TAD-265 Cordless Telephone Answering System
(430-0730)                Preparation                 Faxback Doc. # 17229

Complete the procedures in this section before you use the TAD-265.

SETTING THE DIALING MODE

Set TONE/PULSE for the type of service you have.  If you are not sure
which type of service you have, do this test.

1.  Set TONE/PULSE to TONE.

2.  Lift the handset and listen for a dial tone.

3.  Press any number other than 0.

    NOTE:  If your phone system requires that you dial an access code
           (9, for example) before you dial an outside number, do not
           press 0 or the access code.

If the dial tone continues, you have pulse service,  Set TONE/PULSE to
PULSE and return the handset to the cradle.  The next time you make a
call, the phone uses pulse dialing.

SETTING THE CPC SWITCH

Set the CPC (Calling Party Control) switch for the type of system your
telephone company uses.  Begin with the switch set to MAX.

If your answering machine often records a telephone company message, dial
tones, and so on, set the switch to MIN.

NOTE:  Call waiting, a service offered by most telephone companies, uses
       signals identical to CPC signals.  If you have this service, you
       should set the CPC switch to MAX.  Otherwise, if the answering
       machine receives a second call while the first caller is leaving a
       message, the answering machine might hang up during the first
       caller's message.

RECORDING THE OUTGOING ANNOUNCEMENT

Before you can use the TAD, you must record the outgoing announcement that
the caller hears when the TAD answers a call.  Your announcement can be up
to 21 seconds long.  Ask for the caller's name, phone number, and a
message.

WARNING:  To help protect your home or office from theft, do not tell
          callers that you are away.  Instead, say that you cannot come to
          the phone.

Follow these steps to record the announcement.

1.  Turn off all indicators on the base and handset.  (Press TALK to turn
    off the talk indicator; press STOP to turn off the answer indicator.)

2.  Press REMOTE.

3.  Press * then 5.  You hear intermittent beeps while the TAD rewinds the
    tape for the announcement backup.

4.  When the tape fully rewinds, you hear a 1-second beep.  Speak your
    outgoing announcement into the mouthpiece of the handset.

5.  Press 0 to end your outgoing announcement.  If you do not press 0
    within 21 seconds, the TAD automatically stops.

NOTE:  When you record your outgoing announcement, the TAD records it on
       the message tape simultaneously for a backup copy.  If the TAD loses
       power, the outgoing announcement is no longer in memory.  When power
       restores, the TAD retrieves the backup outgoing announcement from
       the message tape.

CHECKING THE OUTGOING ANNOUNCEMENT

Check the announcement as follows:

1.  Turn off all indicators on the base and handset.  (Press TALK to turn
    off the talk indicator; press STOP to turn off the answer indicator.)

2.  Press REMOTE, then 5.

    A 1-second beep sounds and the TAD plays the announcement.

SETTING THE MAXIMUM INCOMING MESSAGE LENGTH

You can select the maximum incoming message length that the callers can
record - 3 minutes or 30 seconds.  The factory-set length is 3 minutes.

To change to 30 seconds:

1.  Turn off all indicators on the base and handset.  (Press TALK to turn
    off the talk indicator; press STOP to turn off the answer indicator.)

2.  Press * then MEMORY.  The HOLD/INTERCOM indicator starts to blink and
    a beep sounds.

3.  Press 8 then #.

4.  Press MEMORY to store the new setting.  The HOLD/INTERCOM indicator
    starts to blink and a beep sounds.

3.  Press ANSWER.

4.  Enter the new setting using the number button on the handset.

    Press a number from 1 to 7 to designate the number of times you want
    the phone to ring before the TAD answers it.

    Press 8 to designate the toll saver setting.

5.  Press MEMORY to store the new setting.  The HOLD/INTERCOM indicator
    goes off and a long beep sounds.

SETTING TO THE ANNOUNCE ONLY MODE

You can set your answering machine so it plays the outgoing announcement
but does not record an incoming message.  This is useful for announcing
information for an event.

To set to the announce only mode:

1.  Be sure the TALK indicator is off.

2.  Press * then MEMORY.  The HOLD/INTERCOM indicator starts to blink and
    a beep sounds.

3.  Press 7 then #.

4.  Press MEMORY to store the new setting.  The HOLD/INTERCOM indicator
    goes off and a long beep sounds.

In your recorded announcement, make it clear that the caller cannot leave
a message.  See "Recording The Outgoing Announcement."

To go back to the incoming message recording mode, repeat Steps 1-4 but
press * instead of # in Step 3.

NOTE:  The TAD must be set to answer calls before it will play the
       announcement (see "Setting the TAD to Answer Calls").

SETTING THE VOLUME

The telephone answering system has three volume controls:

Base Volume Switch           - set this switch to OFF, Lo, or Hi to control
                               the message playback or intercom volume.

Handset Ringer Volume Switch - set this switch to OFF, LO, or HI to control
                               the ringer volume at the handset.