Radio Shack TAD-1016 manual

Cat. No. 43-77 5 OWNER’S MANUA L Please read before us ing this equipment . T AD-1016 25-Channel • Dual-Keypad Cordless Speakerpho ne High-Capacit y Digital Answering System 43-7 75 .f m Pag e 1 Fri day , Aug us t 13, 19 99 3:25 P M[...]

2 © 1 996 T and y Co rpora tio n. All Rights Re served. RadioSh ac k is a regis ter ed trad emark used by T andy Co rpora tion . This sy m bo l is in te nd ed to a le rt yo u to the pr e s en ce of un ins u la ted da n- ger ous volta ge w ith in t he prod uct ’s encl os u r e th at m ig ht b e of s uf fic ie nt mag nit ud e to co nsti tu te a ri[...]

3 FEA TURES Your R adioShack TAD-1016 25- Channel • Dual-Keypad Cordless Speakerphone , High-Capacity Digi tal Answering S ystem uses adv anced a n- alog cordless telephone t echnology to give you superior audio qual it y. Its cordless operation lets you move free- ly around yo ur home or office. The T AD st ores a ll messag es on a computer chip[...]

4 Pre-reco rded Mes sages — give you the option of using the existing outg o- ing messages or recording your own. An no unc em ent On ly — lets you pl ay an announc ement for callers to hear, without recordi ng their m essages. Digital Mess age Counter —s h o w s the number o f messages the TAD h as saved. Remote Operati on — lets yo u use [...]

5 CONTENTS Ins tall ation .... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... 7 Sel ect i ng a L ocat ion ....... ..... ..... .... ... .. ..... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ... ..... .... ..... ..... 7 Pla cin g t h e Ba se on a D esktop ..... .... .....[...]

6 Remo te O pera tion ..... .. .. ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... .. 29 Usin g t h e T o ll-S a ver . ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .. .... 29 Ac cessi ng th e T AD by Remote .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ...[...]

7 IN STALLATI ON SELECTI NG A LOCATION You can set the TAD-1016’ s base on a flat surface (suc h as a d esk or counter top), or mount it on a wall plate or di rectly on t he wal l. The base’s location a ffects the phone’s range, so if you have a choice of sev- eral l ocations, try each t o see which gives the best performance. Select a locati[...]

8 4. Route the a dapter ’s cord t hrough the st rain relief slot o n the back of the b a se . 5. Plug the a dapter into a st andard AC outlet. The P O WER indicator on the base lights. 6. Fully e xtend th e base’s anten na and place it in a vertical position. Moun ting the Ba se on a W all Plate To make t his connection, you ne ed a short m odu[...]

9 2. Plug the supp lied AC a dapter ’s barrel plug into t h e DC IN 9V j ack. 3. Route the adapter cord through the upper and lower grooves and the modular cord through only the upper gro ove on t he bo ttom of the base. 4. Plug the mo dular cord’s ot her end into the w all pla te ja ck, then align the base’s keyhole slots with the wall plate[...]

10 7. Fully extend the base’s antenna and raise it to a v ertical position. Mou ntin g the Base Direct ly on the W all To mount the base directly on the wall, you n eed two wood s crews (not sup- plied) with heads that fit into the key- hole slots on the bottom of t he base . 1 . Drill tw o hole s 3 15 / 16 inc hes apart. Then threa d a scre w in[...]

11 5. Align the keyhole slo ts wi th the mounting sc rews and slide the base downward to secure it. 6. Plug the a dapter into a st andard AC outlet. The P O WER indicator on the base lights. 7. Plug the other end of the modu lar cord into a modular phone line jack. 8. Press and lift out the hands et holder , rotate it 180°, then snap it back into [...]

12 REMOVING THE PR O T E C TI VE SH EE T The base’s digital display is c overed with a transparent protective sheet to prevent da mage du ring shipment and installation. Af ter you install the base, peel off the she et. 43-7 75.f m P ag e 12 Frida y, Augu s t 13 , 1999 3: 25 PM[...]

