Radio Shack TAD-734 Owner'S Manual Download

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Cat. No. 43-734

OWNER’S MANUAL

Please read before using this equipment.

TAD-734

900 MHz Cordless Speakerphone

Digital Answering System

with Caller ID

43-734.fm Page 1 Thursday, February 24, 2000 10:42 AM

Summary of Contents for TAD-734

Page 1: ...Cat No 43 734 OWNER S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment TAD 734 900 MHz Cordless Speakerphone Digital Answering System with Caller ID 43 734 fm Page 1 Thursday February 24 2000 10 42 AM ...

Page 2: ...hanisms to wear out The remote operation feature lets you operate your TAD from a touch tone phone or from a rotary phone with a pocket tone dialer Telephone Features 10 Number Memory Dialing lets you store 10 numbers in memory for easy di aling Caller ID Memory stores up to 30 Caller ID records WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard do not expose this product to rain or moisture CAUTI...

Page 3: ...rom pulse to tone dialing for long distance bank by phone or other special services Auto Talk you can set the phone so you can answer a call simply by lifting the handset from the base Any Key Answer you can set the phone so you can press any key to an swer a call when the handset is away from the base Hearing Aid Compatibility lets you use your phone with hearing aids that have a T telephone swit...

Page 4: ...ne line draws power from the phone line We refer to this power draw as the device s ringer equivalence num ber or REN The REN is on the bottom of the base If you are using more than one phone or other device on the line add up all the RENs If the total is more than five three in rural areas your phones might not ring If ringer operation is impaired re move a device from the line FCC STATEMENT Your...

Page 5: ...ring Calls with the Speakerphone 16 Switching Between the Handset and Speakerphone 16 Using Both the Handset and Speakerphone 16 Using Flash 16 Using Redial 17 Using Tone Services on a Pulse Line 17 Paging 17 Memory Dialing 18 Storing a Name and Number in Memory 18 Editing or Deleting a Number in Memory 19 Entering a Pause 19 Reviewing Memory Numbers 19 Dialing a Memory Number 20 Chain Dialing Ser...

Page 6: ...Recording a Memo 25 Recording a Conversation 26 Playing Messages 26 Adjusting the TAD s Volume 27 Deleting Messages 27 Setting the Remote Operation PIN 27 Remote Operation 28 Using the Toll Saver 28 Using Remote Commands 28 Remote Commands 29 Troubleshooting 30 Care and Maintenance 32 Replacing the Battery Pack 33 The FCC Wants You to Know 34 Lightning 34 43 734 fm Page 6 Thursday February 24 2000...

Page 7: ...ifica tions Using an adapter that does not meet these specifications could damage the TAD 734 or the adapt er Always connect the AC adapter to the TAD 734 before you connect it to AC power If you ever need to dis connect the TAD disconnect the adapter from AC power before you disconnect it from the TAD 734 Notes Your telephone connects directly to a modular telephone line jack If your phone line j...

Page 8: ...k on the back of the base as in Step 1 On a Desk Top on Page 7 3 Insert the supplied AC adapter s barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack as in Step 3 On a Desk Top on Page 7 4 Route the adapter and modular cords through the grooves on the bracket 5 Plug the modular cord s other end into the wall plate jack then align the bracket s keyhole slots with the wall plate studs and slide the base downward to ...

Page 9: ...of the base 3 Align the bracket s keyhole slots with the mounting screws and slide the base downward to secure it CONNECTING AND CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK The TAD 734 comes with a recharge able nickel cadmium battery pack in stalled in the handset but not connected Before using your phone you must connect the battery pack then charge it for about 24 hours 1 Press down and slide off the battery pac...

Page 10: ...light the display If the battery pack becomes weak during a call the handset beeps every 3 seconds and Low Bat tery flashes on the display When this happens you cannot make another call on the phone until you recharge the battery pack About once a month fully discharge the battery pack by keeping the handset off the base until Low Battery flashes on the display Otherwise the battery pack loses its...

Page 11: ...ff the base s ringer set RINGER on the back of the base to OFF You can still make or receive calls using this phone Telephones on the same line and the TAD s handset if it is away from the base still ring and the CHARGE IN USE indicator on the base flickers when there is an incoming call To turn on the base s ringer set RINGER to ON SETTING THE RINGER TONE VOLUME You can select one of four differe...

