Radio Shack TAD-794 User manual

Cat. No. 43-794
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before usin
g
this equipment.
TAD -794
900 MHz Caller ID/Call Waiting ID
Cordless Phone
with Digital Answering System
2
This symbol is intended to alert you to
the presence of uninsulated danger-
ous voltage within the product’s enclo-
sure that might be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of elec-
tric shock. Do not open the product’s
case.
This symbol is intended to inform you
that important operating and mainte-
nance instructions are included in the
literature accompanying this product.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.
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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 ex-
pose this product to rain or mois-
ture.
!
!
Important: Cordless phones such as
this one require AC power to operate.
When the AC power is off,
y
ou cannot
dial out or receive incomin
g
calls usin
g
y
our TAD-794. To be safe,
y
ou should
also have a phone that does not need
AC power to operate (not a cordless
phone) so
y
ou can still make and re-
ceive calls if there is an AC power fail-
ure.
Important Caller ID Information
To use the TAD-794’s Caller ID and Call
Waitin
g
with Caller ID features,
y
ou
must be in an area where those services
are available and
y
ou must subscribe to
those services throu
g
h
y
our local phone
compan
y
.
Where Caller ID is offered, one or more
options are
g
enerall
y
available:
• caller’s number onl
y
• caller’s name onl
y
• caller’s name and number
We recommend
y
ou record the TAD’s
serial number here. The number is on
the bottom of the base.
Serial Number: __________________
© 1998 Tand
y
Cor
p
oration.
All Ri
g
hts Reserved.
COM-LOK and RadioShack are re
g
istered trademarks used b
y
Tand
y
Cor
p
oration.
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FEATURES
Your RadioShack TAD-794 900 MHz
Caller ID/Call Waitin
g
ID Cordless
Phone combines a 900 MHz cordless
telephone with a Caller ID unit and a di
g
-
ital TAD (Telephone Answerin
g
Device).
The TAD-794’s telephone uses ad-
vanced analo
g
technolo
gy
to
g
ive
y
ou
superior audio qualit
y
, while its cordless
operation lets
y
ou move freel
y
around
y
our home or office.
The TAD-794’s Caller ID unit records
each caller’s telephone number (and
name, if available in
y
our area) and the
da
y
and time of the call, as provided b
y
y
our local phone compan
y
to Caller ID
service subscribers. And, if
y
ou have
Call Waitin
g
with Caller ID, the TAD-794
shows
y
ou the incomin
g
caller informa-
tion, even when
y
ou are alread
y
on the
phone.
The TAD stores up to 15 minutes of
messa
g
es on a computer chip and
records the da
y
and time each messa
g
e
was recorded. This
g
ives
y
ou advanced
capabilities over tape-based answerin
g
machines. For example,
y
ou can delete
individual messa
g
es and save the rest.
Because
y
our TAD is full
y
di
g
ital, there
are no tapes to bother with and no tape
mechanisms to wear out.
And, the remote operation feature lets
y
ou operate
y
our TAD from a touch-tone
phone (or a rotar
y
phone and pocket
tone dialer).
Telephone Features
900 MHz Operation — provides lon
g
er
ran
g
e and less interference than man
y
other cordless phones.
Caller ID Memory — stores up to 30
Caller ID records.
Call Waiting ID —
y
ou can set the TAD-
794 to displa
y
Caller ID information
about an incomin
g
call when
y
ou are on
the phone (if
y
ou subscribe to this ser-
vice from
y
our local phone compan
y
).
Headset Jack — lets
y
ou connect an
optional headset (available at
y
our local
RadioShack store) for hands-free con-
venience.
Easy-to-Read Liquid Crystal Display
— lets
y
ou see who is tr
y
in
g
to reach
y
ou before
y
ou answer the phone.
20 Number Memory Dialing — lets
y
ou
store up to 20 numbers in memor
y
for
eas
y
dialin
g
.
Handset Volume Control — lets
y
ou
adjust the volume of the sound
y
ou hear
throu
g
h the handset.
Ample Talk and Standby Time — the
supplied batter
y
(when full
y
char
g
ed)
provides about 7 hours of talk time or 7
da
y
s of standb
y
time.
40 Channels — the TAD-794 finds a
clear channel ever
y
time
y
ou make or
receive a call. You can also manuall
y
chan
g
e channels durin
g
a call.

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Noise-Reduction Circuitry — provides
sound clarit
y
comparable to that of a
corded phone.
Security Access-Protection Code —
helps prevent other cordless phone us-
ers from usin
g
y
our phone line while the
handset is off the base.
COM-LOK®— ensures that other cord-
less phone users cannot use
y
our phone
line when the handset is on the base.
Autotalk — lets
y
ou set the handset so
y
ou can make or answer a call b
y
simpl
y
liftin
g
the handset from the base.
Programmable Handset Ringer — lets
y
ou select from four tone and volume
settin
g
s for the handset’s rin
g
er.
Redial — lets
y
ou quickl
y
redial the last
number dialed.
Page — lets
y
ou send a si
g
nal from the
base to the handset to pa
g
e someone or
locate the handset if
y
ou have mis-
placed it.
Flash — sends an electronic switch-
hook si
g
nal for use with special phone
services, such as Call Waitin
g
.
Tone/Pulse Dialing — lets
y
ou use ei-
ther t
y
pe of service, and
y
ou can easil
y
switch from pulse to tone dialin
g
for spe-
cial services such as bank-b
y
-phone.
Hearing-Aid Compatibility — lets
y
ou
use
y
our phone with hearin
g
aids that
have a T (telephone) switch.
TAD Features
Ample Recording Time —
y
ou can
record up to 15 minutes of messa
g
es.
Adjustable Maximum Message
Length —
y
ou can set the TAD-794 to
record messa
g
es of up to 1 or 4 min-
utes.
Date/Time Stamp — records the da
y
and time each messa
g
e was recorded.
Remote Operation — lets
y
ou use a
touch-tone phone (or rotar
y
phone and
pocket tone dialer) to operate the TAD
while
y
ou are awa
y
from
y
our home or
office.
Digital Volume Control — lets
y
ou pre-
cisel
y
adjust the messa
g
e pla
y
back vol-
ume.
Prerecorded Messages —
g
ive
y
ou the
option of usin
g
one of two existin
g
out-
g
oin
g
messa
g
es or
y
ou can record
y
our
own messa
g
e (up to 30 seconds lon
g
).
Announce-Only — lets
y
ou pla
y
an an-
nouncement for callers to hear, without
recordin
g
their messa
g
es
Message Counter — shows the num-
ber of messa
g
es the TAD has recorded.
Programmable PIN —
y
ou can set
y
our
own two-di
g
it personal identification
number (PIN) for secure remote opera-
tion.
Two-Way Recording — lets
y
ou record
both sides of
y
our phone conversation.
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Remote Answer-On — lets
y
ou turn on
the TAD from a remote location even
when it is not set to answer calls.
Call Screening — lets
y
ou listen as a
caller leaves a messa
g
e so
y
ou can de-
cide whether or not to answer the call.
Memo Recording — lets
y
ou record a
messa
g
e at the TAD, without havin
g
to
call in b
y
phone.
Adjustable Ring Number — lets
y
ou
set the TAD to answer after three or five
rin
g
s.
Toll-Saver — lets
y
ou avoid unneces-
sar
y
char
g
es when
y
ou call b
y
lon
g
distance to check
y
our messa
g
es.
Phone Pick-Up Detection — stops re-
cordin
g
when
y
ou pick up an
y
phone on
the same line as the TAD.
This telephone has been tested and
found to compl
y
with all applicable UL
and FCC standards.
