Radio Shack TAD-1015 User manual

Cat. No. 43-774
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
TAD-1015
25-Channel Cordless Telephone
High-Capacity Digital Answering System
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© 1997 Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
RadioShack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
FEATURES
Your RadioShack TAD-1015 25-
Channel Cordless Telephone High-
Capacity Digital Answering System
uses advanced analog cordless tele-
phone technology to give you superior
audio quality. Its cordless operation
lets you move freely around your
home or office.
The TAD (Telephone Answering De-
vice) stores all messages on a com-
puter chip. This gives you advanced
capabilities over tape-based answer-
ing machines. For example, you can
delete individual messages while the
rest are saved. Because your TAD is
fully digital, there are no tapes to both-
er with, no tape mechanisms to wear
out, and no lost messages if power
fails.
Its remote operation feature lets you
access your TAD from a touch-tone
phone, and guides you through sys-
tem operation with voice prompts.
Telephone Features
25 Channels —lets you change to
another channel if you hear interfer-
ence.
Securit
y
Access-Protection Code
— minimizes the chances of other
cordless phones using your phone
line.
Redial
— lets you quickly dial the last
number dialed.
10-Number Memor
y
Dialin
g
— lets
you store up to 10 phone numbers in
memory for easy dialing.
Pa
g
in
g
S
y
stem — lets you send a
signal from the base to the handset so
you can page someone or easily lo-
cate the handset when it is away from
the base.
Flash — sends an electronic switch-
hook signal for use with special phone
services such as Call Waiting.
Tone or Pulse Dialin
g
— lets you
use your phone with either type of di-
aling.
Hearin
g
Aid Compatible — lets you
use this telephone with hearing aids
that have a T (telephone) switch.
TAD Features
Date/Time Stamp — records the day
and time each message was record-
ed.
Di
g
itall
y
-S
y
nthesized Voice —
guides you through operation of the
system.
Di
g
ital Volume Control — lets you
adjust the volume of incoming mes-
sage playback.
Pre-recorded Messa
g
es — give you
the option of using existing outgoing
messages or recording your own.
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Announcement Only — lets you play
an announcement for callers to hear,
without recording their messages.
LED Digital Message Counter —
shows the number of messages the
TAD has recorded.
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.
Programmable PIN — you can set a
two digit personal identification num-
ber (PIN) for secure remote operation.
Remote Answer-On — lets you call
the TAD from a remote location even
when it is not set to answer calls.
Call Screening — lets you listen as a
caller leaves a message so you can
decide whether or not to answer the
call.
Memo Recording — lets you leave
messages for yourself or others in
your home or office.
Adjustable Ring Number — lets you
set the TAD to answer after two or five
rings.
Toll-Saver — lets you avoid unneces-
sary long-distance charges when you
call by long distance to check your
messages.
Phone Pick-Up Detection — stops
recording when you pick up any
phone on the same line as the TAD,
and resets to answer the next call.
We recommend you record the tele-
phone’s serial number here. The num-
ber is on the bottom of the base.
Serial Number ________________
This TAD has been tested and found
to comply with all applicable UL and
FCC standards.
This symbol is intended to alert you
to the presence of uninsulated dan-
gerous voltage within the product’s
enclosure that might be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute 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 in-
cluded in the literature accompany-
ing this product.
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 SERVIC-
ING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
Warning: To prevent fire or shock
hazard, do not expose this product
to rain or moisture.
CAUTION
!
!
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Important: Cordless phones such as
this one require AC power to operate.
When AC power is off, you cannot dial
out or receive incoming calls using
your TAD-1015. For this reason, the
TAD-1015 should not be your only
telephone. To be safe, you should
also have a phone that does not re-
quire AC power to operate (not a cord-
less phone) so you can still make and
receive calls if there is an AC power
failure.
READ THIS BEFORE
INSTALLATION
Your telephone conforms 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 phone line. We
refer to this power draw as the de-
vice’s
ringer equivalence number
, or
REN. The REN is on the label on the
back of the base.
If you are using more than one phone
or other device on the line, add up all
the RENs. If the total is more than five,
your phone might not ring and your
answering system might not answer.
