Deleting messages, Screening calls, Using call breakthrough – Radio Shack TAD-705 User Manual
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TAD Operation
• the TAD's memory is full
The recorded conversation is stored as a
message (see “Playing Messages” on
Page 16).
DELETING MESSAGES
To delete a specific message, press
DELETE
while the message is playing. The TAD
beeps and deletes the message, then plays
the next.
To delete all messages, stop playback and
hold down
DELETE
until
dEL
ALL
appears,
then press
9
9
9
9
/
;
;
;
;
.
The TAD does not delete new messages. If
you hold down
DELETE
then press
9
9
9
9
/
;
;
;
;
to
delete only new messages, the TAD sounds
four beeps.
SCREENING CALLS
To screen calls, let the TAD answer them.
TAD
IN
USE
appears.
Listen to the caller's message through the
TAD's speaker. To adjust the volume, slide
SPEAKER VOL MIN/MAX
on the right side of
the TAD (see “Adjusting the Volume” on
Page 11).
If you decide to answer the call, pick up any
phone on the same phone line as the TAD.
The TAD stops recording and resets to an-
swer the next call.
If you do not want to take the call, let the
TAD finish recording the caller's message.
Note: If you answer the phone just as the
TAD answers, the TAD might not stop play-
ing the outgoing message. If this happens,
press
STOP
.
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 during
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 168, but you can
change it by following these steps.
Note: If you do not complete each step with-
in 8 seconds, the TAD exits setup. Start
again from Step 1.
1. Hold down
STOP
until the TAD beeps
once.
2. Press
DIAL
four times.
168
and
SET
CBT
CODE
appear.
1
flashes.
3. Repeatedly press
:
:
:
:
/
8
8
8
8
to set the first
digit, then press
9
9
9
9
/
;
;
;
;
. The second digit
flashes.
Note: If you make a mistake, repeatedly
press
9
9
9
9
/
;
;
;
;
until the desired digit
flashes then re-enter the code.
4. Repeat Step 3 to set the second and
third digits.
5. Press
DIAL
then press
STOP
to return to
the time display.
CALLER ID
TELEPHONE ANSWERING SYSTEM
DIAL
DELETE
/
/
AM
CALL
NEW
O M1 O M2
ANS ON
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