Radio Shack TAD-1018 owner manual Problem Cause Solution

Problem	Cause	Solution
Recordings sound	You were too close to the	Record the message again.
distorted.	microphone or you spoke	Speak clearly into the micro-
	too loudly when you record-	phone in a normal voice about
	ed the outgoing message.	12 inches away.
	The tape head is dirty.	Clean the head using a tape
		head-cleaning kit (see “Clean-
		ing the Tape-Handling Parts”
		on Page 22).
	The tape is worn out.	Unplug the adapter from the
		AC outlet, replace the tape,
		then plug the adapter back into
		the AC outlet.
Remote control func-	The correct remote opera-	Enter the correct code.
tions do not work.	tion security code was not
	entered.
	You are using a pulse dial-	Use a touch-tone phone or
	ing phone.	pocket tone dialer.
	The tone output from the	Press and hold the buttons for
	phone or tone dialer is not	at least 1/2 second or try using
	long enough.	another phone or dialer.
	The telephone line is noisy.	Enter the remote operation se-
		curity code again.
	Seven seconds of silence	Call the answering system and
	have passed so the an-	try again.
	swering system hangs up.
Continuous tone	No outgoing message re-	Record an outgoing message
sounds.	corded.	(see “Recording the Outgoing
		Message” on Page 6).
	The cassette tape is bro-	Unplug the adapter from the
	ken.	AC outlet, replace the tape,
		then plug the adapter back into
		the AC outlet.
	The cassette tape is	Unplug the adapter from the
	jammed.	AC outlet; remove, unjam, and
		reinstall the tape; then plug the
		adapter back into the AC outlet.

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