Radio Shack TAD-1015 User Manual

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Cat. No. 43-774

OWNER’S MANUAL

Please read before using this equipment.

TAD-1015

25-Channel Cordless Telephone

High-Capacity Digital Answering System

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FEATURES

Your RadioShack TAD-1015 25­Channel Cordless Telephone High­Capacity Digital Answering System
uses advanced analog cordless tele­phone technology to give you superi or
audio quality. Its cordless operation
lets you move freely around your
home or office.

The TAD (Telephone Answering De­vice) stores all messages on a com­puter chip. This gives you advanced
capabilities over tape-based answer­ing machines. For example, you can
delete individual messages while the
rest are saved. Because your TAD is
fully digital, there are no tapes to both­er with, no tape mechanisms to we ar
out, and no lost messages if power
fails.

Its remote operation feature lets you
access your TAD from a touch-tone
phone, and guides you through sys­tem operation with voice prompts.

Telephone Features

10-Number Memor

you store up to 10 phone numbers in
memory for easy dialing.

Pa

signal from the base to the handset so
you can page someone or easily lo­cate the handset when it is away from
the base.

Flash

hook signal for use with special phone
services such as Call Waiting.

Tone or Pulse Dialin

use your phone with either type of di­aling.

Hearin

use this telephone with hearing aids
that have a T (telephone) switch.

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— sends an electron ic switch-

Aid Compatible

Dialing

— lets you send a

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— lets you

— lets you

TAD Features

Date/Time Stamp

and time each message was record­ed.

— records the day

25 Channels —

another channel if you hear interfer­ence.

Securit

— minimizes the chances of other
cordless phones using your phone
line.

Redial

number dialed.

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Access-Protection Code

— lets you qui ckl y dial the last

lets you change to

© 1997 Tandy Corporation.

RadioShack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.

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itally-Synthesized Voice

guides you through operation of the

system.

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ital Volume Control

adjust the volume of incoming mes­sage playback.

Pre-recorded Messa

the option of using existing outgoing
messages or recording your own.

All Rights Reserved.

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Announ c em ent Onl y — lets you play
an announcement for callers to hear,
without recording their messages.

LED Digital Message Counter —

shows the number of messages the

TAD has recorded.
Remote Operation — lets you us e a

touch-tone phone (or rotary phone
and pocket tone dialer) to operate the
TAD while you are away from your
home or office.

Programmable PIN — you can set a
two digit personal identification num­ber (PIN) for secure remote operation.

Remote Answer-On — let s you call
the TAD from a remote location even
when it is not set to answer calls.

Call Screening — lets you listen as a
caller leaves a message so you can
decide whether or not to answer the
call.

Memo Recording — lets you leave
messages for yourself or others in
your home or office.

Adjustable Ring Number — lets you
set the TAD to answer after two or five
rings.

Toll-Saver — lets you avoid unneces­sary long-distance charges when you
call by long distance to check your
messages.

Phone Pick-Up Detection — stops
recording when you pick up any
phone on the sam e line as the TAD,
and resets to answer the next call.

We recommend you record the tele­phone’s serial number here. The num­ber is on the bottom of the base.

Serial Number ________________
This TAD has been test ed and found

to comply with all applicable UL and
FCC standards.

Warning: To prevent f ire or shoc k
hazard, do not expose this product
to rain or moisture.

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.

DO NOT OPEN.

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE
COVER OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICE­ABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVIC­ING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

This symbol is intended to alert you
to the p r es en c e o f un in su lated d an ­gerous voltage within the product’s
enclosure that might be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of
electric shock. Do not open the
product’s case.

This symbol is intended to inform
you that important operating and

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maintenance instructions are in­cluded in the literature accompany­ing this product.

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Important: Co rdless phones such as
this one require AC power to operate.
When AC power is off, you cannot dial
out or receive incoming calls using
your TAD-1015. For this reason, the
TAD-1015 should not be your only
telephone. To be safe, you should
also have a phone that does not re­quire AC power to operate (not a cord­less phone) so you can still make and
receive calls if there is an AC power
failure.

READ THIS BEFORE
INSTALLATION

Your telephone conforms to federal
regulations, and you can connect it to
most telephone lines. Howe ver, each
device you connect to the phone line
draws power from the phone l ine. We
refer to this power draw as the de-

ringer equivalence number

vice’s
REN. The REN is on the label on the
back of the base.

If you are using more than one phone
or other device on t he line, add up all
the RENs. If the total is more than five,
your phone might not ring and your
answering system might not answer.
In rural areas, a total REN of three
might impair ringer operation. If ringer
operation is impaired, remove a de­vice from the line.

, or

FCC STATEMENT

This telephone complies with Part 68

FCC Rules

of
quest, provide the FCC Registration
Number and the REN to your phone
company. These numbers are on the
label on the back of the base.

You must not connect your phone to
any of the following:

• Coin-operated systems

• Party-line systems

• Most electronic key phone sys­tems

Note: Your telephone operates on
standard radio frequencies, as allocat­ed by the FCC. Even though the secu­rity access-protection code prevents
unauthorized use of your phone line, it
is possible for other radio units operat­ing on similar frequencies within a cer­tain area to unintentionally intercept
your conversations and/or cause inter­ference. This lack of privacy can occur
with any cordless phone.

