RadioShack TAD-1029 - Manuals

5 CONTENTS Preparation .............................................................................................................. 7 Selecting a Location ........................................................................................... 7Installing the Phone ................................

7 PREPARATION SELECTING A LOCATION You can place the phone on a desk topor table, mount it on a standard wallplate, 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, e...

15 TURNING THE RINGERS OFF OR ON To turn off the ringers on the base andhandset, set RINGER on the right side of the base to OFF . You can still make or receive calls using this phone, and tele-phones on the same line still ring whenthere is an incoming call. The IN USE in-dicator on the base and th...

16 3. To change the day, repeatedly press SKIP (6) to move forward or REPEAT (4) to move backward. 4. Press CLOCK . The TAD announces the hour and “AM” or “PM.” 5. To change the hour, repeatedly press SKIP or REPEAT . 6. Press CLOCK . The TAD announces the minutes. 7. To change the minutes, repeated...

17 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 memorynumber (see “Memory Dialing” onPage 19). To answer a call if the handset is on thebase, simply lift the handset and beginyour conve...

19 USING PAGE/INTERCOM You can use the TAD-1029 as a pagerand a two-way intercom between thebase and the handset. This is useful ifyou want to find the handset, or if youwant to have a conversation betweensomeone with the handset and some-one at the base. To page the person with the handset orto fin...

22 TAD OPERATION SETTING THE TAD TO ANSWER CALLS The TAD-1029 is ready to answer andrecord calls with the prerecorded outgo-ing message as soon as you connect itto AC power. To record your own outgo-ing message, see “Recording an Outgo-ing Message.” To turn off the TAD so it does not an-swer calls, ...

24 USING THE ANNOUNCE-ONLY FEATURE Your TAD-1029 is preset to play an out-going message and record a caller’smessage. However, you can also set itto play an outgoing message but not letcallers leave a message. To turn on the announce-only feature,hold down both M-BOX 1 and M-BOX 2 for about 2 second...

25 RECORDING INCOMING MESSAGES After the TAD answers a call, it plays theoutgoing message, beeps, and then thecaller can select a mailbox by entering #then 1, or # then 2. If the caller does notselect a mailbox, the TAD records themessage in the message center. Each incoming message can be up to60 s...

26 PLAYING MESSAGES After a new message is recorded, theTAD’s message counter window showsthe total number of messages stored,and the REMOTE indicator on the hand-set flashes. The message counter dis-play flashes if there are new messagesin the message center. If new messageshave been recorded in a ...

27 DELETING MESSAGES To delete the current message duringplayback, press DELETE on the base or handset. Note: You can replay a deleted mes-sage by repeatedly pressing REPEAT on the base or handset before the TAD an-nounces “End of messages.” To delete all messages in a mailbox orthe message center a...

28 REMOTE OPERATION While you are away from your home oroffice, you can use a touch-tone phoneor a pulse (rotary) phone with a pockettone dialer to enter your remote opera-tion security code and do any of the fol-lowing: • set the TAD to answer calls • listen to messages • record a new outgoing mess...

29 Remote Commands Press: To: 1 Record a memo to mailbox 1. 2 Record a memo to mailbox 2. 3 Record a memo to the message cen-ter. 7 Change the remote operation security code. 8 Set the day and time. 0 Record a new out-going message. Turn the TAD on or off 1 Play all messages from mailbox 1. 2 Play a...

30 TROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any problems with your TAD-1029, but if you do, thefollowing suggestions might help. If you still have problems, disconnect the phone. If other phones on the same linework properly, the fault is in this phone or its installation. If you cannot find the...

31 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack TAD-1029 Digital Answering System is an example of superior de-sign and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for your TAD-1029 so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the TAD-1029 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquidsmight co...

33 THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW In the unlikely event that your phonecauses problems on the phone line, thephone company can temporarily discon-tinue your service. The phone companynormally attempts to notify you in ad-vance. If advance notice is not practical,the phone company notifies you as soonas p...

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