PREPARATION
Select a location for the TAD that is near a modular telephone line jack and an AC outlet, and is not in the way of normal activities.
CONNECTING TO THE TELEPHONE LINE
Notes:
•Your TAD connects directly to a modular telephone line jack. If your phone line jack is not a modular jack, you can update the wiring yourself, using jacks and adapters available at your local RadioShack store. Or, you can let the phone company update the wiring for you.
•The USOC number of the jack to be installed is RJ11C.
Follow these steps to connect your TAD to the telephone line and phone.
PHONE LINE
Jack Jack
1.Unplug the telephone’s modular cord from the modular phone line jack and plug it into the PHONE jack on the back of the TAD.
2.Plug one end of the supplied modu- lar cord into the LINE jack on the back of the TAD.
3.Plug the cord’s other end into a modular phone line jack.
CONNECTING THE AC ADAPTER
Caution: The supplied AC adapter was designed specifically for your
AC 9V
1.Insert the supplied AC adapter’s barrel plug into the AC 9V jack on the back of the TAD.
2.Plug the other end of the adapter into a standard AC outlet.
When you first connect power, the TAD announces “Please wait,” then runs a
Note: The TAD’s message counter win- dow usually shows the number of mes- sages. That number alternates with other displays to tell you the status of the TAD.
•A1 appears if you have not record- ed announcement (outgoing mes- sage) 1.
•A2 appears if you have not record- ed announcement 2.
•Lo appears if a backup battery is weak or missing.
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