Radio Shack TAD-759 User manual

Cat. No. 43-759
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
TAD-759
Digital Answering System
with 13-Memory Telephone
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FEATURES
Your RadioShack TAD-759 Digital An-
swering System combines a high-quality
answering system with a multi-feature
telephone.
The TAD (telephone answering device)
stores all messages on a computer chip.
This gives you advanced capabilities
over tape-based answering machines.
For example, you can delete an individu-
al message while saving the rest. Be-
cause your TAD is fully digital, there are
no tapes to bother with and no tape
mechanisms to wear out.
The TAD-759’s 16-minute memory is
more than enough to meet most users’
needs. And you can operate the TAD-
759 remotely from a touch-tone phone.
With an optional pocket tone dialer, you
can even use it from a rotary phone.
TAD Features
Voice Time/Day Stamp — announces
the time and day that each message
was recorded.
Memo Recording — lets you leave
messages for yourself or others in your
home or office.
Call Screening — lets you listen to in-
coming calls before you decide to an-
swer.
Remote Operation — lets you use a
touch-tone phone (or rotary phone and
pocket tone dialer) to operate the TAD
while you are away from your home or
office.
Adjustable Ring Selection — lets you
set the TAD-759 to answer the tele-
phone after four or seven rings.
Toll-Saver — lets you avoid unneces-
sary charges when you call long-
distance to check your messages.
Programmable Remote Operation
Security Code — lets you set your own
three-digit security code for remote op-
eration.
Message Counter — shows the num-
ber of messages.
DELETE — lets you quickly erase mes-
sages one at a time or all at once.
Memory Backup — protects stored
messages in case of a power failure.
Phone Pick-Up Detection — automati-
cally stops the TAD if you answer a call
after the TAD answers.
Room Monitor — lets you listen from a
remote phone to the room where you in-
stalled the TAD.
ANSWER Button — lets you set the
TAD to answer or not answer.
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Telephone Features
Priority Memory Dialing — lets you
store three priority memory numbers
and call them with the touch of a button.
10 Indirect Memory Locations — let
you quickly dial frequently-called num-
bers.
Tone/Pulse Dialing — lets you use ei-
ther type of service, and you can easily
switch from pulse to tone dialing for
long-distance, bank-by-phone, or other
special services.
Redial — lets you quickly redial the last
number dialed.
Flash — sends an electronic switch-
hook signal for use with special phone
services such as Call Waiting.
Privacy — prevents the person on the
phone from hearing your conversation
with someone in the room.
Ringer Volume Switch — lets you ad-
just the ringer’s sound level.
Handset Volume Control — lets you
adjust the volume you hear during a call.
Hearing-Aid Compatibility — lets you
use the phone with any hearing aid that
has a T (telephone) switch.
This TAD has been tested and certified
to comply with applicable UL and FCC
standards.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or
shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain
or moisture.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.
DO NOT OPEN.
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE
COVER OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICE-
ABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING
TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
This symbol is intended to alert
you to the presence of uninsu-
lated dangerous voltage within
the product’s enclosure that might
be of sufficient magnitude to con-
stitute a risk of electric shock. Do
not open the product’s case.
This symbol is intended to inform
you that important operating and
maintenance instructions are
included in the literature accom-
panying this product.
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READ THIS BEFORE
INSTALLATION
We have designed your TAD-759 to
conform to federal regulations, and you
can connect it to most telephone lines.
However, each device you connect to
the phone line draws power from the
line. This power draw is the device’s
ringer equivalence number
, or REN. The
REN is on the bottom of the TAD.
If you use more than one telephone or
other device on the line, add up all of the
RENs. If the total is more than five, your
telephones might not ring. In rural areas,
a total REN of three might impair ringer
operation. If ringer operation is impaired,
remove a device from the line.
FCC STATEMENT
Your TAD complies with Part 68 of
FCC
Rules
. You must, upon request, provide
the FCC registration number and the
REN to your telephone company. Both
numbers are marked on the bottom of
the TAD.
