Radio Shack Answering System Operation, Using the Menu Button, Setting the DAY and Time

RING TIME

ˆAnswering System Operation

USING THE MENU BUTTON

Use MENU on the base to select the various function settings. Each time you press MENU, the TAD announces the function and its current setting.

	# of	Function
	Presses
1		Outgoing Message
2		Clock Set
3		Security Code for Remote Oper-
		ation
4		Ringer Volume
5		Number of Rings before the TAD
		Answers
6		Recording Time for Incoming
		Messages
7		Exit the menu setting mode.

3.Repeatedly press SKIP on the base to move forward or REPEAT on the base to move backward until the correct day appears, then press SET/RING. The TAD announces and displays the hour.

4.Repeatedly press SKIP or REPEAT until the correct hour appears, then press SET/RING. The TAD announces and dis- plays the minutes.

5.Repeatedly press SKIP or REPEAT until the correct minutes appear, then press SET/RING. The TAD announces “AM” or “PM,” and 7 or F appears.

6.Press SKIP or REPEAT to choose AM or PM, then press SET/RING. The TAD beeps and announces the day and time.

To check the day and time, press MENU twice. The TAD announces the currently set day and time. Press STOP to exit the menu.

SETTING THE DAY AND TIME

You must set the day of the week and time so the TAD can record the correct day and time of each message.

Note: Enter each key press within about 2 minutes. Otherwise, the TAD exits the time setting process and you must begin again with Step 1.

1.Press MENU twice. The TAD announces “Time”, then the currently set time and the day of the week.

2.Press SET/RING to enter the time setting mode. The TAD announces the currently

set day and displays the day’s number (& for Sunday, ' for Monday, and so on).

Note: If power fails, the clock retains the cur- rent time. When the power is restored, it starts counting again from the time the power failed.

SETTING THE NUMBER OF RINGS

You can select how long the TAD waits to answer a call — 2, 4, or 6 rings, or toll-saver. If you plan to check messages by long dis-

tance, setto toll-saver (see “Us- ing the Toll-Saver” on Page 27).

1.Press MENU five times. The TAD announces “Ring time” followed by the current setting. The display also shows the current setting ((, *, ,, or j+ toll- saver).

2.Press SET/RING.

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