Radio Shack TAD-732 User manual

Cat. No. 43-732
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
TAD-732
900 MHz Digital Answering System
with 20-Channel Cordless Telephone
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© 1999 Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
RadioShack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
FEATURES
Your RadioShack TAD-732 900 MHz
Digital Answering System uses ad-
vanced cordless telephone technology
to give you superior audio quality. Its
cordless operation lets you move freely
around your home or office.
The TAD-732 stores all messages on a
computer chip. This gives you better
performance than tape-based answer-
ing machines. For example, you can de-
lete an individual message while saving
the rest. Because your TAD is fully digi-
tal, there are no tapes to bother with and
no tape mechanisms to wear out.
You can operate the TAD-732 remotely
from a touch-tone phone, even if it is not
turned on.
TAD Features
Date/Time Stamp — records the day
and time each message was recorded.
Two User Mailboxes and a Message
Center — stores messages (each up to
60 seconds long) in one of the user mail-
boxes or in the general message center.
Volume Control — lets you adjust the
volume of incoming message playback.
Pre-Recorded Message — gives you
the option of using the TAD-732’s exist-
ing outgoing message or recording your
own (up to 60 seconds long).
Announce-Only — lets you play an an-
nouncement for callers to hear, without
recording their messages.
LED Message Counter — shows the
number of messages the TAD has re-
corded.
Remote Operation — lets you use a
touch-tone phone (or rotary phone and
pocket tone dialer) to operate the TAD
while you are away from your home or
office.
Remote Answer-On — lets you turn on
the TAD from a remote location even
when it is not set to answer calls.
Programmable Remote Operation Se-
curity Code — you can set a two-digit
security code for remote operation.
Call Screening — lets you listen as a
caller leaves a message so you can de-
cide whether or not to answer the call.
Memo Recording — lets you leave
messages for yourself or others in your
home or office.
Adjustable Ring Number — lets you
set the TAD to answer after four or sev-
en rings.
Toll-Saver — lets you avoid unneces-
sary long-distance charges when you
call by long distance to check your mes-
sages.
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ANSWER Button — lets you turn the
TAD on or off without disconnecting it.
Phone Pick-U
p
Detection — stops re-
cording when you pick up any phone on
the same line as the TAD.
Telephone Features
900 MHz O
p
eration — provides better
sound and less interference than many
other cordless phones.
20 Channels — automatically selects a
clear channel when you make or answer
a call. You can also manually change
channels during a call.
Securit
y
Access-Protection Code —
helps prevent other cordless phones
from using your phone line while the
handset is off the base.
9-Number Memor
y
Dialin
g
— lets you
store up to 9 phone numbers in memory
for easy dialing.
Pa
g
e —lets you send a paging signal
from the base to the handset to page
someone or locate the handset when it is
away from the base.
Flash — sends an electronic switch-
hook signal for use with special phone
services such as Call Waiting.
Redial — lets you quickly dial the last
number dialed.
Mute — prevents the person on the oth-
er end of the phone line from hearing
your conversation with someone in the
room.
Tone or Pulse Dialin
g
— lets you use
your phone with either type of dialing.
Headset Jack — lets you connect an
optional headset (available at your local
RadioShack store) for hands-free con-
venience.
Detachable Belt Cli
p
— lets you hang
the handset on your belt for easy porta-
bility.
Hearin
g
Aid Com
p
atible — lets you
use this telephone with hearing aids that
have a T (telephone) switch.
.
This symbol is intended to alert you to
the presence of uninsulated danger-
ous voltage within the product’s enclo-
sure 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.
Warnin
g
: To prevent fire or shock
hazard, do not expose this product
to rain or moisture.
CAUTION
!
!
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This telephone device has been tested
and found to comply with all applicable
UL and FCC standards.
We recommend you record the TAD’s
serial number here. The number is on
the bottom of the base.
Serial Number ________________
Important: Cordless phones such as
this one require AC power to operate.
When AC power is off, you cannot dial
out or receive incoming calls using your
TAD-732. For this reason, the TAD-732
should not be your only telephone. To
be safe, you should also have a phone
that does not require AC power to oper-
ate (not a cordless phone) so you can
still make and receive calls if there is an
AC power failure.
READ THIS BEFORE
INSTALLATION
Your TAD-732 conforms to federal regu-
lations, and you can connect it to most
telephone lines. However, each device
you connect to the telephone line draws
power from the telephone line. We refer
to this power draw as the device’s
ringer
equivalence number
, or REN. The REN
is on the label on the back of the base.
