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Cat. No. 43-786
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
TAD-1026
Digital Answering
System Telephone
with Dual Announcements
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43-786.fm Page 2 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:02 AM FEATURES Your RadioShack TAD-1026 Digital An- er’s message, or just playing an swering System Telephone with Dual announcement without recording a mes- Announcements is a combination multi- sage. And, when the TAD’s memory is feature telephone and high quality an- full, it switches automatically to just play- swering system. Your TAD’s remote ing an announcement. control feature lets you retrieve messag- es from almost any touch-tone phone. Voi
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43-786.fm Page 3 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:02 AM memory locations and call that number Toll Saver — lets you avoid unneces- with the touch of a button. sary long-distance charges when you call by long-distance to check messag- 10 Indirect Memory Locations — let es. you quickly dial frequently-called num- bers. Adjustable Ring Number — lets you set the TAD to answer the phone after Flash — sends an electronic switchhook two rings, four rings or seven rings. signal for specialized telephone se
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43-786.fm Page 4 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:02 AM This TAD is ETL listed to UL standards line draws power from the phone line. and meets all applicable FCC standards. We refer to this power draw is the de- vice’s ringer equivalence number, or WARNING: To reduce the risk of REN. The REN is on the label on the bot- fire or shock hazard, do not ex- tom of the TAD. pose this product to rain or mois- ture. If you are using more than one phone or other device on the line, add up all the CAUTION RE
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43-786.fm Page 5 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:02 AM CONTENTS Installation .............................................................................................................. 7 Installing the Backup Battery ............................................................................. 7 Selecting a Location .......................................................................................... 7 On a Desk Top ..........................................................................
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43-786.fm Page 6 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:02 AM Deleting Messages .......................................................................................... 20 Recording a Memo .......................................................................................... 21 Recording a Conversation ............................................................................... 21 Using Call Break-Through ............................................................................... 21 Changing
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43-786.fm Page 7 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:02 AM INSTALLATION ment. A1, A2, CL, and 0 alternately INSTALLING THE appear. BACKUP BATTERY The TAD-1026’s answering system re- quires AC power to operate. However, if AC power fails or you unplug the TAD, a illustration 9V backup battery (not supplied) saves the messages and the settings for the day, time, and security code. We recom- mend you use an alkaline battery, such as RadioShack Cat. No. 23-553. 3. Replace the cover. Caution: Always use a
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43-786.fm Page 8 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:02 AM wiring for you. The USOC number of the into the handset’s jack and place jack to be installed is RJ11C, or RJ11W the handset on the TAD. for a wall plate jack. Caution: The supplied adapter supplies 9 volts AC, delivers at least 400 milli- amps, and has a plug which properly fits the TAD’s DC 9V jack. Using an adapter that does not meet these specifications 4. Insert the supplied adapter’s barrel might damage the TAD or the adapter. DC 9V plug
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43-786.fm Page 9 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:02 AM of the TAD. Then plug the adapter’s On a Wall Plate other end into a standard AC outlet. 1. Plug one end of the supplied short DC 9V Jack modular cord into the TEL. LINE jack on the top of the TAD. illustration 2. Route the cord into the groove on the phone’s base. 3. Position the phone’s base close to the wall plate and plug the other end of the short modular cord into When you first connect power, the the wall plate jack. TAD beeps once an
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43-786.fm Page 10 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:02 AM When you first connect power, the Directly on a Wall TAD beeps once and the message For this mounting method, you need two counter counts up from 0 to 10. flat-head wood screws (not supplied) Then the TAD beeps. A1, A2, CL with heads that fit into the keyhole slots and 0 alternately appear to indicate on the bottom of the TAD. that no outgoing messages are re- corded, and the day/time stamp is 3 15 16 / 1. Drill two holes 3 /16 not set. inches
