Radio Shack TAD-728 manual

Cat. No. 43-7 28 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equ ipment. T AD-728 900 MHz Digital Spread Spectrum Cordless Telephone with Caller ID/Call Waiting ID and Digital Answering System 43-728.fm Page 1 Thursd ay, August 26, 1999 8 :53 AM[...]

2 FEA TURES Your RadioSh ack TAD-728 900 MHz Digital Spread Spect rum Cordless Tele- phone uses advanced co rdless tele- phone technology to give you superior audio quality and extende d range. The TAD (Telephone An swering Devi ce) has about a 15-m inute record capa city and stores all messages on a microchip. This gives you advanced capabilities [...]

3 20 Channels — automatica lly selects a clear channel when you make or an swe r a call, even while talking. Security Access-Prot ection Code — automatica lly prevents o ther cordles s phone users from using your phone line while the handset is off the base. Redial — lets you quickly redial the last number di aled. Flash — sends an electron[...]

4 Phone Pick-Up Detection — stops re- cording when you pick up any phone on the same lin e as the TAD, and r esets to answer the next call. Call Screening — lets you listen as a caller leaves a message so you can de - cide whether or not to answe r the call. Two-Way Conversa tion Recording — lets you record the conversation when you are ta lk[...]

5 Important: • Cordless phones such as t his one require AC power to o perate. When the AC power is o ff, yo u cannot dial out or receive incoming calls using your T AD-728. T o be safe, you should also have a phone th at does not need AC power to operate ( not a cordless phone) so you can still make and receive calls if there is an AC power fail[...]

6 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using your telephon e equipment, basic sa fety precaut ions should always be followed t o reduce the ri sk of fire, electric shock and inju ry to persons, in- cluding the following: 1. Read and under stand all instr uc- tions. 2. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the prod uct . 3. Unplug this produ[...]

7 • If the produ ct does not oper ate normally by following the op erat- ing instructions. Adjust only those controls, that are cover ed by the operating instructions be cause improper ad justment of ot her con- trols may r esult in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician t o restore the product to no rmal operation[...]

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

9 Deleting Calle r ID Records . ................ ................ ................ .................... .......... 25 Caller ID Mes sages .. ................ ................ ................ ................ ................. 26 Using Call Waiting Options Services .................. ................ ................ ....... 27 Call W aiting Optio [...]

10 INSTALLATION MOUNTING THE PHONE You can place the TAD- 728's base on a desk or table , mount it on a stand ard wall plate, or mount it directly on a wall. Choose a location that is: • near an AC outlet • near a telephon e line jack • out of the way of norma l activities • away from e lectrical machinery , electrical appliances, meta[...]

11 3. Insert the supplie d AC adapte r's barrel plug into the DC 9V AC ADAPTER jack on the back of the base. 4. Route the adap ter's cord through the strain relie f slot on the b ase. 5. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. PF (power failure) f lashes on the digital d isplay . 6. Lift the b ase's antenna to a vertical position[...]

12 6. Plug the adapt er into a stand ard AC outlet. PF (power failure) flashes on the display . 7. Lift the ba se’s a ntenna to a vert ical position. Note: To mount the TAD dir ectly on a wall, you need two screws (not supplied) with heads that fit into the key hole slots on the bottom of the base. Follow the steps under “On a Wall Plate or Wal[...]

13 4. Replace the cover . To charge the batter y pack, place the handset eit her faceup o r facedown o n the base. The IN USE/CH ARGE indica- tor on the base light s and Charging and then No calls app ear on the handset display . Recharge the battery pac k when Re- charge! Battery low flashe s on the handset dis pla y. Important: Be sure the batter[...]

14 • The supplied batter y pack should last for about a year . When it loses its ability to fully recharge, order a replacemen t battery pack from your local RadioShack stor e (see “Replacing the Battery Pack” on Page 42). SETTING THE DIALING MODE Set PULSE/TONE on th e back of the base for the type of service you have . If you are not sure w[...]

15 Setting the Handset's Ringer V olume Be sure RINGER OFF/ON located on th e side of the handset is set to ON . 1. At any time exce pt during a call, lift the handset and press FLASH/ MENU . Ringer Vol.: High appears. Note: Y ou cannot set the handset’ s ringer volume if you p ress TA L K when you lift the h andset. 2. T o change the ringe [...]

