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Start Start Here! Here! Quick Start Guide - next page ... DG72 Digital Spread Spectrum provides the longest range, the clearest sound and the best privacy. QUICK START GUIDE...
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Choosing the best location for your telephone. This symbol indicates When choosing a location for your phone there are a number of appliances the important operating phone should be not be near, and area’s you should avoid. and servicing instructions. AVOID - Television sets and other electronic...
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Before connecting your phone line, fully charge the battery pack for 15-20 hours. Use only the Uniden AC adaptor supplied with this phone and make sure it is switched on at all times. TEL LINE...
Charging the Battery Installing the Handset Batteries Press battery cover to release. Slide cover off. Align the plastic connector of the battery with it’s socket and press firmly until it clicks into place. Place the battery pack inside. Please observe how the lead is positioned.
Congratulations on your purchase of the Uniden DG72 cordless telephone. This phone is designed for reliability, long life, and outstanding performance utilising the latest in 900 MHz Digital Spread Spectrum Technology. Digital Spread Spectrum Technology utilises a digital transmission and a “wider frequency band” compared to a “single narrow band” 30/39 Standard Analogue transmission.
INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKAGE To get the most from your phone, please read this owner’s manual thoroughly. Be sure to complete and mail the product registration form. Rechargeable Battery If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your place of purchase. Long Telephone 2 x Memory Stickers Handset...
1. Insert two mounting screws (with their Be careful not to insert the mounting screws into possible electrical hazards such as cables, wiring, or pipes. 2. Snap the desktop/wall mount 3. Plug the AC adaptor cord into the 4. Put the AC adaptor cord inside the wall WALL INSTALLATION appropriate anchoring device) into the wall 100mm apart.
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5. Plug one end of the telephone cord into the TEL LINE jack on the back of the base. Plug the other end into a telephone jack. 6. Align the mounting slots on the base with the mounting screws on the wall.
1. Remove the Handset connector is properly aligned. Use only the 2. Plug the battery’s cable into the Uniden battery pack (model BT-434) 3. Replace the battery cover. Charging the Battery Pack Before connecting your the phone line for the first time, fully...
CLEANING THE BATTERY CONTACTS To maintain a good charge, clean all charging contacts on the handset and base about once a month. Use a pencil eraser or other contact cleaner. DO NOT use liquids or solvents; you may damage your phone. ADJUSTING THE VOLUME CONTROLS Handset ringer volume Press the vol...
To prevent other parties from making unauthorised calls on your phone line, a digital code was added to the DG72. Your phone’s handset and base share this code. This code is randomly set each time you place the handset in the base. If the phone experiences a power failure, you must reset the digital security code by placing the handset on the base.
MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS Basic phone operation Handset On Base To answer Pick up handset. a call 1. Pick up the handset. talk 2. Press To make 3. Listen for the dial a call tone. 4. Dial the number. Press talk , or return the handset to the To hang up...
The c.wait procedure Please call your local telephone service provider to check the availability of this toggles between the incoming and original call (vice versa). service in your area. The c.wait procedure will 1. While talking you hear the Call Waiting signal. drop the current call and pick up the incoming call or call 2.
4. To turn off the intercom, press -OR- Press on the handset. ROOM MONITOR You may use the DG72 handset to monitor activity near the base unit without anyone present at the base unit. To turn Room Monitoring on: 1. Press on the handset.
2. At the base unit, press 3. Press 1. During a call, press 2. At the handset, press 3. Press 1. Remove the handset from the base. The pause button count 2. Press as one digit. Pressing 3. Enter the phone number, up to 16 digits. redial/p more than once increases the length...
DIALING A NUMBER IN MEMORY Using the memory location features 1. Press on handset or talk speaker 2. Press 3. Enter the two digit memory location The number automatically dials. ERASING A STORED NUMBER FROM MEMORY 1. Remove the handset from the base unit. 2.
For example, if your bank’s telephone number is stored in base unit memory location location As you begin to move too far from the base, you will first hear a clicking sound. As you travel further, the noise increases. If you travel out-of-range, your call terminates.
QUICK REFERENCE CHART If your phone is not performing to your expectations, please try these simple steps first before calling Uniden customer service. PROBLEM Make sure the AC adaptor is plugged into the base and wall outlet. The charge light Make sure the handset is properly seated won’t come on...
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PROBLEM Check the telephone line cord connectors at both ends that they are pushed in firmly until they click. If you had a power failure or had unplugged the base No dial tone. unit, replace the handset on the base unit for two to five second to reset the system.
ELEMENT OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants to the original retail owner for the duration of this warranty, its DG72(herein after referred to as the Product), to be free from defects in materials and craftsmanship with only the limitations or exclusions set out below.