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Installation
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Installation
Select a location for the TAD that is near
both a telephone jack and an easily accessi-
ble AC outlet, and out of the way of normal
activities.
CONNECTING THE TAD TO
THE PHONE LINE
Notes:
• 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 it.
• The USOC number of the jack to be
installed is RJ11C.
1. Unplug your telephone’s modular cord
from the modular phone line jack and
plug it into the
TO PHONE
jack on the
back of the TAD.
2. Plug one end of the supplied modular
cord into the
TO LINE
jack on the back of
the TAD.
3. Plug the cord’s other end into the phone
line jack.
CONNECTING POWER
Cautions:
You must use a power source
that supplies 9V DC and deliv-
ers at least 300 mA. Its center tip must
be set to positive and its plug must fit the
TAD’s
9V
jack. The supplied adapter
meets these specifications. Using an
adapter that does not meet these speci-
fications could damage the TAD or the
adapter.
• Always connect the adapter to the TAD
before you connect it to the power
source. When you finish, disconnect the
AC adapter from the power source
before you disconnect it from the TAD.
Follow these steps to connect the power:
1. Insert the barrel plug of the supplied AC
adapter into the
DC 9V
300mA
jack on
the back of the TAD.
2. Plug the other end of the AC adapter
into a standard AC outlet.
Each time you connect the TAD to AC pow-
er, the LOW BATTERY indicator lights (if no
backup batteries are installed), and the TAD
initializes itself, then beeps when it finishes.
Notes:
• Do not press any of the TAD’s buttons
while you are plugging the adapter into
the AC outlet. If you accidentally press a
button, reset the TAD by unplugging the
adapter from the AC outlet then re-
inserting it.
• The TAD cannot operate without AC
power.
INSTALLING THE BACKUP
BATTERIES
If AC power fails or you unplug the TAD, four
AAA batteries (not supplied) is needed to
save any recorded messages and the set-
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