Radio Shack TAD-285 Answering System Operation, Setting the Answering System to Answer Calls

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ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION

SETTING THE ANSWERING SYSTEM TO ANSWER CALLS

Rotate VOLUME toward HI until it clicks. When the red light on the PLAY button stays on without the answering system sounding a tone, the system is ready to answer calls.

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The answering system hangs up and resets to answer the next call when:

The caller hangs up.

The maximum message length of about 60 seconds is reached.

There are more than 7 seconds of silence.

The answering system can record up to about 29 minutes of incoming mes- sages on the supplied tape. If the tape reaches the end while a caller is leav- ing a message, the answering system beeps twice and hangs up.

If the incoming message tape is full, the answering system answers a call after ten rings, plays back the outgo- ing message, then waits 7 seconds for the remote operation security code. If the correct code is not entered, the answering system beeps twice and hangs up. See “Remote Control Oper- ation” on Page 17.

To have the answering system not an- swer calls, rotate VOLUME to STOP. The red light turns off.

SETTING THE NUMBER OF RINGS

You can select the number of rings the answering system waits before it an- swers calls. Set 1.4.9.TOLL SAVER to the desired position.

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The system answers calls in 1, 4, or 9 rings, or if you set the switch to TOLL SAVER (the last position), the answer- ing system answers in four rings if no messages are saved or in two rings if you have messages. This feature can save you long-distance charges be- cause, if there are no new messages, you can hang up before the answering system answers.

Note: If you subscribe to Caller ID, do not set 1.4.9.TOLL SAVER to 1 (the first position), because Caller ID informa- tion is sent between the first and sec- ond rings.

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Contents TAD-285 Features Answering SystemTelephone Read this First FCC StatementContents Installation Selecting a LocationLoading Cassette Connecting Power Recording the Outgoing MessageChecking the Outgoing Message Placing the Phone on a Desktop Mounting the PhoneOn a Wall Plate Directly on the Wall Connecting Handset Setting the Ringer Switch Setting the Dialing ModeSetting the Answering System to Answer Calls Setting the Number of RingsAnswering System Operation Setting the SYSTEM’S Volume Screening CallsPlaying Messages Fm Page 14 Monday, August 16, 1999 754 AM Using Redial Using FlashTelephone Operation Memory Dialing Storing a NumberDialing a Stored Number Remote Control Operation Remote ANSWER-ONRemote Playback Erasing Messages Troubleshooting Problem Cause SolutionFm Page 20 Monday, August 16, 1999 754 AM Fm Page 21 Monday, August 16, 1999 754 AM Care and Maintenance FCC Wants YOU to Know LightningRadioShack Division of Tandy Corporation Fort Worth, Texas