Radio Shack TAD-285 manual

Cat. No. 43-785 OWNER’S MANU AL Plea se read before using this equipment . TA D - 2 8 5 Microcassette Telephone Answering System with Big Button Phone, Memory, an d Remote Operation 43-7 85.f m Page 1 M on day, A ugus t 16, 19 99 7:5 4 AM[...]

2 FEA TURES Your Radi oShack TAD-28 5 Microc as- sette Telephone Ans wering System with Big B utton P hone, Memory, and Remote Operat ion is ideal for your home or office. With it s ext ra loud ring- er and big butto ns, the system i s p er- fect for anyone who has a hard time hearing or seeing. This telephone an- swering system is al so easy t o u[...]

3 Touch-Tone o r Pulse (Ro tary) Dial- in g — you can us e this telep hone w it h either type of service. This answering system has been test- ed and found to c o mply with all appl i - cable UL and FCC standards. We reco mmend you record y our an- swerin g system’s ser i al n u mb e r here. The numbe r is on the bottom of the answeri n g syste[...]

4 CONTENTS Ins talla tion ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... ..... .... .... 5 Sel ecting a Loc ation .... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... . 5 Loading the Casset te . .................................[...]

5 IN STALLATI ON SELECTI NG A LOCATION You can set the T AD-285 on a flat sur- face (such as a des ktop or counter- top), or m ount it on a wall plate or directly on the wall. Select a location that is: • Near an AC out let • Near a m o dular telepho ne line jack If the phone l ine jack i s not a modul ar jack, you must updat e the wir i ng. Yo[...]

6 CONNECTING POWER Use the supplied AC ad apt er to pow er your an swering s ystem. Cautio n s: • Y ou must use an AC ada pter that supplies 9 volts of power , delivers at least 500 millia mps, and has a plug that properly f its the T AD- 285’s POWER SOURCE jack. T he supplied adapt er meets these requirements. Using an adapter that does no t m[...]

7 Follow these step s to record the out- going m essage. 1. Rotate VO LU ME to wa rd HI until it cli cks. The red li gh t t urns on. 2. Lift open t he c assette compart- ment door . 3. Press and h old OGM REC/PLA Y until the red l igh t t urns off, then release the button. The ans wering system be eps on ce. 4. When t he re d light turns on aga in,[...]

8 PLACING THE PHONE ON A DESKTOP To use your a nswering system o n a desk, table, or s h elf, plug one end of the suppl ied telephone cord i nto PHONE JACK and plug the other end into a modul ar phone jack, then pro- ceed to “Conne cting the Handset” on Page 10. MOUNTING THE PHONE Using t he su pplied moun ting bra c ket , you can m ount the TA[...]

9 5. Plug the expos ed end of the cord into a modular phone jack wall plate. 6. Line up t he keyhole slots on the bracket with the studs on the wall plate, then slide the bracket down onto the wall plate until it is secure. 7. Pull the h andset holder toward you as far as it will go. Hold it out as you r o tate the holder 180°, then l et it snap b[...]

10 4. A lign t h e adapter ’ s power cord with the left slot on the top and bottom of the mount ing bracket. Align the modular cord wi th t he right slot on the t op and bottom of the mount ing brack et. 5. Insert the mount ing bracket’s tabs into the slots on the bottom of the answering system. Th en pull the bracket up until i t snaps i nto p[...]

11 SETTI NG THE R INGER SWITCH To set t he volum e of the telephone’ s ringer, set the ringer switc h on the back of t he answering system to LO or HI . To turn off the telephone’s ringer, set t he ri nger s wit ch t o OF F . You can still make out -going calls. If you hear an extension phone ring , you can stil l a n- swer cal ls. SETTI NG THE[...]

12 ANSWE RIN G SY ST EM OP ERAT I ON SETTI NG THE ANSWERING SYSTEM TO ANSWER CALL S Rotate VOLUME to ward HI until it cli cks. When th e red li ght on t he PLA Y button stays o n without the answering system sound ing a tone, the system is ready to answer calls. The answering system han gs up and resets to answer t h e next call when: • The call [...]

