Radio Shack TAD-1026 manual

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    Cat. No. 43-786 OWNER’S MANUAL Please re ad before usi n g this equi pment. T AD -10 26 Digit al A nswerin g Syst em T elephon e with Dua l An nouncement s 43-7 86 .f m Pag e 1 M on day, Aug ust 16, 19 99 8:02 A M[...]

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    2 FEA TURES Your Rad ioShack TA D- 1 026 Digital A n- swering System T elephone w ith Dual Announcem ents is a com bination m ulti- feature telephone and hi gh quality an- swering system. Your TAD’s remote control feature le ts you retrieve messag- es from al most any touch-t one phone. (With an optional pocket tone dialer, you can even use it fr[...]

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    3 Toll Saver — lets you avoid unneces- sary long - distance cha r ges when you call by long-di stance to check mess ag- es. Adjustable Ring Number — l ets yo u set the T AD to ans wer the phone after two rings, four rin gs or seven rings. Call Scr eening — le t s you li st e n wh ile the caller leave s a messa ge so you can decide whet her or[...]

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    4 This TAD is ETL list e d to UL st andards and meets all applicable FCC standards. This sym bol is inte nded to ale rt you to the presen ce of un insu late d dan ge r- ous vo lt ag e wit hin t he pro du ct ’s encl o- su re t hat mi gh t be of suf fic ie nt magn itu de to consti tute a r i sk of el ec- tr ic sh ock. Do not op en t he prod uct’ [...]

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    5 5 CONTENTS Ins tall atio n .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... .... 7 Ins tal ling t he Ba ckup B atte ry .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... .... 7 Sel ectin g a L ocati on ... ..... ..... .... ..... [...]

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    6 Deleting M essages ............... ....... ..... ....... ....... ....... ..... ....... ....... ..... ....... ....... .... 20 Recor ding a Memo ... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... .... 21 Recor ding a Conver satio n .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ... ..... [...]

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    7 INSTALL ATION IN S TAL LING THE BACKUP BAT TERY The T AD-1026’s answering system re- quires A C pow er to operate. Howe ver, if AC power fails or you unplu g the TAD, a 9V backup b attery (not sup plied) saves the messag es and the settings for the day, tim e, and security code. We reco m- mend you use an alkaline battery , such as RadioSh ack [...]

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    8 wiring for y ou. T he USOC number of the jack to be installed is RJ1 1C, or RJ11W for a wall plate jack. Cautio n : The supplied adapter supplies 9 volts AC, delivers at least 400 milli- amps, and has a plug which properly fits the T AD ’ s DC 9V jack. Using an adapt er that does not m eet these spec if ic at ions might dam age the TAD or the a[...]

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    9 On a W all Plate 1. Plug one end of the suppli ed short modul ar cord into the TEL . LINE jack on t he top of the T AD. 2. Route the cord into th e groove on the phone’s base. 3. Position the phone’s bas e close to the wall plate and plug the other end of the short modu lar cord into the wall plate jack. 4. Align t he wal l plate st uds with [...]

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    10 Direct ly on a W all For this mounting method, you need two flat-head wood sc rews (not supplied) with heads that fit into the k eyhole slots on the bottom of the TAD. 1. D rill tw o hole s 3 15 / 16 inches (100 mm) apart. Then thread a screw (not supplied) into each hole letti ng the h eads extend about 3 / 16 of an inch (5mm) from the wall. 2.[...]

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    11 1. Set T/P to T . 2. Lift the hands et and listen for a dial tone. 3. Press any number other than 0. Note: If your phone syst em requires that y ou dial an ac cess code ( 9 , for example ) before yo u dial an outs ide numbe r , do not press the access code either . If the dial tone stops, you have touch-tone s ervice. L eave T/P set to T . If th[...]

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    12 2. T o change the day of the week, re- peatedly press MEMO to mov e backward or CODE to mo ve f or- ward until the T A D announces the desired day of t h e week. 3. Press STOP/T- SET . The T AD a n- nounces the hour . 4. T o change the hour , repeatedly press MEMO to move backwar d or CODE to move forwa rd to t he desired hour . 5. Press STOP/T-[...]

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    13 T ELEPHONE OP ERATI ON Place a nd answer phon e calls on the TAD - 1 026 as you would with any other phone. Read t his sec t ion t o learn about the phone’s s pecial feat ures. SETTING THE HANDSET VO L U M E The han dset’s vo lume control lets y ou adjust the sound you hear through the hands et. This is especially helpful f or person s who a[...]

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    14 USING FLASH FLASH performs the el ectronic equ iva- lent of a swit c hh ook operation for spec ial se rv ices , s u ch as Ca l l W ait ing. For exam ple, if y o u have Call Waiting, press FL AS H t o answer an incom ing call without disconne cting the current ca ll. Pr ess FLA S H again to ret urn to the fi rst call. Note: If you do not have any[...]

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    15 T o releas e the line fr om hold and continu e your phone con versation, pick up the handset or another phone’s handset that is on t he same line. • Hold the handset or set it next to the phone. T o releas e the line fr om hold and continu e your phone con versation, press and rel ease FLASH or the phone’s switchhook . USING T ONE SERVICES[...]

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    16 Notes : • If you make a mistake, hol d down the switchhook for a f ew sec- onds. Then release the swit ch- hook and be gin again from Step 2. • Y ou c an store a FLASH entry in me mory if it is t he first en try . 4. Select the m emory l ocation as fol- lows : • For a priority memo ry location, press STORE a gain, then press M1 , M2 , or M[...]

