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Radio Shack TAD-1024 manual

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    Cat. No. 43-784 OWNER’S M ANUAL Di git al Te le ph on e A ns we ri ng Syste m Pleas e read be for e usi n g this equ ipmen t. T AD-102 4 wit h Dua l -An nou ncem ent 43-7 84 .f m Pag e 1 M on day, Aug ust 16, 19 99 7:47 A M[...]

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    2 FEA TURES Your RadioShack TAD-1024 Digi tal Telephone Answering Sy stem wit h Dual-Announc ements is a hi gh-quality telephon e answe ring dev ice w hich you can also control remotely from any touch-tone phone. (With an opt ional pocket ton e dialer, y ou can even u se it from a rotary p hone.) Digital means the TAD st ores all mes- sages on a co[...]

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    3 Toll Saver — lets you avoid unneces- sary long -distance charges when you call by long-di stance to chec k your mes- sage s. Room Monitor — let s y ou li sten f rom a remote phon e to the roo m where you in- stalled the TAD. ANSWER Bu tton — let s you tu rn th e TAD on or off with out disconn ecting it. Call/Messa ge Coun ter — shows the [...]

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    4 READ THIS BEFORE IN ST ALLA TION Your T AD conf orms to federal regul a- tions, and you c an conne ct it to mos t telephone li nes. However, eac h device you conne ct to the p hone l ine draws power from the ph one line. We refer to this pow er draw is the device’s ringer equivalence num ber , or REN. The REN is on t he labe l on t he bottom of[...]

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    5 CONTENTS Ins tall atio n .... .. ..... .... ... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... .... ..... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... 6 Sel ect ing a L ocat ion ..... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... 6 Connecting to the T elepho ne Line ...........................[...]

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    6 IN STALLATI ON SELECTING A L OCATION Select a locat ion that is near b oth a mo d- ular telephone jack and an AC outlet. Your TAD con nects directly to a mod u- lar phone lin e jack. If the phone line jack is not a m odular jack, you m ust update the wiring. You can conv ert the wiring yourself, using jac ks and adapters avai l- able at your loca[...]

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    7 Caution : T he supp lied adapter s up plies 9 vo lts AC, d elive rs a t least 400 milli- amps, and has a plug which properly fits the TAD’s DC 9 V jack. Using an adap ter that does not meet these s pecifications migh t damage the TAD or the adapter. W hen you f irst connect power, the TAD beeps on ce and the messag e coun ter coun ts up f rom 0[...]

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    8 PREPARA TION SETTI NG T HE DAY AND TIME The TAD records the day and time of the call with each phone message. Follow these steps to set the current day and ti me. Notes : • T o avoid havin g to reset the time if AC power i s lost, we recommend you install a backup batt ery before you set the day and time. • If you do not complete each step wi[...]

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    9 RECORDING THE OUTGOING MESSAGES Before you can s et the T AD to answer calls and rec ord mess ages, you m ust record the outgoin g mes sage (OGM) t he caller hears when the TAD ans wers a call. The T AD-102 4 lets you record two sepa rate messages and it operates di f- ferently b ased o n wh ich message y ou select (see “Setting the TAD to Answ[...]

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    10 Imp ort an t : Do n o t tell c alle rs t hat you are no t home. Instead , say t hat you cannot c ome to th e phone right now . 3. When y ou finish rec ording, press STOP/TI ME SET. The T A D automati- cally plays back the outgoing mes - sage. To play back your outgoing OG M 1 mes - sage at any time, press OGM 1 . A1 ap- pears, t h e TAD beeps, a[...]

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    11 BASIC OPERATION SETTI NG THE T AD TO ANSWER CALLS T o Answer an d Rec ord To turn on the TAD and set it to answer calls and re cord mes sages, p ress AN- SWER once. T he TAD beeps , and briefly displays On , and the powe r indicator lights. The T AD is n ow set to answer calls using the OGM 1 m essage and record callers’ messages. T o Announ c[...]

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    12 SCREENING CALLS To screen calls, let the TAD answ er them, then listen to the caller’s message through the TAD’s spea ker. If you d e- cide to answer t he call, pick up any phone on the same p hone line as the TAD. The TAD stops recording and re- sets to answer the ne xt call. Note : If you pick up the phon e just as the TAD answers, the T A[...]

