Casio TA-180 User Manual

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LCD DISPLAYS & INDICATORS

Display PageDescription

GREETING 1

1- 0

LINE 1 LINE 2

GREETING 1 2

1:45

LINE 1 LINE 2

GREETING 1 2

SCREEN OFF

Only

Off

6 25

GREETING 1 2

End of Message

End

LINE 1 LINE 2

GREETING 1

LINE 1

GREETING 1 2

12:00

LINE 1 LINE 2

GREETING 1

ERASE

Playback

Erase Individual

Messages

Programming &

Record Greetings

LINE 2

9Announce

16Call Screening

21Code Set

10-11,

13-15

7-9

17-18Hold a Call

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GREETING 1 2

Line 1 and 2

1:45

LINE 1 LINE 2

GREETING 1 2

12 3

LINE 1 LINE 2

GREETING 1 2

1:45

LINE 1 LINE 2

GREETING 1 2

FILE

PAU

LINE 1 LINE 2

GREETING 1 2

2 3

LINE 1 LINE 2 RECORDING

GREETING 1 2

SAVE

End

LINE 1 LINE 2

GREETING 1 2

1:45

LINE 1 LINE 2

On/Off

Message Count

for Each Line

Message File

Messages

Stored

Playback

Recording

Messages,

Memos,

Greetings, etc.

Save All

Messages

Setting

Time/Day

Stamp

12Pause Message

7, 20

MESSAGE INDICATORS

1. OFF = off

2. ON (solid light) =

PLAY/PAUSE

On, no messages

3. Quick flashing = New messages

4. Slow flashing = Played and saved messages

FEATURE I

LINE-IN USE INDICATORS

LINE 1 LINE 2

SPEAKERPHONE

1. Solid Green = Speakerphone in use

2. Flashing Green = On hold

3. Solid Red = Extension phone in use or on hold

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IMPORTANT FEATURE INFOR MATION

DIGITAL GREETING AND INCOMING MESSAGES

Greetings and incoming messages are recorded on a digital chip - reducing mechanical components and increasing reliability. The TA-180 allows a total of 28 minutes of combined recording time for greetings, incoming messages, recorded memos and recorded conversations.

Your all digital answering machine pr ovides you with the following advantages:

1. Permanent Message Protection - does not require a battery during a power failure to maintain greetings, recorded messages and remote code.

2. Reliability. There are no moving parts to break. The use of electronic components effectively increases the life of your machine.

3. Operational Ease. There is no tape to rewind or entangle. You no longer have to worry about replacing worn or damaged tapes.

4. Instant Access accessed instantly for playback. In addition, other features such as Variable Speed Playback machines.

NOTE:

■ The audio quality of digitally recorded incoming messages and greetings may be subtly different than incoming

messages and greetings recorded on a microcassette machine.

to Messages. All messages are recorded digitally and therefore can be

, Skip & Repeat and Selective Save & Erase are only possible on all digital

VOICE ASSISTED OPERATION

A synthesized voice confirms machine functions and commands when operating and programming the TA-180 at the machine.

MULTIFUNCTIONAL DISPLAY

The Display shows:

■ the time (if no messages are recorded)

■ the number of messages received on each line

■ active line for answering machine

■ machine status: recording, announce only mode, etc.

■ greeting mode

■ message file icon (if messages are transferred)

■ save and erase indicators

GREETING 1 2

12:43

LINE 1 LINE 2

SCREEN OFF

FILE

VOICE TIME/DAY/LINE STAMP

During message playback at the machine or via remote operation, a synthesized voice announces the time, day and the line for each message.

ONE-TOUCH CONTROLS

Many of the features of the TA-180 are activated by pressing a single button. There are no complicated instructions to remember.

REMOTE OPERATION WITH VOICE MENU

Use the programmable 3-digit remote access code to operate the TA-180 remotely from most touchtone and cellular phones.

ONE- OR TWO-LINE ANSWERING MACHINE

The TA-180 answers one or two phone lines and shows the message count for each line in the digital display. For total user control, the answering machine for each line can be turned on or off independently.

TWO GREETINGS

Record one or two greetings, one for each line, or one for both lines. Greetings of unlimited length can be recorded up to the maximum recording capacity of the TA-180. This allows you to record lengthy detailed outgoing messages for your callers if you desire.

MESSAGE FILE

Message File offers a convenient way to store important messages, long messages or to separate messages for business, personal use or for other users.

SHORT BURST/CELLULAR COMPATIBLE

This answering machine is compatible with short burst phones such as pay phones, car phones and other cellular phones. You can use a short burst phone to access the unit in remote operation.

