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DECT2188 Series User's Guide
Corded
handset
Coiled
cord
DCX210
accessory
handset &
charger
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 accessory Parts Department*
need special assistance due to a
disability
* During regular business hours, Central Standard Time. Visit our website for detailed business
hours.
What's in the box?
DECT2188 base
with answering
You will also find:
Charger AC
adapter
(PS-0035)
Battery
cover
Rechargeable
battery pack
(BT-1016)
system
Base AC
adapter
(PS-0034)
If you purchased
model number:
DECT2188
DECT2188-2
DECT2188-3
DECT2188-4
DECT2188-5
DECT2188-6
Contact Uniden's...
Customer Care
Line*
Accessibility Help
Line
Telephone
cord
Desk stand/
wall mount
bracket
You should
have:
1 of each
2 of each
3 of each
4 of each
5 of each
6 of each
Phone Number
817-858-2929 or
800-297-1023
800-554-3988
800-874-9314
(voice or TTY)
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- Page 1 (BT-1016) 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 accessory Parts Department*...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
What's in the manual? Installing Your Phone ... 1 Set Up the Base ... 1 Test the Connection ... 3 Set Up the Accessory Handset(s) .. 3 Changing from Tone to Pulse Dialing ... 4 Getting to Know Your Phone... 5 Parts of the Base ... -
Page 3: Installing Your Phone
Installing Your Phone Set Up the Base Attach the stand Before you attach the stand, you have to decide if you want the phone to rest on a desk or hang on a wall. For desktop use Turn the stand so the word is right-side Desk... - Page 4 For wall mount use only On the front of the base, pull the clip (that holds the corded handset in place) out of its slot. Rotate the clip 180 degrees. Flip it from front to back and slide it back into the slot. Connect the power and telephone cords Connect the base AC adapter to the telephone cord to the...
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Page 5: Test The Connection
Test the Connection Pick up the corded handset from the base. You should hear a dial tone and the display on the base should say Talk. When you get a dial tone, make a quick test call. If... the display says Check Tel Line or you don't hear a dial tone you keep hearing a dial tone there's a lot of noise or static... -
Page 6: Changing From Tone To Pulse Dialing
Connect the charger Connect a charger AC adapter to each charger's and set the plug into the notch as shown. (These adapters might already be connected.) Plug the other end of the adapter into a standard 120V AC power outlet. Place each handset in a charger with the display facing forward. -
Page 7: Getting To Know Your Phone
Getting to Know Your Phone Parts of the Base If the key name is spelled out on the key itself, it's not labeled in the drawing below. Hook Hook switch switch Handset Handset clip clip Speaker Speaker Twelve-key Twelve-key dial pad dial pad Base keys and how they work Key name... - Page 8 Key name What it does (and icon) In standby or during a call: open the phonebook. In any menu or list: go up one level. (If you are already at the top level, the phone exits the menu and returns to the PHONEBOOK/ previous operation.) LEFT...
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Page 9: Parts Of The Handset
Parts of the Handset If the key name is spelled out on the key itself, it's not labeled in the drawing to the right. Handset keys and how they work Key name What it does (and icon) In standby: increase the ringer volume. During a call: increase the call volume. -
Page 10: Reading The Displays
Key name What it does (and icon) Switch a normal call to the speakerphone (& back). SPEAKEr ( In standby: open the redial list. rEDIAL/PAUSE While entering a phone number: insert a 2-second pause. While the phone is ringing: add the incoming Caller ID BLOCK information to the call block list (block the call). -
Page 11: Using The Menus
The menus are designed to be as easy as possible. Some users don't even need the manual once they know how to perform these actions: Open the menu Press The arrow cursor on the left side of the line shows which Move the cursor menu item is currently highlighted. -
Page 12: Using The Handset Menus
Using the Handset Menus Handset Setup You can change these settings separately for each cordless handset. T-coil Ringer Tones Personal Ring Autotalk Any Key Answer Banner Handset Language Change the display language. Key Touch Tone Ans. Setup This menu controls the options and settings for your answering system (see "Ans. -
Page 13: Entering Text On Your Phone
Enter your area code so the phone hides the area code on Area Code incoming local calls (see "Using Seven-digit Dialing" on p. 14). Change the way your phone communicates with the telephone Dial Mode network (see "Changing from Tone to Pulse Dialing" on p. 4). Set Line Do not change this setting unless instructed to by customer Mode... -
Page 14: Using Your Phone
Erase one letter Erase the entire entry Enter punctuation or a symbol To... From the base Dial the number, then pick up make a call the corded handset. answer a call Pick up the corded handset. Press Return the handset to the hang up cradle. -
Page 15: Changing The Volume
Changing the Volume You can set the volume of the ringer, the earpiece, and the speakerphone separately for the base and each cordless handset. For each item, press The available volume levels and how change them are listed below: Change the When ringer the phone is in volume... -
Page 16: Using Seven-Digit Dialing
Dialing from the Caller ID list Find the entry you want to dial. If the number is a toll or long distance call, but there's no 1 at the front of the CID record, press On the handset, press pick up the corded handset. (You can also press opening the CID list. -
Page 17: Using The Phonebook
