Radio Shack TAD-729 - Manual (Page 13)

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SETTING THE NUMBER
OF RINGS
Set RING TIME on the side of the base to
3 , 5 , or T/S to select how long the TAD
waits to answer a call (3 rings, 5 rings,
or toll-saver).
Note: If you plan to check messages by
long distance, set
RING TIME to toll-sav-
er (see “Using the Toll-Saver” on
Page 32).
SETTING THE DAY/TIME
You must set the day of the week and
time so the TAD can record the correct
day and time of each message.
Note: Enter each key press within about
2 minutes. Otherwise, the TAD exits the
time setting process and you must begin
again with Step 1.
1. Hold down CLOCK until the TAD
beeps. The TAD announces the cur-
rently set day and displays the day’s
number (
0 for Sunday, 1 for Mon-
day, and so on).
2. To change the day of the week,
repeatedly press SKIP to move for-
ward or REPEAT to move backward.
To set the correct day of the week
when it displays, press
CLOCK .
3. The TAD announces the hour. To
change the hour, repeatedly press
SKIP or REPEAT . To set the correct
hour when it displays, press CLOCK .
4. The TAD announces the minutes. To
change the minutes, repeatedly
press
SKIP or REPEAT . To set the
correct minutes when they display,
press
CLOCK .
The TAD announces “AM” or “PM,”
and
A or P appears. Press SKIP or
REPEAT to change this setting.
Press CLOCK again to set “AM” or
“PM.” The TAD beeps and
announces the day and time.
5. To check the day and time press
CLOCK . The TAD announces the
currently set day and time.
Note: When power fails, the clock re-
tains the current time. When the power
is restored, it starts counting again from
the time the power failed.
RING TIME
CLOCK
SKIP
REPEAT