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Radio Shack TAD-798 - page 1
Cat. No . 43-798 OWNER’S MA NUAL Ple ase read bef ore us ing this eq uipment . TA D - 7 9 8 Digit al T elep hone Answeri ng System with Cal l Brea kthrou gh 43-7 98 .fm Pag e 1 Mon day, Aug ust 16, 19 99 9:3 3 AM ...
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Radio Shack TAD-798 - page 2
2 FEA TURES Your RadioShack TA D-798 Di gital Tele- phone A nswering System is a hig h- quality telep hone answ ering device (TAD) that you can also control rem ote- ly from an y touch-tone p hone. With an optional poc ket tone dialer, you can even use it from a rotary phone. The TAD-798 st ores mess ages on a computer chip. This gives you better p ...
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Radio Shack TAD-798 - page 3
3 Rem ote Operati on — l e ts y ou use a touch-t one phone (o r rotary phone and pocket tone d ialer) to op erate the TAD while you are a way from y our home or office . Phon e Pick-Up Detect ion — stops re- cording when y ou pick up any pho ne on the same line a s the TAD. Call Scr eeni ng — lets you l isten as a caller le ave s a m es sage ...
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Radio Shack TAD-798 - page 4
4 READ THIS BEFORE I N- ST AL LA T ION Your T AD conform s to federal regula- tions, and you can c onnect i t to most telephone li nes. However, e ach de vice you conne ct to the p hone line draws power from the phone l ine. We refer to this pow er draw is the devi ce’s ringer equivalence num ber , or REN. The REN is on t he labe l on the botto m ...
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Radio Shack TAD-798 - page 5
5 CONTENTS Prep arati o n ... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... .. ..... .. ..... 6 Connecting the T AD ................... ..................... ................... .. ............... ....... 6 In stal ling a Backup Ba tte ry ... ... .... ........ .... ..... ..... .... ... .. . ...
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Radio Shack TAD-798 - page 6
6 Select a location for the TAD that is near both a teleph one jack and an AC outlet, and is not i n the way of n ormal ac ti vi tie s. CONNECTING THE T AD Notes: • Y our T A D co nnects directly to a modular p hone line jac k. If your phone lin e jack is not modu lar , you can update it y ourself, using jacks and adapte r s avai lable at your lo ...
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Radio Shack TAD-798 - page 7
7 IN S TALLING A BACKUP BATTE RY If the A C p ower fails or you unplug t he TAD , a 9V backup ba ttery (not supplied) saves t he messa ges, time and day set- tings, and the CB T and remote opera- tion security codes . We recommend you use a n alkaline battery, such as Ra- dioS hack Cat. No. 23-553. Caution: Always use a fresh batte r y o f the requ ...
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Radio Shack TAD-798 - page 8
8 SETTING THE DAY AND TI M E When you set the TAD-798’ s clock, the TAD records the d ay and tim e each memo and mes sage is recorded . Notes : • T o avo id losing the day and time settings if AC power is lost, we rec- ommen d you install a ba ckup bat - tery before you s et the day an d time (se e “I nsta llin g a Ba cku p B atte ry” on Pa ...
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Radio Shack TAD-798 - page 9
9 SETTING THE NUMBER OF RI NG S Set the ring select switch on the ri ght side of t he TAD to 2 , 4 , 7 , or TS to se t how long the T AD waits before it an- swers a call ( 2 rings, 4 rings , 7 ri ngs , or toll -saver). If you plan to check your messag es by long dist ance, set the ring select switch to TS (see “Toll-Saver” on Page 17 ). 43-7 98 ...
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Radio Shack TAD-798 - page 10
10 BASIC O PERATION RECORDING T HE OUTGOING MESSAGES Before the TAD can answer call s and record mess ages, you must record an outgoing message (OGM ). The TA D- 798 lets you record two separate mes- sages, and it o perates diff erently based on the m e ssage you select (see “Using the Anno unce-Onl y Feat ure” on Page 11). • OGM 1. After pla ...
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Radio Shack TAD-798 - page 11
11 If no outgo ing message is recorded when you press OGM 1 or OGM 2 , the T AD annou nces “Y ou have no an- nounc ement one” (or “t wo”) and sounds four beeps. SETTI NG THE T AD TO ANSWER CALLS To set the T AD to answer or not answer calls, press ANSWER . The T AD an- nounc es “Answer on” ( o r “off”) and plays the out going messag ...
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Radio Shack TAD-798 - page 12
12 RECORDING IN COM ING MESSAGES Each i ncoming message can be up to 60 seconds long. At 55 se conds t he TAD b eeps to no ti fy t he caller that t ime will soon be u p. At 60 second s it sounds one long and four short beep s, says “Thank you for your call,” and hangs up. Additionally, the TAD stops recording and resets to answer the next call ...