READ THIS BEFORE
INSTALLATION
Your TAD-794 conforms to federal re
g
u-
lations, and
y
ou can connect it to most
telephone lines. However, each device
that
y
ou connect to the telephone line
draws power from the line. We refer to
this power draw as the device’s ringer
equivalence number , or REN. The REN
is on the bottom of the base.
If
y
ou are usin
g
more than one phone or
other device on the line, add up all the
RENs. If the total is more than five,
y
our
phones mi
g
ht not rin
g
. In rural areas, a
total REN of three mi
g
ht impair rin
g
er
operation. If rin
g
er operation is impaired,
remove a device from the line.
FCC STATEMENT
Your TAD-794 complies with Part 68 of
FCC Rules . You must, upon request,
provide the FCC re
g
istration number
and the REN to
y
our phone compan
y
.
These numbers are on the bottom of the
base.
You must not connect
y
our phone to an
y
of the followin
g
:
• coin-operated s
y
stems
•part
y
-line s
y
stems
• most electronic ke
y
phone s
y
stems
Note: Your telephone operates on stan-
dard radio frequencies, as allocated b
y
the FCC. Even thou
g
h the securit
y
access-protection code prevents unau-
thorized use of
y
our phone line, it is pos-
sible for other radio units operatin
g
on
similar frequencies within a certain area
to unintentionall
y
intercept
y
our conver-
sations and/or cause interference. This
lack of privac
y
can occur with an
y
cord-
less phone.
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CONTENTS
Installation ............................................................................................................... 8
Mountin
g
the Phone ........................................................................................... 8
On a Desk Top ............................................................................................. 8
On a Wall Plate ............................................................................................ 9
Directl
y
on the Wall .................................................................................... 10
Connectin
g
and Char
g
in
g
the Batter
y
Pack ..................................................... 12
Settin
g
the Dialin
g
Mode .................................................................................. 13
Turnin
g
the Base’s Rin
g
er On and Off .............................................................. 14
Settin
g
the Handset Rin
g
er’s Tone and Volume ............................................... 14
Settin
g
the Number of Rin
g
s ............................................................................ 15
Settin
g
the Da
y
and Time ................................................................................. 15
Storin
g
Your Area Code .................................................................................... 16
Settin
g
Caller ID with Call Waitin
g
.................................................................... 16
Turnin
g
Autotalk On/Off .................................................................................... 17
Telephone Operation ............................................................................................ 18
Makin
g
Calls ..................................................................................................... 18
Answerin
g
Calls ................................................................................................ 18
Settin
g
the Handset Volume ............................................................................. 19
Chan
g
in
g
the Channel ...................................................................................... 19
Usin
g
REDIAL .................................................................................................. 19
Usin
g
FLASH .................................................................................................... 20
Usin
g
Tone Services on a Pulse Line ............................................................... 20
Usin
g
PAGE and FIND ..................................................................................... 20
Memor
y
Dialin
g
................................................................................................. 21
Storin
g
a Number and Name in Memor
y
................................................... 21
Editin
g
or Deletin
g
a Number in Memor
y
................................................... 22
Enterin
g
a Pause ....................................................................................... 23
Dialin
g
a Memor
y
Number ......................................................................... 23
Chain-Dialin
g
Service Numbers ................................................................. 23
Testin
g
Stored Emer
g
enc
y
Numbers ......................................................... 23
Usin
g
a Headset ............................................................................................... 24
Caller ID Operation ............................................................................................... 25
Reviewin
g
Caller ID Records ............................................................................ 25
Caller ID Messa
g
es .................................................................................... 26
Dialin
g
from a Caller ID Record ........................................................................ 27
Storin
g
a Caller ID Record to Memor
y
.............................................................. 27
Deletin
g
Caller ID Records ............................................................................... 27
TAD Operation ....................................................................................................... 28
Selectin
g
the Out
g
oin
g
Messa
g
e ...................................................................... 28
Recordin
g
/Deletin
g
an Out
g
oin
g
Messa
g
e ....................................................... 28
7
Settin
g
the Record Time ................................................................................... 28
Settin
g
the TAD to Answer Calls ...................................................................... 29
Screenin
g
Calls ................................................................................................ 29
Recordin
g
Incomin
g
Messa
g
es ........................................................................ 29
Recordin
g
a Memo ........................................................................................... 29
Recordin
g
a Conversation ................................................................................ 30
Pla
y
in
g
Messa
g
es ............................................................................................ 30
Adjustin
g
the TAD’s Volume ............................................................................. 31
Deletin
g
Messa
g
es ........................................................................................... 31
Settin
g
the Remote Operation PIN ................................................................... 31
Remote Operation ............................................................................................ 32
Usin
g
Toll-Saver ............................................................................................... 32
Usin
g
Remote Commands ............................................................................... 32
Troubleshooting .................................................................................................... 34
Care and Maintenance .......................................................................................... 36
Replacin
g
the Batter
y
Pack .............................................................................. 37
The FCC Wants You to Know ........................................................................... 38
Li
g
htnin
g
........................................................................................................... 38

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INSTALLATION
MOUNTING THE PHONE
You can place the TAD-794’s base on a
desk or table, mount it on a standard
wall plate, or mount it directl
y
on a wall.
Choose a location that is:
• near an AC outlet
• near a modular telephone line jack
• out of the wa
y
of normal activities
•awa
y
from electrical machiner
y
,
electrical appliances, metal walls or
filin
g
cabinets, wireless intercoms,
alarms, and room monitors
•awa
y
from other cordless phones
The base’s location affects the phone’s
ran
g
e. If
y
ou have a choice of several lo-
cations, tr
y
each to see which provides
the best performance.
Caution: The supplied RadioShack
adapter was desi
g
ned specificall
y
for
y
our TAD-794. Use onl
y
the supplied
adapter.
Notes:
• Your telephone connects directl
y
to
a modular telephone line jack. If
y
our phone line jack is not a modu-
lar jack,
y
ou can update the wirin
g
y
ourself, usin
g
jacks and adapters
available at
y
our local RadioShack
store. Or,
y
ou can let the phone
compan
y
update the wirin
g
for
y
ou.
• The USOC number of the jack to be
installed is RJ11C (RJ11W for a wall
plate).
On a Desk Top
1. Insert the bracket’s tabs into the
base’s upper tab slots as shown,
then press down on the bracket’s
clips and insert them into the upper
clip slots.
2. Route the supplied lon
g
modular
cord throu
g
h the strain relief slot on
the side of the bracket, then plu
g
the
cord into the TEL LINE jack on the
back of the base.
3. Plu
g
the modular cord’s other end
into a modular telephone line jack.
Clips
Upper
Upper Tab Slots
Clip Slots
Strain
Relief
Slot
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4. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s
barrel plu
g
into the DC IN 9V jack on
the back of the base.
5. Route the adapter’s cord throu
g
h
the strain relief slot on the bottom of
the bracket.
6. Plu
g
the adapter into a standard AC
outlet.
7. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical
position.
On a Wall Plate
1. Insert the bracket’s tabs into the
base’s lower tab slots as shown,
then press down on the bracket’s
clips and insert them into the lower
clip slots.
2. Plu
g
one end of the supplied short
modular cord into the TEL LINE jack
on the back of the base.
3. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s
barrel plu
g
into the DC IN 9V jack.
Strain
Relief
Slot
Tabs
Lower
Lower Clip Slots
Tab Slots
10
4. Route the adapter cord throu
g
h the
narrow
g
roove on the bracket.
