TAD-246 (430-0755) Remote Operation Faxback Doc. # 6143 While you are away from your home or office, you can use a touch-tone phone, or a rotary phone and pocket tone dialer, to do any of the following: * Set the TAD to start or stop answering calls * Play your messages * Record a new outgoing announcement Remote Answer-On To use a remote phone to set the TAD to answer, dial your phone number and let the phone ring until the TAD answers. This takes about 10 rings. After the TAD beeps, enter your security code within 8 seconds, then hang up the phone. Toll Saver If the TAD has recorded messages, it answers the phone after about 2 rings. If there are no recorded messages, the TAD answers after 4 rings. If you are calling to retrieve your messages, you can hang up after the second ring. Using Remote Control Commands To operate the TAD from a remote phone, do the following. Notes: * The remote operation security code is on a sticker on the bottom of the TAD. * Unless you enter remote control command 2 (Answer Off), the TAD sets itself to answer calls after remote operation. 1. Dial your phone number. 2. When the outgoing announcement ends, enter the remote security code within 8 seconds. Hold down the button at least 2 second. Notes: * If you do not correctly enter the remote security code within 8 seconds, the TAD disconnects the calls. * If the tape is full when you call the TAD, the TAD answers after eight rings. Then, it sounds eight beeps instead of the announcement. Enter the remote security code within 8 seconds. 3. The TAD beeps to prompt for a command. Enter a remote control command by pressing the appropriate number. After each operation, the TAD beeps. To end remote operation, hang up the phone. Notes: * If you do not enter a command within 8 seconds after a command prompt, the TAD sounds a beep and hangs up. * If you hang up while the TAD is playing back messages, the TAD might not recognize that you hung up. If someone calls while the TAD continues to play the new messages, the caller hears a busy signal. Remote Control Command Descriptions Command Key Command Description ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 1 Record Outgoing Press 1 to record a new outgoing Announcement announcement. The TAD beeps twice. Begin your new outgoing announcement. When you finish your announcement, press 1 again to end the recording. The TAD replays your new outgoing announcement. ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 2 Remote Answer Off Press 2 before you listen to messages to set the TAD to not answer incoming calls. The TAD beeps and then disconnects the call and turn off. Erase Messages After you listen to your incoming messages, press 2 to have the TAD record new messages over old messages. ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 3 Remote Play Press 3 play your incoming messages. The TAD sounds tones while it rewinds the tape. Then, it plays back your incoming messages. ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── (RLR-02-24-94)