Radio Shack TAD-759 manual

Cat. No. 43-759 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read b efore using this equipmen t. TAD-759 Digital Answering System with 13-M emory Tele phone A[...]

2 FEA TURES Your RadioShack TAD-759 Digital An- swering System combines a high-quality answering sys tem with a mu lti-feature telephone. The T AD (telephone ans wering de vice) stores all messages on a co mputer chip . This gives y ou advanced capabilities ov er tape-base d ans wering machines. F o r e xample, you can delete an ind ividu- al messa[...]

3 T elephone Features Priority Memory Dialing — lets yo u store three p r iority memor y numbers and call them with the touch o f a button. 10 Indirect Memory Locations — let you quickly dial frequ ently-called num- bers. Tone/Pulse Dialing — lets you use ei- ther type of ser vice, and you can easily switch from pulse to tone dialing for long[...]

4 READ THIS BEFORE INST ALLA TION We have designed your TAD-759 t o conform to federal regula tions, and you can connect it to most telephone lines. However, each device you conn ect to the phone line draws power fr om the line. This power dr aw is the de vice’s ringer equiva lence number , or REN. The REN is on the bottom of the TAD. If you use [...]

5 CONTENTS Preparation ....... ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................. .. 6 Installing a Backup Batter y ................ ................. ................ ................... ......... 6 Mounting t he T AD .............. ................ ............. ................ ................[...]

6 PREPARATION INSTALLING A BAC KUP BATTERY The TAD requir es AC power to operat e. However, if AC power fails or you un- plug the TAD-759, a 9- volt battery (not supplied) saves the messages, time and day settings, memor y numbers, and the remote opera tion secur ity code. We rec- ommend a RadioShack alkalin e battery. Note: The telephone op erates[...]

7 On a Desk T op 1. Plug one en d of the supplied lo ng modular cord into th e TEL. LINE jack on the bac k of the base. 2. Plug the cord’ s other end into a modular phone line jack. 3. Plug one end of t he supplied coiled handset cord int o the jac k at the left side of the base . Plug the other end into the handset’ s jac k. 4. Place th e hand[...]

8 3. Inser t the supplied A C adapter’ s barrel plug into the AC 9 V j a ck o n t h e bac k of the base. 4. To mount the phone on a wall plate, plug the o ther end of the modular cord into the w all plate jack. Th en, with the po wer cord hangin g ov er the brac ket, align the T AD’ s ke yhole slots with the wall pla te studs and slide the T AD[...]

9 1. Set PULSE/TONE on the b ack of the TA D t o TO N E . 2. Lift the han dset and listen f or a dial tone. 3. Press an y number e xcept 0 . Note: If y our phone system requires that y ou dial an access code (9, f or e xample) bef ore you dial an out side number , do not dia l the access cod e either . If the dial tone stop s, you have touch- tone [...]

10 5. Press ST OP . The T AD shows the cur- rently set m inute. 6. T o change the minutes , repeatedly press SKIP or REPEA T . 7. Press ST OP . The T AD announces the day and time. To check the curren t day and time at any time, press SET . SETTING THE NUMBER OF RINGS Set the ring select swit ch on the back of the TAD to 4 , 7 , or TS to set how lo[...]

11 T ELEPHONE OPERATION Place and answer ph one calls with the TAD-759 as you would with any st an- dard phone. SETTING THE RINGER’ S VO L U M E To change the ringer’s volume, set the ringer volume switch on t he back of the base to LO for a normal ringer volume, or HI for a lo uder ring. If you do not want the rin ger to sound, set the ringer [...]

12 USING PRIV ACY To talk to someone else in the room without the person o n the other end of the phone line h earing you, hold down PRIV A CY . R elease it to resu me your telephone conv er sa tion . USING T ONE SERV ICES ON A PULSE LINE If you have p ulse service, you can still use special se rvices that requ ire tone signals, such as bank-by-pho[...]

13 • F or a prior ity memory location, press P1 , P2 , or P3 . • F or an indirect memor y location, press MEMOR Y , then enter a two - digit memor y location number (01–10). 5. T o keep a reco rd of each stored number , use a str aightened paper clip to remo ve the plast ic cov er on the memory index car d on the low er left of the b ase and [...]

14 T AD OPERATION RECOR DING THE OUTGOING MESSAGE Before you can set the TAD to answer calls, you must recor d an outgoing m e s- sage (OGM). This is what the caller hears when the TAD answer s a call. Th e outgoing m essage can be up t o 60 sec- onds long. Hint : Do not te ll callers that you are not home. Inst ead, say that you canno t come to th[...]

15 RECOR DING INCOMING MESSAGES The maximum length for each incoming message is 60 seconds. If a recording reaches 55 seconds, the TAD be eps once to notify the caller that time will be up soon. If a recording reaches 60 sec- onds, the TAD beeps th ree times, then disconnects. The TAD stops record ing and resets to answer the next call when: • th[...]

16 After all messages play, the TAD says, “End of messages.” To replay a message while you are lis- tening to it, press REPEA T . The current message replay s from the beginni ng. To return to the previous message, hold down REPEA T until its num ber appears. To hear earlie r messages, repeat the procedu re. To skip to th e next messa ge, press[...]

17 RECOR DING A MEMO A memo is a message you can record at the TAD, without having to call in on the phone. The TAD-759 can record a memo of u p to 60 sec onds long. To record a memo , hold down MEMO . The TAD beeps, and the display begins counting do wn from 60 seconds. Speak in a normal voice about 8 inches f rom the front of the TAD. When you fi[...]

18 REMOTE OPERATION While you are away fr om your home or office, you can use a to uch-tone phone or a pulse (rotary) phone with a pocket tone dialer (available a t your local Ra- dioShack stor e) to enter you r remote op- eration security code an d do any of the following: • set the T AD to answer or not ans wer calls • listen to y our message[...]

19 Remote Commands After you pres s 4 or 5 to play messages, you can: Press: T o: 0 Stop pla ybac k, recording, and room monitoring. 1 Pla y the outgoing mes- sage. 2 Record a ne w outgoing message . 3 Monitor the ro om where the T AD is located f or 30 seconds. 4 Pla y all messages. 5 Pla y only new messages . 6 Delete messages. (The T AD will not[...]

20 T ROUB LESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any prob lems with your TA D-759, but if you do, the fol- lowing suggestions might he lp. If you still have problems, disconnect the phone. If other phones on the s ame line work properly, t he fault is in t his phone or its insta llation. If you cannot fin d the prob- lem, take your TAD-759 to your[...]

21 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack TAD-759 Digita l Answering System is an example of superior de- sign and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for your TAD so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the TAD dr y. I f it g e ts we t, wip e it dr y im m edi at ely . L iqu ids mig h t contain minerals tha t can corrode the elect[...]

22 THE FCC W ANTS Y OU TO KNO W In the unlikely even t that your TAD caus- es problems on th e telephone line, th e telephone comp any attemp ts to notify you in advance. If advance notice is not practical, the tele phone company noti- fies you as soon as possible and advis- es you of your right to file a complaint with the FCC. Also, the telephone[...]

23 NOTES[...]

RadioShac k A Division of T andy Corporation Fort W orth, T exa s 76102 10A99 Printed in Chi na Limited One-Y ear Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manuf acturing defects in material and workman - ship under normal use for one (1) year from t he d ate of purchase f rom Rad ioShack compa ny-owne d stores and authorized RadioSh[...]