16 3. Press to change the Caller I D/ Call W aiting setting. Off , On , or Options appears indicatin g the selected setting. 4. T o clear the display when you finish, press FLASH/MEN U or return t he handset to t he base. STORING Y OUR AREA CODE To quickly dial a number from a Calle r ID record (see “Dia ling Numbers Using the Callers List” on [...]

17 T ELEPHONE OPERATION MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS To make a call, lift the han dset and press TA L K . TALK and the call’s elapsed time ( 0:01 ) appear on th e handset display, and the call’s elapsed time starts to coun t. When you hear the dial tone, dial t he number. The nu mber displays as yo u dial. To answer a call, lift the han dset from[...]

18 • The redial memory al so holds pause entries. See “ Entering a Pa use” on Page 21. USING FLASH Flash performs the elect ronic equiva- lent of a switchhook o peration for spe- cial services, such as Call Waiting. For example, if you have Ca ll Waiting, press FLASH/MENU to answer an incom- ing call without disconn ecting the cur- rent call.[...]

19 Paging from the Base to the Handset To send a page fr om the base to the handset, pr ess INTERCOM on the base. The handset beeps twice per seco nd for 15 seconds. The handset's display shows Paging . The base’s IN USE/ CHARGE indicator flashes. To answer a pa ge at the hands et, press INTERCOM . Begin your conversation af- ter the handset[...]

20 3. T o enter the name, use the dialin g buttons. The character chart below shows you which dialing butt ons control each charac ter . Repeatedly press a dialing butt on until the char - acter you want appears on the d is- play . Press to select lowercase letters, and press to select upper case letters. Press to move the cursor to th e left. (If [...]

21 Deleting an Entry 1. Press DIRECT OR Y . 2. Press or to display the n umber you want to delete. 3. Press DELETE . The display shows Delete? DELETE=OK prompting you to confirm the deleti on. 4. If this is the entry you want to delete, press DELETE again. The T AD beeps indicati ng that the ent ry was deleted from the d irectory . Entering a Pause[...]

22 • If you place th e handset on the ba se to recharge it while the headset is connected, be su re the handset seats properly . With a head set connecte d, you can make or answe r calls as usual u sing the keys on the handset. You can use a handset holder (availa ble at your local Ra dioShack store) to han g the hands et on your belt for grea te[...]

23 CALLER ID OPERATION If you subscribe to Caller ID service from your phone company, the phone compa- ny sends information about the call, as well as the time and date, betw een the first and second rings of every call yo u receive. The TAD-728 displays this information when it receives a call, and it stores up to 30 Caller I D records for la ter [...]

24 Reviewing the Callers List To review the callers list, lift the han dset and press or once. The display shows one of the following callers list he aders. Repeatedly press to scroll thr ough the callers list from th e newest to the oldest , or to scroll back through the callers list. The top line of each record shows the caller's name. The s[...]

25 Dialing Numbers Using the Callers List 1. Press or to recall the callers list header . 2. Find the ca ller in the list by pressing or re peatedly . Note: The caller in formation must have the phone number . If the num- ber is not shown on the display , you cannot call back from the list. 3. Press TA L K . The number is dialed automatica lly . St[...]

26 Caller ID Messages Display Description Private name or Private number The caller has blocked the Caller ID information from being sent. Unknown name or Unknown number The caller is not within a Caller ID service area. Forwarded call Y ou have a call from your call- fo rw ar din g se rvic e company . Note: The operation of this func tion might va[...]

27 Using Call W aiting Options Services You must do the followin g before you can use the Call Waiting Opt ion s Servic- es: • Subscribe to th e service from your telephone compan y . • Set the Caller ID/Call Waiting fea- ture to Option s (see “Setti ng Caller ID/Call W aiting On/Off Options” on Page 15). 1. Y ou hear a soft beep when a cal[...]

28 Call W aiting Options Call Waiting Options Services provide you with several choices for how to handle the second call. Display Description Switch Caller Switch between a waiting caller and a first caller . Y ou can repeat as often as you like. Hold Message A waiting caller hears a prer ecorded message stating that you will be available shortly [...]

29 T AD OPERATION You can use the base or the h andset to control the TAD. With the handset, yo u set the remote operati on person al identifica - tion number ( PIN), select the outgoin g message, record ou tgoing messages, memos, or tele phone conversat ion, turn the TAD on and off, play messages, an d delete a current message. At the base, you ca[...]

