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DECT3181 Series User's Guide
What's in the box?
Battery
cover
Not pictured:
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Rechargeable battery
(BT-1018)
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AC adapter (PS-0034)
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Telephone cord
If any items are missing or damaged, contact our Customer Care Line
immediately. Never use damaged products!
Need help? Get answers 24/7 at our website: www.uniden.com.
If You...
have a question or problem
need a replacement part or an
accessory
need special assistance due to
a disability
* During regular business hours, Central Standard Time; see our website for detailed busi-
ness hours.
© 2010 Uniden America Corp.
Ft. Worth, Texas
DECT3181 base
with answering
system and
cordless handset
Contact Uniden's...
Customer Care Line*
Parts Department*
Accessibility Help Line
You will also find:
Accessory handset and charger
(DCX310 displayed)
For each accessory
handset (not pictured):
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Rechargeable battery
(BT-1018)
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Battery cover
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Charger AC adapter
If you purchased
model number:
DECT3181
DECT3181-2
DECT3181-3
:
DECT3181-12
You should
have:
None
1 Accessory HS
2 Accessory HS
:
11 Accessory HS
Phone Number
817-858-2929 or
800-297-1023
800-554-3988
800-874-9314
(voice or TTY)
Printed in Vietnam
UNZZ01178BZ(0)
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- Page 1 If any items are missing or damaged, contact our Customer Care Line immediately. Never use damaged products! Need help? Get answers 24/7 at our website: www.uniden.com. If You... have a question or problem need a replacement part or an...
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Page 2: What's In The Manual? Accessory Handset Options
DRX312 handset with a MULTIRANGE™ charger. For more information, see page 8 or the separate DRX312 user guide. AC Adapter and Battery Specification AC Adapter for - DECT3181 Base DCX310 Charger DRX312 MULTIRANGE Charger Battery pack Part number... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
What’s in the manual? Accessory Handset Options ... 2 AC Adapter and Battery Specification ... 2 Important Safety Instructions! ... 3 Getting Started ... 4 Installing Your Phone ... 4 Setting Up the CellLink™ Bluetooth™ Connection ... 5 Setting Up MULTIRANGE Chargers ... -
Page 4: Getting Started
Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak. Use only the power cord and batteries indicated in this manual. Do not dispose of batteries in a fire. They may explode. Check with local codes for possible special disposal instructions. -
Page 5: Setting Up The Celllink™ Bluetooth™ Connection
Setting Up the CellLink™ Bluetooth™ Connection The new DECT3181 with CellLink technology can connect with mobile phones that support the Bluetooth V2.0 handsfree profile. Visit Uniden.com or contact customer service for a detailed list of tested mobile phones. jack to a standard telephone wall jack. - Page 6 With the CellLink feature, you can essentially treat your cellular phone as a second line. You can use the DECT3181 handset to make and receive calls on your cellular phone number, put cellular calls on hold, and transfer calls to other handsets. See page 18 for more information.
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Page 7: Options
If you are using the DECT3181 to talk on one Bluetooth phone, the DECT3181 will not ring if a call comes in on another phone. You can set a different ring tone for each paired cellular phone (see page 16). -
Page 8: Setting Up Multirange Chargers
Setting Up MULTIRANGE If the model number ends in an r, at least one of the chargers included with your phone is a MULTIRANGE charger. The MULTIRANGE charger extends the range of your base in all directions, including up and down. Each handset will automatically connect to the charger or the base, depending on which signal is stronger. -
Page 9: Understanding Your Phone
UNDErSTANDING YOUr PHONE Parts of the Base Charging contacts Base keys and how they work Key name (and icon) find dO nOT disTuRB On/Off MESSAGE COUNTER ON/OFF DO NOT DISTURB FIND What it does In standby: page all handsets to find a lost one. - Page 10 Key name (and icon) PLaY/sTOP dELETE (–) dOWn What it does In standby: start playing messages. While a message is playing: stop playing messages. While the phone is ringing: mute the ringer for this call only. While a message is playing: skip to the next message.
