Radio Shack TAD-1005 manual

Cat. No. 43-745 OWNER’S MAN UAL Multi-User Digi tal T eleph one Plea se read before using this eq uipment. T AD- 1005 Answering System 43-7 45 .f m Pag e 1 Fr ida y , Aug us t 13, 19 99 2:16 P M[...]

2 FEA TURES © 19 97 T andy Cor p orat ion . All Righ ts Res erv ed . Ra dio Sh ac k is a re giste red trad emark u sed b y T andy C or pora tion. Your TAD-1005 Multi-User Digital Telephone Answ ering System is a so- phisticated, fully digital messa ge cen- ter t hat groups recorded message s for up to four different us ers. The caller can choose t[...]

3 Call Screenin g — lets you liste n as a caller leaves a mess age s o you can decide whethe r or not to answer the call. Me mo R e cord ing — le ts you lea ve messages for yourself or ot hers in yo ur home o r offi ce. Tw o-Way R e cord ing — le ts yo u record both side s of you r phone con- vers ation. Ro om Moni tor — lets you listen fro[...]

4 READ THIS BEFORE IN ST ALLA TION We hav e designed your TA D to con- form to federal regulations, and y ou can connect it to m ost telephone l ines. However, each device t hat you con- nect t o the phone line d raws pow er from the l ine. We refer to this pow er draw as the device’ s ringer equiv a- lence numb er, or REN. The REN i s shown on t[...]

5 CONTENTS Ins tall ation .... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 6 In stalling t he Ba ckup B a ttery ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 6 Connecting the AC Adapt er ..................... ...............[...]

6 IN ST AL LA TION Select a location for the TA D that is near a t elephone jack a nd a n AC out let and is not in the way o f normal activi- ti es. INST ALLING TH E BACKUP BA TTER Y If the AC po wer fails or you unplug the TAD, a 9V back up bat tery (not su p- plied) saves the m essage groups, messag e coun ts, an d the settings for the d a y, t i[...]

7 CONNECTING THE AC ADAPTER Cautio n: You must us e a Class II AC adapter that suppl ies 9 volts of power, deli ve rs a t lea st 30 0 m illi amp s, and has a p lug that properly fits the T AD’s 9V DC jack with its center tip set to ne g- ative. The sup plied adapt er meet s these spec ifications. Usin g an ad apter that does not mee t these speci[...]

8 PREP ARA TION Complete the proc edures in t his sec- tion b efore y ou set th e T AD to an sw er calls . Note: The keypa d is located u nder the cover on t he front of the T AD. Lift t he cover to ac cess th e keys. SETTI NG T HE DA Y AND TIME Follow these steps to set the current day and time s o the TAD will record the day and time each memo an[...]

9 SETTI NG THE MAILBOX SECURITY CODES To a cce ss e ach m ailbox, yo u must e n- ter a 2-digit mailbox security code. The security codes for Mai lboxes 1 , 2, 3, and 4 are p rese t to 01, 02, 03, and 04, re s pe cti ve ly . Follow these steps to c hange a mail- box securit y co de. 1. Press PGM/DEL . T he answe r indi- cator f lashes . 2. Press MAI[...]

10 SETTI NG T HE NUMB ER OF RING S The TAD is preset to soun d 4 rings be- for e it a ns w er s th e fi rs t c all . F oll ow these st eps to change the number of rings (from 1-9). After recording i ts first call, the TAD answers after 2 ri ngs. Note: If you pla n to check your mes - sages by lo ng distanc e, set the num- ber of rings t o at least [...]

11 For example: “Y ou h ave reac hed t he Jon es residence. We are un able to come to the phone righ t now , but you may press: 1 to l eave a message f or John, 2 to leave a m essage f or Mary , 3 to leave a messag e for Susan, 4 to leav e a message for Paul, or ju st wait for the beep, then leave your mes- sage.” If you are recording an annou [...]

12 Re cord i ng th e Me mo ry F ull An nounc eme nt The TAD has a built-in m emory full a n- nouncement . When t he mem ory be- comes full and the TAD ca n no longer record mess ages, the T AD annou nces “The memory is fu ll.” Follow these steps if you want to record your own m emory fu ll an- nouncement . Note: The max imu m reco rd ing ti me [...]

13 BASIC O PERA TION Be sure you complete the proced ures in “Install ation ” and “Pr e paration” be- fore you begin us ing the TAD. SETTI NG T HE T AD TO ANSWER CALLS Pr ess ON/ OFF . 0 ap pears on t he dis- play. W hen the an swer in di cator is l it, the T AD is s et to an sw e r c al ls . Notes: • I f a bat tery is not installed or is[...]