If you are using more than one phone or
other device on the line, add up all the
RENs. If the total is more than five, your
phone might not ring and your answer-
ing system might not answer. In rural ar-
eas, a total REN of three might impair
ringer operation. If ringer operation is
impaired, remove a device from the line.
FCC STATEMENT
Your TAD-732 complies with Part 68 of
FCC Rules
. You must, upon request,
provide the FCC Registration Number
and the REN to your phone company.
These numbers are on the label on the
back of the base.
You must not connect your phone to any
of the following:
• coin-operated systems
• party-line systems
• most electronic key phone systems
Note: Your telephone operates on stan-
dard radio frequencies, as allocated by
the FCC. Even though the security
access-protection code prevents unau-
thorized use of your phone line, it is pos-
sible for other radio units operating on
similar frequencies within a certain area
to unintentionally intercept your conver-
sations and/or cause interference. This
lack of privacy can occur with any cord-
less phone.
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CONTENTS
Preparation .............................................................................................................. 7
Selecting a Location ........................................................................................... 7
Installing the Handset’s Antenna ........................................................................ 7
Installing the Phone ............................................................................................ 8
Placing the Base on a Desk Top .................................................................. 8
Mounting the Base on a Wall Plate .............................................................. 9
Mounting the Base Directly on the Wall ..................................................... 10
Connecting and Charging the Handset Battery Pack ....................................... 12
Setting the Dialing Mode .................................................................................. 14
Turning the Ringers Off or On .......................................................................... 14
Setting the Number of Rings ............................................................................ 15
Setting the Day and Time ................................................................................. 15
With the Handset ....................................................................................... 15
With the Base ............................................................................................ 16
Telephone Operation ............................................................................................ 17
Making and Receiving a Call ............................................................................ 17
Setting the Handset’s Volume .......................................................................... 17
Changing the Channel ...................................................................................... 17
Using Redial ..................................................................................................... 18
Using Flash ...................................................................................................... 18
Using Mute ....................................................................................................... 18
Using Tone Services on a Pulse Line ............................................................... 19
Using Page........................................................................................................ 19
Memory Dialing ................................................................................................ 19
Storing a Number in Memory ..................................................................... 19
Entering a Pause ....................................................................................... 20
Dialing a Stored Number ........................................................................... 20
Chain-Dialing Service Numbers ................................................................. 20
Testing Stored Emergency Numbers ......................................................... 20
Using an Optional Headset .............................................................................. 21
Removing the Belt Clip ..................................................................................... 21
TAD Operation ....................................................................................................... 22
Setting the TAD to Answer Calls ...................................................................... 22
Using the Mailboxes ......................................................................................... 22
Recording an Outgoing Message ..................................................................... 22
Using the Handset ..................................................................................... 23
Deleting an Outgoing Message ................................................................. 23
Using the Announce-Only Feature ................................................................... 24
Screening Calls ................................................................................................ 24
Adjusting the TAD’s Volume ............................................................................. 24
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Recording Incoming Messages ........................................................................ 25
Recording a Memo ........................................................................................... 25
Using the Handset ..................................................................................... 25
Playing Messages ............................................................................................ 27
Deleting Messages ........................................................................................... 28
Changing the Remote Operation Security Code .............................................. 28
Remote Operation ................................................................................................. 29
Using Toll-Saver ............................................................................................... 29
Using Remote Answer-On ................................................................................ 29
Using Remote Commands ............................................................................... 29
Remote Commands ................................................................................... 30
Troubleshooting .................................................................................................... 31
Care and Maintenance .......................................................................................... 32
Replacing the Battery Pack .............................................................................. 33
The FCC Wants You to Know ........................................................................... 34
Lightning ........................................................................................................... 34
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PREPARATION
SELECTING A LOCATION
You can place the phone on a desk top
or table, mount it on a standard wall
plate, or mount it directly on the wall. Se-
lect a location that is:
• near an AC outlet
• near a telephone line jack
• out of the way of normal activities
• away from electrical machinery,
electrical appliances, metal walls or
filing cabinets, wireless intercoms,
alarms, and room monitors
The base’s location affects the phone’s
range. If you have a choice of several lo-
cations, try each to see which provides
the best performance.
Caution: The supplied AC adapter was
designed specifically for your TAD-732.
Use only the supplied adapter.
Notes:
• Your telephone connects directly to
a modular telephone line jack. If
your phone line jack is not a modu-
lar jack, you can update the wiring
yourself, using jacks and adapters
available at your local RadioShack
store. Or, you can let the phone
company update the wiring for you.