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    17 Dialin g a St ored N umb er To di al a number s tored in m emory, lift the h andset and do o ne of the following: • For priority memory num bers, press M1 , M2 , or M3 for the number you want to dial. • For indirect mem ory numbers, press MEMORY . Then p r e ss the one-digit m emory location number (0–9) f or the number you wan t to dial. [...]

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    18 ANSWE RIN G SY ST EM OP ERAT I ON RECORDING T HE OUTGOING MESSAGES Before you can set the TAD to answer calls and record messages, you must record the outgoing me ssage (OG M) the caller hears when the TAD a nswers a call. The T AD-1026 lets you record two separate me ssages and it operat es dif- ferently based on which message you select (see ?[...]

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    19 Importa nt : Do no t tell caller s tha t you a r e not home. Instead, say that you can not come to t he phone righ t now . 3. W hen you f inish recording, pres s STOP/T-SET. The T AD automat ically plays back the outgoin g message. To pl ay back y our outgoing OGM1 mes- sage at an y time, pres s OGM1 . A1 ap- pears, the T AD bee ps, and the o ut[...]

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    20 SETTI NG T HE T AD TO ANSWER CALLS T o Answ er and Record To turn on the T AD-1026’s answering syste m and set it to answer cal ls and record mess ages, pr ess ANSW ER once. The T AD beeps, b rief ly d isplays On , and the ANSW ER indicator lights. The TA D is now set to answer calls using t he OGM1 m essage a nd record callers’ messag es. T[...]

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    21 If the TAD’s me mor y is fu ll ( FL appears), the TAD answers the call after 8 rings and pl ays the a nnouncem ent-only mes- sage (OGM2 ). SCREENING CALLS To screen calls, let the TAD answer them , then list en to the caller’s message through the TAD’s speaker. I f you de- cide t o answer t he c all , p ick up any phone on t he same phone [...]

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    22 To play on ly new messages, hol d down PLAY for 2 seconds. (If there are n o new messages stored, t he TAD says, “You have no new messages.”) To adjust the volume , r otate VOLUME on the side of the TA D. After all messag es play, the TAD s ays, “End of m essage(s)” an d saves all the messag es. To replay a message whi le you are l is- t[...]

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    23 To delete all messages, hold do wn DE- LETE while playback is stopped. The TAD soun ds a l o ng beep and dL ap- pears. T he TAD deletes all mes sages except t hose that hav e not been played . RECORDING A MEMO A m emo is a message you can record by spea k ing di rectly into the TAD, without having to call in on the phone. Follow these steps to r[...]

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    24 To play back a recorded call, simpl y play back your messa ges. USING CALL BREAK - THR OU GH If you screen your calls but want to be sure to know when calls come in from certain peop le, give those p eople yo ur call breakthrou gh (CBT) code. Tell them to enter the code d uring the outgoing messag e. When a caller en ters the CBT code, the TAD a[...]

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    25 CHA NGING THE REMOTE OP E RA TION SECURITY CODE The remote operation sec urity code is preset t o 784, but you can c hange it by following these steps. Note : Be sure to set each digi t wi t hin 8 second s. Otherwise, you must start over fr o m St ep 1. 1. Hold down CODE until the T AD beeps once. Co ap pears. 2. Press CODE ag ain. Sc (s ec ur i[...]

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    26 REMOTE OPERATIO N You can operate the T AD-1026’s a n- swering system f rom almost any touch- tone phone , or from a rotary ph one using a pocket ton e-dial er (available at your lo- cal RadioShack store). Notes : • When the memory is f ull, the T AD answers the call after eight rings and plays the anno uncem ent-only messag e (OGM 2). • T[...]

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    27 USIN G REMOT E COMMANDS To use t he remote c omm ands, you m ust enter the remote operation security code within 8 seconds af ter the TAD ans wers the call. After the TAD b eeps once to verify you entered the code correc t ly , enter the number(s) for the function(s) you want the TAD to perform. After you press 2 or 3: Press: T o: 00 T urn the a[...]

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    28 28 T ROUBLES HOOTING If you experience problems with your TAD, try the suggestions in this s ecti on. If you still have pro blems, c ontact your lo cal RadioShac k store for assistance . RESETTI NG T HE T AD If your TAD stops working properl y, rem ove the AC ad apte r and the bat tery from the TAD, then reinstall t hem. Note : The outgoi ng mes[...]

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    29 29 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your RadioShack TA D-1026 Digital Answering Sys tem Telephone with D ual- Announcem ents is an example of superior design and craftsmans hip. The following suggest ions will hel p you care for your TA D so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the TAD dry . If it gets wet, wipe it dry immedi ately. Liquids might contain miner[...]

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    30 THE F CC W ANTS Y OU T O KNOW In the unlikely event that your phone causes probl ems on t he phone li ne, the phone c ompany can t emporarily d iscon- tinue your service. If this happens, the phone company attempts to notify you in advance. If adv an ce notice is not pract i- cal, the ph one compan y notifies you as soon as poss ible and advises[...]

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    31 NOTES 43-7 86.fm Pag e 31 Monday , Au gu st 16 , 1 999 8: 02 AM[...]

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    RADIOSHACK A Division of T and y Corporation Fort Worth, T exas 76102 9A7 Printed in China Limited One- Y ear W ar ranty Thi s produ ct is warranted b y RadioShack a g ains t m anufa cturin g defects i n ma ter ial and wor k m an- shi p under normal use for one ( 1) year from the date of purch ase from RadioS hack compan y-owned stor es and a uthor[...]