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What's in the manual? Installing Your Phone ... 1 Set Up the Base ... 1 Setup the Handset(s) ... 3 Test the Connection ... 5 Getting to Know Your Phone... 7 Parts of the Base ... 7 Parts of the Handset ... 9 Reading the Displays ...
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 locking tabs that say Desk facing the base with the...
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Connect the power and telephone cords 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 Connect the included two-line telephone cord to the jack.
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 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.
Charge the battery 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.) Plug the other end of the adapter into a standard 120V AC power outlet.
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...
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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: With the phone in standby, press DowN When your phone prompts you to select a line, press...
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) In standby or during a call: open the phonebook.
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Key name What it does (and icon) In standby: increase the ringer volume for line 1 or line 2. During a normal call: increase the earpiece volume. During a speakerphone call or while a message is playing: UP ( increase the speaker volume. In the menu or any list: move the cursor up one line.
Parts of the Handset Message Message waiting LED, waiting LED, visual ringer visual ringer Soft keys Soft keys TALK/FLASH TALK/FLASH PHONEBOOK/ PHONEBOOK/ DOWN DOWN REDIAL/ REDIAL/ PAUSE PAUSE INTERCOM/ INTERCOM/ Charging Charging contacts contacts Handset keys and how they work Key name What it does (and icon)
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Key name What it does (and icon) In standby or during a call: open the Caller ID list. CAllEr ID/ During text entry: move the cursor to the right. rIGHT ( Switch a normal call to the speakerphone (and back). SPEAKEr ( In standby: page another station using the intercom.
reading the Displays On the base Status icon areas Status icon areas SUN 12:00A SUN 12:00A Date Date New CID: 4 New CID: 4 Caller ID Caller ID count count LINE1 LINE1 Current Current functions functions for: Soft key 1 for: Soft key 1 On the handset Handset...
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Base Icon Handset Icon Answering system status icons The icons on the right hand side of the base display indicate the status of the answering system. Each icon will appear separately for line 1 (at the top) and line 2 (at the bottom). See Using Your Answering System on page 35 for more information.
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 LINE1 MENU Soft key 1 Soft key 2 Soft key 3 Soft keys in the main menu...
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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 ...
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. ...
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, To open the menu, press press MENU MENU to move to move DOWN DOWN the cursor.
Close the 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.
menu option: Use it to: (Handset only) Turn on Auto Talk so you can answer the Autotalk phone just by picking up the handset from the cradle (without having to press any buttons). (Handset only) Turn on Any Key Answer so you can Any Key answer the phone by pressing a key on the twelve-key Answer...
When you select the Global Setup menu, the phone prompts you to select Line 1 or Line 2. Then, you can choose one of the following options to change the global settings for that line: menu option: Use it to: Enter your area code so the phone hides the area code Area Code on incoming local calls (see "Using Seven-digit Dialing"...
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). If you want to...
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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.
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.
Using the lists Open the CID list Open the redial list Scroll through the CID or redial list Close the CID or redial list Dialing from the CID or redial list Find the entry you want to dial. If the phone number is a toll or long distance call, but there's no 1 at the front of the record, press To dial the entry with the primary line for this station, press fLasH...
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.
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.
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 entries Jump to entries that start with a certain letter Quick dial the primary number for an entry...
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.
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 two options: Copy the whole phonebook to another station. (You must have Copy All at least one cordless handset to use this multi-station feature.) Erase all the entries in this station's phonebook.
Your base supports a total of ten DCX400 accessory handsets, including any that were supplied with your phone. Your base might be compatible with other Uniden accessory handsets: please visit our website for a list of compatible handsets.
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.
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 ...
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 base. The phone automatically turns on the answering system and shows Do Not Disturb in the display on all stations.
Use the number keys to set the time you want the alarm to ring; press when you're finished. 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 If you choose Select Days, the handset prompts you to choose which days of the week the alarm should ring.
Using Voice Message Notification This feature supports frequency-shift keying (fsk) message notification. Contact your voice mail provider for more details. If you subscribe to a voice mail service, your phone can notify you when you have a new message waiting on either line. When you have new messages, the voice message icon ) appears in the display,...
Using the Answering System Each line has a separate answering system. Whenever you access the answering system, the phone prompts you to choose a line. After that, any settings or operations will affect only the answering system for that line. For example, deleting all the messages from the answering system from line 1 does not affect any messages on the answering system for line 2.
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Delete your greeting Open the menu and select Ans. Setup. Select Line 1 or Line 2, then select Greeting Options. While the system plays back the current greeting, press to erase the personal greeting for this line. (You can't erase the pre-recorded greeting.) Ans.
Getting Your messages Accessing your system from a handset (remote operation) You can access your system from a handset whenever the phone is in standby. Only one handset at a time can access the system through remote operation, and you can't use remote operation if the base is using the answering system.
To... From the base Press replay previous until you hear the message you messages want to replay. skip a message Press delete a While the message is playing, message press With the phone in standby, press delete all of your DElETE messages you to select a line, press...
Using the System While You're Away from Home You can also operate your answering system from any touch-tone phone. Before you can use this feature, you have to program a security code. Programming a security code With the phone in standby, open the menu and select Ans. Setup. When the phone prompts you to select a line, press LINe2 , then select Security Code.
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.
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If… No stations will display any Caller ID information. I can't dial from the Caller ID list. Caller ID displays briefly and then clears. I can’t transfer calls. I can’t get two cordless handsets to talk to the caller. The phone keeps ringing if I answer on an extension.
If… I can’t hear the base speaker. Messages are incomplete. The system keeps recording if I answer on an extension. I can't register a handset. My alarm rings at the wrong time. My alarm won't ring on the right day(s). 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;...
radio-based wireless devices, such as room monitors, wireless controllers, or wireless headphones or speakers large florescent light fixtures (especially if they give off a buzzing noise) other services that use your phone line, like alarm systems, intercom systems, or broadband Internet service Here are some hints for when the static is...
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. 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?
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.
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. Most bases also have a cradle to store a handset. CIDCW (CID on Call Waiting.) A service that shows CID for calls that come in during another call. Call Waiting A service that lets you receive calls while you are on another call. Caller ID (Also called CID.) A service that shows the name and number of incoming callers. Charger A cradle that stores and charges a handset but doesn’t connect to the phone line. The part of the phone that stores a handset. While in a cradle, a handset is always in Cradle standby, and any keys are locked. During a call The station is currently on a call or has activated a dial tone. Handset A cordless handset that you use to dial the phone and talk to callers. In standby The phone is inactive: there is no dial tone, no station is on a call or listening to messages. On a two-line jack, line 1 is connected to the inner pair of wires, and line 2 is connected to the outer pair of wires. If you want to switch the lines, contact your phone company.
Using another charger may damage the battery pack or cause the battery pack to explode. 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.
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isn't practical, the telephone company will notify the customer as soon as possible. Also, you will be advised of your right to file 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. If this happens the telephone company will provide advance notice in order for you to make necessary modifications to maintain uninterrupted service.
(A) damaged or not maintained as reasonable or necessary, (B) modified, altered, or used as part of any conversion kits, subassemblies, or any configurations not sold by Uniden, (C) improperly installed, (D) serviced or repaired by someone other than an authorized 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.
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