Note: You must not connect the TAD to:
• coin-operated systems
• party-line systems
• electronic key telephone systems
Your TAD complies with the limits for a
Class B digital device as specified in
Part 15 of
FCC Rules
. These limits pro-
vide reasonable protection against ra-
dio and TV interference in a residential
area. However, your TAD might cause
TV or radio interference even when it is
operating properly. To eliminate interfer-
ence, you can try one or more of the fol-
lowing corrective measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving
antenna of the radio or TV antenna.
• Increase the distance between the
TAD and the radio or TV.
• Use outlets on different electrical cir-
cuits for the TAD and the radio or TV.
Consult your local RadioShack store if
the problem still exists.

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CONTENTS
Preparation .......................................................................................................... 6
Installing a Backup Battery ............................................................................. 6
Mounting the TAD ........................................................................................... 6
On a Desk Top .......................................................................................... 7
On a Wall Plate or Wall ............................................................................ 7
Setting the Dialing Mode ................................................................................. 8
Setting the Day and Time ............................................................................... 9
Setting the Number of Rings ......................................................................... 10
Telephone Operation ......................................................................................... 11
Setting the Ringer’s Volume .......................................................................... 11
Using Redial ................................................................................................. 11
Adjusting the Handset’s Volume ................................................................... 11
Using Flash ................................................................................................... 11
Using Privacy ................................................................................................ 12
Using Tone Services on a Pulse Line ........................................................... 12
Memory Dialing ............................................................................................. 12
Storing Numbers in Memory .................................................................. 12
Dialing a Stored Number ........................................................................ 13
Testing Stored Emergency Numbers ...................................................... 13
Chain-Dialing Special Service Numbers ................................................ 13
TAD Operation ................................................................................................... 14
Recording the Outgoing Message ................................................................ 14
Adjusting the TAD’s Volume .......................................................................... 14
Setting the TAD to Answer Calls ................................................................... 14
Recording Incoming Messages .................................................................... 15
Screening Calls ............................................................................................. 15
Playing Messages ......................................................................................... 15
Deleting Messages ....................................................................................... 16
Recording a Memo ....................................................................................... 17
Changing the Remote Operation Security Code .......................................... 17
Remote Operation ............................................................................................. 18
Using Toll-Saver ............................................................................................ 18
Using Remote Commands ............................................................................ 18
Remote Commands ............................................................................... 19
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................ 20
Care and Maintenance ...................................................................................... 21
The FCC Wants You to Know ....................................................................... 22
Lightning ....................................................................................................... 22

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PREPARATION
INSTALLING A BACKUP
BATTERY
The TAD requires AC power to operate.
However, if AC power fails or you un-
plug the TAD-759, a 9-volt battery (not
supplied) saves the messages, time and
day settings, memory numbers, and the
remote operation security code. We rec-
ommend a RadioShack alkaline battery.
Note: The telephone operates normally
during a power failure; however, the
TAD cannot answer and record incom-
ing calls without AC power.
Follow these steps to install the battery.
Warning: If the TAD’s modular line cord
is connected to a phone line jack, dis-
connect it before installing a battery.
This reduces the risk of electric shock.
Caution: Use only a fresh battery of the
required size and recommended type.
1. Use a flat-blade screwdriver to
unlatch the battery compartment
cover (as shown), then open the
cover.
2. Snap the battery’s terminals to the
connector inside the compartment.
3. Close the cover and press down on
the latch to close it.
Replace the battery when Lo appears
on the message counter. Be sure the
AC adapter’s cord is plugged in while
you replace the battery, so you do not
lose any stored information.
Cautions:
• Always remove an old or weak bat-
tery. Batteries can leak chemicals
that can destroy electronic parts.
• Dispose of old batteries promptly
and properly. Do not burn or bury
them.
MOUNTING THE TAD
You can place the TAD-759 on a desk,
mount it on a standard wall plate, or
mount it directly on a wall. Select a loca-
tion that is near both a modular tele-
phone line jack and an AC outlet.
Notes:
• Your TAD-759 connects directly to a
modular telephone line jack. If your
telephone wiring does not have a
modular jack, you can update it
yourself using jacks and adapters
available at your local RadioShack
store, or have the telephone com-
pany update it for you.
• The USOC number of the jack to be
installed is RJ11C (or RJ11W for a
wall plate jack).
