TAD-245 Answering Device
(430-0766)                 Installation               Faxback Doc. # 18902

READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLATION

We have designed your TAD to conform to federal regulations, and you can
connect it to most telephone lines.  However, each device you connect to
the phone line draws power from the phone line.  We refer to this power
draw as the device's ringer equivalence number, or REN.  It is marked on
the bottom of the TAD.

If you are using more than one device on the line, add up all the RENs.
If the total is more than five, your phones might not ring and your TAD
might not answer.  In rural areas, a total REN of three might impair
ringer operation.  If ringer operation is impaired, remove a device from
the telephone line.

FCC STATEMENT

This TAD complies with Part 68 of FCC Rules.  You must, up on request,
provide the FCC registration number and the REN to your phone company.
These numbers are marked on the bottom of the TAD.

NOTE:  You must not connect the TAD to any of the following:

       Coin-operated systems

       Party-line systems

       Most electronic key phone systems

CHOOSING A LOCATION

You can place the TAD on a desk or table, or mount it on the wall.  Choose
a location for the TAD that is:

    Not in the way of normal activities

    Near a telephone jack

    Near an AC outlet

DESKTOP CONNECTION

Connect the TAD directly to the phone line by inserting the telephone
cable's modular plug into a standard modular telephone jack.

If you do not have modular telephone jacks, you can:

    Update the wiring yourself.  Radio Shack stores sell the jacks and
    adapters necessary to convert from older wiring methods to modular
    wiring.

    Have the telephone company update the telephone wiring for you.

NOTE:  The telephone company will charge you for the jack installation.

       The USOC number of the jack to be installed is RJ-11C.

MOUNTING ON THE WALL

Follow these steps to mount the TAD directly on the wall or on a wall
plate.

NOTE:  To mount the TAD directly on a wall, use two screws with heads that
       fit in the keyhole slots on the back of the TAD.  If mounting the
       TAD on a wall plate, skip to Step 2.

1.  Drill two holes 3 15/16 inches apart, then thread the screws into the
    wall, letting the heads extend about 1/8 inch from the wall.

2.  Plug the cord into a modular phone jack.

3.  If using a wall plate, wrap the excess cord around the TAD as shown

4.  Place the bracket's keyhole slots over the screw heads or wall plate
    studs, and press down on the TAD to secure it.

5.  Pull out the handset holder, turn it over, and reinsert it so it holds
    the handset when you hang up.

CONNECTING THE HANDSET

Plug the handset cord into the modular jack on the TAD's left side.

CONNECTING THE AC ADAPTER

Follow these steps to connect the supplied AC adapter to the TAD and to
AC power.

CAUTION:  The AC adapter supplied with your TAD is a Class II, 120V AC/9V
          DC adapter that delivers 400 milliamps (and no more than 450
          milliamps) with its center tip set to negative.  Using another
          type of adapter might damage the TAD.

1.  Plug the small end of the AC adapter into the DC 9V jack on the back
    of the TAD.

2.  Plug the other end of the AC adapter into a standard AC outlet.  The
    red POWER indicator lights.

3.  Route the AC adapter cord through the strain-relief slot on the back
    of the TAD.  This prevents the cord from being accidentally unplugged.

LOADING THE CASSETTE

Your TAD comes with an MC-60 cassette tape for recording incoming messages.

Follow these steps to load the cassette.

1.  Take up any tape slack by turning the cassette's hubs with a pencil.

    NOTE:  If there is a bracket on the cassette, remove it before you
           take up the tape slack.

2.  Open the cassette compartment door and load the cassette with its full
    reel to the right and its open edges toward the front of the TAD.

    NOTE:  You can lift the cassette compartment door at any time to see
           if the incoming message cassette tape is installed or if the
           tape is full.  When the tape is full, the full reel is on the
           left.


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