5. Plu
g
the modular cord’s other end
into the wall plate jack, then ali
g
n
the bracket’s ke
y
hole slots with the
wall plate studs and slide the base
downward to secure it.
6. Plu
g
the adapter into a standard AC
outlet.
7. Press and lift out the handset hold-
er, flip it over as shown, then snap it
back into place so it holds the hand-
set.
8. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical
position.
Directly on the Wall
For this mountin
g
method,
y
ou need two
screws (not supplied) with heads that fit
into the ke
y
hole slots on the bottom of
the base.
1. Drill two holes 315/16
inches (100 mm)
apart. Then thread a
screw into each hole,
lettin
g
the heads ex-
tend about 5/16 inch (8
mm) from the wall.
Narrow
Groove
5/16"
315/16"
11
2. Insert the bracket’s tabs into the
base’s lower tab slots as shown,
then press down on the bracket’s
clips and insert them into the lower
clip slots.
3. Plu
g
one end of the supplied lon
g
modular cord into the TEL LINE jack
on the back of the base.
4. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s
barrel plu
g
into the DC IN 9V jack.
5. Route the modular and adapter’s
cords throu
g
h the
g
rooves on the
bracket as shown.
6. Ali
g
n the bracket’s ke
y
hole slots
with the mountin
g
screws and slide
the base downward to secure it.
7. Plu
g
the modular cord’s other end
into a modular telephone line jack.
8. Plu
g
the adapter into a standard AC
outlet.
Tabs
Lower
Lower Clip Slots
Tab Slots
Grooves

12
9. Press and lift out the handset hold-
er, flip it over as shown, then snap it
back into place so it holds the hand-
set.
10. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical
position.
CONNECTING AND
CHARGING THE BATTERY
PACK
The TAD-794 comes with a rechar
g
e-
able nickel-cadmium batter
y
pack in the
handset but not connected. Before usin
g
y
our phone,
y
ou must connect the bat-
ter
y
pack and then char
g
e it for about 14
hours.
1. Press down and slide off the batter
y
pack compartment cover.
2. Unfasten the plastic retainer strap
and lift the batter
y
pack out of the
compartment. Plu
g
the batter
y
pack’s connector into the socket in
the compartment. The connector fits
onl
y
one wa
y
.
3. Put the batter
y
pack in the compart-
ment and fasten the retainer strap.
4. Replace the cover.
5. To char
g
e the batter
y
pack, simpl
y
place the handset on the base, fac-
in
g
either up or down. The CHARGE
indicator on the base li
g
hts.
Rechar
g
e the batter
y
pack when
RECHARGE NOW appears and flash-
es on the handset displa
y
.
13
Notes:
• When
y
ou first use the phone after
char
g
in
g
or rechar
g
in
g
the batter
y
pack, the phone mi
g
ht not work and
y
ou mi
g
ht hear a five-beep error si
g
-
nal when
y
ou press TALK. If this
happens, return the handset to the
base for about 5 seconds. This re-
sets the securit
y
access-protection
code.
• If the CHARGE indicator does not
li
g
ht when
y
ou place the handset on
the base, be sure the batter
y
pack
and AC adapter are correctl
y
and
securel
y
connected.
Also, check the char
g
in
g
contacts
on the handset and base. If the con-
tacts are dirt
y
or tarnished, clean
them with a pencil eraser.
• About once a month, full
y
dischar
g
e
the batter
y
b
y
keepin
g
the handset
off the base until RECHARGE NOW
appears and flashes on the dis-
pla
y
. Otherwise, the batter
y
pack
loses its abilit
y
to full
y
rechar
g
e.
• If the batter
y
pack becomes weak
durin
g
a call, the handset beeps ev-
er
y
four seconds, and RECHARGE
NOW appears and flashes on the
displa
y
. If this happens,
y
ou must re-
char
g
e the batter
y
pack before
y
ou
can make another call.
• If the batter
y
pack is completel
y
dis-
char
g
ed or the base loses power
while the handset is awa
y
from it,
place the handset on the base to re-
set the securit
y
access-protection
code. If it was the handset that lost
power, rechar
g
e the batter
y
pack.
• The supplied batter
y
pack should
last for about a
y
ear. When it loses
its abilit
y
to full
y
rechar
g
e, order a
replacement batter
y
pack from
y
our
local RadioShack store (see “Re-
placin
g
the Batter
y
Pack” on
Pa
g
e 37).
SETTING THE DIALING
MODE
Set DIAL MODE on the back of the base
for the t
y
pe of service
y
ou have. If
y
ou
are not sure which t
y
pe
y
ou have, after
y
ou char
g
e the handset batter
y
pack, do
this simple test.
1. Set DIAL MODE to T(tone).
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2. Press TALK on the handset and lis-
ten for a dial tone.
3. Press an
y
number other than 0.
Note: If
y
our phone s
y
stem requires
that
y
ou dial an access code (9, for
example) before
y
ou dial an outside
number, do not press the access
code number either.
If the dial tone stops,
y
ou have
touch-tone service. Leave DIAL
MODE set to T.
If the dial tone continues,
y
ou have
pulse service. Set DIAL MODE to P
(pulse).
4. Press TALK or place the handset on
the base to han
g
up.
TURNING THE BASE’S
RINGER ON AND OFF
To turn off the base’s rin
g
er, set RINGER
on the back of the base to OFF. You can
still make or receive calls usin
g
this
phone, and telephones on the same line
and the TAD’s handset (when it is awa
y
from the base) still rin
g
when there is an
incomin
g
call.
To turn on the base’s rin
g
er, set RINGER
to ON.
SETTING THE HANDSET
RINGER’S TONE AND
VOLUME
Follow these steps to set the handset
rin
g
er’s tone and volume.
1. Lift the handset. If appears,
press
TALK to turn it off.
2. Press VOLUME. The phone dis-
pla
y
s and sounds the current rin
g
er
tone and volume.
3. Repeatedl
y
press VOLUME until
y
ou
hear the desired rin
g
er tone and vol-
ume. Each time
y
ou press VOLUME,
the rin
g
er settin
g
chan
g
es in the fol-
lowin
g
order:
Ring Type A High
Ring Type A Low
Ring Type B High
Ring Type B Low
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15
SETTING THE NUMBER
OF RINGS
Set RING TIME on the side of the base to
3, 5, or T/S to select how lon
g
the TAD
waits before it answers a call (3 rin
g
s, 5
rin
g
s, or toll-saver).
Note: If
y
ou plan to check
y
our messa
g
-
es b
y
lon
g
distance, set RING TIME to
toll-saver (see “Usin
g
Toll-Saver” on
Pa
g
e32).
SETTING THE DAY AND
TIME
You must set the da
y
of the week and
time so the TAD can record the correct
da
y
and time of each messa
g
e.
Note: If
y
ou wait more than 15 seconds
between each ke
y
press, the TAD exits
the time settin
g
process. Start a
g
ain at
Step 1.
1. Hold down CLOCK until the TAD
beeps. The TAD announces the cur-
rentl
y
set da
y
and displa
y
s the da
y
’s
number (0for Sunda
y
, 1for Mon-
da
y
, and so on).
2. To chan
g
e the da
y
of the week, re-
peatedl
y
press SKIP to move for-
ward or REPEAT to move backward.
3. Press CLOCK. The TAD announces
the hour. To chan
g
e the hour, re-
peatedl
y
press SKIP or REPEAT.
4. Press CLOCK. The TAD announces
the minutes. To chan
g
e the minutes,
repeatedl
y
press SKIP or REPEAT.
5. Press CLOCK. The TAD announces
“AM” or “PM,” and Aor Pappears.