14 • I f the T A D an swers when t he memory is f ull, it plays the m em- ory full announcement and beeps, waits 7 seconds f or any remote operation command s (see “Using Remote Operat ion Commands ”), then han gs up. Th e T AD cannot record additiona l messages until you de lete som e of the o ld on es (see “Saving/Deleting M es- sages”)[...]

15 USING THE ANNOUNCEMENT -ONL Y FEA TURE With the ann ouncem ent-only featu re turned on, you can le ave an initial phone an swe ring mess age an d a menu of fi ve additional m essages for callers to hear. Callers cannot leave messag es, b ut the y ca n select t he a n- nouncement s they want to hear. Each announc ement can be up to either 1 or 3 [...]

16 4. Press ON/ OF F to stop play back, or wait until the T AD fi nishes playing back the annou nceme nt. De let ing a n An no un cem e nt To delete an announcem ent, press PGM/DEL while t he announc ement is playing. SCREENING CALLS To screen your calls, let the TAD a n- swer all calls for y ou, and listen to the caller’s message through the TAD[...]

17 To save the m essages , see “Saving/ Deleting M essages.” To replay the general mes sages, sim- ply press PLA Y again. To play back a memo (see “Recording a Memo”), press a nd release MEMO . To play back a 2-way phone c onversa- tion (see “Recording a 2-Way Phone Conversation”), press an d release 2- WAY . Playi ng Mailb ox Mess ages[...]

18 To sa ve all me mo s, p re s s SA VE , t hen press MEMO . To save all 2-way reco rdings , press SA VE , t hen pres s 2-W A Y . To delete all incoming messages , press PGM/DEL , then press PLA Y . To d elete all m emos , p res s PGM /DEL , t hen pr es s MEMO . To delete all 2-way recordings, press PGM/DEL , then press 2-WA Y . RECORDING A MEM O M[...]

19 REMOTE OPE R A TION While you a re away f rom y our home or office, you can use a touc h-tone phone or a pulse (rotary) phone with a pocket tone dialer to ente r y o ur security code and do any of t he following: • Set the T AD to a nswer call s • Li sten to your m essages • Record a ne w an nouncement • Record a m em o • Delete messag[...]

20 USING REMO TE COMMAN DS Note: The TAD automatically resets to answer calls after rem ote op eration, but does no t automat ically delete m es- sages you pl ayed b y rem ote. Follow these s teps t o operate the T AD from a remote touch-tone phon e. 1. Dial your phone number . 2. When the outgoi ng annou nce- ment begins, press * . The announc eme[...]

21 Lis t of R emot e Com ma n ds Use these keys on a touch-tone pho ne or pocke t tone dialer to operate the TAD when you are away from your home or office. Number Pre ss T o: 1 Pl ay memo m essa ges . 2 Play m essages. W ithin 7 sec ond s, enter the mai lbox number, then e nter the 2-d igit mailbox security cod e. • I f the mailbo x feature is n[...]

22 PR OBLEM-SO L VIN G We do not expect you to hav e any problems with your TAD, but if you do, try these suggest ions. If th e TA D s till does n’t oper at e as y ou thi nk it sho uld, ta ke the TA D t o your local Radio Shack store for assistance. Problem Cause Rem ed y The T AD records a dial tone, s iren, beeping, or an operator ’s voice in[...]

23 Problem Cause Rem edy The TAD does not respond to remote command s. You e ntered an incorrect remote security code. Carefully re-enter your remote securi ty code. If the T AD fails to respond, the secu- rity code m ight have reset t o the default code. Ent er the d e- faul t remote securi ty code (00). AC po wer failure. Make sure that AC power [...]

24 RESETTI NG T HE T AD If the TAD hangs up for an unknown reason, you m ight ne ed to reset it. Imp ort an t: Resetting the TAD de letes all recorded m essages (including a ny outgoing announc ement s), date and time settings, numbe r of rings, mes- sage lengt h, and al l mailbox and re- mote operation codes. Use a pointed object, s uch as a strai[...]

25 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your TAD-100 5 Multi-User Digi tal Telephone Answering System is an exa mple of superior design and cr aftsmanshi p. The following sugge stions will help you c are for the TAD so you can enj oy it for years. Keep the TAD dry . If it gets wet, wipe it dry immed iately. Liquids might contain minerals that can corrode the elec[...]

26 THE F CC W A NTS YOU T O KNOW In t he unlikely event t hat your TAD causes probl ems o n the pho ne line, the pho ne com pany can temporarily disconnect your s ervice. If this ha p- pens, t he phone com pany at tem pts to notify you in advanc e. If advance n o- tice is no t p ractical, the phone c omp a- ny notifies you as soon as possible and a[...]

27 NOTES 43-7 45.f m Pag e 27 Frida y, Augu st 13, 199 9 2:16 PM[...]

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