Radio Shack TAD-285 Owner's Manual page 20

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Problem
Recordings sound
distorted.
Remote control func-
tions do not work.
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Cause
You were too close to
the microphone or you
spoke too loudly when
you recorded the outgo-
ing message.
The tape head is dirty.
The tape is worn out.
The remote operation
security code was not
entered correctly.
You are using a pulse
dialing phone.
The tone output from
the phone or tone dialer
is not long enough.
The telephone line is
noisy.
Seven seconds of
silence have passed so
the answering system
hangs up.
Solution
Rerecord the message.
Speak clearly into the
microphone at a normal vol-
ume from about 12 inches
away.
Clean the head using a
tape head-cleaning kit
(see "Cleaning the Tape-
Handling Parts" on
Page 23).
Unplug the adapter from the
AC outlet, replace the tape,
then plug the adapter back
into the AC outlet.
Enter the correct code.
Use a touch-tone phone or
pocket tone dialer.
Press and hold the buttons
1
for at least / second or try
2
using another phone or
dialer.
Enter the remote operation
security code again to
retrieve the messages.
Call the answering system
and try again.