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Radio Shack TAD-733 Owner's Manual
Summary of TAD-733
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Cat. No. 43-733 owner’s manual please read before using this equipment. Tad-733 900 mhz digital spread spectrum cordless telephone and answering system with headset jack 43-733.Fm page 1 friday, september 17, 1999 8:57 am.
Page 2: Features
2 © 1999 tandy corporation. All rights reserved. Radioshack is a registered trademark used by tandy corporation. Features your radioshack tad-733 900 mhz digital spread spectrum cordless tele- phone and answering system uses ad- vanced cordless telephone technology to give you superior audio quality...
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3 telephone features 900 mhz operation — provides better sound and less interference than many other cordless phones. Digital spread spectrum — provides the longest range and the utmost in se- curity. Frequencies are constantly changing across the entire 900 mhz band, making it difficult for anyone ...
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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-733. For this reason, the tad-733 should not be your only telephone. To be safe, you should also have a phone that does not require ac power t...
Page 5: Contents
5 contents preparation .............................................................................................................. 7 selecting a location ........................................................................................... 7 installing the handset’s antenna ...................
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6 recording a memo ........................................................................................... 21 playing messages ............................................................................................ 22 deleting messages ..........................................................
Page 7: Preparation
7 preparation selecting a location you can place the phone on a desk top or table, or mount it on a standard wall plate. Select a location that is: • near an accessible ac outlet • near a telephone line jack • out of the way of normal activities • away from electrical machinery, electrical appliance...
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8 4. Insert the supplied ac adapter’s barrel plug into the dc 9v jack on the back of the base. 5. Route the adapter’s cord through the strain relief slot on the back of the base. 6. Insert the tabs on the narrow end of the bracket into the inner pair of slots near the bottom of the base and snap the...
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9 4. Snap the tabs at the wide end of the bracket into place. 5. 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. 6. Plug the ac adapter into a standard ac outlet. The tad-733 beeps and 00 appears. 7. R...
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10 4. To charge the battery pack, place the handset on the base. The in use indicator flashes for 1 second and the charge indicator auto- matically lights after 4 seconds. Recharge the battery pack when the low batt indicator on the handset flashes. Notes: • you can place the handset on the base fac...
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11 • if the battery pack is completely dis- charged or the base loses power while the handset is away from it, place the handset on the base to re- set the security access-protection code. If it was the handset that lost power, recharge the battery pack. • the supplied battery pack should last for a...
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12 you can still make or receive calls using this phone, and telephones on the same line still ring when there is an incoming call. The in use indicator on the base and the talk indicator on the handset flash until you answer the call. To turn on the base and handset ring- ers, set ringer to on . Nu...
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13 2. Press change ( ) then clock (8) . The tad announces the currently set day. 3. To change the day, repeatedly press skip (6) to move forward or repeat (4) to move backward. 4. Press clock (8) . The tad an- nounces the hour and “am” or “pm.” 5. To change the hour, repeatedly press skip (6) or rep...
Page 14: Telephone Operation
14 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 memory number (see “memory dialing” on page 16). To answer a call if the handset is on the base, lift the handset and begin your conversa...
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15 using flash flash performs the electronic equiva- lent of a switchhook operation for special 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: i...
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16 using page to page the person with the handset or to find the handset, press page on the base. The handset beeps twice for about 15 seconds. To stop the handset from beeping be- fore it automatically stops, press talk twice or press page . Note: paging does not work during a call. Memory dialing ...
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17 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 l...
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18 2. Place the headset on your head with the earpiece over either ear and ad- just the microphone boom until it is about even with your chin. 3. Hang the belt clip on your belt. 4. Use the handset to make or receive calls. Notes: • connecting a headset disconnects the handset’s earpiece and micro- ...
Page 19: Tad Operation
19 tad operation setting the tad to answer calls the tad-733 is ready to answer and record calls with the prerecorded outgo- ing message as soon as you connect it to 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 ca...
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20 note: fl flashes when the tad’s mem- ory is full. You must delete some mes- sages before you can record a new outgoing message. 1. Set the tad to answer-on to record a new outgoing message, or an- nounce-only to record the an- nouncement-only message. See “setting the tad to answer calls” on page...
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21 adjusting the tad’s volume to adjust the tad’s volume, repeatedly press volume or on the base or handset. The base has eight volume levels. The handset has four. Note: the base sounds a long beep when it reaches the highest volume set- ting. Recording incoming messages after the tad answers a cal...
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22 playing messages after a new message is recorded, the tad’s message counter window shows the total number of messages stored, and the remote indicator on the hand- set flashes. The message counter dis- play flashes if there are new messages in the message center. If new messages have been recorde...
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23 note: you can replay a deleted mes- sage by repeatedly pressing repeat on the base or repeat ( 4 ) on the handset before the tad announces “end of mes- sages.” to delete all played messages from a mailbox or the message center, press delete then the mailbox or message center button. The tad beeps...
Page 24: Remote Operation
24 remote operation while you are away from your home or office, you can use a touch-tone phone or a pulse (rotary) phone with a pocket tone 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...
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25 remote commands press: to: 1 record a memo to mail- box 1. 2 record a memo to mail- box 2. 3 record a memo to the message center. 7 change the remote oper- ation security code. 8 set the day and time. 0 record a new outgoing message. Set tad answer on/off or announce-only. 1 play all messages fro...
Page 26: Troubleshooting
26 troubleshooting we do not expect you to have any problems with your tad-733, but if you do, the fol- lowing suggestions might help. If you still have problems, disconnect the phone. If other phones on the same line work properly, the fault is in this phone or its installation. If you cannot find ...
Page 27: Care and Maintenance
27 care and maintenance your radioshack tad-733 900 mhz cordless telephone with digital answering system is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following sugges- tions will help you care for your tad-733 so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the tad-733 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dr...
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28 replacing the battery pack if you follow the instructions in “connect- ing and charging the handset battery pack” on page 9, the battery pack should last about one year. If the battery pack does not hold a charge for more than 2 hours after an overnight charge, replace it with a 3.6 volt, 600 mah...
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29 the fcc wants you to know in the unlikely event that your phone causes problems on the phone line, the phone company can temporarily discon- tinue your service. The phone company normally attempts to notify you in ad- vance. If advance notice is not practical, the phone company notifies you as so...
Page 30: Notes
30 notes 43-733.Fm page 30 friday, september 17, 1999 8:57 am.
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31 43-733.Fm page 31 friday, september 17, 1999 8:57 am.
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Radioshack a division of tandy corporation fort worth, texas 76102 09a99 printed in china 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 radioshack company-...