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USING A HEADSET
You can talk on the phone with hands-
free convenience usin
g
an optional
headset that has a
3
/
32
-inch (2.5-mm)
plu
g
. Contact
y
our local RadioShack
store for a suitable headset.
To connect the headset, pull open the
rubber cover marked on the side of
the handset, then insert the headset’s
plu
g
into the jack.
With a headset connected,
y
ou can
make or answer calls as usual usin
g
the
ke
y
s on the handset.
Notes
:
• Connectin
g
a headset disconnects
the handset’s earpiece and micro-
phone.
•
VOLUME
on the handset also con-
trols the connected headset’s vol-
ume.
•If
y
ou place the handset on the base
to rechar
g
e it while the headset is
connected, be sure the handset
seats properl
y
.
You can use a handset holder (available
from
y
our local RadioShack store) to
han
g
the handset on
y
our belt for
g
reater
convenience.
When
y
ou finish usin
g
the headset, dis-
connect it from the handset and close
the rubber cover to protect the jack.
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CALLER ID OPERATION
If
y
ou subscribe to Caller ID service from
y
our phone compan
y
, the phone compa-
n
y
sends information about the caller, as
well as the time and date, between the
first and second rin
g
s of ever
y
call
y
ou
receive.
The TAD-794 displa
y
s this information
when a call is received, and it stores up
to 30 Caller ID records for later review.
The displa
y
also shows if caller informa-
tion is unavailable or if the name or num-
ber is blocked b
y
the caller (see “Caller
ID Messa
g
es” on Pa
g
e 26).
If
y
ou subscribe to Call Waitin
g
with Call-
er ID,
y
ou hear a tone throu
g
h the hand-
set when a call comes in, then the Caller
ID record appears. If
y
ou want to answer
the incomin
g
call, press
FLASH
. To
resume the previous phone conversa-
tion, press
FLASH
a
g
ain.
If the TAD’s Caller ID memor
y
becomes
full, it replaces the oldest Caller ID
record with each new call.
REVIEWING CALLER ID
RECORDS
To review Caller ID records, press
CALL
ID
. The displa
y
shows the total number
of Caller ID records and the number of
new records, if an
y
.
Note:
When is blinkin
g
, the
TAD-794 is bus
y
recallin
g
a record. Wait
for the blinkin
g
to stop before pressin
g
a
button.
To scroll throu
g
h the Caller ID records,
repeatedl
y
press s or t.
The first line of the record shows the
caller’s name, and the second line
shows the caller’s phone number. If the
name or number is more than 12 char-
acters lon
g
, the first 12 characters ap-
pear, then, after about four seconds, the
rest of the name or number scrolls onto
the displa
y
.
call id
call id
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To see the date and time of a call, press
(
8
) while the Caller ID record is on the
displa
y
. The date, time, and record num-
ber appear. To return to the record,
press a
g
ain.
To see how man
y
times a caller has
called, press
TC
(
9
) (total calls) while the
Caller ID record is on the displa
y
. The
phone number and the total number of
calls from that number appear. To return
to the record, press
TC
a
g
ain.
Caller ID Messages
Display Description
TOTAL
CALLS
xx
Appears when there
are no new Caller
ID records (ones
y
ou have not re-
viewed).
NEW
TOTAL
xx xx
NEW
is the number
of new Caller ID
records.
TOTAL
is
the total of all Caller
ID records.
ERROR
The Caller ID infor-
mation was
g
arbled,
or if there was an
error durin
g
the
transmission.
UNAVAILABLE
The caller chose to
block sendin
g
Call-
er ID information.
Either the name, the
number, or both
were blocked.
OUT-OF-AREA
The caller is not
within a Caller ID
service area, or is
makin
g
an operator-
assisted or credit
card call.
END
Appears when
y
ou
scroll before the first
or after the last Call-
er ID record.
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DIALING FROM A CALLER
ID RECORD
To dial a local number stored in a Caller
ID record, recall the record, then press
TALK
. To dial a lon
g
distance number,
recall the record and press
1
(
1
appears
before the displa
y
ed number), then
press
TALK
.
Notes:
• If a Caller ID record does not con-
tain a phone number (if it was
blocked b
y
the caller, for example)
y
ou cannot dial from that record.
• If the stored number is lon
g
er than
16 di
g
its, the phone sounds five
quick beeps when
y
ou press
1
and
does not dial it.
STORING A CALLER ID
RECORD TO MEMORY
To store the name and number in a Call-
er ID record into the phone’s memor
y
,
recall that record, then press
MEM
.
LO-
CATION?
appears. Enter a two-di
g
it
memor
y
location number (01–20). The
TAD sounds a lon
g
beep, then
STOR-
ING
briefl
y
appears.
Note:
You cannot store a Caller ID
record that does not contain a phone
number.
DELETING CALLER ID
RECORDS
You can delete Caller ID records individ-
uall
y
, or all at once.
To delete a sin
g
le record, recall the
record, then hold down
DELETE
for at
least 2 seconds.
To delete all call records, press
CALLER
ID
to displa
y
the total number of records,
then hold down
DELETE
until the hand-
set beeps and
END
appears (about 5
seconds).