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Uniden DXAI 5188-2 Series Owner's Manual

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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Making Calls from Speed Dial Memory Chain Dialing Editing a Stored Name and/or Phone Number Erasing a Stored Name and Phone Number RocketDial RocketDial www.uniden.com Contents Storing and Editing the RocketDial Making Calls with the RocketDial Deleting the RocketDial Caller ID Features...

  • Page 4: Welcome/Features

    Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of the Uniden dual handset cordless telephone. This cordless phone is designed and engineered to exacting standards for reliability, long life, and outstanding performance. Note: Some illustrations in this manual may differ from the actual unit for explanation purposes.

  • Page 5: Controls And Functions

    Controls and Functions Handsets www.uniden.com 1. Handset antenna 2. Beltclip hole 3. Jack for optional headset 4. Handset battery compartment 5. Handset earpiece 6. LCD display 7. call id (Caller ID)/menu key 8. vol/ 9. vol/ /tone/ 11. redial/pause key 12.
  • Page 6 (skip/fast forward) key (delete) key 33. MENU/CLOCK key 34. greeting key 35. find hs key 36. SET key 37. mic (microphone) 38. DC IN 9V jack 39. Telephone line jack 40. Charging contacts 41. Charge LED 42. DC IN 9V jack www.uniden.com...

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    • The base can be placed on a desk, tabletop, or mounted on a standard wall plate. www.uniden.com Avoid noise sources such as a window by a street with heavy traffic...
  • Page 8 1) Press down on the handset battery case cover (use the • For optimum finger indention for a better grip) and slide the cover performance use only the Uniden BT-800 downward to remove. rechargeable battery pack supplied with 2) Plug the battery pack connector (red & black wires) into the your phone.
  • Page 9 Do not use paint thinner, benzene, alcohol, or other chemical products. Doing so may discolor the surface of the telephone and damage the finish. www.uniden.com flashes flashes and the handset • Even when the...
  • Page 10 The LED light will illuminate whether the battery pack is connected or not. [ 10 ] G E T T I N G S T A R T E D www.uniden.com...
  • Page 11 TEL LINE jack and to a telephone outlet. If your telephone outlet isn't modular, contact your telephone company for assistance. www.uniden.com Modular • Place the handsets in the main base and charging cradle with the keypad facing forward for charging.

  • Page 12: Mounting The Main Base Unit On A Wall

    7) Align the mounting slots on the base with the mounting posts on the wall. Then push in and down until the phone is firmly seated. [ 12 ] G E T T I N G S T A R T E D Wall plate adapter AC outlet www.uniden.com...

  • Page 13: Direct Wall Mounting

    Allow about 1/8 of an inch between the wall and screw heads for mounting the phone. 2) Refer to steps 1 through 7 on page 12 to mount the telephone. www.uniden.com G E T T I N G S T A R T E D [ 13 ]...

  • Page 14: Register Handsets To The Main Base Before Using

    4) Once both handsets are registered, it doesn’t matter which handset is placed in the main base or the charging cradle. • The charging cradle can be used to charge either handset. [ 14 ] G E T T I N G S T A R T E D www.uniden.com...

  • Page 15: When To Re-Register Handsets

    Pick up the handset from the base (when AutoTalk is set to on), or pick up the handset and press talk/flash to answer the transferred call. Additionally, you can answer the transferred call by pressing any number key, www.uniden.com /tone/ or #/ (when AutoTalk is set to on).

  • Page 16: Setting Menu Display Options

    10-digit number. [ 16 ] G E T T I N G S T A R T E D in the display while the phone is charging.) or vol/ to move the pointer to the option, your local area www.uniden.com...
  • Page 17 Most phone systems use tone dialing. However, some phone systems (such as those in rural areas) still use pulse dialing. Your Uniden phone supports both tone and pulse dialing. The default setting is tone dialing. If your dialing system uses pulse dialing, follow the steps below to change the dialing mode: www.uniden.com...
  • Page 18 The handset returns to standby mode. [ 18 ] G E T T I N G S T A R T E D three times to select to move the pointer to in its display while the dialing. www.uniden.com...

