Radio Shack TAD-1007 User Manual

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Multi-User Digital Telephone Answering System

Cat. No. 43-747

OWNER’S MANUAL

Please read before using this equipment.

TAD-1007

with Day/Time Voice Stamp

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FEATURES

Your Radio Shack TAD-1007 Multi-User
Digital Telephone Answering System
with Day/Time Voice Stamp is a sophi s­ticated, fully digital message cent er that
groups recorded messages for up to four
different users. The caller can choose to
leave a message for a specific person or
department.

The TAD stores all messages on a com­puter chip — there are no tape mecha­nisms to wear out and no tapes to bother
with. This gives you capabilities that
tape-based answering machines don’t
have. For example, you can delete indi­vidual messages.

The TAD-1007’s 26-minute memory c a­pacity lets you store more messages
than many other TADs. And, its unique,
space-saving design makes it ideal for
any office or ni ghtstand. Your TAD’s re­mote control features let you retrieve
messages from almost any touch-tone
phone. With an optional pock et tone di­aler, you can even use it from a rotary
phone.

Your TAD’s features include:

Four User Mailboxes

— let you store
and play back messages for up to four
different users.

Voic e Tim e/D a

Stamp

— announ ces
the time and day when each message
was recorded.

User-Selectable 3-Di
eration Securit

it Remote Op-

— helps pre-

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vent unauthorized remote operation.

Di

ital Outgoing Message

— gives

you a clear outgoing message.

Memor

Backup

— protects messages
stored in memory in case of a power
failure.

Toll Sav er

— lets you set th e TAD to
answer after two rings i f there are new
messages or four rings if there are not.
This lets you hang up before the TAD
answers to avoid charges when you call
by long-distance to check your messag­es.

Room Monitor

— lets you listen from a
remote phone to the room where you in­stalled the TAD.

© 1995 Tandy Corporation.

Radio Shack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.

All Rights Reserved.

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CAUTION

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ANSWER Button — lets you turn the
TAD on or off without disconnecting it.

Call/Message Counter — displays the
number of messages recorded.

Call Screening — lets you listen to in­coming calls so you can decide whether
or not to answer.

Phone Pick-Up Detection — autom ati­cally stops the TAD if you answer a call
after the TAD answers.

DELETE B utton — lets you quickly d e­lete messages individually or all at once.

Memo Recording — lets you leave
memos for your family, roommates, or
co-workers as messages on the TAD.

To take advantage of all the TAD’s fea­tures, we recommend that you read this
manual completely before you use the
TAD.

Warning: To prevent fire or shock haz­ard, do not expose this product to rain or
moisture.

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.

DO NOT OPEN.

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE
COVER OR BAC K. NO USER-SE RVICE­ABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVIC­ING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

This sy mbol is intend ed to al ert you to
the presence of uninsulated danger­ous voltage within the product’s en­closure that might be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of elec­tric shock. Do not open the product’s
case.

This symbol is intended to inform you
that important operating and mainte-

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nance instructions are included in the
literature accompanying this product.

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This TAD has been test ed and certified
to comply with applicable UL and FCC
standards.

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READ THIS BEFORE
INSTALLATION

We have designed your TAD to conform
to federal regulations, and you can con­nect it to most telephone lines. However,
each device you connect to the phone
line draws power from it. This power
draw is the device’s Ringer Equivalence
Number, or REN. The REN is shown on
the bottom of the TAD.

If you use more than one phone or other
device on the line, add up all the RENs.
If the tot al i s mo re tha n fi ve ( or th ree in
rural areas), your phone(s) might not
ring and your TAD might not answer. If
ringer operation is impaired, remove one
of th e devices from the line.

FCC STATEMENT

Your TAD complies with Part 68 of

Rules

. You must, upon request, provide
the FCC registration number and the
REN to your telephone company. Both
numbers are shown on the bottom of
the TAD.

