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Cat. No. 43-725
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
TAD-725
Digital Answering System
900MHz Cordless Speakerphone
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43-725.fm Page 2 Tuesday, February 23, 1999 2:47 PM Important: Cordless phones such as WARNING: To reduce the risk of this one require AC power to operate. fire or shock hazard, do not ex- When the AC power is off, you cannot pose this product to rain or mois- make or receive calls using your TAD- ture. 725. To be safe, you should also have a phone that does not need AC power to CAUTION operate (not a cordless phone) so you can still make and receive calls if there RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.
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43-725.fm Page 3 Tuesday, February 23, 1999 2:47 PM FEATURES Your RadioShack TAD-725 Digital An- Super CCT Noise-Reduction Circuitry swering System combines a 900MHz — provides clear telephone conversa- cordless telephone unit and a digital tions, giving you sound clarity compara- TAD (Telephone Answering Device). ble to that of a corded phone. The 900 MHz band means less interfer- Ringer Volume Control — lets you se- ence, clearer sound, and greater range lect from four ringer tone/volume se
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43-725.fm Page 4 Tuesday, February 23, 1999 2:47 PM Digital Volume Control — lets you pre- TAD Features cisely adjust the speakerphone and Day/Time Stamp — records the day message playback. and time each message was recorded. Two Pre-recorded Messages — gives you the option of using one of two pre- recorded outgoing messages or record- ing your own. Announcement Only — lets you play an announcement for callers to hear, without recording their messages. Message Counter — shows the num- ber of
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43-725.fm Page 5 Tuesday, February 23, 1999 2:47 PM READ THIS BEFORE FCC STATEMENT INSTALLATION Your TAD-725 complies with Part 68 of FCC Rules. You must, upon request, We have designed your phone to con- provide the FCC registration number form to federal regulations, and you can and the REN to your phone company. connect it to most telephone lines. How- These numbers are on the bottom of the ever, each device that you connect to base. the phone line draws power from the phone line. We refe
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43-725.fm Page 6 Tuesday, February 23, 1999 2:47 PM CONTENTS Installation ............................................................................................................... 8 Mounting the Phone ........................................................................................... 8 On a Desk Top ............................................................................................. 8 On a Wall Plate or Wall ..............................................................
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43-725.fm Page 7 Tuesday, February 23, 1999 2:47 PM Deleting Messages ........................................................................................... 24 Setting the Remote Operation PIN ................................................................... 24 Remote Operation ............................................................................................ 25 Using the Toll-Saver ......................................................................................... 25 U
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43-725.fm Page 8 Tuesday, February 23, 1999 2:47 PM INSTALLATION store. Or, you can let the phone MOUNTING THE PHONE company update the wiring for you. You can place the TAD-725’s base on a • The USOC number of the jack to be desk or table, mount it on a standard installed is RJ11C (RJ11W for a wall wall plate, or mount it directly on a wall. plate). Choose a location that is: • near an AC outlet On a Desk Top • near a modular telephone line jack 1. Plug one end of the supplied long • out of
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43-725.fm Page 9 Tuesday, February 23, 1999 2:47 PM 5. Plug the adapter into a standard AC 4. Route the adapter and modular outlet. cords through the grooves on the bracket. 6. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical position. On a Wall Plate or Wall 1. Insert the two tabs at the top of the narrow end of the supplied bracket into the base’s upper tab slots as shown, then press down on the bracket’s latches and insert them in- to the lower slots. 5. Plug the modular cord’s other end into the wal
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43-725.fm Page 10 Tuesday, February 23, 1999 2:47 PM 8. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical CONNECTING AND position. CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK Note: To mount the TAD directly on a wall, you need two screws (not supplied) The TAD-725 comes with a recharge- with heads that fit into the keyhole slots able nickel-cadmium battery pack in- on the bottom of the base. stalled in the handset, but not connected. Before using your phone, Follow the steps under “On a Wall Plate you must connect the b
