Cat. No. 43-784 owner’s manual digital telephone answering system please read before using this equipment. Tad-1024 with dual-announcement 43-784.Fm page 1 monday, august 16, 1999 7:47 am.
2 features your radioshack tad-1024 digital telephone answering system with dual-announcements is a high-quality telephone answering device which you can also control remotely from any touch-tone phone. (with an optional pocket tone dialer, you can even use it from a rotary phone.) digital means the...
3 toll saver — lets you avoid unneces- sary long-distance charges when you call by long-distance to check your mes- sages. Room monitor — lets you listen from a remote phone to the room where you in- stalled the tad. Answer button — lets you turn the tad on or off without disconnecting it. Call/mess...
4 read this before installation your tad conforms to federal regula- tions, and you can connect it to most telephone lines. However, each device you connect to the phone line draws power from the phone line. We refer to this power draw is the device’s ringer equivalence number, or ren. The ren is on...
5 contents installation ....................................................................................................... 6 selecting a location ................................................................................... 6 connecting to the telephone line .................................
6 installation selecting a location select a location that is near both a mod- ular telephone jack and an ac outlet. Your tad connects directly to a modu- lar phone line jack. If the phone line jack is not a modular jack, you must update the wiring. You can convert the wiring yourself, using jacks a...
7 caution: the supplied adapter supplies 9 volts ac, delivers at least 400 milli- amps, and has a plug which properly fits the tad’s dc 9v jack. Using an adapter that does not meet these specifications might damage the tad or the adapter. When you first connect power, the tad beeps once and the mess...
8 preparation setting the day and time the tad records the day and time of the call with each phone message. Follow these steps to set the current day and time. Notes: • to avoid having to reset the time if ac power is lost, we recommend you install a backup battery before you set the day and time. ...
9 recording the outgoing messages before you can set the tad to answer calls and record messages, you must record the outgoing message (ogm) the caller hears when the tad answers a call. The tad-1024 lets you record two separate messages and it operates dif- ferently based on which message you selec...
10 important: do not tell callers that you are not home. Instead, say that you cannot come to the phone right now. 3. When you finish recording, press stop/time set. The tad automati- cally plays back the outgoing mes- sage. To play back your outgoing ogm 1 mes- sage at any time, press ogm 1 . A1 ap...
11 basic operation setting the tad to answer calls to answer and record to turn on the tad and set it to answer calls and record messages, press an- swer once. The tad beeps, and briefly displays on , and the power indicator lights. The tad is now set to answer calls using the ogm 1 message and reco...
12 screening calls to screen calls, let the tad answer them, then listen to the caller’s message through the tad’s speaker. If you de- cide to answer the call, pick up any phone on the same phone line as the tad. The tad stops recording and re- sets to answer the next call. Note: if you pick up the ...
13 to return to the previous message dur- ing playback, press memo/repeat twice. The previous recorded message plays. To skip to the next message during play- back, press code/skip once. The next recorded message plays. To pause while listening to messages, press play . Ps (pause) appears on the dis...
14 recording a memo a memo is a message you can record by speaking directly into the tad, without having to call in on the phone. Follow these steps to record a memo up to 60 seconds long. 1. Press memo/repeat until oo ap- pears. The tad sounds a long beep and 60 appears. Speak into the mi- crophone...
15 using call break- through if you screen your calls but want to be sure to know when calls come in from certain people, give those people your call breakthrough (cbt) code. Tell them to enter the code during the outgoing message. When a caller enters the cbt code, the tad alerts you with two beeps...
16 changing the remote operation security code the remote operation security code is preset to 784, but you can change it by following these steps. Note: be sure to set each digit within 8 seconds. Otherwise, you must start over from step 1. 1. Hold down code/skip until the tad beeps once. Co appear...
17 remote operation you can operate the tad from almost any touch-tone phone, or from a rotary phone using a pocket tone-dialer (avail- able at your local radioshack store). Notes: • when the memory is full, the tad answers the call after eight rings and plays ogm 2 (the announce- ment-only message)...
18 using remote commands to use the remote commands, you must enter the remote operation security code within 8 seconds after the tad answers the call. After the tad beeps once to verify you entered the code correctly, enter the number(s) for the function(s) you want the tad to perform. After you pr...
19 troubleshooting if you experience problems with your tad, try the suggestions in this section. If you still have problems, contact your local radioshack store for assistance. Resetting the tad if your tad stops working properly, use a straightened paper clip to press reset on the left side of the...
20 care and maintenance your radioshack tad-1024 digital telephone answering system with dual-an- nouncements is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for the tad so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the tad dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry imme...
21 the fcc wants you to know in the unlikely event that your tad caus- es problems on the telephone line, the telephone company attempts to notify you in advance. If advance notice is not practical, the telephone company noti- fies you as soon as possible and advises you of your right to file a comp...
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Radioshack a division of tandy corporation fort worth, texas 76102 10a7 printed in china limited one-year warranty this product is warranted by radioshack against manufacturing defects in material and workman- ship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from radioshack company-o...
