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Cat. No. 43-745
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
TAD-1005
Multi-User Digital Telephone
Answering System
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43-745.fm Page 2 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:16 PM FEATURES Your TAD-1005 Multi-User Digital Digitally-Synthesized Voice — Telephone Answering System is a so- guides you through operation of the phisticated, fully digital message cen- system. ter that groups recorded messages for up to four different users. The caller Programmable Mailbox Security can choose to leave a message for a Code — lets you set your own security specific person or department. Or, you code for your private mailbox. can r
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43-745.fm Page 3 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:16 PM Call Screening — lets you listen as a Warning: To prevent fire or shock haz- caller leaves a message so you can ard, do not expose this product to rain decide whether or not to answer the or moisture. call. CAUTION Memo Recording — lets you leave RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. ! messages for yourself or others in your DO NOT OPEN. home or office. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE Two-Way Recording — lets you COVER OR BACK. N
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43-745.fm Page 4 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:16 PM READ THIS BEFORE FCC STATEMENT INSTALLATION Your TAD complies with Part 68 of FCC Rules. You must, upon request, We have designed your TAD to con- provide the FCC registration number form to federal regulations, and you and the REN to your phone company. can connect it to most telephone lines. Both numbers appear on the bottom of However, each device that you con- your TAD. nect to the phone line draws power from the line. We refer to this powe
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43-745.fm Page 5 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:16 PM CONTENTS Installation ............................................................................................................ 6 Installing the Backup Battery .......................................................................... 6 Connecting the AC Adapter ............................................................................ 7 Connecting to the Telephone Line .................................................................. 7
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43-745.fm Page 6 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:16 PM INSTALLATION Select a location for the TAD that is Replace the battery if LO appears near a telephone jack and an AC outlet while the AC adapter is properly con- and is not in the way of normal activi- nected. ties. INSTALLING THE BACKUP BATTERY If the AC power fails or you unplug the Cautions: TAD, a 9V backup battery (not sup- plied) saves the message groups, • Before you replace the battery, be message counts, and the settings for sure th
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43-745.fm Page 7 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:16 PM CONNECTING THE AC CONNECTING TO THE ADAPTER TELEPHONE LINE Caution: You must use a Class II AC adapter that supplies 9 volts of power, delivers at least 300 milliamps, and has a plug that properly fits the TAD’s 9V DC jack with its center tip set to neg- ative. The supplied adapter meets these specifications. Using an adapter 1. Unplug the telephone’s modular that does not meet these specifications cord from the modular phone line could damage
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43-745.fm Page 8 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:16 PM PREPARATION Complete the procedures in this sec- 3. Press a number button to set the tion before you set the TAD to answer day of the week. The TAD says calls. the day of the week and “Enter the time.” Note: The keypad is located under the 4. Press two digits for the hour. The cover on the front of the TAD. Lift the TAD says the hour. cover to access the keys. Note: If you make an invalid entry (for example, 00 or 13), the TAD beeps three time
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43-745.fm Page 9 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:16 PM Resetting a Mailbox Security SETTING THE MAILBOX Code SECURITY CODES If you forget a mailbox security code, To access each mailbox, you must en- you can reset each mailbox’s code to ter a 2-digit mailbox security code. The its default (01, 02, 03, or 04). security codes for Mailboxes 1, 2, 3, and 4 are preset to 01, 02, 03, and 04, Note: All messages stored in a mail- respectively. box are deleted when you reset its se- Follow these steps t
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43-745.fm Page 10 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:16 PM SETTING THE NUMBER RECORDING OF RINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS The TAD is preset to sound 4 rings be- Recording the Outgoing fore it answers the first call. Follow Announcement these steps to change the number of rings (from 1-9). After recording its first The TAD has a built-in outgoing an- call, the TAD answers after 2 rings. nouncement that says “Please leave your message after the tone.” Note: If you plan to check your mes- sages by long distance,
