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Cat. No. 43-764
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
TAD-764
Digital Answering System Trim Phone
with Day/Time Voice Stamp
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43-764.fm Page 2 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:43 PM FEATURES Your RadioShack TAD-764 Digital An- Digital Incoming Message Storage — swering System Trim Phone with Day/ stores incoming messages on a com- Time Voice Stamp is a combination puter chip, making it easy to quickly ac- multi-feature telephone and high-quality cess messages. Incoming messages fully-digital answering system. Fully dig- can be up to 60 seconds long. ital means the TAD-764 stores all mes- sages on a computer chip — there ar
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43-764.fm Page 3 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:43 PM TELEPHONE FEATURES CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICE- Lighted Keypad with Big Buttons — ABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVIC- makes it easy to see the numbers and ING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. dial a number in the dark. This symbol is intended to alert you to Handset Volume Control — lets you the presence of uninsulated danger- ous voltage within the product’s en- adjust the sound you hear thro
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43-764.fm Page 4 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:43 PM READ THIS BEFORE FCC STATEMENT INSTALLATION Your TAD-764 complies with Part 68 of FCC Rules. You must, upon request, Your TAD-764 conforms to federal reg- provide the FCC Registration Number ulations, and you can connect it to most and the REN to your telephone compa- telephone lines. However, each device ny. Both numbers are on the label on you connect to the phone line draws the bottom of the TAD. power from the phone line. We refer to this p
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43-764.fm Page 5 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:43 PM CONTENTS Installation ......................................................................................................... 6 Installing a Backup Battery ........................................................................... 6 Mounting the TAD ......................................................................................... 7 On a Desk Top ....................................................................................... 7
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43-764.fm Page 6 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:43 PM INSTALLATION 2. Snap the battery’s contacts firmly INSTALLING A BACKUP to the TAD’s connector and put the BATTERY battery in the compartment. The TAD-764 requires AC power to op- erate. However, if AC power fails or you unplug the TAD, a 9-volt backup battery Illus. showing battery (not supplied) saves the messages and installation the settings for the day, time, and re- mote operation security code. We rec- ommend you use a RadioShack alkalin
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43-764.fm Page 7 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:43 PM On a Desk Top MOUNTING THE TAD Follow these steps when you place the Select a location that is near both a TAD on a desk, shelf, or table. modular telephone jack and an AC out- let. You can place the TAD on a desk, or 1. Plug one end of the supplied long mount it on a wall plate or directly on a modular cord into the TO LINE jack wall. on the back of the base. Illus of TO LINE jack and Your TAD-764 connects directly to a end of modular cord abo
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43-764.fm Page 8 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:43 PM 6. Route the adapter’s cord through On a Wall Plate the strain relief slot on the base. 1. Plug one end of the supplied short modular cord into the TO LINE jack Illus. showing cord rout- on the back of the base. ed through the strain re- lief slot. Illus of TO LINE jack and end of modular cord about to be inserted into jack. Other connections are not yet made. 7. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. 2. Route the cord into the groove o
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43-764.fm Page 9 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:43 PM 4. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s 7. Plug the other end of the coiled barrel plug into the AC 9V 440mA cord into the handset’s jack. jack on the back of the base. Illus. showing coiled cord Illus. of AC 9V 440mA jack. Show- connection to handset. ing barrel plug about to be inserted into jack and modular cord already connected. 5. Plug the other end of the short modular cord into the wall plate 8. Place the handset into the cradle. jack. Then
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43-764.fm Page 10 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:43 PM 4. Plug one end of the supplied coiled On a Wall cord into the jack on the bottom of You need two flat-head wood screws the base and route the cord into the (not supplied) with heads that fit into the groove beside the jack. keyhole slots on the bottom of the TAD. Illus. showing routing of coiled cord before it is 15 1. Drill two holes 3 /16 inches (100 plugged into the handset. mm) apart. Then thread a screw into each hole letting the heads 3
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43-764.fm Page 11 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:43 PM 7. Slide the handset clip up and out of its retaining slot, rotate it 180°, then slide the clip back into its slot. Illus. showing clip being removed and re-insert- 8. Plug the other end of the coiled cord into the handset’s jack. Illus. showing coiled cord connection to handset. 9. Place the handset in the cradle. 10. Plug the modular cord into a modu- lar phone line jack. 11. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. 11
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43-764.fm Page 12 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:43 PM PREPARATION Follow these steps to set the current SETTING THE DIALING day and time. MODE Note: If you do not complete each step Set TONE/PULSE on the handset for the within 8 seconds, the TAD beeps three type of service you have. If you are not times and stops setting the day and sure which type you have, do this test. time. Start again at Step 1. 1. Use a straightened paper clip to Illus. of TONE/PULSE hold down CLOCK (located on the switch.
