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Cat. No. 43-794
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
TAD -794
900 MHz Caller ID/Call Waiting ID
Cordless Phone
with Digital Answering System
FEATURES
Important: Cordless phones such as Your RadioShack TAD-794 900 MHz
Telephone Features
WARNING
: To reduce the risk of
this one require AC power to operate. Caller ID/Call Waiting ID Cordless
fire or shock hazard, do not ex-
When the AC power is off, you cannot Phone combines a 900 MHz cordless 900 MHz Operation — provides lon
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Noise-Reduction Circuitry — provides Remote Answer-On — lets you turn on If you are using more than one phone or TAD Features sound clarity comparable to that of a the TAD from a remote location even other device on the line, add up all the corded phone. Ample Recording Time — you can when it is not set to answer calls. RENs. If the total is more than five, your record up to 15 minutes of messages. phones might not ring. In rural areas, a Security Access-Protection Code — Call Screening — lets y
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INSTALLATION 4. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s On a Desk Top On a Wall Plate MOUNTING THE PHONE barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack on 1. Insert the bracket’s tabs into the the back of the base. 1. Insert the bracket’s tabs into the You can place the TAD-794’s base on a base’s upper tab slots as shown, base’s lower tab slots as shown, desk or table, mount it on a standard then press down on the bracket’s then press down on the bracket’s wall plate, or mount it directly on a wall. clips and inse
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9. Press and lift out the handset hold- the compartment. The connector fits Notes: display. If this happens, you must re- er, flip it over as shown, then snap it only one way. charge the battery pack before you • When you first use the phone after back into place so it holds the hand- can make another call. charging or recharging the battery set. pack, the phone might not work and • If the battery pack is completely dis- you might hear a five-beep error sig- charged or the base loses power nal w
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3. Enter your 3-digit area code, then STORING YOUR AREA TURNING AUTOTALK ON/ press MEM. The phone beeps and CODE OFF STORING appears. To quickly dial a number from a Caller Your phone is preset so you must press ID record (see “Dialing from a Caller ID TALK when you lift the handset from the Record” on Page27) or to correctly base to make or answer a call. With auto store a number from a record into a talk turned on, you can make or answer memory dialing location (see “Storing a a call by just l
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3. When the service answers, press If you have misplaced the handset and USING FLASH TONE (). Any additional numbers want it to beep for more than 2 seconds you dial are sent as tone signals. (to give you time to find it), press FIND. FLASH performs the electronic equiva- The handset beeps for about 1 minute. lent of a switchhook operation for spe- Press TALK twice on the handset to si- cial services, such as Call Waiting. lence the beep sooner. 3. Press 1 to store a new number. PHONE NO.? appea
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CALLER ID OPERATION Notes: If you subscribe to Caller ID service from USING A HEADSET REVIEWING CALLER ID your phone company, the phone compa- • Connecting a headset disconnects RECORDS ny sends information about the caller, as You can talk on the phone with hands- the handset’s earpiece and micro- well as the time and date, between the free convenience using an optional CALL phone. To review Caller ID records, press 3 first and second rings of every call you headset that has a /32-inch (2.5-m
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TAD OPERATION ANN (announcement) — The TAD SELECTING THE RECORDING INCOMING plays the outgoing message but OUTGOING MESSAGE MESSAGES does not let callers leave a mes- sage. The TAD has two prerecorded outgoing After the TAD answers a call, it plays the messages. One asks the caller to leave outgoing message, beeps, and records a message: “Hello, no one is available to the caller’s message. SETTING THE TAD TO take your call. Please leave a message after the tone.” The TAD uses this mes- Each in
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1. Hold down PIN until the TAD beeps • record a new outgoing message 2. When the outgoing message begins and 00 appears in the message (or the TAD sounds a series of • record a memo counter window. beeps), press #, then enter your PIN •erase messages within 2 seconds. If the PIN is correct, the TAD an- Note: You cannot remotely operate the nounces the day and time, then it TAD-794 using its handset or another announces the number of messag- telephone on the same line as the TAD. es. The TAD beep
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CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack TAD-794 900 MHz Caller ID/Call Waiting ID Cordless Phone is an 3. Insert the new battery pack’s con- REPLACING THE example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you nector into the socket in the com- BATTERY PACK care for your TAD-794 so you can enjoy it for years. partment, place the battery pack into the compartment, and refasten the If you follow the instructions in “Connect- Keep the TAD-794 dry. If it gets wet, wipe i
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Limited One-Year Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workman- ship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, Ra- dioShack MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THE WRITTEN LI