In rural areas, a total REN of three
might impair ringer operation. If ringer
operation is impaired, remove a de-
vice from the line.
FCC STATEMENT
This telephone complies with Part 68
of
FCC Rules
. You must, upon re-
quest, provide the FCC Registration
Number and the REN to your phone
company. These numbers are on the
label on the back of the base.
You must not connect your phone to
any of the following:
• Coin-operated systems
• Party-line systems
• Most electronic key phone sys-
tems
Note: Your telephone operates on
standard radio frequencies, as allocat-
ed by the FCC. Even though the secu-
rity access-protection code prevents
unauthorized use of your phone line, it
is possible for other radio units operat-
ing on similar frequencies within a cer-
tain area to unintentionally intercept
your conversations and/or cause inter-
ference. This lack of privacy can occur
with any cordless phone.
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CONTENTS
Installation ............................................................................................................ 7
Selecting a Location ........................................................................................ 7
Placing the Base on a Desktop ................................................................ 7
Mounting the Base on a Wall Plate ........................................................... 8
Mounting the Base Directly on the Wall .................................................. 10
Removing the Protective Sheet .................................................................... 11
Preparation ......................................................................................................... 12
Connecting and Charging the Battery Pack .................................................. 12
Setting the Dialing Mode ............................................................................... 13
Turning the Base’s Ringer Off/On ................................................................. 14
Telephone Operation ......................................................................................... 15
Making and Receiving Calls .......................................................................... 15
Changing the Channel .................................................................................. 15
Using Redial .................................................................................................. 15
Using Flash ................................................................................................... 16
Using Tone Services on a Pulse Line ........................................................... 16
Paging ........................................................................................................... 16
Memory Dialing ............................................................................................. 17
Storing a Number in Memory .................................................................. 17
Entering a Pause .................................................................................... 18
Dialing a Stored Number ........................................................................ 18
Chain-Dialing Service Numbers ............................................................. 18
Testing Stored Emergency Numbers ...................................................... 18
TAD Operation ................................................................................................... 19
Using the Handset to Control the TAD .......................................................... 19
Setting the Number of Rings ......................................................................... 19
Setting the Remote Operation PIN ............................................................... 20
Setting the Day and Time .............................................................................. 20
Selecting an Outgoing Message ................................................................... 21
Recording an Outgoing Message ........................................................... 21
Setting the TAD to Answer Calls ................................................................... 22
Screening Calls ............................................................................................. 23
Recording a Memo ........................................................................................ 23
Playing Messages ......................................................................................... 23
Deleting Messages ....................................................................................... 25
Adjusting the TAD’s Volume .......................................................................... 25
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Remote Operation .............................................................................................. 26
Using the Toll-Saver ...................................................................................... 26
Accessing the TAD by Remote ...................................................................... 26
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................. 28
Care and Maintenance ....................................................................................... 30
Replacing the Battery Pack ........................................................................... 31
The FCC Wants You to Know ........................................................................ 32
Lightning ........................................................................................................ 33
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INSTALLATION
SELECTING A
LOCATION
You can set the TAD-1015’s base on
a flat surface (such as a desk or
counter top), or mount it on a wall
plate or directly on the wall. The
base’s location affects the phone’s
range, so if you have a choice of sev-
eral locations, try each to see which
gives the best performance.
Select a location that is:
• Near an AC outlet
• Near a modular telephone line
jack
• Away from electrical machinery,
electrical appliances, and metal
walls or filing cabinets
• Away from wireless intercoms,
alarms, and room monitors
If the phone line jack is not a modular
jack, you must update the wiring. You
can convert the wiring yourself, using
jacks and adapters available at your
local RadioShack store. Or, you can
let the phone company update the wir-
ing for you. The USOC number of the
jack to be installed is RJ11C.
Placing the Base
on a Desktop
1. Plug one end of the supplied mod-
ular cord into the TEL LINE jack on
the back of the base.
2. Plug the modular cord’s other end
into a modular phone line jack.
3. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s
barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack
on the back of the base.
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4. Route the adapter’s cord through
the strain relief slot on the back of
the base.
5. Plug the adapter into a standard
AC outlet. The POWER indicator
on the base lights.
