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TAD-705
12-Memory Speakerphone
with 16-Minute Digital TAD
and 62-Memory Caller ID
Owner’s Manual
Please read before using this equipment.
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43-705.fm Page 2 Tuesday, May 23, 2000 8:54 AM Contents Features .................................................................................................................................. 5 Preparation ............................................................................................................................. 7 Installing a Backup Battery ................................................................................................ 7 Mounting the TAD .............
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43-705.fm Page 3 Tuesday, May 23, 2000 8:54 AM Using Call Breakthrough ................................................................................................. 18 Changing the CBT Code ......................................................................................... 18 Changing the Remote Operation Security Code ............................................................ 19 Remote Operation .....................................................................................
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43-705.fm Page 4 Tuesday, May 23, 2000 8:54 AM Your TAD (Telephone Answering Device) is to your telephone company. These numbers ETL listed to UL standards and meets all ap- are on the bottom of the base. plicable FCC standards. Note: You must not connect your TAD to: IMPORTANT CALLER ID • coin-operated systems INFORMATION • party-line systems To use the TAD’s Caller ID, you must be in an area where Caller ID service is available, • most electronic key phone systems and you must subscribe to
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43-705.fm Page 5 Tuesday, May 23, 2000 8:54 AM Features Pause Your RadioShack 12-Memory Speakerphone — lets you enter a pause for systems combines a speakerphone, a high-quality ful- that require an access code (9, for example) ly-digital answering system and a Caller ID before you dial an outside number. unit in one system. The TAD (Telephone An- Redial — lets you quickly redial the last swering Device) prevents you from missing number dialed. incoming calls and messages. Fully digital me
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43-705.fm Page 6 Tuesday, May 23, 2000 8:54 AM Toll-Saver — lets you avoid unnecessary toll VIP Call List — lets you save up to 10 caller charges when you call by long-distance to ID records in a VIP list. Then, when any of check your messages. those callers call, the TAD sounds a distinc- tive tone. Remote Operation — lets you use a touch- tone phone (or rotary phone and pocket tone Call Summary — displays the number of dialer) to operate the TAD and Caller ID calls you received. while you a
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LIFT 43-705.fm Page 7 Tuesday, May 23, 2000 8:54 AM Preparation Warning: Dispose of old batteries promptly INSTALLING A BACKUP and properly. Do not burn or bury them. BATTERY Caution: If you do not plan to use the TAD You can install an optional 9V backup battery for a month or longer, remove the battery. A so if the AC power fails or you unplug the battery can leak chemicals that can destroy TAD, the TAD will save the messages, time electronic parts. and day settings, CBT and remote op
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43-705.fm Page 8 Tuesday, May 23, 2000 8:54 AM • Always connect the AC adapter to the 1. Plug the supplied short modular line TAD before you connect it to AC power. cord into the TEL.LINE jack on the back When you finish, disconnect the adapter of the TAD. from AC power before you disconnect it 2. Insert the supplied AC adapter's barrel from the TAD. plug into the AC 9V 400 mA jack on the back of the base. On a Desk 3. To mount the TAD on a wall plate, route 1. Plug one end of the supplied lo
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43-705.fm Page 9 Tuesday, May 23, 2000 8:54 AM 6. Plug the adapter into a standard AC out- SETTING THE DISPLAY let. CONTRAST 1. Hold down STOP until the TAD beeps SETTING THE DIALING once. 3 and LCD CONTRAST appear. 3 MODE flashes. Set T/P (Tone/Pulse) for the type of service 2. Repeatedly press : : : :/8 8 8 8 to select the you have. If you are not sure which type you desired display contrast settings. have, do this simple test. Note: The TAD has ten (0–9) display 1. Be sure T/P is set to
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43-705.fm Page 10 Tuesday, May 23, 2000 8:54 AM 2. Press DIAL twice. 000 and SET AREA 6. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to set the minute, CODE appear. The first 0 flashes. month, date, and the day of the week. 3. Repeatedly press : : : :/8 8 8 8 until the first 7. Press DIAL then press STOP to return to digit of your area code appears, then the time display. press 9 9 9 9/; ; ; ; to the second digit. The second 0 flashes. SETTING THE NUMBER OF RINGS Note: If you make a mistake, repeatedly press 9 9 9
