Radio Shack TAD-739 User Manual

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Digital Telephone Answering System

Cat. No. 43-739

OWNER’S MANUAL

Please read before using this equipment.

TAD-739

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FEATURES

Your TAD-739 Two-Line Digital Tele­phone Answering System i s a sophisti­cated, fully digital message center that
records messages for up to two lines
telephones.

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 delete an individu­al message while saving the rest. Be­cause your TAD is fully digital, there are
no tapes to bother with and no tape
mechanisms to wear out.

The TAD-739 has these features:

Two-Line Telephone Answerin

— lets you connect the TAD to up to

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two telephone lines.

Hi

h Capacit

— lets you record up to
32 minut es of messag es and mem os in
total .

Memo Recordin

— lets you leave
messages for you rself or others in your
home or office.

Dual Out

oing Messages

— you can
record two outgoing messages of up to
about 32 seconds each: one for when
you want callers to leave a message,
the other for when you wan t to play an
announcement without recording callers’
messages.

Ad

ustable Ring Number

— lets you
set the TAD to answer af ter t wo, four, or
seven rings.

Toll-Saver

— lets you avoid unneces­sary toll charges when you call by long­distance to check your messages.

Remote Operation

— lets you use a
touch-tone phone (or rotary phone and
pocket tone dialer) to operate the TAD
while you are away from your home or
office.

Voice Date/Time Stam p

— records the
day and time each message was record­ed.

Call Breakthrou

rammable Code

h (CBT) with Pro-

— alerts you to an
important call when the caller enters a
preset code during the outgoing mes­sage.

Two-Wa

Recording

— lets you record

both sides of your phone conversation.

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All Rights Reserved.

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Phone Pick-Up Detection

— stops re­cording when you pick up any ph one on
the same line as the TAD.

Call Screenin

— lets you listen as a
caller leaves a mes sage so you can de­cide whether or not to answer the call.

CAUTION

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LED Message Counter — shows the
number of messages the TAD has re­corded.

Programmable Re m ote Ope ration Se­curity Code — lets you set your own

security code for remote operation.
Remote Answer-On — lets you turn on

the TAD from a remote location even
when it is not set to answer calls.

Room M onitor — l ets you listen from a
remote phone to the room where the
TAD is installed.

Memory Backup — prot ects me ssages
stored in memory in case of a power fail­ure.

Your TAD-739 is ETL listed to UL stan­dards and meets all applicable FCC
standards.

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 BACK. NO USER-S ERVICE­ABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVIC­ING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

This symbol is intended to alert you to
the presence of uninsulated danger­ous vo ltage within the product’s enclo­sure that might be of sufficient
magnit ude t o con st itute a r isk of el ec­tric 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 i nstruct ions ar e incl uded in the
literature accompanying this product.

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READ THIS BEFORE IN­STALLATION

Your TAD-739 conforms to fede ral regu­lations, and you can connect it to most
telephone lines. However, each device
that you connect to the phone line draws
power from the line. We refer to this
power draw as the device’s

alence

shown on the label on the bottom of your
TAD.

If you are using more than one device
on the line, add up all t he RENs. If the
total is more than five, your phone might
not ring and your TAD might not answer.
In rural areas, a total REN of three might
impair ringer operation. If ringer opera­tion is impaired, remove one of the de­vices from the line.

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, or REN. The REN is

ringer equiv-

FCC STATEMENT

Your TAD complies with Part 68 of

Rules

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

Note:

You must not connect your TAD
to:

• coin-operated syst e ms

• party-line systems

• most electronic key phone systems

This device compiles with Part 15 of

FCC Rules

following two conditions:

• This device may n ot cause harmful
interference.

• This device must accept any inter­ference received, including interfer­ence that may cause undesired
operation.

. Operation is subject to the

FCC

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CONTENTS

Preparation .............................................................................................................. 6

Connecting to the Telephone Line(s) .................................................................. 6

Connecting the AC Adapter ................................................................................ 8

Installing a Backup Battery ................................................................................. 9

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

Recording the Outgoing Messages .................................................................. 10

Checking the Outgoing Messages ............................................................. 11

Setting the Number of Rings ............................................................................ 11

Basic Operation .................................................................................................... 12

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

Incoming Message Recording .......................................................................... 12

Screening Calls .......................................................................... .. .......... ....... .. . 13

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

Deleting Messages ........................................................................................... 14

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

Recording a Conversation ................................................................................ 15

Using Call Breakthrough .................................................................................. 16

Changing the CBT Code ............................................................................ 16

Changing the Remote Operation Security Code .............................................. 16

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

Using the Toll-Saver ......................................................................................... 17

Using Remote Commands ............................................................................... 17

Remote Commands ................................................................................... 18

Troubleshootin

Resetting the TAD ............................................................................................ 20

Care And Maintenance ......................................................................................... 21

The FCC Wants You To Know .......................................................................... 22

Lightning ........................................................................................................... 22

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PREPARATION

Select a location for the TAD that is near modular telephone line jack (s) and an AC
outlet, and is not in the way of normal activities.

CONNECTING TO THE TELEPHONE LINE(S)

Your TAD connects to your phone(s) and p hone li ne(s) using up t o four m odular tele­phone line connectors. If your phone line(s) do not have mo dular jacks, you can up­date the wiring yourself using adapters available a t your local RadioShack store. Or,
you can have the telephone company update your telephone wiring for you.

Notes:

• If you connect the TAD to only one phone line, the TAD records messages for
that line only.

• The USOC number of the jack to be installed is RJ11C (for a single-line phone
jack) or RJ14C (for a two-line phone jack).

The following illustrations show the possible connections, depending on your tele­phone and phone line setup:

For a Two-Line Phone and a Two-Line Phone Jack

For a Two-Line Phone and Two Sin

le-Line Phone Jacks

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For a Single-Line Phone and a Two-Line Phone Jack

For Two Single-Line Phones and a Two-Line Phone Jack

For Two Single-Line Phones and Two Single-Line Phone Jacks

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CONNECTING THE AC
ADAPTER

Caution:

designed specifically for your TAD-739.
Use only the supplied adapter.

1. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s

2. Plug the other end of the adapter

The supplied AC adapter was

AC 9V

barrel plug into the
the back of the TAD.

into a standard AC outlet.

AC 9V

jack on

A1

appears if you have not record-

•
ed announcement 1.

A2

appears if you have not record-

•
ed announcement 2.

Lo

appears if a backup battery is

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weak or missing.

When you first connect power, the TAD
announces “Please wait,” then runs a
self-test for about 34 seconds. After the
test, the TAD beeps and

A2, L2, A1, A2, 0

the message counter window.

Note:

The TAD’s message counter win­dow usually shows the number of mes­sages. That number alternates with
other displays to tell you the status of
the TAD.

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L1

appears if you have not record­ed the announcement (outgoing
message) 1 and/or announcement 2
in line 1.

•L2

appears if you have not recorded
the announcement 1 and/or an­nouncement 2 in line 2.

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alternately appear in

Lo, L1, A1

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