Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TAD-739 Radio Shack
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Cat. No. 43-739 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipme nt. T AD-739 Two-Li ne Digital Telepho ne Answering Syste m 43-7 39 .f m Page 1 Frida y , Aug ust 13, 1999 2:00 P M.
2 FEATURES © 1999 T andy Cor p or ation. All R ig ht s Reserved. RadioShack is a r egistered tradem ark used b y T andy Corpo ration. Y our T AD-7 39 T w o-Line Digital T ele- phone A nswering System i s a sophi s ti- cated, fully digital message center that records m essages for up to t wo lines telephon es .
3 LED Message Co unter — shows the numbe r of messages the T AD has re- corded . Program mable Re m ote Ope ration Se- curi ty Code — lets you s et your own security code for rem ote operation. Rem ote Answer-On — lets you turn on the T AD from a rem ot e location even wh e n i t i s n o t s et to an sw er ca ll s.
4 READ THIS BEFORE I N- STA LLATIO N Y our T AD-7 39 con forms to federal regu- lations, an d you can connec t it to most telephone l ines. Ho wever , each device that you conn ec t to the phone line draws power from the line. We r efer to this power draw as t he device’s ringer equiv- alence num be r , or REN.
5 CONTENTS Prepa ratio n ... ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... .... ... ..... .... ... .... ... ..... .... ... .... ... 6 Connec ting to the T elephone Lin e(s) ................ .......................... ..
6 PREP ARAT ION Select a l ocation for the T AD that is nea r modular telephone line jack(s ) and an AC outlet, and is n ot in the way of normal activities. CONNECTING TO THE T ELEPHONE LINE (S) Y our T AD c onne cts to yo ur phone(s) and p hone line(s) using up to f our m odular tele- phone lin e connectors.
7 For a Single -Line Phon e and a T wo-Line Phone Jack For T w o Single-Line Phon es and a T wo-L ine Phon e Jack For T w o Single-Line Phon es and T wo Single-Line Phone Jac ks 43-7 39 .
8 CONNECT ING THE AC ADAPTER Cautio n: The suppl ied AC adapter was designed s pecificall y f or your T AD-7 39. Use o nly the suppli ed adapter . 1. Insert the sup plied AC adap ter ’ s barrel plug into t h e AC 9V jac k on the back of the T AD. 2.
9 IN S TAL LING A BACKUP BATTE RY If AC po wer fails or you unpl ug th e T A D, a 9V backup battery (not su ppli e d) saves t he message groups , message coun t s, and the settings for the day , time, and s e cu rity cod e. W e recommend you use an alkaline battery , such as R a- dioS hack Cat.
10 1. Hold TIME SET until the T AD sounds one long beep and on e short beep, CL (cl ock) appears briefly , t hen a number from 1 (Sunday) – 7 (Sat- urday) a ppears, and t he T AD an- nounces the currently s et day .
11 1. T o record t h e O GM 1 (or OGM 2) mess age for each line, hol d down OGM 1 (or OGM 2 ) until the T AD beeps and both ANSW E R indicators flash. Notes : • Proceed ne xt step within 8 sec onds. Othe r wis e, the T AD sounds a short beep, an d you must start again fr om Step 1 .
12 BASIC O PERA TION SETTI NG THE T AD TO ANSWER CALLS The ANSWER indicator l i ghts to indi cate which line the T AD is set to answer on; or announc e only . A steady light indi- cates the line is set to answer on. A flashing light indicates the line is set to announc e only .
13 Notes: • The m aximum recordi ng capacity is 32 m inutes or 59 m essages. • Many local phon e companies u s e calling party control (CPC) to signal that t he caller has h ung up.
14 T o play only new mes sages, hold down the desired PLA Y button for 2 second s. The T AD tells you how many new mes- sages you h ave in that li ne and plays the m. After all mes s a ges play , t he T AD says, “End of messages.” T o replay a message durin g playback, press REPEA T .
15 RECORDING A MEMO A m emo is a message you can record at the T A D f or yourself or others. Y ou can record memos of up to 60 seco n ds l ong in ea ch line. Memo s are st ored wit h in comi ng mes- sage s , and are rep layed the same w ay (see “P l aying M essag es” on Page 13).
16 USING CALL BREAKTHROUG H If you screen your calls but want to know when calls come in fr o m cert ain people, give them your call breakth r o ugh (CBT) code. When a ca ll er enters t he CBT code dur- ing the outgoing message, the T AD alerts you with a seri es of loud beeps for 35 second s.
17 REMOTE OPERAT ION W hil e you are away from your hom e or office, you can us e a touch-tone phone or a pulse (rotary) phone with a pocket tone dialer to enter your remote opera- tion security code .
18 Re mo te C omma nd s P ress: T o: [0 Set the T AD t o no t answer ca lls for bot h li nes. Th e T AD sa ys “Li ne 1 is o ff, lin e 2 is off. ” [1 Set the T AD t o no t answer calls only for l in e 1 . The T AD says “Li ne 1 i s of f.” [2 Set the T AD t o no t answer cal ls on ly for l ine 2 .
19 W hil e p l aying m essages: Press: T o: 3, t hen li ne nu m - ber (0, 1, 2) Play ne w messa g es in the select ed li ne. If no ne w mes- sa g e i s r ecorded , the T AD says, “Y ou have no new messa g es in line x. ” (wh ere x is the l in e nu m- ber).
20 T ROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have an y problems with your T AD-739, but if you do, try these sugge stions. If the T AD still does no t operate properly , try r e setting it (see “ Resett ing the T AD ”) or take it to your local RadioShack store for assistance.
21 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Y ou r RadioSh ack T AD-739 T wo-Line Digital T e lephone Answering System is an ex- ampl e o f superior desig n and craftsman ship. The followi ng suggestions w ill help yo u care for your T AD-739 so you can enjoy it for yea rs.
22 THE F CC W ANTS Y OU T O KNOW In the unlikely e v ent that your T A D caus- es problems on t he phone line, the phone company can temporarily discon- nect your s ervice.
23 NOTES 43-7 39 .f m Page 23 Frida y, Au gust 13 , 199 9 2:00 P M.
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