Radio Shack TAD-1007 manual

Cat. No. 43-747 OWNER’S MAN UAL Multi -Use r Dig ital T ele phone Answe r ing Sy ste m Plea se read be for e usi n g this equ ipmen t. T AD-1007 with Day/ Time Voi ce Stamp 43-7 47 .f m Pag e 1 Fr ida y , Aug us t 13, 19 99 2:22 P M[...]

2 FEA TURES Your Ra dio Shack TAD-1007 Multi-User Digital Telepho ne Answ ering System with Day/Time Voice Stam p is a sophi s- ticated, fully digital message cent er t h at gro ups recorded me ssages for up to four different users. The caller c an choose to leave a m essage for a specif ic person or department . The TAD stores all messages on a co[...]

3 ANSWER Button — l e ts yo u t u rn the TAD on or off without disconnect ing it. Call/Message Co unter — displa ys the number of messages recorded. Call Screen ing — lets y ou listen to i n- coming calls so you can decide whether or n o t to an s we r . Phone Pi ck-Up Detection — aut om ati- cally stops the TAD if yo u answer a call after [...]

4 READ THI S BEFORE INS T ALLA T ION W e have designe d your TAD to conform to federal regul ati ons, and you can c on- nec t it to most te lephone lines . However, eac h device you conne ct to the p hone line dra ws power from it. This power draw is th e device ’s Ringer Equi valence Numbe r, or REN. The REN is shown on the bottom of the TAD. If[...]

5 CONTENTS Ins tall atio n . ..... ..... .... ..... ... .... ..... ..... .... ... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ... .. 6 Choosing a Loc ation . ............ ................... .............. ................... ................... ..... 6 Connecting to the T elepho ne Line ..............................[...]

6 IN ST ALLA TION CHOOS ING A LOCA TIO N Select a location tha t is near a modular telephon e jack and an AC outlet. Your T AD conn ects directly to a modul ar telephon e line jack. If yo ur telephone wiring does not have a mod ular jack, you can update the wirin g yourself or have the telephone com pany upd ate it for you. • R adio Shack stores [...]

7 CONNECT ING T O POWER Insert the supplied adapter’s barrel plug i nto th e AC 9V jack on the bac k of t he TA D. T hen plug the AC adapter’s ot her end i nto a stan dard AC outlet . Caution : On ly use an adapt er that sup- plies 9 volts AC, delivers at leas t 780 milliamps , and h as a plug whi ch properly fits the TAD’s AC 9V jack. The s [...]

8 2. Snap the battery’s terminals to the connector inside t he compartment . Then pl ace the bat tery inside. 3. Replace the cover When Lo an d the number of calls in memory al ternately flash on the display, replace the battery. Be sure the AC adapter’s cord is plugge d in so yo u do not lose the TAD’s s tored information. USING R ESET If th[...]

9 PREP ARA T ION SETTING THE DA Y AND TIME The TAD records the day and time of the call with each phone message. Follow these step s to set the day and ti me. Notes : • T o avoid having to reset the day and t ime if AC power i s lost, we rec- omm end you install a backup b at- tery before y ou set the day and time. • If yo u do not pres s a but[...]

10 6. T o change the minutes, repeatedly pr ess REPEA T to move backward or SKIP to move forwa rd to the desired minut e sett in g. Note: T o rapidly change the min- utes, press a nd ho ld REPEA T or SKIP u ntil the desired digits appear . 7. After you set the day of the week , the hou r , a nd the minu tes, p ress STOP t o confirm the settings. Th[...]

11 2. W hile hol ding down ANN , speak i n a normal voice about 8 inc hes away from the microph one (located on the fr ont of the T AD) . As k for the caller ’s nam e, phone num ber , and mess age. T he display s hows how much t ime i s l eft for reco rdi ng. 3. W hen you finish recording, release ANN . The T AD automatically beeps and rep eats t[...]

12 BASIC O PERA TION SETTING THE T A D T O ANSW ER CALLS To set the TAD to answer calls, press ANSWER . • If an out g oing message is recorde d, the T AD anno unces, “Answer on,” and the indicator in the call/mes- sage c ounter window lights. • If no out g oing message is recorde d, the T AD says, “Answer off, no announc ement .” (See ?[...]

