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Radio Shack TAD-726 Owner's Manual

Radio Shack TAD-726 Owner's Manual

900 mhz digital cordless speakerphone digital answering system with caller id
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43-726.fm Page 1 Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:36 AM
Cat. No. 43-726
OWNER'S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
TAD-726
900 MHz Digital Cordless Speakerphone
Digital Answering System
with Caller ID

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  • Page 1 43-726.fm Page 1 Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:36 AM Cat. No. 43-726 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment. TAD-726 900 MHz Digital Cordless Speakerphone Digital Answering System with Caller ID...
  • Page 2 Caller ID service subscribers. And, if you subscribe to CAUTION Call Waiting with Caller ID, the TAD-726 RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN. can show you the incoming caller infor-...
  • Page 3 43-726.fm Page 3 Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:36 AM 3-Line Liquid Crystal Display — lets Auto Talk — you can set the phone so you view an entire Caller ID record on you can answer a call simply by lifting one screen.
  • Page 4 Digital Volume Control — lets you pre- FCC STATEMENT cisely adjust the speakerphone and message playback. Your TAD-726 complies with Part 68 of FCC Rules. You must, upon request, Important Caller ID Information provide the FCC registration number and the REN to your phone company.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    43-726.fm Page 5 Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:36 AM CONTENTS Installation ....................... 7 Mounting the Phone ................... 7 On a Desk Top ..................... 7 On a Wall Plate or Wall ................8 Connecting and Charging the Battery Pack ............9 Setting the Dialing Mode ..................
  • Page 6 43-726.fm Page 6 Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:36 AM TAD Operation ....................... 25 Selecting the Outgoing Message ..............25 Recording/Deleting an Outgoing Message ............25 Setting the Record Time ................... 25 Setting the TAD to Answer Calls ..............26 Screening Calls ....................26 Recording Incoming Messages ................

  • Page 7: Installation

    MOUNTING THE PHONE store. Or, you can let the phone company update the wiring for you. You can place the TAD-726’s base on a • The USOC number of the jack to be desk or table, mount it on a standard installed is RJ11C (RJ11W for a wall wall plate, or mount it directly on a wall.

  • Page 8: On A Wall Plate Or Wall

    43-726.fm Page 8 Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:36 AM 5. Plug the adapter into a standard AC 4. Route the adapter and modular outlet. cords through the grooves on the bracket. 6. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical position. On a Wall Plate or Wall 1.

  • Page 9: Connecting And Charging The Battery Pack

    Note: To mount the TAD directly on a PACK wall, you need two screws (not supplied) with heads that fit into the keyhole slots The TAD-726 comes with a recharge- on the bottom of the base. able nickel-cadmium battery pack in- stalled handset, Follow the steps under “On a Wall Plate...

  • Page 10: Setting The Dialing Mode

    43-726.fm Page 10 Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:36 AM To charge the battery pack, simply place • If the battery pack becomes weak the handset on the base, facing either during a call, the handset beeps up or down. The CHARGE/IN USE indi- every 3 seconds and Low Bat- cator on the base lights.

  • Page 11: Turning The Base'sringer On And Off

    43-726.fm Page 11 Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:36 AM 1. Set (tone). (and the TAD’s handset if it is away from DIAL MODE the base) still ring when there is an in- coming call. 2. Lift the handset and listen for a dial tone.

  • Page 12: Setting The Number Of Rings

    43-726.fm Page 12 Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:36 AM Repeatedly press until you hear REPEAT the desired ringer setting. Each time you press , the ringer changes and the display shows Ringer A High Ringer A Low Ringer B High , or Ringer B Low Note: Pressing...

  • Page 13: Setting Auto Talk

    Page 24), you must store your local area to the base. code in the TAD-726’s memory. Then, when you dial from a Caller ID record, the TAD-726 skips the area code if it TURNING CALLER ID/ matches the one you stored. CALL WAITING ON/OFF...
  • Page 14 43-726.fm Page 14 Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:36 AM Follow these steps to store your area code. 1. Lift the handset and hold down until Caller ID Setup CALL ID appears on the display with Auto selected. Talk 2. Press twice) to select Area Code...

  • Page 15: Telephone Operation

    43-726.fm Page 15 Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:36 AM TELEPHONE OPERATION MAKING AND RECEIVING crease or to decrease the volume. The display shows Volume Maximum CALLS WITH THE , or Volume High Volume Medium HANDSET Volume Low To make a call, lift the handset and Note: When you press while the vol- press...

  • Page 16: Answering Calls With The Speakerphone

    43-726.fm Page 16 Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:36 AM ANSWERING CALLS WITH To switch to the handset while you are using the speakerphone, lift the handset THE SPEAKERPHONE off the base. If the handset is away from the base, press , then press TALK To answer a call using the speaker-...

  • Page 17: Using Redial

    43-726.fm Page 17 Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:36 AM For example, if you have Call Waiting, have pulse service, you can still use press to answer an incoming call these special tone services by following FLASH without disconnecting the current call. these steps.

  • Page 18: Memory Dialing

    43-726.fm Page 18 Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:36 AM Notes: 3. Choose a two-digit memory location – ) by pressing a number. Pre- • The phone goes off-hook (you hear cede a single digit location number the dial tone) the first time you press with a 0, such as , or to stop the handset from...

