Radio Shack TAD-1018, Owner'S Manual

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Recordings sound
distorted. You were too close to the
microphone or you spoke
too loudly when you record-
ed the outgoing message. Record the message again.
Speak clearly into the micro-
phone in a normal voice about
12 inches away.
The tape head is dirty. Clean the head using a tape
head-cleaning kit (see “Clean-
ing the Tape-Handling Parts”
on Page 22).
The tape is worn out. Unplug the adapter from the
AC outlet, replace the tape,
then plug the adapter back into
the AC outlet.
Remote control func-
tions do not work. The correct remote opera-
tion security code was not
entered. Enter the correct code.
You are using a pulse dial-
ing phone. Use a touch-tone phone or
pocket tone dialer.
The tone output from the
phone or tone dialer is not
long enough. Press and hold the buttons for
at least
1
/
2
second or try using
another phone or dialer.
The telephone line is noisy. Enter the remote operation se-
curity code again.
Seven seconds of silence
have passed so the an-
swering system hangs up. Call the answering system and
try again.
Continuous tone
sounds. No outgoing message re-
corded. Record an outgoing message
(see “Recording the Outgoing
Message” on Page 6).
The cassette tape is bro-
ken. Unplug the adapter from the
AC outlet, replace the tape,
then plug the adapter back into
the AC outlet.
The cassette tape is
jammed. Unplug the adapter from the
AC outlet; remove, unjam, and
reinstall the tape; then plug the
adapter back into the AC outlet.
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