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9. Press and lift out the handset hold-
er, flip it over as shown, then snap it
back into place so it holds the hand-
set.
10. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical
position.
CONNECTING AND
CHARGING THE BATTERY
PACK
The TAD-794 comes with a recharge-
able nickel-cadmium battery pack in the
handset but not connected. Before using
your phone, you must connect the bat-
tery pack and then charge it for about 14
hours.
1. Press down and slide off the battery
pack compartment cover.
2. Unfasten the plastic retainer strap
and lift the battery pack out of the
compartment. Plug the battery
pack’s connector into the socket in
the compartment. The connector fits
only one way.
3. Put the battery pack in the compart-
ment and fasten the retainer strap.
4. Replace the cover.
5. To charge the battery pack, simply
place the handset on the base, fac-
ing either up or down. The CHARGE
indicator on the base lights.
Recharge the battery pack when
RECHARGE NOW
appears and
flash-
es on the handset display.
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Notes:
• When you first use the phone after
charging or recharging the battery
pack, the phone might not work and
you might hear a five-beep error sig-
nal when you press
TALK
. If this
happens, return the handset to the
base for about 5 seconds. This re-
sets the security access-protection
code.
• If the CHARGE indicator does not
light when you place the handset on
the base, be sure the battery pack
and AC adapter are correctly and
securely connected.
Also, check the charging contacts
on the handset and base. If the con-
tacts are dirty or tarnished, clean
them with a pencil eraser.
• About once a month, fully discharge
the battery by keeping the handset
off the base until
RECHARGE
NOW
appears and
flashes on the dis-
play. Otherwise, the battery pack
loses its ability to fully recharge.
• If the battery pack becomes weak
during a call, the handset beeps ev-
ery four seconds, and
RECHARGE
NOW
appears and
flashes on the
display. If this happens, you must re-
charge the battery pack before you
can make another call.
• If the battery pack is completely dis-
charged or the base loses power
while the handset is away from it,
place the handset on the base to re-
set the security access-protection
code. If it was the handset that lost
power, recharge the battery pack.
• The supplied battery pack should
last for about a year. When it loses
its ability to fully recharge, order a
replacement battery pack from your
local RadioShack store (see “Re-
placing the Battery Pack” on
Page 37).
SETTING THE DIALING
MODE
Set
DIAL MODE
on the back of the base
for the type of service you have. If you
are not sure which type you have, after
you charge the handset battery pack, do
this simple test.
1. Set
DIAL
MODE
to
T
(tone).
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2. Press
TALK
on the handset and lis-
ten for a dial tone.
3. Press any number other than
0
.
Note: If your phone system requires
that you dial an access code (9, for
example) before you dial an outside
number, do not press the access
code number either.
If the dial tone stops, you have
touch-tone service. Leave
DIAL
MODE
set to
T
.
If the dial tone continues, you have
pulse service. Set
DIAL MODE
to
P
(pulse).
4. Press
TALK
or place the handset on
the base to hang up.
TURNING THE BASE’S
RINGER ON AND OFF
To turn off the base’s ringer, set
RINGER
on the back of the base to
OFF
. You can
still make or receive calls using this
phone, and telephones on the same line
and the TAD’s handset (when it is away
from the base) still ring when there is an
incoming call.
To turn on the base’s ringer, set
RINGER
to
ON
.
SETTING THE HANDSET
RINGER’S TONE AND
VOLUME
Follow these steps to set the handset
ringer’s tone and volume.
1. Lift the handset. If
appears,
press
TALK
to turn it off.
2. Press
VOLUME
. The phone dis-
plays and sounds the current ringer
tone and volume.
3. Repeatedly press
VOLUME
until you
hear the desired ringer tone and vol-
ume. Each time you press
VOLUME
,
the ringer setting changes in the fol-
lowing order:
Ring Type A High
Ring Type A Low
Ring Type B High
Ring Type B Low
talk
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SETTING THE NUMBER
OF RINGS
Set
RING
TIME
on the side of the base to
3
,
5
, or
T/S
to select how long the TAD
waits before it answers a call (3 rings, 5
rings, or toll-saver).
Note: If you plan to check your messag-
es by long distance, set
RING
TIME
to
toll-saver (see “Using Toll-Saver” on
Page 32).
SETTING THE DAY AND
TIME
You must set the day of the week and
time so the TAD can record the correct
day and time of each message.
Note: If you wait more than 15 seconds
between each key press, the TAD exits
the time setting process. Start again at
Step 1.
1. Hold down
CLOCK
until the TAD
beeps. The TAD announces the cur-
rently set day and displays the day’s
number (
0
for Sunday,
1
for Mon-
day, and so on).
2. To change the day of the week, re-
peatedly press
SKIP
to move for-
ward or
REPEAT
to move backward.
3. Press
CLOCK
. The TAD announces
the hour. To change the hour, re-
peatedly press
SKIP
or
REPEAT
.
4. Press
CLOCK
. The TAD announces
the minutes. To change the minutes,
repeatedly press
SKIP
or
REPEAT
.
5. Press
CLOCK
. The TAD announces
“AM” or “PM,” and
A
or
P
appears.
Press
SKIP
or
REPEAT
to change
this setting.
6. Press
CLOCK
. The TAD announces
the day and time.
Notes: If the TAD loses AC power, its
clock will keep the correct time for about
one hour.
