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PREPARATION
SELECTING A
LOCATION
The TAD-277 is designed to rest on
a flat surface such as a desktop or
countertop. Select a location that is:
• Near an AC outlet
• Near a modular telephone line
jack
If the phone line jack is not a modular
jack, you must update the wiring. You
can convert the wiring yourself, using
jacks and adapters available at your
local RadioShack store. Or, you can
let the phone company update the wir-
ing for you. The USOC number of the
jack to be installed is RJ11C.
LOADING THE
CASSETTE
Your TAD-277 comes with an MC-60
cassette tape (30 minutes of recording
time per side). You can buy additional
and different length cassettes at your
local RadioShack store.
1. Turn the supplied cassette’s hub
with the tip of a pencil to take up
any tape slack.
2. Lift open the cassette compart-
ment door.
3. Put the cassette in the compart-
ment with its full reel toward the
back of the system and its open
edge to the right.
4. Close the compartment door.
Notes:
• You can turn the tape over and
record on the other side. This lets
you save any messages recorded
on the first side while using the
tape to record more messages.
• Replace the tape at least once a
year, or more often if it is used fre-
quently.
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