Press SKIP or REPEAT to chan
g
e
this settin
g
.
6. Press CLOCK. The TAD announces
the da
y
and time.
Notes: If the TAD loses AC power, its
clock will keep the correct time for about
one hour.

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STORING YOUR AREA
CODE
To quickl
y
dial a number from a Caller
ID record (see “Dialin
g
from a Caller ID
Record” on Pa
g
e 27) or to correctl
y
store a number from a record into a
memor
y
dialin
g
location (see “Storin
g
a
Caller ID Record to Memor
y
” on
Pa
g
e27),
y
ou must store
y
our local area
code in the TAD-794’s memor
y
. Then,
when
y
ou dial from a Caller ID record,
the TAD-794 skips the area code if it
matches the one
y
ou stored.
Follow these steps to store
y
our area
code.
1. Lift the handset. If appears,
press
TALK to turn it off.
2. Press FUNCTION twice. The displa
y
shows AREA CODE and 1-.
Note: If an area code is alread
y
stored, it appears on the displa
y
af-
ter the 1–. Repeatedl
y
press DE-
LETE to erase it.
3. Enter
y
our 3-di
g
it area code, then
press MEM. The phone beeps and
STORING appears.
To delete the area code, follow Steps 1
and 2, then press MEM in Step 3 without
enterin
g
a new area code. DELETING
appears.
SETTING CALLER ID WITH
CALL WAITING
If
y
ou have Caller ID with Call Waitin
g
service on
y
our phone line, the TAD-794
can show Caller ID information for an in-
comin
g
call even while
y
ou are alread
y
on the phone.
Follow these steps to turn the Caller ID
with Call Waitin
g
feature on or off.
1. Lift the handset. If appears,
press
TALK to turn it off.
2. Press FUNCTION three times.
CIDCW (Caller ID Call Waitin
g
), the
current settin
g
, and ON-1 OFF-0
appear.
3. Press
1to turn this feature on, or 0
to turn it off.
4. Press MEM. The new settin
g
ap-
pears.
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TURNING AUTOTALK ON/
OFF
Your phone is preset so
y
ou must press
TALK when
y
ou lift the handset from the
base to make or answer a call. With auto
talk turned on,
y
ou can make or answer
a call b
y
just liftin
g
the handset from the
base.
Follow these steps to turn auto talk on or
off.
1. Lift the handset. If appears,
press
TALK to turn it off.
2. Press FUNCTION 4 times. The cur-
rent autotalk settin
g
and ON-
1 OFF-0 appear on the displa
y
.
3. Press 1to turn on the autotalk fea-
ture, or 0to turn it off.
4. Press MEM to store the new settin
g
.
The handset beep, and briefl
y
shows the new settin
g
.
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TELEPHONE OPERATION
MAKING CALLS
1. Lift the handset. Press TALK, if nec-
essar
y
, so appears.
The IN USE indicator on the base
li
g
hts and the currentl
y
selected
channel number appears on the
handset displa
y
.
2. Dial the number. You see the num-
ber as
y
ou dial, then (after 5 sec-
onds) the elapsed time for this call.
You can also dial the number when
is not on the displa
y
. The number
appears on the displa
y
as
y
ou dial.
When
y
ou finish dialin
g
, press TALK.
(The phone does not dial the number
until
y
ou press TALK.)
Notes:
• If
y
ou make a mistake when dialin
g
,
repeatedl
y
press DELETE to erase
the error, then enter the correct
number.
DELETE erases one num-
ber each time
y
ou press it.
• To erase the entire phone number,
press
CANCEL.
To end a call, place the handset on the
base or press TALK.
ANSWERING CALLS
CALLING appears on the handset
when a call comes in. If
y
ou subscribe to
Caller ID service, the Caller ID informa-
tion appears b
y
the second rin
g
(see
“Caller ID Operation” on Pa
g
e 25).
To answer the call, lift the handset and
press TALK. Or, if auto talk is on, just lift
the handset from the base. ap-
pears, and the displa
y
briefl
y
shows the
channel number, then the call’s elapsed
time.
To end a call, place the handset on the
base or press TALK.
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IN USE
Indicator
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SETTING THE HANDSET
VOLUME
The TAD-794’s handset has two volume
settin
g
s, normal and hi
g
h. To chan
g
e
the volume durin
g
a call, press VOLUME.
VOL NORMAL or VOL HIGH appears.
The handset resets to normal volume af-
ter each call.
CHANGING THE
CHANNEL
The TAD-794 has 40 channels (frequen-
c
y
pairs used between the base and
handset). It automaticall
y
selects a clear
channel each time
y
ou make or receive
a call.
You can also chan
g
e the channel
y
our-
self. If
y
ou hear other conversations or
excessive noise durin
g
a call, press
CHANNEL to select a different channel.
The new channel number briefl
y
ap-
pears.
Note: If the handset is too far from the
base, the channel mi
g
ht not chan
g
e.
Move closer to the base and tr
y
a
g
ain.
USING REDIAL
You can quickl
y
dial the last number di-
aled. Lift the handset and press TALK,
then press REDIAL.
Notes:
• You can also press REDIAL (so
y
ou
see the stored number) first, then
press
TALK.
• The redial memor
y
holds up to 32
di
g
its, so
y
ou can redial lon
g
-
distance as well as local numbers.
• The redial memor
y
hold pause en-
tries (see “Enterin
g
a Pause” on
Pa
g
e 23) and tone entries (see “Us-
in
g
Tone Services on a Pulse Line”
on Pa
g
e20).

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USING FLASH
FLASH performs the electronic equiva-
lent of a switchhook operation for spe-
cial services, such as Call Waitin
g
.
For example, if
y
ou have Call Waitin
g
,
press FLASH to answer an incomin
g
call
without disconnectin
g
the current call.
Press
FLASH a
g
ain to return to the first
call.
Note: If
y
ou do not have an
y
special
phone services, pressin
g
FLASH mi
g
ht
disconnect the current call.
USING TONE SERVICES
ON A PULSE LINE
Some special services, such as bank-
b
y
-phone, require tone si
g
nals. If
y
ou
have pulse service,
y
ou can still use
these special tone services b
y
followin
g
these steps.
1. Be sure DIAL MODE is set to P
(pulse).
2. Dial the service’s main number.
3. When the service answers, press
TONE ().An
y
additional numbers
y
ou dial are sent as tone si
g
nals.
4. After
y
ou complete the call, return
the handset to the base or press
TALK. The phone automaticall
y
re-
sets to the pulse mode.
Note: When
y
ou dial a number without
displa
y
ed,
y
ou can enter TONE ()
as part of the number (the displa
y
shows
). When
y
ou press TALK, the phone
automaticall
y
adds a 1-second pause af-
ter the tone entr
y
, allowin
g
time for the
service to answer (for example).
USING PAGE AND FIND
To send a pa
g
e from the base to the
handset, when the handset is not in use,
press PAGE on the base. The handset
beeps for 2 seconds and the handset’s
displa
y
shows PAGING.
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21
If
y
ou have misplaced the handset and
want it to beep for more than 2 seconds
(to
g
ive
y
ou time to find it), press FIND.
The handset beeps for about 1 minute.
Press TALK twice on the handset to si-
lence the beep sooner.
MEMORY DIALING
You can store up to 20 phone numbers
and names in memor
y
, then diala stored
number b
y
enterin
g
a two-di
g
it memor
y
location number.
Each number can be up to 16 di
g
its, and
each name can be up to 12 characters.
Storing a Number and Name in
Memory
Notes:
• If
y
ou wait more than 20 seconds
between each ke
y
press, a five-beep
error si
g
nal sounds and memor
y
stora
g
e stops. Start a
g
ain at Step 1.
