Radio Shack TAD-1027 manual

Cat. No. 43-787 OWNER’S MANU AL Plea se read before using this equipment . T AD-10 27 Digital Telephon e Answering System with Day/Time V oice Stamp 43-7 87 .f m Pag e 1 M on day, Aug us t 16, 19 99 8:1 1 AM[...]

2 FEA TURES Your R adioShack TAD-1027 Digital Telephone Answering System with Da y/ Time Voice St am p is a hi gh-quali ty fully- digital telephone answe ring device with touch-tone remote cont rol. Fully digital means th e TAD-1027 sto res all messag- es on a computer chip — there a r e no tape mechan isms to wear out and no ta p es to bot her w[...]

3 To t ake advantage of all the TAD-1027’ s features, we rec ommend t hat you read this m anual com pletely before you u se the TAD. This TAD has been tested and certified to com ply with all appl icable 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[...]

4 CONTENTS Ins ta ll at io n ..... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. 5 Choosing a Locat ion ........................... ................... ................... ................... ..... 5 In stalli ng t he Ba ckup B atter y ..... ..... .. ....[...]

5 INST ALLA TION CHOOSING A LOCA TION Sele ct a location that is near both a mo d- ular t elephone jack a nd an A C outlet. Your TAD-102 7 connects directly to a modul ar telepho ne line jack. I f the tele- phone l ine jack is not a modular jac k, you must update the wiring. You can convert the wiring yours elf, using jacks and adapte rs available [...]

6 CONNECTING T O T HE TELEPHO NE LINE To connect the TAD-1027 to the phone line, plug one end of the suppl ied m odu- lar te l ephone cord into the TO L IN E ja ck . Then plug the other end into a modular phone ja ck. You can connect a telephone to the TO TEL jack using a second m odular t ele- phone cord (not supplied). CO NN EC T I NG T O P OWE R[...]

7 W hen you first connect power, the PLAY / SKIP ind icato r flashes rapidly (until you record the outg oing message), the AN - SWER in dicator flashes (until you install a bac kup battery), an d the T AD-1027 a u- tomatica lly runs a self-test. You cannot operate the TAD during this test. When the test is comple te, the TAD-1027 beeps once and ann[...]

8 PREP ARA TION SETTI NG THE DA Y AND TI ME Follow these step s to set the current day and time so the TAD-102 7 records the correct day a nd time of the c all with each phone m essage. Note: If you do not com plete each step within 8 seconds, the TA D-1027 sounds a three-tone beep and stops s etting the day and time. Start again at Step 1. 1. Use [...]

9 7. W hen you finish, press ANSWER/ STOP/DELETE to confirm t he set- tings. The T AD-1027 beeps and announc es the day and time. To chec k the current day/time, us e a straightened pape r clip to p ress CLOCK . RECORDING THE OUTGOING MESSAGE Before you can set the TAD-1027 to an- swer calls, y o u must reco rd th e outgoi n g mess age (OGM ) the c[...]

10 BASIC O PERA TION SETTI NG THE T AD-1027 T O ANSWER CAL LS To s e t the TAD-1027 to answer cal l s, press ANSWER/STOP/DELET E . • If an outgoing mess age is recorded, the T AD-1027 announc es, “Answer on,” and the ANSW ER indicat or ligh ts. • If no outgoing mess age is recorded, the T AD-1027 says, “Answer off, no announc eme nt” (s[...]

11 PLA YING MESS AGES If t here are new m essages, the PLA Y/ SKIP ind icator flashes until all the new mess ages hav e been played. To pla y all the mes sages, press PLA Y/ SKIP . The TAD-1027 announce s t he numbe r of messages or if there are no mess ages stored, t he TAD an nounces, “No message.” Before playing each m essage, the TA D- 1027[...]

12 Notes: • If you have played onl y a portion of a messa ge, the T A D-1027 m igh t not delete it. • Individual m essages c an only be deleted by remote operation. RECORDING A MEMO A m emo is a messag e you can record at the TAD-102 7 without ha ving to call in on a phone. Notes: • T he m axim um me mo l engt h is 60 seconds. • When mem or[...]

13 2. Repeat edly press PLA Y/SKIP or OGM/REPEA T to set the f i r st digit, then press ANSWER/STOP/ DELETE . The T A D-1027 beeps an d a n- nounc es the second digit. 3. Repeat edly press PLA Y/SKIP or OGM/REPEA T t o set the second digit, then press ANSWER/ST OP/ DELETE . The T AD-10 27 beeps and announc es the third digit. 4. Repeat edly press P[...]

14 REMOTE OPE R A TIO N You can operat e the TAD-1027 from al- most any touch-t one phone , or f rom a ro- tary phone usi ng a p ocket tone-dialer (available at your local RadioShack store). Notes: • When t he memory is f ull, the T AD- 1027 ans wers the call after two rings and announc es, “Memory is full.” Delete some of the old mes- sages [...]

15 Remote Command Code s After you press 4 ( to play all messa ges): Pres s: T o: 0 Stop messa ge playback or recording. 1 Play the outgoing mes - sage. 2 Record a new ou tgoing message. When the T AD- 1027 announc es “Record announc ement,” be gin speaking. W hen you finish, press 0 . The T AD repeats the O G M . 4 Play all t he recorded m es-[...]

16 TRO U BLESHOOTI NG If you have problem s using your TAD-1027, try the sugg esti o ns i n this section. If you still have pro blems, contact yo ur local Ra dioShack store for as sistance. RESETTI NG THE T AD-1027 If your TAD - 1 027 stops working p roperly, remo v e the AC adapter and the bat tery from the T AD , the n re i ns tal l t he m . Note[...]

17 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack TA D-1027 Digital Telephone Answering System with Day/Tim e Voice St amp is an exam ple of superior de sign and c raf tsmans hip . The fo llowing sug- gestions will help you care f or the TAD-1027 so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the TAD-1027 dry . If it gets we t, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids might c [...]

18 THE F CC W A NTS YOU T O KNOW In the unlikely event that your TAD-1027 causes probl ems on the tele phone line, the telephon e company can tem porarily discontinue your serv ice. If this happens, the telephone comp any attem pts to noti- fy you in a dvance. If advance notice is not practical, the telephone c ompany no- tifies you as soon as poss[...]

19 NOTES 43-7 87 .f m Pag e 19 Monday , Au gust 16 , 199 9 8:11 AM[...]

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