Radio Shack TAD-285 Answering Machine User Manual


 
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CONTENTS
Installation ............................................................................................................ 5
Selecting a Location ........................................................................................ 5
Loading the Cassette ....................................................................................... 5
Connecting Power ........................................................................................... 6
Recording the Outgoing Message ................................................................... 6
Checking the Outgoing Message .............................................................. 7
Placing the Phone on a Desktop ..................................................................... 8
Mounting the Phone ........................................................................................ 8
On a Wall Plate ......................................................................................... 8
Directly on the Wall ....................................................................................9
Connecting the Handset ................................................................................ 10
Setting the Ringer Switch .............................................................................. 11
Setting the Dialing Mode ............................................................................... 11
Answerin
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stem Operation ........................................................................... 12
Setting the Answering System to Answer Calls ............................................. 12
Setting the Number of Rings ......................................................................... 12
Setting the System’s Volume ......................................................................... 13
Screening Calls ............................................................................................. 13
Playing Messages ......................................................................................... 13
Telephone Operation ......................................................................................... 15
Using REDIAL ............................................................................................... 15
Using FLASH ................................................................................................. 15
Using Tone Services with a Pulse Line .......................................................... 15
Memory Dialing .............................................................................................. 16
Storing a Number .................................................................................... 16
Dialing a Stored Number ......................................................................... 16
Remote Control Operation ................................................................................ 17
Remote Answer-On ....................................................................................... 17
Remote Playback .......................................................................................... 17
Erasing the Messages ................................................................................... 18
Troubleshootin
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Care and Maintenance ....................................................................................... 22
Cleaning the Tape-Handling Parts ................................................................. 23
The FCC Wants You to Know ........................................................................ 23
Lightning ........................................................................................................ 23
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