Page 12: ... the day of the week repeatedly press SKIP to move for ward or REPEAT to move backward To set the correct day of the week when it displays press CLOCK 3 The TAD announces the hour To change the hour repeatedly press SKIP or REPEAT To set the correct hour when it displays press CLOCK 4 The TAD announces the minutes To change the minutes repeatedly press SKIP or REPEAT To set the correct minutes whe...

Page 13: ...ller ID Call Waiting feature on or off 1 Lift the handset and hold down CALL ID until the menu appears on the display with Auto Talk selected 2 Press 2 or9to select CIDCW Caller ID Call Waiting 3 Press SELECT to change the Caller ID Call Waiting setting On or Off appears indicating the selected set ting 4 Return the handset to the base or press CALL ID to store the new set ting STORING YOUR AREA C...

Page 14: ... code is already stored it appears on the display To delete the area code press DELETE three times Then enter your area code 4 Press SELECT to store the area code then press CALL ID or return the handset to the base to clear the display Note In some area the area code is necessary even for local call If you live in such an area do not enter the area code here 43 734 fm Page 14 Thursday February 24...

Page 15: ... key to make or answer a call To end a call place the handset on the base or press TALK Adjusting the Handset Volume To adjust the volume you hear through the handset during a call press8to in crease or9to decrease the volume The display shows Volume Maximum Volume High Volume Medium or Volume Low Note When you press8while the vol ume is high or9while the volume is low the setting does not change ...

Page 16: ...ess SPEAKER Using Both the Handset and Speakerphone If someone else is using the speaker phone press TALK on the handset to join the conversation If someone else is using the handset press SPEAKER on the base to join the conversation During the call one person can hang up and let the call continue at the other end Or both people can hang up to end the call Note If you hear a high pitched noise fro...

Page 17: ... to P 2 Dial the service s main number When the service answers press TONE on the handset Any addi tional numbers you dial are sent as tone signals 3 When you hang up the phone auto matically resets to pulse dialing PAGING To page the person who has the hand set or to locate the handset when the phone is not in use hold down PAGE on the base for at least 2 seconds The handset beeps for 1 minute To...

Page 18: ...me skip to Step 5 Memory n will be stored as the name n is the location number you selected 5 To enter a name use9or8to select the characters and press6or7 to move the cursor to the next space Repeatedly press9to see the characters in alphabetical order The display shows uppercase let ters first then lowercase letters numbers and special characters Notes Press8to see the characters in reverse alph...

Page 19: ... beeps and Memory n Deleted appears Go Back Returns you to the list of memory numbers Entering a Pause In some telephone systems you must dial an access code 9 for example and wait for a second dial tone before you can dial an outside number You can store the access code with the phone number However you should also store a pause after the access code to allow the outside line time to connect To e...

Page 20: ...te evening or early morning hours to avoid peak demand periods Also remain on the line to ex plain the reason for your call USING A HEADSET You can talk with hands free conve nience using an optional headset that has a 3 32 inch 2 5 mm plug Contact your local RadioShack store for a suit able headset To connect the head set open the rubber cover marked on the side of the hand set then insert the he...

Page 21: ...w call replaces the oldest call record REVIEWING CALLER ID RECORDS To review the Caller ID records lift the handset and press CALL ID The num ber of new Caller ID records if any and the total number of records appear Note If the handset is faceup on the base it shows the number of Caller ID records so you can see if you have new records to review Repeatedly press9to scroll through the Caller ID re...

Page 22: ...ocation 1 0 by pressing a number or by repeatedly pressing9or8 then press SELECT Display Description New XX Total XX Shows the number of new Caller ID records records you have not reviewed and the total number of records Private Name or Private Number The caller has blocked the Caller ID information from being sent Unknown Name or Unknown Number The caller is not within a Caller ID service Incompl...

Page 23: ...R ID RECORDS You can delete Caller ID records individ ually or all at once To delete a single record recall it then press DELETE Delete Message appears prompting you to confirm the deletion Move the cursor to Yes then press SELECT or DELETE To delete all the records at once press CALL ID so the record totals appear then press DELETE Delete All ap pears prompting you to confirm the de letion Move t...