• The USOC number of the jack to be
installed is RJ11C (RJ11W if you
want to mount it on a wall plate).
INSTALLING THE
HANDSET’S ANTENNA
Screw the antenna
into the hole at the top
of the handset.
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INSTALLING THE PHONE
Placing the Base on a
Desk Top
1. Remove the mounting bracket by
holding in both tabs and gently pull-
ing out the wide end of the bracket.
2. Plug one end of the supplied long
modular cord into the telephone jack
on the back of the base.
3. Plug the modular cord’s other end
into a modular phone line jack.
4. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s
barrel plug into the DC 9V jack on
the back of the base.
5. Route the adapter’s cord through
the strain relief slot on the back of
the base.
6. Insert the tabs on the narrow end of
the bracket into the inner pair of
slots near the bottom of the base as
shown and snap the tabs at the wide
end of the bracket into place.
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7. Plug the adapter into a standard AC
outlet. The TAD-732 beeps and 00
appears.
8. Raise the base’s antenna to a verti-
cal position.
Mounting the Base on a Wall
Plate
1. Remove the mounting bracket by
holding in both tabs and gently pull-
ing out the wide end of the bracket.
2. Plug one end of the supplied short
modular cord into the telephone jack
on the back of the base.
3. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s
barrel plug into the DC 9V jack on
the back of the base.
4. Route the modular cord through the
left groove on the bottom of the
base and the adapter cord through
the groove below the strain relief
slot.
Strain
Relief
Slot
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5. Route the end of the modular cord
through the hole in the bracket, and
insert the tabs on the narrow end of
the bracket into the inner pair of
slots near the top of the base as
shown.
6. Snap the tabs at the wide end of the
bracket into place.
7. Plug the modular cord into the wall
plate jack. Align the base’s keyhole
slots with the wall plate studs and
slide the base downward to secure
it.
8. Plug the AC adapter into a standard
AC outlet. The TAD-732 beeps and
00 appears.
9. Raise the base’s antenna to a verti-
cal position.
Mounting the Base Directly on
the Wall
To mount the base directly on the wall,
you need two screws (not supplied) with
heads that fit into the keyhole slots on
the bottom of the base.
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1. Drill two holes 315/16
inches (100 mm)
apart. Then thread a
screw into each hole,
letting the heads ex-
tend about 3/16 inch (5
mm) from the wall.
2. Remove the mounting bracket by
holding in both tabs and gently pull-
ing out the wide end of the bracket.
3. Plug one end of the supplied long
modular cord into the telephone jack
on the back of the base.
4. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s
barrel plug into the DC 9V jack on
the back of the base.
5. Route the modular cord through the
groove below the strain relief slot
and the adapter cord through the left
groove on the bottom of the base.
6. Insert the tabs on the narrow end of
the bracket into the inner pair of
slots near the top of the base as
shown and snap the tabs at the wide
end of the bracket into place.
3/16"
315/16"
Strain
Relief
Slot
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7. Align the keyhole slots with the
mounting screws and slide the base
downward to secure it.
8. Plug the adapter into a standard AC
outlet. The TAD-732 beeps and 00
appears .
9. Plug the end of the modular cord
into a modular phone line jack.
10. Raise the base’s antenna to a verti-
cal position.
CONNECTING AND
CHARGING THE
HANDSET BATTERY
PACK
The TAD-732 comes with a recharge-
able nickel-cadmium battery pack in the
handset but not connected. Before using
your phone, you must connect the bat-
tery pack and then charge it for about 15
hours.
1. Press down and slide off the battery
compartment cover.
2. Lift the battery pack out of the com-
partment, and plug its connector into
the socket inside the compartment.
The connector fits only one way.
3. Put the battery pack in the compart-
ment and replace the cover.
4. To charge the battery pack, simply
place the handset on the base. The
CHARGE indicator on the base
lights.
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Recharge the battery pack when the
BATT LOW indicator on the handset
flashes.
Notes:
• You can place the handset on the
base face down or face up without
removing the belt clip. If you want to
use the hanging hole on the back of
the handset to place the handset on
the wall-mounted base face-up, re-
move the belt clip (see “Removing
the Belt Clip” on Page 21). However,
the battery pack will not fully charge
in this position.
• If the CHARGE indicator does not
light when you place the handset on
the base, be sure the battery pack
and AC adapter are correctly and
securely connected.
Also, check the charging contacts
on the handset and base. If the con-
tacts are dirty or tarnished, clean
them with a pencil eraser.
• When you first use the phone after
charging or recharging the battery
pack, the phone might not work and
you might hear 3 short beeps when
you press TALK. If this happens, re-
turn the handset to the base for about
5 seconds. This resets the security
access-protection code.