• If
y
ou receive a call while storin
g
a
memor
y
number,
y
ou must start
a
g
ain from Step 1.
1. Lift the handset. If appears,
press
TALK to turn it off.
2. Press FUNCTION. DIAL MEMORY?
and MEM-1 EDIT-0 appear.
3. Press 1to store a new number.
PHONE NO.? appears.
4. Enter the number and an
y
tone or
pause entries (see “Usin
g
Tone Ser-
vices on a Pulse Line” on Pa
g
e20
and “Enterin
g
a Pause” on
Pa
g
e 23).
Note: Each tone or pause entr
y
us-
es one di
g
it of memor
y
.
5. Press MEM. NAME? appears.
6. To enter a name, use t or s to select
the characters and or to move
the cursor.
Repeatedl
y
press t to see the char-
acters in alphabetical order. (The
displa
y
shows uppercase letters
first, then lowercase letters, num-
bers, and special characters.)
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22
Notes:
• Press s to see the characters in
reverse alphabetical order.
• You can hold down s or t to scroll
rapidl
y
throu
g
h the characters.
• If
y
ou make a mistake, move the
cursor over the error, then enter
the correct character, or press
DELETE to delete a character.
7. Press MEM. LOCATION? appears.
8. Enter the memor
y
location number
(01–20) where
y
ou want to store the
number. The TAD beeps and
STORING briefl
y
appears.
9. For each stored number, write the
person’s or compan
y
’s name next to
the appropriate location number on
the supplied memor
y
director
y
stick-
er. (Use a pencil in case
y
ou need to
chan
g
e the number later.) Peel the
backin
g
from the sticker and attach
it to the phone as shown.
To replace a stored number, simpl
y
store
a new one in its place.
Editing or Deleting a Number in
Memory
Note: If
y
ou chan
g
e
y
our mind while ed-
itin
g
a memor
y
number, press CANCEL
to stop the process without makin
g
an
y
chan
g
es.
1. Lift the handset. If appears,
press
TALK to turn it off.
2. Press FUNCTION. DIAL MEMORY?
and MEM-1 EDIT-0 appear.
3. Press 0to select edit. LOCATION?
appears.
4. Enter the memor
y
location number
(01-20) for the number or name
y
ou
want to edit or delete. The displa
y
shows the location number, name,
and phone number.
Note: You can scroll throu
g
h the
memor
y
locations b
y
pressin
g
s or t.
5. To delete the selected number, hold
down DELETE until the handset
beeps and No memory appears.
To edit the number, press MEM. Re-
peatedl
y
press DELETE to delete
some or all of the number, then en-
ter the new number (in reverse or-
der) and press MEM a
g
ain.
Note: To edit the name without edit-
in
g
the number, press MEM twice.
To edit the name, use the s, t, ,
and ke
y
s as described in Step 6
of “Storin
g
a Number and Name in
Memor
y
” on Pa
g
e 21.
6. Press MEM. STORING briefl
y
ap-
pears.
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Entering a Pause
In some telephone s
y
stems,
y
ou must
dial an access code (9, for example) and
wait for a second dial tone before
y
ou
can dial an outside number. You can
store the access code with the phone
number. However,
y
ou should also store
a pause after the access code to allow
the outside line time to connect.
To enter a 2-second pause while storin
g
a phone number, press PAUSE. Pap-
pears. You can add more pause entries
for a lon
g
er pause.
Dialing a Memory Number
1. Lift the handset. Press TALK, if nec-
essar
y
, so appears.
2. Press MEM and enter the memor
y
location number (01-20) for the
number
y
ou want to dial.
You can also select a memor
y
number
before
y
ou press TALK. Press MEM,
then enter the desired location number,
or use s and t to scroll throu
g
h the mem-
or
y
locations. The displa
y
shows the lo-
cation number, name, and phone
number. Then press TALK.
Chain-Dialing Service Numbers
When callin
g
special services (such as
alternate lon
g
distance or bank-b
y
-
phone), dial the service’s main number
first. Then, at the appropriate place in
the call, press MEM and enter the num-
ber for the location where the additional
information is stored.
Testing Stored Emergency
Numbers
If
y
ou store an emer
g
enc
y
service’s
number (police department, fire depart-
ment, ambulance) and
y
ou choose to
test the stored number, make the test
call durin
g
the late evenin
g
or earl
y
mornin
g
hours to avoid peak demand
periods. Also, remain on the line to ex-
plain the reason for
y
our call.
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USING A HEADSET
You can talk on the phone with hands-
free convenience usin
g
an optional
headset that has a 3/32-inch (2.5-mm)
plu
g
. Contact
y
our local RadioShack
store for a suitable headset.
To connect the headset, pull open the
rubber cover marked on the side of
the handset, then insert the headset’s
plu
g
into the jack.
With a headset connected,
y
ou can
make or answer calls as usual usin
g
the
ke
y
s on the handset.
Notes:
• Connectin
g
a headset disconnects
the handset’s earpiece and micro-
phone.
•VOLUME on the handset also con-
trols the connected headset’s vol-
ume.
•If
y
ou place the handset on the base
to rechar
g
e it while the headset is
connected, be sure the handset
seats properl
y
.
You can use a handset holder (available
from
y
our local RadioShack store) to
han
g
the handset on
y
our belt for
g
reater
convenience.
When
y
ou finish usin
g
the headset, dis-
connect it from the handset and close
the rubber cover to protect the jack.
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CALLER ID OPERATION
If
y
ou subscribe toCaller ID service from
y
our phone compan
y
, the phone compa-
n
y
sends information about the caller, as
well as the time and date, between the
first and second rin
g
s of ever
y
call
y
ou
receive.
The TAD-794 displa
y
s this information
when a call is received, and it stores up
to 30 Caller ID records for later review.
The displa
y
also shows if caller informa-
tion is unavailable or if the name or num-
ber is blocked b
y
the caller (see “Caller
ID Messa
g
es” on Pa
g
e 26).
If
y
ou subscribe to Call Waitin
g
with Call-
er ID,
y
ou hear a tone throu
g
h the hand-
set when a call comes in, then the Caller
ID record appears. If
y
ou want to answer
the incomin
g
call, press FLASH. To
resume the previous phone conversa-
tion, press FLASH a
g
ain.
If the TAD’s Caller ID memor
y
becomes
full, it replaces the oldest Caller ID
record with each new call.
REVIEWING CALLER ID
RECORDS
To review Caller ID records, press CALL
ID. The displa
y
shows the total number
of Caller ID records and the number of
new records, if an
y
.
Note: When is blinkin
g
, the
TAD-794 is bus
y
recallin
g
a record. Wait
for the blinkin
g
to stop before pressin
g
a
button.
To scroll throu
g
h the Caller ID records,
repeatedl
y
press s or t.
The first line of the record shows the
caller’s name, and the second line
shows the caller’s phone number. If the
name or number is more than 12 char-
acters lon
g
, the first 12 characters ap-
pear, then, after about four seconds, the
rest of the name or number scrolls onto
the displa
y
.
call id
call id
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To see the date and time of a call, press
(8) while the Caller ID record is on the
displa
y
. The date, time, and record num-
ber appear. To return to the record,
press a
g
ain.
To see how man
y
times a caller has
called, press TC (9) (total calls) while the
Caller ID record is on the displa
y
. The
phone number and the total number of
calls from that number appear. To return
to the record, press TC a
g
ain.
Caller ID Messages
Display Description
TOTAL CALLS
xx Appears when there
are no new Caller
ID records (ones
y
ou have not re-
viewed).
