Radio Shack TAD-1010 manual

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    Cat. No. 43-7 71 OWNER’S MANUAL 900 MHz Digital Cordle ss Telep hone Please read before using this equipme nt. T AD-1010 with Digital Mul ti-User Answ ering Syste m 43-7 71.f m Page 1 Fr iday , Augus t 13, 19 99 2:5 9 P M[...]

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    2 © 19 95 Tandy Co rp or ati o n. All Righ ts R eser ved. Ra dio Sh ac k is a re gis te red trad emark us ed by T a ndy Co rpora tion . Thi s s ymbol is in te nd ed t o ale rt y ou to the pr esen ce o f u nins ulat ed dange r- ous voltag e withi n the pr oduc t’s enc lo- s ure th at mi ght be of suf fici e nt ma gni tude to con stit ute a ris k [...]

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    3 FEA T UR ES Your Radio Shack TAD-1010 900 M Hz Digital Cordless Telepho ne with Digital Multi-User Answ ering System us es ad- vanced anal og cordle ss telephone technol ogy to give you superior audio quality . I t uses the rec ently allocated 900 M Hz band which h as less interf er- ence and c learer s ound a nd greater range t han 46/49 M Hz co[...]

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    4 Digital Vo lu me Co ntro l — let s you ad- just the playbac k volume of the record- ings on the TAD. An no unc em ent Onl y — let s you record an an nouncement for callers to hear, without recording their m essag- es. LCD Message Co unter — show s the number of messages the TAD has re- corded. Remote O peration — le ts you us e a touch-to[...]

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    5 Toll-Saver — lets you av oid unnec es- sary lo ng-distance charges when y ou call by long distanc e to chec k your m es- sage s. Phone Pick-Up Detection — st o ps r e- cording when y ou pick up any ph one on the same line as the TAD, and resets t o answe r the next call. This T A D has b een tested an d f ound to comply wi t h all ap plicable[...]

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    6 CONTENTS Ins ta ll atio n ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ... .. 8 In stalli ng th e Backu p Bat tery ..... ..... .... ... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. 8 Sel ecting a Loc ation . ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ...[...]

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    7 Recor ding a Memo ... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... 2 6 Pla ying Mess ag es . ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ....... ..... .. 27 Adj usting the T AD’s V olu me ... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .[...]

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    8 IN ST AL LA TIO N INST ALLIN G THE BACKUP BA TTER Y If the AC po wer fails or you unpl ug the TAD-1010 , a 9V b ackup battery (not supplied) save s the mess ages and the settings for the day, time, and security code. We reco mmend you use an alka- line battery, such as Radio Shack Cat. No. 23-55 3. Follow these steps to install the backup battery[...]

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    9 SELECTI N G A LOCA TION You can set the TAD-1010’s bas e on a flat surface (such as a desktop or coun- tertop), or moun t it on a wall plate or di - rectly on the wall. The base’s locat ion affec ts the phone’s range. If you h ave a choice of sev eral locat ions, tr y each to see which one provides the best perfor- mance. Sele ct a l ocatio[...]

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    10 To prepare the bracket for moun ting, twist off the tabs attached to the center of the bracket and press the m securely into the holes on the narrow en d of the bracket. Moun t i ng on a W al l Pla t e 1. Plug one end of the supplied 7-inch modular cord into the TO TEL. LINE jack. 2. Insert the tabs on the suppl ied mounting bracke t into the s [...]

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    11 7. For the be st reception, adjust the base ’s antenna s o it s tands straight up. Note : If you want to remove the supplied bracket af ter atta ching it, simpl y press in the tab on eac h side of the bracket and lift the brack et away from the base. Moun ting Directly on the W all Usin g a dr ill ( not suppl ied) an d t he s up - plied scre w[...]

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    12 4. Insert the tabs on the suppl ied mounting bracke t into the s lots on the base’s bottom , then press the bracket down un til it snaps in to place. 5. Press the AC cord into the top and bottom grooves on t he l ef t side of the bracket. Pres s the modular cord into the top and bottom grooves on the right side of the bracket , then plug th e [...]

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    13 TELEP H ONE P REP ARA TION IN ST ALLING T HE HANDSET BA T TER Y P ACK To insta ll t h e supplie d rechargeable battery pack, place i t on t he batt ery compartm ent tra cks, th en sli d e it up (t o- ward t he antenna) u ntil it locks in pl ace. Note: Y ou must charge a new battery pack at least 24 ho urs before you us e it the first time. S ee [...]

