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Cat. No. 43-799
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
TAD-799
Fully Digital Telephone Answering System
with Day/Time Voice Stamp
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43-799.fm Page 2 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:43 AM FEATURES Your RadioShack TAD-799 Fully Digital Selectable 3-Digit Remote Operation Telephone Answering System stores all Security Code — helps prevent unau- messages on a computer chip — there thorized remote operation. are no tape mechanisms to wear out and no tapes to bother with. This gives you Digital Outgoing Message — gives capabilities not available in tape-based you a clear outgoing message than can answering machines. For example, you
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43-799.fm Page 3 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:43 AM Phone Pick-Up Detection — the TAD automatically stops if you answer a call WARNING: To reduce the risk of after the TAD answers. fire or shock hazard, do not ex- pose this product to rain or mois- DELETE Button — lets you quickly ture. erase messages individually or all at once. CAUTION Memo Recording — lets you leave RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. ! DO NOT OPEN. memos for your family, roommates, or CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF co-workers as messa
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43-799.fm Page 4 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:43 AM READ THIS BEFORE FCC STATEMENT INSTALLATION Your TAD complies with Part 68 of FCC Rules. You must, upon request, provide We have designed your TAD-799 to the FCC Registration Number and the conform to federal regulations, and you REN to your telephone company. Both can connect it to most telephone lines. numbers are marked on the bottom of However, each device you connect to the TAD. the phone line draws power from it. This power draw is the de
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43-799.fm Page 5 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:43 AM CONTENTS Installation .............................................................................................................. 6 Choosing a Location ......................................................................................... 6 Installing the Backup Battery ............................................................................ 6 Connecting to the Telephone Line ...........................................................
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43-799.fm Page 6 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:43 AM INSTALLATION INSTALLING THE CHOOSING A LOCATION BACKUP BATTERY Select a location that is near a modular telephone jack and an AC outlet. The TAD requires AC power to operate. However, if AC power fails, or you un- Notes: plug the TAD, a 9-volt battery (not sup- plied) provides backup power so the • Your TAD-799 connects directly to a TAD can maintain the correct time and modular telephone line jack. If your memory information. We recommend te
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43-799.fm Page 7 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:43 AM 2. Snap the battery’s terminals to the CONNECTING TO THE connector inside the compartment. TELEPHONE LINE To connect the TAD to the phone line, plug one end of the supplied modular cord into the TEL LINE jack on the back of the TAD. Then plug the other end into a modular phone jack. 3. Replace the cover. When Lo and the two-digit number of calls in memory alternately flash on the display, replace the battery. When you replace the battery, be s
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43-799.fm Page 8 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:43 AM CONNECTING TO POWER Insert the supplied adapter’s barrel plug into the AC 9V jack on the back of the TAD. Then plug the AC adapter’s other end into a standard AC outlet. Caution: You must use a Class II power source that supplies 9 volts AC and de- livers at least 400 mA. Its center tip must be set to positive and its plug must fit the TAD’s AC 9V jack. The supplied adapter meets these specifications. Using an adapter that does not meet these s
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43-799.fm Page 9 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:43 AM PREPARATION Note: If necessary, adjust VOLUME SETTING THE DAY AND on the right side of the TAD to the TIME desired listening level. Follow these steps to set the day and 2. To change the day of the week, time so the TAD records the correct day repeatedly press REPEAT to move and time of the call with each phone backward or SKIP to move forward message. until the TAD announces the desired day of the week. Notes: 3. Press STOP. The TAD beeps on
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43-799.fm Page 10 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:43 AM Hint: Do not tell callers that you are RECORDING THE not home. Instead, say that you OUTGOING MESSAGE cannot come to the phone right now. Before you can set the TAD to answer calls, you must record the outgoing mes- 3. When you finish recording, release sage (OGM) the caller hears when the ANNC. The TAD beeps and repeats TAD answers a call. the outgoing message so you can verify it. Note: The maximum outgoing message length is 60 seconds. T
