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Radio Shack TAD-795 manual

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  • Page 1

    Cat. No. 43-795 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipme nt. T AD-795 Digit al Tel epho ne An swering S ystem wit h Fo ur M ail boxe s 43-7 95 .f m Pag e 1 M on day, Aug ust 16, 19 99 9:07 A M[...]

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    2 FEATURES © 1998 T andy C orpor at i o n. All R ig hts Res erved. RadioShack is a r egistered tradem ark used b y T and y Corporatio n. Y our T AD-795 Digital T elephone An- swering System is a s o phist icated , full y digital m essage center t hat records messages for up to four dif ferent users. The caller can choose to l eave a mes - sage for[...]

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    3 LED Message Co unter — shows the numbe r of messages th e T A D ha s re- corded . Program mable Re m ote Ope ration Se- curi ty Code — lets you set your own security code for rem ote operation. Rem ote Answer-On — lets you turn on the T AD f rom a remote lo c ation even wh e n i t i s n o t s et to an sw er ca ll s. Ro om M onitor — lets [...]

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    4 READ THIS BEFORE I N- STA LLAT ION Y our T AD-795 con forms to federal regu- lations, an d you can connec t it to most telephone l ines. Ho wever , each device that you conn ec t to the phone line draws power from the line. We r e fer t o this power draw as t he device’s ringer equiv- alence num ber , or REN. The REN is shown on the label on t [...]

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    5 CONTENTS Prepa rat ion ... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... ..... .... ... .... ... 6 Connec ting to the T ele phone Lin e ...................... ................................................ 6 Connect i ng the AC Adapter .. .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... ..[...]

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    6 PREPARA T ION Select a l ocation for the T A D that is near a modular telephone line jack and an AC outlet, and is not in the w ay of norm al ac ti viti e s. CONNECTING TO THE T ELEPHONE LINE Notes: • Y our T AD conne cts directly t o a modular telep hone line jack. If your phone lin e jack is not a mod ular jack, you can update t he wiring you[...]

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    7 IN S TALLI NG A BACKUP BATTE RY If AC po wer fails or you unpl ug th e T AD, a 9V backup battery (not su ppli e d) saves t he message groups , message coun t s, and t he settings for the day , time, and s e curity code. W e recommend you use an alkaline battery , s uch as R a- dioS hack Cat. No. 2 3-553. Caution: Always us e a fresh ba t tery of [...]

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    8 1. Hold down TIM E SET until a number fro m 1 – 7 (the day of the week) ap- pears and the T AD a nnounces the curr ently set day. 2. T o change the day of the week, re- peatedly press REPEA T to m ov e backward or SKIP to m ov e f or wa rd until the T AD announ ces the desired day o f the wee k. 3. Press TIME SET . The T A D announc- es the pre[...]

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    9 1. T o record the OGM 1 (or OGM 2) mess age, hold down OGM 1 (or OGM 2 ) unt il th e T A D b eeps a nd the timer st art s count ing. Note: As soon a s the T AD beeps, release OGM 1 (or OGM 2 ) quickly . O the rwi se , the T A D re co rd s a “p o p” soun d at the begi nning of the outg o- ing m essage. 2. Speak your m essage fro m ab out 8 inc[...]

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    10 BASIC O PERATION SETTI NG T HE T AD TO ANSWER CALLS After you have recorded a n ou t going message, you can set the T A D to an- swer cal ls. T o set the T AD to answer calls, press ANSWER . The annou ncement number ( A1 or A2 ) appears, then the T AD plays the outgoing message and shows t he number of recorded mes sages . The AN- SWER in dicato[...]

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    11 Notes: • The m aximum recordi ng capacity is 48 m inutes or 59 m essages. • Many local phon e companies u s e calling party control (CPC) to signal that t he caller has h ung up. Y o ur T AD recognizes a CPC signal and releases the line. If the T A D records phone c ompany m essages or dial tones, y our local phon e company probably does not[...]

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    12 After all mes s ages play , t he T AD says, “End of messages.” T o replay a message during pl ayback, press REPEA T . The current message starts aga in from the beginning . T o return to a previous m essage, ho ld down REPEA T un til you see the des ired messag e numbe r . T o skip to th e next messag e, press SKIP . T o pause during playbac[...]

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    13 RECORDING A MEMO A m emo is a message you can record at the T AD for yourself or others. Y ou can record memos of up to 60 seco nds long in an y of t he mailboxes. Memo s ar e s t ored wit h i ncomi ng me s- sage s , and are replayed t he same w ay (see “P laying M essages ” on Page 1 1). Follow these steps to record a mem o. 1. Press MEMO. [...]

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    14 USING CALL BREAKTHROUG H If you screen your calls but want to know when calls come in fr om certain people, give them your call breakth r ough (CB T) code. When a ca ll er enters the CBT code dur- ing the outgoing message, the T AD alerts you with a series of loud beeps f or 35 second s. T o a nswer the call, p ick up the han dset. If you do not[...]

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    15 REMOTE OPERAT ION W hil e you are away from y our home or office, you can us e a touch-tone phone or a pulse (rotary) phone with a pocket tone dialer to enter your remote opera- tion security code and do any of t he fol- lowing: • set the T A D to answer calls • listen to your messa ges • record a new announcem ent • record a memo • de[...]

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    16 Re mo te C omma nds While playin g messages: P ress: T o: 00 Set t he T AD to not answer calls . It beeps and says “Ans wer off .” 01 Se t th e T AD to a nswe r ca lls. It beeps, says “Answer on” and plays OGM 1. If no OG M 1 is recorde d, it says “Y ou have no announcem ent one. ” Press 81 to re cord OGM 1 . 02 Set the T AD to annou[...]

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    17 T ROUBLES HOO TING We do not ex pect you t o have any problems with your T AD-795, but if you do, tr y these sugge stions. If the T AD still doe s not operate properly , try rese tting it (see “R esetting the T AD ”) or take it to your local RadioShack store for assistance. RESETTI NG T HE T AD If your T AD s t ops work ing prop erly , use a[...]

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    18 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Y ou r RadioShack T AD-795 Digital T el ephone Answ ering System is an ex ample of su- perior des ign an d craftsmanship. T he following suggestions will help you care for your T AD-795 so you can enjoy it for years. Keep t h e TAD-795 dry. I f it gets wet , wipe it dry im mediately. Liqu ids migh t contain minerals that can[...]

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    19 THE FCC W ANTS Y OU T O KNOW In the unl ikely event that your T AD caus - es prob lems on the phone l ine, the phone c ompany can temporaril y discon- nect your service. If this happens, the phone c ompany attempt s to notify you in adva nce. If advance no tice is not prac t i- cal, the phone company noti f ies you as soon as p oss ible and advi[...]

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    Ra di oS hac k A Di vi sion of T and y Corporation Fort Worth, T exas 76102 9A8N P r in ted i n Chin a Lim it ed One-Y ear W arrant y This pr oduct i s warr anted by Radio Sha ck agai ns t manu fact uring d efect s in ma terial and wo rkman- ship unde r normal use for one (1) y ear from the date of pur chase from Radio Sha ck company- owned stores [...]