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Radio Shack TAD-277 manual

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    Cat. No. 43-777 OWNER’S MANU AL Plea se read before using this equipment . TA D - 2 7 7 Single-Microcassette Answeri ng System with Digital Anno uncement 43-7 77 .fm Pag e 1 Fr i day , Aug us t 13, 19 99 3:4 4 PM[...]

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    2 FEA TURES Your RadioS hack TAD-277 Single- Micr ocasse tte Answer ing System wit h Digital Announcem ent i s ide al for your home or office. It is e asy to use and has the following features. Di g ita l O u t g oi n g Messa g e — e n- sures the clearest possibl e recordi ng of the message you leave for callers. Call Scree nin g — l ets you l [...]

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    3 This sy m bo l is in te nd ed to a le rt y ou to the pr e s en ce of un in su la t ed da n - ger ou s volt ag e wi thin the pr od uct’ s enc los u r e th at m ig ht be of suf f ic ie nt mag nitud e to consti tute a risk of ele ct ric sh ock. D o no t open th e pr oduct ’s ca se. Thi s s ymb ol is in tend ed to i nf orm y ou th at imp ort an t[...]

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    4 CONTENTS Prep arati on .... .. ... .... ... .... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ... .... ... ..... .. .. .... 5 Sel ectin g A L ocati on .... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. .... 5 Loading the Casset te . .....................[...]

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    5 PREP ARA T ION SELECTI NG A LOCATION The T AD-2 77 is des igned to rest on a f l at sur fa ce s uch as a de skt op o r c ou n t er t o p. S elect a location that is: • Near an AC outlet • Near a m o dular telephone line jack If the phone l ine jack i s not a modul ar jack, you must updat e the wir i ng. You can convert the wiring yourself, us[...]

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    6 CONNECTING POWER Use the supplied AC ad apt er to pow er your TA D- 277. Cautio ns: • T he supplied Class 2 AC ad apter supplies 9 volts of power , delivers at least 500 millia mps, and has a plug that properly f its the T AD- 277’s 9V AC 500mA jack . U s in g an adapter that does not meet these specifications could dam age the T AD-277. • [...]

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    7 2. Lift open t he casse tte com part- ment door . 3. Hold down OGM REC/ PLA Y until t h e mes s ag e i n di ca t or tu r ns of f, then releas e the button. T he T AD- 277 beeps once. 4. When th e message i ndicator turns on again after a few momen ts, speak cle arly in a normal vol ume from ab out 12 inch es away from the micr ophone. Note: The T[...]

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    8 CONNECTING TO THE T ELE PHONE LINE To complete the connection s, insert the modul ar plug into a modul ar phone ja ck. To connect a t elephone to your TAD- 277, in sert the telephone ’s m odular plug into PHONE JACK on the back of t h e T A D- 27 7 . SETTI NG THE MAXIMUM MESSAGE L ENGTH Your TAD-277 can record messag es of up to 1 or 5 minutes.[...]

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    9 ANSWE RIN G SY ST EM OP ERAT I ON SETTI NG THE T AD-277 TO ANSWER CALL S Rotate VOLUME to the right until it clicks to turn on the TAD-277. When the message ind icator stays on and the TAD-27 7 does not sou nd any tones, it is ready to answer calls. The TAD-277 han gs up and reset s to answer the next call wh en: • T he caller han gs up. • T [...]

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    10 Note: If you pick up the p hone just as the TAD-27 7 answ ers, the TAD-277 might not stop recording the m essage. If this happ ens, briefly hang up the phone then pick it up again. PLAYIN G MESSAG ES When you hav e messages , the mes- sage indi cat or blinks . If you have four mes sages or le ss, the ligh t blin ks once for each mes sage st ored[...]

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    11 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 pock et ton e d ia ler to : • Set the T AD-2 77 to answer calls • Play your messa ges • Record a mess age • Set the T AD-277 to record over old messages REMOTE ANSW ER-ON You can use a remot e phone to set the[...]

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    12 To replay t he mess ages , w ait u ntil y ou hear a single beep (ab out 8 secon ds after the four sho r t beeps ), then enter your remote operation s ecurity code again. The TAD-277 repl ays the mes- sages. To record a mes sage , wa it u nti l you hear a single beep (ab out 8 secon ds after the four short beeps ), then record the messag e a nd h[...]

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    13 TRO U BL ESHOOTI NG We do not expect you to hav e any problems with your TAD-277, but i f you do, be sure you i nstalled the tape correctly and turned on the system. I f you still have a problem, this chart might help. If n ot, t ake the TA D-277 to your l ocal Ra dioShack store for as sistance. Problem C ause Solution The T AD-277 do es not an [...]

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    14 Problem C ause Solution Incoming m essage sounds distorted. The tape head is dirty . Clean the hea d using a tape head-cl eaning kit (s ee “Cleaning the T ape-Han- dling Parts” on Page 17). The tape is worn o ut. Unplug the adap ter from the AC ou t le t , r e p l ac e t h e t ape , then plu g the adapter back into the AC outlet. Re m ote c [...]

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    15 The m essage indica- tor blinks continu- ously , but there are fewer than five i ncom- ing messages . Power was interrupted to the T AD-277. Press PLA Y . The T A D-277 plays back any saved mes- sage s then any new incom- ing m essages. Problem C ause Solution 43-7 77 .fm Pag e 15 Fri da y, Augu st 13 , 1999 3: 44 PM[...]

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    16 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Yo u r RadioShack TAD-277 Si ngle- Mi cr o ca ss e t te An sw er i ng Sy s te m wi th D i gi t al Announcem ent is an exam ple of superior design and craftsmans hip. The following suggest ions w ill help you care for y our TAD -277 so you c an enjoy it fo r years. Keep the T AD-277 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry imm ediat[...]

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    17 CLEANING THE T APE- HANDLING PARTS To r est or e the sound quality, you must inspec t and clean the tape head. Dirt , dust, or particles of the tape’s coati ng can accumulate on the tape heads and other part s that the tape touches. This can greatly re- duce the perform ance of the cassette play er. We recommend cleani ng the tape head after a[...]

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    18 NOTES 43-7 77 .fm Pag e 18 Fri da y, Augu st 13 , 1999 3: 44 PM[...]

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    19 43-7 77 .fm Pag e 19 Fri da y, Augu st 13 , 1999 3: 44 PM[...]

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    Ra di oSha ck A Divisi o n of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exa s 76102 6A7 Prin ted in Hong Kong Limite d One-Y ear W arr anty This pr oduct is warra nted by RadioSha ck a gainst manufac turing defects i n material an d workman- ship un der normal use for one (1) year from the date o f p urcha se from RadioS hack company -owned stor es and au t[...]