NEW TOTAL
xx xx NEW is the number
of new Caller ID
records. TOTAL is
the total of all Caller
ID records.
ERROR The Caller ID infor-
mation was
g
arbled,
or if there was an
error durin
g
the
transmission.
UNAVAILABLE The caller chose to
block sendin
g
Call-
er ID information.
Either the name, the
number, or both
were blocked.
OUT-OF-AREA The caller is not
within a Caller ID
service area, or is
makin
g
an operator-
assisted or credit
card call.
END Appears when
y
ou
scrollbefore the first
or after the last Call-
er ID record.
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DIALING FROM A CALLER
ID RECORD
To dial a local number stored in a Caller
ID record, recall the record, then press
TALK. To dial a lon
g
distance number,
recall the record and press 1(1appears
before the displa
y
ed number), then
press
TALK.
Notes:
• If a Caller ID record does not con-
tain a phone number (if it was
blocked b
y
the caller, for example)
y
ou cannot dial from that record.
• If the stored number is lon
g
er than
16 di
g
its, the phone sounds five
quick beeps when
y
ou press 1and
does not dial it.
STORING A CALLER ID
RECORD TO MEMORY
To store the name and number in a Call-
er ID record into the phone’s memor
y
,
recall that record, then press MEM. LO-
CATION? appears. Enter a two-di
g
it
memor
y
location number (01–20). The
TAD sounds a lon
g
beep, then STOR-
ING briefl
y
appears.
Note: You cannot store a Caller ID
record that does not contain a phone
number.
DELETING CALLER ID
RECORDS
You can delete Caller ID records individ-
uall
y
, or all at once.
To delete a sin
g
le record, recall the
record, then hold down DELETE for at
least 2 seconds.
To delete all call records, press CALLER
ID to displa
y
the total number of records,
then hold down DELETE until the hand-
set beeps and END appears (about 5
seconds).

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TAD OPERATION
SELECTING THE
OUTGOING MESSAGE
The TAD has two prerecorded out
g
oin
g
messa
g
es. One asks the caller to leave
a messa
g
e: “Hello, no one is available to
take
y
our call. Please leave a messa
g
e
after the tone.” The TAD uses this mes-
sa
g
e when REC TIME is set to 1or 4(see
“Settin
g
the Record Time”).
The other is simpl
y
an announcement
and does not let the caller leave a mes-
sa
g
e: “Hello, no one is available to take
y
our call.” The TAD uses this messa
g
e
when REC TIME is set to ANN.
You can also record
y
our own messa
g
e
(see “Recordin
g
/Deletin
g
an Out
g
oin
g
Messa
g
e”). When
y
ou record
y
our own
out
g
oin
g
messa
g
e, the TAD uses it for
all REC TIME settin
g
s.
To switch between
y
our out
g
oin
g
mes-
sa
g
e and the TAD’s prerecorded mes-
sa
g
e, press OGM. When the current
messa
g
e be
g
ins to pla
y
, press OGM
a
g
ain. The TAD switches to the other
messa
g
e and pla
y
s it.
RECORDING/DELETING
AN OUTGOING MESSAGE
To record
y
our out
g
oin
g
messa
g
e (up to
30 seconds lon
g
), hold down OGM until
the TAD beeps and -- appears. When
y
ou finish
y
our messa
g
e, press STOP.
The TAD pla
y
s back
y
our messa
g
e.
Hint: Do not tell callers that
y
ou are not
home. Instead, sa
y
that
y
ou cannot
come to the phone ri
g
ht now.
Note: The TAD-794 cannot record an
out
g
oin
g
messa
g
e less than two sec-
onds lon
g
.
To delete
y
our out
g
oin
g
messa
g
e and
use the TAD’s prerecorded messa
g
es,
hold down OGM until the TAD beeps.
Then press OGM a
g
ain within two sec-
onds.
SETTING THE RECORD
TIME
Set REC TIME to 1, 4, or ANN to deter-
mine how the TAD-794 will record in-
comin
g
messa
g
es.
1— The TAD pla
y
s the out
g
oin
g
messa
g
e and lets callers leave a
messa
g
e up to 1 minute lon
g
.
4— The TAD pla
y
s the out
g
oin
g
messa
g
e and lets callers leave a
messa
g
e up to 4 minutes lon
g
.
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ANN (announcement) — The TAD
pla
y
s the out
g
oin
g
messa
g
e but
does not let callers leave a mes-
sa
g
e.
SETTING THE TAD TO
ANSWER CALLS
To set the TAD to answer calls, press
ANSWER. If the TAD is set to record a
caller’s messa
g
e (see “Settin
g
the
Record Time” on Pa
g
e28),itpla
y
s the
out
g
oin
g
messa
g
e and shows the num-
ber of recorded messa
g
es. If the TAD is
set to announce-onl
y
, it pla
y
s the out
g
o-
in
g
messa
g
e, and Aappears.
To set the TAD to not answer calls,
press ANSWER. The TAD announces
“Answer off” and the messa
g
e counter
turns off.
SCREENING CALLS
You can let the TAD answer calls for
y
ou
while
y
ou listen to the caller’s messa
g
e
throu
g
h the base’s speaker. If
y
ou de-
cide to answer the call, lift the handset,
press TALK, or pick up an
y
phone on the
same line. The TAD stops recordin
g
and
resets to answer the next call.
RECORDING INCOMING
MESSAGES
After the TAD answers a call, it pla
y
s the
out
g
oin
g
messa
g
e, beeps, and records
the caller’s messa
g
e.
Each incomin
g
messa
g
e can be up to 1
or 4 minutes lon
g
, dependin
g
on how
y
ou set REC TIME (see “Settin
g
the
Record Time” on Pa
g
e 28). The TAD-
794’s maximum recordin
g
capacit
y
is 15
minutes or 59 recorded messa
g
es.
The TAD stops recordin
g
up and resets
to answer the next call when:
• the caller han
g
s up
• the maximum messa
g
e len
g
th is
reached
• the TAD hears a bus
y
si
g
nal or more
than 5 seconds of silence
•
y
ou pick up the TAD’s handset or
an
y
phone on the same phone line
Note: When the TAD’s messa
g
e memo-
r
y
is full, FL appears on the displa
y
.
RECORDING A MEMO
A memo is a messa
g
e
y
ou can record at
the TAD for
y
ourself or others in
y
our
home or office. The TAD-794 stores
memos as incomin
g
messa
g
es (see
“Pla
y
in
g
Messa
g
es” on Pa
g
e30).
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To record a memo, hold down MEM on
the base until the TAD beeps and ––
appears in the messa
g
e counter win-
dow, then speak
y
our messa
g
e (up to
four minutes lon
g
). When
y
ou finish the
memo, press STOP.
Note: The TAD-794 cannot record a
memo less than two seconds lon
g
.
RECORDING A
CONVERSATION
The TAD-794 lets
y
ou record both sides
of a telephone conversation.
Note: It is ille
g
al in some areas to record
a conversation without the consent of all
parties to the conversation, includin
g
the
phone compan
y
. Check the laws in
y
our
area before
y
ou use the two-wa
y
record-
in
g
feature.
To start recordin
g
a phone conversation,
press MEM on the base. The TAD beeps
and –– appears. As it records the con-
versation, the TAD beeps ever
y
15 sec-
onds to let the caller know that the
conversation is bein
g
recorded. To stop
recordin
g
, press STOP.
The TAD-794 stores a recorded conver-
sation as a messa
g
e (see “Pla
y
in
g
Mes-
sa
g
es” on Pa
g
e30).
Note: The TAD-794 cannot record a
conversation less than two seconds
lon
g
.
PLAYING MESSAGES
After the TAD-794 has recorded a mes-
sa
g
e, its messa
g
e counter shows the to-
tal number of messa
g
es stored. If
y
ou
have new messa
g
es, the number flash-
es.
To pla
y
y
our messa
g
es, press PLAY.
The TAD announces the number of new
and old messa
g
es, then pla
y
s the new
messa
g
es. The messa
g
e number ap-
pears as each messa
g
e pla
y
s, and the
TAD announces the da
y
and time of the
call at the end of each messa
g
e.
To pla
y
all messa
g
es after pla
y
in
g
the
new messa
g
es, press PLAY a
g
ain.
To skip to the next messa
g
e, press SKIP
durin
g
pla
y
back.
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To repla
y
the current messa
g
e from the
be
g
innin
g
, press REPEAT. If
y
ou press
REPEAT within 5 seconds after a mes-
sa
g
e be
g
ins pla
y
in
g
, the TAD repla
y
s
the previous messa
g
e.
ADJUSTING THE TAD’S
VOLUME
To adjust the speaker’s volume, repeat-
edl
y
press VOLUME s or t on the base.
The volume settin
g
from 1(lowest) to
10 (hi
g
hest) appears in the messa
g
e
counter window.
DELETING MESSAGES
To delete the current messa
g
e while it is
pla
y
in
g
, hold down DELETE until the
TAD beeps.
To delete all messa
g
es at once, while
messa
g
es are not pla
y
in
g
, hold down
DELETE on the base until the TAD
beeps and 0appears in the messa
g
e
counter window.
Note: You cannot delete new (un-
pla
y
ed) messa
g
es. If
y
ou tr
y
to delete all
messa
g
es at once while
y
ou still have
new messa
g
es, the TAD sounds five
quick beeps and does not delete an
y
messa
g
es.
SETTING THE REMOTE
OPERATION PIN
The TAD-794’s two-di
g
it remote opera-
tion PIN (personal identification number)
prevents unauthorized remote access to
y
our messa
g
es. The default PIN is 80.
Follow these steps to chan
g
e the PIN to
an
y
number from 00 to 99.
Note: If
y
ou wait more than 15 seconds
between each ke
y
press, the TAD exits
the PIN settin
g
process. Start a
g
ain at
Step 1.

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1. Hold down PIN until the TAD beeps
and 00 appears in the messa
g
e
counter window.
2. Press SKIP to set the first di
g
it of the
PIN hi
g
her or REPEAT to set it lower.
Then press PIN.
3. Press SKIP or REPEAT to set the
second di
g
it of the PIN, then press
PIN. The TAD announces the new
PIN.
To check
y
our PIN at an
y
time, press
PIN. The PIN appears in the messa
g
e
counter window, and the TAD announc-
es it.
Note: If the TAD loses power, it will re-
tain the PIN for about one hour before
resettin
g
to the default.
REMOTE OPERATION
While
y
ou are awa
y
from
y
our home or
office,
y
ou can use a touch-tone phone,
or a pulse (rotar
y
) phone with a pocket
tone dialer (available from
y
our local Ra-
dioShack store) to enter
y
our PIN and
do an
y
of the followin
g
:
• set the TAD to answer or not answer
calls
• listen to
y
our messa
g
es
• record a new out
g
oin
g
messa
g
e
• record a memo
•erasemessa
g
es
Note: You cannot remotel
y
operate the
TAD-794 usin
g
its handset or another
telephone on the same line as the TAD.
USING TOLL-SAVER
If RING TIME is set to T/S (toll-saver, see
“Settin
g
the Number of Rin
g
s” on
Pa
g
e 15), the TAD-794 answers after
about three rin
g
s if
y
ou have new mes-
sa
g
es (ones
y
ou have not listened to). If
there are no new messa
g
es, the TAD
answers after about five rin
g
s. This
g
ives
y
ou time to han
g
up before the
TAD answers so
y
ou can avoid unnec-
essar
y
lon
g
-distance char
g
es.
USING REMOTE
COMMANDS
Follow these steps to operate the TAD
from a remote location.
Nots: If
y
ou wait more than 20 seconds
between each ke
y
press, the TAD
sounds a lon
g
beep and han
g
s up.
1. Dial
y
our phone number and wait for
the TAD to answer.
Note: Even if the TAD is not set to
answer calls, it will answer after
about 10 rin
g
s and sound a series of
beeps.
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2. When the out
g
oin
g
messa
g
e be
g
ins
(or the TAD sounds a series of
beeps), press #, then enter
y
our PIN
within 2 seconds.
If the PIN is correct, the TAD an-
nounces the da
y
and time, then it
announces the number of messa
g
-
es. The TAD beeps about once ev-
er
y
two seconds to let
y
ou know it is
read
y
to accept remote commands.
3. To use a remote command, press #,
then, within 2 seconds, press the
number for the command
y
ou want.
Press #
then: To:
1Repeat current messa
g
e
durin
g
pla
y
back.
2Pla
y
messa
g
es.
3Skip current messa
g
e dur-
in
g
pla
y
back.
4Delete current messa
g
e
durin
g
pla
y
back.
5Stop pla
y
back, recordin
g
,
and room monitorin
g
.
6Set the TAD to answer calls.
7Record a memo, or stop
recordin
g
a memo.
8Record or stop recordin
g
a
new out
g
oin
g
messa
g
e.
9Set the TAD to not answer
calls.
Monitor the room where the
TAD is located for 15 sec-
onds.
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TROUBLESHOOTING
We do not expect
y
ou to have an
y
problems with
y
our TAD-794, but if
y
ou do, these
su
gg
estions mi
g
ht help.
Problem Suggestion
Noise, static, or weak si
g
nal. Move the handset closer to the base, or relocate
the base (see “Mountin
g
the Phone” on Pa
g
e8).
Keep the handset awa
y
from computers, remote
control to
y
s, wireless microphones, alarm s
y
s-
tems, intercoms, room monitors, fluorescent
li
g
hts, and electrical appliances.
Press CHANNEL to chan
g
e the channel.
Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical position.
Be sure the batter
y
pack is char
g
ed.
Someone has picked up another phone on the
same line. Han
g
up the other phone.
Han
g
up and redial the number.
The handset does not work,
and its displa
y
remains blank. Be sure the batter
y
pack is connected and
char
g
ed.
The handset does not work,
but its displa
y
is on. Be sure the phone line cord and AC adapter are correctl
y
and securel
y
connected.
Return the handset to the base to reset the secu-
rit
y
access-protection code.
The handset batter
y
pack
does not char
g
e. Check the char
g
in
g
contacts on the handset and
base. If the
y
are dirt
y
, clean them with a pencil
eraser.
Be sure the batter
y
pack is connected correctl
y
.
Replace the batter
y
pack (see “Replacin
g
the
Batter
y
Pack” on Pa
g
e 37).
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If
y
ou still have problems, disconnect the TAD-794. If other phones on the same line
work properl
y
, the fault is in this phone or its installation. If
y
ou cannot find the prob-
lem, take
y
our TAD-794 to
y
our local RadioShack store for assistance.
TAD does not answer calls. Make sure the TAD is set to answer calls (see
“Settin
g
the TAD to Answer Calls” on Pa
g
e 29).
Make sure the AC adapter is properl
y
connected.
Check all phone line connections.
TAD does not record callers’
messa
g
es. REC TIME is set to ANN (announce-onl
y
). Set it to
1or 4.
Memor
y
ma
y
be full (FL appears). Delete some
of
y
our messa
g
es.