Page 24: ...sage press OGM When the current message begins to play press OGM again The TAD switches to the other message and plays it RECORDING DELETING AN OUTGOING MESSAGE To record your outgoing message up to 30 seconds long hold down OGM until the TAD beeps and flashes When you finish your message press PLAY STOP or OGM The TAD plays back your message To delete your outgoing message and use the TAD s prere...

Page 25: ...me line The TAD stops recording and resets to an swer the next call RECORDING INCOMING MESSAGES After the TAD answers a call it plays the outgoing message beeps and records the caller s message Each incoming message can be up to 1 or 4 minutes long depending on how you set REC TIME see Setting the Record Time on Page 24 The TAD 734 s maximum recording capacity is 18 minutes The TAD stops recording...

Page 26: ...g a phone conversation hold down MEMO on the base until the TAD beeps and flashes To stop re cording press PLAY STOP or MEMO The TAD 734 stores a recorded conver sation as a message see Playing Mes sages Notes The TAD 734 cannot record a con versation less than two seconds long or a call using the speaker phone The maximum length for recording each conversation is 10 minutes PLAYING MESSAGES After...

Page 27: ...elete new un played messages If you try to delete all messages at once while you still have new messages the TAD sounds five quick beeps and does not delete any messages SETTING THE REMOTE OPERATION PIN The TAD 734 s two digit remote opera tion PIN personal identification number prevents unauthorized remote access to your messages The PIN is preset to 80 Follow these steps to change the PIN to any...

Page 28: ...new messages ones you have not listened to If there are no new messages the TAD answers after five rings This gives you time to hang up before the TAD answers so you can avoid unnecessary long distance charges USING REMOTE COMMANDS Follow these steps to operate the TAD from a remote location Note If you wait more than 15 seconds between each keypress the TAD sounds a long beep and hangs up 1 Dial ...

Page 29: ...s 3 To use a remote command press and within 2 seconds the number for the command you want Remote Commands Note The remote operation stops when someone picks up the handset or any phone on the same phone line Press then To 1 Repeat current message dur ing playback after 3 seconds of playback 1 Repeat the previous mes sage You must press 1 before 3 seconds of the cur rent message is played back 2 P...

Page 30: ...ouching a metal surface Return the handset to the cradle and recharge the bat tery pack Replace the battery pack if necessary see Replacing the Battery Pack on Page 33 The phone does not work or works poorly Be sure the base s phone line cord and AC adapter are correctly and securely connected and the battery pack is charged The handset battery pack does not charge Check the charging contacts on t...

Page 31: ...ghts indicating that the code is set again Check the charging contacts on the handset and base If they are dirty clean them with a pencil eraser The TAD does not answer calls Make sure the TAD is turned on Make sure the AC adapter is properly connected Check all phone line connections The TAD does not record call ers messages REC TIME is set to ANN announcement only Set it to 1 or 4 Delete message...

Page 32: ...and carefully Dropping it can damage cir cuit boards and cases and can cause the TAD 734 to work improperly Use only fresh batteries of the required size and recommended type Batteries can leak chemicals that damage your TAD 734 s electronic parts Wipe the TAD 734 with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking new Do not use harsh chemicals cleaning solvents or strong deter gents to clean the T...

Page 33: ...e com partment Place the battery pack into the compartment 4 Replace the cover If you have trouble replacing the battery take the TAD to your local RadioShack store for assistance Cautions You must use a replacement battery of the same size and type Do not dispose of the battery in a fire because it might explode Do not open or mutilate the battery Be careful not to short the battery by touching t...

Page 34: ...using it Try to eliminate the interference by moving your phone away from the receiver connecting your phone to an AC outlet that is on a different electrical circuit from the receiver contacting your local RadioShack store for help If you cannot eliminate the interference the FCC requires that you stop using your phone Some cordless telephones operate on frequencies that might cause interfer ence...

Page 35: ...35 NOTES 43 734 fm Page 35 Thursday February 24 2000 10 42 AM ...

Page 36: ...ct during the warranty period take the product and the RadioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store RadioShack will at its option un less otherwise provided by law a correct the defect by product repair without charge for parts and labor b replace the product with one of the same or similar design or c refund the purchase price All replaced parts and products and prod...

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