TAD-265 Cordless Telephone Answering System
(430-0730)                 Installation               Faxback Doc. # 17228

READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLATION

Each device that you connect to the phone line draws power from the phone
line.  We refer to this power draw as the device's ringer equivalence
number, or REN.  The REN is shown on the bottom of your TAD.

If you are using more than one device on the line, add up all the RENs, if
the total is more than five, your phone might not ring and your TAD might
not answer.  In rural areas, a total REN of three might impair ringer
operation.

NOTE:  You must not connect your TAD to:

       Coin-operated systems

       Party-line systems

       Most electronic key phone systems

SELECTING A LOCATION

Select a location that is all of the following:

    Near an AC outlet

    Near a telephone jack

    Out of the way of normal activities

    Away from electrical machinery, electrical appliances, and metal walls
    or filing cabinets

    Away from wireless intercoms, alarms, and room monitors

    Away from other cordless phones

The base's location affects the phone's range.  If you have a choice of
several locations, try each location to see which one provides the best
performance.

INSTALLING THE BASE

To install the base, do the following:

1.  Turn the supplied cassette's hub with a pencil to take up any tape
    slack.

2.  Install the cassette in the compartment.  Be sure the open edge of the
    cassette is toward the front of the TAD and the full reel is on the
    right.

NOTES:  You can buy additional cassettes or cassettes of a different
        length at your local Radio Shack Store.

        Replace the tape at least once a year - more often if used
        heavily.

3.  Plug one end of the supplied modular cord into the TEL LINE jack on
    the back of the base.

4.  Plug the cord's other end into a modular phone line jack.

    NOTE:  If the phone line jack is not a modular jack, update the wiring.
           You can convert the wiring yourself, using jacks and adapters
           available at your local Radio Shack store.  Or, you can let the
           phone company update the wiring for you.  The phone company will
           charge you for the installation of necessary jacks.  The phone
           company will ask you for the USOC number of the jack to be
           installed.  This number is RJ11C.

5.  Insert the supplied AC adapter's barrel plug into the DC power jack on
    the back of the base.

    CAUTION:  You must use a 120 volt AC/7.5 volt DC adapter that delivers
              at least 400 milliamps.  Its center tip must be set to
              negative and its plug must correctly fit the TAD's DC jack. 
              The supplied adapter meets these requirements.  Using an
              adapter that does not meet these requirements could damage
              the TAD or the adapter.

6.  Plug the adapter into an AC outlet.

When you first apply power, or when power is restored after a power
failure, the TAD positions the tape to prepare for operation.  This takes
up to 1 minute.  If there is no backup outgoing announcement on the
message tape, the TAD beeps.  Record your announcement.  See "Recording
the Outgoing Announcement."

If there is a backup outgoing announcement on the message tape, the TAD
restores the announcement from tape into memory.

CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK

You must charge the battery pack in the handset for at least 24 hours
before you use the phone for the first time.

Recharge the battery when the CHARGE indicator blinks and the handset
beeps.

To charge or recharge the battery pack, place the handset on the cradle.
The CHARGE indicator lights.

When you first place the handset on the cradle, the system's security
access-protection code (not your personal security code) automatically sets
to prevent others with cordless phones from using your telephone line.

NOTES:  If the CHARGE indicator does not stay lit when you place the
        handset on the cradle, be sure the AC adapter is properly
        connected.  Also, check the charging contacts on the handset and
        base.  If the contacts are dirty or tarnished, clean them with a
        pencil eraser.

        A full charge lasts about one day in the standby mode.  Be sure to
        return the handset to the base when you see the CHARGE indicator
        blinking.

        After the first charging, recharge the handset's battery pack 2
        hours for every 1 hour of use.

        About once a month, fully discharge the battery.  Otherwise, the
        battery loses its ability to fully recharge, and you will have to
        recharge and replace it more often.

        To fully discharge the battery, keep the handset off the cradle
        until the CHARGE indicator comes on.  Then return the handset to
        the cradle and fully recharge the battery.