TAD-412 (430-0399) Care and Maintenance Faxback Doc. # 16811 Your TAD-412 is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for the product so that you can enjoy it for years. Keep your TAD dry. If it does get wet, wipe it off immediately. Liquids can contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits. Use and store your TAD only in normal temperature environments. High temperatures can shorten the life of electronic devices, and distort or melt plastic parts. Handle your TAD gently and carefully. Dropping it can damage circuit boards and can cause the product to work improperly. Keep your TAD away from dust and dirt. These can cause premature wear of parts. Wipe your TAD with a dampened cloth occasionally to keep it looking new. Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents, or strong detergents. Modifying or tampering with your TAD's internal components can cause a malfunction and might invalidate your warranty. If the product doe snot perform as it should, take it to your local Radio Shack store. CLEANING THE TAPE HEADS Inspect and clean tape heads on a regular basis. A swab or tape-head cleaning kit is useful for this purpose. Press STOP and remove both cassettes. A swab dipped in tape head cleaning solution can then be gently applied to the tape heads. Never use any chemical not approved for tape head cleaning and never touch the head surface with your fingers or with any sharp metal object. IN CASE OF A POWER FAILURE During an AC power failure, the answering machine functions do not work. If power is off longer than 12 hours, the answering machine loses its function information. It will then enter the stop mode when power is restored. The answer mode is cancelled. But if the failure lasts less than 12 hours it will return to normal operation. Your answering machine retains the following information to assure normal operation when power is restored. If your answering machine is set to the answer mode, it returns to the answer mode when power is restored. If your answering machine had incoming messages prior to the interruption, the ANSWER indicator start blinking slowly when power is restored. If your answering machine had old and new messages, it retains the separate grouping. THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW It is very unlikely, but if your answering machine causes problems on the phone line, the telephone company can discontinue your service temporarily. If this happens, the telephone company notifies you and gives you a chance to correct the problem. Also, the telephone company can change its lines and/or equipment. If these changes affect your telephone or its connection, the telephone company notifies you in writing so that you can take steps to ensure uninterrupted service. LIGHTNING Your answering machine has built-in protection circuits. These circuits meet or exceed FCC requirements to reduce the risk of damage from surges in the telephone line current or the AC power line. Lightning striking near, or directly on, these lines might cause an excessive surge of voltage that can damage the answering machine. Lightning damage is not common. However, if this concerns you, or if you live in an area with frequent or severe electrical storms, we suggestion that you unplug your electronic equipment during the storms. (ALL-09/08/95)