SIMULTANEOUS ANSWERING OF BOTH LINES

If either line is in use on the Speakerphone or busy recording a message, a special message will be announced to the calling party on the other line to indicate the busy status of the TA-180. The second calling party will hear , “ This message will be repeated every ten seconds until the first line is no longer in use. The greeting will play and the second calling party can then record a message.

Hello. Thank you for calling. Your call will be answered shortly.

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INITIAL SETUP

INSTALLATION FOR

CONNECTING TO A SINGLE

TWO-LINE WALL JACK

The TA-180 is designed to work with your existing telephone wiring, whether you have one or two telephone lines, or one or two wall jacks. The drawings and instructions on this page describe the most common 2-line connection which connects your answering machine to two telephone lines using a single jack (RJ14).

LINE 2

WALL JACK

RJ11

USE ONLY WITH CPMI

LINE 1 & 2

OR LINE 1

ADAPTOR M/N-75

Plug the AC ADAPTER into an ELECTRICAL WALL OUTLET. The

indicators and display will flash.

TELEPHONE

Connect the AC ADAPTER PLUG into the AC ADAPTER OUTLET on the back of the unit. Loop the AC ADAPTER

CORD through the AC ADAPTER CORD HOLDER to prevent accidental disconnection and messages from being erased.

CONNECTION

MODE

WALL JACK

RJ14

If needed, set the WALL JACK CONNECTION SWITCH (located on

the back of the unit) to “1 X RJ14.”

Plug the TELEPHONE CORD that is attached to the back of the unit into

your RJ14 TWO-LINE TELEPHONE WALL JACK.

OFF LO HI

RING VOL

TS 2 4

RINGS

Connect your two-line telephone to the jack on the back of the unit labeled

“TO TELEPHONE.”

NOTE:

■ If you connect a single-line telephone, it will only operate Line 1.

ABC2DEF

GHI4JKL5MNO

TUV

PRS

CONNECTING TO TWO

SINGLE-LINE WALL JACKS

If you have two separate wall jacks for two telephone lines, you may connect them to the TA-180 with two telephone cords. Refer to page 27 for connection instructions.

CONNECTING TWO

SINGLE-LINE TELEPHONES

If you wish to use single line telephones, you may connect them to each wall jack to allow 2-line telephone capability. Refer to page 28 for connection instructions.

RING SELECT

The RING SELECT SWITCH is located on the back of the unit. The unit is shipped with this switch set to “4.” Set it to 2, 4 or TS (tollsaver) according to the following:

TS 2 4

RINGS

1. When set to “2” the answering machine answers calls on the second or third ring.

2. When set to “4” the answering machine answers calls on the fourth or fifth ring.

3. When set to “TS” (tollsaver) the answering machine helps eliminate unnecessary toll charges by letting you know if there are

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any new messages before it answers. When you call in to retrieve messages in remote operation, the TA-180:

■ Answers on the second or third ring if there are new messages.

■ Answers on the fourth or fifth ring if there are no new messages.

When you call your machine to retrieve messages in remote operation, you will know there are no new messages if the unit does not answer by the third ring. Hang up before the fourth ring to avoid an unnecessary toll charge.

RINGER VOLUME

The RINGER VOLUME SWITCH (located on the back of the unit) controls the ringer volumes for incoming calls on both lines. The RINGER VOLUME SWITCH is factory preset to “HI.” Each line has a unique ringer sound to allow you to differentiate the two lines.

HI = Loud LO = Suppressed volume OFF = The ringers are turned off.

OFF LO HI

RING VOL

ANSWERING MACHINE

ON/OFF FOR EACH LINE

Press

ON/OFF

or Line 2 to turn the answering machine on and off, independently by line. The display, clock and speakerphone will continue to operate even if the answering machine is off, but the machine will not play greetings or record messages. The red MESSAGE INDICATOR will light and “LINE 1” and/or “LINE 2” will appear in the display for each answering machine line that is turned on.

(under the lid) for Line 1 and/

LINE 1

ON/OFF

ANNC

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TIME/DAY STAMP

SET VOICE

TIME/DAY STAMP

During message playback, a synthesized voice will announce the current time and day of the week. T o set the current time and day of the week:

TIME SET

Press You will hear:

Press

SKIP/+

the correct day is announced.

REPEAT

Press

TIME SET

hour. “12: ”

and you will hear:

(under the lid).

TIME

CHECK

SET

REPEAT/-

SKIP

again to set the

will flash in the display

Enter hour.

Sunday

until

Saturday

Press

TIME SET

minutes.

display.

Press

REPEAT/-

Press day and time will be announced and

time set is complete.

NOTES:

■ If the time and day have not been set, all messages will be stamped with “

■ When experiencing a power failure, the TA-180 will maintain the clock function After 20 minutes, the clock reverts to the factory default setting of Sunday, 12:00 a.m., and “12:00 AM” will flash in the display. All other stored information including greetings and incoming messages, remote access code, and other machine settings will be saved and normal operation will resume when power is restored.