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43-745.fm Page 11 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:16 PM For example: Note: The outgoing message must be at least 2 seconds long “You have reached the Jones for proper remote operation. residence. We are unable to come to the phone right now, 3. When you finish speaking, press but you may press: 1 to leave ON/OFF. The TAD beeps and a message for John, 2 to plays the announcement. The leave a message for Mary, 3 answer indicator stops flashing. to leave a message for Susan, 4 to leave a message After
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43-745.fm Page 12 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:16 PM Recording the Memory Full Checking the Memory Full Announcement Announcement The TAD has a built-in memory full an- To listen to your own memory full an- nouncement. When the memory be- nouncement, press OGM, then press comes full and the TAD can no longer 1M/3M immediately. record messages, the TAD announces “The memory is full.” If you want to stop listening to the memory full announcement before it Follow these steps if you want to ends, p
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43-745.fm Page 13 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:16 PM BASIC OPERATION Be sure you complete the procedures SETTING THE TAD TO in “Installation” and “Preparation” be- RECORD MESSAGES fore you begin using the TAD. For a Single User SETTING THE TAD TO After the TAD answers a call, the out- going announcement plays and the ANSWER CALLS TAD sounds a beep. Then the caller Press ON/OFF. 0 appears on the dis- can leave a message in the general play. When the answer indicator is lit, message box. After
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43-745.fm Page 14 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:16 PM • If the TAD answers when the When the mailbox feature is turned on, memory is full, it plays the mem- after the TAD answers a call, the out- ory full announcement and beeps, going announcement plays and the waits 7 seconds for any remote TAD sounds a beep. Within 2 seconds, operation commands (see “Using the caller must enter the desired mail- Remote Operation Commands”), box number. If no mailbox number is then hangs up. The TAD cannot enter
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43-745.fm Page 15 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:16 PM The announcement-only feature is au- USING THE tomatically turned on. ANNOUNCEMENT-ONLY FEATURE When the announcement-only feature is turned on and the TAD answers a With the announcement-only feature call, Announcement 1 plays. When the turned on, you can leave an initial TAD finishes playing Announcement phone answering message and a 1, the caller can press 1 to hear An- menu of five additional messages for nouncement 1 again or 2 through
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43-745.fm Page 16 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:16 PM 4. Press ON/OFF to stop playback, or the TAD has recorded. To listen to the wait until the TAD finishes playing messages, press PLAY. The TAD an- back the announcement. nounces “You have messages. Gener- al, x message(s). Mailbox 1, x message(s). Mailbox 2, x message(s). Deleting an Announcement Mailbox 3, x message(s). Mailbox 4, x message(s). Memo, x message(s)” To delete an announcement, press (where x is the number of messages). PGM/DEL w
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43-745.fm Page 17 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:16 PM To save the messages, see “Saving/ Notes: Deleting Messages.” • To stop playing the messages before the TAD finishes playing To replay the general messages, sim- them, press ON/OFF. ply press PLAY again. • If you entered the wrong security To play back a memo (see “Recording code, the TAD beeps three times a Memo”), press and release MEMO. and the answer indicator stops flashing. To play back a 2-way phone conversa- tion (see “Recording a 2-W
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43-745.fm Page 18 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:16 PM To save all memos, press SAVE, then by 1 and flashes to indicate a press MEMO. memo has been stored. To save all 2-way recordings, press To play back a memo, see “Playing SAVE, then press 2-WAY. Messages.” To delete all incoming messages, press PGM/DEL, then press PLAY. RECORDING A 2-WAY PHONE CONVERSATION To delete all memos, press PGM/DEL, then press MEMO. You can record both sides of a conver- sation on any phone connected to the To dele
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43-745.fm Page 19 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:16 PM REMOTE OPERATION While you are away from your home or SETTING THE REMOTE office, you can use a touch-tone phone OPERATION SECURITY or a pulse (rotary) phone with a pocket CODE tone dialer to enter your security code and do any of the following: The TAD’s preset remote operation se- • Set the TAD to answer calls curity code is 00. Follow these steps if you want to set a different code. • Listen to your messages 1. Press PGM/DEL. The answer i
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43-745.fm Page 20 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:16 PM and reset the remote operation USING REMOTE security code (see “Setting the COMMANDS Day and Time” and “Setting the Remote Operation Security Note: The TAD automatically resets to Code”). answer calls after remote operation, but does not automatically delete mes- 4. Enter your selection. sages you played by remote. Notes: Follow these steps to operate the TAD • If you do not press a button from a remote touch-tone phone. within 7 seconds, t
