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- Page 1 43-774.fm Page 1 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM Cat. No. 43-774 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment. TAD-1015 25-Channel Cordless Telephone High-Capacity Digital Answering System...
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Page 2: Telephone Features
43-774.fm Page 2 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM FEATURES Your RadioShack TAD-1015 Channel Cordless Telephone High- Capacity Digital Answering System uses advanced analog cordless tele- phone technology to give you superior audio quality. Its cordless operation lets you move freely around your home or office. - Page 3 43-774.fm Page 3 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM 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...
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Page 4: Fcc Statement
AC power to operate. When AC power is off, you cannot dial out or receive incoming calls using your TAD-1015. For this reason, the TAD-1015 should not be your only telephone. To be safe, you should also have a phone that does not re-... -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
43-774.fm Page 5 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM CONTENTS Installation ... 7 Selecting a Location ... 7 Placing the Base on a Desktop ... 7 Mounting the Base on a Wall Plate ... 8 Mounting the Base Directly on the Wall ... 10 Removing the Protective Sheet ... - Page 6 43-774.fm Page 6 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM Remote Operation ... 26 Using the Toll-Saver ... 26 Accessing the TAD by Remote ... 26 Troubleshooting ... 28 Care and Maintenance ... 30 Replacing the Battery Pack ... 31 The FCC Wants You to Know ... 32 Lightning ...
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Page 7: Installation
43-774.fm Page 7 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM INSTALLATION SELECTING A LOCATION You can set the TAD-1015’s base on a flat surface (such as a desk or counter top), or mount it on a wall plate or directly on the wall. The base’s location affects the phone’s... -
Page 8: Mounting The Base On A Wall Plate
43-774.fm Page 8 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM 4. Route the adapter’s cord through the strain relief slot on the back of the base. Strain Relief Slot 5. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. The POWER indicator on the base lights. - Page 9 43-774.fm Page 9 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM 3. Route the adapter cord through the upper and lower grooves and the modular cord through only the upper groove on the bottom of the base. Lower Groove 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...
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Page 10: Mounting The Base Directly On The Wall
43-774.fm Page 10 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM 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. -
Page 11: Removing The Protective Sheet
43-774.fm Page 11 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM 6. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. The POWER indicator on the base lights. 7. Plug the other end of the modular cord into a modular phone line jack. 8. -
Page 12: Preparation
43-774.fm Page 12 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM PREPARATION CONNECTING AND CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK The TAD-1015 comes with a recharge- able nickel-cadmium battery pack in the handset. Before using your phone, you must connect the battery, then charge it for about 18 hours. -
Page 13: Setting The Dialing Mode
43-774.fm Page 13 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM • Using a pencil eraser, clean the charging contacts on the handset and the base about once a month to make sure they are not dirty or tarnished. • About once a month, fully dis- charge the battery by keeping the handset off the base until the BATT LOW indicator lights. -
Page 14: Turning The Base'sringer Off/On
43-774.fm Page 14 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM Note: your phone requires that you dial an access code ( , for example) before you dial an outside number, do not press the access code either. If the dial tone stops, you have touch-tone service. -
Page 15: Telephone Operation
The TAD-1015 changes to a different channel each time you press Note: If the handset is too far from the base, the channel might not change. -
Page 16: Using Flash
43-774.fm Page 16 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM USING FLASH performs the electronic equiva- FLASH lent of a switchhook operation for spe- cial services, such as Call Waiting. For example, if you have Call Waiting, press FLASH to answer an incoming call without disconnecting the current call. -
Page 17: Memory Dialing
43-774.fm Page 17 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM MEMORY DIALING You can store up to 10 numbers in memory, then dial a stored number by pressing a one-digit memory location number. Storing a Number in Memory 1. Lift the handset. If you hear a tone, press to turn it off. -
Page 18: Entering A Pause
43-774.fm Page 18 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM Entering a Pause In some telephone systems, you must dial an access code ( , for example) and wait for a second dial tone before you can dial an outside number. You can store the access code with the phone number. -