Caution: The supplied AC adapter was
designed specifically for your TAD-759.
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On a Desk Top
1. Plug one end of the supplied long
modular cord into the TEL. LINE jack
on the back of the base.
2. Plug the cord’s other end into a
modular phone line jack.
3. Plug one end of the supplied coiled
handset cord into the jack at the left
side of the base. Plug the other end
into the handset’s jack.
4. Place the handset on the base.
5. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s
barrel plug into the AC 9V jack on
the back of the base.
6. Plug the adapter into a standard AC
outlet.
When you first connect power, __
flashes on the message counter as
the TAD runs a self-test. The TAD
beeps and 00 appears when the
test is complete.
On a Wall Plate or Wall
Note: To mount the base directly on the
wall, you need two screws (not supplied)
with heads that fit into the keyhole slots
on the bottom of the base. Drill two holes
315/16 inches (100 mm) apart. Then thread a
screw into each hole, letting the heads ex-
tend about 3/16 inch (5 mm) from the wall.
1. Snap the supplied mounting bracket
into the slots on the bottom of the
TAD as shown.
Note: Be sure the keyhole slots on
the bracket and the TAD are aligned
in the same direction.
2. Plug one end of the supplied short
modular line cord into the TEL. LINE
jack on the back of the TAD.
TEL. LINE Jack
AC 9V Jack
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3. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s
barrel plug into the AC 9V jack on the
back of the base.
4.
To mount the phone on a wall plate,
plug the other end of the modular
cord into the wall plate jack. Then,
with the power cord hanging over
the bracket, align the TAD’s keyhole
slots with the wall plate studs and
slide the TAD downward to secure it.
To mount the phone directly on a
wall,
with the power cord and the
modular cord hanging over the
bracket, align the TAD’s keyhole
slots with the screws and slide the
TAD downward to secure it.
5. Slide the handset clip out of its
retaining slot, rotate it 180°, then
slide it back into its slot.
6. Plug one end of the supplied coiled
handset cord into the jack at the left
side of the base. Plug the other end
into the handset’s jack.
7. Place the handset on the base.
8. Plug the adapter into a standard AC
outlet.
When you first connect power, __
flashes on the message counter as
the TAD runs a self-test. The TAD
beeps and 00 appears when the
test is complete.
SETTING THE DIALING
MODE
Set PULSE/TONE for the type of service
you have. If you are not sure which type
you have, follow these steps.
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1. Set PULSE/TONE on the back of the
TAD to TONE.
2. Lift the handset and listen for a dial
tone.
3. Press any number except 0.
Note: If your phone system requires
that you dial an access code (9, for
example) before you dial an outside
number, do not dial the access code
either.
If the dial tone stops, you have touch-
tone service. Leave PULSE/TONE set to
TONE.
If the dial tone continues, you have
pulse service. Set PULSE/TONE to
PULSE.
SETTING THE DAY AND
TIME
The TAD-759 records the day and time
each memo and message is recorded.
Follow these steps to set the day and
time.
Note: If you do not complete each step
within 8 seconds, the TAD sounds three
beeps and exits. Start again at Step 1.
1. Hold down SET until the TAD beeps.
The TAD announces, “Sunday,” and
01 appears on the display.
Note: If necessary, adjust VOLUME
on the right side of the TAD to the
desired listening level.
2. To change the day, repeatedly press
SKIP to move backward or REPEAT
to move forward until the TAD
announces the desired day.
3. Press STOP
. The TAD shows the cur-
rently set hour and announces “AM”
or “PM.”
4. To change the hour, repeatedly
press
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5. Press STOP . The TAD shows the cur-
rently set minute.
6. To change the minutes, repeatedly
press SKIP or REPEAT.
7. Press STOP
. The TAD announces
the day and time.
To check the current day and time at
any time, press SET.
SETTING THE NUMBER
OF RINGS
Set the ring select switch on the back of
the TAD to 4, 7, or TS to set how long
the TAD waits before it answers a call (4
rings, 7 rings, or toll-saver).
If you plan to check your messages by
long distance, set the ring select switch
to TS (see “Using Toll-Saver” on
Page 18).