Radio Shack TAD-1018 - Manual (Page 10)

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9. Plug one end of
the coiled hand-
set cord into the
handset jack on
the answering
system and the
other end into the
jack on the hand-
set. Place the
handset in the
cradle.
TURNING OFF/ON THE
RINGER
To turn off the telephone’s ringer, set
RINGER to OFF . You can still make
outgoing calls. If you hear an exten-
sion phone ring, you can still answer
calls.
When you want the telephone to ring
again, set
RINGER to ON .
SETTING THE NUMBER
OF RINGS
You can select the number of rings the
answering system waits before it an-
swers calls. Set
RING SELECT to the
desired position.
The system answers calls in 2, 4, or 7
rings, or if you set the switch to
TS
(Toll Saver — the last position), the
answering system answers in 4 rings
if no messages are saved or in 2 rings
if you have messages. Toll Saver can
save you long-distance charges be-
cause, if there are no new messages,
you can hang up before the answering
system answers.
SETTING THE DIALING
MODE
Pick up the handset, then set TONE/
PULSE for the type of service you
have.
If you are not sure which type you
have, do this test.
1. Pick up the handset and listen for
a dial tone.
2. Set TONE/PULSE to TONE .
3. Press any number other than 0 .