13 SCREENING CALLS Your TAD lets you li st en as cal lers l eave mess ages. I f you want t o spea k to a call- er, pi ck up any pho ne on the same l ine and be gin speaking. T he T AD detec ts when y ou pick up the phone and auto- maticall y resets to answe r the next call. Note : If you pic k up the phone exac tly when t he TAD answers, you might [...]

14 Repe ating M essages To review a message while you are l is- tening to it, press REPEA T . The curren t mess age starts again from the b egin- ning. To hear an earlie r messag e, repeatedly press REPEA T until t he desired mes- sage ’s num ber appea rs. The TAD plays the messag e. Skipp ing Mes sages To skip to the nex t message whi le you are[...]

15 DELETING MESSAGES Deleti ng a Sing le Message To dele te a specific messag e, press DE- LETE on ce whil e the message is playing. The T AD beeps once and imm ediately deletes the current message, then plays the n ext mess age or annou nces , “End of mess ages” (if that message was t he last one). Deletin g All Messages in a Mailb ox Follow t[...]

16 RECORDING A ME MO A mem o is a message y ou can rec ord at the TA D, without having to call in o n a phone. You can record a m emo in any of the mailboxes. Notes : • T he maxi mum me mo len gth is 60 seconds . • I f the T AD ’s me mo ry is f ull ( FL appears on the display), you mus t delet e some m essages be fore you can record a m emo ([...]

17 REMOTE OPE R A TION You can ope rate the TAD from almost any touch-tone phone , or f rom a rota ry phone us ing a pocket tone-di aler (avail- able at yo ur loc al Radio Shack store). The T AD’s remote operation security cod e is preset to 747 . You c an operate your TAD remotely with this code; how- eve r, we recommend that you s et your ow n [...]

18 2. Press SKI P or R EPEA T to se t t he first digit, then press STOP . The T AD beeps and the second digit flashes . 3. Press SKIP or R EPEA T to se t t he second digit, then p ress STOP . The T AD beeps and the third digit flashes. 4. Press SKIP or R EPEA T to se t t h e third digit , then press ST OP . T h e T AD beeps. To see the new code, pr[...]

19 USING REMOTE COMMANDS To use rem ote com mands, you mus t enter the remo te operation security code within 8 seconds a f ter the T AD answers t he call. After the TAD be eps once to v erify you entered the cod e correc tl y, you can enter the nu mbe r(s) for the function(s) y ou want t he TA D to pe rf or m . P ress Command Functio n 0 Sto p Sto[...]

20 Note: The TAD sounds a 3-tone beep if you press a wrong button. After you press 41 , 42 , 43 , or 44 (to play all messa ges), or 51 , 52 , 53 , or 54 (to play new messages ), you can enter the following comm ands. P ress Command Functio n 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 Play New Mess a g es i n a S pe cif ic Ma ilbo x ( T o see what comm ands you can use a t th[...]

21 TRO UBLESHOOTI NG If you expe rience problem s with yo ur TAD, try the s uggest ions i n this s ection. If you still hav e problem s, contact your local Radio Shack store for assist anc e. The incomi n g messa g e is incom- plete. • Be sure th e mem ory is not full. • The caller ’s message was longer t h an 60 se con ds. • T he T AD reco[...]

22 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Radio Sha ck TAD-1007 M ulti-User Digital Telephone A nswering Syste m with Day/Time V oice Stam p i s an exam ple of s uperior des ign and craf tsmanship . The fol- lowing suggestions will help you c a re for the TAD so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the TAD dry . If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids mig[...]

23 THE F CC W A NTS YOU T O KNOW In the unlikely event that you r T AD caus- es prob lems on the t elephone line , the telephon e com pany attempt s t o notify you in ad va nce. If advanc e n otice is not practical, the telephone com pany noti- fies you a s soon as p ossible and a dvises you of your right to file a complaint wit h the FCC. Also, th[...]

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