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    14 CHARGING T HE HANDSET BATTERY PACK You m ust charge the ba ttery pack at least 24 ho urs b efore you use t he TAD- 1010 the first time or when you replace the ba ttery pack . T o c ha rge or rec harge the battery pack, simply place t he hand- set on the cradle. Th e CHARGE indica- tor lig h ts. Notes: • If the CHA RGE indicator does not light [...]

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    15 • About onc e a mont h, fully dis- charge the battery pack. O therwise, it w ill lose its abilit y to full y recharge , and you m igh t have to recharge and replac e it more of ten. T o fully discharge the ba t tery pack, keep the handset o f f the cradle until PRIV ACY/LOW BA T T t urns o n. Then return the handset to the base and f ully rech[...]

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    16 2. Press PROG . T he T ALK indi cator flashes. 3. Press # . Note: If you do no t com pl ete Steps 2 and 3 within 30 seconds, the tele- phone ex its this proc edure. S tart again f rom S tep 2. 4. Press 1 , 2 , 3 , or 4 to hear each ringer sound. 5. When yo u hear the rin ger sound you want, press OF F to exit . The T A LK i ndicator turns off . [...]

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    17 TELEP HONE OPERA TI ON Importa nt : If you move the hands et out- side the base’s range, the handset will not op erate properly a nd a cal l in progre ss might be disconnected (see “Troubleshoo ting” on Page 32). ANSWERING/M AKING A CALL To an swe r a cal l, if the ha ndset is on the base, simply lift the handset and be- gin you r conversa[...]

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    18 USING REDIAL To redial the l ast num ber di aled, lift the handset, press TA L K to get a dial ton e, then press REDIAL . The phone a uto- matically di als the last nu mber dia led. USING PRIV AC Y To talk to som eone else in t he roo m without the person on the other end of the phone hearing y o ur c o nversation, press PRIV ACY . The PRI VACY/[...]

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    19 Note: If you do not have a ny spec ial phone se rvices, pressing FLASH might discon nect th e current ca ll. USING TONE SER VICES ON A PULSE LINE If y ou hav e pul se serv ice, y ou c an tem - pora rily switch t o send ing tone signal s for ban king services or com puter trans- actions. Dial the service’s phone number as usua l, then simply pr[...]

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    20 MEMORY O PERATION You can st ore up to 10 p hone numbers in the TA D-1010’s m em ory, then qui ckly dial them . Note: E ach ph one num ber can be up to 16 digits long. Storin g a Number in Memory 1. Press OFF on the hands et. 2. Press PROG . T he T ALK indicator flashes. 3. Press the num ber ( 0 – 9 ) o f the mem- ory location where you wan [...]

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    21 Stor ing a Pau se in Mem ory In some telephone systems, you must dial an acces s code ( 9 , for example ) and wa it f or a second dial tone b efore you can dial an out side number. You can store the access code with the phone num ber. Howev er, you m ust also s tore a pa use a fter the access code . To insert a pause in a num ber you store in me[...]

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    22 T AD S ETUP AND BASIC OPERA TION SETTI NG THE N UMBER OF RING S The TAD is preset to sound t wo rings before it answers the first call . Follow these steps to cha nge the num ber of rings ( t wo rings, four rings , or toll- saver) . Note: If you plan to chec k your mess ag- es by long dist a nce, set the number of ri n g s to to ll- s a v e r . [...]

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    23 SETTING THE DAY AND TIM E 1. Press and hold SETUP unt il the time and flashi ng day icon appear . 2. Press REPEA T or SKIP to s c ro ll to the desired day . 3. Press STOP or wait 3 sec onds to exit the s etup sequence. Or , pres s SETUP a gain to set t he hour. The hour f lashes. 4. Press REPEA T or SKIP to s c ro ll to the desired hour . Note: [...]

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    24 SELECTI NG AN ANNOUNCEMENT The TAD has th ree announ cement op- tions: 1, 2, a nd OGM . • Announcem ent 1 l ets you record a personal anno unc ement, a nd the caller is able to l eav e a message up to 5 minut es lo ng. If you de cide not to record your own messag e, Announcement 1 plays a pre-recorded message that says “Please record message[...]

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    25 • Do not tell call ers that you are not home. I nstead, say that you can not come to the phone right now . • I f you set the T A D to receive mes- sage s for up to f our dif ferent users, your outgoing announcem ent shou ld expl ain how t o leave a m es - sage for a part icular person. For exam pl e: “Y ou h ave reac hed the Jone s resi- d[...]

