Radio Shack TAD 3809 Answering Machine User Manual


 
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Operation
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Operation
RECORDING INCOMING MESSAGES
The TAD can record an incoming message of up to 180 sec-
onds. If a recording reaches 175 seconds, the TAD beeps once
to notify the caller that time will be up soon. If the incoming mes-
sage reaches 180 seconds, the TAD beeps three times, then
disconnects.
The TAD automatically stops and hangs up if the caller is silent
more than 8 seconds.
SCREENING CALLS
Set
CALL SCREEN ON/OFF
to
ON
to screen calls and listen as
callers leave messages. If you want to speak to a caller, pick up
any phone on the same line and begin speaking. The TAD de-
tects when you pick up the phone and automatically resets to
answer the next call.
If you do not want to listen as callers leave messages, set
CALL
SCREEN ON/OFF
to
OFF
.
Note:
If you pick up the phone exactly when the TAD answers,
you might need to press
PLAY/STOP
to stop the TAD.
PLAYING MESSAGES
The message counter shows the total number of messages,
both old (ones you have listened to and saved) and new. If