Radio Shack TAD-268 User manual

Cat. No. 43-738
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
TAD-268 25-Channel 10-Memory
Cordless Telephone Answering System
emory25-
with Two-Way Paging and Intercom
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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.
READ THIS BEFORE
INSTALLATION
We have designed your telephone to
conform to federal regulations, and
you can connect it to most telephone
lines. However, each device that you
connect to the phone line draws power
from the phone line. We refer to this
power draw as the device’s
ringer
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 reduce the risk of fire
or shock hazard, do not expose
this product to rain or moisture.
CAUTION !
!
equivalence number
, or REN. The
REN is shown on the bottom 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
TAD might not answer. In rural areas,
a total REN of three might impair ringer
operation. If ringer operation is im-
paired, disconnect one of the devices
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 phone company.
Both numbers are shown on the bot-
tom of the base.
Note: You must not connect your TAD
to any of the following:
• Coin-operated systems
• Party-line systems
• Most electronic key phone sys-
tems
© 1997 Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
Radio Shack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
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FEATURES
Your Radio Shack TAD-268 25-Chan-
nel 10-Memory Cordless Telephone
Answering System with Two-Way Pag-
ing and Intercom is perfect for your
home or office. The built-in answering
machine’s features make it easier for
you to record and respond to calls. You
caneven program itso itcalls you at an-
other phone or pager number when it
receives an incoming call.
The telephone works with the answer-
ing machine’s features foreasy, hassle-
free operation. The handset allows por-
table cordless operation both during a
call and while you program the TAD.
TELEPHONE FEATURES
Super CCT Noise-Reduction Cir-
cuitr
y
— provides clear telephone
conversations, giving you sound com-
parable to that of a corded phone.
25 Channels — the phone helps you
select a clear channel to use between
the base and the handset.
10-Number Memor
y
— lets you quick-
ly store and then dial important phone
numbers.
Securit
y
Access-Protection Code —
helps prevent othercordless phone us-
ers from using your phone line.
Three Ad
j
ustable Volume Controls
— let you control the volume of the
sound you hear through the base and
handset receiver, and from the hand-
set ringer.
Intercom S
y
stem — lets you talk with
someone at the handset or the base,
or locate the handset if you misplace it.
Redial — lets you dial the last number
dialed by pressing a single button.
Flash — sends an electronic switch-
hook signal for use with special phone
services such as call waiting.
Hold Button — lets you put a caller on
hold.
Char
g
e Indicator — blinks when it is
time to recharge the handset’s battery.
Touch Tone or Pulse (Rotar
y
) Dial-
in
g
— lets you use your phone with ei-
ther type of service.
Hearin
g
-Aid Compatibilit
y
— lets
you use your phone with hearing aids
that have a T (telephone) switch.
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TAD FEATURES
Auto-Call — you can set the phone to
call a designated phone or pager num-
ber when someone leaves a message,
so you know when to retrieve messag-
es while you’re away from the phone.
Di
g
ital Out
g
oin
g
Announcement —
records your outgoing announcement
into the TAD’s digital memory, then
plays it from the memory when the
TAD answers calls.
Out
g
oin
g
Announcement Backup
— saves your outgoing announcement
on the supplied microcassette tape, so
it can restore the announcement to the
TAD’s digital memory after a power
failure.
Call Screenin
g
— lets you listen as a
caller leaves a message so you can
decide whether or not to answer the
call.
VOX — stops recording after several
seconds of silence to help conserve
tape space.
Memo Recordin
g
— lets you leave re-
minders for yourself or messages for
others in your home or office.
Two-Wa
y
Conversation Recordin
g
— provides a convenient way to record
both sides of a conversation.
Remote Operation — lets you retrieve
your messages from any touch-tone
phone or from any rotary phone using
a pocket tone dialer.
Remote Answer-On — lets you use a
remote phone to set the TAD to an-
swer calls.
Toll-Saver — answers after only two
rings when you have messages; other-
wise, the TAD answers after four rings.
This lets you hang up before the TAD
answers to avoid a toll charge.
Remote Operation Securit
y
Code —
lets you set, use, and change a 4-digit
number. This helps prevent unautho-
rized access by callers to incoming
messages.
Ad
j
ustable Incomin
g
and Out
g
oin
g
Messa
g
e Len
g
th — lets you set the
incoming message length to 3 minutes
or 30 seconds, and record an outgoing
message of up to 21 seconds.
Announce Onl
y
Mode — lets you set
the TAD to play an announcement
without recording caller’s messages.
Please read this manual completely be-
fore you use your TAD-268. It explains
how to use the TAD’s features.
For your records, we urge you to
record your telephone’s serial number
in the space below. The serial number
is located on the bottom panel of the
base.
Serial Number: __________________
This telephone has been tested and
found to comply with all applicable UL
and FCC standards.
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Note: Your phone operates on stan-
dard radio frequencies, as allocated by
the FCC. Therefore, it is possible for
other radio units operating on similar
frequencies, within a certain area, to
inadvertently intercept your conversa-
tions and/or cause interference on
your cordless telephone. This lack of
privacy can occur with any cordless
phone.
Important: Cordless phones such as
this one require AC power to operate.
When the AC power is off, you cannot
dial out or receive incoming calls using
your TAD-268. For this reason, the
TAD-268 should not be your only tele-
phone. 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 re-
ceive calls if there is an AC power fail-
ure.
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CONTENTS
Installation ............................................................................................................ 8
Selecting a Location ........................................................................................ 8
Connecting the Battery .................................................................................... 8
Installing the Tape............................................................................................. 9
Connecting to Power ........................................................................................ 9
Charging the Battery ...................................................................................... 10
Connecting the Base to the Phone Line..........................................................11
Adjusting the Base’s Antenna......................................................................... 11
Using the Belt Clip ......................................................................................... 12
Telephone Preparation ...................................................................................... 13
Setting the Dialing Mode ............................................................................... 13
Setting the Volume ........................................................................................ 13
Usin
g
the Telephone........................................................................................... 15
Confirmation and Error Tones ........................................................................ 15
Making/Answering a Call................................................................................ 15
Turning Quick Call Off.............................................................................. 15
Changing Channels........................................................................................ 16
Using Flash .................................................................................................... 16
Using Redial................................................................................................... 17
Using Tone Services on a Pulse Line ............................................................ 17
Using Hold...................................................................................................... 18
Using the Intercom ........................................................................................ 18
Memory Dialing .............................................................................................. 19
Storing Phone Numbers in Memory ........................................................ 19
Storing a Pause ...................................................................................... 20
Dialing a Stored Number ......................................................................... 20
Chain-Dialing from Memory .................................................................... 20
Using an Optional Headset ............................................................................ 21
TAD Preparation.................................................................................................. 22
Setting the CPC Switch ................................................................................. 22
Recording an Outgoing Announcement ........................................................ 22
Using the Base ........................................................................................ 23
Using the Handset .................................................................................. 24
Checking the Outgoing Announcement ......................................................... 24
Using the Base ........................................................................................ 24
Using the Handset .................................................................................. 24
Setting the Maximum Incoming Message Length .......................................... 25
Setting the Number of Rings/Toll Saver.......................................................... 25
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Using the TAD..................................................................................................... 26
Setting the TAD to Answer Calls ................................................................... 26
Setting the TAD Not to Answer Calls....................................................... 26
Setting the TAD to the Announce Only Mode ............................................... 26
Screening Calls.............................................................................................. 27
Playing Messages ......................................................................................... 28
TAD Function Chart.........................................................................................29
Erasing Messages ........................................................................................ 31
Recording a Memo......................................................................................... 31
Using the Base ....................................................................................... 31
Using the Handset .................................................................................. 32
Recording a Two-Way Conversation ............................................................. 32
Auto Call ....................................................................................................... 33
Storing a Pager or Telephone Number ................................................... 33
Turning the Auto Call Function On/Off .................................................... 34
Remote Operation ............................................................................................. 36
Storing Your Remote Operation Security Code ............................................ 36
Remote Answer On........................................................................................ 36
Accessing the TAD by Remote ..................................................................... 37
Using Remote Control Commands ............................................................... 38
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................ 44
Care and Maintenance ...................................................................................... 47
Replacing the Battery..................................................................................... 48
Cleaning the Tape-Handling Parts ................................................................ 49
The FCC Wants You to Know ........................................................................ 50
Lightning ........................................................................................................ 50
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INSTALLATION
Important: After you select a location
for the phone (see “Selecting a Loca-
tion”), you must install the phone in the
following order before you use it for the
first time.
1. Connect the battery to the hand-
set (see “Connecting the Bat-
tery”).
2. Install the microcassette tape (see
“Installing the Tape” on Page 9).
3. Connect the base to power (see
“Connecting to Power” on Page
9).
4. Charge the phone’s battery (see
“Charging the Battery” on Page
10).
5. Connect the base to your phone
line (see “Connecting the Base to
the Phone Line” on Page 11).
SELECTING A LOCATION
Select a location for the TAD that is:
• Near an AC outlet
• Near a modular phone line jack
• Out of the way of normal activities
• Away from electrical machinery,
electrical appliances, and metal
walls or filing cabinets
• Away from wireless intercoms,
alarms, and room monitors
• Away from other cordless phones
The base’s location affects the phone’s
range. If you have a choice of several
locations, try each to see which pro-
vides the best performance.
Note: Your phone operates on fre-
quencies that might cause interference
to TVs or VCRs. To prevent or mini-
mize such interference, avoid placing
the base on top of or near a TV or
VCR. If you notice interference, in-
crease the distance between the base
and the TV or VCR, or reorient or relo-
cate the receiving antenna on the TV/
VCR.
CONNECTING THE
BATTERY
Your TAD comes with a rechargeable
nickel-cadmium battery installed. How-
ever, you must plug in the battery and
charge it for about 24 hours before you
use the phone for the first time.
Follow these steps to plug in the bat-
tery.
1. While pressing down and holding
the battery compartment cover on
the back of the handset, slide it
down to open it.
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2. Attach the connector on the bat-
tery to the connector inside the
battery compartment.
3. Replace the battery compartment
cover.
After you connect the battery, you
must set up the base then charge the
battery.
INSTALLING THE TAPE
Follow these steps to install the sup-
plied microcassette tape.
1. Turn the supplied microcassette’s
hub with a pencil to take up any
tape slack.
2. Lift up on the left side of the cas-
sette compartment cover on top of
the base to open it.
3. Install the microcassette in the
cassette compartment with the
open edge of the cassette on the
left and the full reel toward the
front of the TAD.
Notes:
• You can buy additional microcas-
settes or microcassettes of a dif-
ferent length at your local Radio
Shack store.
• Replace the tape at least once a
year — more often if it is used
heavily.
CONNECTING TO
POWER
1. Insert the AC adapter’s barrel plug
into the DC IN 7.5V jack on the
back of the base, then thread the
supplied AC adapter’s cord
through the strain relief slot under
the base.
Note: Use only the supplied AC
adapter as your phone’s 7.5V DC
500 mA power source.
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2. Plug the adapter into a standard
AC outlet. The TAD positions the
tape for operation, which takes up
to 1 minute.
Note: If there is no backup outgo-
ing announcement on the mes-
sage tape, the TAD beeps. If there
is a backup outgoing announce-
ment on the message tape, the
TAD automatically restores the
announcement from the tape into
memory. See “Recording an Out-
going Announcement” on Page
22.
CHARGING THE
BATTERY
You must charge the battery in the
handset for at least 24 hours before
you connect the phone to the phone
line and use the phone for the first
time.
You can recharge the battery at any
time, but be sure to recharge it when
the CHARGE indicator on the handset
flashes.
To charge or recharge the battery,
place the handset on the cradle. The
CHARGE indicator lights.
Notes:
• When you place the handset on
the cradle, the system’s security
access-protection code automati-
cally activates. This prevents
other cordless phones from using
your telephone line.
• If the CHARGE indicator does not
stay lit when you place the hand-
set on the cradle, be sure the AC
adapter is properly connected.
Also, check the charging contacts
on the handset and base. If the
contacts are dirty or tarnished,
clean them with a pencil eraser.
• A full charge lasts about 24 hours
if you leave the handset off the
base and do not make any calls.
Be sure to return the handset to
the base when you see the
CHARGE indicator blinking.
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