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    26 SETTI NG THE T AD TO ANSWER CALLS To tu rn th e TA D o n a nd se t i t to an sw er calls, press ON/ OF F . The ON/OFF indi- cator li g hts when the TAD is on. Notes: • If fl a s he s while the AC adapter is properly conne cted, replace the backup battery . • Many local phone com panie s use callin g pa rty con trol (C PC) t o signal that the[...]

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    27 PLA YING MESS A GES W hen a new me ssage or me mo is re- corded , flashe s. If a m ess age or mem o i s in a spec ific mai lbox, the m ail - box number flas hes al so. 1. Press MAILBOX until the desired mail box number lights. The mes- sage counter indicates the numbe r of mes sages in the current mai lbox. 2. Press PLA Y . The clock di splays t[...]

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    28 3. Press SKIP to skip to the n e xt m es- sage. P ress REPEA T twice to play the previo us m essage. 4. Press STOP a t any time to exit m e s- sage playback. ADJUSTING TH E T AD’S VOLUM E You can a djust the volume of the TAD by repe atedly press ing VOLUME during messag e playback and call scr eening. The TAD has four volume settings fro m 1 [...]

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    29 REMOTE OPERA TION USING THE TO LL-SA VER W hen you call the TAD w ith the ring type set to toll- saver, it an swers aft e r about two rings if you have new m es- sage s (ones you hav e not played). If there a re no new m essages, the T AD waits for a bout f our rings bef ore it an - swers. This gives you tim e to ha ng up before the T AD answers[...]

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    30 Note: If you ent er the correct remo te operation security code, but the TAD does not accept it, t he code might have reset to the default (99) because of a power failure. T ry ent ering 99 as t he re- mote operat ion sec urity code . If this works, replace the TAD’s backup bat- tery and reset t h e remote operation se- curity code (see “ S [...]

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    31 Rem ote Oper ation Co mmands Use these keys on th e cordless handset or on a touc h-tone phone or pocket tone di- aler to operat e t he T AD when you are away f rom the base. T he T AD plays a series of voice prompts to guide you through remote operation comm ands. Press T o: 1 Play messages and m emo s. 2 Repeat messag e. Press once to repea t [...]

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    32 T ROUBLES HOOTING We do not expect you to have any problem s with your TAD-101 0, b ut if you do, try these sugges tions. If y ou still hav e problem s, take y our TAD-10 10 to your lo cal Radio Shac k st ore for assistance. Pro blem Su gg estion Noise, static, or wea k sig- nal when the phone is away from the bas e. Move closer to t h e base or[...]

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    33 Pr oble m Sugg esti on Y ou hear ot her calls while using y our phone . Place the ha ndset in the b ase m oment arily to set t he security access protection c ode and reset t he channel. Disconne ct the base from the telephone jack, and plu g i n a regular ph one. If y ou still hear other calls, the p roblem i s proba bly i n your wir- ing or lo[...]

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    34 OUT OF RAN GE INDICA TION S If you move the TAD-1010 ’s hand set o ut of the bas e’s range , the ha nds et w ill n o t operate properly. Whil e it is out of range, the h andset s oun ds d ifferent alert t ones and fl ashes vario us in dicators. Note : To turn of f the out of range indica- tions whi le the handset i s out of rang e, you can p[...]

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    35 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Radio S hack TAD-1010 900-M Hz Digital Cordless Telephon e with Dig ital Multi-User Answering Sy stem is an ex ample of superior design an d craftsm anship. The following suggestions will help you care for your TAD-1010 so you c an enjoy it for years. Keep the T AD-1010 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liqu[...]

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    36 THE F CC W A NTS YOU T O KNOW In the unlikely event that you r phone causes problems on the phone line, t he phone c ompany can tempora rily discon- tinue your service. The ph one company normally atte mpts to not ify you in ad- vance. If a dvanc e no tice is no t prac tical, the phon e com pany notifies y ou as soon as po ssible and a dvises yo[...]

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    37 NOTES 43-7 71.f m Page 37 Fri da y, Au gust 13 , 199 9 2: 59 PM[...]

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    RADIO S HACK A Division of T an dy Corpor ation For t Worth, T exa s 76102 1A6 Printed in Hong Kong RADIO SHACK L IMITED W ARRANTY Thi s tele phon e pro du ct is war ra nt ed ag ainst manuf act uri ng def ect s in mat eri al and work- mansh i p for one (1 ) yea r fro m the da te of pur chas e fr om Radi o Sha ck com pany o wne d stor es an d aut ho[...]