Radio Shack TAD-727 manual

Cat. No. 43- 727 OWNER’S MANUAL Please re ad befor e using this equi pment. T AD-727 900 MHz Digi tal Spread Spectru m Co rdless Tele phone with D igita l An swer ing System 43-727.fm P age 1 Monday, December 20, 1999 4:28 P M[...]

2 FEA TURES Your Ra dioShac k TAD-72 7 900 MHz Digi tal Spre ad S pec tr um Co rdle ss T ele- phone uses ad vanced cord less te le- phone tech nology to give you s uperio r audio quali ty and ex tend ed ran ge. The TAD ( Telepho ne Answer ing Devi ce) has about a 15 mi nute record ca paci ty and stor es all messages on a mi crochi p. This gi ves yo[...]

3 Tone/Puls e Dialing — lets you us e ei- ther type of servic e, and you c an eas ily switch f rom p ulse to tone di aling fo r long-di stance, ba nk-by- phone , or other speci al serv ices. Hearing-Aid Compatibility — let s yo u use your p hone wi th hearing a ids that have a T ( telephone ) switc h. Volume Control — lets you a djust the vol[...]

4 This TAD has been tested and fou nd to comply with all ap plicabl e FCC stan - dards and i s UL lis ted. We rec ommend you rec ord you r phone's seri al numbe r here. The num - ber is on th e botto m of the case. Serial Num ber __ _________ _______ __ Importa nt: • Cordle ss phon es suc h as thi s one requ ire AC pow er to ope rat e. Wh en[...]

5 READ THIS BEFORE INST ALLA TION We ha ve desi gned y our pho ne to c on- form to federal regu lation s and you can conne ct it to mos t phone l ines. Howev er, each devi ce tha t you co nnect to the tele- phone line dra ws power from the li ne. We re fer to th is powe r draw as the phone's r inger equiv alence number, o r REN. The REN i s on[...]

6 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When usin g your telep hone equipme nt, basic safet y precau tions sho uld alway s be followed to reduc e the risk of fire, electric shock an d inju ry to pe rsons , in- clu ding the f ollowi ng: 1. Read and unders tand all instr uc- tions. 2. Foll ow all w arn ings a nd inst ruct ions marked on the pro duct. 3. Unp[...]

7 • If the product does not operate normall y by following the operat- ing instr uctions . Adjust on ly those cont rols, th at are cove red b y the operatin g instruc tions bec ause imprope r adjustme nt of other con- trols ma y result in damage and will often r equire exten sive w ork by a qua lifie d techni cian to restor e the product to nor m[...]

8 CONTENTS Installation .... .................... ............ ............. .................... ............. ............. .............. 10 Mounting t he Phone ................ ............. ............. ............. .................... ............ .. 10 On a Desk ................... ............. ............. ................... .........[...]

9 Playin g Messages .... ................... ............. ............. ............. ................... ........... 26 Deleting M essages ...................... ............. ............. ................... ............. ........... 27 Adjusti ng the T AD's V olume . .................... ............. ............. ............. .........[...]

10 INSTALLA TION MOUNTING THE P H ONE You can place the TAD-727's bas e on a desk or table, mou nt it on a standard wall plate , or mount it directly on a wall. Choose a location that is : • near an A C outle t • near a te lephon e line ja ck • out of the wa y of no rmal ac tivities • away from elect rical m achiner y , electric al app[...]

11 4. Route the adapte r's cord through the stra in reli ef slot on the bas e. 5. Plug the adapter into a standar d AC outlet. PF (power failure) flashes on the d igital display . 6. Lift the bas e's antenna to a vertic al position . On a W all Plate or W all 1. Plug one end of the su pplied s hort modula r cord into t he TEL LINE jack on[...]

12 1. Drill two holes 3 15 / 16 inch es (100 mm) apart. Then th read a screw in to each hole, letting the heads e xtend about 5 / 16 i n c h ( 8 m m ) from the w all. 2. Plug one en d of the s upplied lo ng modula r cord into the TEL LINE ja ck on the bac k of the ba se. 3. Align th e br acket ’s keyh ole slo ts with the mounting screws an d slid[...]

