RadioShack TAD-725 - Manuals

5 READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLATION We have designed your phone to con-form to federal regulations, and you canconnect it to most telephone lines. How-ever, each device that you connect tothe phone line draws power from thephone line. We refer to this power drawas the device’s ringer equivalence num- be...

6 CONTENTS Installation ............................................................................................................... 8 Mounting the Phone ........................................................................................... 8 On a Desk Top ......................................

8 INSTALLATION MOUNTING THE PHONE You can place the TAD-725’s base on adesk or table, mount it on a standardwall plate, or mount it directly on a wall.Choose a location that is: • near an AC outlet • near a modular telephone line jack • out of the way of normal activities • away from electrical mach...

9 5. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. 6. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical position. On a Wall Plate or Wall 1. Insert the two tabs at the top of the narrow end of the supplied bracketinto the base’s upper tab slots asshown, then press down on thebracket’s latches and insert them in-t...

15 TELEPHONE OPERATION MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS WITH THE HANDSET To make a call, lift the handset. TheTALK/BATT indicator on the handsetand CHARGE/IN USE indicator on thebase light. Dial the number. To answer a call, just lift the handsetfrom the base. If the handset is awayfrom the base, press TA...

16 To adjust the speakerphone’s volume,repeatedly press VOLUME or on the base. The volume setting from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest) appears in the message counter window. To end a speakerphone call, press SPEAKER again. SWITCHING BETWEEN THE HANDSET AND SPEAKERPHONE To switch to the speakerphone while...

18 MEMORY DIALING You can store up to 10 numbers inmemory, then dial a stored number bypressing MEM and a one-digit memory location number. Also, with the press ofone button, M1 , M2 , or M3 , you can dial a number that is stored in one of the firstthree memory locations. Each number you store can b...

19 Entering a Pause In some telephone systems, you mustdial an access code ( 9 , for example) and wait for a second dial tone before youcan dial an outside number. You canstore the access code with the phonenumber. However, you must also store apause after the access code to allow theoutside line ti...

21 TAD OPERATION SELECTING THE OUTGOING MESSAGE The TAD has two prerecorded outgo-ing messages. One asks the caller toleave a message: “Hello, no one isavailable to take your call. Pleaseleave a message after the tone.” TheTAD uses this message when REC TIME is set to 1 or 4 (see “Setting the Record...

22 SETTING THE TAD TO ANSWER CALLS To set the TAD to answer calls, press ANSWER . If the TAD is set to record a caller’s message (see “Setting theRecord Time” on Page 21), it plays theoutgoing message and shows the num-ber of recorded messages. If the TAD isset to announcement-only, it plays theoutg...

23 To record a memo, hold down MEMO on the base until the TAD beeps and –– appears in the message counter win-dow, then speak your message. Whenyou finish the memo, press PLAY/STOP or MEMO . Note: The TAD-725 cannot record amemo less than two seconds long. RECORDING A CONVERSATION The TAD-725 lets y...

24 To replay the current message from thebeginning, press REPEAT . If you press REPEAT within about 4 seconds after a message begins playing, the TAD re-plays the previous message. ADJUSTING THE TAD’S VOLUME To adjust the speaker’s volume, repeat-edly press VOLUME or on the base. The volume setting ...

25 REMOTE OPERATION While you are away from your home oroffice, you can use a touch-tone phone,or a pulse (rotary) phone with a pockettone dialer (available through your localRadioShack store) to enter your PIN anddo any of the following: • Set the TAD to answer or not an- swer calls. • Listen to yo...

27 TROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any problems with your TAD-725, but if you do, thesesuggestions might help. Problem Suggestion Low volume or unusual sounds. Someone has picked up another phone on the same line. Hang up the other phone. Severe noise interference. Press CH to change th...

29 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack TAD-725 Digital Answering System is an example of superior de-sign and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for your TAD-725 so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the TAD-725 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquidsmight conta...

31 THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW In the unlikely event that your phonecauses problems on the phone line, thephone company can temporarily discon-tinue your service. If this happens, thephone company attempts to notify you inadvance. If advance notice is not practi-cal, the phone company notifies you ass...