Radio Shack TAD 1130 - Manual (Page 14)

14 Telephone Operation
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Telephone Operation
MAKING AND RECEIVING
CALLS WITH THE HANDSET
To make a call, lift the handset and press
TALK . The TALK/LOW BATT indicator on the
handset and the CHARGE/IN USE indicator
on the base light. Dial the number.
To answer a call, lift the handset from the
base or, if the handset is away from base,
press any key to make or answer a call.
To end a call, place the handset on the base
or press
TALK .
ADJUSTING THE HANDSET
VOLUME
To adjust the volume you hear through the
handset during a call, press
VOL
8 8 8 8
or
9# 9# 9# 9#
to
increase or to decrease the volume.
Note: If you press VOL
8 8 8 8
or
9 9 9 9
while the
volume is set to the maximum or lowest lev-
el, the setting does not change and you hear
three quick beeps.
SELECTING THE CHANNEL
The phone scans 30 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 conversations or excessive
noise during a call, press
CHANNEL to select
a different channel.
Note: If the handset is too far from the base,
the channel might not change. Move closer
to the base and try again.
ANSWERING CALLS WITH
THE SPEAKERPHONE
To answer a call using the speakerphone,
press
SPEAKER . The SPEAKER indicator
lights.
To adjust the speakerphone’s volume, re-
peatedly press
VOLUME
8 8 8 8
or
9 9 9 9
on the
base. The volume setting from 1 (lowest) to
10 (highest) appears in the message
counter window.
To end a speakerphone call, press SPEAKER
again.
SWITCHING BETWEEN THE
HANDSET AND
SPEAKERPHONE
To switch to the speakerphone while you are
using the handset, press
SPEAKER on the
base. When you hear the conversation on
the speakerphone, press
TALK on the hand-
set.
To switch to the handset while you are using
the speakerphone, lift the handset off the
base. If the handset is away from the base,
press
TALK , then press SPEAKER .
USING BOTH THE HANDSET
AND SPEAKERPHONE
If someone else is using the speakerphone,
press
TALK on the handset to join the con-
versation. If someone else is using the hand-
set, press
SPEAKER on the base to join the
conversation.
During the call, one person can hang up and
let the call continue at the other keypad. Or,
both people can hang up to end the call.
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