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43-732.fm Page 2 Friday, August 13, 1999 1:42 PM FEATURES Your RadioShack TAD-732 900 MHz Announce-Only — lets you play an an- Digital Answering System uses ad- nouncement for callers to hear, without vanced cordless telephone technology recording their messages. to give you superior audio quality. Its cordless operation lets you move freely LED Message Counter — shows the around your home or office. number of messages the TAD has re- corded. The TAD-732 stores all messages on a computer chip
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43-732.fm Page 3 Friday, August 13, 1999 1:42 PM ANSWER Button — lets you turn the your conversation with someone in the TAD on or off without disconnecting it. room. Phone Pick-Up Detection — stops re- Tone or Pulse Dialing — lets you use cording when you pick up any phone on your phone with either type of dialing. the same line as the TAD. Headset Jack — lets you connect an optional headset (available at your local Telephone Features RadioShack store) for hands-free con- venience. 900 MHz O
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43-732.fm Page 4 Friday, August 13, 1999 1:42 PM This telephone device has been tested ringer operation. If ringer operation is and found to comply with all applicable impaired, remove a device from the line. UL and FCC standards. We recommend you record the TAD’s FCC STATEMENT serial number here. The number is on the bottom of the base. Your TAD-732 complies with Part 68 of FCC Rules. You must, upon request, Serial Number ________________ provide the FCC Registration Number and the REN to yo
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43-732.fm Page 5 Friday, August 13, 1999 1:42 PM CONTENTS Preparation .............................................................................................................. 7 Selecting a Location ........................................................................................... 7 Installing the Handset’s Antenna ........................................................................ 7 Installing the Phone ......................................................................
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43-732.fm Page 6 Friday, August 13, 1999 1:42 PM Recording Incoming Messages ........................................................................ 25 Recording a Memo ........................................................................................... 25 Using the Handset ..................................................................................... 25 Playing Messages ............................................................................................ 27 Deleting Mes
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43-732.fm Page 7 Friday, August 13, 1999 1:42 PM PREPARATION SELECTING A LOCATION INSTALLING THE HANDSET’S ANTENNA You can place the phone on a desk top or table, mount it on a standard wall Screw the antenna plate, or mount it directly on the wall. Se- into the hole at the top lect a location that is: of the handset. • near an AC outlet • near a telephone line jack • out of the way of normal activities • away from electrical machinery, electrical appliances, metal walls or filing cabinets,
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43-732.fm Page 8 Friday, August 13, 1999 1:42 PM 4. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s INSTALLING THE PHONE barrel plug into the DC 9V jack on the back of the base. Placing the Base on a Desk Top 1. Remove the mounting bracket by holding in both tabs and gently pull- ing out the wide end of the bracket. 5. Route the adapter’s cord through the strain relief slot on the back of the base. 2. Plug one end of the supplied long modular cord into the telephone jack on the back of the base. 6. Insert
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43-732.fm Page 9 Friday, August 13, 1999 1:42 PM 7. Plug the adapter into a standard AC 2. Plug one end of the supplied short outlet. The TAD-732 beeps and 00 modular cord into the telephone jack appears. on the back of the base. 8. Raise the base’s antenna to a verti- cal position. 3. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s barrel plug into the DC 9V jack on the back of the base. Mounting the Base on a Wall Plate 4. Route the modular cord through the 1. Remove the mounting bracket by left groove o
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43-732.fm Page 10 Friday, August 13, 1999 1:42 PM 5. Route the end of the modular cord 8. Plug the AC adapter into a standard through the hole in the bracket, and AC outlet. The TAD-732 beeps and insert the tabs on the narrow end of 00 appears. the bracket into the inner pair of slots near the top of the base as shown. 9. Raise the base’s antenna to a verti- cal position. 6. Snap the tabs at the wide end of the bracket into place. Mounting the Base Directly on the Wall 7. Plug the modular c
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43-732.fm Page 11 Friday, August 13, 1999 1:42 PM 15 1. Drill two holes 3 /16 3 4. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s /16" inches (100 mm) barrel plug into the DC 9V jack on apart. Then thread a the back of the base. screw into each hole, letting the heads ex- 3 tend about /16 inch (5 15 mm) from the wall. 3 16 / " 5. Route the modular cord through the 2. Remove the mounting bracket by groove below the strain relief slot holding in both tabs and gently pull- and the adapter cord through the lef
