Radio Shack TAD-1017 User manual

Cat. No. 43-776
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
TAD-1017
900 MHz Cordless Telephone
with Di
g
ital Answerin
g
System
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© 1997 Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
RadioShack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
FEATURES
Your RadioShack TAD-1017 900 MHz
Cordless Telephone with Digital An-
swering System uses advanced ana-
log cordless telephone technology to
give you superior audio quality. Its
cordless operation lets you move free-
ly around your home or office.
The TAD (Telephone Answering De-
vice) stores up to 20 minutes of mes-
sages on a computer chip. This gives
you advanced capabilities over tape-
based answering machines. For ex-
ample, you can delete individual mes-
sages and save the rest. Because
your TAD is fully digital, there are no
tapes to bother with, no tape mecha-
nisms to wear out, and no lost mes-
sages if power fails.
The 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
900 MHz Operation — provides long-
er range and less interference than
many other cordless phones.
40 Channels —let you change to an-
other channel if you hear interference.
Securit
y
Access-Protection Code
— minimizes the chances of other
cordless phones using your phone
line.
Headset Jack — lets you connect an
optional headset for hands-free con-
venience.
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 ser-
vice.
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.
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Prerecorded Messages — give you
the option of using existing outgoing
messages or recording your own.
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 three or
seven rings.
Toll-Saver — lets you avoid unnec-
essary 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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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
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-1017. For this
reason, the TAD-1017 should not
be your only telephone. To be
safe, you should also have a
phone that does not require AC
power to operate (not a cordless
phone) so you can still make and
receive calls if there is an AC
power failure.
• Your telephone operates on stan-
dard radio frequencies, as allo-
cated by the FCC. Even though
the security access-protection
code prevents unauthorized use
of your phone line, it is possible
for other radio units operating on
similar frequencies within a cer-
tain area to unintentionally inter-
cept your conversations and/or
cause interference. This lack of
privacy can occur with any cord-
less phone.
• When AC power is lost, the TAD-
1017 loses the security access-
protection code connection
between the base and the hand-
set. When power is restored, put
the handset on the base briefly to
restore this connection so you can
use the handset.
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CONTENTS
Installation ............................................................................................................ 7
Selecting a Location ........................................................................................ 7
Placing the Base on a Desk Top ............................................................... 7
Mounting the Base on a Wall Plate ........................................................... 8
Mounting the Base Directly on the Wall .................................................. 10
Preparation ......................................................................................................... 12
Connecting and Charging the Battery Pack .................................................. 12
Setting the Dialing Mode ............................................................................... 13
Setting the Base’s Ringer Volume ................................................................. 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
Using a Headset ........................................................................................... 19
TAD Operation ................................................................................................... 20
Using the Handset to Control the TAD .......................................................... 20
Setting the Number of Rings ......................................................................... 21
Setting the Day and Time .............................................................................. 21
Selecting an Outgoing Message ................................................................... 22
Recording an Outgoing Message ........................................................... 22
Setting the TAD to Answer Calls ................................................................... 23
Screening Calls ............................................................................................. 23
Recording a Memo ........................................................................................ 24
Playing Messages ......................................................................................... 24
Deleting Messages ....................................................................................... 26
Adjusting the TAD’s Volume .......................................................................... 26
Remote Operation ............................................................................................. 27
Using the Toll-Saver ...................................................................................... 27
Setting the Remote Operation PIN ............................................................... 27
Accessing the TAD by Remote ..................................................................... 27
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Troubleshooting ................................................................................................. 29
Care and Maintenance ....................................................................................... 31
Replacing the Battery Pack ........................................................................... 32
The FCC Wants You to Know ........................................................................ 33
Lightning ........................................................................................................ 34
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INSTALLATION
SELECTING A
LOCATION
You can place the TAD-1017’s base
on a desk or table, or mount it on a
wall. Select a location that is:
• Near an AC outlet
• Near a telephone line jack
• Away from electrical machinery,
electrical appliances, and metal
walls or filing cabinets
• Away from wireless intercoms,
alarms, room monitors, and other
cordless telephones
The base’s location affects the
phone’s range. If you have a choice of
several locations, try each to see
which provides the best performance.
Caution: The supplied RadioShack
adapter is designed specifically for
your TAD-1017. Use only the supplied
adapter.
Notes:
• Your telephone connects directly
to a modular telephone line jack. If
your phone line jack is not a mod-
ular jack, you can update the wir-
ing yourself, using jacks and
adapters available at your local
RadioShack store. Or, you can let
the phone company update the
wiring for you.
• The USOC number of the jack to
be installed is RJ11C (RJ11W if
you want to mount the phone on a
wall plate).
Placing the Base on a
Desk Top
Follow these steps when you place the
base on a desk, shelf, or table.
1. Plug one end of the supplied long
modular 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 base.
5. Plug the adapter into a standard
AC outlet. The POWER indicator
on the base lights.
6. Lift the base’s antenna to a verti-
cal position.
Strain Relief Slot
Mounting the Base on a
Wall Plate
1. Plug one end of the supplied short
modular cord into the TEL LINE
jack on the back of the base.
2. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s
barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack
on the back of the base.
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3. Route the adapter’s 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.
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. Raise the base’s antenna to a ver-
tical position.
Upper
Grooves
Lower
Groove
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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
Lower
Grooves
Upper
Grooves
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