Basic Operation; Setting The Tad-1027 To Answer Calls; Recording Incoming Messages; Screening Calls - Radio Shack TAD-1027 Owner's Manual

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BASIC OPERATION

SETTING THE TAD-1027
TO ANSWER CALLS
To set the TAD-1027 to answer calls,
press
ANSWER/STOP/DELETE
• If an outgoing message is recorded,
the TAD-1027 announces, "Answer
on," and the ANSWER indicator
lights.
• If no outgoing message is recorded,
the TAD-1027 says, "Answer off, no
announcement" (see "Recording the
Outgoing Message" on Page 9).
To have the TAD-1027 not answer calls,
press
ANSWER/STOP/DELETE
The TAD announces, "Answer off," and
the ANSWER indicator turns off.
RECORDING INCOMING
MESSAGES
Each incoming message can be up to 60
seconds long.
The TAD hangs up and resets to answer
the next call when:
• The caller hangs up.
• The maximum message length (60
seconds) is reached.
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• There are more than 8 seconds of
silence.
• You pick up any phone on the same
phone line as the TAD (see "Screen-
. ing Calls").
Note: The PLAY/SKIP indicator flashes
when a new message is recorded. After
the new message is played, the PLAY/
SKIP indicator lights.

SCREENING CALLS

To screen calls, let the TAD-1027 an-
swer them, then listen to the caller's
again.
message through the TAD's speaker. If
you decide to answer the call, pick up
any phone on the same phone line as
the TAD. The TAD stops recording and
resets to answer the next call.
Note: If you pick up the phone just as the
TAD-1027 answers, the TAD might not
stop playing the outgoing message. If
this happens, press
to stop the TAD.
LETE
If you do not want to take the call, do not
pick up the handset, and let the TAD-
1027 finish recording the caller's mes-
sage.
ANSWER/STOP/DE-