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43-764.fm Page 13 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:43 PM 3. Press ANSWER/STOP/DELETE. The to HI for a noisy room or LO for a quiet TAD beeps once and announces room. the hour and “AM” or “PM.” Illus. showing RINGER 4. To change the hour, repeatedly switch. press OGM/REPEAT to move back or PLAY/SKIP to move forward to the current hour. 5. Press ANSWER/STOP/DELETE. The TAD beeps once and announces the minutes. 6. To change the minutes, repeatedly To turn off the telephone’s ringer, set press OGM/REPEA
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43-764.fm Page 14 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:43 PM TELEPHONE SETTING THE HANDSET USING RESET VOLUME To disconnect a call without hanging up the phone, hold down RESET for about The handset’s volume control lets you 1 second. When you release it and hear adjust the sound you hear through the a dial tone, dial again. handset. Illus. showing Illus. showing the RESET button. handset volume con- To increase or decrease the volume, roll the handset’s volume control up or down. USING TONE SERVICES U
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43-764.fm Page 15 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:43 PM USING THE PHONE NUMBER INDEX CARD Use a straightened paper clip or anoth- er small pointed object to lift the plastic cover off the phone number index card. Write your phone number at the top and other important names and numbers below it. Replace the cover. Illus. showing the phone number index card and its cover. A quick reference card showing how to use the answering system is on the back of the phone number index card. 15
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43-764.fm Page 16 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:43 PM ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION 3.The TAD automatically stops RECORDING THE recording after 60 seconds, or you OUTGOING MESSAGE can press ANSWER/STOP/DELETE when you finish recording the mes- Before you can set the TAD to answer sage. The TAD beeps and auto- calls and record messages, you must matically plays the outgoing record an outgoing message (OGM). message. Your outgoing message can be up to 60 seconds long. To play the outgoing message at
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43-764.fm Page 17 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:43 PM The PLAY/SKIP indicator flashes when SETTING THE TAD TO a new message is recorded. ANSWER CALLS To set the TAD to answer calls, press SCREENING CALLS ANSWER/STOP/DELETE. • If an outgoing message is re- To screen calls, let the TAD answer. corded, the TAD announces, “An- Listen to the caller’s message through swer on,” and the ANSWER the TAD’s speaker. If you decide to an- indicator lights. swer the call, pick up any phone con- nected to the s
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43-764.fm Page 18 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:43 PM was recorded. After all messages play, flash if you have not listened to all new the TAD announces, “End of mes- messages. sage(s)” then it resets to answer calls. The PLAY/SKIP indicator lights steadily and the TAD saves all messages until DELETING MESSAGES you delete them. To delete messages you have already played, while playback is stopped, hold Repeating Messages down ANSWER/STOP/DELETE. The TAD beeps and deletes old messages. To repeat t
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43-764.fm Page 19 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:43 PM Follow these steps to record a memo. 1. Use a pointed object, such as a straightened paper clip, to hold 1. Hold down PLAY/SKIP until the TAD down CODE (located on the right beeps. side of the TAD) until the TAD 2. Position yourself about 8 inches beeps and announces the first digit away from the TAD and speak into of the current security code. the microphone (located on the front of the TAD). Illus. showing CODE switch. 3.The TAD automaticall
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43-764.fm Page 20 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:43 PM REMOTE OPERATION You can operate the TAD from almost 3. Enter the remote command code any touch-tone phone, or from a rotary (see “Remote Commands” on phone using a pocket tone-dialer (avail- Page21). able at your local RadioShack store). 4. Hang up to end remote operation. Notes: • When memory is full, the TAD answers the call after two rings and announces, “Memory is full.” Delete some of the messages to make room in memory. • You must recor