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43-732.fm Page 12 Friday, August 13, 1999 1:42 PM 7. Align the keyhole slots with the CONNECTING AND mounting screws and slide the base CHARGING THE downward to secure it. HANDSET BATTERY PACK The TAD-732 comes with a recharge- able nickel-cadmium battery pack in the handset but not connected. Before using your phone, you must connect the bat- tery pack and then charge it for about 15 hours. 8. Plug the adapter into a standard AC 1. Press down and slide off the battery outlet. The TAD-732
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43-732.fm Page 13 Friday, August 13, 1999 1:42 PM • When you first use the phone after Recharge the battery pack when the charging or recharging the battery BATT LOW indicator on the handset pack, the phone might not work and flashes. you might hear 3 short beeps when you press TALK. If this happens, re- turn the handset to the base for about 5 seconds. This resets the security access-protection code. • About once a month, fully discharge the battery pack by keeping the hand- set off the base
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43-732.fm Page 14 Friday, August 13, 1999 1:42 PM • The supplied battery pack should last SETTING THE DIALING for about a year. When the battery MODE pack loses its ability to fully recharge, order a replacement battery pack Set T/P (Tone/Pulse) on the back of the from your local RadioShack store base for the type of service you have. If (see “Replacing the Battery Pack” on you are not sure which type you have, Page 33). after you charge the handset battery pack, do this simple test. 1. Set
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43-732.fm Page 15 Friday, August 13, 1999 1:42 PM TURNING THE RINGERS SETTING THE NUMBER OFF OR ON OF RINGS To turn off the ringers on the base, set Set the 4/7/TS switch on the back of the RINGER on the back of the base to OFF. base to 4, 7, or TS to select how long the To turn off the ringer on the handset, set TAD waits before it answers a call (4 RINGER on the left side of the handset to rings, 7rings, or toll-saver). OFF. You can still make or receive calls using this phone, and telepho
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43-732.fm Page 16 Friday, August 13, 1999 1:42 PM 9. Press REMOTE. The REMOTE indi- With the Handset cator turns off. 1. Press REMOTE. The REMOTE indi- cator lights. With the Base 1. Hold down CLOCK until the TAD an- nounces the currently set day. 2. Press CHANGE ( ) then CLOCK (8). The TAD announces the currently set day. 2. To change the day of the week, re- peatedly press SKIP( ) to move forward or REPEAT( ) to move backward. 3. To change the day, repeatedly press SKIP (6) to move forward
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43-732.fm Page 17 Friday, August 13, 1999 1:42 PM TELEPHONE OPERATION MAKING AND RECEIVING A CALL To make a call, lift the handset and press TALK. When you hear the dial tone, dial the desired phone number or memory number (see “Memory Dialing” on Page19). Note: The TAD-732 sounds a few beeps when it reaches the lowest or the high- To answer a call if the handset is on the est volume setting. base, simply lift the handset and begin your conversation. If the handset is away from the base, pre
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43-732.fm Page 18 Friday, August 13, 1999 1:42 PM USING REDIAL USING FLASH You can quickly redial the last number di- FLASH performs the electronic equiva- aled. Simply lift the handset and press lent of a switchhook operation for special TALK. When you hear the dial tone, services, such as Call Waiting. press REDIAL. Notes: For example, if you have Call Waiting, press FLASH to answer an incoming call • The TAD’s redial memory stores without disconnecting the current call. up to 32 digits, so
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43-732.fm Page 19 Friday, August 13, 1999 1:42 PM USING TONE SERVICES USING PAGE ON A PULSE LINE To page the person with the handset or to find the handset, press PAGE on the Some special services, such as bank-by- base. The handset beeps three times. If phone, require tone signals. If you have you want the handset to beep for a long- pulse service, you can still use these er time, you can hold down PAGE for 2 special tone services by following these seconds to have the handset beep for steps
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43-732.fm Page 20 Friday, August 13, 1999 1:42 PM Storing a Number in Memory Entering a Pause 1. Press MEM on the handset. The In some telephone systems, you must TALK indicator flashes. dial an access code (9, for example) and wait for a second dial tone before you can dial an outside number. You can store the access code with the phone number. However, you should also store a pause after the access code to allow the outside line time to connect. To do 2. Enter the number and any tone or so,
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Cat. No. 43-732
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
TAD-732
900 MHz Digital Answering System
with 20-Channel Cordless Telephone
