Radio Shack TAD-1006 manual

Cat. No. 43-768 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipme nt. T AD-1006 Digital Answeri ng System Teleph one with Time/ Day Stamp 43-7 68 .f m Pag e 1 Fr ida y , Aug us t 13, 19 99 2:49 P M[...]

2 FEA TURES Your TAD-100 6 Digital Answering System Te lephone with T ime/Day Stamp is a sophi sticated, fully digi tal messag e center that combines a tele- phone and an ans wering m achine in one convenien t package. Fully digital me ans the TAD-1006 stores all messa ges on a c omputer chip. This g ives you advanced c apa- bilities over tape-base[...]

3 Me mo R e cord ing — lets yo u leave messages for yourself or ot hers in your home or office. Tw o-Way Re cord in g — le ts yo u record both side s of you r phone con- vers ation. Ro om Mo ni tor — lets you listen from a remote phon e to th e room where the TAD-1006 is installed . Volu me C o ntr ol — lets you adjust the TAD-1006 ’s spe[...]

4 READ THIS BEFORE IN ST ALLA TION We hav e designed y our syst em to conform to f ederal regulation s, and you can conn ect it to m ost telephone li nes. Howeve r, each devi ce that you connect to the phon e line draws po w- er from the line. We ref er to this pow er draw as the device’ s ringer equiva- lence numb er, or REN. The REN i s shown o[...]

5 CONTENTS Ins tall ation .... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 7 Sel ect ing a L oc ation ..... ..... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... 7 Connecting the AC Adapt er ...............................[...]

6 Sc reeni ng Cal ls . ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ....... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... 22 Recor din g a 2 -W ay Co nversa tion ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... .. 22 Recor din g a Me mo ... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .....[...]

7 I NST ALLATI ON Imp o rt an t : To be sure your TAD-1006 works properly, follow this sequence to in st all it. 1. Select a location (see “Selecting a Location”). 2. Connect the AC adapter (see “Connecting the AC Adapter”). 3. Install a back up battery (see “Installing a B ackup Battery” on Page 8). 4. Mount the T AD- 1 006 (see “M o[...]

8 2. P lug the other en d of the AC adapter into a standard AC outlet. The T AD-1006 initializes , the L. BA TT (low battery ) indicator lights steadily , and the A NSWER , MEMO, and PL A Y indi cators f lash six times. T hen the T AD-1006 beeps o nce and the ANSW ER indicator lights steadi ly . Notes : • Be s ure not to press any of t he T AD-10[...]

9 Replace the ba ttery if the L.BATT (low ba tte ry ) ind icato r tur ns on w h ile th e AC adapter is properly connecte d. Cautio ns : • Before you rep lace t he battery , be sure the sup plied adapter is securel y con nect ed to an AC out- let an d to the jack on the b ack of the T AD-1006. O therwise, you might lo se any stored in formation. ?[...]

10 Moun t ing on a W a ll Pla t e 1. Plug one end of the supplie d mod- ular cord into t he TO L I NE jack on the back of the T A D-1006. 2. As sh own below , p r ess the modu- lar cord i nto the right groo ve on the mounting bracket and press the AC adapter ’ s cord into the l eft groove. 3. Plug the other end of the modul ar cord into the modul[...]

11 Mo un t i ng D ir ect l y on th e W a ll To install the T AD-1006 di rectly on the wall, you need a drill and two s crews (not supplied) with heads that fit into the keyhol e sl ots on the m ounting bracket. 1. At the desired mounting location, drill two holes 3 15 / 16 inches apa rt, one above the other . 2. Thread a sc rew into each hole until[...]

12 7. Press up on the handset holder to remove it, turn it over so its tabbed edge faces up, then pres s it back down into its slot on the base. CONNECTING THE HANDSET To connect the handset to the base of the TAD-1006, plug one end of the supplied coile d cord into the m odular jack on t he handset, then plug t he oth- er end into the modular jack[...]

13 T ELE PHONE OPER ATION Use the telep hone as you wo uld any other to make and answer a c all. This section expla ins how to use yo ur TAD-1006 ’s spe cial telephone fea- tur e s. USING REDIAL To r e dial t he last number dialed, lift the handset . When you hear the dial ton e , pr es s REDIAL . T he phone aut o- matically di als the last nu mb[...]

14 Storin g a Number in Memory Note : It is not unusual t o hear beep- ing/buzzing or the op erator’s voice on the line as you store a number in t he TAD-1006’s m emory. 1. Press STORE . 2. E nter t he number you want to store (up t o 16 digits). Notes : • Y ou can s tore ph one numbers or special ban king or telephone service numbers (such a[...]

15 Storin g a Pause in Memory In some teleph one systems , you m ust dial an access co de (9, for exam ple) and wait for a second dial tone b efore you can dial a n ou tside number. You can store the access code with the phone nu mbe r ; however, you m ust also store a pause after the acces s code to all o w the outside line time t o connect. To ad[...]

16 T AD PREP ARATION Complete the proc edures in t his sec- tion before you begin using the TAD to answer calls. Notes : • The k eypad is loc ated unde r the cover on the front of the T AD- 1006. Lift the cover to acces s the keys . • Before you begin any of the pro- cedures in this sec tion, be sure the T A D is t urned on (see “T urning the[...]

17 2. Press 1/TI M E . The T AD says, “ Press one for Mo nday, two for Tuesday, three f or Wednesday , four for Thursday, five for Friday, six for Saturday, s even for Sun- day. ” 3. Press a n umber button to set the day of the week. The T AD says the day of week and, “ E nte r th e ti me. ” 4. Press two d igits for th e hour . The T AD sa [...]

