Radio Shack TAD-795 User Manual
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Digital Telephone Answering System
Cat. No. 43-795
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
TAD-795
with Fo ur Mailboxes
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FEATURES
Your TAD-795 Digital Telephone Answering System is a sophisticated, fully
digital message center that records
messages for up to four different users.
The caller can choose to l eave a message for a specific person or department.
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-795 has these features:
Four User Mailboxes
— let you store
and play back mess ages (up to 60 seconds each) for up to four different users.
Hi
h Capacit
— lets you record up to
48 minutes of messages and memos.
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.
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.
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.
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RadioShack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
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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-795 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 wi thin 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-795 conforms to federal 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.
number
, 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 ...................................................................... 6
Connecting the AC Adapter ................................................................................ 6
Installing a Backup Battery ................................................................................. 7
Setting the Day and Time . .................................................................................. 7
Recording the Outgoing Messages .................................................................... 8
Checking the Outgoing Messages ............................................................... 9
Setting the Number of Rings .............................................................................. 9
Basic Operation .................................................................................................... 10
Setting the TAD to Answer Calls ...................................................................... 10
Incoming Message Recording .......................................................................... 10
Screening Calls ......................................... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .. . 11
Playing Messages ............................................................................................ 11
Deleting Messages ........................................................................................... 12
Recording a Memo ........................................................................................... 13
Recording a Conversation ................................................................................ 13
Using Call Breakthrough .................................................................................. 14
Changing the CBT Code ............................................................................ 14
Changing the Remote Operation Security Code .............................................. 14
Remote Operation ................................................................................................. 15
Using the Toll-Saver ......................................................................................... 15
Using Remote Commands ............................................................................... 15
Remote Commands ................................................................................... 16
Troubleshootin
Resetting the TAD ............................................................................................ 17
Care And Maintenance ......................................................................................... 18
The FCC Wants You To Know .......................................................................... 19
Lightning ........................................................................................................... 19
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PREPARATION
Select a location for the T AD that is near
a modular telephone line jack and an AC
outlet, and is not in the way of normal
activitie s.
CONNECTING TO THE
TELEPHONE LINE
Notes:
• Your TAD connects directly to a
modular telephone line jack. If your
phone line jack is not a modular
jack, you can update the wiring
yourself, using jacks and adapters
available at your local RadioShack
store. Or, you can let the phone
company update the wiring for you.
• The USOC number of the jack to be
installed is RJ11C.
Follow these steps to con nect your TAD
to the telephone line and phone.
PHONE
Jack
1. Unplug the telephone’s modular
cord from the modular phone line
jack and plug it into the
on the back of the TAD.
2. Plug one end of t he supplied modular cord into the
back of the TAD.
3. Plug the cord’s other end into a
modular phone line jack.
LINE
Jack
PHONE
LINE
jack on the
jack
CONNECTING THE AC
ADAPTER
Caution:
designed specifically for your TAD-795.
Use only the supplied adapter.
1. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s
2. Plug the other end of the adapter
When you first c onnect power, the TAD
announces “Please wait,” then runs a
self-test for about 1 minute. After the
test, the TAD beeps and
the message counter window.
Note:
dow usually shows the number of messages. That number alternates with
other displays to tell you the status of
the TAD.
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The supplied AC adapter was
AC 9V
barrel plug into the
the back of the TAD.
into a standard AC outlet.
The TAD’s message counter win-
A1
appears if you have not recorded announcement (outgoing message) 1.
A2
appears if you have not recorded announcement 2.
Lo
appears if a backup battery is
weak or missing.
AC 9V
0
appears in
jack on
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