  • Page 19: Basics

    3) Listen for the dial tone. 4) Press redial/pause. Redialing 1) Remove the handset. 2) Press redial/pause, then press talk/flash. www.uniden.com Handset off Main Base or Charging Cradle Press talk/flash (AutoTalk: off), or press talk/flash, /tone/ or any number key (AutoTalk: on).

  • Page 20: Adjusting The Handset Ringer And Earpiece Volume

    Temporarily Mute Ringer If the handset is off the base, simply press end to temporarily mute the incoming ring. The ringer will sound with the next incoming call. [ 20 ] B A S I C S www.uniden.com...

  • Page 21: Tone Dialing Switch Over

    During a call, as you begin to move your handset too far from your main base unit, noise increases. If you pass the range limits of the main base unit, your call will terminate within 1 minute. www.uniden.com B A S I C S [ 21 ]...

  • Page 22: Selecting A Different Channel

    2) Press talk/flash to accept the waiting call. After a short pause, you will hear the new caller. 3) To return to the original caller, press talk/flash again. charge in use memo volume SELECT answer on/off greeting MENU/CLOCK ringer find hs www.uniden.com...

  • Page 23: Memory Dialing

    • See the "Steps for Entering Names and Special Characters" (see page 25). • Use #/ /tone/ • Use delete/transfer to delete characters as needed. • Press and hold delete/transfer to delete all the characters. www.uniden.com screen to edit this entry, to move the cursor to the desired location. In memory dialing...
  • Page 24 After about 2 seconds, the screen displays the list of the entries in Speed Dial Memory. 9) Press end to exit memory setup mode. The phone returns to standby. [ 24 ] M E M O R Y D I A L I N G www.uniden.com...

  • Page 25: Steps For Entering Names And Special Characters

    2) Press 6 six times. 3) Press 8 six times. 4) Press 4 six times. 5) Press 3 five times. 6) Press 7 eight times. www.uniden.com Number of times key is pressed keys pqrs wxyz oper...

  • Page 26: Making Calls From Speed Dial Memory

    Then the displayed number is dialed. To cancel speed dialing, press end. The handset returns to standby mode. [ 26 ] M E M O R Y D I A L I N G or vol/ changes to , and the www.uniden.com...

  • Page 27: Chain Dialing

    Then press select/channel. Store your special number with an identifying name. (Refer to "Storing Phone Numbers and Names in Speed Dial Memory" on page 23.) www.uniden.com , press memory. or vol/ M E M O R Y D I A L I N G...

  • Page 28: Editing A Stored Name And/Or Phone Number

    The cursor flashes indicating that the display is ready for the number to be edited. [ 28 ] M E M O R Y D I A L I N G is displayed. and vol/ or vol/ to select /tone/ , #/ . Press memory , or delete/transfer www.uniden.com...
  • Page 29 01, the display shows After about 2 seconds, the screen displays the list of the entries in Speed Dial Memory. 9) Press end to return to standby mode. www.uniden.com , #/ , redial/pause or to select and press...

  • Page 30: Erasing A Stored Name And Phone Number

    (return to step 2) or press end to return to standby mode. [ 30 ] M E M O R Y D I A L I N G is displayed. to move the pointer down to to move the pointer to or vol/ www.uniden.com...

  • Page 31: Rocketdial Rocketdial

    Memory storage is complete. Making Calls with the RocketDial When the phone is in standby mode, simply press RocketDial. The number stored in the RocketDial memory location is instantly dialed. www.uniden.com to select , then call id/menu RocketDial •...

  • Page 32: Deleting The Rocketdial

    You hear a confirmation tone, and the following display appears. After about 2 seconds, the handset returns to standby mode. [ 32 ] R O C K E T D I A L or vol/ to select to move the pointer to www.uniden.com...

  • Page 33: Caller Id Features

    When a private name is received When a private number is received When a unknown name is received When a unknown number is received Data errors appear as www.uniden.com • If you answer a call before the Caller ID message is received (for example, before...