13 T ELE PHONE PREP ARATIO N CONNECTING AND CHARGING T HE BATTERY PACK The TAD-1016 comes with a recharg e- able nickel-c admium bat tery in the handset. Before using your phone, you must connect the battery, then charge it for ab out 14 hours. 1. U sing a Phi llip s scr ewdr iver. remove the screw on the battery compartment cover on the bo ttom of[...]

14 • A bout once a m onth, fully dis- charge the bat tery by keeping t he handset off the base u nti l the BA T T LOW indicat or f lashes. Ot h- erwise, the battery loses its ability to fully recharge. • I f t he BA T T LO W in dica t or doe s not light, but the phone does not work, recharge the ba ttery . (The battery charge might be too lo w [...]

15 T URNING O FF/ON THE BASE’ S RINGER To turn off t he base’s ringer, set RING- ER on the back of the bas e to OFF . When a call come s i n , the handset (if it is off the b ase) and an y phone con- nected to the same l i ne as the TA D- 1016 still ring, but the base does not. When you want the base to ring again, set RING E R to ON . 43-7 75.[...]

16 T ELE PHONE OPER ATION Note: You ca n use the key pad on ei - ther the hands et or the base to oper- ate the TAD-1016. T o use the features during a call, h owever, you must use t he s ame k eyp ad t hat you us ed t o make or answer that c all. MAKING AN D RECEIVING CALLS Using the Handset To make o r answer a call, lift the han d- set. Or, if t[...]

17 Or, press SPEAKER a nd p lace the handset on the base within 5 seconds. To switch to t he hands et at any ti me during a call while you are using the speakerphon e, simply lift the handset off the base. Or, if t he hands et is off the base, press HO LD o n the base, then press TA L K on the handset. The BATT LOW indicator turns on. CHANGING T HE[...]

18 USING THE I NTERCOM You can u se the TAD-101 6 as an inter- com between the base and the han d- set . To use the i ntercom , press INTERCOM . Both t he bas e and t he hands et r ing. To answer the in tercom call, press TA L K (on the handset) or SPEAKER (on the base). To end the intercom ca ll , pr es s TA L K or SPEAKER . Note: If a call comes [...]

19 For examp le, if y ou h av e Cal l Wa iting, press FLASH to a nswer an incoming call wit h out disconnecting the current call . Press FLASH ag ain to return to the f ir st c al l. Note: If you do not have any special phone s ervices, pressing FLASH might disconnect the current call. USING T ONE SERVICES ON A PULSE LINE Some s pecial services, s [...]

20 2. Press MEM O . If you are st oring a number in the h andset memory , t he BA TT L OW in di cat or f las hes . 3. Enter the number and any tone or pause e ntri es ( see “Using T one Services on a Pulse Line” on Page 19 and “Entering a Pause”). 4. Press MEM O , then enter a m em- ory location nu mber ( 0 – 9 ). The phone beeps to indic[...]

21 Dial ing a Sto red Num ber To dial a number stored in t he hand- set’s memory, lift the handset from the base or press TA L K . W hen y ou hear a dial tone, press MEMO a nd enter the memory location n umber for the num- be r y ou wa nt to di al. To dial a number stored in t he base’s me mory , p res s SPEAKER . W hen you hear a dia l tone, p[...]

22 T AD OPERATION You can use the bas e or the h andset to control the T AD. Wit h the hands et you set the day and t ime, the remote operation personal identification num - ber, record out going m essages and memos, turn the TAD on and of f, play messag es, and del ete message s. At the base you c an s et the numb er of rings before the T AD answe[...]

23 SETTI NG T HE REMOTE OPERAT ION PIN The PIN (persona l identification num - ber) p ermit s remote access to the TAD. The PIN can be any number from 00 to 99. (The d efault setting is 00.) 1. Press REMOTE on the handset so the BA T T LOW indicator lights green. 2. Press PIN/ on t he keypad, then enter a two-digit PIN. 3. Press PIN/ on the k eypa [...]

24 5. Pr ess for AM o r for PM. The T AD beeps, then an nounces the time you s et through th e handset, and beeps again. Notes: • The seconds s tart to c ount from 00 when you set AM or PM. • If you make an error, the h andset beeps 5 times. Rep eat the ste ps to enter the day and time cor- rectl y. SELECTI NG AN OUTGOING MESSAGE The TAD has tw[...]

