- RadioShack Multi-User Digital Telephone Owner's Manual
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BASIC OPERATION 
Be sure you complete the procedures
in “Installation” and “Preparation” be-
fore you begin using the TAD.
SETTING THE TAD TO 
ANSWER CALLS
Press 
ON/OFF
. 
0
 appears on the dis-
play. When the answer indicator is lit,
the TAD is set to answer calls. 
Notes: 
• If a battery is not installed or is
weak, the display shows 
LO
.
• If you have set the TAD not to
answer calls, you can use a
remote phone to set the TAD to
answer calls. See “Remote
Answer-On.”
SETTING THE TAD TO 
RECORD MESSAGES 
For a Single User
After the TAD answers a call, the out-
going announcement plays and the
TAD sounds a beep. Then the caller
can leave a message in the general
message box. After the call is over (or
the set message length elapses), the
TAD beeps, stops recording, adds the
date/time stamp, and resets to answer
the next call. 
Notes:
• Many local phone companies use
calling party control (CPC) to sig-
nal that the caller has hung up.
Your TAD can recognize a CPC
signal and release the line. If the
TAD records phone company
messages or dial tones, your local
phone company probably does
not use CPC. 
• When the caller hangs up, the
maximum message length is
reached, or there are more than 7
seconds of silence, the TAD
hangs up and resets to answer
the next call.
• If the TAD reaches 100 percent
full while a caller is leaving a mes-
sage, the TAD plays the memory
full announcement and hangs up.
FL
 (full) flashes on the display.
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