Radio Shack TAD-1028 manual

Cat. No. 43-788 OWNER’S MANU AL Plea se read before using this equipment . T AD-1028 Digital Answering System Telepho ne with Ti me/Day V oice Stam p 43-7 88 .f m Pag e 1 M on day, Aug us t 16, 19 99 8:1 9 AM[...]

2 FEA TURES Your Ra dioShack T AD-1028 Digital An- swering System Te lephone with Time/ Day Voice Stam p is a com bination multi-feature telephone and hi g h-quality fu lly-digi tal answering syste m. F ul ly dig- ital means the TAD-1028 s tores all messag es on a c omputer chip — there are no tape mechanism s to wear out and no tapes to bother w[...]

3 Phone Pickup Detection — autom at i- cally stops the TA D-1028 and resets it if you answe r a call a fter the T AD an- swers. Memo Recording — lets y ou leave mem os as messages on the TAD-10 28. TELEPHONE F EA T URES Li ght ed K eypa d — makes it easy to dial a numb er in a dark a rea. Handset Volume Control — lets you adjust the sound y[...]

4 READ THIS BEFORE IN ST ALLA TION Your T AD-1028 conforms t o fede r a l regulations, a nd you can connect it t o most teleph one lines. However, each device you connec t to t h e phone line draws po wer from t he phone line. W e refer to this power draw as the dev ice’s ringer equivalence num ber , or RE N. The REN is o n th e label on the bott[...]

5 CONTENTS Ins tallati on ... .. ..... .... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .. ... 6 Ins ta lling a Bac kup Bat tery ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... ...... .. 6 Mounting the T AD ........ ....... .. ....... .......... ..[...]

6 IN ST AL LA TIO N INSTALLING A BACKU P BATTERY The TAD requi res AC power t o operate. However, if AC power fails or you un- plug the TAD-1028, a 9-vol t back up bat- tery (not supp lied) saves the messages and th e settings f or the day, time, a nd remote operat ion security code. W e recommend you use an alkal ine battery, such as RadioShack Ca[...]

7 Note: Adjust VO LU ME to th e mid d le po - sition before connec ting power. Caution: The supplied adapter sup - plies 9 volts AC, delivers at least 440 milliamps , and has a plug which prop er- ly fits the T AD-1028’s AC 9V 440m A jack. Using an adapter that does not meet these specifications m ight dam- age the TAD or the adapter. On a D esk [...]

8 When y ou first connect pow er , the PLA Y/S KIP indicator f lashes rap- idly (until you record the outgoi ng messag e), the ANSWER indicat or flashes (if you did not i nstall a backup ba ttery), an d the T AD-1028 automatically runs a s elf-test for about 1 0 seconds. Y ou cannot operate the T AD durin g this test. When t he test is com plete, t[...]

9 6. Slide t he hands et clip up and o ut of its retaining slot, rotate it 180°, then slide th e clip back int o its slot . 7. Plug the ot her e nd of the coiled cord into the handse t’s jack. 8. Place the h andset in the cradle. 9. Plug the ad apter into a standard AC out let. W hen you first connect power , the PLA Y /SKIP indicator f lashes r[...]

10 3. Route the c ord into the groove on the phone’s base. 4. Plug o ne end of the supplied coiled cord into the jack on the bottom of the base and route the cord into the groove besid e the jack. 5. Insert the suppli ed AC adapter ’s barrel plug into the AC 9V 440mA jack on the back of the base. 6. With the power co rd hang ing to the right of[...]

11 W hen you first connect power , the PLA Y /SKIP indicator f lashes rap- idly (un til you rec ord t he outgoing mess age), the ANSWE R indicato r flashes (if you did not install a backup battery), and th e T AD-1028 automat ically runs a self-test for about 10 seconds . W hen the test is complete, the T AD-1028 beep s once and ann ounces, “Answ[...]

12 PREP ARA TION SETTI NG THE DIALING MO DE Set TON E/P U LS E on the handset for the type of service you hav e. If you are not sure which type y o u have, do this test. 1. Set TO NE/PULSE to TONE . 2. Lift the hands et and listen f or a dia l ton e . 3. Press any numb er other than 0. Note: If your phone sy stem requires that you dial an access co[...]

13 2. T o change the day of the week, repeated ly press OGM/R EPEA T to move backw ard or PL A Y/SKIP to move f orward t o the desi red day of the week. 3. Press ANSWER/ST OP/DELETE . Th e T AD-10 28 bee ps once and announc es the hour and “AM” o r “PM.” 4. T o chang e the hour , repeatedly press OGM/REPEA T to move back- ward or PLA Y/SKIP[...]

14 TE L EP H ON E OP ERA TI O N Make and answer p hone calls on the TAD-1028 as you would wi th any other phone. Read this section to learn about the phone’s special features. SETTI NG THE HANDSET VOLUM E The ha ndset’s v olume con trol lets you adjust the sound you h ear through the handset. To increase or decrease the volume, roll the hands e[...]