SKIP/+

TIME SET

again to set the

“ :00 ” will flash in the

Enter

minute.

to advance or

to reverse the minutes.

again to end. The

Saturday, 4:32 p.m.

Sunday 12:00 a.m

for up to 20 minutes.

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RECORDING GREETINGS

You can record one or two greetings and use one of three greeting modes as discussed on page 8.

RECORD GREETING 1

Adjust the

CONTROL

the halfway point.

Press the lid). You will hear:

GREETING

RECORD SELECT

CHECK

Press

VOLUME

to about

GREETING RECORD

Press one for

greeting one. Press

two for greeting two.

PLAY/PAUSE 1

(under

PLAY/PAUSE

Record new

greeting one.

When “RECORDING” display, begin speaking clearly, 6-8"

away from the microphone (lower right corner of machine). Your greeting must be at least 3 seconds long or the pre-recorded greeting,

Please record a message after the

“

tone

,” will play.

GREETING 1

12:45

LINE 1 LINE 2

Press to end the recording. Your recorded

greeting will automatically replay.

NOTES:

■ The volume control does not affect the volume of the greeting that is played to callers over the phone line. It controls only the volume of messages played back, greeting check and the caller’s voice when using the speakerphone.

■ The TA-180 indicates if no greeting has been recorded for Greeting 1 or Greeting 2 by flashing the “1” or “2” in the display.

RECORDING

GREETING RECORD

flashes in the

again

Press

SKIP/+

REPEAT/-

hour setting will appear in the display.

GREETING 1 2

4:00

to advance or

to reverse the hour . The

TIME CHECK

In addition to the display clock, a synthesized voice announces the time and day. Press

TIME CHECK

the current time and day setting. If the time and day are not set, be announced.

(under the lid.) You will hear

“Sunday 12:00 a.m.”

TIME

CHECK

SET

will

CALL SCREEN

PLAYBACK

SPEED

CONV

REPEAT

MEMO

SKIP

CODE

TIME

SET

GREETING

RECORD SELECTSET/CHECKCHECK

LINE 1

ON/OFFCHECK

LINE 2

ANNC

ON/OFFANNC

RECORD

NEW ONLY

ERASE

FLASH

PLAY/PAUSE

1 & 2

SAVE

HOLD

MESSAGE

FILE

PLAY/PAUSE

TWO LINE ● ALL DIGITAL

PLAY/PAUSE

LINE 1 LINE 2

SPEAKERPHONE

MIC

GREETING 2

To record Greeting 2, repeat steps 1-5 above with the exception of pressing

PAUSE 2

in step 3.

PLAY/

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PROGRAMMING & RECORDING

CHECK GREETINGS

You can listen to any of your recorded greetings anytime.

GREETING CHECK

Press the lid). You will hear:

GREETING

RECORD SELECT

Press

PAUSE 2

greeting. Your greeting will be replayed.

NOTES:

■ The TA-180 indicates if no greeting has been recorded for Greeting 1 or Greeting 2 by flashing “1” or “2” in the display.

■ If no greeting is recorded, you will hear: “

one (two) after the tone,

CHECK

Press one for greeting

one, press two for

PLAY/PAUSE 1

to select the desired

PLAY/PAUSE

.” Callers will hear “

” if no greeting is recorded.

Record new message

(under

greeting two.

PLAY/

No greeting

SELECT GREETING MODE

The greeting mode in the TA-180 is pre-set to “Greeting Mode 1.” The TA-180 has three greeting modes:

Greeting Mode 1:

Greeting 1 answers Line 1, Greeting 1 answers Line 2

Greeting Mode 2:

Greeting 2 answers Line 1, Greeting 2 answers Line 2

Greeting Mode 3:

Greeting 1 answers Line 1, Greeting 2 answers Line 2

CHANGING

THE GREETING MODE

Press

GREETING SELECT

until the display shows the correct greeting mode. Each time you press

SELECT

mode. An audio message will confirm each mode as it is selected.

, you will change to the next greeting

GREETING

RECORD SELECT

CHECK

(under the lid)

GREETING

GREETINGS (CONT.)

GREETING MODE 1

This mode plays Greeting 1 to both lines.

GREETING 1

GREETING MODE 2

This mode plays Greeting 2 to both lines.

GREETING 2

GREETING MODE 3

This mode sets the TA-180 to deliver a different greeting for each line. One common application of this mode is to use Greeting 1 for your personal callers and Greeting 2 for your business callers or another person in the home or office.

PRE-RECORDED GREETING

If greetings are not recorded, the caller will hear the following pre-recorded message on both lines: “

tone.

