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Cat. No. 43-729
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
TAD-729
900 MHz Digital Caller ID Call Waiting
Cordless Speakerphone
with Digital Answerer
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FEATURES Your RadioShack TAD-729 900 MHz WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or Dual Keypad Cordless Speakerphone shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. Digital Answering System combines a 900 MHz digital cordless telephone unit and a digital TAD (Telephone Answering CAUTION Device). RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. ! DO NOT OPEN. The 900 MHz band means less interfer- CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE ence, clearer sound, and greater range COVER OR BACK
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Security Access-Protection Code — TELEPHONE FEATURES helps prevent other cordless phone us- ers from using your phone line. 30-Number Memory Dialing — lets you store 30 numbers in memory (20 in the Long Battery Life — the supplied bat- handset, 10 in the base) for easy dialing. tery pack (when fully charged) provides about 7 hours of talk time or 7 days of Dual Keypad — a full set of keys on standby time. both the handset and base let you use either keypad to make and answer calls Tone/Pulse Di
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Wall Mountable — you can mount the Phone Pick-Up Detection — stops re- TAD-729 on the wall to save space on cording when you pick up any phone on your desk top. the same line as the TAD, and resets to answer the next call. Adjustable Ring Number — lets you TAD FEATURES set the TAD to answer after three or five rings. Day/Time Stamp — records the day and time each message was recorded. Toll-Saver — lets you avoid unneces- sary charges when you call by long dis- Remote Operation — lets you operate
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READ THIS BEFORE FCC STATEMENT INSTALLATION Your TAD-729 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 refer to this power draw You must not connect your phone to
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CONTENTS Preparation .............................................................................................................. 8 Mounting the Phone ........................................................................................... 8 On a Desk Top ............................................................................................. 8 On a Wall Plate or Wall ................................................................................ 9 Connecting and Charging the Battery
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Caller ID Operation (Handset Only) ..................................................................... 25 Reviewing Caller ID Records ........................................................................... 25 Caller ID Messages .......................................................................................... 25 Dialing Numbers from a Caller ID Record ........................................................ 26 Storing a Caller ID Record to Memory ...................................
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PREPARATION On a Desk Top MOUNTING THE PHONE 1. Plug one end of the supplied long You can place the TAD-729’s base on a modular cord into the TEL LINE jack desk or table, mount it on a standard on the back of the base. wall plate, or mount it directly on a wall. Choose a location that is: • near an AC outlet • near a modular telephone line jack • out of the way of normal activities • away from electrical machinery, electrical appliances, metal walls or 2. Plug the modular cord’s other end filing
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5. Plug the modular cord’s other end On a Wall Plate or Wall into the wall plate jack, then align 1. Insert the two tabs at the top of the the bracket’s keyhole slots with the narrow end of the supplied bracket wall plate studs and slide the base into the base’s upper tab slots as downward to secure it. shown, then press down on the bracket’s latches and insert them into the lower slots. 6. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. 7.Press and lift out the handset 2. Plug one end of the suppli
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Note: To mount the TAD directly on a CONNECTING AND wall, you need two screws (not supplied) CHARGING THE BATTERY with heads that fit into the keyhole slots PACK on the bottom of the base. Follow the steps under “On a Wall Plate or Wall” on The TAD-729 comes with a recharge- Page 9, then apply these additional in- able nickel-cadmium battery pack in- structions for placement on a wall. stalled in the handset, but not 15 connected. Before using your phone, 1. Drill two holes 3 /16 you must conn
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Recharge the battery pack when Low • If the battery pack becomes weak Battery flashes on the display. during a call, the handset beeps every 3 seconds and Low Bat- Important: Be sure the battery pack is tery flashes. When this happens, properly connected before you try to you cannot make another call on the charge it. The CHARGE/IN USE indica- phone until you recharge the battery tor lights when the handset is on the pack. base, even if the battery pack is not con- • About once a month, fully di