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43-705.fm Page 11 Tuesday, May 23, 2000 8:54 AM Telephone Operation To make a call with the handset, pick up the SWITCHING BETWEEN THE handset, == TALK == appears. When you HANDSET AND THE hear the dial tone, dial the phone number, SPEAKERPHONE DIALING.. appears, then you see the number as you dial, then (after 8 seconds) To switch from the handset to the speaker- the elapsed time of your call. phone during a call, press HEADSET/SPEAK- ERPHONE, and SPEAKERPHONE Press HEADSET/SPEAKERPHON
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43-705.fm Page 12 Tuesday, May 23, 2000 8:54 AM erphone, press HEADSET/SPEAKERPHONE USING REDIAL or HOLD to release the call. The redial memory holds up to 32 digits, so it Note: The TAD will not show Caller ID infor- can store long-distance as well as local num- mation for an incoming call while another call bers. To redial the last number you dialed, lift is on hold. the handset then press REDIAL. REDIAL.. appears. USING PRIVACY Notes: To talk to someone else in the room without • The redi
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43-705.fm Page 13 Tuesday, May 23, 2000 8:54 AM Notes: Storing a Number in Memory • To change a number in memory, store a The TAD has 12 memory location buttons. new one in its place. Follow these steps to store a number in memory. • To erase a number from memory, repeat all except Step 2. Notes: • You must complete each step within 8 Storing Numbers from Caller ID seconds. Records • To keep your accounts secure, we rec- You can store a number from a Caller ID ommend you do not store persona
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43-705.fm Page 14 Tuesday, May 23, 2000 8:54 AM microphone boom until it is about even Dialing a Memory Number with your chin. To dial a number stored in memory, lift the 3. Press HEADSET/SPEAKERPHONE to handset or press HEADSET/SPEAKER- make or receive calls. == HEADSET == PHONE, then press the desired memory loca- displays. tion button. Or you can press the desired memory location button then press DIAL. 4. When you finish the conversation, press HEADSET/SPEAKERPHONE to hang up. Chain-Diali
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43-705.fm Page 15 Tuesday, May 23, 2000 8:54 AM TAD Operation 2. Speak your message from about 8 RECORDING THE inches from the front of the TAD. OUTGOING MESSAGES 3. When you finish, press STOP. The TAD Before the TAD (Telephone Answering De- beeps and plays back the outgoing mes- vice) can answer calls and record messages, sage. you must record an outgoing message (OGM). The TAD lets you record two sepa- rate messages, and it operates differently CHECKING THE OUTGOING based on which mess
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43-705.fm Page 16 Tuesday, May 23, 2000 8:54 AM If the TAD's incoming messages are full but Announce Only the Caller ID records are not full, the TAD an- When the announce-only feature is on, the nounces “Message is full”, and xx CALLS TAD plays OGM 2 but does not let callers xx MSG FULL appears. It answers calls af- leave a message. (You must have recorded ter 3 rings and plays the second outgoing an OGM 2 message before you can use this message (OGM 2). If no OGM 2 is recorded, feature.) th
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43-705.fm Page 17 Tuesday, May 23, 2000 8:54 AM Note: flashes during new message play- RECORDING A MEMO back. lights during message playback to A memo is a message you can record by indicate the messages have already been speaking directly into the TAD, without hav- played. ing to call in on the phone. To adjust the TAD's volume, slide SPEAKER Follow these steps to record a memo up to VOL MIN/MAX on the right side of the TAD. 60 seconds long. To play only new messages, hold down PLAY 1. Pre
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43-705.fm Page 18 Tuesday, May 23, 2000 8:54 AM • the TAD's memory is full Note: If you answer the phone just as the TAD answers, the TAD might not stop play- The recorded conversation is stored as a ing the outgoing message. If this happens, message (see “Playing Messages” on press STOP. Page16). USING CALL DELETING MESSAGES BREAKTHROUGH To delete a specific message, press DELETE If you screen your calls but want to know while the message is playing. The TAD when calls come in from certain
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43-705.fm Page 19 Tuesday, May 23, 2000 8:54 AM CHANGING THE REMOTE USING THE TOLL-SAVER OPERATION SECURITY If the ring select switch is set to TS (toll-sav- CODE er), the TAD answers after two rings if you have new messages. If there are no new The TAD's remote operation security code is messages, the TAD answers after four rings. preset to 705, but you can change it by fol- This gives you time to hang up before the lowing these steps. TAD answers so you can avoid unnecessary long-distance
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43-705.fm Page 20 Tuesday, May 23, 2000 8:54 AM Press To 02 Set the TAD to announce only. It beeps, says “Announce only,” plays OGM 2, then beeps. If no OGM 2 is recorded, it beeps and says “You have no announcement two.” 21 Play all messages. If there are no messages, the TAD says “You have no messages.” 22 Announce all Caller ID records. The TAD announces the total calls and each caller’s information. If there are no Caller ID records, the TAD says “You have no calls.” If the Caller ID
