TAD-268 25-Channel Cordless Telephone Answering System (430-0738) Installation Faxback Doc. # 19656 IMPORTANT: After you select a location for the phone (see "Selecting a location"), you must install the phone in the following order before you use it for the first time. 1. Connect the battery to the handset (see "Connecting the Battery"). 2. Install the microcassette tape. 3. Connect the base to power (see "Connecting to Power"). 4. Charge the phone's battery. 5. Connect the base to your phone line. SELECTING A LOCATION Select a location for the TAD that is: Near an AC outlet Near a modular phone line 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 to see which provides the best performance. NOTE: Your phone operates on frequencies that might cause interference to TVs or VCRs. To prevent or minimize such interference, avoid placing the base on top of or near a TV or VCR. If you notice interference, increase the distance between the base and the TV or VCR, or reorient or relocate the receiving antenna on the TV/VCR. CONNECTING THE BATTERY Your TAD comes with a rechargeable nickel-cadmium battery installed. However, you must plug in the battery and charge it for about 24 hours before you use the phone for the first time. Follow these steps to plug in the battery. 1. While pressing down and holding the battery compartment cover on the back of the handset, slide it down to open it. 2. Attach the connector on the battery to the connector inside the battery compartment. 3. Replace the battery compartment cover. After you connect the battery, you must set up the base then charge the battery. INSTALLING THE TAPE Follow these steps to install the supplied microcassette tape. 1. Turn the supplied microcassette's hub with a pencil to take up any tape slack. 2. Lift up on the left side of the cassette compartment cover on top of the base to open it. 3. Install the microcassette in the cassette compartment with the open edge of the cassette on the left and the full reel toward the front of the TAD. NOTES: You can buy additional microcassettes or microcassettes of a different length at your local Radio Shack store. Replace the tape at least once a year-more often if it is used heavily. CONNECTING TO POWER 1. Insert the AC adapter's barrel plug into the DC IN 7.5V jack on the back of the base, then thread the supplied AC adapter's cord through the strain relief slot under the base. NOTE: Use only the supplied AC adapter as your phone's 7.5V DC 500mA power source. 2. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. The TAD positions the tape for operations, which takes up to 1 minute. NOTE: If there is no backup outgoing announcement on the message tape, the TAD beeps. If there is a backup outgoing announcement on the message tape, the TAD automatically restores the announcement from the tape into memory. CHARGING THE BATTERY You must charge the battery in the handset for at least 24 hours before you connect the phone to the phone line and use the phone for the first time. You can recharge the battery at any time, but be sure to recharge it when the CHARGE indicator on the handset flashes. To charge or recharge the battery, place the handset on the cradle. The CHARGE indicator lights. NOTES: When you place the handset on the cradle, the system's security access-protection code automatically activates. This prevents other cordless phones from using your telephone line. 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 24 hours if you leave the handset off the base and do not make any calls. Be sure to return the handset to the base when you see the CHARGE indicator blinking. About once a month, fully discharge the battery. Otherwise, the battery loses its ability to fully recharge. To fully discharge the battery, set RINGER on the side of the handset to LO or HI and keep the handset off the cradle until the CHARGE indicator starts to flash. Then return the handset to the cradle and fully recharge the battery. For best performance, you should replace the supplied battery (Cat. No. 23-192, available from your local Radio Shack store) about once a year - more often if it is used heavily. When the battery cannot fully recharge, replace it with a new one. CONNECTING THE BASE TO THE PHONE LINE 1. Plug one end of the supplied modular cord into the TEL LINE jack on the back of the base. 2. Plug the other end of the cord into a modular phone line jack. NOTES: 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 USOC number of the jack to be installed is RJ11C. ADJUSTING THE BASE'S ANTENNA For the best reception, fully extend the base's antenna and position it vertically. USING THE BELT CLIP The supplied belt clip makes it easier to use the handset when you are on the go. Simply slide the belt clip over your belt or waistband. To attach the belt clip, press it onto the back of the handset. To remove the belt clip, simply lift up on either side of the clip where it attaches to the handset. (EB 2/15/96)