25 3. When yo u finish your mes sage, press ST OP/7 . The T AD beeps , plays b ack the m essage, then beeps again. Note: If your message is less than 2 seconds, the TAD doe s not recognize it as a ne w messag e, and play s back the previous pre-recorded m essage. Re-record your message and make sure it is longer than 2 seconds . To delete yo ur per[...]

26 SCREENING CALLS You can l et the TAD answer c alls for you while you listen t o the caller’s messag e through the base’ s speaker. If you dec ide to answer the call while screening, l ift the hands et or press TA L K if the han dset is away from the base. The TAD stops rec ording and resets to answer th e next call. You can also u se the han[...]

27 Pr ess PLA Y on t he bas e, or pres s RE- MOTE then 2/ PLA Y on the hand set.The TAD announces the number of mes- sages and whether t he messag es are old (already listened to) or new. Then it plays each new message, followed by the day and time it was recorded. When y ou have both old and new messages , the TAD first play s back only new m essa[...]

28 DELETI NG MESSAGES To delete the current mess age, press DELETE (or DELETE/4 on the h ands et) at any time during message playba ck. To delete all messages at once, while messag es are not pl aying, hold down DELETE on t he bas e until the T AD beeps and displays 0 . Note: If the TAD has any new mes- sages that hav e not been played , it sounds [...]

29 REMOTE OPERATIO N USING THE T OLL -SAVER When y ou call the TAD w ith RING TIME set to TS (toll -saver), it answers after about two rings if you h av e new messag es (ones you have not listened to). If there are no new mes sages , the TAD waits for abo ut five rin gs before it answers. This gives you t ime to hang up before th e TAD ans wers so [...]

30 Notes: • Y ou can enter the command while the T AD is announ cing the num - ber of mes sages or during the voice prompts. • If you do not press a button within 20 seconds after the voice prompts end, the T AD hangs up. 43-7 75.f m P ag e 30 Frida y, Augu s t 13 , 1999 3: 25 PM[...]

31 T ROUBLES HOOTING We do no t exp ect yo u to hav e any prob lem s with your TAD-1016, b ut if you do , try these suggest ions. If you still have problems, take your T AD-1016 to you r local Ra- dioShack store for assistanc e. Pro b l em Su gg est i on Noise, static, or weak signal when the phone is away fr om t he base . Move t he hands et cl os[...]

32 Y ou hear noise in th e hand- set, and none of the keys work. Make sure the A C adapter and battery a re prop- erly con nected. Pr ess CH to change the channel (see “Changing the Channel” on Page 17). Place the handse t on the base to charge the bat- ter y pack. There is no dial tone. Check all phone line connections . Make sure the A C adap[...]

33 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your RadioShack TAD-1016 25-Chann el • Dual-Keypad Cordless Speakerpho ne High-Capacity Digital Answering Sy stem is an ex ample of superior design a nd craftsmanship. T he following suggestions will help you care for your TA D-1016 so you can enjoy i t for y ears. Keep the phone dry. I f i t gets wet, wi pe it dry im med[...]

34 REPLACING THE BATTERY PACK If you follow the i nstructions in “ Co n- necting and Charg ing t he Ba ttery Pack” on Page 13, the battery pack should last abou t 1 year. If the ba t tery does not hol d a charge for more than 2 hours after an overnig ht c h arge, re- place th e battery pack with a 3. 6 volt, 300 milliamp bat tery pack with a co[...]

35 THE F CC W A NTS Y OU TO KNOW In the unlikely event that your phone causes probl ems o n the pho ne line, the pho ne compan y c an temporaril y discontinue your serv ice. The phone company normally attempts to notify you in adv ance. If a dvance notice i s not pract ical, the phone c ompany noti- fies you as s oon as possible and a d- vises yo u[...]

Ra di oSha ck A Divisi on of T andy Corpor ation Fort Worth, T exa s 76102 UDZZ01506ZZ 12A6 Pri nt ed in the Phil ippines Lim it ed O ne-Y ear W arrant y This pr oduct is warrant ed by Ra di oShac k against man ufacturing d efects in materia l and workman- ship und er normal use for one (1) year from the date of purc hase from Radi oShack company-o[...]