Follow these steps to record your out- going message.

1.Rotate VOLUME on the base to the right until it clicks. The MES- SAGE indicator lights.

2.Lift open the cassette compart- ment door.

3.Hold down OGM REC/PLAY until the MESSAGE indicator turns off, then release the button. The answering system beeps once.

4.When the MESSAGE indicator lights again, speak clearly in a normal voice about 12 inches away from the microphone.

Microphone

5.When you finish recording your message, press OGM REC/PLAY again. The MESSAGE indicator turns off, then the answering sys- tem beeps twice and plays back the message as it is recording from the digital chip to the tape. (The message is backed up on tape so after a power failure it can be automatically restored to the chip.)

Wait until the answering system plays back the message before you contin- ue installing your answering system.

Checking the Outgoing Message

Press OGM REC/PLAY at any time to hear the outgoing message. The an- swering system beeps once, plays back the message, beeps twice, then resets to answer calls.

To adjust the volume, rotate VOLUME.

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Radio Shack TAD-1018 owner manual Checking the Outgoing Message