Radio Shack TAD-1007 User manual

Cat. No. 43-747
OWNER’S MANUAL
Multi-User Digital Telephone Answering System
Please read before usin
g
this equipment.
TAD-1007
with Day/Time Voice Stamp
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FEATURES
Your Radio Shack TAD-1007 Multi-User
Digital Telephone Answering System
with Day/Time Voice Stamp is a sophis-
ticated, fully digital message center that
groups recorded messages for up to four
different users. The caller can choose to
leave a message for a specific person or
department.
The TAD stores all messages on a com-
puter chip — there are no tape mecha-
nisms to wear out and no tapes to bother
with. This gives you capabilities that
tape-based answering machines don’t
have. For example, you can delete indi-
vidual messages.
The TAD-1007’s 26-minute memory ca-
pacity lets you store more messages
than many other TADs. And, its unique,
space-saving design makes it ideal for
any office or nightstand. Your TAD’s re-
mote control features let you retrieve
messages from almost any touch-tone
phone. With an optional pocket tone di-
aler, you can even use it from a rotary
phone.
© 1995 Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
Radio Shack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
Your TAD’s features include:
Four User Mailboxes — let you store
and play back messages for up to four
different users.
Voice Time/Da
y
Stamp — announces
the time and day when each message
was recorded.
User-Selectable 3-Di
g
it Remote Op-
eration Securit
y
Code — helps pre-
vent unauthorized remote operation.
Di
g
ital Out
g
oin
g
Messa
g
e— gives
you a clear outgoing message.
Memor
y
Backup — protects messages
stored in memory in case of a power
failure.
Toll Saver — lets you set the TAD to
answer after two rings if there are new
messages or four rings if there are not.
This lets you hang up before the TAD
answers to avoid charges when you call
by long-distance to check your messag-
es.
Room Monitor — lets you listen from a
remote phone to the room where you in-
stalled the TAD.
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ANSWER Button — lets you turn the
TAD on or off without disconnecting it.
Call/Message Counter — displays the
number of messages recorded.
Call Screening — lets you listen to in-
coming calls so you can decide whether
or not to answer.
Phone Pick-Up Detection — automati-
cally stops the TAD if you answer a call
after the TAD answers.
DELETE Button — lets you quickly de-
lete messages individually or all at once.
Memo Recording — lets you leave
memos for your family, roommates, or
co-workers as messages on the TAD.
To take advantage of all the TAD’s fea-
tures, we recommend that you read this
manual completely before you use the
TAD.
This TAD has been tested and certified
to comply with applicable UL and FCC
standards.
Warning: To prevent fire or shock haz-
ard, do not expose this product to rain or
moisture.
This symbol is intended to alert you to
the presence of uninsulated danger-
ous voltage within the product’s en-
closure that might be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of elec-
tric shock. Do not open the product’s
case.
This symbol is intended to inform you
that important operating and mainte-
nance instructions are included in the
literature accompanying this product.
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.
DO NOT OPEN.
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE
COVER OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICE-
ABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVIC-
ING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
CAUTION
!
!
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READ THIS BEFORE
INSTALLATION
We have designed your TAD to conform
to federal regulations, and you can con-
nect it to most telephone lines. However,
each device you connect to the phone
line draws power from it. This power
draw is the device’s Ringer Equivalence
Number, or REN. The REN is shown on
the bottom of the TAD.
If you use more than one phone or other
device on the line, add up all the RENs.
If the total is more than five (or three in
rural areas), your phone(s) might not
ring and your TAD might not answer. If
ringer operation is impaired, remove one
of the devices from the line.
FCC STATEMENT
Your TAD complies with Part 68 of
FCC
Rules
. You must, upon request, provide
the FCC registration number and the
REN to your telephone company. Both
numbers are shown on the bottom of
the TAD.
Note: You must not connect the TAD to:
• Coin-operated systems
• Party-line systems
• Most electronic key telephone sys-
tems
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CONTENTS
Installation .............................................................................................................. 6
Choosing a Location ......................................................................................... 6
Connecting to the Telephone Line .................................................................... 6
Connecting to Power ......................................................................................... 7
Installing the Backup Battery ............................................................................ 7
Using Reset ......................................................................................................8
Preparation .............................................................................................................9
Setting the Day and Time .................................................................................. 9
Recording the Outgoing Message .................................................................. 10
Setting 2/4/TS ...................................................................................................11
Basic Operation ................................................................................................... 12
Setting the TAD to Answer Calls .....................................................................12
Recording Incoming Messages .......................................................................12
Screening Calls ...............................................................................................12
Playing Messages ...........................................................................................13
Repeating Messages ................................................................................ 14
Skipping Messages ..................................................................................14
Pausing Message Playback .....................................................................14
Stopping Message Playback ....................................................................14
Deleting Messages .........................................................................................15
Deleting a Single Message........................................................................15
Deleting All Messages in a Mailbox........................................................... 15
Recording a Memo ..........................................................................................15
Remote Operation ...............................................................................................17
Changing the Remote Operation Security Code .............................................17
Remote Answer-On ........................................................................................18
Using Remote Commands ..............................................................................19
Troubleshootin
g
.................................................................................................. 21
Care and Maintenance ........................................................................................22
The FCC Wants You to Know ......................................................................... 23
Lightning .........................................................................................................23
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INSTALLATION
CHOOSING A LOCATION
Select a location that is near a modular
telephone jack and an AC outlet.
