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Radio Shack TAD-779 manual

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    Cat. No. 43-779 OWNER’S MANU AL Plea se read before using this equipment . TA D - 7 7 9 Digital Telephon e Answering System wi th Day /Tim e Vo ice S tam p 43-7 79 .f m Pag e 1 M on day, Aug us t 16, 19 99 7:3 4 AM[...]

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    2 FEATURES Your Radi oShack TAD-77 9 Digital Tele- phone A nswering System is a h igh- quality telephone answering device (TAD) that you can also cont rol remotely from an y touc h-tone phone. With an op- tional pocket t one dialer, you ca n even use it from a rot ary p hone. The TAD-779 stores messages on a computer chip. This gives you adv anced [...]

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    3 This T AD has bee n tested and found t o comply with all applicable UL and FCC standards. This sy mbo l is in tend ed t o a ler t yo u to the pr esen ce of u nins ul ate d d ange r- ous vo lt a ge w ithi n th e p r oduct ’s e ncl o- sur e t hat mi gh t be o f s uf fic ient magni t ude t o cons ti tut e a r isk of elec - t ric sh oc k. Do not op[...]

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    4 FCC STATEM ENT Your TAD-7 79 complies with Part 68 of FCC Rules . You m ust, upon request, provide the FCC regist ration number and the REN to your p hone com pany. Both numbe rs are on the label on the bottom of the TAD. Note: You m ust not c onnect your TAD to: • coin-operated system s • party-line systems • most electr o nic key phone sy[...]

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    5 CONTENTS Prepa r a t io n ... ... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. ... .... ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. ... .... ... .. .. ... 6 Choos ing a Loc a ti on ...... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ..... .. ... 6 Inst alli ng a B acku p Batt [...]

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    6 PREPARA TION CHOOS ING A LO CATION Select a location for th e TAD that is near a modular telephone line jack and an AC outlet, and is not in the w ay of normal ac ti vi tie s. INSTALLING A BACKU P BATTERY If the AC p ower fails or yo u unplug t he TAD, a 9V bac kup bat tery (not suppl ied) saves the messa ges and the settings for the day, time, a[...]

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    7 • T he U SO C nu mbe r of t he j ac k t o be installed is RJ1 1C. Follow t hese ste ps to connec t y ou r T AD to the telephone line and phon e. 1. Unp lug the t elephone’s m odular cord from the modular phon e line jack an d plug it into the TO TEL ja ck on t he bac k of the T AD. 2. Plug one end of the supplied modu- lar telephon e cord int[...]

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    8 Follow these st eps so the T AD can record the c orrect day and time each messag e and m emo is recorded . Note: If you do not complete each st ep within 8 s e conds, the TAD-779 sounds three beeps and exit s from setup. Start again at Step 1. 1. Use a poi nted object suc h as a straightened p aper clip to h old down CLOCK unt il the T A D- 779 b[...]

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    9 RECORDING THE OUTGOING MESSAGE Before t he T A D can ans wer calls and record messages, you must record an outgoi ng message. Your outg oing mes- sage can be up to 60 seconds long. Hint : Do not tell cal lers you are not home. Inst ead, say that you cannot come to the phone right now. Follow t hese steps to rec ord your o utgo- ing message or to [...]

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    10 OPE R ATION SETTI NG THE T AD TO ANSWER CALLS After you have recorded an ou tgoing message, you can set the TAD to an- swer cal ls. To set the T AD-779 to answer c alls, press ANSWER . The T AD announce s, “Answer on,” and the ANS WER indica- tor lig h ts. To set the T AD to not ans wer calls, press ANSWER again. T he TA D an- nounces, “A [...]

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    11 Note : If you answ er the phone just as the TAD answe rs, the TAD might not stop pl aying the outgoing message. If this happen s, press STOP on t he TAD. PLAYING M ESSAGES W hen you hav e new m essages, the PLAY/ SKIP i nd icato r f lashes. To play all the messages, press PL A Y . The T AD announ ces the numb er of mess ages. If t h ere are no m[...]

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    12 Memos are stored with i ncoming mes- sages and are replayed t he same way (see “ Playing Mess ages”). F oll o w t hes e st ep s to r ec or d a m em o. 1. Hold down PLA Y until the T A D beeps. 2. Speak y our m emo f rom abo ut 8 inches in front of t h e T AD . 3. When you fin ish, press STOP . The T AD beep s and is ready to answer messag es[...]

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    13 REMOTE OPERAT ION W hile you are aw ay from your home or office, you can us e a touch-tone phone or a pulse (rotary) pho ne with a pock et tone dialer to enter your remote opera- tion security code and do any of the fol- lowing: • s et the T AD to or not answer calls • l isten to your messages • r ecord a new outg oing mes sage • de lete[...]

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    14 Re mo te Co mman ds While playin g messages: Press: T o: 0 Stop mess age pla ybac k and rec ording. 1 Play the ou tgoing mes- sage . 2 Record a new outgoing mess age. W hen the T A D announc es “R ecor d announc em ent ,” begin spea king. When you finish, press 0 . Th e T A D repea ts the OG M. 4 Play all the recorded mes- sage s. 6 Delete a[...]

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    15 T ROUBLESHOOTI NG We do n ot expect you t o have any probl ems with you r T AD-779 , but if you do, try these sugge stions. If the TAD still does not operate prope rly, try resetti n g it (see “Resetting the TAD- 779”) or take it to you r local Rad ioShack store for assistance. Probl em Su gg estion The i ncoming message is incom- plete. Be [...]

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    16 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your RadioSh ack TAD-779 Di gital Telephone A nswering Syst em is an exam ple of superior design and craftsmanshi p. The following suggestions will help you care for the TAD -779 so you can e njoy it for y ears. Keep the TAD-779 dry. I f it gets w et , wi pe it dry i m media tely. Liqui ds might contain mineral s that can c[...]

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    17 THE FCC W ANTS Y O U TO KNOW In the unlike ly event that you r TAD-779 causes problems on the telephone li ne, the telep hone com pany can temporarily discon tinue your service. If t his hap- pens , the telephone c ompany attem pts to no tify you in adv ance. If advance n o- tice is no t practical, the telepho ne com - pany notifies you as soon [...]

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    18 NOTES 43-7 79 .f m Pag e 18 Monday , Au gust 16 , 199 9 7:34 AM[...]

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    19 43-7 79 .f m Pag e 19 Monday , Au gust 16 , 199 9 7:34 AM[...]

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    Ra dioS hack A Di visi on of T a nd y C orp ora tion Fort Worth, T exas 761 02 11 A 9 8 Pr inte d i n C hin a Limited One- Y ear W ar ranty Thi s p r od uct is warranted b y Radi oShack agains t manufactu r ing defe cts in mater ial and work man- shi p under normal use for one (1) year from the d ate of purc hase from Radio Shack compa ny-owne d st[...]