Please record a message after the

”

GREETING 1 2

ANNOUNCE ONLY FOR

EACH LINE

The Announce Only feature allows you to provide callers with information, such as business hours of operation when you do not want to receive recorded messages. The machine will play a greeting but will not record incoming messages.

Press

ANNC

(announce only) under

the lid for Line 1 or Line 2. You will

hear a beep and “1-“ or “2-“ will appear in the display to indicate that announce only is activated for Line 1 and/or Line 2.

LINE 1

ON/OFF

NOTES:

■ The clock display will not appear when announce only

■ Memos and conversations can still be recorded at the

■ It is recommended that you inform callers in your

ANNC

1- 0

LINE 1 LINE 2

is activated on either line, but the TA-180 will maintain the internal clock.

machine when announce only is activated on either line or both lines.

greeting that the unit will not record messages.

DEACTIVATE

ANNOUNCE ONLY

GREETING

RECORD SELECT

Press

ANNC

LINE 1

ON/OFFCHECK

LINE 2

ON/OFFANNC

ANNC

BYPASS GREETING

Frequent callers can skip your greeting when they call to leave a message. Instruct them to

press during the greeting.

on their touchtone keypad any time

will hear a beep. “1-“ or “2-“

disappear from the display and the message count for each line will reappear if messages are recorded.

(under the lid) and you

will

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PLAYING MESSAGES

MESSAGE INDICATORS

The TA-180 has a red MESSAGE INDICATOR for each line. Each MESSAGE INDICATOR has four settings:

1. OFF = The TA-180 machine is off.

2. ON (solid light) = The machine is on for

line 1 or 2 and there are no new or saved messages for that line.

3. Quick flashing = New messages have been

received and not yet played for that line.

4. Slow flashing = Messages have been

played and saved for that line.

PLAY/PAUSE

NOTE:

■ The MESSAGE INDICATORS do not indicate messages that may be stored in Message File. When messages are stored in Message File, the message file icon will appear in the display.

PLAY NEW MESSAGES

BY LINE

The digital display shows the total number of messages received on each line (not including messages stored in Message File). The MESSAGE INDICATORS flash quickly to alert you that new messages have been received and not yet played.

GREETING 1 2

4 3

LINE 1 LINE 2

To listen to only specific line, press

will hear:

new messages for a

NEW ONLY

NEW

ONLY

Press 1 or 2.

. You

Press

PLAY/PAUSE 1

PAUSE 2

. You will hear either:

PLAY/PAUSE

PLAY/

Four new line

one messages. New message one. Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.

After the end of the last message, “End” will appear in the display for

several seconds and you will hear:

GREETING 1 2

No new

messages.

Hi, this is Sue. I was calling...

End of

messages

End

LINE 1 LINE 2

NOTES:

■ If the time and day have not been set, all messages will be stamped with “

■ TA-180 will not answer calls during message playback. The LINE 1 or LINE 2 SPEAKERPHONE INDICATOR will intermittently flash red indicating an incoming call. You may answer calls with SPEAKERPHONE. All messages are saved.

■ Pressing

■ If Line 1 message count exceeds 19 messages,

NEW

ONLY

NEW ONLY

play all new messages starting with Line 1, then Line 2, in the order they were received.

“OVER” will be displayed.

PLAY/PAUSE

1 & 2

Sunday 12:00 a.m

and then

PLAY/PAUSE 1&2

PLAY/PAUSE

.”

PLAY/PAUSE

will

PLAY ALL MESSAGES -

BOTH LINES COMBINED

The MESSAGE INDICATORS will either flash slowly when messages have been played and saved or flash quickly to indicate that new messages have been received. The total number of new and saved messages for each line (not including Message File) will appear above LINE 1 and LINE 2 in the display.

Press

PLAY/PAUSE 1&2

all new and saved messages for both

lines. You will hear either:

PLAY/PAUSE

1 & 2

messages.

All messages are played in the order received starting with Line 1 messages.

The line will be announced once before playing all messages on each line and each message will be identified by number , time and day.

After the end of the last message, “End” will appear in the display for

several seconds and you will hear:

one messages.

Message one.

Monday, 1:34 p.m.

Four line

Hi Mike, I’m

calling to

End of

messages.

to replay

PLAY MESSAGES

LINE BY LINE

Press either

PLAY/PAUSE 2

saved messages for each line separately. You will hear either:

PLAY/PAUSE

messages.

...

All messages for Line 1 or Line 2 are played in the order received and the

individual message number is displayed during playback. The line will be announced once before playing all messages and each message will be identified by number , time and day.

After the end of the last message, “End” will appear in the display for

several seconds and you will hear:

PLAY/PAUSE 1

to play all new and

Six line one messages.

Message one.

Monday, 1:34 p.m.

Hi Mike, I’m calling to

End of

messages

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