Page 3 - FEATURES; One Button Operation — easy to use.
3 FEATURES Your RadioShack TAD-716 Single Microcassette An-swering System is ideal for your home or office. It is easyto use and has the following features. Single Microcassette Operation — lets you store yourmessages. One Button Operation — easy to use. Remote Operation — lets you use a touch-tone ...
Page 5 - FCC Rules
5 READ THIS FIRST We have designed the TAD-716 to conform to federalregulations, and you can connect it to most telephonelines. However, each device you connect to the phoneline draws power from the phone line. We refer to thispower draw as the device's Ringer Equivalence Number,or REN. The REN is o...
Page 6 - CONTENTS
6 CONTENTS Preparation .................................................................. 7 Selecting a Location ............................................... 7Loading the Cassette .............................................. 7Connecting Power .................................................. 9...
Page 7 - PREPARATION; SELECTING A LOCATION; LOADING THE CASSETTE
7 PREPARATION SELECTING A LOCATION The TAD-716 is designed to rest on a flat surface such asa desktop or countertop. Select a location that is: • near an accessible AC outlet • near a modular telephone line jack If the phone line jack is not a modular jack, you must up-date the wiring. You can conve...
Page 9 - CONNECTING POWER
9 CONNECTING POWER 1. Plug the supplied AC adapter into a standard AC out- let. 2. Rotate VOLUME counterclockwise until it clicks to turn on the TAD-716. The message indicator turns on while the TAD-716checks for an outgoing message. If an outgoing message is already recorded, the TAD-716automatical...
Page 10 - Note: If the new message indicator is flashing, press
10 RECORDING THE OUTGOING MESSAGE Before you can use the TAD-716, you must record theoutgoing message. The maximum length for your outgo-ing message is 60 seconds. Hint: To help protect your home or office, do not tell call-ers you are away. Instead, say you cannot come to thephone at this time. Fol...
Page 11 - CONNECTING TO THE PHONE LINE
11 4. When you finish recording, release OGM REC . The TAD-716 plays back the outgoing message to you.Then it is ready to receive incoming calls. 5. Adjust VOLUME to a comfortable listening level. You can press OGM REC at any time to hear the outgoing message. Your outgoing message plays, then the T...
Page 12 - BASIC OPERATION
12 BASIC OPERATION Rotate VOLUME on the side of the TAD-716 counter- clockwise until it clicks to turn on the TAD-716. When themessage indicator lights steadily and no tones sound, theTAD-716 is ready to answer calls. The TAD-716 hangs up and resets to answer the nextcall when: • the caller hangs up...
Page 13 - SCREENING CALLS
13 If the incoming message tape is full, the TAD-716 an-swers a call after 10 rings, plays back the outgoing mes-sage, then waits 7 seconds for you to enter the remoteoperation security code. If you do not enter the correctcode, the TAD-716 beeps and hangs up. Rotate VOLUME counterclockwise to incre...
Page 14 - PLAYING MESSAGES; To Pause During Playback
14 PLAYING MESSAGES The maximum length for each message is 60 seconds.The message indicator flashes when you have messag-es. Press PLAY to hear your messages. The TAD-716 plays back your messages in the order they were received. Af-ter the last message has played, playback stops and themessage indic...
Page 15 - To Fast-Forward During Playback; To Rewind During Playback; SAVING MESSAGES
15 To Fast-Forward During Playback Hold down OGM REC until you reach the message you want. Playback resumes when you release OGM REC . Note: If you hold the key down until the end of the tape,the TAD-716 rewinds and stops. To Rewind During Playback Hold down PLAY . When you reach the message you wan...
Page 17 - REMOTE OPERATION; REMOTE SECURITY CODE; Note: Be sure to rotate
17 REMOTE OPERATION While you are away from your home or office, you canoperate the TAD-716 using a touch-tone phone or apulse phone with a pocket tone dialer. Carry the suppliedRemote Operation Card in your wallet or purse for refer-ence when using the TAD-716 from a remote location. REMOTE SECURIT...
Page 18 - REMOTE MESSAGE PLAYBACK
18 REMOTE MESSAGE PLAYBACK 1. Call your phone number from a touch-tone phone. After the TAD-716 answers, it plays the outgoingmessage, sounds a series of beeps, then one longtone. The length of the beeps depends on the num-ber of messages. You can leave a flag message up to 1 minute long toremind yo...
Page 19 - REMOTE MESSAGE ERASE
19 After 5 seconds, the TAD-716 sounds a single longbeep. You can leave a remote memo (up to 1 minute)or enter your three-digit security code to replay theincoming messages again. 3. To end playback, simply hang up. All messages are automatically saved and the TAD-716 resets itself toanswer the next...
Page 20 - TOLL SAVER
20 TOLL SAVER The TAD-716 has a built-in automatic toll-saving feature.It answers in 4 rings if there are no new or saved mes-sages, or 2 rings if you have messages to review. Thisfeature lets you know if you have received any messagesbefore it answers, thus saving long distance costs. If your phone...
Page 21 - TROUBLESHOOTING
21 TROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any problems with theTAD-716, but if you do, be sure you installed the tapecorrectly and turned on the TAD-716. If you still have aproblem, this chart might help. If not, take the TAD-716 toyour local RadioShack store for assistance. Problem Solution T...
Page 24 - CARE AND MAINTENANCE
24 CARE AND MAINTENANCE To enjoy your RadioShack TAD-716 Single Microcas-sette Answering System for a long time: • Keep the TAD-716 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. • Use and store the TAD-716 only in normal tempera- ture environments. • Handle the TAD-716 gently and carefully. Do not d...
