RadioShack TAD-1027 - Manual

5 INSTALLATION CHOOSING A LOCATION Select a location that is near both a mod-ular telephone jack and an AC outlet. Your TAD-1027 connects directly to amodular telephone line jack. If the tele-phone line jack is not a modular jack, youmust update the wiring. You can convertthe wiring yourself, using ...

6 CONNECTING TO THE TELEPHONE LINE To connect the TAD-1027 to the phoneline, plug one end of the supplied modu-lar telephone cord into the TO LINE jack. Then plug the other end into a modularphone jack. You can connect a telephone to the TO TEL jack using a second modular tele- phone cord (not suppl...

8 PREPARATION SETTING THE DAY AND TIME Follow these steps to set the current dayand time so the TAD-1027 records thecorrect day and time of the call with eachphone message. Note: If you do not complete each stepwithin 8 seconds, the TAD-1027 soundsa three-tone beep and stops setting theday and time....

10 BASIC OPERATION SETTING THE TAD-1027 TO ANSWER CALLS To set the TAD-1027 to answer calls,press ANSWER/STOP/DELETE . • If an outgoing message is recorded, the TAD-1027 announces, “Answeron,” and the ANSWER indicatorlights. • If no outgoing message is recorded, the TAD-1027 says, “Answer off, noann...

11 PLAYING MESSAGES If there are new messages, the PLAY/SKIP indicator flashes until all the newmessages have been played. To play all the messages, press PLAY/ SKIP . The TAD-1027 announces the number of messages or if there are nomessages stored, the TAD announces,“No message.” Before playing each...

12 Notes: • If you have played only a portion of a message, the TAD-1027 might notdelete it. • Individual messages can only be deleted by remote operation. RECORDING A MEMO A memo is a message you can record atthe TAD-1027 without having to call in ona phone. Notes: • The maximum memo length is 60 s...

14 REMOTE OPERATION You can operate the TAD-1027 from al-most any touch-tone phone, or from a ro-tary phone using a pocket tone-dialer(available at your local RadioShackstore). Notes: • When the memory is full, the TAD- 1027 answers the call after tworings and announces, “Memory isfull.” Delete some...

15 Remote Command Codes After you press 4 (to play all messages): Press: To: 0 Stop message playback or recording. 1 Play the outgoing mes-sage. 2 Record a new outgoing message. When the TAD-1027 announces “Record announcement,” begin speaking. When you finish, press 0. The TAD repeats the OGM. 4 Pl...

16 TROUBLESHOOTING If you have problems using your TAD-1027, try the suggestions in this section. If youstill have problems, contact your local RadioShack store for assistance. RESETTING THE TAD-1027 If your TAD-1027 stops working properly, remove the AC adapter and the battery fromthe TAD, then rei...

17 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack TAD-1027 Digital Telephone Answering System with Day/TimeVoice Stamp is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following sug-gestions will help you care for the TAD-1027 so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the TAD-1027 dry. If it gets wet, wipe i...

18 THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW In the unlikely event that your TAD-1027causes problems on the telephone line,the telephone company can temporarilydiscontinue your service. If this happens,the telephone company attempts to noti-fy you in advance. If advance notice isnot practical, the telephone company...

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