Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TAD-798 Radio Shack
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Cat. No . 43-798 OWNER’S MA NUAL Ple ase read bef ore us ing this eq uipment . TA D - 7 9 8 Digit al T elep hone Answeri ng System with Cal l Brea kthrou gh 43-7 98 .
2 FEA TURES Your RadioShack TA D-798 Di gital Tele- phone A nswering System is a hig h- quality telep hone answ ering device (TAD) that you can also control rem ote- ly from an y touch-tone p hone. With an optional poc ket tone dialer, you can even use it from a rotary phone.
3 Rem ote Operati on — l e ts y ou use a touch-t one phone (o r rotary phone and pocket tone d ialer) to op erate the TAD while you are a way from y our home or office . Phon e Pick-Up Detect ion — stops re- cording when y ou pick up any pho ne on the same line a s the TAD.
4 READ THIS BEFORE I N- ST AL LA T ION Your T AD conform s to federal regula- tions, and you can c onnect i t to most telephone li nes. However, e ach de vice you conne ct to the p hone line draws power from the phone l ine. We refer to this pow er draw is the devi ce’s ringer equivalence num ber , or REN.
5 CONTENTS Prep arati o n ... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... .. ..... .. ..... 6 Connecting the T AD ................... ..................... ................... .. ...........
6 Select a location for the TAD that is near both a teleph one jack and an AC outlet, and is not i n the way of n ormal ac ti vi tie s. CONNECTING THE T AD Notes: • Y our T A D co nnects directly to a modular p hone line jac k.
7 IN S TALLING A BACKUP BATTE RY If the A C p ower fails or you unplug t he TAD , a 9V backup ba ttery (not supplied) saves t he messa ges, time and day set- tings, and the CB T and remote opera- tion security codes . We recommend you use a n alkaline battery, such as Ra- dioS hack Cat.
8 SETTING THE DAY AND TI M E When you set the TAD-798’ s clock, the TAD records the d ay and tim e each memo and mes sage is recorded . Notes : • T o avo id losing the day and time settings if AC .
9 SETTING THE NUMBER OF RI NG S Set the ring select switch on the ri ght side of t he TAD to 2 , 4 , 7 , or TS to se t how long the T AD waits before it an- swers a call ( 2 rings, 4 rings , 7 ri ngs , or toll -saver). If you plan to check your messag es by long dist ance, set the ring select switch to TS (see “Toll-Saver” on Page 17 ).
10 BASIC O PERATION RECORDING T HE OUTGOING MESSAGES Before the TAD can answer call s and record mess ages, you must record an outgoing message (OGM ). The TA D- 798 lets you record two separate mes- sages, and it o perates diff erently based on the m e ssage you select (see “Using the Anno unce-Onl y Feat ure” on Page 11).
11 If no outgo ing message is recorded when you press OGM 1 or OGM 2 , the T AD annou nces “Y ou have no an- nounc ement one” (or “t wo”) and sounds four beeps. SETTI NG THE T AD TO ANSWER CALLS To set the T AD to answer or not answer calls, press ANSWER .
12 RECORDING IN COM ING MESSAGES Each i ncoming message can be up to 60 seconds long. At 55 se conds t he TAD b eeps to no ti fy t he caller that t ime will soon be u p. At 60 second s it sounds one long and four short beep s, says “Thank you for your call,” and hangs up.
13 To repl ay a mes sage while you a re lis- teni ng to it, p ress REPEA T . T he cu rrent mess age replays from the beginning. To return to a previous message, h old down REPEA T until the desired mes- sage number appe ars in the m essage coun ter wi nd ow.
14 2. Press STOP when you finish the memo (or let the T A D automatically stop recording after 60 seconds). The T AD beeps once and res ets t o answer calls. Th e memo is st o red wi th the i nc omi ng messag es. To hear the m emo, simp ly play back your messag es.
15 SCREENING CALLS To scree n c a lls, let the T AD answer, then listen to the caller’s message through the T AD’s speaker. To adj ust the T AD’s volume, slide VOLUME to - ward + or – . If you do not want to take the call, sim- ply let the TAD finish r e cording the cal l- er’s message.
16 4. Repeatedl y press SKIP or REPEA T to set the second digit, the n press STOP . The third digit appears. 5. Repeatedl y press SKIP or REPEA T to set the third digi t, t h en press STOP . The T AD sounds a l ong beep then announ ces and displays the new CBT code.
17 REMOTE OPE RATION You can op erate the TAD from alm ost any touch-t one phone, o r from a rotary phone us ing a pocket tone-dialer (avail- able at your local RadioShack store). TO L L - S A V E R If the ri ng select swit ch is set to TS (t oll- saver), th e TAD-798 an swers after tw o rings if you have n ew messages.
18 Re mo te Co mma n d Li st Press: To : 00 Set the T AD to not answer calls. It beeps and says “Answer off.” 01 Set the T AD to answer calls. It beeps, say s “Answer on” a nd plays OGM 1. If no OGM 1 is recorded, it beeps and says “Y ou have n o announc ement one.
19 After pressing 2 or 3 to play me ssages, you can: Press T o : 1 Re play the previous mes - sage . 3 Skip to the next messa ge. 4 Re play the current message.
20 T ROUBLESHOOTI NG W e do not expe ct you t o have any problems with y our TAD-798, but if you do, try t hese suggestions. If the TA D still doesn’t operate properly, try resetting it (see “Resetting the TAD” on P age 21 ) or ta ke it to your lo cal RadioShac k store for assistan c e.
21 RESETTI NG THE T AD If your TAD stops working properly, re- set it by using a straightened paper clip to press RESET o n the bac k of the T AD. Note : The ou tgoing mes sages and a ll information st ored in memory are erased when you press RESET . 43-7 98.
22 CARE AND MAINTENANCE You r RadioShack TAD-798 D igital Telephone A nswering System is an exam ple of superi or design and craftsmanshi p. The following suggest ions will help you care for the TAD so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the TAD d ry. If it g ets wet , wipe it dry i mm edi ately.
23 THE FCC W ANTS Y O U TO KNOW In the u nlikely event t hat your TAD causes p roblems on t he phone line, the phone c ompany c an tempo rarily discon- nect your service.
Ra di oSh ac k A Divisi on of T an dy Cor poration Fort Wo rth, T exa s 76102 7A8N Printed in Chi na Lim it ed O ne-Y ear W arranty This pro duct is warrante d by Ra dioShack a g ainst manu facturin g.
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