Note

: You must not connect the TAD to:

• Coin-operated systems

• Party-line systems

• Most electronic key telephone sys­tems

FCC

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CONTENTS

Installation ..............................................................................................................6

Choosing a Location .........................................................................................6

Connecting to the Telephone Line .................................................................... 6

Connecting to Power .........................................................................................7

Installing the Backup Battery ............................................................................7

Using Reset ......................................................................................................8

Preparation ............................................................................................................. 9

Setting the Day and Time ..................................................................................9

Recording the Outgoing Message .................................................................. 10

Setting 2/4/TS ...................................................................................................11

Basic Operati on ..................... .............. .............. .............. .............. ............... ....... 12

Setting the TAD to Answer Calls .....................................................................12

Recording Incoming Messages ....................................................................... 12

Screening Calls ............................................................................................... 12

Playing Messages ...........................................................................................13

Repeating Messages ................................................................................14

Skipping Messages .................................................................................. 14

Pausing Me ssage Playback .....................................................................14

Stopping Message Playback ....................................................................14

Deleting Messages ............................................................ ..... ....... ....... ....... ...15

Deleting a Single Message........................................................................15

Deleting All Messages in a M ailbox...........................................................15

Recording a Memo ..........................................................................................15

Remote Operation ............................................................................................... 17

Changing the Remote Operation Security Code .............................................17

Remote Answer-O n ... .............. .............. .............. .............. ............... ..............18

Using Remote Commands ..............................................................................19

Troubleshootin

Care and Maintenance ........................................................................................ 22

The FCC Wants You to Know ......................... ............... .............. .............. ..... 23

Lightning .........................................................................................................23

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INSTALLATION

CHOOSING A LOCATION

Select a location that is near a modular
telephone jack and an AC outlet.

Your TAD connects directly to a modular
telephone line jack. If your telephone
wiring does not have a modular jack, you
can update the wiring yourself or have
the telephone company update it for
you.

• Radio Shack stores sell jacks and
adapters to convert older wiring
methods to modular wiring.

• The telephone compa ny charges to
install the necessary jacks.

• The USOC number of the jack to be
installed is RJ11C.

CONNECTING TO THE
TELEPHONE LINE

To connect the TAD to the phon e line,
plug one end of the supplied tele phone
cord into the
of the TAD. Then plug the other end into
a modular phone jack.

You can also connect an extension tele­phone to the
of the TAD using a second telephone
cord (not supplied).

TEL LINE

TEL SET

jack on the back

jack on the back

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CONNECTING TO POWER

Insert the supplied adapter’s barrel plug
into the
TAD. Then plug the AC adapter’s other
end into a standard AC outlet.

Caution

plies 9 volts AC, delivers at least 780
milliamps, and has a plug which properly
fits the TAD’s
AC adapter meets th ese specifications.
Using an adapter that does not meet
these specifications might damage the
TAD or the adapter.

When you first connect power,
flashes on the display while the TAD au­tomatically runs a self-test. You cannot
operate the TAD during this test. When
the test is complete, the TAD beeps
once.
display until you install the backup bat­tery.

AC 9V

: Only use an adapt er that sup-

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jack on the back of t he

AC 9V

jack. The supplied

and 00 alternately flash on the

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INSTALLING THE
BACKUP BATTERY

During an AC power failure, a 9-volt bat­tery (such as Cat. No. 23-553, not sup­plied) provides backup power so the
TAD can maintain the correct time and
memory information. However, the TAD
cannot answer incoming calls and
record messages without AC power.

Follow these steps to install the battery.

1. Slide the battery compartment
cover (located on the bottom of the
TAD) in the direction of the arrow
and lift it off.

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2. Snap the battery’s terminals to the
connector inside the compartment.
Then place the battery inside.

3. Replace the cover

When
memory alternately flash on the d isplay,
replace the battery. Be sure the AC
adapter’s cord is plugged in so you do
not lose the TAD’s stored information.

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and the number of calls in

USING RESET

If the TAD does not work, press
on the back of the TAD to reset the an­swering machine.

Note

: The outgoing message and all in­formation stored in memory are deleted
when you press

RESET

.

RESET

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