13 To char ge the batter y pack, pl ace the handset ei ther faceu p or facedown on the bas e. The IN USE/CHARGE i ndica- tor on the base li ghts. Recharge the b attery pac k when the TALK/LOW B ATT indicator o n the h and- set flas hes. Important: Be sure the b attery pack is properly connected before you try to charge i t. The IN USE /CHARGE i ndi[...]

14 SETTING THE DI ALI NG MODE Set PULSE/TO N E on th e back o f the base for the type of ser vice you ha ve. If you are not sure which typ e you have, once the ba ttery pac k is fully c harged, do this te st. 1. B e sure P U LSE/T O NE is set to TON E . 2. Lift the han dset, pre ss TA L K , a nd listen fo r a dial tone. 3. Press any numb er other t[...]

15 Setting the Handset's Ringer Vo l u m e Be su re RINGER OFF/ON l ocated on the side of th e hands et is s et to ON . At a ny time except during a call, press VOLUME or to set the ringer volume e ither high or low. E ach t ime you press VO LUME or , the h and- set rin gs at the s elect ed volum e. Note: Y ou canno t set the han dset’s ring[...]

16 T EL EPH ON E OP E RAT IO N MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS To make a call, li ft the ha ndset and press TA L K . Whe n you hea r the dial tone, dial the number . To answe r a call , just li ft the hands et when the h andset is on th e bas e or press an y key on the handset wh en it is off the bas e. Both the IN USE/C HARGE indicator on the base an d[...]

17 USING FLASH Flash perfor ms the electr onic equi va- lent of a switc hhook op eration for spe - cial se rvi ces, su ch as Call W aitin g. For exam ple, if you ha ve Cal l Wait ing, press FLASH to answer an i nco mi ng ca ll without disconne cting the cur rent c all. Press FLASH again to return to the first call . Note: If you do not have an y sp[...]

18 Paging from the Base to the Handse t To send a page fr om the base to the handset, pr ess INTERCOM on t he bas e. The hand set bee ps tw ic e p er se con d fo r 15 se conds. T he ba se's I N USE/ CHARGE indi cator fl ashes. To answer a p age at the hand set, press INTERCOM . Begin your convers ation af- ter the TALK/LOW BATT indicato r on t[...]

19 1. P ress MEM on the handset. The T ALK/LO W BA TT indicat or flashes . 2. E nter th e number you want to stor e. Notes: • If you have pu lse ser vice and want to send to ne sign als, press at the a ppropriate place in the seque nce of numbers . • Each or pause en try (s ee “Enter ing a Pause” ) counts as one digit in mem ory . • Each [...]

20 T esting Stored Emergency Numbers If you store a n emer gency s ervice's number (pol ice dep artment, fi re depart- ment, ambu lanc e) and y ou choo se to test the st ored nu mber, make the test call dur ing the la te evening or ear ly morning hours to avoi d peak demand periods. Also , remain on th e li ne to ex- plain the reason for your [...]

21 T AD OPERATION You can use the base or the hand set to control the TAD. With the hands et, you set the r emote operati on pers onal ide nti- fication number (PIN), s elect the ou tgo- ing mess age, rec ord outgoi ng message s, memos, or telephone con - versation , turn the TAD on and off, pla y message s, and dele te a curren t mes- sage. At the[...]

22 2. Repeate dly pres s PREVIOUS or SKIP on the bas e unt il the T AD announ ces and di splay s the numbe r of rings yo u desire – “tw o” so the T AD ans wers on the sec ond ring, “five” for fifth ri ng, or “toll saver ” when you want to use the t oll-saver function. 3. P ress ANSWER or PLA Y/REPEA T/ . The T AD s ounds a lo ng beep [...]

23 Notes: • If you make an error , the T AD beeps rapidly 3 times . Repeat Steps 1–7 . • Press each butt on within 30 s ec- onds of th e pre vious b utton pr ess. If you take longe r , the settin g proce- dure is cancel ed autom aticall y . • When you h ave an inc oming call o r pagi ng from the ba se wh ile set ting the d ay and ti me, the[...]