  • Page 34: Viewing The Caller Id Message List

    [ 34 ] C A L L E R I D F E A T U R E S to display the latest Caller ID message. to see the next message. Or press vol/ www.uniden.com...

  • Page 35: Deleting Information From The Caller Id List

    The display returns to the Caller ID message. Deleting all Caller ID names/numbers 1) With the phone in standby mode, press call id/menu. 2) Press delete/transfer. www.uniden.com or vol/ to select • While using the screen, if no key is...
  • Page 36 You hear a confirmation tone and all stored Caller ID messages are deleted. When the pointer is at The display returns to the summary screen. [ 36 ] C A L L E R I D F E A T U R E S or vol/ to select www.uniden.com...

  • Page 37: Making A Call From The Caller Id List

    Select the phone number that you want to dial by pressing vol/ or vol/ The displayed phone number will be dialed. www.uniden.com or vol/ , then press select/channel. • You cannot make a call from the Caller ID...

  • Page 38: Storing Caller Id Messages In Memory Dialing

    Press vol/ overwrite. The display returns to the Caller ID list. [ 38 ] C A L L E R I D F E A T U R E S or vol/ or vol/ to select . Press select/channel to www.uniden.com...

  • Page 39: The Integrated Answering Device

    You will never have to worry about a tape wearing out, jamming, or resetting improperly. The Integrated Answering System is easy and convenient to use, but please read through all of the instructions carefully. www.uniden.com • Time and Day Announcement • Remote Message Retrieval • Toll Saver •...

  • Page 40: Turning The Answering System On/Off

    2) To turn the answering system off, press answer on/off again. After the announcement “Answering system is off,” the message counter display will no longer be illuminated. To turn the answering system back on, press answer on/off. www.uniden.com...

  • Page 41: Setting Up Your Answering System

    Return to standby idle time is extended to 10 seconds. with tone sound. www.uniden.com or volume/SELECT/ is pressed, the T H E I N T E G R A T E D A N S W E R I N G D E V I C E •...
  • Page 42 The numbers ] through [ each minute is announced. or volume/SELECT/ ] are displayed on the base. or volume/SELECT/ ] are displayed on the base as each hour or volume/SELECT/ ] are displayed on the base as www.uniden.com until until until...
  • Page 43 3) Press SET to select the PIN code. You hear a confirmation tone, then the announcement “Security code” followed by the new PIN code. After a few seconds, the system announces “To set ring time, press menu again.” www.uniden.com until you hear the correct AM or ] or [ ).
  • Page 44 T H E I N T E G R A T E D A N S W E R I N G D E V I C E ] (Toll Saver), the answering system ] 2, [ or volume/SELECT/ until the desired ring time ] 4, [ ] 6, [ www.uniden.com...
  • Page 45 If you want to use your own greeting or want to omit the prompt “to leave a message from your greeting,” refer to “Recording a personal outgoing message (Greeting)” on page 47. www.uniden.com ] 1 minute, [ until the desired time appears.
  • Page 46 T H E I N T E G R A T E D A N S W E R I N G D E V I C E ] Off or [ or volume/SELECT/ to make your selection. ] On), and it www.uniden.com...
  • Page 47 M Recording a personal outgoing message (Greeting) 1) Press and hold greeting in standby mode. You will hear the announcement “Record greeting” and a confirmation tone. ] flashes on the message counter. www.uniden.com ], [ ] or [ ]) appears on the to select the desired language.
  • Page 48 2) Press ringer repeatedly until the desired ringer option appears. greeting MENU/CLOCK 3) The system displays the new ringer volume. ringer find hs key during the announcement and the system ] High, [ ] Low, [ ] off) (if you set the key or www.uniden.com...

