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DECT2180 Series User's Guide
answering system and
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
an accessory (such as a wall
mount bracket)
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?
DECT2180 base with
cordless handset
You might also find:
Charger AC
adapter
(PS-0035)
Rechargeable
battery pack
(BT-1016)
Base AC adapter
Rechargeable
battery pack
(BT-1016)
Battery
cover
Contact Uniden's...
Customer Care Line*
Parts Department*
Accessibility Help Line
Battery
(PS-0034)
cover
Telephone
cord
If you purchased
model number:
DECT2180
DECT2180-2
DECT2180-3
DECT2180-4
DECT2180-5
DECT2180-6
Phone Number
817-858-2929 or
800-297-1023
800-554-3988
800-874-9314
(voice or TTY)
You should
have:
None
1 of each
2 of each
3 of each
4 of each
5 of each
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Summary of Contents for Uniden DECT2180 Series
- 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...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
What's in the manual? Installing Your Phone ... 1 Charge the Battery ... 1 Connect the Telephone Cord ... 2 Getting to Know Your Phone... 3 Parts of the Base ... 3 Parts of the Handset ... 4 Reading the Display ... 6 Using the Handset Menu ... -
Page 3: Installing Your Phone
Installing Your Phone Charge the Battery Unpack all handsets, battery packs, and battery covers. If any battery cover is already on the handset, press in on the notch and slide the cover down and off. Black Black Place the cover over the battery compartment and slide it up into place. -
Page 4: Connect The Telephone Cord
Place a handset in the base and any accessory handset(s) in the Charge all handsets completely (about 15 hours) before using them. Connect the Telephone Cord Use the telephone cord to connect the TEL LINE standard telephone wall jack. Test the connection Pick up the handset from the cradle and press . -
Page 5: 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. Charging Charging contacts contacts Base keys and how they work Key name What it does (and icon) While a message is playing: delete this message. -
Page 6: Parts Of The Handset
Key name What it does (and icon) While playing messages: for the first 2 seconds, go to the LEFT ( previous message; after that: go to the start of this message. In standby: start playing messages. PLAY/STOP While a message is playing: stop playing messages. While the phone is ringing: mute the ringer for this call only. - Page 7 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. UP ( In the menu or any list: move the cursor up one line. In standby or during a call: open the Caller ID list.
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Page 8: Reading The Display
reading the Display On the base Status icons Time 12:00A Messages: 1 New Message counter 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. Icon What it means The ringer is turned off: this station will not ring when a call... -
Page 9: Using The Handset Menu
Using the Handset Menu The menu is 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 Move the cursor Select an option Go up one screen Close the menu If you don't press any keys for thirty... -
Page 10: The Ans. Setup Menu
Autotalk Any Key Answer Banner Handset Language Change the display language. Key Touch Tone The Ans. Setup Menu This menu controls the options and settings for your answering system (see "Ans. Setup menu options" on page 18). The Day & Time Menu You need to set the day &... -
Page 11: Entering Text On Your Phone
Entering Text on Your Phone When you want to enter text into your handset (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. ... -
Page 12: Using Your Phone
To... make a call: Dial the number, then answer a call hang up switch between the speaker & earpiece mute the microphone during a call put a call on hold return to a call on hold Press mute the ringer for this call only Using the Base Speakerphone The base speakerphone lets you use the following features:... -
Page 13: Using The Redial List
Change the When earpiece you are on a normal volume call you use the speaker- speaker phone for a call or volume getting messages Using the redial List The phone saves the last 5 numbers you dial on each handset. To open the redial list, press through the list. -
Page 14: Using Call Waiting
Press TaLk/fLasH press TaLk/fLasH number you want to dial, then press Caller ID menu options Open the CID list with the phone in standby. Find the number you want and press MENU/sELECT Delete Entry Erase this Caller ID number. Add the number to the phonebook. The handset prompts Store Into Pb you to edit the name &... -
Page 15: Using The Phonebook
Using the Phonebook Each handset can store up to 70 entries in its phonebook. Open/close the phonebook Scroll through the entries Jump to entries that start with a certain letter Dial an entry Phonebook menu options Open the phonebook with the phone in standby, then press to open the phonebook menu. -
Page 16: Finding A Lost Handset
When you hear the prompt that tells you to enter the number, open the phonebook and find the entry that contains your code number. Press MENU/sELECT mind, use pHoNEbook/LEfT Finding a Lost Handset With the phone in standby, press All the handsets will beep for 1 minute or until you press again or press INTErCoM... -
Page 17: Using Voice Message Notification
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. Choose one of these options: View Number See the numbers on your call block list. -
Page 18: Using Multi-Station Features
Your base supports a total of six cordless handsets: the one that came with the base and up to five DCX210 accessory handsets. Your base might be compatible with other Uniden accessory handsets: please visit our website for a list of compatible handsets. -
Page 19: Using Call Transfer
Using Call Transfer To... From the base Press FIND HANDSET/INTErCOM to put the call on hold. The base pages all other stations transfer a call automatically. When the other station accepts the call, you'll be disconnected, but you can join the call again. cancel a Press SPEAKEr... -
Page 20: 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 21: 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 22: How To Operate Your Answering System
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 23: 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 24: 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 handset can’t make or receive calls. -
Page 25: Weak Or Hard To Hear Audio
If… 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. Messages are incomplete. The system keeps recording if I answer on an extension. -
Page 26: 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 27: Changing From Tone To Pulse Dialing
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 28: Handling Liquid Damage
Registering a handset 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 display should say Registration Complete. Pick up the handset & press If... you don't hear a dial tone the display says Registration Failed To register a handset to a different base, see the section... -
Page 29: 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 accessory handset handsets must be registered to a base before you can use them. The main part of the phone. It connects to your phone line and lets you make and receive calls. Base Most bases also have a cradle to store a handset. -
Page 30: 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 31: Terminal Equipment
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 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: () This device may not cause harmful interference, &... -
Page 32: 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.
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