  • Page 19: Editing Or Deleting Anumber In Memory

    43-726.fm Page 19 Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:36 AM EDITING OR DELETING A 7. Enter the phone number and any tone or pause entries (see “Using NUMBER IN MEMORY Tone Services on a Pulse Line” on Page 17 and “Entering a Pause” on Follow these steps to edit or delete a Page 20).

  • Page 20: Entering A Pause

    43-726.fm Page 20 Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:36 AM ENTERING A PAUSE DIALING A MEMORY NUMBER In some telephone systems, you must dial an access code (9, for example) and To dial a number stored in memory, lift wait for a second dial tone before you the handset and press .

  • Page 21: Using A Headset

    43-726.fm Page 21 Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:36 AM USING A HEADSET You can use a handset holder (available from your local RadioShack store) to hang the handset on your belt for great- You can talk with hands-free conve- er convenience. nience using an optional headset that has a -inch (2.5-mm) plug.

  • Page 22: Caller Id Operation

    . To resume the previous phone FLASH conversation, press again. FLASH If the TAD-726’s Caller ID memory be- comes full, any new call replaces the oldest call’s record. REVIEWING CALLER ID RECORDS To review the Caller ID records, lift the handset and press .

  • Page 23: Caller Id Messages

    43-726.fm Page 23 Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:36 AM Caller ID Messages Display Description Shows the number of new Caller ID New: XX Total: XX records (records you have not reviewed) and the total number of records. The caller has blocked the Caller ID Private Name information from being sent.

  • Page 24: Dialing Numbers Froma Caller Id Record

    43-726.fm Page 24 Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:36 AM DIALING NUMBERS FROM DELETING CALLER ID A CALLER ID RECORD RECORDS To dial a local number stored in a Caller You can delete Caller ID records individ- ID record, recall the record, then press ually or all at once.

  • Page 25: Tad Operation

    REC TIME nouncement only). , or to deter- REC TIME mine how the TAD-726 will record in- You can also record your own message coming messages. (see “Recording/Deleting an Outgoing Message”). When you record your own outgoing message, the TAD uses it for settings.

  • Page 26: Setting The Tad To Answer Calls

    • The caller hangs up. • The maximum message length is reached. • The TAD detects a busy signal or more than 7 seconds of silence. • You pick up the TAD-726’s handset or any phone on the same phone ANSWER line. SCREENING CALLS Note: When the TAD’s message memo-...

  • Page 27: Recording Aconversation

    When you finish the memo, press PLAY/STOP PLAYING MESSAGES MEMO After the TAD-726 has recorded a mes- sage, its message counter shows the to- tal number of messages stored. If you have new messages, the number flash- PLAY/STOP...

  • Page 28: Adjusting The Tad'svolume

    OPERATION PIN within about 2 seconds after a REPEAT message begins playing, the TAD re- The TAD-726’s two-digit remote opera- plays the previous message. tion PIN (personal identification number) prevents unauthorized remote access to your messages. The PIN is preset to 80.

  • Page 29: Remote Operation

    Note: You cannot remotely operate the announces the number of new and TAD-726 using its handset or another old messages. The TAD plays all telephone on the same line as the TAD. new messages then beeps about...
  • Page 30 43-726.fm Page 30 Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:36 AM Notes: Press • If the TAD does not respond, try # then: entering your pin again. If you Repeat current message enter an incorrect PIN three during playback. times, the TAD beeps and hangs Play messages.

  • Page 31: Troubleshooting

    43-726.fm Page 31 Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:36 AM TROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any problems with your TAD-726, but if you do, these suggestions might help. Problem Suggestion Low volume or unusual sounds. Someone has picked up another phone on the same line.
  • Page 32 43-726.fm Page 32 Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:36 AM Problem Suggestion The handset does not ring or Move the base away from other electrical receive a page. devices and sources of noise. The handset stops working or Move the handset closer to the base. works poorly during a call.
  • Page 33 Call your phone company to verify that your Caller ID service is active. If you still have problems, disconnect the TAD-726. If other phones on the same line work properly, the fault is in this phone or its installation. If you cannot find the prob-...

  • Page 34: Care And Maintenance

    FCC authorization to oper- ate it. If your TAD-726 is not performing as it should, take it to your local RadioShack store for assistance. If the trouble is affecting the telephone lines, the phone company can ask you to disconnect your TAD-726 until you have resolved the problem.

  • Page 35: Replacing The Battery Pack

    43-726.fm Page 35 Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:36 AM REPLACING THE Cautions: BATTERY PACK • You must use a replacement battery of the same size and type. If you follow the instructions in “Connect- • Do not dispose of the battery in a ing and Charging the Battery Pack”...

  • Page 36: The Fcc Wants You To Know

    43-726.fm Page 36 Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:36 AM THE FCC WANTS YOU TO If you cannot eliminate the interference, the FCC requires that you stop using KNOW your phone. In the unlikely event that your phone Some cordless telephones operate on causes problems on the phone line, the frequencies that might cause interfer- phone company can temporarily discon-...
  • Page 37 43-726.fm Page 37 Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:36 AM NOTES...
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  • Page 40 43-726.fm Page 40 Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:36 AM Limited One-Year Warranty Limited One-Year Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workman- 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 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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