Radio Shack TAD-705, Owner'S Manual

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Telephone Operation
ˆ
Telephone Operation
To make a call with the handset, pick up the
handset,
== TALK == appears. When you
hear the dial tone, dial the phone number,
DIALING.. appears, then you see the
number as you dial, then (after 8 seconds)
the elapsed time of your call.
Press
HEADSET/SPEAKERPHONE
to make a
call using the speakerphone. SPEAKER-
PHONE and appear. Dial the phone num-
ber, DIALING.. appears, then you see the
number as you dial, then (after 8 seconds)
the elapsed time.
Note: The TAD begins counting the time af-
ter you dial the number for about 8 seconds
even if the call has not gone through. To
count the actual elapsed conversation time,
press
STOP
after the call goes through. The
TAD begins to count from 0.
To answer an incoming call, pick up the
handset,
== TALK ==
appears; press
HEAD-
SET/SPEAKERPHONE
. SPEAKERPHONE
and appear. The TAD starts to count the
conversation time.
To end a call, place the handset back on the
base,
== TALK == disappears. If you press
HEADSET/SPEAKERPHONE
to end the call,
xx CALL xx MESSAGE appears.
Note: If the background noise interferes with
the speakerphone's operation, you can press
PRIVACY
to turn off the base's microphone
while the other party is speaking (see “Using
Privacy” on Page 12).
SWITCHING BETWEEN THE
HANDSET AND THE
SPEAKERPHONE
To switch from the handset to the speaker-
phone during a call, press
HEADSET/SPEAK-
ERPHONE , and SPEAKERPHONE
appear, then place the handset on the base.
To switch from the speakerphone to the
handset, just lift the handset. The speaker-
phone automatically turns off.
Note: The speakerphone does not work dur-
ing AC power failure.
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME
The TAD has three volume levels — high,
medium, and low. To increase the volume
when using the handset, or connected head-
set, slide
HANDSET VOL LO/
.
/
HI
to
HI
. To de-
crease the volume when using the handset
or connected headset slide
HANDSET VOL
LO/
.
/ HI to LOW . To set the volume to medi-
um, slide
HANDSET VOL LO/
.
/
HI
to
.
.
To increase the speakerphone's volume,
slide
SPEAKER VOL MIN/MAX
to
MAX
. To de-
crease the speakerphone's volume, slide
SPEAKER VOL MIN/MAX
to
MIN
.
HANDSET VOL LO/
.
/HI SPEAKER VOL MIN/MAX
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