RadioShack TAD-705 - Manuals

5 Features ˆ Features Your RadioShack 12-Memory Speakerphonecombines a speakerphone, a high-quality ful-ly-digital answering system and a Caller IDunit in one system. The TAD (Telephone An-swering Device) prevents you from missingincoming calls and messages. Fully digitalmeans the TAD stores all mes...

6 Features Toll-Saver — lets you avoid unnecessary tollcharges when you call by long-distance tocheck your messages. Remote Operation — lets you use a touch-tone phone (or rotary phone and pocket tonedialer) to operate the TAD and Caller IDwhile you are away from your home or office. Phone Pick-Up D...

7 Preparation ˆ Preparation INSTALLING A BACKUP BATTERY You can install an optional 9V backup batteryso if the AC power fails or you unplug theTAD, the TAD will save the messages, timeand day settings, CBT and remote operationsecurity codes, and Caller ID records. Forthe best performance and longest...

8 Preparation • Always connect the AC adapter to the TAD before you connect it to AC power.When you finish, disconnect the adapterfrom AC power before you disconnect itfrom the TAD. On a Desk 1. Plug one end of the supplied long modu- lar cord into the TEL. LINE jack on the back of the TAD, then plu...

9 Preparation 6. Plug the adapter into a standard AC out- let. SETTING THE DIALING MODE Set T/P (Tone/Pulse) for the type of service you have. If you are not sure which type youhave, do this simple test. 1. Be sure T/P is set to T . 2. Lift the handset and listen for a dial tone. 3. Press any number...

11 Telephone Operation ˆ Telephone Operation To make a call with the handset, pick up thehandset, == 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/SPEAKER...

12 Telephone Operation USING REDIAL The redial memory holds up to 32 digits, so itcan store long-distance as well as local num-bers. To redial the last number you dialed, liftthe handset then press REDIAL . REDIAL.. appears. Notes: • The redial memory stores the first 32 digits of any number dialed....

13 Telephone Operation Storing a Number in Memory The TAD has 12 memory location buttons.Follow these steps to store a number inmemory. Notes: • You must complete each step within 8 seconds. • To keep your accounts secure, we rec- ommend you do not store personalaccess codes for services such as ban...

14 Telephone Operation Dialing a Memory Number To dial a number stored in memory, lift thehandset or press HEADSET/SPEAKER- PHONE , then press the desired memory loca- tion button. Or you can press the desiredmemory location button then press DIAL . Chain-Dialing For quick recall of numbers for spec...

15 TAD Operation ˆ TAD Operation RECORDING THE OUTGOING MESSAGES Before the TAD (Telephone Answering De-vice) can answer calls and record messages,you must record an outgoing message(OGM). The TAD lets you record two sepa-rate messages, and it operates differentlybased on which message you select. O...

16 TAD Operation Announce Only When the announce-only feature is on, theTAD plays OGM 2 but does not let callersleave a message. (You must have recordedan OGM 2 message before you can use thisfeature.) To set the TAD to announce-only, be surethe TAD is set to answer calls, then press OGM2 . The TAD ...

17 TAD Operation Note: flashes during new message play- back. lights during message playback to indicate the messages have already beenplayed. To adjust the TAD's volume, slide SPEAKER VOL MIN/MAX on the right side of the TAD. To play only new messages, hold down PLAY for 2 seconds. flashes. If ther...

18 TAD Operation • the TAD's memory is full The recorded conversation is stored as amessage (see “Playing Messages” onPage 16). DELETING MESSAGES To delete a specific message, press DELETE while the message is playing. The TADbeeps and deletes the message, then playsthe next. To delete all messages,...

19 TAD Operation CHANGING THE REMOTE OPERATION SECURITY CODE The TAD's remote operation security code ispreset to 705, but you can change it by fol-lowing these steps. Note: If you do not complete each step with-in 8 seconds, the TAD exits setup. Startagain from Step 1. 1. Hold down STOP until the T...

21 Caller ID Operation ˆ Caller ID Operation If you subscribe to Caller ID service fromyour phone company, the phone automati-cally displays the information the phone com-pany sends between the first and secondrings of every call you receive. It stores up to62 numbers only or name and number callrec...

22 Caller ID Operation CALLER ID MESSAGES REVIEWING CALLER ID RECORDS Each time you receive a call, the TAD storesa Caller ID record that you can review later,even during a call. A Caller ID record in-cludes: • call number • time and date of the call • callers' telephone number (if available) • call...

23 Caller ID Operation Reviewing the Call Forwarding Information If you subscribe to your phone company'scall forwarding service, the phone companywill forward the phone call from the maintelephone to the assigned telephone so youwill not miss the phone call. To see the callforwarding information, b...

24 Caller ID Operation To review the VIP call records, press VIP , then repeatedly press : : : : / 8 8 8 8 or 9 9 9 9 / ; ; ; ; . To delete a VIP call record, recall the desiredVIP call record, then press DELETE . Note: The selected VIP call disappears fromthe VIP Call List when you delete it. The V...

25 Caller ID Operation To callback a phone number from Callerrecords with the speakerphone, press DIAL . DIALING.. appears. Then, after the TAD dials the number, SPEAKERPHONE ap- pears, and the TAD starts to count the time. To call back a phone number from Caller IDrecords with the handset, pick up ...

26 Troubleshooting ˆ Troubleshooting We do not expect you to have any problems with your TAD, but if you do, these suggestionsmight help. If you still have problems, disconnect the TAD. If other phones on the same line work properly,the fault is in this TAD or its installation. If you cannot find th...

27 Troubleshooting RESETTING THE TAD If your TAD stops working properly, use astraightened paper clip to press RESET on the back of the TAD to reset the answeringmachine. Note: The outgoing message and all infor-mation stored in memory are erased whenyou press RESET . CARE To enjoy your RadioShack 1...

43-705 05A00 Printed in China RadioShackA Division of Tandy CorporationFort Worth, Texas 76102 Limited One-Year Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workman-ship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioShack comp...