Radio Shack TAD-1029 manual

Cat. No. 43-78 9 OWNER’S MANUA L Please read before us ing this equipment . T AD-1029 Digital Answering System wit h 2 5- Cha nn el Co rd les s Te lep ho n e 43-7 89 .fm Pag e 1 Mon day, A ugus t 16, 1999 8:32 A M[...]

2 © 1998 Tandy Corpo ration. All Righ ts Reserved . Ra dioShack is a regist ered tr ademark used by T andy Co rpora tion. FEA TURES Your RadioSh ack TAD-1029 Di gital An- swering System us es ad vanced cord- less teleph one technol ogy to gi ve you superior audio quality. Its cordless oper- ation lets you move f r e ely around your home o r office[...]

3 ANSWER Button — le ts y ou tu rn th e TAD on or off w ithout disconn ecting it. Phon e Pick-U p Detection — st ops re- cording when y ou pick up any phone on the same line a s the TAD. T el e phon e F e atu re s 25 Chan nels — the TA D- 1 029 finds a clear channel every t ime you make or receive a call. You can also manually chan ge channel[...]

4 We recomm end you record the TAD’s serial number here. The number is on the bo ttom of t he bas e. Serial Number _______ _______ __ Important: Cordless phones s uch as this one requ ire AC power to op erate. When AC pow er is off, you cann ot dial out or receive incom ing calls us ing your TAD-1029 . For this reason, the TAD- 1029 shou ld not b[...]

5 CONTENTS Prepa ratio n ... ..... ..... .... ... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ... .... ... 7 Sel ectin g a L ocati on ... ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... 7 Insta lling the Phone .................... .....[...]

6 Recor din g Incomi ng M essag es ... ....... ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .. 25 Recor din g a Mem o ... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ... .... ..... 25 Usin g t he Handse t ..... .... ..... ..... .... ... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..[...]

7 PREP ARATION SELECTI NG A LOCATION You can place the phone on a des k t op or table, mount it on a standard wall plate, or mount it direct ly on t he wal l. Se- lect a locati on that i s: • ne ar an A C outlet • ne ar a te lephone l ine jack • ou t of the w ay of n ormal activities • awa y from electrical machinery , electrical appliances[...]

8 4. Insert the sup plied AC adapter ’s barrel plug into the DC 12V jack on the back of the base. 5. Route the ad apter ’s cord th rough the strain relief slot on t he back of the b a se . 6. Insert the tabs on the narro w end of the bracket into the inner pair of slots near the bott o m of the base as shown and snap the tabs at the wide end of[...]

9 2. Plug one en d o f the supp lied s hort modul ar cord into the telephone jack on t he bac k of the base. 3. Insert the supplied AC adapt er’s barrel plug into the DC 12V ja ck on the back of the base. 4. Route the m odular cord through ei - ther gro ove on the right bottom of the ba se and the ad apter co r d through the groove below the s tr[...]

10 8. Plug the A C adapter i nto a s ta ndard AC outlet. The message counter counts down f r o m 18 to 00 and the T AD-1029 beeps. 9. Fully ext end th e base ’ s a ntenna and raise it to a vertical p osition. Mou nting the Base D irect ly on th e W a ll To mount th e base directly on the wall, you ne ed tw o screws (no t supplie d) with heads tha[...]

11 4. Insert the supplied AC adapt er’s barrel plug into the DC 12V ja ck on the back of the base. 5. Route the m odular cord through ei - ther gro ove on the right bottom of the ba se and the ad apter co r d through the groove below the s trai n relief slot. 6. Insert the tabs on the narrow en d of the b racket into the inner pai r of slots ne a[...]

12 INSTALLING BACKUP BATTERIES The TAD-1029 requi res AC power to op- erate. However, if AC power fails or you unplug the TAD-1029, four AAA backup batteries (not supplied) save the mes- sages, day and time settings, and re- mote operation sec urit y code for up to 12 hours . We rec om m end y ou use alka- l i ne ba t te ri es, s uc h as Radi oSh a[...]

13 CONNECT ING AND CHA RGING THE HANDSET BAT TERY PACK The TAD-1029 comes with a recharge- able nickel-cadm ium battery p ack in the hands et but not connected. Before using your ph one, you mu st connect the bat - tery pack and then charge it for about 15 hours. 1. Press down and s lide of f the battery compartm ent co ver . 2. Lift the battery pa[...]

14 • Wh en you fir st use the phone af ter charg ing o r rec hargin g th e batt ery pack, t he phon e migh t not work an d you migh t hear 3 short b eeps whe n you pre ss TA L K . If th is hap pens, re- turn the hands et to the ba se for about 5 seconds. This resets the se curi ty access -prot ectio n code . • Abou t once a m on th, fully di sc[...]

15 T URNING THE RINGERS OFF OR ON To tu r n o ff the ringers on the base and hands et, set RI NG E R on t he ri ght s ide of the base to OFF . You can s till m ak e or receive cal ls using this phone , and tele- phones on the s ame line still ring when there is an incoming call. The IN USE in- dicator o n the base and the T ALK indi - cator on t he[...]

16 3. T o chan ge the day , repe atedly press SKIP (6) to m ove forward o r REPEA T (4) to m ove backward. 4. Press CLOCK . The T A D announces the ho ur and “A M” or “PM.” 5. T o cha nge the ho ur , r e peatedly press SKIP or REPEA T . 6. Press CLOCK . The T A D an nounces the minut es. 7. T o chan ge the minutes , repeatedly press SKIP or[...]

17 T E LEP HONE OPERATI ON MAKING AND RECEIVING A CALL To make a call, lift the handset and press TA L K . When you hear the dial tone, dial the desired p hone number or m emory numbe r (see “Mem ory Dialing” on Page 19). To answ er a call if the handset is on the base , simply lift the ha ndset and begin your convers ation. If the handset is a[...]