• About once a month, fully discharge
the battery pack by keeping the hand-
set off the base until the BATT LOW
indicator lights. Otherwise, the bat-
tery pack loses its ability to fully re-
charge.
• If the BATT LOW indicator does not
light, but the phone does not work, re-
charge the battery pack. (The battery
pack charge might be too low to light
the indicator.)
• If the battery pack becomes weak
during a call, you hear 2 beeps and
the BATT LOW indicator flashes. End
the call as soon as conveniently pos-
sible, and recharge the battery pack
before using the phone again.
• If the battery pack is completely dis-
charged or the base loses power
while the handset is away from it,
place the handset on the base to re-
set the security access-protection
code. If it was the handset that lost
power, recharge the battery pack.
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• The supplied battery pack should last
for about a year. When the battery
pack loses its ability to fully recharge,
order a replacement battery pack
from your local RadioShack store
(see “Replacing the Battery Pack” on
Page 33).
SETTING THE DIALING
MODE
Set T/P (Tone/Pulse) on the back of the
base for the type of service you have. If
you are not sure which type you have,
after you charge the handset battery
pack, do this simple test.
1. Set T/P to T.
2. Press TALK on the handset and lis-
ten for the dial tone.
3. Press any number other than 0.
Note: If your phone system requires
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 T/P set to
T.
If the dial tone continues, you have
pulse service. Set T/P to P.
4. Press TALK on the handset or place
the handset on the base to hang up.
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TURNING THE RINGERS
OFF OR ON
To turn off the ringers on the base, set
RINGER on the back of the base to OFF.
To turn off the ringer on the handset, set
RINGER on the left side of the handset to
OFF. You can still make or receive calls
using this phone, and telephones on the
same line still ring when there is an in-
coming call. The IN USE indicator on the
base and the TALK indicator on the
handset will flash until you answer the
call.
To turn on the base and handset ring-
ers, set RINGER to ON.
Note: If the base’s ringer is off and the
handset is on the base, the handset
does not ring.
SETTING THE NUMBER
OF RINGS
Set the 4/7/TS switch on the back of the
base to 4, 7, or TS to select how long the
TAD waits before it answers a call (4
rings, 7rings, or toll-saver).
Note: If you plan to check your messag-
es by long distance, set the number of
rings to toll-saver (see “Using Toll-
Saver” on Page 29).
SETTING THE DAY AND
TIME
You must set the day of the week and
time so the TAD can record the correct
day and time of each message. You can
set the day and time with either the
handset or the base.
Notes:
• The day and time settings will be
lost if AC power failure exceeds 2
minutes.
•CL flashes if the day and time set-
tings are lost. Reset the day and
time.
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With the Handset
1. Press REMOTE. The REMOTE indi-
cator lights.
2. Press CHANGE ( ) then CLOCK (8).
The TAD announces the currently
set day.
3. To change the day, repeatedly press
SKIP (6) to move forward or REPEAT
(4) to move backward.
4. Press CLOCK (8). The TAD an-
nounces the hour and “AM” or “PM.”
5. To change the hour, repeatedly
press
SKIP (6) or REPEAT (4).
6. Press CLOCK (8). The TAD an-
nounces the minutes.
7. To change the minutes, repeatedly
press SKIP (6) or REPEAT (4).
8. When you finish, press CLOCK (8).
The TAD announces the day and
time and beeps twice.
9. Press REMOTE. The REMOTE indi-
cator turns off.
With the Base
1. Hold down CLOCK until the TAD an-
nounces the currently set day.
2. To change the day of the week, re-
peatedly press SKIP( ) to move
forward or REPEAT( ) to move
backward.
3. Press
CLOCK. The TAD announces
the hour and “AM” or “PM.”
4. To change the hour, repeatedly
press
SKIP( ) or REPEAT( ).
5. Press CLOCK. The TAD announces
the minutes.
6. To change the minutes, repeatedly
press
SKIP( ) or REPEAT( ).
7. When you finish, press CLOCK. The
TAD announces the day and time.
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TELEPHONE OPERATION
MAKING AND RECEIVING
A CALL
To make a call, lift the handset and press
TALK. When you hear the dial tone, dial
the desired phone number or memory
number (see “Memory Dialing” on
Page 19).
To answer a call if the handset is on the
base, simply lift the handset and begin
your conversation. If the handset is away
from the base, pressTALK. The TALK in-
dicator on the handset and the IN USE
indicator on the base light.
