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Cat. No. 43-771
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
TAD-1010
900 MHz Digital Cordless Telephone
with Digital Multi-User
Answering System
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43-771.fm Page 2 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:59 PM If you are using more than one phone or other device on the line, add up all Warning: To prevent fire or shock the RENs. If the total is more than five, hazard, do not expose this product your phone might not ring. In rural ar- to rain or moisture. eas, a total REN of three might impair ringer operation. If ringer operation is CAUTION impaired, remove a device from the RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. line. ! DO NOT OPEN. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
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43-771.fm Page 3 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:59 PM FEATURES Your Radio Shack TAD-1010 900 MHz Cordless Telephone Features Digital Cordless Telephone with Digital Multi-User Answering System uses ad- 900 MHz Operation — provides lower vanced analog cordless telephone interference than 46/49 MHz phones. technology to give you superior audio quality. It uses the recently allocated Digitally Encoded Signal — prevents 900 MHz band which has less interfer- other people from picking up your ence and c
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43-771.fm Page 4 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:59 PM Flash — sends an electronic switch- Digital Volume Control — lets you ad- hook signal for use with special phone just the playback volume of the record- services such as call waiting. ings on the TAD. Redial — lets you quickly dial the last Announcement Only — lets you number dialed. record an announcement for callers to hear, without recording their messag- Hold — lets you place a call on hold. es. Programmable Ringer — lets you se- LCD Messag
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43-771.fm Page 5 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:59 PM Toll-Saver — lets you avoid unneces- Important: Cordless phones such as sary long-distance charges when you this one require AC power to operate. call by long distance to check your mes- When AC power is off, you cannot dial sages. out or receive incoming calls using your TAD-1010. For this reason, the TAD- Phone Pick-Up Detection — stops re- 1010 should not be your only telephone. cording when you pick up any phone on To be safe, you should al
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43-771.fm Page 6 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:59 PM CONTENTS Installation ...................................................................................................... 8 Installing the Backup Battery ..................................................................... 8 Selecting a Location .................................................................................. 9 Placing the Base on a Desktop ................................................................. 9 Mounting the Ba
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43-771.fm Page 7 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:59 PM Recording a Memo ................................................................................... 26 Playing Messages .................................................................................... 27 Adjusting the TAD’s Volume ..................................................................... 28 Erasing Messages .................................................................................... 28 Remote Operation .................
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43-771.fm Page 8 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:59 PM INSTALLATION 2. Snap the battery’s contacts firmly INSTALLING THE to the battery connector, then place BACKUP BATTERY the battery into the compartment. If the AC power fails or you unplug the TAD-1010, a 9V backup battery (not supplied) saves the messages and the settings for the day, time, and security code. We recommend you use an alka- line battery, such as Radio Shack Cat. No. 23-553. Follow these steps to install the backup battery. 3. Re
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43-771.fm Page 9 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:59 PM SELECTING A LOCATION PLACING THE BASE ON A DESKTOP You can set the TAD-1010’s base on a flat surface (such as a desktop or coun- tertop), or mount it on a wall plate or di- 3 2 rectly on the wall. The base’s location affects the phone’s range. If you have a choice of several locations, try each to 4 see which one provides the best perfor- mance. TO TEL. LINE Select a location that is: 1 • Near an AC outlet • Near a modular telephone line jack
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43-771.fm Page 10 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:59 PM To prepare the bracket for mounting, into the center groove on the right twist off the tabs attached to the center side of the bracket, then plug the of the bracket and press them securely modular cord into the modular into the holes on the narrow end of the phone jack. bracket. 4. Line up the keyhole slots on the Mounting on a Wall Plate bracket with the studs on the wall plate, then slide the base down 1. Plug one end of the supplied 7-inch
