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Cat. No. 43-728
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
TAD-728
900 MHz Digital Spread Spectrum
Cordless Telephone
with Caller ID/Call Waiting ID
and Digital Answering System
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43-728.fm Page 2 Thursday, August 26, 1999 8:53 AM FEATURES Your RadioShack TAD-728 900 MHz 3-Line Liquid Crystal Display with Digital Spread Spectrum Cordless Tele- Back-Light — lets you view an entire phone uses advanced cordless tele- Caller ID record on one screen. phone technology to give you superior audio quality and extended range. 30-Name/Number Directory — lets you store up to 30 telephone numbers, to- The TAD (Telephone Answering Device) gether with each party's name, into the has
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43-728.fm Page 3 Thursday, August 26, 1999 8:53 AM 20 Channels — automatically selects a TAD Features clear channel when you make or answer a call, even while talking. Date/Time Stamp — records the day and time of each message. Security Access-Protection Code — automatically prevents other cordless Digitally-Synthesized Voice — guides phone users from using your phone line you through operation of the system. while the handset is off the base. Prerecorded Messages — gives you Redial — lets yo
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43-728.fm Page 4 Thursday, August 26, 1999 8:53 AM Phone Pick-Up Detection — stops re- Where Caller ID is offered, one or more cording when you pick up any phone on options are generally available: the same line as the TAD, and resets to • caller's number only answer the next call. • caller's name only Call Screening — lets you listen as a • caller's name and number caller leaves a message so you can de- cide whether or not to answer the call. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or shock haza
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43-728.fm Page 5 Thursday, August 26, 1999 8:53 AM Important: FCC STATEMENT • Cordless phones such as this one Your telephone complies with Part 68 of require AC power to operate. When FCC Rules. You must, upon request, the AC power is off, you cannot dial provide the FCC registration number out or receive incoming calls using and the REN to your phone company. your TAD-728. To be safe, you These numbers are on the bottom of the should also have a phone that does base. not need AC power to op
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43-728.fm Page 6 Thursday, August 26, 1999 8:53 AM indicated on the marking label. If IMPORTANT SAFETY you are not sure of the type of INSTRUCTIONS power supply to your home, consult your dealer or local power company. When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always 8. Do not allow anything to rest on the be followed to reduce the risk of fire, power cord. Do not locate this prod- electric shock and injury to persons, in- uct where the cord will be abused by cludi
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43-728.fm Page 7 Thursday, August 26, 1999 8:53 AM • If the product does not operate CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF normally by following the operat- FIRE OR INJURY TO PERSONS, ing instructions. Adjust only those READ AND FOLLOW THESE IN- controls, that are covered by the STRUCTIONS. operating instructions because 1. Use only the required size and type improper adjustment of other con- battery. trols may result in damage and will often require extensive work 2. Do not dispose of the battery i
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43-728.fm Page 8 Thursday, August 26, 1999 8:53 AM CONTENTS Installation ............................................................................................................. 10 Mounting the Phone ......................................................................................... 10 On a Desk .................................................................................................. 10 On a Wall Plate or Wall ...............................................................
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43-728.fm Page 9 Thursday, August 26, 1999 8:53 AM Deleting Caller ID Records ............................................................................... 25 Caller ID Messages ................................................................................... 26 Using Call Waiting Options Services ......................................................... 27 Call Waiting Options .................................................................................. 28 TAD Operation ............
