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Radio Shack TAD-1017 Owner's Manual

900 mhz cordless telephone with digital answering system
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43-776.fm Page 1 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM
Cat. No. 43-776
OWNER'S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
TAD-1017
900 MHz Cordless Telephone
with Digital Answering System

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  • Page 1 43-776.fm Page 1 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM Cat. No. 43-776 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment. TAD-1017 900 MHz Cordless Telephone with Digital Answering System...

  • Page 2: Telephone Features

    43-776.fm Page 2 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM FEATURES Your RadioShack TAD-1017 900 MHz Headset Jack — lets you connect an Cordless Telephone with Digital An- optional headset for hands-free con- swering System uses advanced ana- venience. log cordless telephone technology to give you superior audio quality.
  • Page 3 43-776.fm Page 3 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM Prerecorded Messages — give you Phone Pick-Up Detection — stops the option of using existing outgoing recording when you pick up any messages or recording your own. phone on the same line as the TAD, and resets to answer the next call.

  • Page 4: Read This Before Installation

    Your telephone conforms to federal dial out or receive incoming calls regulations, and you can connect it to using your TAD-1017. For this most telephone lines. However, each reason, the TAD-1017 should not device you connect to the phone line be your only telephone.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    43-776.fm Page 5 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM 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 ......................
  • Page 6 43-776.fm Page 6 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM Troubleshooting ....................29 Care and Maintenance ..................31 Replacing the Battery Pack ................32 The FCC Wants You to Know ................ 33 Lightning ......................34...

  • Page 7: Installation

    RJ11C (RJ11W if LOCATION you want to mount the phone on a wall plate). You can place the TAD-1017’s base on a desk or table, or mount it on a wall. Select a location that is: Placing the Base on a Desk Top •...

  • Page 8: Mounting The Base On A Wall Plate

    43-776.fm Page 8 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM 4. Route the adapter’s cord through Mounting the Base on a the strain relief slot on the base. Wall Plate Strain Relief Slot 1. Plug one end of the supplied short modular cord into the TEL LINE jack on the back of the base.
  • Page 9 43-776.fm Page 9 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM 3. Route the adapter’s cord through 5. Plug the adapter into a standard the upper and lower grooves and AC outlet. The POWER indicator the modular cord through only the on the base lights. upper groove on the bottom of the base.

  • Page 10: Mounting The Base Directly On The Wall

    43-776.fm Page 10 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM Mounting the Base 4. Route the adapter and modular cords through the upper and lower Directly on the Wall grooves on the bottom of the base. 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.
  • Page 11 43-776.fm Page 11 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 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

    CHARGING THE The CHARGE indicator on the BATTERY PACK base lights. The TAD-1017 comes with a re- chargeable nickel-cadmium battery pack installed in the handset but not connected. Before using your phone, you must connect the battery, then charge it for about 18 hours.

  • Page 13: Setting The Dialing Mode

    43-776.fm Page 13 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM • When you first use the phone after handset off the base until the charging or recharging the battery TALK/BATT LOW indicator lights. pack, the phone might not work Otherwise, the battery pack loses and you might hear an error tone.

  • Page 14: Setting The Base'sringer Volume

    (if it is off the base) and any DIAL (pulse). phone connected to the same line as MODE the TAD-1017 still ring, but the base 4. To hang up, either place the hand- does not. set on the base or press TALK...

  • Page 15: Telephone Operation

    43-776.fm Page 15 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM TELEPHONE OPERATION The TAD-1017 changes to a different MAKING AND channel each time you press RECEIVING CALLS Note: If the handset is too far from the To make or answer a call, lift the hand- base, the channel might not change.

  • Page 16: Using Flash

    43-776.fm Page 16 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM USING FLASH 4. When the service answers, press TONE/ . Any additional numbers you dial are sent as tone signals. performs the electronic equiva- FLASH lent of a switchhook operation for spe- cial services, such as Call Waiting.

  • Page 17: Memory Dialing

    43-776.fm Page 17 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM MEMORY DIALING 4. Press , then enter a memory location number ( – ). A tone sounds to indicate that the num- You can store up to 10 numbers in ber is stored. memory, then dial a stored number by pressing a one-digit memory location Note: If five quick beeps sound,...