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Page 11: Parts Of The Handset
Visual ringer MENU/ SELECT INTERCOM PHONEBOOK/ TALK/ FLASH DOWN REDIAL/ PAUSE Charging contacts Handset keys and how they work Key name (and icon) cid/RighT CLEAR/ LEFT What it does In standby: increase the ringer volume. During a call: increase the call volume. In the menu or any list: move the cursor up one line. - Page 12 Key name (and icon) dOWn MEnu/sELEcT cLEaR/inTERcOM PhOnEBOOk/LEfT TaLk/fLash sPEakER What it does In standby: decrease the ringer volume. During a call: decrease the call volume. In the menu or any list: move the cursor down one line. In standby: open the menu. In the menu or any list: select the highlighted item.
- Page 13 Key name (and icon) REdiaL/PausE cELLLink MEssagEs/MuTE Display icons and what they mean Since the icons appear based on what you’re doing with the phone, you won’t ever see all of these icons at the same time. Icon What it means The ringer is turned off: this handset will not ring when a call comes in.
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Page 14: Using The Menus
4) very strong. The handset enters capital letters first (see page 17). The handset enters lower-case letters first (see page 17). At least 1 cellular phone is paired to the DECT3181. To open the To open the menu, press... - Page 15 If you don't press any keys for 30 seconds, the handset exits the menu. The Bluetooth menu You can pair up to 4 cellular devices to the DECT3181. Setting Add Cellular Paired Device What it does The base goes into pairing mode.
- Page 16 The Day and Time menu If you subscribe to Caller ID, the phone automatically sets the day and time when it receives Caller ID information from your phone company. If you want to set the clock manually, just open the menu and select and Time .
- Page 17 The Ans. Setup menu This menu controls the options and settings for your answering system (see page 27). The Global Setup menu The settings on this menu affect all handsets and the base. Before changing these settings, make sure the phone is in standby and all handsets are within range of the base.
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Page 18: Using Your Phone
USING YOUr PHONE You can control the features in this section through the handset. Learning the Basics To... make a call: Dial the number, then answer a call hang up mute the microphone during a call put a call on hold return to a call on hold switch from one line to the other (automatic... -
Page 19: Using Caller Id And Redial Lists
Change the volume Speaker and earpiece volume You can change the volume of the speaker on the base and each cordless handset separately. You can change the volume of the earpiece on each handset; this does not affect the handset’s speaker volume. Anytime you are listening to a speaker or earpiece, press to increase the volume and... - Page 20 line and your cellular phones. Contact your telephone provider(s) for more information. On CellLink calls, you might see the name of your cellular phone in place of the caller’s name. Caller ID List The phone saves the information for the last 30 received calls to the CID list.
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Page 21: Using The Directory
(up to four) and store a copy in the local directory. Each downloaded phonebook can be up to 1500 entries. You can also store up to 70 entries in the DECT3181’s Home phonebook, which is separate from any downloaded phonebooks. ... - Page 22 While a phonebook is downloading, do not try to use either the cellular phone or the DECT3181. If the download is interrupted or canceled, the DECT3181 reverts to the original copy of the downloaded phonebook in its directory.
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Page 23: Finding A Lost Handset
To... edit an entry (Home phonebook only) delete an entry (Home phonebook only) Phonebook menu options With the phone in standby, open the directory and select the phonebook you want to use. From the main phonebook screen (instead of an individual entry), press options: Option... -
Page 24: Expanding Your Phone
11 DCX310, DRX312, or DWX317 accessory handsets. Your base might be compatible with other Uniden accessory handsets: please visit our website for a list of compatible handsets. Accessory handsets must be registered to the base before you can use them. -
Page 25: Call Transfer
Call transfer To… transfer a call cancel a transfer and leave the call on hold return to the call answer a call transfer page Intercom Whenever the phone is in standby, you can make an intercom call between handsets without using the phone line. ... -
Page 26: Using Special Features
To... answer an outside call during an intercom call Using Special features Do Not Disturb (DND) The Do Not Disturb feature (DND) turns off the ringers on the base and all handsets at the same time. You can turn on DND from the base whenever the phone is in standby: just press and hold phone automatically turns on the answering system and shows Do Not Disturb on all handsets. -
Page 27: Using The Answering System
When you have new messages, the voice message icon ( appears in the display, and the light at the top of the handset blinks. The voice message icon should disappear after you listen to all your new messages. If it doesn’t, you can reset it manually: With the phone in standby, open the menu and select Reset , then select... -
Page 28: Accessing The Answering System
Setting What it does... Turn on the call screen feature so you can hear callers Call Screen as they leave messages on the base speaker (see page 30). Turn your answering system on or off. (To turn your Ans. On/off system on or off from the base, just press Accessing the Answering System You can access your system from a handset whenever the phone is in... -
Page 29: Personalizing Your Greeting
Personalizing Your Greeting Your greeting can be between 2 seconds and 30 seconds long. If you don’t record an outgoing message, the system uses a pre-recorded greeting: Hello, no one is available to take your call. Please leave a message after the tone. -
Page 30: Screening Your Calls
To… replay an earlier message restart the current message skip a message delete a message delete all of your messages play old messages stop playback Screening Your Calls Another feature your answering system gives you is call screening. While the system is taking a message, you can hear the caller on the base speaker (if you turn on Call Screen) or from a handset. - Page 31 To... mute the call screen without answering Using the System While You’re Away from Home You can also use your answering system from any touch-tone phone. Before you can use this feature, you must program a security code. Programming a security code With the phone in standby, open the menu from any handset.