With the phone in standby, open the menu and select Global Setup, then select Area Code. Use the number keypad ( Press MeNu/seLeCT The phone uses the programmed code as a filter. When calls come in, the phone compares the area code to the programmed one. -
Page 18: Chain Dialing
Edit this entry. The phone will prompt you to enter the name & Edit phone number. (Cordless handsets will also prompt you to choose a personal ring.) Copy this entry to another station. (You must have at least one Copy accessory handset to use this multi-station feature.) Delete Erase this entry. -
Page 19: Using Multi-Station Features
If a handset was previously registered to a base, you have to reset it so you can register it to a new base (see page 28 for DCX210). Using Conference Calling When an outside call comes in, the base and two cordless handsets can join in a conference call with the outside caller. -
Page 20: Using Call Transfer
Using Call Transfer To... From the base Press put the call on hold. Select the station you want to transfer the call to, or select transfer a All to page all the stations at the same time. call When the other station accepts the call, you'll be disconnected, but you can join the call again. -
Page 21: Using Special Features
Using Special Features Using Your Phone During a Power Failure Because it includes a corded handset, your phone can perform several of its functions during a power failure. The following features will operate during a power failure (all other features are disabled): Making and receiving calls with the base corded handset. -
Page 22: Using Voice Message Notification
call and add this number to the call block list, press phone asks you to confirm, press blocking an incoming call from an "unknown" or "private" number is the same as selecting Unknown Number or Private Number from the Call Blocking menu. Call Blocking menu options With the phone in standby, open the menu and select Call Blocking. -
Page 23: Using The Answering System
Using the Answering System Setting Up Your Answering System You can set up your answering system from any handset. To... Follow these steps 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. -
Page 24: Getting Your Messages
Set the amount of time callers have to leave a message, Record Time either 1 minute or 4 minutes. Choose Announce Only if you don't want the system to let callers to leave a message. Have the system beep every 15 seconds when you have a new message;... -
Page 25: Screening Your Calls
How to operate your answering system To... From the base Press The system announces the number of new & old messages, play new then plays the first new message followed by the day & time messages it was received. Then the system plays the new messages in the order they were received. -
Page 26: Using The System While You're Away From Home
If you mute the call screen, the system continues taking the message: it just stops playing through the speaker. Only one handset at a time can screen calls. If another handset is screening the call, the handset beeps and returns to standby. Using the System While You're Away from Home You can also operate your answering system from any touch-tone phone. -
Page 27: Solving Problems
If you have any trouble with your phone, try these simple steps first. If you still have a question, call our Customer Care Line listed on the front cover. If… No stations can make or receive calls. One cordless handset can’t make or receive calls. -
Page 28: Weak Or Hard To Hear Audio
If… The phone keeps ringing if I answer on an extension. The answering system does not work. The answering system won't record messages. A handset can't access the answering system. My outgoing message is gone. I can’t hear the base speaker. -
Page 29: Noise Or Static On The Line
Noise or Static On The Line oise 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 ... -
Page 30: Resetting And Registering Handsets
this problem. The technician who installed your DSL service might have left some filters for you; if not, call your DSL provider or look in any electronics store. Plug the DSL filter into the telephone wall jack and plug your phone’s base into the filter. -
Page 31: Handling Liquid Damage
If... you don't hear a dial tone the display says Registration Failed To register a handset to a different base, see the section "expanding Your phone" in the user's guide for the other base. Handling Liquid Damage Moisture and liquid can damage your cordless phone. If the handset or base is exposed to moisture or liquid, but only the ... -
Page 32: Important Information
Important Information Terms Used In This Guide Accessory An extra handset that can register to and be used with an expandable phone base. All Handset accessory handsets must be registered to a base. The main part of the phone. It connects to your phone line and lets you make and receive Base calls. -
Page 33: Compliance Information
Rechargeable Batteries Must Be Recycled or Disposed of Properly. Uniden works to reduce lead content in PVC coated cords in our products & 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 34 & found to comply with the FCC's exposure criteria. For body worn operation, the FCC RF exposure guidelines were also met when used with the Uniden accessories supplied or designed for this product. Use of other accessories may not ensure...
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Page 35: One-Year Limited Warranty
Important: Evidence of original purchase is required for warranty service. 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 & craftsmanship with only the limitations or exclusions set out below. - Page 36 00 Amon Carter Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76155 ® Uniden is a registered trademark of Uniden America Corporation. Call waiting, CID, CIDCW, and Voice Mail are telephone line services. Your phone supports these services, but you have to arrange for them through your telephone provider.