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OPERATION

SETTING THE TAD TO ANSWER CALLS

the maximum message length is reached

After you have recorded an outgoing message, you can set the TAD to an- swer calls.

To set the TAD-779 to answer calls, press ANSWER. The TAD announces, “Answer on,” and the ANSWER indica- tor lights.

Illus. flash on Answer light.

there are more than 8 seconds of silence

you pick up any phone on the same phone line as the TAD

If the TAD’s memory becomes full, it an- swers a call after two rings and an- nounces, “Memory is full.” Delete some of the old messages to make room in memory (see “Deleting Messages” on Page 11).

Note: The maximum recording capacity is 16 minutes.

To set the TAD to not answer calls, press ANSWER again. The TAD an- nounces, “Answer off,” and the AN- SWER indicator turns off.

INCOMING MESSAGE RECORDING

When the TAD is set to answer calls, it plays the outgoing message, then beeps. The caller can then record a message up to 60 seconds long.

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

the caller hangs up

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SCREENING CALLS

To screen calls, let the TAD answer them, then listen to the caller’s message through the TAD’s speaker.

To adjust the volume, slide VOLUME on the right side of the TAD.

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.

If you do not want to take the call, simply let the TAD finish recording the caller’s message.

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Radio Shack TAD-779 owner manual Operation, Setting the TAD to Answer Calls, Incoming Message Recording, Screening Calls