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43-799.fm Page 11 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:43 AM BASIC OPERATION SETTING THE NUMBER SETTING THE TAD TO OF RINGS ANSWER CALLS The ring select switch on the bottom of To set the TAD to answer calls, press the TAD controls how long the TAD-799 ANSWER. waits before it answers a call. Slide the switch to the appropriate position. •If an outgoing message is recorded, the TAD announces, 4 — The TAD answers after four rings. “Answer on,” and the display lights. 7 — The TAD answers after seven rin
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43-799.fm Page 12 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:43 AM played. The display shows the total RECORDING INCOMING number of messages. MESSAGES To play all the messages, press PLAY. The TAD can record an incoming mes- Or, to play only the new messages, hold sage of up to 60 seconds. If a recording down PLAY. The TAD announces the reaches 55 seconds, the TAD beeps number of messages. once to notify the caller that time will be up soon. If the recording reaches 60 seconds, the TAD beeps three times, t
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43-799.fm Page 13 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:43 AM Repeating Messages Pausing Message Playback To review a message while you are lis- To pause while listening to messages, tening to it, press REPEAT. The current press STOP. PA appears on the display. message plays from the beginning. Wait at least 2 seconds, then press STOP again to resume playing messag- To hear the previous message, press es. and hold REPEAT until that message’s number appears. The TAD plays the message. Note: If you do not
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43-799.fm Page 14 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:43 AM Notes: ERASING MESSAGES • The maximum memo length is 60 To delete a specific message, press DE- seconds. LETE once while the message is playing. • If the TAD’s memory is full (FL The TAD beeps once and immediately appears), you must erase some erases the current message, then plays messages before you can record a the next message. memo (see “Erasing Messages”). Follow these steps to record a memo. 1. Hold down MEMO. The TAD beeps. Speak into
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43-799.fm Page 15 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:43 AM REMOTE OPERATION While you are away from your home or CHANGING THE REMOTE office, you can use a touch-tone phone OPERATION SECURITY or a pulse (rotary) phone with a pocket CODE tone dialer (available at your local Ra- dioShack store) to enter your remote The TAD-799’s remote operation secu- operation security code and do any of rity code is preset to 799. Follow these the following: steps to change the code. • set the TAD to answer or not No
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43-799.fm Page 16 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:43 AM • If the TAD is set to answer-on, it 2. Press SKIP or REPEAT to set the answers according to the num- first digit, then press STOP. The sec- ber of rings you set. ond digit flashes. 2. Within 8 seconds, enter the remote operation security code. The TAD beeps. (If you do not enter the code within 8 seconds, the TAD discon- nects.) 3. Press #. The TAD beeps and announces, “Answer on.” You can 3. Press SKIP or REPEAT to set the hang up at this p
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43-799.fm Page 17 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:43 AM USING REMOTE COMMANDS Follow these steps to operate the TAD from a touch-tone phone or a pulse (ro- tary) phone with a pocket tone dialer. 1. Dial your phone number. 2. When the TAD answers, enter your remote operation security code. The TAD beeps once to confirm that you entered the correct code. Notes: • If you do not enter each digit of the security code within 8 sec- onds, the TAD hangs up. • Even if the TAD is not set to answer calls, i
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43-799.fm Page 18 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:43 AM After you press 4 or 5 to play messag- REMOTE COMMANDS es, you can: Press: To: Press: To: 0 Stop playback, recording, 6 Delete the current mes- and room monitoring. sage. 1 Play the outgoing mes- 7 Replay the previous mes- sage. sage. 2 Record a new outgoing 8 Replay the current mes- message. sage. 3 Monitor the room where 9 Skip forward to the next the TAD is located for 30 message. seconds. 0 Stop message play. 4 Play all messages. 5
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43-799.fm Page 19 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:43 AM TROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any problems with your TAD-799, but if you do, the following suggestions might help. Problem Suggestion The incoming message is Be sure the TAD’s memory is not full. incomplete. The message was longer than 60 seconds. The caller was silent for more than 8 seconds. Lo flashes on the message The backup battery is weak. Replace the battery counter. (see “Installing a Backup Battery” on Page 6). TAD do
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43-799.fm Page 20 Monday, August 16, 1999 9:43 AM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack TAD-799 is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for your TAD so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the TAD dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits. Use and store the TAD only in normal temperature environments. Temperature extremes can shorten the life of electronic devices, d
