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Cat. No. 43-795
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
TAD-795
Digital Telephone Answering System
with Four Mailboxes
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43-795.fm Page 2 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:07 AM FEATURES Your TAD-795 Digital Telephone An- Two-Way Recording — lets you record swering System is a sophisticated, fully both sides of your phone conversation. digital message center that records messages for up to four different users. Memo Recording — lets you leave The caller can choose to leave a mes- messages for yourself or others in your sage for a specific person or depart- home or office. ment. Dual Outgoing Messages — you can The TAD
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43-795.fm Page 3 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:07 AM LED Message Counter — shows the Warning: To prevent fire or shock number of messages the TAD has re- hazard, do not expose this prod- corded. uct to rain or moisture. Programmable Remote Operation Se- CAUTION curity Code — lets you set your own security code for remote operation. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. ! DO NOT OPEN. Remote Answer-On — lets you turn on CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE the TAD from a remote location
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43-795.fm Page 4 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:07 AM READ THIS BEFORE IN- FCC STATEMENT STALLATION Your TAD complies with Part 68 of FCC Rules. You must, upon request, provide Your TAD-795 conforms to federal regu- the FCC registration number and the lations, and you can connect it to most REN to your phone company. Both num- telephone lines. However, each device bers appear on the bottom of your TAD. that you connect to the phone line draws power from the line. We refer to this Note: You must no
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43-795.fm Page 5 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:07 AM CONTENTS Preparation .............................................................................................................. 6 Connecting to the Telephone Line ...................................................................... 6 Connecting the AC Adapter ................................................................................ 6 Installing a Backup Battery .......................................................................
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43-795.fm Page 6 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:07 AM PREPARATION Select a location for the TAD that is near CONNECTING THE AC a modular telephone line jack and an AC ADAPTER outlet, and is not in the way of normal activities. Caution: The supplied AC adapter was designed specifically for your TAD-795. Use only the supplied adapter. CONNECTING TO THE TELEPHONE LINE AC 9V Notes: • Your TAD connects directly to a modular telephone line jack. If your phone line jack is not a modular 1. Insert the s
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43-795.fm Page 7 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:07 AM Replace the battery when Lo appears. INSTALLING A BACKUP BATTERY Cautions: If AC power fails or you unplug the TAD, • Before you replace the battery, be a 9V backup battery (not supplied) sure the TAD is properly connected saves the message groups, message to AC power. Otherwise, you might counts, and the settings for the day, lose any stored information. time, and security code. We recommend • Always remove old or weak batter- you use an alka
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43-795.fm Page 8 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:07 AM 1. Hold down TIME SET until a number RECORDING THE from 1–7 (the day of the week) ap- OUTGOING MESSAGES pears and the TAD announces the currently set day. Before the TAD-795 can answer calls and record messages, you must record an outgoing message (OGM). The TAD lets you record two separate messages of up to 32 seconds each, and it oper- ates differently based on which mes- sage you select. 2. To change the day of the week, re- peatedly press
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43-795.fm Page 9 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:07 AM 1. To record the OGM 1 (or OGM 2) SETTING THE NUMBER message, hold down OGM 1 (or OF RINGS OGM 2) until the TAD beeps and the timer starts counting. Set the ring select switch to 2, 4, 7,or TS to set how long the TAD waits before it answers a call (2 rings, 4 rings, 7 rings or toll-saver). As soon as the TAD beeps, Note: release OGM 1 (or OGM 2) quickly. Otherwise, the TAD records a “pop” sound at the beginning of the outgo- ing message. If y
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43-795.fm Page 10 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:07 AM BASIC OPERATION SETTING THE TAD TO INCOMING MESSAGE ANSWER CALLS RECORDING After you have recorded an outgoing When the TAD is set to answer calls us- message, you can set the TAD to an- ing OGM 1, it plays the outgoing mes- swer calls. sage, then beeps. The caller can then record a message up to 60 seconds To set the TAD to answer calls, press long. ANSWER. The announcement number (A1 or A2) appears, then the TAD plays The TAD normally reco
