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Radio Shack TAD-1015 Owner's Manual - Features

Manual is about: 25-Channel Cordless Telephone High-Capacity Digital Answering System

Summary of TAD-1015

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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 43-774.Fm page 1 friday, august 13, 1999 3:14 pm.

  • Page 2: Features

    2 © 1997 tandy corporation. All rights reserved. Radioshack is a registered trademark used by tandy corporation. Features your radioshack tad-1015 25- channel cordless telephone high- capacity digital answering system uses advanced analog cordless tele- phone technology to give you superior audio qu...

  • Page 3

    3 announcement only — 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 use a touch-tone phone (or rotary phone and pocket tone dialer) to operate the tad w...

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    4 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-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 re- quire ac pow...

  • Page 5: Contents

    5 contents installation ............................................................................................................ 7 selecting a location ........................................................................................ 7 placing the base on a desktop ..........................

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    6 remote operation .............................................................................................. 26 using the toll-saver ...................................................................................... 26 accessing the tad by remote ...............................................

  • Page 7: Installation

    7 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 sev- eral locations, try each to see which gives the b...

  • Page 8

    8 4. Route the adapter’s cord through the strain relief slot on the back of the base. 5. Plug the adapter into a standard ac outlet. The power indicator on the base lights. 6. Fully extend the base’s antenna and place it in a vertical position. Mounting the base on a wall plate to make this connecti...

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    9 3. Route the adapter cord through the upper and lower grooves and the modular cord through only the upper groove on the bottom of the base. 4. Plug the modular cord’s other end into the wall plate jack, then align the base’s keyhole slots with the wall plate studs and slide the base downward to se...

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    10 mounting the base directly on the wall to mount the base directly on the wall, you need two wood screws (not sup- plied) with heads that fit into the key- hole slots on the bottom of the base. 1. Drill two holes 3 15 / 16 inches apart. Then thread a screw into each hole, letting the heads extend ...

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    11 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...

  • Page 12: Preparation

    12 preparation connecting and charging the battery pack the tad-1015 comes with a recharge- able nickel-cadmium battery pack in the handset. Before using your phone, you must connect the battery, then charge it for about 18 hours. 1. Remove the screw from the bat- tery compartment cover on the botto...

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    13 • using a pencil eraser, clean the charging contacts on the handset and the base about once a month to make sure they are not dirty or tarnished. • about once a month, fully dis- charge the battery by keeping the handset off the base until the batt low indicator lights. Other- wise, the battery p...

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    14 note: if your phone system requires that you dial an access code ( 9 , for example) before you dial an outside number, do not press the access code either. If the dial tone stops, you have touch-tone service. Leave p • • t set to t . If the dial tone continues, you have pulse service. Set p • • t...

  • Page 15: Telephone Operation

    15 telephone operation making and receiving calls to make or answer a call, lift the hand- set. Or, if the handset is off the base, press talk . The batt low indicator on the handset and the in use indica- tor on the base light. To end a call, place the handset on the base or press talk on the hands...

  • Page 16

    16 using flash flash performs the electronic equiva- lent of a switchhook operation for spe- cial services, such as call waiting. For example, if you have call waiting, press flash to answer an incoming call without disconnecting the current call. Press flash again to return to the first call. Note:...

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    17 memory dialing you can store up to 10 numbers in memory, then dial a stored number by pressing a one-digit memory location number. Storing a number in memory 1. Lift the handset. If you hear a tone, press talk to turn it off. 2. Press memo . The batt low indicator flashes. 3. Enter the number and...

  • Page 18

    18 entering a pause in some telephone systems, you must dial an access code ( 9 , for example) and wait for a second dial tone before you can dial an outside number. You can store the access code with the phone number. However, you should also store a pause after the access code to allow the outside...

  • Page 19: Tad Operation

    19 tad operation you can use the base or the handset to control the tad. With the handset you set the day and time, the remote operation personal identification num- ber, record outgoing messages and memos, turn the tad on and off, play messages, and delete messages. At the base you can set the numb...

