Radio Shack TAD-222 User manual

Cat. No. 43-722
OWNER’S MANUAL
Touch Tone Remote Control
Please read before using this equipment.
TAD-222
Telephone Answering System
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FEATURES
© 1995 Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
Radio Shack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
Your Radio Shack TAD-222 Touch
Tone Remote Control Telephone An-
swering System is a high-qualitysys-
tem. The remote control feature lets
you use most of your answering ma-
chine’s functions from almost any
touch-tone phone. Your TAD-222 is
easy to operate and ideal for use in
either your home or office.
The TAD’s features include:
Di
g
itall
y
Recorded Out
g
oin
g
Mes-
sa
g
e (OGM) —records your mes-
sage on a computer chip for clear
quality sound.
Remote Control Operation —lets
you operate the TAD from a remote
touch-tone phone or from a pulse
phone using a pocket tone dialer (not
supplied).
Toll Saver —lets you set the TAD
to answer after two rings only if there
are new messages. This saves un-
necessary toll charges when you call
by long-distance to check your mes-
sages.
Remote Answer-On —lets you
use a remote phone to set the TAD to
answer calls.
Call Screenin
g
— lets you listen as
a caller leaves a message so you can
decide whether or not to answer the
call.
Memo Recordin
g
—lets you leave
reminders for yourself or messages
for others in your home or office.
VOX (Voice-Operated Transmis-
sion)
—stops recording after sever-
al seconds of silence to conserve
tape space.
Messa
g
e Indicator —shows how
many messages and memos are re-
corded on the tape.
Sin
g
le Microcassette —records
incoming messages and serves as a
backup for the outgoing message in
case of a power failure.
This TAD has been tested and found
to comply with all applicable UL and
FCC standards.
For your records, we suggest you
record your TAD’s serial number in
the space below. The serial number
is on the bottom of the TAD.
Serial Number:
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Warning: To prevent fire or shock
hazard, do not expose this product to
rain or moisture.
This symbol is intended to
alert you to the presence of
uninsulated dan
g
erous volt-
a
g
e within the product’s en-
closure that mi
g
ht be of
sufficient ma
g
nitude to con-
stitute a risk of electric
shock. Do not open the
product’s case.
This symbol is intended to
inform you that important
operatin
g
and maintenance
instructions are included in
the literature accompanyin
g
this product.
READ THIS BEFORE
INSTALLATION
We have designed your TAD to con-
form to federal regulations, and you
can connect it to most telephone
lines. However, each device you
connect to the phone line draws pow-
er from it. This power draw is the de-
vice’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 oper-
ation 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 com-
pany. Both numbers are marked on
the bottom of the TAD.
Note: You must not connect the TAD
to:
• Coin-operated systems
• Party-line systems
• Most electronic key phone sys-
tems
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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CONTENTS
Preparation ..................................................................................................... 5
Choosing a Location .................................................................................. 5
Connecting to the Phone Line ................................................................... 5
Installing the Cassette Tape ...................................................................... 5
Connecting to Power ................................................................................. 6
Operation ........................................................................................................ 7
Recording the Outgoing Message ............................................................. 7
Setting the Answer IMM/DEL/TOL S Switch ............................................. 8
Setting the TAD to Answer Calls ............................................................... 8
Screening Calls ......................................................................................... 9
Playing Messages ..................................................................................... 9
Rewind and Fast-Forward ......................................................................... 9
Erasing Messages ................................................................................... 10
Recording a Memo .................................................................................. 10
Remote Operation ......................................................................................... 11
Remote Answer-On .................................................................................. 11
Using Remote Control Commands .......................................................... 12
Remote Control Command Descriptions ........................................... 13
Problem-Solvin
g
.......................................................................................... 14
Care and Maintenance ................................................................................. 16
Cleaning the Tape-Handling Parts ........................................................... 17
The FCC Wants You to Know .................................................................. 17
Lightning .................................................................................................. 17
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PREPARATION
CHOOSING A
LOCATION
Select a location for the TAD that is
near a modular telephone jack and
an AC outlet and away from normal
activities.