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43-771.fm Page 11 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:59 PM 7. For the best reception, adjust the base’s antenna so it stands straight up. 15 ” 3 /16 2. Place a spacer over each screw, then thread a screw into each wall hole until the screw’s head extends 1 about /4 inch from the wall. Note: If you want to remove the supplied bracket after attaching it, simply press in the tab on each side of the bracket and lift the bracket away from the base. 3. Plug one end of the supplied 7-foot modular cord into t
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43-771.fm Page 12 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:59 PM 4. Insert the tabs on the supplied 7. Press up on the handset holder to mounting bracket into the slots on remove it, turn it over so its tabbed the base’s bottom, then press the edge faces up, then press it back bracket down until it snaps into down into its slot on the base. place. TAD-1010 900MHz DIGITAL TELEPHONE • ANSWERING SYSTE MULTI-USER MULTI-USER MAIL BOX DDIGIT IGITAAL ANSWERING SYSTEM L ANSWERING SYST EM MEMO ANNC. MEMORY 8. Plug t
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43-771.fm Page 13 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:59 PM TELEPHONE PREPARATION INSTALLING THE HANDSET BATTERY PACK To install the supplied rechargeable battery pack, place it on the battery compartment tracks, then slide it up (to- ward the antenna) until it locks in place. Note: The phone uses a rechargeable nickel-cadmium battery pack. At the end of the battery pack’s useful life, it must be recycled or disposed of proper- ly. Contact your local, county, or state hazardous waste management autho
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43-771.fm Page 14 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:59 PM • If the base loses AC power and the CHARGING THE handset is away from the base, HANDSET BATTERY place the handset on the base for a PACK few seconds after AC power is restored. This resets the security You must charge the battery pack at access-protection code. least 24 hours before you use the TAD- 1010 the first time or when you replace You can recharge the battery pack at the battery pack. To charge or recharge any time, but you must be
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43-771.fm Page 15 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:59 PM • About once a month, fully dis- an outside line, do not enter the charge the battery pack. Otherwise, access code either. it will lose its ability to fully If the dial tone stops, you have recharge, and you might have to touch tone service. Leave PULSE/ recharge and replace it more often. TONE set to TONE. To fully discharge the battery pack, If the tone continues, you have keep the handset off the cradle until pulse service. Set PULSE/TONE t
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43-771.fm Page 16 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:59 PM 2. Press PROG. The TALK indicator Turning Off the Ringer flashes. Follow these steps to turn off the hand- PRIVACY / LOW BATT set ringer. TALK CH OFF ABC DEF 1 2 3 1. Press PROG. The TALK indicator GHI 4 JKL 5 MNO6 PRS TUV WXY flashes. 7 8 9 TONE OPER0 # 2. Within 30 seconds, press #. HOLD FLASH PRIVACY MEM PROG REDIAL 3. Press 5. 3. Press #. 4. Press OFF to exit. The TALK indi- Note: If you do not complete Steps cator turns off. 2 and 3 wit
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43-771.fm Page 17 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:59 PM TELEPHONE OPERATION Important: If you move the handset out- Notes: side the base’s range, the handset will • Before you get a dial tone, there not operate properly and a call in might be a slight delay while the progress might be disconnected (see TAD-1010 searches through its 10 “Troubleshooting” on Page 32). channels to find a clear channel. While the phone searches, the TALK indicator on the handset ANSWERING/MAKING blinks. A CALL • If you
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43-771.fm Page 18 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:59 PM USING REDIAL USING HOLD HOLD To redial the last number dialed, lift the To place a call on hold, press . TALK handset, press to get a dial tone, The TALK indicator flashes to remind REDIAL then press . The phone auto- you that the call is on hold. matically dials the last number dialed. PRIVACY / LOW BATT TALK CH OFF PRIVACY / LOW BATT TALK CH OFF 1 ABC 2 DEF 3 ABC DEF 1 2 3 GHI JKL MNO 4 5 6 GHI JKL MNO 4 5 6 PRS TUV WXY 7 8 9 PRS TUV 8
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43-771.fm Page 19 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:59 PM Note: If you do not have any special REPEAT STOP PLAY SKIP phone services, pressing FLASH might disconnect the current call. PAGE IN USE CHARGE DIGITAL USING TONE SERVICES ON A PULSE LINE Note: PAGE still works even when the ringer is turned off. If you have pulse service, you can tem- 2. Press OFF on the handset or PAGE porarily switch to sending tone signals on the base to cancel the paging for banking s
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43-771.fm Page 20 Friday, August 13, 1999 2:59 PM • To store one or more pauses in MEMORY OPERATION the memory number, see “Stor- ing a Pause in Memory” on You can store up to 10 phone numbers Page21. in the TAD-1010’s memory, then quickly dial them. • Each pause or TONE entry counts as one memory digit. Note: Each phone number can be up to 16 digits long. 5. Press MEM (memory) to store the number in memory. The phone rings once. Storing a Number in Memory PRIVACY / LOW BATT TALK CH OFF 1