  • Page 18: Entering A Pause

    43-776.fm Page 18 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM Entering a Pause Chain-Dialing Service Numbers In some telephone systems, you must dial an access code ( , for example) When calling special services (such as and wait for a second dial tone before alternate long distance or bank-by- you can dial an outside number.

  • Page 19: Using A Headset

    We recommend RadioShack Cat. No. base to recharge it while the 43-194, which is specially designed for headset is connected, be sure the use with the TAD-1017. handset seats properly. To connect the headset, pull open the With a headset connected, you make...

  • Page 20: Tad Operation

    43-776.fm Page 20 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM TAD OPERATION You use both the base and the hand- set to control the TAD. With the hand- set, you can set the day and time, change the remote operation personal identification number (PIN), record outgoing messages and memos, turn the TAD on and off, play messages,...

  • Page 21: Setting The Number Of Rings

    43-776.fm Page 21 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM SETTING THE NUMBER OF RINGS on the side of the RING SELECT base to , or to select how long the TAD waits before it answers a call (3 rings, 7 rings, or toll-saver). Then enter the day of the week using the number keys.

  • Page 22: Selecting An Outgoing Message

    43-776.fm Page 22 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM • If you make an error, the TAD If you record an outgoing message, beeps rapidly 5 times. Repeat the TAD plays it instead of either of Steps 2–5. the prerecorded messages. Depend- ing on the switch setting, ei- REC TIME...

  • Page 23: Setting The Tad To Answer Calls

    43-776.fm Page 23 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM current outgoing message, press , then press SWER/6 FLASH/REMOTE again. Note: If your message is less than 2 seconds long, the TAD does not recognize it as a new message Notes: and plays back the previous pre- recorded message.

  • Page 24: Recording A Memo

    43-776.fm Page 24 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM You can also use the handset to screen calls. When the TAD starts to answer a call, press FLASH/REMOTE on the handset and listen to the call- er’s message. If you decide to answer the call, press .
  • Page 25 43-776.fm Page 25 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM Press on the base, or Notes: PLAY/SKIP press then FLASH/REMOTE PLAY/2 • If the TAD detects a busy signal or the handset. The TAD announces the silence for more than 7 seconds number of messages and whether the while recording a message, it messages are old (already listened to)

  • Page 26: Deleting Messages

    43-776.fm Page 26 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM After all messages have played, the ADJUSTING THE TAD’S TAD says “End of messages.” To stop VOLUME playback before the end of the mes- sages, press on the STOP STOP/7 You can adjust the playback volume handset).

  • Page 27: Remote Operation

    PIN. Note: You cannot access the TAD from another telephone on the same line as your TAD-1017. 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 28 43-776.fm Page 28 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM 2. When the outgoing message be- Notes: gins (or the TAD sounds a series • You can enter the command while of beeps), press then enter the TAD is announcing the num- your 2-digit PIN within 2 seconds.

  • Page 29: Troubleshooting

    43-776.fm Page 29 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM TROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any problems with your TAD-1017, but if you do, try these suggestions. If you still have problems, take your TAD-1017 to your local Ra- dioShack store for assistance.
  • Page 30 43-776.fm Page 30 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM Problem Suggestion The handset does not ring Make sure ringer is set to when you receive a call. Check all phone line connections. Make sure the AC adapter and battery pack are properly connected.

  • Page 31: Care And Maintenance

    FCC authorization to oper- ate it. If your TAD-1017 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 32: Replacing The Battery Pack

    43-776.fm Page 32 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM REPLACING THE 2. Lift the battery pack from the com- partment and gently pull on the BATTERY PACK battery connector to disconnect it from the socket. If you follow the instructions in “Con- necting and Charging the Battery Pack”...

  • Page 33: The Fcc Wants You To Know

    43-776.fm Page 33 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM Important: This product contains a re- Your phone might cause TV or radio chargeable nickel cadmium battery. At interference even when it is operating the end of the battery’s useful life, it properly.

  • Page 34: Lightning

    43-776.fm Page 34 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM LIGHTNING Your TAD-1017 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 35 43-776.fm Page 35 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 PM NOTES...
  • Page 36 43-776.fm Page 36 Friday, August 13, 1999 3:34 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.

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