You havean incomin
g
call, but
do not receive an
y
Caller ID
information.
Let the phone rin
g
at least twice before answer-
in
g
, so it has time to record the caller informa-
tion.
Call
y
our phone compan
y
to verif
y
that
y
our
Caller ID service is active.
Problem Suggestion

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CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Your RadioShack TAD-794 900 MHz Caller ID/Call Waitin
g
ID Cordless Phone is an
example ofsuperiordesi
g
n and craftsmanship. Thefollowin
g
su
gg
estions will help
y
ou
care for
y
our TAD-794 so
y
ou can enjo
y
it for
y
ears.
Keep the TAD-794 dr
y
. If it
g
ets wet, wipe it dr
y
immediatel
y
. Liquids
mi
g
ht contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits.
Use and store the TAD-794 onl
y
in normal temperature environments.
Temperature extremes can shorten the life of electronic devices, dam-
a
g
e batter
y
packs, and distort or melt plastic parts.
Keep the TAD-794awa
y
fromdustand dirt, which can cause premature
wear of parts.
Handle the TAD-794
g
entl
y
and carefull
y
. Droppin
g
it can dama
g
e cir-
cuit boards and cases and can cause the TAD-794 to work improperl
y
.
Use onl
y
a batter
y
pack of the required size and recommended t
y
pe.
Batter
y
packs can leak chemicals that dama
g
e
y
our TAD-794’s elec-
tronic parts.
Wipe the TAD-794 with a damp cloth occasionall
y
to keep it lookin
g
new. Do not use harsh chemicals, cleanin
g
solvents, or stron
g
deter-
g
ents to clean the TAD-794.
Modif
y
in
g
or tamperin
g
with the TAD-794’s internal componentscan cause a malfunc-
tion and mi
g
ht invalidate its warrant
y
and void
y
our FCC authorization to operate it. If
y
our TAD-794 is not performin
g
as it should, take it to
y
our local RadioShack store for
assistance. If the trouble is affectin
g
the telephone lines, the phone compan
y
can ask
y
ou to disconnect
y
our TAD-794 until
y
ou have resolved the problem.
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REPLACING THE
BATTERY PACK
If
y
ou follow the instructions in “Connect-
in
g
and Char
g
in
g
the Batter
y
Pack” on
Pa
g
e 12, the batter
y
pack should last
about one
y
ear. If the batter
y
pack will
not hold a char
g
e for more than 2 hours
after an overni
g
ht char
g
e, replace it with
a new 3.6 V, 600 mAh batter
y
pack with
a connector that fits the socket in the
batter
y
compartment. You can order a
replacement batter
y
pack throu
g
h
y
our
local RadioShack store.
Install the new batter
y
pack as de-
scribed here, then char
g
e it for about 14
hours.
Note: To avoid losin
g
numbers stored in
memor
y
, install and be
g
in char
g
in
g
the
new batter
y
pack within 1 minute.
1. Press down and slide off the batter
y
pack compartment cover as shown.
2. Unfasten the plastic retainer strap
and lift the batter
y
pack out of the
compartment, then
g
entl
y
pull on the
batter
y
connector to disconnect it.
3. Insert the new batter
y
pack’s con-
nector into the socket in the com-
partment, place the batter
y
pack into
the compartment, and refasten the
retainer strap.
4. Replace the cover.
5. To char
g
e the batter
y
pack, place
the handset on the base either face-
up or facedown. The CHARGE indi-
cator on the base li
g
hts.
Cautions:
• You must use a replacement batter
y
pack of the same size and t
y
pe.
• Do not dispose of the batter
y
pack in
a fire because it mi
g
ht explode.
• Do not open or mutilate the batter
y
pack.
• Be careful not to short the batter
y
pack b
y
touchin
g
it with conductin
g
materials, such as rin
g
s, bracelets,
and ke
y
s. The batter
y
pack or con-
ductor mi
g
ht overheat and burn.
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Important: This product contains a re-
char
g
eable nickel-cadmium batter
y
pack. At the end of the batter
y
pack’s
useful life, it must be rec
y
cled or dis-
posed of properl
y
. Contact
y
our local,
count
y
, or state hazardous waste man-
a
g
ement authorities for information on
rec
y
clin
g
or disposal pro
g
rams in
y
our
area. Some options that mi
g
ht be avail-
able are: municipal curb-side collection,
drop-off boxes at retailers such as
y
our
local RadioShack store, rec
y
clin
g
collec-
tion centers, and mail-back pro
g
rams.
THE FCC WANTS YOU TO
KNOW
In the unlikel
y
event that
y
our phone
causes problems on the phone line, the
phone compan
y
can temporaril
y
discon-
tinue
y
our service. If this happens, the
phone compan
y
attempts to notif
y
y
ou in
advance. If advance notice is not practi-
cal, the phone compan
y
notifies
y
ou as
soon as possible and advises
y
ou of
y
our ri
g
ht to file a complaint with the
FCC.
Also, the phone compan
y
can make
chan
g
es to its lines, equipment, opera-
tions, or procedures that could affect the
operation of this telephone. The tele-
phone compan
y
notifies
y
ou of these
chan
g
es in advance, so
y
ou can take
the necessar
y
steps to prevent interrup-
tion of
y
our telephone service.
Your phone mi
g
ht cause TV or radio in-
terference even when it is operatin
g
properl
y
. To determine whether
y
our
phone is causin
g
the interference, turn
off
y
our phone. If the interference
g
oes
awa
y
,
y
our phone is causin
g
the interfer-
ence. Tr
y
to eliminate the interference
b
y
:
•movin
g
y
our phone awa
y
from the
receiver
• connectin
g
y
our phone to an AC
outlet that is on a different electrical
circuit from the receiver
•contactin
g
y
our local RadioShack
store for help
If
y
ou cannot eliminate the interference,
the FCC requires that
y
ou stop usin
g
y
our phone.
Some cordless telephones operate on
frequencies that ma
y
cause interference
to nearb
y
TVs and VCRs. To minimize
or prevent such interference, the base of
the cordless telephone should not be
placed near or on top of a TV or VCR.
LIGHTNING
Your telephone has built-in li
g
htnin
g
pro-
tection to reduce the risk of dama
g
e
from sur
g
es in telephone line and power
line current. This li
g
htnin
g
protection
meets or exceeds FCC requirements.
However, li
g
htnin
g
strikin
g
the tele-
phone or power lines can dama
g
e
y
our
telephone.
Li
g
htnin
g
dama
g
e is not common. Nev-
ertheless, if
y
ou live an area that has se-
vere electrical storms, we su
gg
est that
y
ou unplu
g
y
our phone durin
g
storms to
reduce the possibilit
y
of dama
g
e.
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NOTES

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Limited One-Year Warranty
This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workman-
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labor; (b) replace the product with one of the same or similar design; or (c) refund the purchase
price. All replaced parts and products, and products on which a refund is made, become the prop-
erty of RadioShack. New or reconditioned parts and products may be used in the performance of
warranty service. Repaired or replaced parts and products are warranted for the remainder of the
original warranty period. You will be charged for repair or replacement of the product made after the
expiration of the warranty period.
This warranty does not cover: (a) damage or failure caused by or attributable to acts of God, abuse,
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maintenance, alteration, lightning or other incidence of excess voltage or current; (b) any repairs
other than those provided by a RadioShack Authorized Service Facility; (c) consumables such as
fuses or batteries; (d) cosmetic damage; (e) transportation, shipping or insurance costs; or (f) costs
of product removal, installation, set-up service adjustment or reinstallation.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from
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