GE TAD-732 manual

Cat. No. 43-73 2 OWNER’S MANUA L Please read before us ing this equipment . TA D - 7 3 2 900 MHz Digital Answering System wit h 2 0 -Cha nn el C o rdle ss Te lep ho ne 43-7 32 .fm Pag e 1 Fr i day , Augus t 13, 1999 1:42 P M[...]

2 © 1999 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 RadioShack TA D-732 900 MHz D igital Answering System u ses ad- vanced cordless telephone technology to giv e you s uperior audio qu ality. It s cordless operation lets you move freely around your home or office.[...]

3 ANSWER Button — le ts y ou turn the 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 900 M Hz O p eration — p rovides bett er soun d a nd less interference than many other cordless phones. 20 Ch an nels — automatica[...]

4 This telephone dev ice has been tested and found to comply with all appli cab le UL and FCC standards. 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 ph ones such as this one requ ire AC power to op erate. When AC pow er is off, you cann ot [...]

5 CONTENTS Prepa ratio n ... ..... ..... .... ... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ... .... ... 7 Sel ectin g a L ocati on ... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .. ..... 7 Insta lling the Handset’s Antenna ...........[...]

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 INSTALLING THE PHONE Placi ng the Base o n a Desk T op 1. Remove the moun ting bracket by holding in both tabs an d g ently pull- ing out the wide end of the bracket. 2. Plug one e nd of the supplied long modular cord in to the telephone jack on the back of the b ase. 3. Plug the modular cord’s other end into a modul ar phone line jack. 4. Inse[...]

9 7. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outle t. The T AD-73 2 beeps and 00 appears . 8. Raise the b ase’ s antenna to a v erti- cal p os it io n . Moun ting th e Bas e on a W all Pl ate 1. Remove t he mount ing bracket by holding in b oth tabs and gently pull- ing out the wide end of t he bracket. 2. Plug one end of the supplied short modular c[...]

10 5. R oute the end of the modular cord through the hole in the bracket, and insert the tabs on the narrow e nd of the bracket into the inner pair of slots near t he top of the b ase as shown. 6. Snap the tabs at the wide end of the bracket into place. 7. Plug the modular cord into the wall plate jack. Align the base’s keyhole slots with the wal[...]

11 1 . Drill tw o holes 3 15 / 16 inches ( 100 mm) apart. Then thread a screw int o each hol e, letting t he heads ex- tend abo ut 3 / 16 inch (5 mm) from the wall . 2. Remove t he mount ing bracket by holding in b oth tabs and gently pull- ing out the wide end of t he bracket. 3. Plug one end of the suppli ed long modul ar cord into the telephone [...]

12 7. Align the keyhole slots with the mounting sc r e ws and slide the base downward to secure i t. 8. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. The T A D-732 beeps and 00 appears . 9. Plug the e nd of the m odular cord into a modul ar phone line jack. 10. Rai se the base’s antenna to a verti- cal position. CON NECTING AND CHARGING THE HANDSET[...]

13 Recha r g e the battery pack when the BATT LOW i ndicator on the hands et flashes. Notes: • Y ou can pla ce the hands et on the base face down or face up without removi ng the be lt cli p. If you want t o use the hangi ng hole on the back of the handset t o place the hands et on the wall-mounted base f ace-up, re- move t he belt c lip (see “[...]

14 • The sup plied battery pa ck shou ld last for abo ut a yea r . Wh en the bat tery pack loses its ability to full y recha rge , order a repl acemen t bat tery pack from your local R adioS hack store (see “Replaci ng th e Ba ttery P ack ” on Page 33). SETTING THE DIAL ING MOD E Set T/P (T one/Pulse) on t he back of the base for the type of [...]

15 T URNING THE RINGERS OFF OR ON To turn of f the ringers on the base, set RINGER on the back of the b ase to OFF . To turn off the ringer on the handset, set RINGER on t he left side of the handset to OFF . You can still ma ke or receive calls using t his ph one, and telephon es on the same l ine still ring w hen there i s an in- coming call. The[...]

16 W ith the Hand set 1. Press REMOTE . The REMOTE indi- cat or light s. 2. Press CHANGE ( ) then CLOCK (8) . The T AD announces the currently set day. 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 ( 8) . The T AD an- nounces the ho ur and “A M” or “PM.” 5. T o cha nge[...]

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 “Memory 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 you hear the dial tone, press REDIAL. Notes: • The T AD’s r edial memory stor es up to 32 digit s, so you can redial long- distance as well as local numbers. • The redial mem ory sto res pause en- tries (see “Entering a Pause[...]

19 USING T ONE SERVICES ON A PULSE LINE Some s pecial services, such as bank-by- phone, require tone signa ls. If you have pulse se rvice, you can still use these specia l tone services by foll o wing t hese steps. 1. Be sure T/P is se t to P . 2. Lift the handset and press TA L K . 3. Dial the service’ s main num ber . 4. W hen the service answe[...]

20 Storin g a Number in Memory 1. Press MEM on the ha ndset. T he T ALK indicat or flashes. 2. Enter the number and a ny tone or pause entries (see “ Using T one S er- vices on a Pulse Line” on P age 19 and “ Entering a Pause” on Page 20). Notes: • Each t one or pause en try uses one digit of memory . • If y ou wait more than 20 seconds[...]

