Radio Shack owner manual Basic Operation, Setting the TAD-1027 To Answer Calls, Screening Calls

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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 again. The TAD announces, “Answer off,” and the ANSWER indicator turns off.

•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 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.

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.

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 ANSWER/STOP/DE- LETE to stop the TAD.

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.

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