Note: Your TAD connects to a mod-
ular phone linejack. 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 wir-
ing.
• The telephone company
charges to install the necessary
jacks.
• The USOC number of the jack to
be installed is RJ11C.
CONNECTING TO THE
PHONE LINE
To connect the TAD to the phone
line, plug TEL. LINE into a modular
phone jack.
If you want to connect the TAD and
your phone to the same phone line,
plug the telephone cord’s modular
plug into TEL. on the back of the
TAD.
INSTALLING THE
CASSETTE TAPE
Your TAD is supplied with an MC-30
tape (15 minutes recording time per
side). You can buy additional and dif-
ferent length cassettes at your local
Radio Shack store.
Follow these steps to install the tape.
1. Remove the cassette’s stopper
bracket, then turn its hub clock-
wise with a pencil to take up any
tape slack.
2. Lift the cassette compartment
cover from the recessed area to
the right of the compartment.
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3. Remove the tape head spacer.
4. Install the cassette in the com-
partment with the cassette’s
open end toward the front of the
TAD and the full reel to the right.
5. Close the cover.
Note: Replace the tape at least once
a year, or more often if used heavily.
CONNECTING TO
POWER
Caution: To prevent the TAD from
locking up, be sure the supplied cas-
sette tape is installed before you con-
nect the TAD to power. If the TAD
locks up, simply disconnect power,
install the cassette tape, then recon-
nect power.
To connect AC power, plug the sup-
plied AC adapter’s barrel plug into
the TAD’s DC 9V jack. Then plug the
adapter into a standard AC outlet.
Caution: You must use a Class II, 9
volt DC adapter that delivers at least
500 milliamps. Its center tip must be
set to negative and its plug must cor-
rectly fit the TAD’s DC 9V jack. The
supplied adapter meets these re-
quirements. Using an adapter that
does not meet these requirements
could damage the TAD or the adapt-
er.
Note: When you first plug the adapt-
er into power, or when power is re-
stored after a power failure, the TAD
can take up to 1 minute to position
the tape. If you have not recorded an
outgoing message, the TAD rewinds
the tape and sounds four beeps (see
“Recording the Outgoing Message”).
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OPERATION
RECORDING THE
OUTGOING MESSAGE
Before you can set the TAD to an-
swer calls, you must record the out-
going message (the announcement
that the caller hears when the TAD
answers a call).
The maximum length your outgoing
message can be is 16 seconds.
Caution: To be safe, do not tell call-
ers that you are away. Instead, say
that you cannot come to the phone.
Follow these steps to record the an-
nouncement.
1. Press and hold ANNOUNCE for 2
seconds until the TAD beeps.
2. Speak in a normal voice about
12 inches from the front of the
TAD. Ask for the caller’s name,
phone number, and message.
3. Press STOP/ERASE when you
finish your outgoing message.
The TAD beeps once and auto-
matically plays your outgoing
message twice.
Note: The TAD first records your out-
going message onto its digital chip
and stores the message there. When
the TAD plays the message a second
time, it copies the message from the
digital chip to the microcassette. This
stores the outgoing message in case
of a power loss.
To check the outgoing message,
simply press ANNOUNCE. The TAD
plays the outgoing message.
Note: Adjust VOLUME HI/LO on the
right side of the TAD for a comfort-
able listening level. This does not af-
fect the volume of the message on
the telephone line.
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SETTING THE ANSWER
IMM/DEL/TOL S
SWITCH
The ANSWER IMM/DEL/TOL S switch
on the back of the TAD controls how
long the TAD waits before it answers
a call.
IMM (Immediate Answer) —The
TAD answers on the first or second
ring.
DEL (Delayed Answer) — The TAD
answers after four rings.