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1. Set DIAL MODE to T (tone). phone. Telephones on the same line (and the TAD's handset if it is away from DIAL MODE the base) still ring when there is an in- coming call. To turn on the base’s ringer, set RINGER to ON. 2. Lift the handset and listen for a dial SETTING THE RINGER tone. TONE/VOLUME 3. Press any number other than 0. You can select one of four different ring- Note: If your phone system requires er tone/volume settings while the phone that you dial an access code (9, for is not in
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ward or REPEAT to move backward. SETTING THE NUMBER To set the correct day of the week OF RINGS when it displays, press CLOCK. CLOCK Set RING TIME on the side of the base to 3, 5, or T/S to select how long the TAD REPEAT waits to answer a call (3 rings, 5 rings, or toll-saver). SKIP 3. The TAD announces the hour. To RING TIME change the hour, repeatedly press SKIP or REPEAT. To set the correct Note: If you plan to check messages by hour when it displays, press CLOCK. long distance, set RING TIM
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Follow these steps to turn the Caller ID/ SETTING AUTO TALK Call Waiting feature on or off. Your phone is preset so you must press 1. Lift the handset and hold down TALK to answer a call. With auto talk CALL ID until Caller ID Setup turned on, you can answer a call by just appears on the display with Auto lifting the handset from the base, or, if Talk selected. the handset is away from the base, by 2. Press 2 or to select CIDCW pressing any key. (Caller ID/Call Waiting). Follow these steps to t
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2. Press 3 (or twice) to select Area Code. 3. Press SELECT, then enter your 3- digit area code. If you make a mis- take, repeatedly press or to move the cursor over the incorrect digit, then enter the correct number. Note: If an area code is already stored, it appears on the display. To delete the area code, press DEL/CH three times. Then enter your area code. 4. Press SELECT to store the area code, then press CALL ID or return the handset to the base to clear the display. 15
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TELEPHONE OPERATION Note: To use the speakerphone, you To answer a call, lift the handset from must use the base keypad; to use the the base and press TALK. If auto talk is handset, you must use the handset key- on, just lift the handset from the base or pad. press any key to answer a call. To end a call, place the handset on the base or press TALK. MAKING AND RECEIVING A CALL Using the Speakerphone Using the Handset To make or answer a call using the To make a call, lift the handset and speake
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ADJUSTING THE HANDSET VOLUME To adjust the volume you hear through the handset during a call, press to in- crease or to decrease the volume. The display shows Volume Maximum, MUTE Volume High, Volume Medium, or Volume Low. Press MUTE again to resume your phone conversation. Note: When you press while the vol- ume is maximum or while the volume is low, the setting does not change. SWITCHING BETWEEN THE HANDSET AND SELECTING THE SPEAKERPHONE CHANNEL To switch to the speakerphone while you
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During the call, one person can hang up and let the call continue at the other key- pad. Or, both people can hang up to end the call. Note: If you hear a high-pitched noise from the base’s speaker, the handset REDIAL REDIAL/PAUSE and the base are too close together. To dial the last number dialed on the base, press SPEAKER, and, when you USING FLASH hear the dial tone, press REDIAL on the base. You can redial only the last num- FLASH performs the electronic equiva- ber on the base. lent of a swi
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3. When the service answers, press To page the handset from the base, TONE ( ) on the handset. Any addi- press INTERCOM. The handset and tional numbers you dial are sent as base ring. Press TALK or INTCM on the tone signals. handset to answer the page. In either case, if the called party does TONE not answer within 1 minute, the paging stops. Press INTCM or INTERCOM again to re-start paging. To end an intercom call, press TALK on the handset, press SPEAKER on the base, or hang up the handset. 4
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To transfer a call from the handset to the Notes: base, press INTCM. The call is placed on • Connecting a headset disconnects hold. When the person at the base an- the handset’s earpiece and micro- swers, press TALK. The call is released phone. from hold and transferred to the base. To bring the handset back into the con- • or on the handset also controls versation for a 3-way conference, press the connected headset’s volume. TALK again. • If you place the handset on the base to recharge it wh
