Radio Shack TAD-3806, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Please read before using this equipment TAD 3806 Digital Answering System 900 MHz Cordless Speakerphone 43 3806 fm Page 1 Tuesday August 8 2000 11 29 AM ...

Page 2: ...one 15 Using Tone Services On a Pulse Line 15 Paging 15 Memory Dialing 15 Storing a Number in Memory 16 Entering a Pause 16 Dialing a Memory Number 16 Chain Dialing Service Numbers 16 Testing Stored Emergency Numbers 16 Using a Headset 17 Answering System Operation 17 Selecting the Outgoing Message 17 Recording Deleting an Outgoing Message 17 Setting the Record Time 18 Setting the Answering System...

Page 3: ... on the bottom of your phone If you use more than one phone or other de vice on the line add up all the RENs If the total is more than five three in rural areas your phones might not ring If ringer opera tion is impaired remove one of the devices from the line FCC STATEMENT Your telephone complies with Part 68 of the FCC Rules Upon request you must provide the phone s FCC registration number and R...

Page 4: ...using your phone Some cordless telephones operate on fre quencies that might cause interference to nearby TVs and VCRs To minimize or pre vent such interference the base of the cord less telephone should not be placed near or on top of a TV or VCR LIGHTNING Your telephone has built in protection circuits to reduce the risk of damage from surges in telephone line and power line current These protec...

Page 5: ...n 14 Do not overload wall outlets and exten sion cords as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock 15 Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a risk of fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the product 16 To reduce the risk of electric shock do not disasse...

Page 6: ... proper polarity orientation between the battery pack and battery charger SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS ˆ Features Your RadioShack Digital Answering System 900 MHz Cordless Speakerphone combines a 900MHz cordless telephone and a digital TAD Telephone Answering Device The 900 MHz band provides less interfer ence clearer sound and greater range than 46 49 MHz cordless telephones The Digital Answering Syst...

Page 7: ...em to answer after three or five rings Two Prerecorded Messages gives you the option of using one of two prerecorded messages one that lets callers leave a mes sage and the other for the announcement only setting or recording your own Announcement Only lets you play an an nouncement for callers to hear without re cording their messages Message Counter shows the number of messages the answering sys...

Page 8: ...one 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 number of the jack to be installed is RJ11C RJ11W for a wall plate On a Desk Top 1 Plug one end of the supplied long modu lar cord into the TEL LINE jack on the back of th...

Page 9: ...Page 8 then ap ply these additional instructions for place ment on a wall 1 Drill two holes 315 16 inches 100 mm apart Then thread a screw into each hole letting the heads extend about 1 8 inch 8 mm from the wall 2 Plug one end of the sup plied long modular cord into the TEL LINE jack at the back of the base 3 Align the bracket s keyhole slots with the mounting screws and slide the base downward t...

Page 10: ...while the handset is away from it place the handset on the base to reset the secu rity access protection code If it was the handset that lost power recharge the battery pack The supplied battery pack should last about a year If the battery pack does not hold a charge for more than 2 hours after an over night charge replace it with a new 3 6 volt 600 mAh battery pack with a connector that fits the ...

Page 11: ...have touch tone service Leave PULSE TONE set to TONE If the dial tone continues you have pulse service Set PULSE TONE to PULSE 4 Press TALK or place the handset on the base to hang up TURNING THE BASE S RINGER ON AND OFF To turn off the base s ringer set RINGER OFF ON on the back of the base to OFF You can still make or receive calls using this phone Telephones on the same line and the phone s han...

Page 12: ...me on Page 13 Use M1 M2 or M3 to dial a number stored in one touch memory see Memory Dial ing on Page 15 Use TONE to use your phone company s special tone services on a pulse line see Using Tone Services On a Pulse Line on Page 15 Press FLASH to use special services such as Call Waiting to answer an incoming call without disconnecting the cur rent call Press FLASH again to return to the first call...