18 USING REDIAL You can quickly redi al the last num ber di- aled. Simply l ift the ha ndset and press TA L K . When yo u h ear the dial tone, press REDIAL. Notes: • The T A D’ s redial memory stores up to 32 digit s, so you can redial long- distance as well as local numbers. • The redia l memory s tores pause en- tries (see “Enteri n g a P[...]

19 USIN G PAGE/ INTERC OM You can use t he TAD-1029 a s a pag er and a two-way intercom between the base a nd the handset. T his is useful if you wa nt to find the handset, or if you want to h ave a c onversation between someone with the handset and som e- one at the base. To pag e the person with t he hands et or to find the hand set, press PA G E[...]

20 Notes: • Each tone or pause en try uses one digit of memory . • I f you wait more than 20 seconds to press a key or en ter more than 16 digits, the phon e sounds t hree quick beeps. Start over at Step 1. • T o keep you r accounts secure, we recomm end you do not store your personal access code for services s uch as ba nk-by-phone in a m em[...]

21 USIN G AN OPTIONAL HEADSET You can ma ke or answer c alls with hands -free convenience us ing an o p- tiona l headset that has a 3 / 32 -inch (2.5 mm ) plug. You r local RadioShack sto r e carries a variety of head sets. To connec t the headset, insert the hea d- set’s plug into t h e j a ck on the top of the handset . Notes : • Con necting [...]

22 T AD OPERATION SETTI NG TH E T AD TO ANSWER CALLS The TAD-1029 is ready to ans wer and record calls wi th the prerecorded outgo- ing message as s oon as y ou conne ct it to AC power. To rec ord your own outgo- ing message, see “Recording an Outgo- ing Message.” To turn off the TA D so it does not an- swer cal ls, pre ss ANSWER on t he bas e,[...]

23 Using the Handset 1. Press REMOTE . The RE MOT E indi- cator l ights and –– appears on the base . 2. Press CHANGE () then A NNC (0 ) . The handset beeps o nce. 3. Speak y our mes sage in a no r mal voice, as though you were talking to someone on the p hone. 4. Press STOP (5) w hen you finish the mess age. The T AD p lays back the outgoi ng m[...]

24 USING THE ANNOUNCE- ON LY FE A T U RE Your TAD-1029 i s p r e s e t to play an ou t- going m essage a nd record a caller’s message. However, you can also set it to play an outgoin g message b ut not let callers leave a message. To turn on the annou nce-only feature, hold down both M- BOX 1 and M- BO X 2 for about 2 s econds. The T AD beeps and[...]

25 RECORDING INCOMING MESSAGES After the TAD answers a call, i t plays th e outgoi ng message, b eeps, and then the caller can s elect a mailbox by entering # then 1, or # then 2. If t he cal ler doe s not select a mailbox, the TAD records the mess age in the message c enter. Each incom ing message c an be up to 60 s econds long. (Th e maxim um rec[...]

26 PLAYIN G MESSAG ES After a new m e s sag e i s recorded, the TAD’s message counter windo w shows the total number of mess ages stored, and the REMOT E indicator on the hand- set flashes. The message counte r di s- play flash es if there are new m essages in the message c enter. If new m es sages have b een recorde d in a user mailbo x, the ind[...]

27 DELETING MESS A GES To delete th e current message during playbac k, press DELETE on t he base or hands et. Note: You can replay a deleted m es- sage by repe atedly pres sing REPEA T on the base or ha ndset before the TAD a n- nounc es “End of m essages.” To del ete all me ssages in a mailbox or the message cent er after playback, press DELE[...]

28 REMOTE OPERATIO N While you are away from your home or office, you can us e a touch-tone phone or a pulse (rot ary) phone with a pocket tone d ialer to en ter your rem ote opera- tion security code and do any of the fol- lowin g: • s et the T AD to a nswer calls • list en to messag es • r ecord a new out going mes sage • r ecord a m emo [...]

29 Remote Command s Pres s: T o: 1 Record a memo t o mailb ox 1. 2 Record a memo t o mailb ox 2. 3 Record a memo t o the message cen- ter . 7 Change t he remote operati on security code. 8 Set the day and time. 0 Record a new out- going message . T urn the T AD on or off 1 Play all messa ges from mail box 1. 2 Play all messa ges from mail box 2. 3 [...]

30 T ROUBLES HOOTING We do not e xpect you to have any problem s with your TAD-1029, but if you do, the following sugg estions m ight help. If you still have problem s, disconnec t the p hone. If o ther phones on the sam e line work properly, the fault is in this phone or its inst a llation. If you cannot find the prob- lem, tak e your TA D-1029 t [...]

31 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Rad ioShac k TAD-1029 Di gital A nswering Sy stem is an exam pl e of superior de- sign a nd craftsman ship. The followi ng suggestions will he lp you care for your TA D- 1029 so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the T AD-1029 dry. I f it get s wet , wipe i t dry imme diately. Liqu ids migh t contain minerals that c an co[...]

32 REPLACING THE BATTERY PACK If you f ollow the instructions in “ Conn ect- ing and Charging the Han dset Battery Pack” on P age 13, the battery pack should last about one y ear. If the battery pack does n ot hold a charge for more than 2 hours after an overnight charge, replace it with a 3.6 volt, 300 m Ah battery pack wi th a c onnector that[...]

33 THE FCC W ANTS Y O U TO KNOW In the unli kely event that your phone causes p roblems on the phone lin e, the phone c ompany can temporaril y discon- tinue y our service. T he phone c ompa ny normal ly attempts to not ify you in a d- vance. I f advanc e not ice is not prac tical, the p hone company notifies you as soon as possible and advises yo [...]

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