Radio Shack TAD-1029 User Manual

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Cat. No. 43-789

OWNER’S MANUAL

Please read before using this equipment.

TAD-1029

Digital Answering System

with 25-Channel Cordless Telephone

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FEATURES

Your RadioShack TAD-1029 Digital An­swering System uses advanced cord­less telephone technology to give you
superior audio quality. Its cordless oper­ation lets you move freely around your
home or office.

The TAD-1029 stores all messages on a
computer chip. This gives you better
performance than tape-based answer­ing machines. For example, you can de­lete an individual mess age while saving
the rest. Because your TAD is fully digi­tal, there are no tapes to bother with and
no tape mechanisms to wear out.

You can operate the TAD-1029 remotely
from a touch-tone phone, even if it is not
turned on.

TAD Features

Date/Time Stamp

and time each message was recorded.

— records the day

Announce-Only

— lets you play an an­nouncement for call ers to hear, without
recording their messages.

LED Message Counter

— shows the
number of messages the TAD has re­corded.

Remote Operation

— lets you use a
touch-tone phone (or rotary phone and
pocket tone dialer) to operate t he TAD
while you are away from your home or
office.

Remote Answer-On

— l ets you turn on
the TAD from a remote location even
when it is not set to answer calls.

Programmable Remote Operation Se­curity Code

— y ou can s et a t wo-digit

security code for remote operation.

Call Screening

— lets you listen as a
caller leaves a mes sage so you can de­cide whether or not to answer the call.

Two User Mailboxes and a Message
Center

— stores mess ages (eac h up to
60 seconds long) in one of the user mail­boxes or in the general message center.

Volume Control

— lets you adjust the

volume of incoming message playback.

Pre-Recorded Message

— gives you
the option of using the TAD-1029’s ex ­isting outgoing message or recording
your own (up to 60 seconds long).

© 1998 Tandy Corporation.

RadioShack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.

All Rights Reserved.

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Memo Recording

— lets you leave
messages for you rself or others in your
home or office.

Adjustable Ring Number

— lets you
set the TAD to answer after two or four
rings.

Toll-Saver

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

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ANSWER

Button

— lets you turn the

TAD on or off without disconnecting it.

Phone Pick-U

Detection

— stops re­cording when you pick up any phone on
the same line as the TAD.

Telephone Features

25 Channels —

clear channel every time you make or
receive a call. You can also manually
change channels during a call.

Securit

Access-Protection Code

helps prevent other cordless phones
from using your phone line while the
handset is off the base.

9-Number Memor

store up to 9 numbers in memory for
easy dialing.

Two-Wa

Inter com /Paging System

lets you send a signal from the base to
the handset, or from t he handset to the
base, so you can page someone or eas­ily locate the handset when it is away
from the base. If someone answers , you
can use the TAD-1029 as a two-way in­tercom.

Redial

— lets you quickly dial the last

number dialed.

Flash

— sends an electronic switch­hook signal for use with special phone
services such as Call Waiting.

the TAD-1029 finds a

—

Dialing

— lets you

—

Headset Jack

— lets you connect an
optional headset (available at your local
RadioShack store) for hands-free con­venience.

Hearin

Aid Compatible

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

This telephone device has been tes ted
and found to comply with all applicable
UL and FCC standards.

Warnin

: To prevent fire or s hock
hazard, do not expose this product
to rain or moisture.

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.

DO NOT OPEN.

CAUTION

ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE
COVER OR BACK. NO USER-S ERVICE­ABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVIC­ING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

!

: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF

This symbol is intended to alert you to
the presence of uninsulated danger­ous vo ltage within the product’s enclo­sure that might be of sufficient
magnit ude t o con st itute a r isk of el ec­tric shock. Do not open the product’s
case.

This symbol is intended to inform you
that important operating and mainte­nance i nstruct ions ar e incl uded in the
literature accompanying this product.

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Tone or Pulse Dialin

— lets you use

your phone with either type of dialing.

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

Serial Number ________________
Important: Cordless 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-1029. For this reason, the TAD­1029 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 TAD-1029 conforms to federal reg­ulations, and you can connect it to most
telephone lines. However, each device
you connect to the telepho ne line draws
power from the telephone line. We refer
to this power draw as the device’s

equivalence number

is on the label on the back of the base.

, or REN. The REN

ringer

FCC STATEMENT

Your TAD-1029 complies with Part 68 of

FCC Rules

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 syst e ms

• party-line systems

• most electronic key phone systems

Note: Your telephone operates on s tan­dard radio frequencies, as a llocated 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 request,

If you are using more than one phone or
other device on th e 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.

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CONTENTS

Preparation .............................................................................................................. 7

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

Installing the Phone ............. .............. ............ ....... ............ .............. ..... .............. . 7

Placing the Base on a Desk Top .................................................................. 7

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

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

Installin g Backup Ba tt er ies ......... .... .. . .... . .. .... . .. .... . .. .... . .... . .. .... . .. .... . .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. 1 2

Installing the Handset’s Antenn a ...................................................................... 12

Connecting and Charging the Handset Battery Pack .. ..................................... 13

Setting the Dialing Mode .................................................................................. 14

Turning the Ringers Off o r On .......................................................................... 15

Setting the Number of Rings ............................................................................ 15

Setting the Day and Time . ................................................................................ 15

With the Handset ....................................................................................... 15

With the Base ............................................................................................ 16

Telephone Operation ............................................................................................ 17

Making and Receiving a Call ............................................................................ 17

Setting the Handset’s Volume . ......................................................................... 17