24 2. When fini shed, pres s OGM RE C agai n (or pr ess STOP ). Th e T AD beeps, pla ys back the messa ge, then b eeps aga in. T he di splay shows A (or AO if you set it to announce ment-o nly), and th e num - ber of messa ges (if the T AD has new mess ages) a lternatel y . The T AD is now ready to answer calls. You can also recor d your m essage u[...]

25 SCREENING CALLS You can l et the TAD an swer cal ls for you while you liste n to th e caller's m essage through the base's speake r. Yo u can ad - just the vo lume of call er's vo ice using the VOLUME on the base. If you deci de to answer th e call, li ft the handset and press TA L K , or pick up any phone on the same pho ne lin e[...]

26 Note: It is illeg al in som e areas to re cord a convers ation wi tho ut th e c ons ent of all parties to the conv ersation, inc luding the phone comp any. Che ck the laws in your area before y ou use the two-way reco rd- ing fea ture. Using the Handset Press REMOTE t hen ME MO REC/3 . The TAD begins recording. To send t he contents of the recor[...]

27 While pl ayin g back the message s, PL (playb ack) and the nu mber of the cur - rent mess ages flas h on the displ ay. For example , if y ou ha ve a total of fou r mes - sages ( one old, thr ee new ), pressi ng PLA Y/REPEA T/ displ ays 2 (the fir st new mess age). If there are no mes sages whe n you press PLA Y/REPEA T/ or PLA Y/RPT/8 , the TAD [...]

28 REMOTE OPERATION USI N G THE T OLL -SAVER When you call the TAD-727 and the number o f rings t o answe r calls i s set to “toll- save r”, it ans wers after about two rings i f you have ne w message s (one s you have not lis tened to ). If ther e are no new me ssages , the TAD wai ts fo r about five rin gs be fore it an swe rs. Thi s give s y[...]

29 The T AD an nounce s “Y ou have xx new me ssage( s)” (w here x x is the numbers of mes sages) o r “Y ou have no mess ages”, then t he T AD plays back the r ecorded m essag es cont in- uously . Wh en you h ave b oth ol d and new mess ages, the T AD first play s back on ly new m essa ges. Pr ess 8 to hear old mess age s. 3. During p laybac[...]

30 T ROUBLESHOOTING We do not ex pect you to have any pr oblems wi th your phone , but if yo u do, the fo llow- ing sugg estio ns mig ht hel p. Problem Sugges tion The phon e does not wor k or works poo rly . Check all phone line connec tions. Make su re th e AC adapter an d b atte ry p ac k are properl y connected. Make su re the battery pack is p[...]

31 If you still have problems , discon nect the ph one. If other pho nes on the same line work proper ly, the fa ult is in th is phone or i ts installa tion. If you cannot find the prob- lem, ta ke your TAD-7 27 to your local RadioS hack st ore for a ssista nce. The hand set battery d oes not charge. Check the chargin g c ontacts on the handset and[...]

32 CARE AND MAINTENAN CE Your RadioS hack TAD-727 900 MHz Digital Spread Spe ctrum C ordless Tele phone is an ex am ple of s upe rior d es ign an d crafts ma ns hi p. Th e f ollowi ng su gge sti on s will help you car e for y our TAD -727 so you c an enjo y it f or year s. Keep the TAD-727 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immed iately . Liquid s mi[...]

33 REPLACING THE BATTERY PACK If you foll ow the in structi ons in “ Conne ct- ing and Charg ing the Batter y Pac k” on Page 12, the batt ery pack shou ld last about one ye ar. If the batte ry pack doe s not hold a charge fo r more than 2 hours after an ov erni ght ch ar ge, rep la ce it wi th a new 3.6-vo lt, 6 00 mAh batter y pac k with a con[...]

34 THE FCC W ANTS Y OU T O KNOW In the unlik ely eve nt that y our phone causes proble ms o n the ph one line, the phone c ompany can temp orar ily discon - tinue you r se rvice. If th is hap pens, the phone comp any atte mpts to notify you in advance . If advan ce notic e is not practi- cal, th e phone com pany n otifie s you as soon a s possi ble[...]

35 NOTES 43-727.fm P age 35 Monday, Decemb er 20, 1999 4:28 P M[...]

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