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43-786.fm Page 11 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:02 AM 1. Set T/P to T. : Notes 11.epsi • To avoid having to reset the time if AC power is lost, we recommend you install a backup battery before you set the day and time. See “In- stalling the Backup Battery” on Page7. • If you do not complete each step within 8 seconds, the TAD stops 2. Lift the handset and listen for a dial setting and announces the day and tone. time. Start again from Step 1. 3. Press any number other than 0. 1. Hold down STOP/T
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43-786.fm Page 12 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:02 AM 2. To change the day of the week, re- SETTING THE RINGER’S peatedly press MEMO to move VOLUME backward or CODE to move for- ward until the TAD announces the To adjust the ringer’s volume, set desired day of the week. OFF.LO.HI to HI for a noisy room (such as a kitchen), or LO for a quiet room (such as a bedroom). 3. Press STOP/T-SET. The TAD an- nounces the hour. 4. To change the hour, repeatedly press MEMO to move backward If you do not wan
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43-786.fm Page 13 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:02 AM TELEPHONE OPERATION Place and answer phone calls on the USING REDIAL TAD-1026 as you would with any other phone. Read this section to learn about You can quickly dial the last number di- the phone’s special features. aled. When you hear a dial tone, simply press REDIAL. SETTING THE HANDSET VOLUME The handset’s volume control lets you adjust the sound you hear through the handset. This is especially helpful for persons who are hearing impaired
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43-786.fm Page 14 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:02 AM person on the other end cannot hear USING FLASH you, but you can hear them. FLASH performs the electronic equiva- lent of a switchhook operation for special services, such as Call Waiting. Press PRIVACY again to resume your phone conversation. The indicator turns off. For example, if you have Call Waiting, FLASH press to answer an incoming call USING HOLD without disconnecting the current call. FLASH Press again to return to the first To tem
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43-786.fm Page 15 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:02 AM To release the line from hold and MEMORY DIALING continue your phone conversation, pick up the handset or another You can store emergency phone num- phone’s handset that is on the same bers or phone numbers you most fre- line. quently call in the three priority memory locations for one-touch dialing. You can • Hold the handset or set it next to the store 10 more phone numbers in the in- phone. direct memory locations, then quickly To release t
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43-786.fm Page 16 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:02 AM Notes: tion number. (Use a pencil in case you need to change the number lat- • If you make a mistake, hold down er.) the switchhook for a few sec- onds. Then release the switch- 6. To store more phone numbers, re- hook and begin again from Step turn the handset to the cradle and 2. repeat Steps 1–5 or press FLASH, then follow Steps 2–5. • You can store a FLASH entry in memory if it is the first entry. Entering a Pause 4. Select the memory loc
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43-786.fm Page 17 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:02 AM Dialing a Stored Number Chain-Dialing Numbers To dial a number stored in memory, lift For a quick recall of numbers for special the handset and do one of the following: services (such as alternate long dis- tance or bank by phone), store each • For priority memory numbers, press group of numbers in its own memory lo- M1, M2, or M3 for the number you cation. want to dial. •For indirect memory numbers, To use the stored special service infor- pr
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43-786.fm Page 18 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:02 AM ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION 1. To record an OGM1 message, hold RECORDING THE down OGM1 until the TAD beeps OUTGOING MESSAGES and A1 (Announcement 1) appears. 22.epsi Before you can set the TAD to answer calls and record messages, you must record the outgoing message (OGM) the caller hears when the TAD answers a call. The TAD-1026 lets you record two separate messages and it operates dif- ferently based on which message you select (see “Setting
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43-786.fm Page 19 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:02 AM Important: Do not tell callers that you are not home. Instead, say that you cannot come to the phone right now. 3. When you finish recording, press STOP/T-SET. The TAD automatically plays back the outgoing message. To play back your outgoing OGM1 mes- sage at any time, press OGM1. A1 ap- pears, the TAD beeps, and the outgoing 2 — The TAD answers after two rings. message plays. 4 — The TAD answers after four rings. To play back your OGM2 me
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43-786.fm Page 20 Monday, August 16, 1999 8:02 AM The TAD is now set to answer calls us- SETTING THE TAD TO ing the OGM2 message without record- ANSWER CALLS ing callers’ messages. To Answer and Record To turn off the TAD-1026’s answering system so it does not answer calls, press To turn on the TAD-1026’s answering ANSWER again. OF appears for a few system and set it to answer calls and seconds and the ANSWER indicator record messages, press ANSWER once. turns off. The TAD beeps, briefly dis