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Radio Shack TAD-798 - page 13
13 To repl ay a mes sage while you a re lis- teni ng to it, p ress REPEA T . T he cu rrent mess age replays from the beginning. To return to a previous message, h old down REPEA T until the desired mes- sage number appe ars in the m essage coun ter wi nd ow. Release REPEA T to play t he se lected mes sage. To skip to the nex t message, press SKIP . ...
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Radio Shack TAD-798 - page 14
14 2. Press STOP when you finish the memo (or let the T A D automatically stop recording after 60 seconds). The T AD beeps once and res ets t o answer calls. Th e memo is st o red wi th the i nc omi ng messag es. To hear the m emo, simp ly play back your messag es. RECORDING A CONVERSATIO N You can record both sides of a conver- sation o n any phon ...
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Radio Shack TAD-798 - page 15
15 SCREENING CALLS To scree n c a lls, let the T AD answer, then listen to the caller’s message through the T AD’s speaker. To adj ust the T AD’s volume, slide VOLUME to - ward + or – . If you do not want to take the call, sim- ply let the TAD finish r e cording the cal l- er’s message. If you de c ide to an s we r the call, pick up any p ...
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Radio Shack TAD-798 - page 16
16 4. Repeatedl y press SKIP or REPEA T to set the second digit, the n press STOP . The third digit appears. 5. Repeatedl y press SKIP or REPEA T to set the third digi t, t h en press STOP . The T AD sounds a l ong beep then announ ces and displays the new CBT code. CHANGING T HE REMOTE OPERATION SECU RITY CODE The TAD’s rem ote op eration securi ...
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Radio Shack TAD-798 - page 17
17 REMOTE OPE RATION You can op erate the TAD from alm ost any touch-t one phone, o r from a rotary phone us ing a pocket tone-dialer (avail- able at your local RadioShack store). TO L L - S A V E R If the ri ng select swit ch is set to TS (t oll- saver), th e TAD-798 an swers after tw o rings if you have n ew messages. If there are no new m e ssag ...
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Radio Shack TAD-798 - page 18
18 Re mo te Co mma n d Li st Press: To : 00 Set the T AD to not answer calls. It beeps and says “Answer off.” 01 Set the T AD to answer calls. It beeps, say s “Answer on” a nd plays OGM 1. If no OGM 1 is recorded, it beeps and says “Y ou have n o announc ement one.” 02 Set t he T AD t o announce only . It beeps, says “Announce only ,? ...
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Radio Shack TAD-798 - page 19
19 After pressing 2 or 3 to play me ssages, you can: Press T o : 1 Re play the previous mes - sage . 3 Skip to the next messa ge. 4 Re play the current message. 5 De lete the curr ent m essage. 6 Stop mess age playbac k. 43-7 98.fm Pag e 19 Monday , Au gu s t 16 , 199 9 9:33 AM ...
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Radio Shack TAD-798 - page 20
20 T ROUBLESHOOTI NG W e do not expe ct you t o have any problems with y our TAD-798, but if you do, try t hese suggestions. If the TA D still doesn’t operate properly, try resetting it (see “Resetting the TAD” on P age 21 ) or ta ke it to your lo cal RadioShac k store for assistan c e. Problem Re medy The incoming mes sage is incom- plet e. ...
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Radio Shack TAD-798 - page 21
21 RESETTI NG THE T AD If your TAD stops working properly, re- set it by using a straightened paper clip to press RESET o n the bac k of the T AD. Note : The ou tgoing mes sages and a ll information st ored in memory are erased when you press RESET . 43-7 98.fm Pag e 21 Monday , Au gu s t 16 , 199 9 9:33 AM ...
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Radio Shack TAD-798 - page 22
22 CARE AND MAINTENANCE You r RadioShack TAD-798 D igital Telephone A nswering System is an exam ple of superi or design and craftsmanshi p. The following suggest ions will help you care for the TAD so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the TAD d ry. If it g ets wet , wipe it dry i mm edi ately. Liquids might cont ain mi nerals that can corrode the e ...
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Radio Shack TAD-798 - page 23
23 THE FCC W ANTS Y O U TO KNOW In the u nlikely event t hat your TAD causes p roblems on t he phone line, the phone c ompany c an tempo rarily discon- nect your service. If this happens, the phone c ompany a ttempts to no tify you in advanc e. If advance notice is no t practical, th e phone company no tifies you as soon as possibl e and adv ises y ...
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Radio Shack TAD-798 - page 24
Ra di oSh ac k A Divisi on of T an dy Cor poration Fort Wo rth, T exa s 76102 7A8N Printed in Chi na Lim it ed O ne-Y ear W arranty This pro duct is warrante d by Ra dioShack a g ainst manu facturin g defect s in materia l and work man- ship unde r normal use for one (1) year from the date of purc hase from Radi oShack comp any-own ed stores an d a ...
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