30 2. Repeatedly press PREVIOUS or SKIP on the bas e until the T AD announces and displays the number of rings you d esire – “two” s o the T AD answers on the second ri ng, “five” to answe r on the fifth r ing, or “toll saver” when you want to use the toll-saver funct ion. 3. Press ANSWER or PLA Y/REPEA T/ . The T AD sounds a long bee[...]

31 • If there is a powe r failure, PF flashes on the digital display when power returns. Re set the day and time. SELECTING AN OUTGOING MESSAGE The TAD has two prerecord ed messag- es. One asks the caller to leave a mes- sage (“Hello, no one is avail able to take your call. Please leave your message af- ter the tone. ”) , the ot her is an a n[...]

32 2. When finished , press OGM REC again (or pr ess STOP ). The T AD beeps, plays ba ck the message, then beeps again . The display shows A (or AO if you set it to announce ment-only), and the num- ber of messag es (if the T AD has new messages) alte rnately . The T AD is now ready to answer calls. You can also r ecord your message us- ing the han[...]

33 SCREENING CALLS You can let the TAD answer calls for you while you listen to the caller's message through the base' s speaker. You can ad- just the volum e of the caller's voice us- ing VOLUME on the base. If yo u decide to answer the call, lift the h andset and press TA L K , or pick up any phone on the same phone line as the TAD[...]

34 Note: It is illegal in some areas to record a conversati on without the consent of all parties to t he conversat ion , includ ing the phone company. Check the laws in your area before you use the two -way record- ing feature. Using the Handset Press REMOTE then MEMO REC/3 . The TAD begins recording. To send the content s of the recording back to[...]

35 While playing back the messa ges, PL (playback) an d the number of t he cur- rent messages flash on t he display. For example, if you have a total of four mes- sages (one old, th ree new), pr essing PLA Y/REPEA T/ displays 2 (the first new message) . If there are no m essages when you press PLA Y/REPEA T/ or PLA Y/RPT/8 , the TAD announce s “ [...]

36 REMOTE OPERATION USING THE T OLL-SAVER When you call the TAD-728 and t he number of rings to answer calls is se t to “toll-saver,” it answers after about two rings if you have new messages (o nes you have not list ened to). If t here are no new messages, the TAD waits for ab out five rings before it answers. This gives you time to hang up be[...]

37 2. When th e outgoing me ssage ends , press then enter yo ur 2-digit PIN within 2 seconds. The T AD announces “Y ou have xx new message(s)” (where xx is the numbers of me ssag es) or “Y ou have no messages,” then the T AD plays back the recor ded message s contin - uously . When you have both old an d new message s, the T AD first plays [...]

38 T ROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have an y problems with your p hone, but if you do, the follo w- ing suggestions might he lp. Problem Sugges tion The phone d oes not work o r works poorly . Check all phone line connections. Make sure the AC adapte r and batt ery pack are proper ly connected. Make sure the battery pack is proper ly charg[...]

39 Severe noise interfere nce. Keep the handse t away from comput- ers, remote control toys, wirele ss micro- phones, alarm syste ms, intercoms, room monitors, fl uorescent lights, and electrical appliances. Move to anothe r location or turn of f the source of the interference. Hang up and redial the number . The phone cannot be operated at a usefu[...]

40 If you still have problems, disconnect the phone. If other phones on the s ame line work properly, t he fault is in this ph one or its installat ion. If you ca nnot find the pr ob- lem, take your TAD-728 to your local RadioShack store for assistance. The T AD does not an swer calls. Make sure the T A D is set to on. Make sure the AC adapte r and[...]

41 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack TAD-728 900 MHz Dig ital Spread Spectrum Cordless Telep hone is an example of supe rior design and craft smanship. The following sug gestions will help you care for your TAD-728 so yo u can enjoy it for years. Keep the TAD-728 dr y. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immedia t ely. Liquids might contain minerals tha[...]

42 REPLACING THE BATTERY PACK If you follow the in structions in “Connect- ing and Charging the Bat tery Pack” on Page 12, the b attery pack should last about one yea r. If the bat tery pack does not hold a char ge for more than 2 ho urs after an overnigh t charge, replace it with a new 3.6-volt, 600 mAh batt ery pack with a connecto r that fit[...]

43 THE FCC W ANTS Y OU T O KNOW In the unlikely event that your phone causes problems on th e phone line, the phone company can tempor arily discon- tinue your service. If this happens, th e phone company at tempts to no tify you in advance. If advan ce notice is not practi- cal, the phone co mpany notifies you as soon as possible and ad vises you [...]

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