RadioShack TAD-732 - Manuals

5 CONTENTS Preparation .............................................................................................................. 7 Selecting a Location ........................................................................................... 7Installing the Handset’s Antenna ....................

7 PREPARATION SELECTING A LOCATION You can place the phone on a desk topor table, mount it on a standard wallplate, or mount it directly on the wall. Se-lect a location that is: • near an AC outlet • near a telephone line jack • out of the way of normal activities • away from electrical machinery, e...

8 INSTALLING THE PHONE Placing the Base on aDesk Top 1. Remove the mounting bracket by holding in both tabs and gently pull-ing out the wide end of the bracket. 2. Plug one end of the supplied long modular cord into the telephone jackon the back of the base. 3. Plug the modular cord’s other end into...

15 TURNING THE RINGERS OFF OR ON To turn off the ringers on the base, set RINGER on the back of the base to OFF . To turn off the ringer on the handset, set RINGER on the left side of the handset to OFF . You can still make or receive calls using this phone, and telephones on thesame line still ring...

17 TELEPHONE OPERATION MAKING AND RECEIVING A CALL To make a call, lift the handset and press TALK . When you hear the dial tone, dial the desired phone number or memorynumber (see “Memory Dialing” onPage 19). To answer a call if the handset is on thebase, simply lift the handset and beginyour conve...

23 TAD OPERATION SETTING THE TAD TO ANSWER CALLS The TAD-732 is ready to answer andrecord calls with the prerecorded outgo-ing message as soon as you connect itto AC power. To record your own outgo-ing message, see “Recording an Outgo-ing Message.” To turn off the TAD so it does not an-swer calls, p...

24 • If the TAD’s memory is full ( FL flash- es) you must delete some messag-es before you can record a newoutgoing message. Using the Handset 1. Press REMOTE . The REMOTE indi- cator lights and –– appears on the base. 2. Press CHANGE ( ) then ANNC (0) . The handset beeps once. 3. Speak your message...

25 USING THE ANNOUNCE-ONLY FEATURE Your TAD-732 is preset to play an out-going message and record a caller’smessage. However, you can also set itto play an outgoing message but not letcallers leave a message. To turn on the announce-only feature,hold down both M-BOX 1 and M-BOX 2 for about 2 seconds...

26 RECORDING INCOMING MESSAGES After the TAD answers a call, the callercan select a mailbox by entering # then1, or # then 2 after the outgoing mes-sage plays over within 6 seconds. If thecaller does not select a mailbox, theTAD records the message in the mes-sage center. Each incoming message can b...

27 PLAYING MESSAGES After a new message is recorded, theTAD’s message counter window showsthe total number of messages stored,and the REMOTE indicator on the hand-set flashes. The message counter dis-play flashes if there are new messagesin the message center. If new messageshave been recorded in a ...

28 DELETING MESSAGES To delete the current message duringplayback, press DELETE on the base or handset. Note: You can replay a deleted mes-sage by repeatedly pressing REPEAT on the base or handset before the TAD an-nounces “End of messages.” To delete all messages in a mailbox orthe message center a...

29 REMOTE OPERATION While you are away from your home oroffice, you can use a touch-tone phoneor a pulse (rotary) phone with a pockettone dialer to enter your remote opera-tion security code and do any of the fol-lowing: • set the TAD to answer calls • listen to messages • record a new outgoing mess...

30 Remote Commands Press: To: 1 Record a memo to mailbox 1. 2 Record a memo to mailbox 2. 3 Record a memo to the message cen-ter. 7 Change the remote operation security code. 8 Set the day and time. 0 Record a new out-going message. Turn the TAD on or off 1 Play all messages from mailbox 1. 2 Play a...

31 TROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any problems with your TAD-732, but if you do, the fol-lowing suggestions might help. If you still have problems, disconnect the phone. If other phones on the same linework properly, the fault is in this phone or its installation. If you cannot find th...

32 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack TAD-732 900 MHz Digital Answering System is an example of su-perior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for yourTAD-732 so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the TAD-732 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquidsmigh...

34 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. The phone companynormally attempts to notify you in ad-vance. If advance notice is not practical,the phone company notifies you as soonas p...

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