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DECT4066 Series User's Guide
DECT4066
two-line base with
cordless handset
DCX400
accessory
handset
and
charger
* If the model number ends with an R, your package
contains a DRX402 accessory handset with MULTIRANGE
one DCX400. Please refer to the DRX402 user's guide for contents and instructions.
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, CST. Visit our website for detailed business hours.
What's in the box?
Desk stand/wall mount
bracket
Telephone cord
with two-line
support
You might also fi nd:
For a DCX400:
- Battery cover
- Belt clip
- Charger AC adapter
(PS-0035)
- Rechargeable
battery pack
(BT-1018)
Contact Uniden's...
Accessibility Help
Rechargeable
battery pack
Belt clip
Battery
cover
If you purchased
model number:*
DECT4066
DECT4066-2
DECT4066-3
DECT4066-4
DECT4066-5
DECT4066-6
TM
charger in place of
Customer Care
Line**
Line
(BT-1018)
Base AC adapter
(PS-0034)
You should
have:
None
1 of each
2 of each
3 of each
4 of each
5 of each
Phone Number
817-858-2929 or
800-297-1023
800-554-3988
800-874-9314
(voice or TTY)
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Summary of Contents for Uniden DCX400
- Page 1 * If the model number ends with an R, your package contains a DRX402 accessory handset with MULTIRANGE one DCX400. Please refer to the DRX402 user's guide for contents and instructions. If any items are missing or damaged, contact our Customer Care Line immediately.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
What's in the manual? Installing Your Phone ... 1 Set Up the Base ... 1 Setup the Handset(s) ... 3 Test the Connection ... 5 Attaching the Belt Clip ... 6 Getting to Know Your Phone... 7 Parts of the Base ... 7 Parts of the Handset ... -
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. 1. For desktop use, turn the stand so the locking tabs that say DESK facing the base with the... - Page 4 Connect the power and telephone cords 1. Connect the base AC adapter to the cord as shown: For desktop use A C I 7 . 8 V T E L L I N E 1 / 2 T E L L I N E 2.
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Page 5: Setup The Handset(S)
Place the phone on the wall Place the mounting slots over the pins on the wall plate, and slide the Setup the Handset(s) Install the battery 1. Unpack all handsets, battery packs, and battery covers. If any handset has the battery cover already attached, press in on the notch and slide the cover down and off. -
Page 6: Charge The Battery
Charge the battery 1. If your phone came with any accessory handsets and chargers, connect a charger AC adapter to each charger's jack and set the plug AC IN 8V into the notch as shown. (These adapters might already be connected.) If you have a DRX402 MULTIRANGE guide that came with the accessory for detailed installation and... -
Page 7: Test The Connection
Test the Connection Pick up the handset from the base and press pick up line 1 automatically and change the display to show Talk and you should hear a dial tone. When you get a dial tone, make a test call; press If... -
Page 8: Changing From Tone To Pulse Dialing
Changing from Tone to Pulse Dialing Phones can communicate with the telephone network in two ways: tone (DTMF) or pulse dialing. If you know your phone company uses pulse dialing or the test call for line 1 did not work, follow these steps: 1. -
Page 9: 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. Display Charging Soft contacts keys PHONEBOOK/ LEFT CONFERENCE CALLER IDENTIFICATION MESSAGES 12-key INTERCOM/ SPEAKER dial pad DOWN... -
Page 10: Base Keys And How They Work
Base keys and how they work Key name What it does (and icon) - In standby or during a call: open the phonebook. PHONEBOOK/ - During text entry: move the cursor to the left. LEFT ( / - In standby: increase the ringer volume for line 1 or line 2. - During a speakerphone call: increase the speaker volume. -
Page 11: Parts Of The Handset
Parts of the Handset Message waiting LED, visual ringer Soft keys TALK/FLASH PHONEBOOK/ LEFT DOWN REDIAL/ PAUSE INTERCOM/ HOLD Charging contacts Earpiece Display CALLER ID/ RIGHT 12-key dial pad SPEAKER Microphone... - Page 12 Handset keys and how they work Key name What it does (and icon) - In standby: increase the ringer volume for line 1 or line 2. - During a call: increase the call volume. UP ( - In the menu or any list: move the cursor up one line. - During a call: hang up.
