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Cat. No. 43-777
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
TAD-277
Single-Microcassette Answering System
with Digital Announcement
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43-777.fm Page 2 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:44 PM FEATURES Your RadioShack TAD-277 Single- Toll Saver — lets you avoid unneces- Microcassette Answering System with sary toll charges when you call long- Digital Announcement is ideal for your distance to check your messages. home or office. It is easy to use and has the following features. VOX (Voice-Activated Recording) — stops recording after 7 seconds of Digital Outgoing Message — en- silence to conserve tape space for sures the clearest poss
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43-777.fm Page 3 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:44 PM If you are using more than one device WARNING: To reduce the risk of on the line, add up all the RENs. If the fire or shock hazard, do not ex- total is more than five, your phones pose this product to rain or mois- might not ring and your TAD-277 ture. might not answer. In rural areas, a to- tal REN of three might impair ringer CAUTION operation. If ringer operation is im- RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. paired, remove a device from the tele- ! DO N
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43-777.fm Page 4 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:44 PM CONTENTS Preparation ........................................................................................................... 5 Selecting A Location ........................................................................................ 5 Loading the Cassette ....................................................................................... 5 Connecting Power .............................................................................
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43-777.fm Page 5 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:44 PM PREPARATION 2. Lift open the cassette compart- SELECTING A ment door. LOCATION The TAD-277 is designed to rest on a flat surface such as a desktop or countertop. Select a location that is: • Near an AC outlet • Near a modular telephone line jack If the phone line jack is not a modular 3. Put the cassette in the compart- jack, you must update the wiring. You ment with its full reel toward the can convert the wiring yourself, using back of the s
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43-777.fm Page 6 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:44 PM message, the TAD-277 sounds a con- CONNECTING POWER tinuous high tone until you record a message (see “Recording the Outgo- Use the supplied AC adapter to power ing Message”). your TAD-277. Note: If the cassette tape is broken or Cautions: is not inserted properly, the TAD-277 • The supplied Class 2 AC adapter sounds a continuous low tone when it supplies 9 volts of power, delivers is connected to power. To stop the at least 500 milliamps, and
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43-777.fm Page 7 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:44 PM 2. Lift open the cassette compart- 5. When you finish recording your ment door. message, press OGM REC/PLAY again. The TAD-277 beeps, re- 3. Hold down OGM REC/PLAY until winds the tape, and plays back the message indicator turns off, the message as it is recording it then release the button. The TAD- from the digital chip to the tape. 277 beeps once. (The message is backed up on tape so after a power failure it can be automatically restored to
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43-777.fm Page 8 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:44 PM CONNECTING TO THE SETTING THE NUMBER TELEPHONE LINE OF RINGS To complete the connections, insert You can select the number of rings the the modular plug into a modular TAD-277 waits before it answers calls. phone jack. Set RING SELECT to 2, 4, 7, or TS. To connect a telephone to your TAD- 277, insert the telephone’s modular The system can answer calls in 2, 4, PHONE JACK plug into on the back of or 7 rings. If you set the switch to TS the TAD
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43-777.fm Page 9 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:44 PM ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION sage, then waits 7 seconds for you to SETTING THE TAD-277 enter the remote operation security TO ANSWER CALLS code. If you do not enter the correct code, the TAD-277 beeps twice and Rotate VOLUME to the right until it hangs up. See “Remote Control Oper- clicks to turn on the TAD-277. When ation” on Page 11. the message indicator stays on and the TAD-277 does not sound any To have the TAD-277 not answer tones, it is r
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43-777.fm Page 10 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:44 PM Note: If you pick up the phone just as If you do not restart playback the TAD-277 answers, the TAD-277 within 60 seconds, the tape fast- might not stop recording the message. forwards to the end of the last If this happens, briefly hang up the incoming message, as though phone then pick it up again. playback was never started. This helps prevent accidental erasure of incoming messages. PLAYING MESSAGES • If a call comes in while playback is pa
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43-777.fm Page 11 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:44 PM REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION While you are away from your home Then you can play any messages or office, you can use a touch-tone you received while you were gone phone or a pulse phone with a pocket (see “Playing Messages” on tone dialer to: Page10). • Set the TAD-277 to answer calls REMOTE PLAYBACK • Play your messages • Record a message You must know your 3-digit remote operation security code to play back • Set the TAD-277 to record over or re
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43-777.fm Page 12 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:44 PM To replay the messages, wait until you hear a single beep (about 8 seconds after the four short beeps), then enter your remote operation security code again. The TAD-277 replays the mes- sages. To record a message, wait until you hear a single beep (about 8 seconds after the four short beeps), then record the message and hang up. To reset the TAD-277 so new mes- sages record over the old ones, enter your remote operation security code within 8
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43-777.fm Page 13 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:44 PM TROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any problems with your TAD-277, but if you do, be sure you installed the tape correctly and turned on the system. If you still have a problem, this chart might help. If not, take the TAD-277 to your local RadioShack store for assistance. Problem Cause Solution The TAD-277 does The system is turned off. Turn on the TAD-277 by not answer and rotating VOLUME to the right record callers’ mes- so the m
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43-777.fm Page 14 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:44 PM Problem Cause Solution Incoming message The tape head is dirty. Clean the head using a sounds distorted. tape head-cleaning kit (see “Cleaning the Tape-Han- dling Parts” on Page 17). The tape is worn out. Unplug the adapter from the AC outlet, replace the tape, then plug the adapter back into the AC outlet. Remote control func- The remote operation Enter the correct code. The tions do not work. security code was not code for your particu
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43-777.fm Page 15 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:44 PM Problem Cause Solution The message indica- Power was interrupted Press PLAY. The TAD-277 tor blinks continu- to the TAD-277. plays back any saved mes- ously, but there are sages then any new incom- fewer than five incom- ing messages. ing messages. 15
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43-777.fm Page 16 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:44 PM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack TAD-277 Single-Microcassette Answering System with Digital Announcement is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for your TAD-277 so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the TAD-277 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits. Use and store the TAD-277 only in normal temperature envi
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43-777.fm Page 17 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:44 PM CLEANING THE TAPE- THE FCC WANTS YOU HANDLING PARTS TO KNOW To restore the sound quality, you In the unlikely event that your TAD- must inspect and clean the tape 277 causes problems on the phone head. Dirt, dust, or particles of the line, the phone company can discon- tape’s coating can accumulate on the nect your service. The phone compa- tape heads and other parts that the ny attempts to notify you in advance. If tape touches. This can gre
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43-777.fm Page 18 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:44 PM NOTES 18
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43-777.fm Page 20 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:44 PM 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