Page 19: Tad Operation
43-774.fm Page 19 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM TAD OPERATION You can use the base or the handset to control the TAD. With the handset you set the day and time, the remote operation personal identification num- ber, record outgoing messages and memos, turn the TAD on and off, play messages, and delete messages. -
Page 20: Setting The Remote Operation Pin
43-774.fm Page 20 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM SETTING THE REMOTE OPERATION PIN The PIN (personal identification num- ber) permits remote access to the TAD. The PIN can be any number from 00 to 99. Note: The default setting is 00. 1. -
Page 21: Selecting An Outgoing Message
43-774.fm Page 21 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM 5. Press for AM or for PM. The TAD beeps, then announces the time you set through the handset, and beeps again. Notes: • The seconds start to count from 00 after you set AM or PM. •... -
Page 22: Setting The Tad To Answer Calls
43-774.fm Page 22 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM 3. When you finish your message, press . The TAD beeps, STOP/7 plays back the message, then beeps again. Note: If your message is less than 2 seconds, the TAD does not recognize it as a new message, and plays back the previous pre-recorded message. -
Page 23: Screening Calls
43-774.fm Page 23 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM SCREENING CALLS You can let the TAD answer calls for you while you listen to the caller’s message through the base’s speaker. If you decide to answer the call while screening, lift the handset or press . - Page 24 43-774.fm Page 24 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM • If you turn the base’s ringer off, the TAD does not beep when it re- ceives new messages. See “Turn- ing the Base’s Ringer Off/On” on Page 14. Press on the base, or PLAY/SKIP press then...
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Page 25: Deleting Messages
43-774.fm Page 25 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM After all messages and memos have played, the TAD says “End of mes- sages.” To stop playback before the end of the messages, press on the handset). STOP/7 DELETING MESSAGES To delete the current message, press on the handset) DELETE DELETE/4... -
Page 26: Remote Operation
• Turn the TAD off Note: You cannot access the TAD from another telephone on the same line as your TAD-1015. 1. Dial your phone number and wait for the TAD to answer. If the TAD is not set to answer calls, let the phone ring 10 times. - Page 27 43-774.fm Page 27 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM Notes: • You can enter the command while the TAD is announcing the num- ber of messages or during the voice prompts. • If you do not enter a command within 20 seconds after the voice prompts end, the TAD hangs up.
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Page 28: Troubleshooting
43-774.fm Page 28 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM TROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any problems with your TAD-1015, but if you do, try these suggestions. If you still have problems, take your TAD-1015 to your local Ra- dioShack store for assistance. - Page 29 43-774.fm Page 29 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM Problem You hear noise in the hand- set, and none of the keys work. There is no dial tone. Suggestion Make sure the AC adapter and battery are prop- erly connected. Press to change the channel (see “Changing the Channel”...
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Page 30: Care And Maintenance
FCC authorization to oper- ate it. If your TAD-1015 is not performing as it should, take it to your local RadioShack store for assistance. If the trouble is affecting the phone lines, the phone company can ask you to disconnect the phone until you have resolved the problem. -
Page 31: Replacing The Battery Pack
43-774.fm Page 31 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM REPLACING THE BATTERY PACK If you follow the instructions in “Con- necting and Charging the Battery Pack” on Page 12, the battery pack should last about one year. If the bat- tery does not hold a charge for more than 2 hours after an overnight charge, replace the battery pack with a 3.6 volt,... -
Page 32: The Fcc Wants You To Know
TVs and VCRs. To minimize or prevent such interference, the base of the cordless telephone should not be placed near or on top of TVs or VCRs. If interference is experi- enced, moving the cordless telephone... -
Page 33: Lightning
43-774.fm Page 33 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM LIGHTNING Your TAD-1015 has built-in lightning protection to reduce the risk of dam- age from surges in phone and power line current. This protection meets or exceeds FCC requirements. However, lightning striking the phone line or power lines can damage your phone. - Page 34 43-774.fm Page 34 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM NOTES...
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- Page 36 43-774.fm Page 36 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:14 PM Limited One-Year Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workman- ship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers.