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Cat. No. 43-787
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
TAD-1027
Digital Telephone Answering System
with Day/Time Voice Stamp
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43-787.fm Page 2 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:11 AM FEATURES Your RadioShack TAD-1027 Digital Digital Outgoing Message — gives you Telephone Answering System with Day/ a clear outgoing message that can be up Time Voice Stamp is a high-quality fully- to 60 seconds long. digital telephone answering device with touch-tone remote control. Fully digital Digital Incoming Message Storage — means the TAD-1027 stores all messag- stores incoming messages of up to 60 es on a computer chip — there are no se
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43-787.fm Page 3 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:11 AM To take advantage of all the TAD-1027’s READ THIS BEFORE features, we recommend that you read INSTALLATION this manual completely before you use the TAD. Your TAD-1027 conforms to federal reg- ulations, and you can connect it to most This TAD has been tested and certified telephone lines. However, each device to comply with all applicable UL and FCC you connect to the phone line draws standards. power from the phone line. We refer to this p
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43-787.fm Page 4 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:11 AM CONTENTS Installation ............................................................................................................. 5 Choosing a Location ......................................................................................... 5 Installing the Backup Battery ............................................................................ 5 Connecting to the Telephone Line ............................................................
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43-787.fm Page 5 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:11 AM INSTALLATION Note: The TAD cannot answer and CHOOSING A LOCATION record incoming calls without AC power. Select a location that is near both a mod- Follow these steps to install the backup ular telephone jack and an AC outlet. battery. Your TAD-1027 connects directly to a 1. Slide the battery compartment cover modular telephone line jack. If the tele- in the direction of the arrow, then lift phone line jack is not a modular jack, you off the co
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43-787.fm Page 6 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:11 AM CONNECTING TO THE CONNECTING TO POWER TELEPHONE LINE Note: Adjust VOLUME to the middle posi- tion before connecting power. To connect the TAD-1027 to the phone line, plug one end of the supplied modu- TO LINE lar telephone cord into the jack. Then plug the other end into a modular Illus. of VOLUME phone jack. switch. Illus. of TO LINE jack Insert the supplied AC adapter’s barrel and connection to a AC 9V/440mA modular jack. plug into the jack
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43-787.fm Page 7 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:11 AM When you first connect power, the PLAY/ SKIP indicator flashes rapidly (until you record the outgoing message), the AN- SWER indicator flashes (until you install a backup battery), and the TAD-1027 au- tomatically runs a self-test. You cannot operate the TAD during this test. When the test is complete, the TAD-1027 beeps once and announces, “Answer off.” Illus. of ANSWER and PLAY/SKIP indicators. When the battery is weak or not installed, the A
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43-787.fm Page 8 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:11 AM PREPARATION SETTING THE DAY AND TIME Illus. showing OGM/REPEAT and PLAY/SKIP. Follow these steps to set the current day and time so the TAD-1027 records the correct day and time of the call with each phone message. Note: If you do not complete each step within 8 seconds, the TAD-1027 sounds a three-tone beep and stops setting the 3. Press ANSWER/STOP/DELETE. The day and time. Start again at Step 1. TAD-1027 beeps once and announces the hour
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43-787.fm Page 9 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:11 AM 7. When you finish, press ANSWER/ Important: Do not tell callers you STOP/DELETE to confirm the set- are not home. Instead, say that you tings. The TAD-1027 beeps and cannot come to the phone right now. announces the day and time. 3. The TAD-1027 automatically stops recording after 60 seconds, or you To check the current day/time, use a can press ANSWER/STOP/DELETE straightened paper clip to press CLOCK. when you finish the message. The TAD-102
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43-787.fm Page 10 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:11 AM BASIC OPERATION • There are more than 8 seconds of SETTING THE TAD-1027 silence. TO ANSWER CALLS • You pick up any phone on the same To set the TAD-1027 to answer calls, phone line as the TAD (see “Screen- press ANSWER/STOP/DELETE. ing Calls”). • If an outgoing message is recorded, Note: The PLAY/SKIP indicator flashes the TAD-1027 announces, “Answer when a new message is recorded. After on,” and the ANSWER indicator the new message is playe
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43-787.fm Page 11 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:11 AM Skipping Messages PLAYING MESSAGES To skip to the next message during play- If there are new messages, the PLAY/ back, press PLAY/SKIP once. The next SKIP indicator flashes until all the new recorded message plays. messages have been played. To play all the messages, press PLAY/ Pausing Message Playback SKIP. The TAD-1027 announces the number of messages or if there are no To pause message playback, press AN- messages stored, the TAD announce
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43-787.fm Page 12 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:11 AM Notes: The memo is recorded along with the in- coming messages. To hear the memo, • If you have played only a portion of simply play back your messages. a message, the TAD-1027 might not delete it. • Individual messages can only be CHANGING THE REMOTE deleted by remote operation. OPERATION SECURITY CODE RECORDING A MEMO The TAD’s remote operation security code is preset to 787. You can operate A memo is a message you can record at your TAD-1
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43-787.fm Page 13 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:11 AM 2.Repeatedly press PLAY/SKIP or OGM/REPEAT to set the first digit, then press ANSWER/STOP/DELETE. The TAD-1027 beeps and an- nounces the second digit. 3.Repeatedly press PLAY/SKIP or OGM/REPEAT to set the second digit, then press ANSWER/STOP/ DELETE. The TAD-1027 beeps and announces the third digit. 4.Repeatedly press PLAY/SKIP or OGM/REPEAT to set the third digit, then press ANSWER/STOP/DELETE. The TAD-1027 beeps once and announces the compl
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43-787.fm Page 14 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:11 AM REMOTE OPERATION You can operate the TAD-1027 from al- USING REMOTE most any touch-tone phone, or from a ro- COMMANDS tary phone using a pocket tone-dialer (available at your local RadioShack Notes: store). • The TAD-1027 sounds a 3-tone Notes: beep if you press the wrong button. • When the memory is full, the TAD- • You must record an outgoing mes- 1027 answers the call after two sage before you can remotely set rings and announces, “Memory
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43-787.fm Page 15 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:11 AM After you press 4 (to play all messages): Remote Command Codes Press: To: Press: To: 6 Delete the current mes- 0 Stop message playback or sage. 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- 1027 announces “Record 9 Skip forward to the next announcement,” begin message. speaking. When you finish, press 0. The TAD repeats 0 Stop mes
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43-787.fm Page 16 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:11 AM TROUBLESHOOTING If you have problems using your TAD-1027, try the suggestions in this section. If you still have problems, contact your local RadioShack store for assistance. Problem Suggestion The incoming message is incom- Be sure the memory is not full. plete. The caller’s message was longer than 60 sec- onds. The caller was silent for over 8 seconds. The incoming message is Adjust VOLUME. unclear. The TAD-1027 does not answer Be sure the
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43-787.fm Page 17 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:11 AM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack TAD-1027 Digital Telephone Answering System with Day/Time Voice Stamp is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following sug- gestions will help you care for the TAD-1027 so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the TAD-1027 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits. Use and store the TAD-1027 only in normal temperature en
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43-787.fm Page 18 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:11 AM To eliminate interference, you can try THE FCC WANTS YOU TO one or more of the following corrective KNOW measures: In the unlikely event that your TAD-1027 • Reorient or relocate the receiving causes problems on the telephone line, radio or TV antenna. the telephone company can temporarily • Increase the distance between the discontinue your service. If this happens, TAD-1027 and the radio or TV. the telephone company attempts to noti- fy yo
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43-787.fm Page 19 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:11 AM NOTES 19
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43-787.fm Page 20 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:11 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