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Page 13: Reading The Displays
Reading the Displays On the base Status icon areas Day & time SUN 12:00A 12/31/08 Date New CID: 4 Caller ID count Current functions for: Soft key 1 On the handset Status icons Handset banner Current functions for: Soft key 1 Soft key 2 Soft key 3 SUN 12:00A... - Page 14 The table below shows the possible 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. Base Icon Handset Icon What it means The accompanying information (in use, on hold, etc.) applies to line 1.
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Page 15: Using The Soft Keys
Using the Soft Keys Soft keys are controlled by the software: they will automatically change their function depending on what you're currently doing: Soft keys with the phone in standby On the base SUN 12:00A 12/31/08 New CID: 4 Soft key 1 Soft key 2 Soft key 3 Soft keys in the main menu On the base <Options>... - Page 16 If the description for a soft key is blank, that key doesn't currently have a function. Sometimes, the current function of a soft key can duplicate the function of a regular key. If this happens, you can press either key. When this manual refers to a soft key, it uses the soft key's description printed on a black background.
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Page 17: Entering Text On Your Phone
Entering Text on Your Phone When you want to enter text into your phone (for example, a name in the phonebook), use the twelve-key dial pad to enter the letters printed on the number keys. Here's how it works: The phone enters the letters in the order they appear on the key. For example, if you press the number key enters the letter A. -
Page 18: Using The Menus
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: To open the menu, press to move DOWN the cursor. Go back one screen. -
Page 19: The Handset And Base Setup Menu
The next several pages list all the available menu options and how to use them. Most of the menus are the same for the base and cordless handsets; any option that is available only for the base or handset is noted in the description. -
Page 20: The Clock Setup Menu
Menu option: Use it to: (Handset only) Turn on Any Key Answer so you can Any Key answer the phone by pressing a key on the twelve-key Answer dial pad. (Handset only) Change the name used on the handset's Banner display. -
Page 21: Special Feature Menus
Menu option: Use it to: Enter your area code so the phone hides the area code on Area Code incoming local calls (see "Using Seven-Digit Dialing" on page 24). Change the way your phone communicates with the Dial Mode telephone network (see "Changing from Tone to Pulse Dialing"... -
Page 22: Using Your Phone
Using Your Phone Working with Two Lines When performing common tasks, you can let the station use the primary line, or you can manually choose a particular line for each task. Using the primary line makes common tasks much simpler, but you will need to assign a primary line to each station (see below). - Page 23 primary line assignment by manually choosing line for your current task. To assign a primary line, open the menu and select Handset Setup or Base Setup. Select Primary Line, then choose the line you want this station to connect to when it goes off hook: Line 1 Always connect to line 1, regardless of either line's status.
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Page 24: Changing The Volume
Changing the Volume You can set the volume of the ringer and speaker separately for the base and each handset; you can also set the earpiece volume on each handset. The available volume levels and how to change them are listed below; for each item, press make it softer. -
Page 25: Using The Lists
Using the lists Open the CID list Press Open the redial list Press Scroll through the Press CID or redial list oldest. Press Press Close the CID or (If you open the CID list during a call, press redial list back out of the list without hanging up.) Dialing from the CID or redial list 1. -
Page 26: Using Seven-Digit Dialing
Delete Entry Erase this entry from the CID or redial list. Erase all entries from this station's CID or redial list. Delete All (This doesn't affect the CID or redial lists on any other stations.) Using Seven-Digit Dialing If you can make a local call by dialing only seven digits instead of ten, you can tell the phone to hide your local area code in the CID list. -
Page 27: Finding A Lost Handset
When you get a Call Waiting call, the phone sounds a tone and displays any CID information received for the waiting call. To answer a Call Waiting call, press on a handset. The phone company automatically puts the FLASH current call on hold and switches you to the waiting call. FLASH TALK/FLASH remember, each time you switch, there is a short pause before... -
Page 28: Using The Phonebook
Using the Phonebook Each station can store up to 100 entries in its phonebook, and each entry can have two different phone numbers. Open the phonebook Press Scroll through the Press entries to Z or Jump to entries that Press the number key corresponding to the letter you start with a certain want to jump to. - Page 29 Enter the primary number (up to 32 digits) for this entry exactly the way you would dial it. - If you need the phone to wait before sending the next set of Edit digits, press Number1 - If two seconds isn't long enough, you can enter as many pauses as you want.
