Using The Tad; Setting The Tad To Answer Calls; Setting The Tad Not To Answer Calls; Setting The Tad To The Announce Only Mode - Radio Shack TAD-268 Owner's Manual

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USING THE TAD

Be sure you complete the procedures
in "Installation" on Page 8, "Telephone
Preparation" on Page 13, and "TAD
Preparation" on Page 22 before you
begin using the TAD.
SETTING THE TAD TO
ANSWER CALLS
If the ANSWER indicator is on or flash-
ing, the TAD is ready to take calls. If
the ANSWER indicator is off, press ei-
ther on the handset or the
ANSWER
button next to the ANSWER indicator
on the base to set the TAD to answer
calls.
Notes:
• If you have not recorded the out-
going announcement, the TAD
sounds four beeps when you
press . You must record
ANSWER
an outgoing
before you can record calls. See
"Recording an
nouncement" on Page 22.
• When the caller hangs up, the
maximum recording time elapses,
or there are more than 7 seconds
of silence or a busy signal, the
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Setting the TAD Not to
Answer Calls
When you do not want the TAD to an-
swer calls, press
base, or press
handset, while the tape is stopped.
Note: The ANSWER indicator turns off
if the TAD does not have any new
messages, or blinks slowly if the TAD
has recorded messages.
SETTING THE TAD TO
THE ANNOUNCE ONLY
MODE
You can set your TAD so it plays the
outgoing announcement but does not
record an incoming message. This is
useful for announcing information for
an event.
announcement
Follow these steps to set the TAD to
Outgoing An-
the announce only mode.
TAD hangs up and resets to
answer the next call.
• If the message tape reaches the
end while a caller is leaving a
message, the TAD sounds a 2-
second beep and hangs up.
ERASE/STOP
REMOTE
1. If the TALK indicator is on, press
to turn it off. If the ANSWER
TALK
indicator is on, press
on the base to turn it off.
on the
then on the
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ERASE/STOP