Your TAD connects directly to a modular
telephone line jack. If your telephone
wiring does not have a modular jack, you
can update the wiring yourself or have
the telephone company update it for
you.
• Radio Shack stores sell jacks and
adapters to convert older wiring
methods to modular wiring.
• The telephone company charges to
install the necessary jacks.
• The USOC number of the jack to be
installed is RJ11C.
CONNECTING TO THE
TELEPHONE LINE
To connect the TAD to the phone line,
plug one end of the supplied telephone
cord into the TEL LINE jack on the back
of the TAD. Then plug the other end into
a modular phone jack.
You can also connect an extension tele-
phone to the TEL SET jack on the back
of the TAD using a second telephone
cord (not supplied).
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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: Only use an adapter that sup-
plies 9 volts AC, delivers at least 780
milliamps, and has a plug which properly
fits the TAD’s AC 9V jack. The supplied
AC adapter meets these specifications.
Using an adapter that does not meet
these specifications might damage the
TAD or the adapter.
When you first connect power, __
flashes on the display while the TAD au-
tomatically runs a self-test. You cannot
operate the TAD during this test. When
the test is complete, the TAD beeps
once.
Lo and 00 alternately flash on the
display until you install the backup bat-
tery.
INSTALLING THE
BACKUP BATTERY
During an AC power failure, a 9-volt bat-
tery (such as Cat. No. 23-553, not sup-
plied) provides backup power so the
TAD can maintain the correct time and
memory information. However, the TAD
cannot answer incoming calls and
record messages without AC power.
Follow these steps to install the battery.
1. Slide the battery compartment
cover (located on the bottom of the
TAD) in the direction of the arrow
and lift it off.
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2. Snap the battery’s terminals to the
connector inside the compartment.
Then place the battery inside.
3. Replace the cover
When Lo and the number of calls in
memory alternately flash on the display,
replace the battery. Be sure the AC
adapter’s cord is plugged in so you do
not lose the TAD’s stored information.
USING RESET
If the TAD does not work, press RESET
on the back of the TAD to reset the an-
swering machine.
Note: The outgoing message and all in-
formation stored in memory are deleted
when you press RESET.
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PREPARATION
SETTING THE DAY AND
TIME
The TAD records the day and time of the
call with each phone message. Follow
these steps to set the day and time.
Notes:
• To avoid having to reset the day
and time if AC power is lost, we rec-
ommend you install a backup bat-
tery before you set the day and
time.
• If you do not press a button within 8
seconds at each step, the TAD
sounds a three-tone beep and
stops setting the day and time.
• The day and time are not set until
you complete Step 7.
1. Press and hold SET until the TAD
beeps. The TAD announces, “Sun-
day,” and 01 flashes on the display.
Note: If necessary, adjust VOLUME
at the right side of the TAD to the
desired listening level.
2. To change the day of the week,
within 8 seconds after releasing
SET, repeatedly press REPEAT to
move backward or SKIP to move
forward until the TAD announces
the desired day of the week.
3. Press and release STOP. The TAD
beeps once and announces the
time format, “AM” or “PM.”
4. To change the hour, repeatedly
press
REPEAT to move backward
or SKIP to move forward to the
desired hour.
5. Press and release STOP. The TAD
beeps once to confirm the hour set-
ting.
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6. To change the minutes, repeatedly
press REPEAT to move backward or
SKIP to move forward to the desired
minute setting.
Note: To rapidly change the min-
utes, press and hold REPEAT or
SKIP until the desired digits appear.
7. After you set the day of the week,
the hour, and the minutes, press
STOP to confirm the settings. The
TAD beeps and announces the day
and time.
To check the current day/time at any
time, press SET.
RECORDING THE
OUTGOING MESSAGE
Before you can set the TAD to answer
calls, you must record the outgoing mes-
sage (OGM) the caller hears when the
TAD answers a call.
Note: The maximum outgoing message
length is 30 seconds.
Since the TAD can receive and save
messages for up to four different users,
the outgoing announcement should ex-
plain how to leave a message for a par-
ticular person. For example:
“You have reached the Jones resi-
dence. We are unable to come to the
phone right now, but you may press: 1
to leave a message for John, 2to leave
a message for Mary, 3to leave a mes-
sage for Susan, 4to leave a message
for Helen, or you can wait until after the
beep to leave a message for John.
Please include your name and phone
number in your message.”
Im
p
ortant: Do not tell callers that you
are not home. Instead, say that you can-
not come to the phone right now.
Follow these steps to record youroutgo-
ing announcement.
1. Press and hold down ANN. The
TAD beeps.
Note: When memory is full, the
TAD announces, “Memory is full,”
and you cannot record the outgoing
message. You must delete some
messages before you can record
the outgoing message (see “Delet-
ing Messages”).
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