Samsung TAD-798 User Manual

Cat. No. 43-798OWNER’S MANUALPlease read before using this equipment.TAD-798Digital Telephone Answering Systemwith Call Breakthrough43-798.fm Page 1

10BASIC OPERATIONRECORDING THE OUTGOING MESSAGESBefore the TAD can answer calls andrecord messages, you must record anoutgoing message (OGM). The TAD-

11If no outgoing message is recordedwhen you press OGM 1 or OGM 2, theTAD announces “You have no an-nouncement one” (or “two”) and soundsfour beeps.SE

12RECORDING INCOMING MESSAGESEach incoming message can be up to60 seconds long. At 55 seconds theTAD beeps to notify the caller that timewill soon be

13To replay a message while you are lis-tening to it, press REPEAT. The currentmessage replays from the beginning.To return to a previous message, hol

142. Press STOP when you finish thememo (or let the TAD automaticallystop recording after 60 seconds).The TAD beeps once and resets toanswer calls.The

15SCREENING CALLSTo screen calls, let the TAD answer,then listen to the caller’s messagethrough the TAD’s speaker. To adjustthe TAD’s volume, slide VO

164. Repeatedly press SKIP or REPEATto set the second digit, then pressSTOP. The third digit appears.5. Repeatedly press SKIP or REPEATto set the thir

17REMOTE OPERATIONYou can operate the TAD from almostany touch-tone phone, or from a rotaryphone using a pocket tone-dialer (avail-able at your local

18Remote Command ListPress: To:00 Set the TAD to not answer calls. It beeps and says “Answer off.”01 Set the TAD to answer calls. It beeps, says “Answ

19After pressing 2 or 3 to play messages,you can:Press To:1 Replay the previous mes-sage.3 Skip to the next message.4 Replay the current message.5 Del

2FEATURESYour RadioShack TAD-798 Digital Tele-phone Answering System is a high-quality telephone answering device(TAD) that you can also control remot

20TROUBLESHOOTINGWe do not expect you to have any problems with your TAD-798, but if you do,try these suggestions.If the TAD still doesn’t operate pro

21RESETTING THE TADIf your TAD stops working properly, re-set it by using a straightened paper clipto press RESET on the back of the TAD.Note: The out

22CARE AND MAINTENANCEYour RadioShack TAD-798 Digital Telephone Answering System is an exampleof superior design and craftsmanship. The following sugg

23THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOWIn the unlikely event that your TADcauses problems on the phone line, thephone company can temporarily discon-nect your ser

RadioShackA Division of Tandy CorporationFort Worth, Texas 761027A8N Printed in ChinaLimited One-Year WarrantyThis product is warranted by RadioShack

3Remote Operation — lets you use atouch-tone phone (or rotary phone andpocket tone dialer) to operate the TADwhile you are away from your home oroffic

4READ THIS BEFORE IN-STALLATIONYour TAD conforms to federal regula-tions, and you can connect it to mosttelephone lines. However, each deviceyou conne

5CONTENTSPreparation ... 6Connecting the TAD ...

6Select a location for the TAD that isnear both a telephone jack and an ACoutlet, and is not in the way of normalactivities. CONNECTING THE TADNotes:•

7INSTALLING A BACKUP BATTERYIf the AC power fails or you unplug theTAD, a 9V backup battery (not supplied)saves the messages, time and day set-tings,

8SETTING THE DAY AND TIMEWhen you set the TAD-798’s clock, theTAD records the day and time eachmemo and message is recorded.Notes:• To avoid losing th

9SETTING THE NUMBER OF RINGSSet the ring select switch on the rightside of the TAD to 2, 4, 7, or TS to sethow long the TAD waits before it an-swers a