. You must, upon re-

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CONTENTS

Installation ............................................................................................................ 7

Selecting a Location ........................................................................................ 7

Placing the Base on a Desktop ................................................................ 7

Mounting the Base on a Wall Plate ........................................................... 8

Mounting the Base Directly on the Wall .................................................. 10

Removing the Protective Sheet .................................................................... 11

Preparation ......................................................................................................... 12

Connecting and Charging the Battery Pack . ................................................. 12

Setting the Dialing Mode ............................................................................... 13

Turning the Base’s Ringer Off/On ................... ....... .......... ....... .. .......... ....... .. . 14

Telephone Operation ......................................................................................... 15

Making and Receiving Calls .......................................................................... 15

Changing the Channel .................................................................................. 15

Using Redial .................................................................................................. 15

Using Flash ................................................................................................... 16

Using Tone Services on a Pulse Line ........................................................... 16

Paging ........................................................................................................... 16

Memory Dialing ............................................................................................. 17

Storing a Number in Memory .................................................................. 17

Entering a Pause .................................................................................... 18

Dialing a Stored Number ........................................................................ 18

Chain-Dialing Service Numbers ............................................................. 18

Testing Stored Emergency Numbers ...................................................... 18

TAD Operation ................................................................................................... 19

Using the Handset to Control the TAD .......................................................... 19

Setting the Number of Rings ......................................................................... 19

Setting the Remote Operation PIN ............................................................... 20

Setting the Day and Time .............................................................................. 20

Selecting an Outgoing Message . .................................................................. 21

Recording an Outgoing Message ........................................................... 21

Setting the TAD to Answer Calls ................................................................... 22

Screening Calls ............................................................................................. 23

Recording a Memo ........................................................................................ 23

Playing Messages ......................................................................................... 23

Deleting Messages ............................................................................. ....... .. . 25

Adjusting the TAD’s Volume .......................................................................... 25

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Remote Operation .............................................................................................. 26

Using the Toll-Saver ...................................................................................... 26

Accessing the TAD by Remote ...................................................................... 26

Troubleshooting ................................................................................................. 28

Care and Maintenance ....................................................................................... 30

Replacing the Battery Pack ........................................................................... 31

The FCC Wants You to Know ........................................................................ 32

Lightning ........................................................................................................ 33

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INSTALLATION

SELECTING A
LOCATION

You can set the TAD-1015’s base on
a flat surface (such as a desk or
counter top), or mount it on a wall
plate or directly on the wall. The
base’s location affects the phone’s
range, so if you have a choice of sev­eral locations, try each to see which
gives the best performance.

Select a location that is:

• Near an AC outlet

• Near a modular telephone line
jack

• Away from electrical machinery,
electrical appliances, and metal
walls or filing cabinets

• Away from wireless intercoms,
alarms, and room monitors

Placing the Base
on a Desktop

1. Plug one end of the supplied mod­ular cord into the
the back of the base.

2. Plug the modular cord’s other end
into a modular phone line jack.

TEL LINE

jack on

If the phone l ine jack i s not a modular
jack, you must update the wiring. You
can convert the wiring yourself, using
jacks and adapters available at your
local RadioShack store. Or, you can
let the phone company update the wir­ing for you. The USOC number of the
jack to be ins ta lle d is R J1 1 C.

3. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s
barrel plug into the
on the back of the base.

DC IN 9V

jack

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4. Route the adapt er’s cord through
the strain relief s lot o n t he bac k of
the base.

Strain Relief Slot

5. Plug the adapter into a standard
AC outlet. The POWER indicator
on the base lights.

Mounting the Base
on a Wall Plate

To make this connection, you need a
short modular cord, such as Ra­dioShack Cat. No. 279-390 (not sup­plied).

1. Plug one end of the modul ar cord
into the
of the base.

2. Plug the supplied AC adapter’s
barrel plug into the

TEL LINE

jack on the back

DC IN 9V

jack.

6. Fully extend the base’s antenna
and place it in a vertical position.

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3. Route the adapter cord through
the upper and lower grooves and
the modular cord through only the
upper groove on the bo ttom of the
base.

Upper
Grooves

Lower
Groove

4. Plug the modular cord’s other end
into the w all plate jack, then align
the base’s keyhole slots with the
wall plate studs and slide the base
downward to secure it.

5. Plug the adapter into a standard
AC outlet. The POWER indicator
on the base lights.

6. Press and lift out the handset
holder, rotate it 180°, then snap it
back into place so it holds the
handset.

7. Fully extend the base’s antenna
and raise it to a vertical position.

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Mounting the Base
Directly on the Wall

To mount the base directly on the wall,
you need two wood screws (not sup­plied) with heads that fit into the key­hole slots on the bottom of the base.

1. Drill two holes 3
inches apart. Then
thre ad a scre w int o
each hole, letting
the heads extend

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about

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the wall.

2. Plug one end of the modula r cord
into the
of the base.

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inch from

TEL LINE

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jack on the back

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4. Route the adapter and modular
cords through the upper and lower
grooves on the bottom of the
base.

Upper
Grooves

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Lower
Grooves

5. Align the keyhole slots with the
mounting screws and slide the
base downward to secure it.

3. Plug the supplied AC adapter’s
barrel plug into the

DC IN 9V

jack.

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6. Plug the adapter into a standard
AC outlet. The POWER indicator
on the base lights.

7. Plug the other end of the modular
cord into a modular phone line
jack.

8. Press and lift out the handset
holder, rotate it 180°, then snap it
back into place so it holds the
handset.

9. Fully extend the base’s antenna
and place it in a vertical position.

REMOVING THE
PROTECTIVE SHEET

The base’s digital display is covered
with a transparent protective sheet t o
prevent damage during shipment and
installation. After you install th e base,
peel off the sheet.

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