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Page 30: Phonebook Menu Options
Phonebook Menu Options Open the phonebook with the phone in standby, and press to open the phonebook menu. From the main phonebook screen, you have three options: Create Add an entry to your phonebook. (See "Creating a new entry" on page 26.) Copy the whole phonebook to another station. -
Page 31: 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 40 for DCX400 and DRX402 handsets). Using Multi-Station Conference Calling... -
Page 32: Using Privacy Mode
To leave a conference call, hang up normally; all other stations remains connected to the call. If you conference line 1 and line 2 together (see page 21), the base and four cordless handsets can hold a seven-way call with both outside callers at the same time. -
Page 33: Using The Intercom
Using the Intercom Here are some things you need to know about using the intercom: Whenever the phone is in standby, you can make an intercom call between stations without using the phone line. You can make an intercom call from any station, but only two stations can be in an intercom call at any time. -
Page 34: Using Special Features
Using Special Features Using Do Not Disturb The Do Not Disturb or DND feature turns off the ringers of the base and all handsets at the same time. With the phone in standby, press and hold the base. The phone shows Do Not Disturb in the display on all stations. -
Page 35: Select Days
6. Highlight the repeat setting and press you want the alarm to ring—once only (1 time), every day (Daily), or on a weekly basis (Select Days)—then press 7. If you choose Select Days, the handset prompts you to choose which days of the week the alarm should ring. -
Page 36: Using A Voice Mail Service
Using a Voice Mail Service If you subscribe to a voice mail service, your phone can notify you when you have a new message waiting on either line; you can also program your access number so you can get your messages at the touch of a button. -
Page 37: Resetting The Voice Message Indicator
Getting your messages When you have new messages, the voice message icon ( ) appears in the display, and the new message light (at the top of the handset) blinks. To dial the access number you programmed into that station: 1. -
Page 38: Solving Problems
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… Try… - Checking the telephone cord connection. No stations can make or receive - Disconnecting the base AC adapter. - Page 39 If… Try… - Letting calls ring at least twice before answering. No stations will - Seeing if the call was placed through a display any Caller ID switchboard. information. - Checking with your telephone service provider to make sure your Caller ID service is active. - Making sure you entered the correct area code.
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Page 40: Weak Or Hard To Hear Audio
Weak or Hard To Hear Audio If a caller’s voice sounds weak or soft, the signal might be blocked by large metal objects or walls; you might also be too far from the base, or the handset’s battery may be weak. Try moving around while you’re on a call or moving closer to the base to see if the sound gets louder. -
Page 41: Here Are Some Hints For When The Static Is
Here are some hints for when the static is... on 1 handset or in 1 location: - Check nearby for one of the common interference sources. - Try moving the handset away from a suspected source, or try moving the suspected source so it’s not between the handset and the base. -
Page 42: Resetting And Registering Handsets
Resetting and Registering Handsets If you are having trouble with a cordless handset or if you want to replace one, you need to clear the registration information from the base and the handset: Do you have the base the handset is registered to? 1. -
Page 43: Handling Liquid Damage
In about 30 seconds, the handset display should say Registration Complete. Press TALK/FLASH 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. -
Page 44: 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 45: Rechargeable Nickel-Metal-Hydride Battery Warning
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 46: Fcc Part 15 Information
isn't practical, the telephone company will notify the customer as soon as possible. Also, you will be advised of your right to fi le a complaint with the FCC if you believe it is necessary. The telephone company may make changes in its facilities, equipment, operations or procedures that could affect the operation of the equipment. -
Page 47: Rf Exposure Information
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 48 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. Contact your provider for details.
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