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Cat. No. 43-778
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
TAD-1018
Single Microcassette
Answering System with Trim-Style Phone
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FEATURES Your RadioShack TAD-1018 Single VOX (Voice-Activated Recording) Microcassette Answering System with — stops recording after 7 seconds of Trim-Style Phone is ideal for your silence to conserve tape space for home or office. This combination tele- other messages. phone and answering system is easy to use and has many special features. Supplied Incoming Message Tape — lets you record up to about 29 min- utes of incoming messages on each side of the tape. ANSWERING SYSTEM Volume Control — l
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We recommend you record your sys- READ THIS FIRST tem’s serial number here. The number is on the bottom of the answering sys- We have designed your system to tem. conform to federal regulations, and you can connect it to most telephone Serial Number: lines. However, each device you con- nect to the phone line draws power This system has been tested and from the phone line. We refer to this found to comply with all applicable UL power draw as the device’s ringer and FCC standards. equivalence nu
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CONTENTS Installation ............................................................................................................ 5 Selecting a Location ........................................................................................ 5 Loading the Cassette ....................................................................................... 5 Connecting Power ........................................................................................... 6 Recording the Outgoing Message ..
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INSTALLATION 1. Turn the supplied cassette’s hub SELECTING A with the tip of a pencil to take up LOCATION any tape slack. You can set the TAD-1018 on a flat surface (such as a desk top or counter top), or mount it on a wall plate or di- rectly on the wall. Select a location that is: 2. Lift open the cassette compart- • Near an AC outlet ment door. • Near a modular phone line jack If the phone line jack is not a modular jack, you must update the wiring. You can convert the wiring yourself, usin
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Notes: The MESSAGE indicator lights while the answering system checks for an • You can turn the tape over and outgoing message. record on the other side. This lets you save any messages recorded If an outgoing message is already re- on the first side while using the corded, the answering system auto- tape to record more messages. matically plays it back. If there is no • Replace the tape at least once a outgoing message, the answering year, or more often if it is used fre- system sounds a contin
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Follow these steps to record your out- 5. When you finish recording your going message. message, press OGM REC/PLAY again. The MESSAGE indicator 1. Rotate VOLUME on the base to turns off, then the answering sys- the right until it clicks. The MES- tem beeps twice and plays back SAGE indicator lights. the message as it is recording from the digital chip to the tape. (The message is backed up on tape so after a power failure it can be automatically restored to the chip.) Wait until the answering s
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1. Pull the handset holder toward PLACING THE PHONE you as far as it will go. Hold it out ON A DESK TOP as you rotate the holder 180°, then let it snap back in place. To use your answering system on a desk, table, or shelf, plug the tele- phone cord into a modular phone jack. Plug one end of the coiled handset The holder’s tab holds the hand- cord into the handset jack on the an- set in the cradle while the answer- swering system and the other end into ing system is mounted on the wall. the jac
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3. Thread a screw into each hole until it’s head 1 extends about /8 inch from the wall. 1 ” /8 4. If you are mounting the system on a wall plate, thread the telephone cord into the left slot on the top of 6. When mounting on a wall plate, the mounting bracket and pull it coil all the excess telephone cord through the large hole in the cen- into the mounting bracket’s recess ter of the bracket. If you mounting by pushing it back through the the system directly on the wall, large hole. Leave only
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9. Plug one end of the coiled hand- set cord into the handset jack on the answering system and the other end into the jack on the hand- The system answers calls in 2, 4, or 7 set. Place the rings, or if you set the switch to TS handset in the (Toll Saver — the last position), the cradle. answering system answers in 4 rings if no messages are saved or in 2 rings if you have messages. Toll Saver can TURNING OFF/ON THE save you long-distance charges be- RINGER cause, if there are no new messages,
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Note: If your phone system re- quires that you dial an access code (9, for example) before you dial an outside number, do not press the access code either. If the dial tone stops, you have touch-tone service. Leave TONE/ PULSE set to TONE. If the dial tone continues, you have pulse service. Set TONE/ PULSE to PULSE. Notes: # • does not function when TONE/ PULSE is set to PULSE. • If you have pulse service and want to use a special service that requires tone signals (such as bank-by-phone), see “
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TELEPHONE OPERATION You can make and answer calls with USING REDIAL this telephone as you would with any other phone. Read this section to To quickly dial the last number dialed, learn about special features. press REDIAL. The redial memory stores up to 32 digits so you can quickly redial local as well as long- distance numbers. USING PAUSE In some telephone systems, you must dial an access code (9, for example) and wait for a second dial tone before you can dial an outside number. You can enter
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Note: If you do not have any special USING TONE SERVICES telephone services, pressing FLASH WITH A PULSE LINE might disconnect your current call. Some special services, such as alter- nate long-distance and bank-by- SETTING THE PHONE’S phone, require tone signals. If you have pulse service, you can still use VOLUME special services by following these Slide VOL (volume) on the handset to steps. set the handset’s volume to the de- 1. With TONE/PULSE set to PULSE, sired level. call the special s
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ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION hangs up. See “Remote Control Oper- SETTING THE ation” on Page 17. ANSWERING SYSTEM TO ANSWER CALLS To have the answering system not an- swer calls, rotate VOLUME to OFF. The Rotate VOLUME on the base to the MESSAGE indicator turns off. right. When the MESSAGE indicator stays on without the answering sys- tem sounding a tone, the system is SETTING THE ready to answer calls. RECORDING TIME You can select the length of recording time for incoming messages. Slide REC T
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SCREENING CALLS To screen calls, let the answering sys- tem answer them, then listen to the caller’s message through the answer- ing system’s speaker. If you decide to answer the call, pick up any phone on the same phone line as the answering system (including the system’s phone). The answering system stops To pause playback for up to 60 sec- recording and resets to answer the PLAY onds, press . To restart play- next call. PLAY back, press again. Note: If you pick up the phone just as Notes: th
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To save the messages, press SAVE before a new call is recorded. The tape fast-forwards to the end of all the messages and resets to answer calls. To replay the messages, simply press PLAY again. 16
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REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION While you are away from your home Note: If you do not enter the code or office, you can use a touch-tone within 7 seconds, the answering sys- phone or a pulse phone with a pocket tem hangs up. tone dialer to: The answering system plays back the • Play your messages incoming messages. At the end of all • Erase your messages the messages, the answering system sounds single beeps and tones then • Set the answering system to an- four short beeps. swer calls Note: The answeri
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REMOTE ANSWER-ON You can use any remote phone to set the answering system to answer calls if: • The answering system has power, • The cassette is loaded, and • The answering system is off. To set the answering system to an- swer calls, dial your phone number and wait about 60 seconds until the answering system answers. Then hang up the phone. Note: Be sure to turn on the system when you get home, to play back any recorded messages. 18
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TROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any problems with your answering system, but if you do, be sure you installed the tape correctly. If you still have a problem, this chart might help. If it does not, take the answering system to your local RadioShack store for assistance. Problem Cause Solution The answering sys- The system is turned off. Turn on the answering system tem does not answer by rotating VOLUME to the and record callers’ right. messages. The outgoing message is Record a
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Problem Cause Solution Recordings sound You were too close to the Record the message again. distorted. microphone or you spoke Speak clearly into the micro- too loudly when you record- phone in a normal voice about ed the outgoing message. 12 inches away. The tape head is dirty. Clean the head using a tape head-cleaning kit (see “Clean- ing the Tape-Handling Parts” on Page 22). The tape is worn out. Unplug the adapter from the AC outlet, replace the tape, then plug the adapter back into t