Page 13: ...th the Speakerphone on Page 14 Use VOLUME 9 9 9 9 or 8 8 8 8 to adjust the volume for the speaker see Adjusting the Answering System s Volume on Page 19 Use DELETE to erase mes sages you ve already listened to see Deleting Messages on Page 19 Use REPEAT to play back the current or previous mes sage see Playing Messages on Page 19 or set the PIN see Setting the Remote Operation Pin on Page 20 Use O...

Page 14: ...mber To answer a call simply lift the handset from the base If the handset is away from the base press TALK to make or answer a call To end a call place the handset on the base or press TALK SELECTING THE CHANNEL The phone scans 40 channels frequency pairs used between the base and the hand set and automatically selects a clear chan nel each time you make or receive a call If you hear other conver...

Page 15: ...ervices by following these steps 1 Be sure TONE PULSE is set to PULSE 2 Dial the service s main number When the service answers press TONE on the handset Any additional num bers you dial are sent as tone signals 3 When you hang up the phone automati cally resets to pulse dialing PAGING To page the person who has the handset or to locate the handset when the phone is not in use hold down PAGE on th...

Page 16: ...th the phone number However you must also store a pause after the access code to allow the outside line time to connect To do so press PAUSE Each press enters a 2 sec ond pause For a longer pause press PAUSE additional times Dialing a Memory Number To dial a number stored in memory lift the handset or press TALK The TALK BATT in dicator lights When you hear a dial tone simply press MEM and enter t...

Page 17: ...System Operation SELECTING THE OUTGOING MESSAGE The answering system has two prerecorded outgoing messages One asks the caller to leave a message Hello no one is available to take your call Please leave a message af ter the tone The system uses this message when REC TIME is set to 1 or 4 see Setting the Record Time on Page 18 The other is simply an announcement and does not let the caller leave a ...

Page 18: ...le you listen to the caller s message through the base s speaker If you decide to answer the call press SPEAKER to answer using the speakerphone press TALK to answer if the handset is off the base or if the handset is on the base lift it You can also pick up any phone on the same line The system stops recording and resets to answer the next call RECORDING INCOMING MESSAGES After the answering syst...

Page 19: ...nds long or a call using the speakerphone PLAYING MESSAGES After the answering system has recorded a message its message counter shows the to tal number of messages stored If you have new messages the number flashes To play your messages press PLAY STOP J J J J7 7 7 7 The system announces the number of new and old messages then plays the new messag es The message number appears as each message pla...

Page 20: ... tone phone or a pulse rotary phone with a pocket tone dialer available through your local RadioShack store to enter your PIN and do any of the fol lowing Set the answering system to answer or not answer calls Listen to your messages Record a new outgoing message Record a memo Erase messages Note You cannot remotely operate the sys tem using its handset or another telephone on the same line as the...

Page 21: ...limited to 4 minutes If you have more messages after 4 minutes have passed you must press 2 again to lis ten to the rest of the messages When using remote operation you can only delete the current message during playback You cannot delete all the mes sages stored at one time 4 To use a remote command press and within 2 seconds the number for the command you want Note The remote operation stops whe...

Page 22: ...the base s phone line cord and AC adapter are correctly and securely connected and the battery pack is charged The handset battery pack does not charge Check the charging contacts on the handset and base If they are dirty clean them with a pencil eraser Be sure the battery pack is connected correctly Replace the battery pack The handset does not ring or receive a page Move the base away from other...

Page 23: ...with the phone s in ternal components can cause a malfunction and might invalidate its warranty and void your FCC authorization to operate it If your phone is not performing as it should take it to your local RadioShack store for assis tance If the trouble is affecting the telephone lines the phone company can ask you to dis connect your phone until you have resolved the problem The answering syst...

Page 24: ...ring the warranty period take the product and the RadioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store RadioShack will at its option un less otherwise provided by law a correct the defect by product repair without charge for parts and labor b replace the product with one of the same or similar design or c refund the purchase price All replaced parts and products and products ...