Radio Shack TAD-277 - Manual (Page 11)

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REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION
While you are away from your home
or office, you can use a touch-tone
phone or a pulse phone with a pocket
tone dialer to:
• Set the TAD-277 to answer calls
• Play your messages
• Record a message
• Set the TAD-277 to record over
old messages
REMOTE ANSWER-ON
You can use a remote phone to set
the TAD-277 to answer calls if:
• The TAD-277 has power.
• The cassette is loaded.
• The TAD-277 is off.
To remotely set the TAD-277 to an-
swer calls, dial your phone number
then let your phone ring at least 12
times until the TAD-277 answers.
Then hang up the phone.
Notes:
• Your phone rings 10 times plus
the number of rings you have set
using
RING SELECT (see “Setting
the Number of Rings” on Page 8)
before the TAD-277 answers. For
example, if
RING SELECT is set to
7 , the TAD-277 answers after 17
rings.
• When you return, be sure to rotate
VOLUME to turn the TAD-277 on.
Then you can play any messages
you received while you were gone
(see “Playing Messages” on
Page 10).
REMOTE PLAYBACK
You must know your 3-digit remote
operation security code to play back
or record messages from a remote
phone. The code for your particular
answering system is printed on the
bottom of your TAD-277.
To play back your messages from a re-
mote phone, dial your phone number.
After the TAD-277 plays the outgoing
message and beeps, enter the remote
operation security code within 7 sec-
onds. (Be sure each button press is at
least
1 /
2
second long). The TAD-277
sounds a tone while the tape rewinds.
If no tone sounds, re-enter the code.
Notes:
• If you do not enter the code within
7 seconds, the TAD-277 hangs
up.
• If the TAD-277 is set to TS , it
answers on the second ring if
there are messages. If there are
no messages, the TAD-277
answers on the fourth ring.
The TAD-277 plays back the incoming
messages. At the end of all the mes-
sages, the TAD-277 sounds four short
beeps and automatically saves your
messages.
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