21 T esting S tored Emer gency Numbe rs If yo u store an e mergency service’s numbe r (police department, fire depart- ment , ambulance) a nd you choo se to test th e stored n umber, ma ke the tes t call during the late ev ening or early mornin g hours to avoid peak demand periods . A lso, remain on the l ine to ex- plain the reason for your call[...]

22 Insert a flat-blade s crewdriver into either side of the b elt clip, then p ull off it. To repla ce the belt clip, insert e ither tab of the bel t clip into one slot of the hand- set, then snap th e other tab into other slot of t he hand set. 43-7 32.fm Pag e 22 Frida y, Au gu s t 13 , 199 9 1:42 PM[...]

23 T AD OPERATION SETTI N G THE T AD TO ANSWER CALLS The TAD-73 2 is ready to ans wer and record calls with the p rerecorded o utgo- ing m essage as s oon as y ou co nnect it to AC power. To record your own outgo- ing m ess age, s ee “Recordin g a n O utgo- ing M essage.” To turn off t he TAD so it does n ot an- swer calls, press ANSW ER on the[...]

24 • If the T AD’ s memo ry i s fu l l ( FL f lash- es) you must delete some mess ag- es before you can record a new outgoing message. Using the Handset 1. Press REMOTE . The REMOTE indi- cator li g hts and –– ap pears on the base. 2. Press CHANGE () then ANNC (0 ) . The handset beeps once. 3. Speak y our me ssage in a norm al voice, as tho[...]

25 USING T HE ANNOUNCE- ONLY F EATURE Your T AD-732 is preset to play an out- going message and record a c aller’s mess age. However, you can also set it to play an outgoing mess age but not let callers le ave a mes sage. To turn o n the announce-onl y feature, hold down bot h M- BOX 1 and M-BOX 2 for abou t 2 seconds. The TAD bee ps and AO appea[...]

26 RECORDING IN COM ING MESSAGES Aft er the TAD ans wers a ca ll, t he calle r can select a mailbox by entering # then 1, or # then 2 af ter the outgoing mes- sage plays over within 6 secon ds. If the caller does not select a mailbox, the TAD records the message in the mes- sage center. Each i ncoming messag e can be up to 60 seconds long. (The m a[...]

27 PLAYING M ESSAGES After a new m essage is recorded, the TAD ’s message c ounter window shows the total numbe r of messages stored, and the REMO TE indicator on the hand- set f lashes. T he message count er dis- play flashes if there are new m e ssages in th e message c enter. If new messag es have been rec orded in a user mai lbox, the indicat[...]

28 DELETI NG MESSAGES To delete the current mess age during playback, pres s DELETE on t he base or handset. Note: You can rep lay a deleted m es- sage by repeatedly pressing REPEA T on the base or handset before the TAD an- nounces “End of message s.” To delete al l mess ages in a m ailbox or the mes s a ge center a fter playback, press DELETE[...]

29 REMOTE OPERAT ION W hile you are aw ay from your home or office, you can us e a touch-tone phone or a pulse (rotary) pho ne with a pock et tone dialer to enter your remote opera- tion security code and do any of the fol- lowing: • set the T AD to answer call s • listen to messages • record a new outg oing mes sage • record a memo • de [...]

30 Re mo te Co mman ds Press: T o: 1 Re c o r d a memo t o mailbox 1. 2 Re c o r d a memo t o mailbox 2. 3 Re c o r d a memo t o the mes sage cen- ter. 7 Change the r emote operation security code. 8 Set the day and tim e. 0 Record a new out - going message. T urn the T A D on or off 1 Play al l messages from mai lbox 1. 2 Play al l messages from m[...]

31 T ROUBLESHOOTI NG W e do not expe ct you to have any problems with your T AD-732, but if you do, t he fol- lowing suggest ions mi ght help. If y ou still have prob lem s, disconnec t the phone . If ot her phones on the sam e line work prope r ly , the fault is in this phone or its installation. If you cannot find the prob- lem, take your TAD-732[...]

32 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your RadioShack TA D-732 900 MHz Di gital A n s we ring System is an example of su- perior design an d craftsmanship. The following suggest ions will help you care for your TAD-732 so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the TAD-732 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry i mmediately. L iquids might contain mineral s that can corrode[...]

33 REPLACING THE BATTE RY PACK If you follow the instructions in “ Connect- ing and Chargi ng the Handset Ba ttery Pack” on Page 12, the batt ery pack shou ld last about one year. If the ba ttery pack d oes not hol d a charge for mo r e than 2 hou rs after an overnight ch arge, replace it with a 3.6 volt, 600 mAh ba ttery pa ck w it h a co nn e[...]

34 THE F CC W ANTS Y OU TO KNOW In the unlikely event that your phone causes probl em s on the p hone line, t he phone company can temporarily discon- tinue your service. The phone company normally atte mpts to notify you i n ad- vance. If a dvance not ice is not p ractical, the phone company notifies you as soon as po ssible and a dvises y ou of y[...]

35 NOTES 43-7 32.fm Pag e 35 Frida y, Au gu s t 13 , 199 9 1:42 PM[...]

Ra di oSha ck A Di vision of T andy Corp oration Fort Worth, T exas 76102 03A99 P r in ted in Ch in a Limit ed One-Y ear W arr ant y This pr oduct is warran ted by RadioShac k a gai n st manufactur i ng defec ts in material and w or kman - ship und er normal use for one (1) year from the date of p urchase from R adioSh ack company -owned stores a n[...]