TOL S (Toll Saver) —If there are no
messages, the TAD answers after
about four rings. If there
are
messag-
es, the TAD answers after about two
rings. This gives you time to hang up
before the TAD answers so you can
avoid unnecessary charges if you
call by long-distance.
SETTING THE TAD TO
ANSWER CALLS
When you press ANSWER, the TAD
sounds a beep, rewinds to the begin-
ning of the incoming messages, and
is set to answer calls. The answer in-
dicator lights steadily.
If you do not want the TAD to answer
calls, press ANSWER so the TAD
beeps once and the answer indicator
turns off.
Notes:
• If you have not recorded the out-
going announcement, the TAD
sounds four beeps when you
press ANSWER. You must
record the outgoing announce-
ment before you can record
calls.
• The answer indicator flashes
while the TAD answers a call
and records a message.
• When the caller hangs up, when
60 seconds elapse, or when
there are more than 8 seconds
of silence, the TAD hangs up
and resets to answer the next
call.
• After the TAD records a mes-
sage, it rewinds to the beginning
of the tape to update its backup
information and then resets to
record the next message.
When the tape is full, you can
erase the tape (see “Erasing
Messages”) or install a new one,
but do not turn the tape over.
Otherwise, the TAD will not
operate properly.
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• If the message tape becomes
full while a caller is leaving a
message, the TAD sounds four
beeps and hangs up. The
answer indicator repeatedly
flashes four times.
• When the tape is full, the TAD
answers and sounds eight
beeps instead of playing the
messages.
SCREENING CALLS
If you want to screen incoming calls
while you’re at home, let the TAD an-
swer the call for you. When the caller
starts speaking, let the TAD record
the message. Or, to talk to the caller,
pick up any phone connected to the
same phone line as the TAD. Press
STOP/ERASE on the TAD to stop re-
cording and reset the TAD to answer
the next call.
PLAYING MESSAGES
When you have new messages, the
answer indicator flashes to show the
number of new messages recorded.
For example, if you have three new
messages, the indicator flashes
three times, pauses, again flashes
three times, etc.
Note: The TAD can record more than
99 messages (depending on their
length), but the answer indicator can
only flash up to 99 times.
To play back the recorded messag-
es, press PLAY/FAST-F. The TAD re-
winds the tape and plays the
messages.
At the beginning of each message,
the TAD sounds one beep. After the
TAD plays all incoming messages, it
beeps twice.
The messages are saved until you
erase them (see “Erasing Messag-
es”).
REWIND AND FAST-
FORWARD
To replay a message while the tape
plays, press and hold down MEMO/
REWIND. The tape automatically re-
winds, then stops at the beginning of
the messages. To start play again,
release the button.
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To fast-forward the tape, press and
hold down PLAY/FAST-F. You can
hear sound as you fast-forward. The
tape automatically stops at the end of
the messages or begins normal play
when you release PLAY/FAST-F.
ERASING MESSAGES
Note: Be sure you have played all
the messages before you erase
them.
When the TAD beeps twice after all
the messages play, press STOP/
ERASE. The TAD beeps once and re-
winds to the beginning of the incom-
ing messages. The answer indicator
lights steadily, and the TAD resets to
answer calls. New messages record
over the old ones.
RECORDING A MEMO
Follow these steps to record a re-
minder for yourself or a message for
someone in your home of office.
Notes:
• Be sure you set the TAD to
answer calls before you record a
memo. Otherwise, the answer
indicator will not flash after the
TAD records the memo.
• The maximum recording time for
a memo is 60 seconds.
1. Press MEMO/REWIND. The TAD
beeps once.
2. Begin recording the message.
Speak in a clear voice about 12
inches away from the front of the
TAD.
3. When you finish speaking, press
STOP/ERASE. The answer indi-
cator flashes.
The TAD records the memo as an in-
coming message, and plays it back
when you play all the incoming mes-
sages.
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