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Cat. No. 43-716
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
TAD-716
Single Microcassette
Answering System
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WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. ! DO NOT OPEN. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICE- ABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. This symbol is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsu- lated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that might be of sufficient magnitude to con- stitute a risk of electric shock.
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FEATURES Your RadioShack TAD-716 Single Microcassette An- swering System is ideal for your home or office. It is easy to use and has the following features. Single Microcassette Operation — lets you store your messages. One Button Operation — easy to use. Remote Operation — lets you use a touch-tone phone (or rotary phone and pocket tone dialer) to enter a 3-digit remote operation security code so you can play back or record messages while you are away from your home or office. Remote Answer-
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Broken Tape Detection/Indication — sounds a continu- ous tone to alert you when the tape is broken or not in- serted properly. Tape Full Detection — signal caller when the message capacity is full. VOX (Voice-Activated Recording) — stops recording after 7 seconds of silence to conserve tape space for oth- er messages. Auto Reset — stops recording when you pick up any phone on the same phone line and resets to answer the next call. Message Indicator — flashes to indicate the number of incomi
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READ THIS FIRST We have designed the TAD-716 to conform to federal regulations, and you can connect it to most telephone lines. However, each device you connect to the phone line draws power from the phone line. We refer to this power draw as the device's Ringer Equivalence Number, or REN. The REN is on the bottom of the TAD-716. If you are using more than one device on the line, add up all the RENs. If the total is more than five (three in rural areas), your phones might not ring and the TAD-71
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CONTENTS Preparation .................................................................. 7 Selecting a Location ............................................... 7 Loading the Cassette .............................................. 7 Connecting Power .................................................. 9 Recording the Outgoing Message ........................ 10 Connecting to the Phone Line .............................. 11 Basic Operation ........................................................ 12
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PREPARATION SELECTING A LOCATION The TAD-716 is designed to rest on a flat surface such as a desktop or countertop. Select a location that is: • near an accessible AC outlet • near a modular telephone line jack If the phone line jack is not a modular jack, you must up- date the wiring. You can convert the wiring yourself, us- ing jacks and adapters available at your local RadioShack store. Or, you can let the phone company update the wiring for you. The USOC number of the jack to be installed is
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1. Turn the supplied cas- sette's hub with a pencil to take up any tape slack. 2.Lift open the cassette compartment door, then remove and discard the tape card from inside the compartment. 3. Put the cassette in the compartment with its full reel at the left side and its open edge to the left of the TAD-716. 4. Close the compartment door. Notes: • You can turn the tape over and record on the other side. This lets you save any messages recorded on the first side while using the tape to record m
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CONNECTING POWER 1. Plug the supplied AC adapter into a standard AC out- let. 2. Rotate VOLUME counterclockwise until it clicks to turn on the TAD-716. The message indicator turns on while the TAD-716 checks for an outgoing message. If an outgoing message is already recorded, the TAD-716 automatically plays it back. If there is no outgoing mes- sage, the TAD-716 sounds a beep every 5 seconds until you record a message (see “Recording the Outgoing Message” on Page 10). Note: If the cassette tape
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RECORDING THE OUTGOING MESSAGE Before you can use the TAD-716, you must record the outgoing message. The maximum length for your outgo- ing message is 60 seconds. Hint: To help protect your home or office, do not tell call- ers you are away. Instead, say you cannot come to the phone at this time. Follow these steps to record an outgoing message. 1. If the TAD-716 is off, rotate VOLUME counterclock- wise until it clicks to turn it on. The message indicator turns on. Note: If the new message in
