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Cat. No. 43-727
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
TAD-727
900 MHz Digital Spread Spectrum Cordless
Telephone with Digital Answering System
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43-727.fm Page 2 Monday, December 20, 1999 4:28 PM FEATURES Your RadioShack TAD-727 900 MHz 20 Channels — automatically selects a Digital Spread Spectrum Cordless Tele- clear channel when you make or answer phone uses advanced cordless tele- a call, even while talking. phone technology to give you superior audio quality and extended range. Two-Way Intercom/Paging System — lets you send a signal from the base to The TAD (Telephone Answering Device) the handset, or from the handset to the has a
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43-727.fm Page 3 Monday, December 20, 1999 4:28 PM Tone/Pulse Dialing — lets you use ei- Digital Message Counter — shows the ther type of service, and you can easily number of messages and the operating switch from pulse to tone dialing for status of the TAD. long-distance, bank-by-phone, or other special services. Remote Operation — lets you use a touch-tone phone (or rotary phone and Hearing-Aid Compatibility — lets you pocket tone dialer) to operate the TAD use your phone with hearing aids
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43-727.fm Page 4 Monday, December 20, 1999 4:28 PM This TAD has been tested and found to Important: comply with all applicable FCC stan- • Cordless phones such as this one dards and is UL listed. require AC power to operate. When the AC power is off, you cannot dial We recommend you record your out or receive incoming calls using phone's serial number here. The num- your TAD-727. To be safe, you ber is on the bottom of the case. should also have a phone that does not need AC power to operate
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43-727.fm Page 5 Monday, December 20, 1999 4:28 PM READ THIS BEFORE FCC STATEMENT INSTALLATION Your telephone 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 phone lines. However, These numbers are on the bottom of the each device that you connect to the tele- base. phone line draws power from the line. We refer to th
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43-727.fm Page 6 Monday, December 20, 1999 4:28 PM 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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43-727.fm Page 7 Monday, December 20, 1999 4:28 PM • 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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43-727.fm Page 8 Monday, December 20, 1999 4:28 PM CONTENTS Installation ............................................................................................................. 10 Mounting the Phone ......................................................................................... 10 On a Desk .................................................................................................. 10 On a Wall Plate or Wall ...............................................................
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43-727.fm Page 9 Monday, December 20, 1999 4:28 PM Playing Messages ............................................................................................ 26 Deleting Messages ........................................................................................... 27 Adjusting the TAD's Volume ............................................................................. 27 Remote Operation ...............................................................................................
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43-727.fm Page 10 Monday, December 20, 1999 4:28 PM INSTALLATION Notes: MOUNTING THE PHONE • Your telephone connects directly to You can place the TAD-727's base on a a modular phone line jack. If your desk or table, mount it on a standard phone line jack is not a modular wall plate, or mount it directly on a wall. jack, you can update the wiring Choose a location that is: yourself, using jacks and adapters available from your local • near an AC outlet RadioShack store. Or, you can let • near
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43-727.fm Page 11 Monday, December 20, 1999 4:28 PM 4. Route the adapter's cord through 4. Insert the mounting bracket’s tabs the strain relief slot on the base. 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 outlet. PF (power failure) flashes on the digital display. 5. Plug the modular cord’s other end 6. Lift the base's antenna to a vertical into the wall plate jack, then align position. the bracket
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43-727.fm Page 12 Monday, December 20, 1999 4:28 PM 15 5 1. Drill two holes 3 /16 1. Press down and slide off the battery /16 inches (100 mm) pack compartment cover. apart. Then thread a screw into each 15 3 /16 hole, letting the heads extend about 5 /16 inch (8 mm) from the wall. 2. Plug one end of the supplied long 2. Lift the battery pack out of the com- modular cord into the TEL LINE jack partment. on the back of the base. 3. Plug the battery pack's connector 3. Align the bracket’s keyhol
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43-727.fm Page 13 Monday, December 20, 1999 4:28 PM To charge the battery pack, place the handset either faceup or facedown on the base. The IN USE/CHARGE indica- tor on the base lights. • If the battery pack becomes weak during a call, the handset beeps every 16 seconds and the TALK/ LOW BATT indicator flashes. When Recharge the battery pack when the this happens, you cannot make TALK/LOW BATT indicator on the hand- another call on the phone until you set flashes. recharge the battery pack.
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43-727.fm Page 14 Monday, December 20, 1999 4:28 PM SETTING THE SETTING THE RINGERS DIALING MODE Turning the Ringers On or Off Set PULSE/TONE on the back of the base for the type of service you have. If You can turn the ringers on the base or you are not sure which type you have, handset on or off. once the battery pack is fully charged, do this test. Use RINGER OFF/ON on the base to turn 1. Be sure PULSE/TONE is set to the ringer on the base on or off. TONE. Use RINGER OFF/ON on the handset'
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43-727.fm Page 15 Monday, December 20, 1999 4:28 PM Setting the Handset's Ringer Volume Be sure RINGER OFF/ON located on the side of the handset is set to ON. At any time except during a call, press VOLUME or to set the ringer volume either high or low. Each time you press VOLUME or , the hand- set rings at the selected volume. Note: You cannot set the handset’s ring- er volume if you press TALK when you lift the handset. 15
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43-727.fm Page 16 Monday, December 20, 1999 4:28 PM 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. When you hear the dial set the volume you hear through the tone, dial the number. handset to one of four levels. To answer a call, just lift the handset To turn the volume up or down during a when the handset is on the base or call, repeatedly press VOLUME or press any key on the
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43-727.fm Page 17 Monday, December 20, 1999 4:28 PM 3. When the service answers, press USING FLASH TONE. Any additional numbers you dial are sent as tone signals. Flash performs the electronic equiva- lent of a switchhook operation for spe- cial services, such as Call Waiting. For example, if you have Call Waiting, press FLASH to answer an incoming call without disconnecting the current call. Press FLASH again to return to the first call. 4. After you complete the call, return the handset to
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43-727.fm Page 18 Monday, December 20, 1999 4:28 PM Paging from the Base to the Paging from the Handset to the Handset Base To send a page from the base to the To send a page from the handset to the handset, press INTERCOM on the base. base, press INTERCOM on the handset. The handset beeps twice per second for The base sounds two short beeps, and 15 seconds. The base's IN USE/ automatically answers the handset's CHARGE indicator flashes. page (whether or not anyone is there). Begin your conv
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43-727.fm Page 19 Monday, December 20, 1999 4:28 PM 1. Press MEM on the handset. The from memory, press MEM twice, then TALK/LOW BATT indicator flashes. press the memory location number (0-9) you want to clear. MEM Entering a Pause In some telephone systems, you must dial an access code (9, for example) and wait for a second dial tone before you 2. Enter the number you want to store. can dial an outside number. You can Notes: store the access code with the phone number. However, you should al
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43-727.fm Page 20 Monday, December 20, 1999 4:28 PM • If you place the handset on the base Testing Stored Emergency to recharge it while the headset is Numbers connected, be sure the handset seats properly. If you store an emergency service's number (police department, fire depart- With a headset connected, you can ment, ambulance) and you choose to make or answer calls as usual using the test the stored number, make the test keys on the handset. call during the late evening or early morning
