Radio Shack TAD-739 Answering Machine User Manual


 
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USING CALL
BREAKTHROUGH
If you screen your calls but want to know
when calls come in from certain people,
give them your call breakthrough (CBT)
code.
When a caller enters the CBT code dur-
ing the outgoing message, the TAD
alerts you with a series of loud beeps for
35 seconds. To answer the call, pick up
the handset. If you do not answer, the
caller can leave a message after the
outgoing message plays.
Changing the CBT Code
The CBT code is preset to 648, but you
can change it by following these steps.
Note
: Be sure to complete each step
within 8 seconds. Otherwise, the TAD
beeps four times and you must start
over from Step 1.
1. Hold down
CODE
until the TAD
beeps.
Co
(code) appears.
2. Press
REPEAT
.
Cc
(CBT code) ap-
pears, and the TAD announces and
shows the current code’s numbers
in sequence. Then the first digit of
the code reappears.
3. Repeatedly press
SKIP
or
REPEAT
to set the first digit, then press
STOP
.
The second digit appears.
4. Repeatedly press
SKIP
or
REPEAT
to set the second and third digits,
pressing
STOP
after each digit. The
TAD beeps and announces the new
CBT code.
CHANGING THE REMOTE
OPERATION SECURITY
CODE
The remote operation security code is
preset to 739, but you can change it by
following these steps. Do not use the
same number you choose for the CBT
code.
Note
: Be sure to complete each step
within 8 seconds. Otherwise, the TAD
beeps four times and you must start
over from Step 1.
1. Hold down
CODE
until the TAD
beeps.
Co
(code) appears.
2. Press
CODE
again.
Sc
(security
code) appears, and the TAD an-
nounces and displays the current
code’s numbers (739) in sequence.
Then the first digit of the code ap-
pears.
3. Repeatedly press
SKIP
or
REPEAT
to set the first digit, then press
STOP
.
The second digit appears.
4. Repeatedly press
SKIP
or
REPEAT
to set the second and third digits,
pressing
STOP
after each digit. The
TAD beeps and announces the new
remote operation security code.
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