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43-725.fm Page 11 Tuesday, February 23, 1999 2:47 PM To charge the battery pack, simply place • About once a month, fully discharge the handset on the base, facing either the battery by keeping the handset up or down. The CHARGE/IN USE indi- off the base until the TALK/BATT in- cator on the base lights. dicator flashes. Otherwise, the bat- tery pack loses its ability to fully Recharge the battery pack when the recharge. TALK/BATT indicator on the handset • If the battery pack becomes weak fla
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43-725.fm Page 12 Tuesday, February 23, 1999 2:47 PM 1. Set DIAL MODE to T (tone). and the TAD’s handset still ring when there is an incoming call. Note: When the base’s ringer is turned off and the handset is in its cradle, the phone does not ring. If the handset is not in the cradle, the phone rings. 2. Lift the handset and listen for a dial tone. Press any number other than 0. Note: If your phone system requires that you dial an access code (9, for example) before you dial an outside numbe
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43-725.fm Page 13 Tuesday, February 23, 1999 2:47 PM Repeatedly press VOLUME until you hear REPEAT the desired ringer setting. Each time you press VOLUME, the ringer changes in this order: High-volume, high-pitch Low-volume, high-pitch High-volume, low-pitch Low-volume, low-pitch SKIP CLOCK Note: Enter each key press within about 2 minutes. Otherwise, the TAD exits the time setting process and you must begin SETTING THE NUMBER again with Step 1. OF RINGS 1. Hold down CLOCK until the TAD Set
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43-725.fm Page 14 Tuesday, February 23, 1999 2:47 PM 6. To check the day and time press CLOCK. The TAD announces the currently set day and time. Note: When power fails, the clock re- tains the current time. When the power is restored, it starts counting again from the time the power failed. 14
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43-725.fm Page 15 Tuesday, February 23, 1999 2:47 PM TELEPHONE OPERATION followed by a brief pause as your phone MAKING AND RECEIVING searches for a clear channel. CALLS WITH THE HANDSET To make a call, lift the handset. The TALK/BATT indicator on the handset and CHARGE/IN USE indicator on the CH base light. Dial the number. Note: If the handset is too far from the base, the channel might not change. Move closer to the base and try again. TALK SETTING THE HANDSET VOLUME To answer a call,
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43-725.fm Page 16 Tuesday, February 23, 1999 2:47 PM To adjust the speakerphone’s volume, USING BOTH THE repeatedly press VOLUME or on HANDSET AND the base. The volume setting from 1 SPEAKERPHONE (lowest) to 10 (highest) appears in the message counter window. If someone else is using the speaker- phone, press TALK on the handset to join the conversation. If someone else is using the handset, press SPEAKER on the base to join the conversation. VOLUME During the call, one person can hang up
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43-725.fm Page 17 Tuesday, February 23, 1999 2:47 PM Note: If you do not have any special 2. Dial the service’s main number. phone services, pressing FLASH might When the service answers, press disconnect the current call. TONE ( ) on the handset. Any addi- tional numbers you dial are sent as tone signals. USING REDIAL TONE To quickly dial the last number dialed, press TALK, then press REDIAL. 3. When you hang up, the phone auto- REDIAL matically resets to pulse dialing. PAGING Notes: To page
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43-725.fm Page 18 Tuesday, February 23, 1999 2:47 PM 2. Enter the number and any PAUSE or MEMORY DIALING TONE/ entries (see “Chain-Dialing Service Numbers” and “Entering a You can store up to 10 numbers in Pause” on Page 19). memory, then dial a stored number by pressing MEM and a one-digit memory Notes: location number. Also, with the press of • An error tone sounds and the one button, M1, M2, or M3, you can dial a phone exits the programming number that is stored in one of the first mode if
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43-725.fm Page 19 Tuesday, February 23, 1999 2:47 PM Entering a Pause Chain-Dialing Service Numbers In some telephone systems, you must dial an access code (9, for example) and For quick recall of numbers for special wait for a second dial tone before you services (such as alternate long dis- can dial an outside number. You can tance or bank by phone), store each store the access code with the phone group of numbers in its own memory lo- number. However, you must also store a cation. pause af
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43-725.fm Page 20 Tuesday, February 23, 1999 2:47 PM To connect the headset, open the rub- ber cover marked on the side of the handset, then insert the headset’s plug into the jack. Notes: • Connecting a headset disconnects the handset’s ear piece and micro- phone. • VOLUME on the handset also con- trols the connected headset’s vol- ume. • If you place the handset on the base to recharge it while the headset is connected, be sure the handset seats properly. With a headset connected, you make
