Page 3 - Contents
3 Contents ˆ Contents Contents .................................................................................................................. 3 Features ................................................................................................................... 5 Read This Before Installa...
Page 5 - Features; TELEPHONE FEATURES
5 Features ˆ Features Your RadioShack 2-Line 900MHz Cord-less Answering Machine uses advancedcordless telephone technology to giveyou extended range and superior audioquality, with less interference than manyother cordless phones. The phone letsyou make and receive calls on two sep-arate telephone l...
Page 6 - TAD FEATURES
6 Features phone users from using your phone linewhile the handset is off the base. Line Status Indicators — show if a lineis available, in use, or on hold. Redial — lets you quickly redial the lastnumber dialed. Flash — sends an electronic switch-hook signal for use with special phoneservices, such...
Page 10 - A Quick Look At Your Telephone; MOUNTING THE PHONE
10 A Quick Look At Your Telephone ˆ A Quick Look At Your Telephone ˆ Installation MOUNTING THE PHONE You can place the phone’s base on a desk or table, or mount it on a standard wallplate or directly on a wall. Choose a location that is: • near an accessible AC outlet • near a modular telephone jack...
Page 11 - Connecting to Phone Lines
11 Installation • out of the way of normal activities • away from electrical machinery, electrical appliances, metal walls orfiling cabinets, wireless intercoms,alarms, and room monitors • away from other cordless phones The base’s location affects the hand-set’s range. If you have a choice of sev-e...
Page 12 - On a Wall Plate or a Wall
12 Installation To connect the phone to a singleone-line phone jack, plug one end ofthe supplied long modular cord into TEL LINE 1/2 or TEL LINE 2 . Note: If you connect the phone to asingle one-line phone jack, avoidpressing the unused line button oryou might hear feedback. 2. Plug the supplied AC ...
Page 14 - ADJUSTING THE RINGER; On the Handset
14 Installation • About once a month, fully discharge the battery pack by keeping thehandset off the base until the lineindicators flash. Otherwise, the bat-tery pack loses its ability to fullyrecharge. • If the battery pack is completely dis- charged or the base loses powerwhile the handset is away...
Page 15 - Basic Operation; MAKING A CALL
15 Basic Operation SETTING THE NUMBER OF RINGS Set RING TIME on the back of the base to 3 , 5 , or TS (toll-saver) to select how long the phone waits to answer a call (3rings, 5 rings, or toll-saver). Notes: • If you plan to check messages by long distance, set RING TIME to TS (see “Using the Toll-S...
Page 16 - ANSWERING A CALL
16 Basic Operation Note: If the LINE 1 or LINE 2 indicatorflashes, someone is using that line atthe base or on an extension phone.Press the other line button. To end a call, press LINE 1 or LINE 2 on the handset or place the handset on thebase. ANSWERING A CALL When a call comes in, the line indicat...
Page 17 - USING HOLD
17 Basic Operation USING HOLD Press HOLD to place a call on hold. The indicator for that line lights red on thebase. While a call is on hold, you cantemporarily place the handset on thebase or use the other phone line withoutdisconnecting the current call. To release a line from hold and continueyou...
Page 18 - USING REDIAL
18 Basic Operation 4. To end the conference call, press one line button, then the other. If youwant to hang up one line and con-tinue talking on the other, press theline button you want to hang up. 5. If you want to talk on one line with- out disconnecting the other, press HOLD , then the button for...
Page 20 - USING A HEADSET; Memory Operation
20 Memory Operation normally would by pressing the ring-ing line’s button. The intercom callautomatically disconnects. USING A HEADSET You can make or answer calls withhandsfree convenience using an option-al headset (available at your local Ra-dioShack store) that has a 3 / 32 -inch (2.5 mm) plug. ...
Page 21 - Entering a Pause; Chain-Dialing Service Numbers
21 Memory Operation 4. Press MEM , then enter the memory location number ( 0 – 9 ) where you want to store the number. The tonesounds to indicate that the numberis stored. Note: If the phone sounds five quickbeeps, you have made an entryerror and the number was notstored. Re-enter the location num-b...
Page 22 - TAD Operation
22 TAD Operation ˆ TAD Operation SELECTING THE OUTGOING MESSAGE The phone has two prerecorded outgo-ing messages. One asks the caller toleave a message: “Hello, no one is avail-able to take your call. Please leave amessage after the tone.” The phoneuses this message when REC TIME is set to 1 or 4 (s...
Page 23 - SCREENING CALLS; FL
23 TAD Operation ANN (announcement only) — The phone plays the outgoing message but doesnot let callers leave a message. SETTING THE PHONE TO ANSWER CALLS To set the phone to answer calls, re-peatedly press MSG LINE SELECT until the line indicator for the desired linelights in the message counter wi...
Page 24 - RECORDING A MEMO
24 TAD Operation RECORDING A MEMO A memo is a message you can record atthe phone for yourself or others in yourhome or office. The phone stores mem-os as incoming messages on the select-ed line (see “Playing Messages”). To record a memo, press MSG LINE SE- LECT so the line indicator for the desired ...
Page 25 - DELETING MESSAGES
25 TAD Operation number appears as each messageplays, and the phone announces the dayand time of the call at the end of eachmessage. To play all messages after playing thenew messages, press PLAY/STOP again. To skip to the next message, press SKIP during playback. If you know the mes-sage number of ...
Page 26 - Remote Operation
26 Remote Operation ˆ 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 phone to answer or not answer ca...
Page 27 - rC; Remote Commands
27 Remote Operation • When the phone is operating from a remote location, it stops all answering func- tions and rC appears on the display on the base. The phone resumes answering functions when it is no longer in remote operation, if you have not turned it off. • The remote playback of incoming mes...
Page 28 - Troubleshooting
28 Troubleshooting ˆ Troubleshooting We do not expect you to have any problems with your phone, but if you do, the follow-ing suggestions might help. Problem Suggestion The phone does not work or works poorly. • Be sure the base’s phone line cord and AC adapter are correctly and securely connected. ...
Page 29 - Care
29 Care If the base loses power while the handset is off of it, the security access-protectioncode might change. Restore power to the base, then place the handset back on thebase and leave it there for a few seconds. If you still have problems, disconnect the phone. If other phones on the same linew...
Page 31 - LIGHTNING
31 Care 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 yo...