13 SETTI NG THE SYSTE M’ S VO L U M E Adju st the an swering syst em’s VOL- UME t o a comf ortable level. ( This does not affect t he vo lume of the message the caller he ars.) SCREENING CALLS To scr e en calls, l et the answerin g sys- tem answer them . Li sten to the caller’s message t hrou gh t he answering sys- tem’s speaker. If you dec[...]

14 The answering s ys tem beeps once and the red light turns off. The tape fast-forwards to the end of all the mes - sages and resets to answe r c alls. The system beeps twice and the red li ght blinks again. To replay the m essages, sim ply press PLA Y again. 43-7 85.f m Page 14 Mo nday, Au gust 16 , 199 9 7: 54 AM[...]

15 T ELE PHONE O P ERATION You can m ake and answer calls w ith this telephone as you wou ld with any other pho ne. Read this section to learn about special features. Note: When you receive a call, t he telephon e rings and t he lighted ring er bar flashes. USING REDIAL To quickly dial the last num ber dialed, press REDI AL . The redial m emory sto[...]

16 MEMORY DIALI NG Your an swering syst em has two ty pes of memory — priority and standard — that let you store and eas ily dial up to 13 numbers. You can st ore up to 3 numbers in p r i- ority memory and dial them with the press of a s i ngle button. P riority m em - ory is often used to s tore emergenc y numbers. You can store up t o 10 num [...]

17 REMOTE CONTROL OP ERATI ON While you are away from your h ome or office, you can use a touch-tone phone or a pu lse phone wit h a pocket ton e d ia ler to : • Set the answering syst e m to answer calls • P lay your messages • E rase your message s REMOTE ANSW ER-ON You can use any remote phone to set the answering sy stem to answer calls i[...]

18 ERASING THE MESSAGES If you w ant to erase th e messages af - ter playback, enter the remote opera- tion security code within 8 seconds after the four sho rt beeps at the end of all the messages. Af ter the answering system beeps , hang up the phone. Note: After you erase messages by remote, you cannot recov er them (even if you p ress SA VE as [...]

19 T ROUBLES HOOTING We do not expect you t o have any pro b lems with you r answeri ng system , b ut if you do, be sure you i nstalled the tape correctly and tu r n ed on the system. If y ou still have a probl em, t his ch art mi ght help . If not , t ake t he a nswering syst em t o your lo- cal RadioShack store for assistance. Problem C ause Solu[...]

20 Recordings sound distorted. Y ou were too close to the m icrophone or you spoke too lo udly w hen you recorded the outgo- ing m essage. Rereco r d the message . Spea k clearly into the micropho ne at a norm al vo l- ume fro m about 12 inches awa y . The tape head is dirty . Clean the hea d using a tape head -cleaning kit (see “Cleaning the T a[...]

21 Continuou s tone sounds. No outgoing message recorded. Re cord an out going m es- sage (see “Recording the Outg oing M essage” on Page 6). The cassette tape is jammed or broken . Unplug the adapter from the AC ou t let , re pl ac e t h e t ap e, then plu g the adapter back into the AC outlet. Slack i n the cassette tape. Un plug th e adapter[...]

22 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Rad ioShack T AD-285 Microc assette Tele phone A nswering S ystem with Big Button Phone, M emory, a nd Remote Operation is a n example of supe rior desi gn and craftsmans hip. The following suggest ions will help you care for your ans wering syste m so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the a nswering system dry. If it g[...]

23 CLEANING THE T APE- HANDLING PARTS Inspect and clean the tape head ab out every 3 m onths . Dirt, dust, or p articles of the tape's coating ca n accumulate on the tape heads and other parts that the tape touches. This can greatly re- duce the p erformance o f the casset te player. Rotate VO LUME to STOP and remo ve the cassette. Then gently[...]

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