Radio Shack TAD-723 User Manual
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TAD-723 Digital Telephone
Answering System
with Day/Time Voice Sta m p
Owner’s Manual
Please read before using this equipment.
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READ THIS BEFORE
INSTALLATION
Your TAD (Telephone Answering Device)
conforms to fed er al r e gula t i ons, a n d yo u ca n
connect it to most telephone lines. However,
each device that you connect to the phone
line draws power from the phone line. We refer to this power draw as the device’s ringer
equivalence number, or REN. The REN is 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
total is more than five (or three in rural areas), your phone might not ring and your
TAD might not answer. If ringer operation is
impaired, remove a device from the line.
FCC STATEMENT
Your TAD complies with Part 68 of FCC
Rules. You must, upon request, provide the
FCC registration number and the REN to
your phone company. Both numbers are on
the bottom of your TAD.
Note:
You must not connect your TAD to:
• coin-operated systems
Your TAD is ETL listed to UL standards and
meets all applicable FCC standards.
WARNING:
shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain
or moisture.
To reduce the risk of fire or
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.
DO NOT OPEN.
CAUTION:
ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE
COVER OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING
TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
!
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
This symbol is intended to alert
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
maintenance instructions are
included in the literature accompanying this product.
!
• party-line systems
• most electronic key phone systems
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2000 Tandy Corporation.
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Contents
Features .................................................................................................................................. 4
Installation .............................................................................................................................. 5
Connecting the TAD to the Phone Line ............................................................................ 5
Connecting Power ........................................................... ...... .................................. ..... .... 5
Installing the Backup Batteries ......................................................................................... 5
Preparation ............................................................................................................................. 6
Turning the TAD On/Off .................................................................................................... 6
Adjusting the Volume ........................................................................................................ 6
Setting the Day and Time ................................................................................................. 6
Recording the Outgoing Messages (OGM) ...................................................................... 7
Setting the Incoming Message Length ............................................................................. 8
Checking an OGM ............................................................................................................ 8
Setting the Number of Rings ............................................................................................ 8
Basic Operation ........................................ ...... ...... ..... ...... .................................. ..... ...... ......... 9
Setting the TAD to Answer Calls ...................................................................................... 9
Using the Announce-Only Feature ................................................................................... 9
Screening Calls .............................................................................................................. 10
Recording a Memo ......................................................................................................... 10
Playing Incoming Messages/Memos .............................................................................. 10
Deleting Messages ......................................................................................................... 10
Remote Operation ................................................................................................................ 11
Changing the Remote Operation Security Code ............................................................. 11
Operating the TAD from a Remote Location ................................................................... 11
Remote Commands ........................................................................................................ 12
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................... 13
Care and Maintenance ......................................................................................................... 14
The FCC Wants You to Know ......................................................................................... 15
Lightning ......................................................................................................................... 15
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Features
Your RadioShack Digital Telephone Answering System is a sophisticated, fully digital
message center.
Fully digital means the TAD (Telephone Answering Device) stores all messages on a
computer chip. This gives you advanced capabilities over tape-based answering machines. For example, you can save or delete
individual messages.
Because your TAD is fully digital, there are
no tape mechanisms to wear out and no
tapes to bother with.
The TAD has these features:
High Capacity
minutes of messages and memos.
Voice Day/Time Stamp
and time each message was recorded.
Digitally -Synthesiz ed Voice
through operation of many of the system’s
features.
Call Screening
calls so you can decide whether or not to answer a call.
— lets you record up to 20
— records the day
— guides you
— lets you li st en to i nc om ing
Remote Operation
tone phone (or rotary phone and pocket tone
dialer) to operate the TAD while you are
away from your home or office.
Programmable Remote Operation Security Code
curity code for remote operation.
Remote Answer-On
from a remote location and set it to answer
calls.
Adjustable Ring Number
TAD to answer after two, four, or seven
rings.
Toll-Saver
charges when calling long-distance to check
your messages.
Selectable Incoming Message Length
lets you set the maximum length of a caller’s
message to 1 or 5 minutes.
Memory Full Warning
when the TAD’s memory is full.
Memory Backup
sages in case of a power failure.
— lets you set your own 3-digit se-
— lets you avoid u nnece ssary toll
— lets you use a touch-
— lets you call the TAD
— you can set the
—
— lets you know
— protects stored mes-
Phone Pick-Up Detection
ing a caller’s message when you pick up any
phone on the same line as the TAD, so you
can talk to the caller.
Multiple Outgoing Message (O GM) Capac ity
— lets you set the TAD to play one of two
outgoing messages then record the caller’s
message, or just play an announcement
without recording a message.
Memo Recording
es for yourself or others in your home or office.
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— lets you leave mess ag -
— stops record-
Messages Indicator LED
you know you have new messages.
LED Message Counter
ber of messages the TAD recorded.
Room Monitor
remote phone, the room where the TAD is installed for 30 seconds.
Features
— lets you monitor, using a
— flashes to let
— shows the num-
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Installation
Select a location for the TAD that is near
both a telephone jack and an easily accessible AC outlet, and out of the way of normal
activities.
CONNECTING THE TAD TO
THE PHONE LINE
Notes:
• If the phone line jack is not a modular
jack, you must update the wiring. You
can convert the wiring yourself, using
jacks and adapters available at your
local RadioShack store. Or, you can let
the phone company update it.
• The USOC number of the jack to be
installed is RJ11C.
1. Unplug your telephone’s modular cord
from the modular phone line jack and
plug it into the
back of the TAD.
2. Plug one end of the supplied modular
cord into the
the TAD.
TO PHONE
TO LINE
jack on the
jack on the back of
ers at least 300 mA. Its center tip must
be set to positive an d its p lug mu st fit th e
9V
TAD’s
meets these specifications. Using an
adapter that does not meet these specifications could damage the TAD or the
adapter.
• Always connect the adapter to the TAD
before you connect it to the power
source. Wh en y ou f inis h, d isc onne ct t he
AC adapter from the power source
before you disconnect it from the TAD.
Follow these steps to connect the power:
1. Insert the barrel plug of the supplied AC
adapter into the
the back of the TAD.
2. Plug the other end of the AC adapter
into a standard AC outlet.
Each time you connect the TAD to AC power, the LOW BATTERY indicator lights (if no
backup batteries are installed), and the TAD
initializes itself, then beeps when it finishes.
Notes:
jack. The supplied adapter
DC 9V 300mA
jack on
3. Plug the cord’s other end into the phone
line jack.
CONNECTING POWER
Cautions:
You must use a power source
that supplies 9V DC and deliv-
!
• Do not press any of the TAD’s buttons
while you are plugging the adapter into
the AC outlet. If you accidentally press a
button, reset the TAD by unplugging the
adapter from the AC outlet then reinserting it.
• The TAD cannot operate without AC
power.
INSTALLING THE BACKUP
BATTERIES
If AC power fails or you unplug the TAD, four
AAA batteries (not supplied) is needed to
save any recorded messages and the set-
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