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Cat. No. 43-779
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
TAD-779
Digital Telephone Answering System
with Day/Time Voice Stamp
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43-779.fm Page 2 Monday, August 16, 1999 7:34 AM FEATURES Your RadioShack TAD-779 Digital Tele- Phone Pick-Up Detection — stops re- phone Answering System is a high- cording when you pick up any phone on quality telephone answering device the same line as the TAD. (TAD) that you can also control remotely from any touch-tone phone. With an op- Remote Operation — lets you use a tional pocket tone dialer, you can even touch-tone phone (or rotary phone and use it from a rotary phone. pocket tone
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43-779.fm Page 3 Monday, August 16, 1999 7:34 AM This TAD has been tested and found to READ THIS BEFORE comply with all applicable UL and FCC INSTALLATION standards. Your TAD-779 conforms to federal regu- lations, and you can connect it to most WARNING: To reduce the risk of telephone lines. However, each device fire or shock hazard, do not ex- you connect to the phone line draws pose this product to rain or mois- power from the phone line. We refer to ture. this power draw as the device’
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43-779.fm Page 4 Monday, August 16, 1999 7:34 AM FCC STATEMENT Your TAD-779 complies with Part 68 of FCC Rules. You must, upon request, provide the FCC registration number and the REN to your phone company. Both numbers are on the label on the bottom of the TAD. Note: You must not connect your TAD to: • coin-operated systems • party-line systems • most electronic key phone systems Your TAD-779 complies with the limits for a Class B digital device as specified in Part 15 of FCC Rules. These li
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43-779.fm Page 5 Monday, August 16, 1999 7:34 AM CONTENTS Preparation .............................................................................................................. 6 Choosing a Location ........................................................................................... 6 Installing a Backup Battery ................................................................................. 6 Connecting the TAD .....................................................................
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43-779.fm Page 6 Monday, August 16, 1999 7:34 AM PREPARATION CHOOSING A LOCATION Select a location for the TAD that is near a modular telephone line jack and an AC outlet, and is not in the way of normal activities. INSTALLING A BACKUP BATTERY If the AC power fails or you unplug the 3. Replace the cover. TAD, a 9V backup battery (not supplied) saves the messages and the settings for Replace the battery when the ANSWER the day, time, and remote operation se- indicator flashes. curity code. We
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43-779.fm Page 7 Monday, August 16, 1999 7:34 AM • The USOC number of the jack to be installed is RJ11C. Illus. of AC 9V/440mA Follow these steps to connect your TAD jack. Show other to the telephone line and phone. phone cords already connected. Illus. of TO TEL jack and connection to a phone. Show other phone cord already connected. When you first connect power, the TAD 1.Unplug the telephone’s modular runs a self-test. When the test is com- cord from the modular phone line plete (about 17
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43-779.fm Page 8 Monday, August 16, 1999 7:34 AM STOP Follow these steps so the TAD can 3. Press . The TAD-779 beeps record the correct day and time each and announces the hour. message and memo is recorded. Note: If you do not complete each step within 8 seconds, the TAD-779 sounds Illus. showing ANSWER/ STOP/DELETE. three beeps and exits from setup. Start again at Step 1. 1. Use a pointed object such as a straightened paper clip to hold down CLOCK until the TAD-779 beeps and announces the c
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43-779.fm Page 9 Monday, August 16, 1999 7:34 AM 3. When you finish, press STOP. The RECORDING THE TAD beeps and plays back the out- OUTGOING MESSAGE going message. Before the TAD can answer calls and To check your outgoing message at any record messages, you must record an time, press OGM. If no outgoing mes- outgoing message. Your outgoing mes- sage is recorded, the TAD-779 says, sage can be up to 60 seconds long. “No announcement.” Hint: Do not tell callers you are not home. Instead, say
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43-779.fm Page 10 Monday, August 16, 1999 7:34 AM OPERATION • the maximum message length is SETTING THE TAD TO reached ANSWER CALLS • there are more than 8 seconds of After you have recorded an outgoing silence message, you can set the TAD to an- • you pick up any phone on the same swer calls. phone line as the TAD To set the TAD-779 to answer calls, If the TAD’s memory becomes full, it an- press ANSWER. The TAD announces, swers a call after two rings and an- “Answer on,” and the ANSWER ind
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43-779.fm Page 11 Monday, August 16, 1999 7:34 AM Note: If you answer the phone just as To replay a previous message, press the TAD answers, the TAD might not REPEAT within 5 seconds after the cur- stop playing the outgoing message. If rent message starts playing. this happens, press STOP on the TAD. To skip to the next message during play- back, press SKIP. PLAYING MESSAGES To pause during playback, press STOP. To resume playback, press PLAY within When you have new messages, the 60 seconds.
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43-779.fm Page 12 Monday, August 16, 1999 7:34 AM Memos are stored with incoming mes- 1. Use a pointed object, such as a sages and are replayed the same way straightened paper clip, to hold (see “Playing Messages”). down CODE until the TAD-779 beeps and announces the first digit Follow these steps to record a memo. of the current security code. 1. Hold down PLAY until the TAD beeps. Illus. showing 2. Speak your memo from about 8 CODE switch. inches in front of the TAD. 3. When you finish, pre
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43-779.fm Page 13 Monday, August 16, 1999 7:34 AM REMOTE OPERATION While you are away from your home or USING REMOTE office, you can use a touch-tone phone COMMANDS or a pulse (rotary) phone with a pocket tone dialer to enter your remote opera- Follow these steps to operate the TAD tion security code and do any of the fol- remotely. lowing: 1. Dial your phone number. • set the TAD to or not answer calls Note: Even if the TAD is not set to • listen to your messages answer calls, it will answe
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43-779.fm Page 14 Monday, August 16, 1999 7:34 AM While playing messages: Remote Commands Press: To: Press: To: 6 Delete the current mes- 0 Stop message playback sage. and recording. 7 Replay the previous mes- 1 Play the outgoing mes- sage. sage. 8 Replay the current mes- 2 Record a new outgoing sage. message. When the TAD announces “Record 9 Skip forward to the next announcement,” begin message. speaking. When you finish, press 0. The TAD repeats 0 Stop message playback. the OGM. 4 Pl
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43-779.fm Page 15 Monday, August 16, 1999 7:34 AM TROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any problems with your TAD-779, but if you do, try these suggestions. Problem Suggestion The incoming message is incom- Be sure the TAD’s memory is not full. plete. Use your outgoing message to tell callers that they have 60 seconds to record their message. The caller was silent for more than 8 seconds. The incoming message is Adjust VOLUME. unclear. Check all phone line connections. The TAD does
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43-779.fm Page 16 Monday, August 16, 1999 7:34 AM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack TAD-779 Digital Telephone Answering System is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for the TAD-779 so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the TAD-779 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits. Use and store the TAD-779 only in normal temperature environments. Temperature extremes
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43-779.fm Page 17 Monday, August 16, 1999 7:34 AM THE FCC WANTS YOU TO LIGHTNING KNOW Your TAD-779 has built-in protection cir- cuits to reduce the risk of damage from In the unlikely event that your TAD-779 surges in telephone line and power line causes problems on the telephone line, current. These protection circuits meet the telephone company can temporarily or exceed the FCC requirements. How- discontinue your service. If this hap- ever, lightning striking the telephone or pens, the tele
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43-779.fm Page 18 Monday, August 16, 1999 7:34 AM NOTES 18
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43-779.fm Page 20 Monday, August 16, 1999 7:34 AM Limited One-Year Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workman- ship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, Ra- dioShack MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE