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    13 To return t o the previous messag e dur- ing playback , press MEMO/REPEAT twice. The p revious rec orded mess age plays. To skip to the next me ssage during play- back, pres s CODE/SKIP on ce. The next recorded mess age plays. To pau se while listening to messag es, press PLAY . PS (paus e) ap pears on the display. T o resum e playback, press PL[...]

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    14 RECORDING A MEM O A m emo is a mes sage you can record by speaking directly into t he TAD, without having t o cal l in o n the phone. Follow these ste ps to record a memo up to 60 seconds long. 1. Press MEMO/REPEA T unt il oo ap- pears. The T AD sound s a long beep and 60 appe ars. Spe ak into the m i- crophone i n a normal voice. The display sh[...]

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    15 USIN G CALL BREAK- THROU GH If you screen you r call s but want t o be sure to know whe n calls come in from certain p eople, give those peop le your call breakt hrough (CBT ) code. T ell them to enter th e code during the o utgoing mess age. W hen a c aller enters the CBT code, the TAD alerts you w ith two be eps, then i t paus es for 40 sec on[...]

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    16 CHANGING T HE REMOTE OPERATION SECU RITY CODE The remote operation se curity code is preset to 784 , but you can chan ge it by following thes e s teps. Note : Be sure t o set each digit within 8 seconds. Otherwise, you must start over from Step 1. 1. Hold down CODE/SKIP until the T AD beeps once. Co appears. 2. Press CODE/SKIP again. Sc (securi-[...]

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    17 REMOTE OPE RATION You can op erate the TAD from almost any touch-t one pho ne, or from a rotary phone us ing a pocket tone-dialer (avail- able at your local RadioShack store). Notes : • When the mem ory is full, the T AD answe rs the call after eig ht rings and plays OGM 2 (the a nnounce- ment -only message ). • T o by pass the outg oing mes[...]

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    18 USING REMO TE COMMAN DS To use th e remote command s, you mus t enter the rem ote o peration securi ty code within 8 seconds after the T AD answers the call. Af ter the TAD beeps once to verify y ou entered the code correctly, enter the num ber(s) for the func tion(s) you want the TAD to perf orm. After you press 2 or 3: Press: T o: 00 T urn the[...]

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    19 T ROUBLES HOOTING If yo u experience problem s with your TAD, try the sug gestions i n this section. If you still hav e probl ems, con tact your local RadioShac k store f or assi stance. RESETTI NG T HE T AD If your TAD stops working p roperly, use a straightened pap er clip to p ress RESET on the left side of t he T A D to reset the ans wer- in[...]

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    20 CARE AND MAINTENANCE You r RadioShack TAD-1024 Di gital Telephone Answering System with Dual-An- nounc ement s is an exam ple of superior design and cra ftsmanship. The following sug gestions will help you c are for the TAD so you can enjoy it for yea rs. Keep the TAD d ry. If it g ets wet, wipe it dry i mmedi ate ly. Liqui ds might cont ain mi [...]

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    21 THE FCC W ANTS Y OU T O KNOW In the un likely event that your T AD caus - es problems on t he telephone line, the telep hone company attempts to notify you in advan c e . If advance notice is not practical, the telephone company noti- fies you as s oon as possible a nd advises you of yo ur right to f il e a com plaint with the FCC. Also, t he te[...]

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    22 NO TES 43-7 84.f m Pag e 22 Monday , Au gu st 16 , 1999 7: 47 AM[...]

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    23 43-7 84.f m Pag e 23 Monday , Au gu st 16 , 1999 7: 47 AM[...]

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    RADIOSHACK A Divisi on of T andy Corporation Fort Wo rth, T exas 76102 10A7 Printed in Chi na Limite d One-Y ear W arranty Thi s produc t i s war r a nted by RadioSha ck a g ainst m anufacturin g defects i n material an d workman- ship under normal use for one (1) year from the dat e of pur chase from Rad ioShac k company -owned stor es and au thor[...]