6. Fully extend the base’s antenna
and place it in a vertical position.
Mounting the Base
on a Wall Plate
To make this connection, you need a
short modular cord, such as Ra-
dioShack Cat. No. 279-390 (not sup-
plied).
1. Plug one end of the modular cord
into the TEL LINE jack on the back
of the base.
2. Plug the supplied AC adapter’s
barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack.
Strain Relief Slot
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3. Route the adapter cord through
the upper and lower grooves and
the modular cord through only the
upper groove on the bottom of the
base.
4. Plug the modular cord’s other end
into the wall plate jack, then align
the base’s keyhole slots with the
wall plate studs and slide the base
downward to secure it.
Upper
Grooves
Lower
Groove
5. Plug the adapter into a standard
AC outlet. The POWER indicator
on the base lights.
6. Press and lift out the handset
holder, rotate it 180°, then snap it
back into place so it holds the
handset.
7. Fully extend the base’s antenna
and raise it to a vertical position.
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Mounting the Base
Directly on the Wall
To mount the base directly on the wall,
you need two wood screws (not sup-
plied) with heads that fit into the key-
hole slots on the bottom of the base.
1. Drill two holes 315/16
inches apart. Then
thread a screw into
each hole, letting
the heads extend
about
5/16 inch from
the wall.
2. Plug one end of the modular cord
into the TEL LINE jack on the back
of the base.
3. Plug the supplied AC adapter’s
barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack.
4. Route the adapter and modular
cords through the upper and lower
grooves on the bottom of the
base.
5. Align the keyhole slots with the
mounting screws and slide the
base downward to secure it.
315/16
5/16
5/16
Upper
Grooves
Lower
Grooves
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6. Plug the adapter into a standard
AC outlet. The POWER indicator
on the base lights.
7. Plug the other end of the modular
cord into a modular phone line
jack.
8. Press and lift out the handset
holder, rotate it 180°, then snap it
back into place so it holds the
handset.
9. Fully extend the base’s antenna
and place it in a vertical position.
REMOVING THE
PROTECTIVE SHEET
The base’s digital display is covered
with a transparent protective sheet to
prevent damage during shipment and
installation. After you install the base,
peel off the sheet.
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PREPARATION
CONNECTING AND
CHARGING THE
BATTERY PACK
The TAD-1015 comes witha recharge-
able nickel-cadmium battery pack in
the handset. Before using your phone,
you must connect the battery, then
charge it for about 18 hours.
1. Remove the screw from the bat-
tery compartment cover on the
bottom of the handset, then press
down and slide off the handset’s
cover.
2. Plug the battery pack’s plastic
connector into the phone’s socket.
The connector fits only one way.
3. Replace the cover and tighten the
screw.
4. To charge the battery pack, simply
place the handset on the base.
The CHARGE indicator on the
base lights.
Recharge the battery pack when the
BATT LOW indicator flashes.
Notes:
• If the CHARGE indicator does not
light when you place the handset
on the base, be sure the battery
pack and AC adapter are correctly
and securely connected.
• When you first use the phone after
charging or recharging the battery
pack, the phone might not work
and you might hear an error tone.
If this happens, return the handset
to the base for 5 seconds.
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• Using a pencil eraser, clean the
charging contacts on the handset
and the base about once a month
to make sure they are not dirty or
tarnished.
• About once a month, fully dis-
charge the battery by keeping the
handset off the base until the
BATT LOW indicator lights. Other-
wise, the battery pack loses its
ability to fully recharge.
• If the BATT LOW indicator does
not light, but the phone does not
work, recharge the battery pack.
(The battery charge might be too
low to light the indicator.)
• If the battery pack gets weak dur-
ing a call, a beep sounds about
every 30 seconds, and the BATT
LOW indicator flashes. If this hap-
pens, you cannot make another
call using the handset until you
recharge the battery pack.
• If the battery pack loses its charge
completely, the handset loses the
security access-protection code it
uses to communicate with the
base. To reset the security code
and recharge the battery pack,
place the handset on the base.