  • Page 20

    20 setting the remote operation pin the pin (personal identification num- ber) permits remote access to the tad. The pin can be any number from 00 to 99. Note: the default setting is 00. 1. Press remote on the handset so the batt low indicator lights green. 2. Press pin/ on the keypad, then enter yo...

  • Page 21

    21 5. Press for am or for pm. The tad beeps, then announces the time you set through the handset, and beeps again. Notes: • the seconds start to count from 00 after you set am or pm. • if you make an error, the tad beeps 5 times. Repeat the steps to enter the day and time cor- rectly. Selecting an o...

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    22 3. When you finish your message, press stop/7 . The tad beeps, plays back the message, then beeps again. Note: if your message is less than 2 seconds, the tad does not recognize it as a new message, and plays back the previous pre-recorded message. Re-record your message and make sure it is longe...

  • Page 23

    23 screening calls you can let the tad answer calls for you while you listen to the caller’s message through the base’s speaker. If you decide to answer the call while screening, lift the handset or press talk . The tad stops recording and resets to answer the next call. You can also use the handset...

  • Page 24

    24 • if you turn the base’s ringer off, the tad does not beep when it re- ceives new messages. See “turn- ing the base’s ringer off/on” on page 14. Press play/skip on the base, or press remote then play/2 on the handset. The tad announces the number of messages and whether the messages are old (alre...

  • Page 25

    25 after all messages and memos have played, the tad says “end of mes- sages.” to stop playback before the end of the messages, press stop (or stop/7 on the handset). Deleting messages to delete the current message, press delete (or delete/4 on the handset) at any time during message playback. To de...

  • Page 26: Remote Operation

    26 remote operation using the toll-saver when you call the tad with ring time set to ts (toll-saver), it answers after about two rings if you have new messages (ones you have not listened to). If there are no new messages, the tad waits for about five rings before it answers. This gives you time to ...

  • Page 27

    27 notes: • you can enter the command while the tad is announcing the num- ber of messages or during the voice prompts. • if you do not enter a command within 20 seconds after the voice prompts end, the tad hangs up. 43-774.Fm page 27 friday, august 13, 1999 3:14 pm.

  • Page 28: Troubleshooting

    28 troubleshooting we do not expect you to have any problems with your tad-1015, but if you do, try these suggestions. If you still have problems, take your tad-1015 to your local ra- dioshack store for assistance. Problem suggestion noise, static, or weak signal when the phone is away from the base...

  • Page 29

    29 you hear noise in the hand- set, and none of the keys work. Make sure the ac adapter and battery are prop- erly connected. Press ch to change the channel (see “changing the channel” on page 15). There is no dial tone. Check all phone line connections. Make sure the ac adapter and battery are prop...

  • Page 30: Care And Maintenance

    30 care and maintenance your radioshack tad-1015 25-channel cordless telephone high-capacity digi- tal answering system is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The fol- lowing suggestions will help you care for your tad-1015 so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the tad-1015 dry. If it get...

  • Page 31

    31 replacing the battery pack if you follow the instructions in “con- necting and charging the battery pack” on page 12, the battery pack should last about one year. If the bat- tery does not hold a charge for more than 2 hours after an overnight charge, replace the battery pack with a 3.6 volt, 300...

  • Page 32

    32 important: this product contains a re- chargeable nickel cadmium battery. At the end of the battery’s useful life, it must be recycled or disposed of prop- erly. Contact your local, county, or state hazardous waste management authorities for information on recycling or disposal programs in your a...

  • Page 33

    33 lightning your tad-1015 has built-in lightning protection to reduce the risk of dam- age from surges in phone and power line current. This protection meets or exceeds fcc requirements. However, lightning striking the phone line or power lines can damage your phone. Lightning damage is not common....

  • Page 34: Notes

    34 notes 43-774.Fm page 34 friday, august 13, 1999 3:14 pm.

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    35 43-774.Fm page 35 friday, august 13, 1999 3:14 pm.

  • Page 36

    Radioshack a division of tandy corporation fort worth, texas 76102 udzz01505zb 9a7 printed in the philippines limited one-year warranty this product is warranted by radioshack against manufacturing defects in material and workman- ship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from...