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43-728.fm Page 10 Thursday, August 26, 1999 8:53 AM INSTALLATION jack, you can update the wiring MOUNTING THE PHONE yourself, using jacks and adapters available from your local Ra- You can place the TAD-728's base on a dioShack store. Or, you can let the desk or table, mount it on a standard telephone company update the wir- wall plate, or mount it directly on a wall. ing for you. Choose a location that is: • The USOC number of the jack to be • near an AC outlet installed is RJ11C, or RJ11W f
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43-728.fm Page 11 Thursday, August 26, 1999 8:53 AM 3. Insert the supplied AC adapter's 3. Route the adapter’s cord through barrel plug into the DC 9V AC the strain relief slot on the bottom of ADAPTER jack on the back of the the base. base. 4. Route the adapter's cord through the strain relief slot on the base. 4. Insert the mounting bracket’s tabs into the base’s tab slots then press down on the bracket’s clips to insert them into the clip slots. 5. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outle
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43-728.fm Page 12 Thursday, August 26, 1999 8:53 AM 6. Plug the adapter into a standard AC CONNECTING AND outlet. PF (power failure) flashes on CHARGING THE the display. BATTERY PACK 7. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical position. The TAD-728 comes with a recharge- able nickel-cadmium battery pack in the Note: To mount the TAD directly on a handset but not connected. Before using wall, you need two screws (not supplied) your phone, you must connect the bat- with heads that fit into the k
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43-728.fm Page 13 Thursday, August 26, 1999 8:53 AM 4. Replace the cover. • If the battery pack is completely dis- charged, the handset might lose its To charge the battery pack, place the security access-protection code. To handset either faceup or facedown on reset the code, return the handset to the base. The IN USE/CHARGE indica- the base for about 2 seconds. tor on the base lights and Charging • Using a pencil eraser, clean the and then No calls appear on the charging contacts on the han
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43-728.fm Page 14 Thursday, August 26, 1999 8:53 AM • The supplied battery pack should If the dial tone stops, you have touch- last for about a year. When it loses tone service. Leave PULSE/TONE set to its ability to fully recharge, order a TONE. replacement battery pack from your local RadioShack store (see If the dial tone continues, you have “Replacing the Battery Pack” on pulse service. Set PULSE/TONE to Page42). PULSE. SETTING THE SETTING THE RINGERS DIALING MODE Turning the Ringers On o
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43-728.fm Page 15 Thursday, August 26, 1999 8:53 AM Follow these steps to turn auto talk on or Setting the Handset's off. Ringer Volume 1. Lift the handset and press FLASH/ Be sure RINGER OFF/ON located on the MENU. First the menu of Ringer side of the handset is set to ON. Vol. appears. 1. At any time except during a call, lift 2. Repeatedly press until Auto the handset and press FLASH/ Talk: Off appears. MENU. Ringer Vol.: High 3. Press to select Auto Talk: appears. On. Auto Talk alterna
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43-728.fm Page 16 Thursday, August 26, 1999 8:53 AM 3. Press to change the Caller ID/ Call Waiting setting. Off, On, or Options appears indicating the selected setting. DELETE 4. To clear the display when you finish, press FLASH/MENU or return the handset to the base. 4. Press to store the area code. The display shows the stored area code. STORING YOUR (The previous area code is deleted.) AREA CODE 5. To clear the display when you finish, press FLASH/MENU or return the To quickly dial a num
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43-728.fm Page 17 Thursday, August 26, 1999 8:53 AM TELEPHONE OPERATION MAKING AND RECEIVING ADJUSTING THE CALLS HANDSET VOLUME To make a call, lift the handset and The handset's VOLUME control lets you press TALK. TALK and the call’s set the volume you hear through the elapsed time (0:01) appear on the handset to one of four levels. handset display, and the call’s elapsed time starts to count. When you hear the dial tone, dial the number. The number displays as you dial. To answer a call, l
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43-728.fm Page 18 Thursday, August 26, 1999 8:53 AM • The redial memory also holds pause 3. When the service answers, press entries. See “Entering a Pause” on TONE. Any additional numbers Page 21. you dial are sent as tone signals. USING FLASH Flash performs the electronic equiva- lent of a switchhook operation for spe- cial services, such as Call Waiting. 4. After you complete the call, return the handset to the base or TALK. The phone automatically resets to the pulse mode. USING THE INTERC
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43-728.fm Page 19 Thursday, August 26, 1999 8:53 AM To end an intercom call, press INTER- Paging from the COM on the base or handset. All indica- Base to the Handset tors turn off. To send a page from the base to the handset, press INTERCOM on the base. The handset beeps twice per second for USING THE DIRECTORY 15 seconds. The handset's display shows Paging. The base’s IN USE/ The TAD-728’s directory stores up to 30 CHARGE indicator flashes. telephone numbers with a maximum of 16 digits for
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43-728.fm Page 20 Thursday, August 26, 1999 8:53 AM 3. To enter the name, use the dialing Page 18 and “Entering a Pause” on buttons. The character chart below Page 21). shows you which dialing buttons 6. Press DIRECTORY. The phone control each character. Repeatedly beeps and Saved directory press a dialing button until the char- appears. acter you want appears on the dis- play. 7. Repeat Steps 2–6 to store other names and numbers. Press to select lowercase letters, and press to select uppe