15 USIN G THE PHONE NUMBER I NDEX CARD Use a straight ened p aper c lip or an oth- er small poi nt e d object to lift the plastic cover off the phone number index card. W r ite your pho ne number at the top and other important n ame s and numb ers below it. Then replace the cover. Notes : • Use a pencil in case the n umbers chan ge. • A quick r[...]

16 ANSWE RIN G SY ST EM OP ERA T I ON RECORDING T HE OUTGOING MESSAGE Before you can s et the TAD-1028 to an- swer cal ls and record messages, you must record the outgoing mes sage (OGM) the c aller hears when the TAD answers a cal l. Your outgoin g message ca n be up t o 60 s e c o nd s l ong . 1. Hold down OGM/REPEA T un ti l the T AD-1028 beep s[...]

17 4 — The T AD-1028 an swers after four rings. 7 — The TAD-102 8 answers after sev- en ring s. TS (Toll Saver) — If there are ne w m es- sage s, t h e TAD-1028 answe r s af ter two rings. Ot herwise, t he TA D a nsw ers after four rings. This gives you time to hang u p be fore the T AD-10 28 answ ers so you can avoid unnec essary long- dista[...]

18 If you do not want to take the cal l, just let the TAD-10 28 finish rec ording the c all- er’s message. PLA YING MESSAGES If there are new messages, the P LAY/ SKIP i ndicator fl a shes un ti l all th e new messag es have been pl ayed. To play all mes sages, press PLA Y/SKIP . The TAD annou nces the n umber of messag es. I f there are no messa[...]

19 DELETING MESS A GES To delete all the messages y ou have al- ready played, while playba ck is stopped, hold down ANSWER/STOP/DE- LETE . The TAD-102 8 sounds a long beep th en deletes all old m essages, but keep s any new messages (and the PLAY /SKIP indicator continues flash- ing). Notes: • Even if you have played only a small portion of a mes[...]

20 1. Use a pointe d object, such as a straightened paper clip, to hold down CODE until the T AD-10 28 beeps and announces the first digit of the current security code. 2. Repeatedly press PLA Y/SKIP or OGM/REPEA T to set the first digit, then press ANSW ER/ST OP/ DELETE . The T AD-1028 beeps and announc es the second digit. 3. Repeatedly press PLA[...]

21 REMOTE OPERAT ION You can operat e the TAD-1028 from al - most any tou ch-tone phone, or fr om a rotary phone u sing a poc ket tone-dialer (available a t your local RadioShac k store). Notes: • W hen memory is full , t he T AD - 1028 ans wers the c a ll af ter two rings and annou nces, “Mem ory is full.” Delete some of the old mes- sage s [...]

22 REMOTE COMMAND CODES Press: T o: 0 Stop mess age pla ybac k or recording. 1 Play the ou tgoing mess age. 2 Record a new outgoing mess age. W hen the T A D- 1028 a nnounces “Record announc em ent ,” begin spea king. Wh en you fin- ish, press 0 . The T AD repeats the O GM. 4 Play all the recorded mess ages. 6 Delete all o ld message s. # Set t[...]

23 TROUBLESHOOTING If yo u have pro blems using your TAD-1028, t ry the sugges tions in thi s section. If y ou st ill ha v e p ro ble ms , cont a c t your loc a l Ra dio Sh ac k sto re for ass is t an c e. RESETTI N G THE T AD- 1028 Note : The outgoing m essages and all inform ation stored i n memory are erased wh en y o u r e se t t he TA D . If y[...]

24 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Radi oShack TAD-1028 Digital Answering S ystem T elephone with T ime/Day Voice Stamp is an example of superior design and craftsmans hip. The foll owing suggest ions w ill help you care for the TAD-10 28 so you c an enjoy it for years. Keep the TAD-102 8 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry im mediately. Liquids might cont[...]

25 THE FCC W ANTS YOU TO KNOW In the unlikel y event that your TAD - 1028 cau ses problems on the tele- phone li ne, the telephone c ompany can temporarily di scontinue your service. If this happen s, the telephone compan y attemp ts to notify y ou in advanc e. If ad- vance n otice is not prac tical, the tele- phone c ompan y notifies y ou as soon [...]

26 NOTES 43-7 88 .f m Pag e 26 Monday , Au gust 16 , 199 9 8:19 AM[...]

27 43-7 88 .f m Pag e 27 Monday , Au gust 16 , 199 9 8:19 AM[...]

Radi oSh ack A Division of T andy Corpo ration Fort Worth, T exas 76102 10A7 Printed in T aiwan Limited One- Y ear W arranty Thi s produ ct is warranted b y RadioSh ac k a g ains t m anufa cturin g defects i n ma terial and workm an- shi p u nder normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioS hack compan y-owned stor es and a uth[...]