Changing the Channel .................................................... ....... ....... .......... ....... ... 17

Using Redial ..................................................................................................... 18

Using Flash ...................................................................................................... 18

Using Tone Services on a Pulse Line ............................................................... 18

Using Page/Intercom ........................................................................................ 19

Memory Dialing ................................................................................................ 19

Storing a Number in Memory ..................................................................... 19

Entering a Pause ....................................................................................... 20

Dialing a Stored Number ........................................................................... 20

Chain-Dialing Service Numbers ................................................................. 20

Testing Stored Emergency Numbers ......................................................... 20

Using an Optional Headset ........................................................ .. .......... ....... .. . 21

TAD Operation ....................................................................................................... 22

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

Using the Mailboxes ......................................................................................... 22

Recording an Outgoing Message ..................................................................... 22

Using the Handset ..................................................................................... 23

Using the Base .......................................................................................... 23

Deleting an Outgoing Message .. ............................................................... 23

Using the Announce-Only Feature ........................................ ....... .......... ....... ... 24

Screening Calls .............................................................. ....... ....... .......... ....... ... 24

Adjusting the TAD’s Volume ............................................................................. 24

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Recording Incoming Messages ........................................................................ 25

Recording a Memo ........................................................................................... 25

Using the Handset ..................................................................................... 25

Using the Base ........................................................................................... 25

Playing Messages ............................................................................................ 26

Deleting Messages ..................................................... ....... ....... ..... ....... ....... ..... 27

Changing the Remote Operation Security Code .............................................. 27

Remote Operation ................................................................................................. 28

Using Toll-Saver ............................................................................................... 28

Using Remote Answer-On ................................................................................ 28

Using Remote Commands ............................................................................... 28

Remote Commands .................................................... ....... ..... ....... ....... ..... 29

Troubleshooting .................................................................................................... 30

Care and Maintenance .......................................................................................... 31

Replacing the Battery Pack .............................................................................. 32

The FCC Wants You to Know ........................................................................... 33

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

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PREPARATION

SELECTING A LOCATION

You can place the phone on a desk top
or table, mount it on a standard wall
plate, or mount it directly on the wall. Se­lect a location that is:

• near an AC outlet

• near a telephone line jack

• out of the way of normal activities

• away from electrical machinery,

electrical appliances, m etal walls or
filing cabinets, wireless intercoms,
alarms, and room monitors

The base’s location affects the phone’s
range. If you have a choice of several lo­cations, try each to s ee which provides
the best performance.

Caution:

designed specifically for your TAD-1029.
Use only the supplied adapter.

The supplied AC adapter was

INSTALLING THE PHONE

Placing the Base on a
Desk Top

1. Remove the mounting bracket by
holding in both tabs and gently pull­ing out the wide end of the bracket.

2. Plug one end of the supplied long
modular cord into the telephone jack
on the back of the base.

Notes:

• Your telephone connects directly to
a modular telephone line jack. If
your phone line jack is not a modu­lar jack, you can update 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 nu mbe r of t he j ack to be
installed is RJ11C (RJ11W if you
want to mount it on a wall plate).

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

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4. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s
barrel plug into the

DC 12V

jack on

the back of the base.

5. Route the adapter’s cord through
the strain relief slot on the back of
the base.

Strain
Relief
Slot

6. Insert the tabs on the narro w end of
the bracket into the inner pair of
slots near the bottom of the base as
shown and snap the tabs at the wide
end of the bracket into place.

7. Plug the adapter into a standard AC
outlet. The message counter counts
down from

18

to 00 and the TAD-

1029 beeps.

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

Mounting the Base on a Wall
Plate

1. Remove the mounting bracket by
holding in both tabs and gently pull­ing out the wide end of the bracket.

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2. Plug one en d of the supplied short
modular cord into the telephone jack
on the back of the base.

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

DC 12V

jack on

the back of the base.

4. Route the modular cord through ei ­ther groove on the right bottom of
the base and the adapter cord
through the groove below the strain
relief slot.

Strain
Relief
Slot

the bracket into the inner pair of
slots near the top of the base as
shown.

6. Snap the tabs at the wide end of the
bracket into place.

7. Plug the modular cord into the wall
plate jack. Align the base’s keyhole
slots with the wall plate studs and
slide the base downward to secure
it.

5. Route the end of the modular cord
through the hole in the bracket, and
insert the tabs on the narrow end of

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8. Plug the AC adapt er i nto a s tandard
AC outlet. The message counter
counts down from

18

to 00 and the

TAD-1029 beeps.

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

1. Drill two holes 3

15

/

16

3

/16"

inches (100 mm)
apart. Then thread a
screw into each hole,
letting the heads ex­tend about
mm) from the wall.

3

/

16

inch (5

15

3

/16"

2. Remove the mounting bracket by
holding in both tabs and gently pull­ing out the wide end of the bracket.

3. Plug one end of the supplied long
modular cord into the telephone jack
on the back of the base.

Mounting the Base Directly on
the Wall

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

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4. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s
barrel plug into the

DC 12V

jack on

the back of the base.

5. Route the modular cord through ei ­ther groove on the right bottom of
the base and the adapter cord
through the groove below the strain
relief slot.

Strain
Relief
Slot

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

8. Plug the adapter into a standard AC
outlet. The message counter c ounts
down from

18

to 00 and the TAD-

1029 beeps.

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

6. Insert the tabs on the narrow en d of
the bracket into the inner pair of
slots near the top of the base as
shown and snap the tabs at the wide
end of the bracket into place.

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

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