Radio Shack TAD-794 owner manual Contents

Noise-Reduction Circuitry — provides sound clarity comparable to that of a corded phone.

Security Access-Protection Code — helps prevent other cordless phone us- ers from using your phone line while the handset is off the base.

COM-LOK®— ensures that other cord- less phone users cannot use your phone line when the handset is on the base.

Autotalk — lets you set the handset so you can make or answer a call by simply lifting the handset from the base.

Programmable Handset Ringer — lets you select from four tone and volume settings for the handset’s ringer.

Redial — lets you quickly redial the last number dialed.

Page — lets you send a signal from the base to the handset to page someone or locate the handset if you have mis- placed it.

Flash — sends an electronic switch- hook signal for use with special phone services, such as Call Waiting.

Tone/Pulse Dialing — lets you use ei- ther type of service, and you can easily switch from pulse to tone dialing for spe- cial services such as bank-by-phone.

Hearing-Aid Compatibility — lets you use your phone with hearing aids that have a T (telephone) switch.

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TAD Features

Ample Recording Time — you can record up to 15 minutes of messages.

Adjustable Maximum Message Length — you can set the TAD-794 to record messages of up to 1 or 4 min- utes.

Date/Time Stamp — records the da y and time each message was recorded.

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

Digital Volume Control — lets you pre- cisely adjust the message playback vol- ume.

Prerecorded Messages — give you the option of using one of two existing out- going messages or you can record your own message (up to 30 seconds long).

Announce-Only— lets you play an an- nouncement for callers to hear, without recording their messages

Message Counter — shows the num- ber of messages the TAD has recorded.

Programmable PIN — you can set your own two-digit personal identification number (PIN) for secure remote opera- tion.

Two-Way Recording — lets you record both sides of your phone conversation.

Remote Answer-On— lets you turn on 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 de- cide whether or not to answer the call.

Memo Recording — lets you record a message at the TAD, without having to call in by phone.

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

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

Phone Pick-Up Detection — stops re- cording when you pick up any phone on the same line as the TAD.

This telephone has been tested and found to comply with all applicable UL and FCC standards.

READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLATION

Your TAD-794 conforms to federal regu- lations, and you can connect it to most telephone lines. However, each device that you connect to the telephone line draws power from the line. We refer to this power draw as the device’s ringer equivalence number, or REN. The REN is on the bottom of the base.

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

FCC STATEMENT

Your TAD-794 complies with Part 68 of FCC Rules. You must, upon request, provide the FCC registration number and the REN to your phone company. These numbers are on the bottom 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 stan- dard radio frequencies, as allocated by the FCC. Even though the security access-protection code prevents unau- thorized use of your phone line, it is pos- sible for other radio units operating on similar frequencies within a certain area to unintentionally intercept your conver- sations and/or cause interference. This lack of privacy can occur with any cord- less phone.

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CONTENTS
Installation	8
Mounting the Phone	8
On a Desk Top	8
On a Wall Plate	9
Directly on the Wall	10
Connecting and Charging the Battery Pack	12
Setting the Dialing Mode	13
Turning the Base’s Ringer On and Off	14
Setting the Handset Ringer’s Tone and Volume	14
Setting the Number of Rings	15
Setting the Day and Time	15
Storing Your Area Code	16
Setting Caller ID with Call Waiting	16
Turning Autotalk On/Off	17
Telephone Operation	18
Making Calls	18
Answering Calls	18
Setting the Handset Volume	19
Changing the Channel	19
Using REDIAL	19
Using FLASH	20
Using Tone Services on a Pulse Line	20
Using PAGE and FIND	20
Memory Dialing	21
Storing a Number and Name in Memory	21
Editing or Deleting a Number in Memory	22
Entering a Pause	23
Dialing a Memory Number	23
Chain-Dialing Service Numbers	23
Testing Stored Emergency Numbers	23
Using a Headset	24
Caller ID Operation	25
Reviewing Caller ID Records	25
Caller ID Messages	26
Dialing from a Caller ID Record	27
Storing a Caller ID Record to Memory	27
Deleting Caller ID Records	27
TAD Operation	28
Selecting the Outgoing Message	28
Recording/Deleting an Outgoing Message	28

Setting the Record Time	28
Setting the TAD to Answer Calls	29
Screening Calls	29
Recording Incoming Messages	29
Recording a Memo	29
Recording a Conversation	30
Playing Messages	30
Adjusting the TAD’s Volume	31
Deleting Messages	31
Setting the Remote Operation PIN	31
Remote Operation	32
Using Toll-Saver	32
Using Remote Commands	32
Troubleshooting	34
Care and Maintenance	36
Replacing the Battery Pack	37
The FCC Wants You to Know	38
Lightning	38

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