A MEM O A m emo is a mes sage you can record by speaking directly into t he TAD, without having t o cal l in o n the phone. Follow these ste ps to record a memo up to 60 seconds long. 1. Press MEMO/REPEA T unt il oo ap- pears. The T AD sound s a long beep and 60 appe ars.
15 USIN G CALL BREAK- THROU GH If you screen you r call s but want t o be sure to know whe n calls come in from certain p eople, give those peop le your call breakt hrough (CBT ) code.
16 CHANGING T HE REMOTE OPERATION SECU RITY CODE The remote operation se curity code is preset to 784 , but you can chan ge it by following thes e s teps. Note : Be sure t o set each digit within 8 seconds. Otherwise, you must start over from Step 1. 1.
17 REMOTE OPE RATION You can op erate the TAD from almost any touch-t one pho ne, or from a rotary phone us ing a pocket tone-dialer (avail- able at your local RadioShack store). Notes : • When the mem ory is full, the T AD answe rs the call after eig ht rings and plays OGM 2 (the a nnounce- ment -only message ).
18 USING REMO TE COMMAN DS To use th e remote command s, you mus t enter the rem ote o peration securi ty code within 8 seconds after the T AD answers the call. Af ter the TAD beeps once to verify y ou entered the code correctly, enter the num ber(s) for the func tion(s) you want the TAD to perf orm.
19 T ROUBLES HOOTING If yo u experience problem s with your TAD, try the sug gestions i n this section. If you still hav e probl ems, con tact your local RadioShac k store f or assi stance.
20 CARE AND MAINTENANCE You r RadioShack TAD-1024 Di gital Telephone Answering System with Dual-An- nounc ement s is an exam ple of superior design and cra ftsmanship. The following sug gestions will help you c are for the TAD so you can enjoy it for yea rs.
21 THE FCC W ANTS Y OU T O KNOW In the un likely event that your T AD caus - es problems on t he telephone line, the telep hone company attempts to notify you in advan c e . If advance notice is not practical, the telephone company noti- fies you as s oon as possible a nd advises you of yo ur right to f il e a com plaint with the FCC.
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