Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TAD-779 Radio Shack
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Cat. No. 43-779 OWNER’S MANU AL Plea se read before using this equipment . TA D - 7 7 9 Digital Telephon e Answering System wi th Day /Tim e Vo ice S tam p 43-7 79 .
2 FEATURES Your Radi oShack TAD-77 9 Digital Tele- phone A nswering System is a h igh- quality telephone answering device (TAD) that you can also cont rol remotely from an y touc h-tone phone. With an op- tional pocket t one dialer, you ca n even use it from a rot ary p hone.
3 This T AD has bee n tested and found t o comply with all applicable UL and FCC standards. This sy mbo l is in tend ed t o a ler t yo u to the pr esen ce of u nins ul ate d d ange r- ous vo lt a ge w ithi n th e p r oduct ’s e ncl o- sur e t hat mi gh t be o f s uf fic ient magni t ude t o cons ti tut e a r isk of elec - t ric sh oc k.
4 FCC STATEM ENT Your TAD-7 79 complies with Part 68 of FCC Rules . You m ust, upon request, provide the FCC regist ration number and the REN to your p hone com pany.
5 CONTENTS Prepa r a t io n ... ... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. ... .... ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. ... .... ... .. .. ... 6 Choos ing a Loc a ti on ...... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..
6 PREPARA TION CHOOS ING A LO CATION Select a location for th e TAD that is near a modular telephone line jack and an AC outlet, and is not in the w ay of normal ac ti vi tie s.
7 • T he U SO C nu mbe r of t he j ac k t o be installed is RJ1 1C. Follow t hese ste ps to connec t y ou r T AD to the telephone line and phon e. 1. Unp lug the t elephone’s m odular cord from the modular phon e line jack an d plug it into the TO TEL ja ck on t he bac k of the T AD.
8 Follow these st eps so the T AD can record the c orrect day and time each messag e and m emo is recorded . Note: If you do not complete each st ep within 8 s e conds, the TAD-779 sounds three beeps and exit s from setup.
9 RECORDING THE OUTGOING MESSAGE Before t he T A D can ans wer calls and record messages, you must record an outgoi ng message. Your outg oing mes- sage can be up to 60 seconds long. Hint : Do not tell cal lers you are not home. Inst ead, say that you cannot come to the phone right now.
10 OPE R ATION SETTI NG THE T AD TO ANSWER CALLS After you have recorded an ou tgoing message, you can set the TAD to an- swer cal ls. To set the T AD-779 to answer c alls, press ANSWER . The T AD announce s, “Answer on,” and the ANS WER indica- tor lig h ts.
11 Note : If you answ er the phone just as the TAD answe rs, the TAD might not stop pl aying the outgoing message. If this happen s, press STOP on t he TAD. PLAYING M ESSAGES W hen you hav e new m essages, the PLAY/ SKIP i nd icato r f lashes. To play all the messages, press PL A Y .
12 Memos are stored with i ncoming mes- sages and are replayed t he same way (see “ Playing Mess ages”). F oll o w t hes e st ep s to r ec or d a m em o. 1. Hold down PLA Y until the T A D beeps. 2. Speak y our m emo f rom abo ut 8 inches in front of t h e T AD .
13 REMOTE OPERAT ION W hile you are aw ay from your home or office, you can us e a touch-tone phone or a pulse (rotary) pho ne with a pock et tone dialer to enter your remote opera- tion security code.
14 Re mo te Co mman ds While playin g messages: Press: T o: 0 Stop mess age pla ybac k and rec ording. 1 Play the ou tgoing mes- sage . 2 Record a new outgoing mess age. W hen the T A D announc es “R ecor d announc em ent ,” begin spea king. When you finish, press 0 .
15 T ROUBLESHOOTI NG We do n ot expect you t o have any probl ems with you r T AD-779 , but if you do, try these sugge stions. If the TAD still does not operate prope rly, try resetti n g it (see “Resetting the TAD- 779”) or take it to you r local Rad ioShack store for assistance.
16 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your RadioSh ack TAD-779 Di gital Telephone A nswering Syst em is an exam ple of superior design and craftsmanshi p. The following suggestions will help you care for the TAD -779 so you can e njoy it for y ears. Keep the TAD-779 dry.
17 THE FCC W ANTS Y O U TO KNOW In the unlike ly event that you r TAD-779 causes problems on the telephone li ne, the telep hone com pany can temporarily discon tinue your service. If t his hap- pens , the telephone c ompany attem pts to no tify you in adv ance.
18 NOTES 43-7 79 .f m Pag e 18 Monday , Au gust 16 , 199 9 7:34 AM.
19 43-7 79 .f m Pag e 19 Monday , Au gust 16 , 199 9 7:34 AM.
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