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43-795.fm Page 11 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:07 AM Notes: PLAYING MESSAGES • The maximum recording capacity is The TAD’s message counter window 48 minutes or 59 messages. shows the total number of messages, • Many local phone companies use both old and new. If there are new mes- calling party control (CPC) to signal sages, the mailbox indicators flash to let that the caller has hung up. Your you know which mailboxes have new TAD recognizes a CPC signal and messages. releases the line. If the T
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43-795.fm Page 12 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:07 AM After all messages play, the TAD says, DELETING MESSAGES “End of messages.” To delete the current message during To replay a message during playback, playback, press DELETE. The TAD press REPEAT. The current message beeps, then plays the next message. starts again from the beginning. To delete all messages in a mailbox af- To return to a previous message, hold ter playback, hold down DELETE until down REPEAT until you see the desired the TAD s
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43-795.fm Page 13 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:07 AM RECORDING A MEMO RECORDING A CONVERSATION A memo is a message you can record at the TAD for yourself or others. You can You can record both sides of a conver- record memos of up to 60 seconds long sation on any phone connected to the in any of the mailboxes. same phone line as the TAD. Memos are stored with incoming mes- Note: It is illegal in some areas to record sages, and are replayed the same way a conversation without the consent of all
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43-795.fm Page 14 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:07 AM 3. Repeatedly press SKIP or REPEAT USING CALL to set the first digit, then press STOP. BREAKTHROUGH The second digit appears. If you screen your calls but want to know 4. Repeatedly press SKIP or REPEAT when calls come in from certain people, to set the second and third digits, give them your call breakthrough (CBT) pressing STOP after each digit. The code. TAD beeps and announces the new CBT code. When a caller enters the CBT code dur- ing t
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43-795.fm Page 15 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:07 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 answer calls 2. When the TAD answers, enter your • listen to your messages remote operation security code. T
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43-795.fm Page 16 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:07 AM Remote Commands Press: To: 7, then Record a memo in the Press: To: mailbox selected mailbox. number 00 Set the TAD to not answer (1, 2, 3, 4) calls. It beeps and says “Answer off.” 81 Change OGM 1. After the TAD beeps, speak your message. 01 Set the TAD to answer calls. It When you finish, press 6. The beeps, says “Answer on” and TAD beeps and replays your plays OGM 1. If no OGM 1 is new OGM. recorded, it says “You have no announce
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43-795.fm Page 17 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:07 AM TROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any problems with your TAD-795, but if you do, try these suggestions. Problem Remedy The incoming message is incom- Be sure the memory is not full. plete. The incoming message is unclear. Be sure VOLUME is set to the desired sound level. Check all phone line connections. The TAD does not answer after Be sure the TAD is set to answer calls. two, four, or seven rings. Check all phone line connections
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43-795.fm Page 18 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:07 AM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack TAD-795 Digital Telephone Answering System is an example of su- perior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for your TAD-795 so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the TAD-795 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits. Use and store the TAD-795 only in normal temperature environments. Temperature extre
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43-795.fm Page 19 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:07 AM THE FCC WANTS YOU TO LIGHTNING KNOW Your TAD has built-in protection circuits to reduce the risk of damage from surg- In the unlikely event that your TAD caus- es in phone and power line current. es problems on the phone line, the These protection circuits meet or ex- phone company can temporarily discon- ceed FCC requirements. However, light- nect your service. If this happens, the ning striking the phone line or power phone company attempts
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43-795.fm Page 20 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:07 AM Limited One-Year Warranty This product is warranted by Radio Shack against manufacturing defects in material and workman- ship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from Radio Shack company- owned stores and authorized Radio Shack franchisees and dealers. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RADIO SHACK MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRAN- TIES, INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PUR- POS