To end a call, press TALK on the handset
or place the handset on the base. The
TALK and the IN USE indicators turn off.
Note: If you press TALK to hang up and
the phone does not disconnect, place
the handset on the base.
SETTING THE HANDSET’S
VOLUME
You can change the handset’s volume
during a call by repeatedly pressing
VOLUME. The volume steps up and
down the three settings (low, medium,
and high) and remains set for subse-
quent calls.
Note: The TAD-732 sounds a few beeps
when it reaches the lowest or the high-
est volume setting.
CHANGING THE
CHANNEL
The TAD-732 has 20 channels (frequen-
cy pairs used between the base and
handset). It automatically selects a clear
channel each time you make or receive
a call.
If you hear other conversations or ex-
cessive noise during a call, press CHAN-
NEL on the handset to select a different
channel.
Note: If the handset is too far from the
base, the channel might not change.
Move closer to the base and try again.
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USING REDIAL
You can quickly redial the last number di-
aled. Simply lift the handset and press
TALK. When you hear the dial tone,
press
REDIAL.
Notes:
• The TAD’s redial memory stores
up to 32 digits, so you can redial
long-distance as well as local
numbers.
• The redial memory stores pause en-
tries (see “Entering a Pause” on
Page 20).
• The redial memory does not store a
flash entry or any digits entered af-
ter you press FLASH (see “Using
Flash”).
USING FLASH
FLASH performs the electronic equiva-
lent of a switchhook operation for special
services, such as Call Waiting.
For example, if you have Call Waiting,
press FLASH to answer an incoming call
without disconnecting the current call.
Press
FLASH again to return to the first
call.
Note: If you do not have any special
phone services, pressing FLASH might
disconnect the current call.
USING MUTE
The MUTE button on the handset lets
you talk to someone else in the room
without the person on the other end of
the phone line hearing your conversa-
tion. Press MUTE during the call. The
TALK indicator on the handset flashes
Press MUTE again to resume your
phone conversation.
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USING TONE SERVICES
ON A PULSE LINE
Some special services, such as bank-by-
phone, require tone signals. If you have
pulse service, you can still use these
special tone services by following these
steps.
1. Be sure T/P is set to P.
2. Lift the handset and press TALK.
3. Dial the service’s main number.
4. When the service answers, press .
Any additional numbers you dial are
sent as tone signals.
5. After you complete the call, return
the handset to the base or press
TALK on the handset. The phone
automatically resets to pulse dialing.
USING PAGE
To page the person with the handset or
to find the handset, press PAGE on the
base. The handset beeps three times. If
you want the handset to beep for a long-
er time, you can hold down PAGE for 2
seconds to have the handset beep for
about 35 seconds.
To stop the handset from beeping be-
fore it automatically stops, press TALK
twice or press PAGE.
Note: Paging does not work during a
call.
MEMORY DIALING
You can store up to 9 phone numbers in
memory, then dial a stored number by
pressing a one-digit memory location
number.
Each stored number can be up to 16
digits long, including tone and pause en-
tries.
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Storing a Number in Memory
1. Press MEM on the handset. The
TALK indicator flashes.
2. Enter the number and any tone or
pause entries (see “Using Tone Ser-
vices on a Pulse Line” on Page 19
and “Entering a Pause” on
Page 20).
Notes:
• Each tone or pause entry uses
one digit of memory.
• If you wait more than 20 seconds
to press a key or enter more than
16 digits, the phone sounds three
quick beeps. Start over at Step 1.
• To keep your accounts secure,
we recommend you do not store
your personal access code for
services such as bank-by-phone
in a memory location.
3. Press MEM, then enter a memory lo-
cation number (1–9). A tone sounds
to indicate that the number is stored.
To replace a stored number, simply store
a new one in its place.
To clear a memory location (leaving it
empty), press MEM twice, then press the
memory location number you want to
clear (1–9).
Entering a 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
store the access code with the phone
number. However, you should also store
a pause after the access code to allow
the outside line time to connect. To do
so, press REDIAL to enter a 3-second
pause after entering the access code.
For a longer pause, press REDIAL again.
Dialing a Stored Number
To dial a stored number, lift the handset
and press TALK. When you hear the dial
tone, press MEM, then enter the memory
location number for the stored number.
Chain-Dialing Service Numbers
For quick recall of numbers for special
services (such as alternate long dis-
tance or bank by phone), store each
group of numbers in its own memory lo-
cation.
When calling special services, dial the
service’s main number first. Then, at the
appropriate place in the call, press MEM,
then enter the memory location number
for the additional stored numbers.
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