• The supplied battery pack should
last about a year. When the bat-
tery pack loses its ability to fully
recharge, order a replacement
battery pack (see “Replacing the
Battery Pack” on Page 31).
SETTING THE DIALING
MODE
Set P• •T on the back of the base for
the type of service you have. If you
are not sure which type you have, af-
ter you charge the handset battery
pack, do this simple test.
1. Set P• •Tto T (tone).
2. Lift the handset or press TALK,
and listen for a dial tone.
3. Press any number other than 0.
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Note: If your phone system
requires that you dial an access
code (9, for example) before you
dial an outside number, do not
press the access code either.
If the dial tone stops, you have
touch-tone service. Leave P• •T
set to T.
If the dial tone continues, you
have pulse service. Set P• •Tto P
(pulse).
4. To hang up, either place the hand-
set on the base or press TALK on
the handset.
TURNING THE BASE’S
RINGER OFF/ON
To turn off the base’s ringer, set RING-
ER on the back of the base to OFF.
When a call comes in, any phone con-
nected to the same line as the TAD-
1015 and the handset (if it is off the
base) still ring, but the base does not.
When you want the base to ring again,
set RINGER to ON.
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TELEPHONE OPERATION
MAKING AND
RECEIVING CALLS
To make or answer a call, lift the hand-
set. Or, if the handset is off the base,
press TALK. The BATT LOW indicator
on the handset and the IN USE indica-
tor on the base light.
To end a call, place the handset on the
base or press TALK on the handset.
Note: If you press TALK to hang up
and the phone does not disconnect,
press TALK again while holding the
handset closer to the base or place
the handset on the base.
CHANGING THE
CHANNEL
If you notice interference, static, or
noise during a call, press CH (channel)
on the handset to find a clearer chan-
nel.
The TAD-1015 changes to a different
channel each time you press CH.
Note: If the handset is too far from the
base, the channel might not change.
Move closer to the base and try again.
USING REDIAL
REDIAL lets you dial the last number
dialed. When you hear a dial tone, sim-
ply press REDIAL.
Notes:
• The redial memory holds up to
32 digits, so you can redial long-
distance as well as local num-
bers.
• The redial memory also holds
pause entries. See “Entering a
Pause” on Page 18.
• The redial memory does not store
a flash entry or any digits you
press after FLASH (see “Using
Flash” on Page 16).
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USING FLASH
FLASH performs the electronic equiva-
lent of a switchhook operation for spe-
cial services, such as Call Waiting.
For example, if you have Call Waiting,
press FLASH to answer an incoming
call without disconnecting the current
call. Press FLASH again to return to
the first call.
Note: If you do not have any special
phone services, pressing FLASH might
disconnect the current call.
USING TONE SERVICES
ON A PULSE LINE
Some special services, such as bank-
by-phone, require tone signals. If you
have pulse service, you can still use
these special tone services by follow-
ing these steps.
1. Be sure P• •Tis set to P (pulse).
2. Lift the handset from the base or
press TALK.
3. Dial the service’s main number.
4. When the service answers, press
TONE/ . Any additional numbers
you dial are sent as tone signals.
5. After you complete the call, return
the handset to the base or press
TALK. The phone automatically
resets to the pulse mode.
PAGING
To send a page from the base to the
handset, when the phone is not in use,
press PAGE on the base. The handset
beeps five times. If you hold down
PAGE for more that 2 seconds, the
handset beeps until you release it.
Note: Paging does not work while the
phone is in use.
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MEMORY DIALING
You can store up to 10 numbers in
memory, then dial a stored number by
pressing a one-digit memory location
number.
Storing a Number in Memory
1. Lift the handset. If you hear a
tone, press TALK to turn it off.
2. Press MEMO. The BATT LOW
indicator flashes.
3. Enter the number and any tone or
pause entries (see “Using Tone
Services on a Pulse Line” on
Page 16 and “Entering a Pause”
on Page 18).
Notes:
• An error tone sounds and the
phone exits the programming
mode if you wait more than 20
seconds to press a key.
• Each number you store can be
up to 16 digits long.
• Each tone or pause entry uses
one digit of memory.
4. Press MEMO, then enter a mem-
ory location number (0–9). A tone
sounds to indicate that the num-
ber is stored.