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4. When you finish recording, release OGM REC. The TAD-716 plays back the outgoing message to you. Then it is ready to receive incoming calls. 5. Adjust VOLUME to a comfortable listening level. You can press OGM REC at any time to hear the outgoing message. Your outgoing message plays, then the TAD- 716 resets to answer incoming calls automatically. CONNECTING TO THE PHONE LINE To connect a telephone to the TAD-716, plug the TAD- 716’s modular cord into a modular phone jack. Then in- sert the te
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BASIC OPERATION Rotate VOLUME on the side of the TAD-716 counter- clockwise until it clicks to turn on the TAD-716. When the message indicator lights steadily and no tones sound, the TAD-716 is ready to answer calls. The TAD-716 hangs up and resets to answer the next call when: • the caller hangs up • the maximum message length of about 1 minute is reached • there are more than 7 seconds of silence The TAD-716's supplied tape can record up to about 10 minutes of incoming messages per side. The m
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If the incoming message tape is full, the TAD-716 an- swers a call after 10 rings, plays back the outgoing mes- sage, then waits 7 seconds for you to enter the remote operation security code. If you do not enter the correct code, the TAD-716 beeps and hangs up. Rotate VOLUME counterclockwise to increase the vol- ume, or clockwise to decrease it. To have the TAD-716 not answer calls, turn it off by rotat- ing VOLUME clockwise until it clicks. The message indica- tor turns off. SCREENING CALLS To
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PLAYING MESSAGES The maximum length for each message is 60 seconds. The message indicator flashes when you have messag- es. Press PLAY to hear your messages. The TAD-716 plays back your messages in the order they were received. Af- ter the last message has played, playback stops and the message indicator lights steadily. You must save old messages (see “Saving Messages” on Page 15) or new messages will record over them. To Pause During Playback Rotate VOLUME to OFF to pause or stop during playba
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To Fast-Forward During Playback Hold down OGM REC until you reach the message you want. Playback resumes when you release OGM REC. Note: If you hold the key down until the end of the tape, the TAD-716 rewinds and stops. To Rewind During Playback Hold down PLAY. When you reach the message you want, release the key to resume playback. SAVING MESSAGES After the last message plays and the tape rewinds to the beginning, hold down PLAY until the message indicator goes off. Release the key and the mes
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POWER FAILURE PROTECTION If an AC power failure occurs, or the power plug comes out of the wall, the TAD-716 shuts down until power is re- stored. When power is restored, any messages recorded before the power failure will be saved and the message indicator flashes. If the TAD-716 is still not operating properly when the power is restored, you must reset it (see “Resetting the TAD-716”). RESETTING THE TAD-716 1. Unplug the TAD-716 from the AC outlet and flip the microcassette to the other side.
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REMOTE OPERATION While you are away from your home or office, you can operate the TAD-716 using a touch-tone phone or a pulse phone with a pocket tone dialer. Carry the supplied Remote Operation Card in your wallet or purse for refer- ence when using the TAD-716 from a remote location. REMOTE SECURITY CODE A three-digit security code is located on the bottom of your TAD-716. You need this number to get your mes- sages when calling from a remote phone. Write down your code in the space provided o
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REMOTE MESSAGE PLAYBACK 1. Call your phone number from a touch-tone phone. After the TAD-716 answers, it plays the outgoing message, sounds a series of beeps, then one long tone. The length of the beeps depends on the num- ber of messages. You can leave a flag message up to 1 minute long to remind yourself that you have heard all the recorded messages up to this point on the tape. 2. Whether or not you have left a flag message, enter your three-digit security code (see “Remote Security Code” on
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After 5 seconds, the TAD-716 sounds a single long beep. You can leave a remote memo (up to 1 minute) or enter your three-digit security code to replay the incoming messages again. 3. To end playback, simply hang up. All messages are automatically saved and the TAD-716 resets itself to answer the next incoming call. Note: You cannot use this feature when calling in from a rotary or push-button pulse dial phone without a pocket tone dialer. Also, some touch-tone phones only output tones for a fra
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TOLL SAVER The TAD-716 has a built-in automatic toll-saving feature. It answers in 4 rings if there are no new or saved mes- sages, or 2 rings if you have messages to review. This feature lets you know if you have received any messages before it answers, thus saving long distance costs. If your phone rings more than twice, you know that you don’t have any messages, so you can hang up on the third ring before the TAD-716 answers and save the cost of the call. Note: If no messages are received, o