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Page 32: Important Information
Repeat message Play message Skip message Delete message If you don’t press any keys for 15 seconds, the phone will hang up and return to standby. ImPOrTANT INfOrmATION Solving Problems If you have any trouble with your phone, try these simple steps first. If you need help, call our Customer Care Line listed on the front cover. - Page 33 Making sure your phone has Bluetooth turned Making sure your phone is in range of the base. Checking if the DECT3181 is on the paired device list on your cellular phone and is in connected status. If not, try pairing again.
- Page 34 Making sure your phone supports the Bluetooth hands-free profile. Making sure your phone is in range of the base If DECT3181 appears in your cellular phone’s paired device list, remove it and try pairing again. Turn your phone off, then turn it on again.
- Page 35 Noise or static on the line Interference is the most common cause of noise or static on a cordless phone. Here are some common sources of interference: electrical appliances, especially microwave ovens computer equipment, especially wireless LAN equipment and DSL modems ...
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Page 36: Changing From Tone To Pulse Dialing
Plug the DSL filter into the telephone wall jack and plug your phone’s base into the filter. Make a test call to make sure the noise is gone. Do you use a T-Coil hearing aid? If you have a hearing aid equipped with a telecoil (T-coil) feature, the interaction between the hearing aid and digital cordless phones can cause noise in the handset. -
Page 37: Resetting And Registering Handsets
dialing. If your phone company uses pulse dialing, you will need to change your phone’s dial mode. From a handset, open the menu and select Dial Mode Select confirmation tone. If you use pulse dialing and you need to send DTMF tones during a call (if you’re using an automated response system, for example), press to temporarily switch to tone dialing. - Page 38 Does the handset fit in the base cradle? Place the handset in the base. The display should say Handset Registering. In about 30 seconds, the handset display should say Complete TaLk/fLash . Press If... you don’t hear a dial tone the display says Registration Failed For information on resetting and registering MULTIRANGE chargers, see the manual that came with the MULTIRANGE handset.
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Page 39: Compliance Information
Using another charger may damage the battery or cause it to explode. Rechargeable batteries must be recycled or disposed of properly. Uniden works to reduce lead content in PVC coated cords in our products and accessories. Warning! The cords on this product and/or accessories contain lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. - Page 40 designed to be connected to a compatible modular jack that is also compliant. See installation instructions for details. The REN is used to determine the number of devices that may be connected to a phone line. Excessive RENs on a phone line may result in devices not ringing in response to an incoming call.
- Page 41 NOTICE: According to telephone company reports, AC electrical surges, typically resulting from lightning strikes, are very destructive to telephone equipment connected to AC power sources. To minimize damage from these types of surges, a surge arrestor is recommended. FCC Part 15 information This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules.
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Page 42: Warranty (Limited, 1 Year)
WARRANTOR: UNIDEN AMERICA CORPORATION ("Uniden") ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants, for one year, to the original retail owner, this Uniden Product to be free from defects in materials and craftsmanship with only the limitations or exclusions set out below. WARRANTY DURATION: This warranty to the original user shall terminate and be of no further effect 12 months after the date of original retail sale. - Page 43 Uniden service center for a defect or malfunction covered by this warranty, (E) used in any conjunction with equipment or parts or as part of any system not manufactured by Uniden, or (F) installed or programmed by anyone other than as detailed by the owner's manual for this product.
- Page 44 • Uniden is a registered trademark of Uniden America Corporation. • The pictures in this manual are for example only. Your phone may not look exactly like the pictures. May be covered under one or more of the following U.S. patents:...