Note: If five quick beeps sound,
you have made an entry error and
the number was not stored. Start
again from Step 2.
5. For each stored number, write the
person’s or company’s name next
to the appropriate location number
on the supplied MEMORY direc-
tory sticker. (Use a pencil in case
you want to change the number
later.) Attach the sticker to the
phone.
To erase a stored number, simply
store a new number in its place. Or,
skip Step 3 (press MEMO twice), then
press the memory location number (0–
9) you want to clear. A tone sounds.
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Entering a Pause
In some telephone systems, you must
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 enter a 2-second pause while stor-
ing a phone number, press PAUSE. For
a longer pause, press PAUSE addition-
al times.
Dialing a Stored Number
To dial a stored number, lift the hand-
set from the base or press TALK. When
you hear a dial tone, press MEMO and
enter the memory location number for
the number you want to dial.
Chain-Dialing Service
Numbers
When calling special services (such as
alternate long distance or bank-by-
phone), dial the service’s main number
first. Then, at the appropriate place in
the call, press MEMO and the number
for the location where the additional in-
formation is stored.
Testing Stored Emergency
Numbers
If you store an emergency service’s
number (police department, fire de-
partment, ambulance) and you choose
to test the stored number, make the
test call during the late evening or early
morning hours to avoid peak demand
periods. Also, remain on the line to ex-
plain the reason for your call.
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TAD OPERATION
You can use the base or the handset
to control the TAD. With the handset
you set the day and time, the remote
operation personal identification num-
ber, record outgoing messages and
memos, turn the TAD on and off, play
messages, and delete messages. At
the base you can set the number of
rings before the TAD answers an in-
coming call, set the kind of outgoing
message played and the incoming
message recording time, turn the TAD
on and off, play and delete messages,
and adjust the TAD’s volume.
Note: While you are using the base to
control the TAD, you can still answer
incoming calls. However, if you press
TALK on the handset to answer the
call, the handset beeps.
USING THE HANDSET
TO CONTROL THE TAD
You control the TAD with the handset.
Lift the handset and, if the BATT LOW
indicator lights red, press TALK to turn
it off. Then press REMOTE. The BATT
LOW indicator on the handset lights
green, and three bars flash alternately
on the base’s display.
The TAD tells you the number of mes-
sages you have (if any), then an-
nounces the help messages through
the handset. Then the TAD beeps
when it is ready to accept a command.
Notes:
• You can skip the message count
and the help messages by imme-
diately entering a command.
• If you need help during operation,
press HELP/0. The TAD an-
nounces the help messages.
When you finish operating the TAD,
press REMOTE again so you can use
the handset to make and receive calls.
SETTING THE NUMBER
OF RINGS
Set the RING TIME switch on the side
of the base to select how long the
TAD waits before it answers a call
(two rings, five rings, or toll-saver).
Note: If you plan to check your mes-
sages by long distance, set the num-
ber of rings to toll-saver (see “Using
the Toll-Saver” on Page 26).
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SETTING THE REMOTE
OPERATION PIN
The PIN (personal identification num-
ber) permits remote access to the
TAD. The PIN can be any number
from 00 to 99.
Note: The default setting is 00.
1. Press REMOTE on the handset so
the BATT LOW indicator lights
green.
2. Press
PIN/ on the keypad, then
enter your two-digit PIN.
3. Press PIN/ on the keypad again.
A beep sounds and your PIN is
stored.
Note: If you make an error, the TAD
beeps 5 times. Repeat the steps to
enter the number correctly.
SETTING THE DAY AND
TIME
You must set the day and time so the
TAD can record the correct day and
time of each message.
1. Press REMOTE on the handset so
the BATT LOW indicator lights
green.
2. Press
TIME SET/9 on the keypad.
Then enter the day of the week
using the number keys.
3. Using the number keys, enter the
hour. Precede a single-digit hour
with a zero.
4. Using the number keys, enter the
minutes. Precede a single-digit
minute with a zero.
To Enter: Press:
Sunday 1
Monday 2
Tuesday 3
Wednesday 4
Thursday 5
Friday 6
Saturday 7
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