Radio Shack TAD-794 - Manual (Page 5)

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STORING YOUR AREA
CODE
To quickly dial a number from a Caller
ID record (see “Dialing from a Caller ID
Record” on Page 27) or to correctly
store a number from a record into a
memory dialing location (see “Storing a
Caller ID Record to Memory” on
Page 27),
you must store your local area
code in the TAD-794’s memory. Then,
when you dial from a Caller ID record,
the TAD-794 skips the area code if it
matches the one you stored.
Follow these steps to store your area
code.
1. Lift the handset. If appears,
press TALK to turn it off.
2. Press FUNCTION twice. The display
shows AREA CODE and 1- .
Note: If an area code is already
stored, it appears on the display af-
ter the
1– . Repeatedly press DE-
LETE to erase it.
3. Enter your 3-digit area code, then
press MEM . The phone beeps and
STORING appears.
To delete the area code, follow Steps 1
and 2, then press
MEM in Step 3 without
entering a new area code. DELETING
appears.
SETTING CALLER ID WITH
CALL WAITING
If you have Caller ID with Call Waiting
service on your phone line, the TAD-794
can show Caller ID information for an in-
coming call even while you are already
on the phone.
Follow these steps to turn the Caller ID
with Call Waiting feature on or off.
1. Lift the handset. If appears,
press TALK to turn it off.
2. Press FUNCTION three times.
CIDCW (Caller ID Call Waiting), the
current setting, and ON-1 OFF-0
appear.
3. Press 1 to turn this feature on, or 0
to turn it off.
4. Press MEM . The new setting ap-
pears.
talk
talk
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TURNING AUTOTALK ON/
OFF
Your phone is preset so you must press
TALK when you lift the handset from the
base to make or answer a call. With auto
talk turned on, you can make or answer
a call by just lifting the handset from the
base.
Follow these steps to turn auto talk on or
off.
1. Lift the handset. If appears,
press TALK to turn it off.
2. Press FUNCTION 4 times. The cur-
rent autotalk setting and ON-
1 OFF-0 appear on the display.
3. Press 1 to turn on the autotalk fea-
ture, or 0 to turn it off.
4. Press MEM to store the new setting.
The handset beep, and briefly
shows the new setting.
talk
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TELEPHONE OPERATION
MAKING CALLS
1. Lift the handset. Press TALK , if nec-
essary, so appears.
The IN USE indicator on the base
lights and the currently selected
channel number appears on the
handset display.
2. Dial the number. You see the num-
ber as you dial, then (after 5 sec-
onds) the elapsed time for this call.
You can also dial the number when
is not on the display. The number
appears on the display as you dial.
When you finish dialing, press
TALK .
(The phone does not dial the number
until you press
TALK .)
Notes:
• If you make a mistake when dialing,
repeatedly press DELETE to erase
the error, then enter the correct
number.
DELETE erases one num-
ber each time you press it.
• To erase the entire phone number,
press CANCEL .
To end a call, place the handset on the
base or press
TALK .
ANSWERING CALLS
CALLING appears on the handset
when a call comes in. If you subscribe to
Caller ID service, the Caller ID informa-
tion appears by the second ring (see
“Caller ID Operation” on Page 25).
To answer the call, lift the handset and
press
TALK . Or, if auto talk is on, just lift
the handset from the base. ap-
pears, and the display briefly shows the
channel number, then the call’s elapsed
time.
To end a call, place the handset on the
base or press
TALK .
talk
IN USE
Indicator
talk
talk
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SETTING THE HANDSET
VOLUME
The TAD-794’s handset has two volume
settings, normal and high. To change
the volume during a call, press
VOLUME .
VOL NORMAL or VOL HIGH appears.
The handset resets to normal volume af-
ter each call.
CHANGING THE
CHANNEL
The TAD-794 has 40 channels (frequen-
cy pairs used between the base and
handset). It automatically selects a clear
channel each time you make or receive
a call.
You can also change the channel your-
self. If you hear other conversations or
excessive noise during a call, press
CHANNEL to select a different channel.
The new channel number briefly ap-
pears.
Note: If the handset is too far from the
base, the channel might not change.
Move closer to the base and try again.
USING REDIAL
You can quickly dial the last number di-
aled. Lift the handset and press
TALK ,
then press REDIAL .
Notes:
• You can also press REDIAL (so you
see the stored number) first, then
press
TALK .
• The redial memory holds up to 32
digits, so you can redial long-
distance as well as local numbers.
• The redial memory hold pause en-
tries (see “Entering a Pause” on
Page 23) and tone entries (see “Us-
ing Tone Services on a Pulse Line”
on Page 20).