18 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 “ Pl ease leave your message after the tone .” You can record a diff erent annou nce- ment (up to 1 minute long) for the call- er to hear when the TAD answers a call. Imp o rt an t Hi nt s : • We recommend you write [...]

19 Ch ecking/De leting the Ou tgoin g Anno uncement You can press OGM at any ti me to play the outgoin g announ cement. Ad- just VOLUME on the side of the T AD to a comf ortable listening level . To stop listening to the outgoing an- nouncement before it ends, press ON/ OFF . To delete your recorded outgoin g an- nouncement , press DELETE/PROG whil[...]

20 T AD OPERATION Be sure you complete the proced ures in “Installation” a nd “TA D P repa ration” before you beg in using the T AD. 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 p r e ssing ON/ OFF so the AN SW ER in d ic ato r t ur ns on . Note : Y ou c an also us e a rem ote phone to[...]

21 • If the T AD answers when the memory is f ull, it plays the mem- ory full ann ouncement , wai ts 7 seconds f or any remote operat ion command s (see “Using Remote Comma nds” on Page 27), then hangs up. The T A D cannot record additional messag es un til you delete som e of the old on es (see “Deleting Message s” o n Page 25). USING TH[...]

22 Ch ecking/De leting the An nounc eme nt -Onl y Messag e You can press OGM while the ANN i n- dicator is turned on t o play t he an- nouncement -only mess age. Adjust VOLUME on t he side of t he TAD to a comfortable listening level. To stop li stening to the message be- for e it e n ds , pr es s ON /OFF . To delete your recorded announce- ment-on[...]

23 • If you hang up the phone without pressing ON/OFF , the T A D-1006 might cont inue t o record. To play back a recorded conversation, see “ Playing 2-Way Conv ersations” on Page 2 4. RECORDING A MEMO A me mo is a m ess age that you record by speaking di rectly at the TAD-1006, without calling in on the phone line. 1. Press an d hold MEMO u[...]

24 Playi ng Incomi ng Mess ages The PLA Y in di ca tor fla sh e s af te r th e TAD records one or more incom ing messag es. To listen to the incoming message(s), press PLA Y . The T AD tells you how many messages it h as recorded. F or example , if there a re three message s, the TAD say s “Three messag es .” The TAD plays each record ed m es- [...]

25 The TAD p l ays each r e c o r d ed memo, one after the other, beginning with the most re cent one. At t he end o f eac h, the TAD announces the day and time the mem o was rec orded. A f ter playing the l a st memo, the TAD beeps once. After you play t he memo(s ), t he MEMO indic ator li ghts steadily and the TAD autom atically saves the m em o[...]

26 REMO TE T AD OPE RATION While you are away from your h ome or office, you can use a touch-tone phone or a pu lse (rotary) phone with a pocket tone dialer to enter your re- mote operation sec urity code and do any o f the follo wing: • Set th e T AD t o answer c alls • Listen t o y our messages • Record a ne w announc ement • Delete me ss[...]

27 3. Enter the new 3-digit remot e oper- ation security code. The T AD beeps once aft er you press each button, then it beep s twi ce to indi- cate the n ew cod e ha s been stored in memory . REMOTE ANSW ER-ON If the TAD-1006 is connect ed to AC power, you can u se any rem ote phone to turn the TAD on and set it to answer calls and record messages[...]

28 4. Within 7 sec onds, en ter your selection (see “ List of Remote Comma nds” on Page 29). Notes : • If you do not press a but ton within 7 seconds, the T AD hangs up. • After you enter a rem ote com - mand, th e T AD is preset to beep twice after about 160 sec- onds then automa tically hang up after abou t 180 s econd s if you do not ent[...]

29 Lis t of Rem ot e C om m a 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. Press : To: 1 Pla y mem o me ss ag e s . 2 Play incoming me ssag es. 3 Monitor the room wh ere the T AD is installed. T he room is monitored for 1 minute. Press 3 again to monitor for an othe[...]

30 PROBLE M SOL VI N G We do no t exp ect you to hav e any prob lem s with y our TAD-1006, b ut if you do , try these sugge stions. I f the T AD-1006 still doe s not ope rate as you think it should, take it t o your local Radio Shack store for assistance. Problem Cause Rem ed y The T AD records a dial tone, s iren, beeping, o r an operator ’s voi[...]

31 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 l l y re -e n t e r your remot e opera- ti on se cu r i ty c od e. I f the T AD f a il s to r e- spond, the sec urit y code might have re- set to the default code. Ent er 028. AC p owe r fai lur e. M ak e su [...]

32 RESETTI NG T HE T AD- 10 06 If the TAD-1006 lo cks up or does not operate prop erly, you m ight need to reset i t. Imp o rt an t : Resetting t he TAD-1006 deletes all recorded me ssages (in- cluding any out going annou nce- ments), day and time set tings, numb er of rings, and reset s t he re mote opera- tion security c od e to its default. Use [...]

33 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Radio Shack TAD-1006 Digital Answering System T elephone with Time/Day Stamp is an examp le of supe r ior des ign and craftsmanship. The following s ugges- tions will hel p you care for the TAD-100 6 so you can enjoy it f or years. Keep the T AD-1006 d ry. If it gets we t, wipe it dry imm ediately. Liquids might contai[...]

34 THE F CC W ANTS Y OU TO KNOW In the unlikely event that your TAD- 1006 cau ses problems on the phone line, the pho ne company can temp o- rarily disconnect your service. If this happens , t he phone c ompany at - tempts t o notify y o u in advan ce. If a d- vance notice i s not practical, the phone c ompany notifies y ou as soon as possibl e and[...]

35 NOTES 43-7 68.f m Pag e 35 Frida y, Augu st 13, 199 9 2:49 PM[...]

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