  • Page 49: Using Your Answering System

    When the answering system is full, [ remaining time." You should delete some messages so that the system can record new messages. (Refer to "Deleting a Message" on page 52.) www.uniden.com for louder or ] being the loudest. ] is displayed on the base, and the system announces "No...
  • Page 50 The old messages will be played in the order in which they were received. key to review your messages. The number of stored messages are key in standby mode. key to replay the key repeatedly until you www.uniden.com key.
  • Page 51 The message counter shows the number of messages stored in memory. To quickly scroll forward through a message, press and hold the www.uniden.com key. key repeatedly to find the message you want key.
  • Page 52 2) Press the You will hear a confirmation tone and [ displayed on the base. All the messages are deleted. key to review your messages. key anytime during the message key in standby mode. key again. ] is www.uniden.com...
  • Page 53 The recording feature continues recording the new call. The original call is put on hold. 2) To stop recording, press the Transferring a call also stops recording. www.uniden.com ] flashes on the message counter. ] flashes on the key or memo rec.
  • Page 54 Skipping a Message 0 then 4 Deleting a Message 0 then 5 Stop Operation 0 then 6 Answering System On 0 then 7 Memo Record/Stop* 0 then 8 Greeting Message Record/Stop* 0 then 9 Answer System Off 1 then 0 Help www.uniden.com...
  • Page 55 5) Hang up the phone and subsequent calls will be answered by the system. www.uniden.com T H E I N T E G R A T E D A N S W E R I N G D E V I C E...

  • Page 56: Additional Information

    Pull both sides of the beltclip to release the tabs from the holes. [ 56 ] A D D I T I O N A L I N F O R M A T I O N digital security (which automatically selects one appears on the www.uniden.com...

  • Page 57: Headset Installation

    To use this feature, insert the headset plug into the headset jack. Your phone is ready for hands-free conversations. (Headset may be purchased by calling the Uniden Parts Department or visiting the web site, see the QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE included in your package.)

  • Page 58: Troubleshooting

    • Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into the main base and wall outlet. • Disconnect the AC adapter for a few minutes, then reconnect it. • Make sure that you are not too far from the main base. • Check the dialing mode. Suggestion www.uniden.com...
  • Page 59 • Make sure the battery pack is connected to the handset and fully charged. not working. • Re-register the non-funtional handset. www.uniden.com toys, wireless microphones, alarm systems, intercoms, room monitors, fluorescent lights, electrical appliances, other cordless telephones and other devices that use electricity.
  • Page 60 A D D I T I O N A L I N F O R M A T I O N talk mode at the same time. main base. handset to talk to the caller, transfer the call. Suggestion www.uniden.com...
  • Page 61 • Make sure that the touch-tone phone you're using can transmit the tone for at touch-tone phone. If you still have a problem. • Call our customer hotline at 1-800-297-1023. www.uniden.com remain. least two seconds. If it cannot, you may have to use another phone to access your messages.

  • Page 62: Liquid Damage

    DO NOT use a microwave oven to speed up the drying process. This will cause permanent damage to the handset, base and the microwave oven. After following these steps, if your cordless telephone does not work, please send to: Uniden America Corporation Parts and Service Division 4700 Amon Carter Blvd.

  • Page 63: General Information

    925.181-927.451 MHz 5739.320-5746.130 MHz • To avoid damage to the phone use only Uniden AD-314, AD-310 and BT-800 (or BT-905 having less usage time) with your phone. • If the handset is left off of the base, the actual Talk mode duration will be reduced respective to the amount of time the handset is off the base.

  • Page 64: Precautions & Warranty

    • Through the RBRC® program, Uniden makes it easy for you to drop off the used battery at local retailers of replacement nickel-cadmium batteries. You may also contact your local recycling center for information on where to return the used battery.

  • Page 65: One Year Limited Warranty

    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 and craftsmanship with only the limitations or exclusions set out below. WARRANTY DURATION: This warranty to the original user shall terminate and be of no further effect 12 months after the date of original retail sale.

  • Page 66: I.c. Notice

    (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. “Privacy of communications may not be ensured when using this telephone”. [ 66 ] A D D I T I O N A L I N F O R M A T I O N www.uniden.com...

  • Page 67: Index

    Beltclip installation ... 56 Caller ID Caller ID service ... 33 Call Waiting ... 22 Deleting ... 35 Making a call ... 37 www.uniden.com Viewing ... 34 Clock ... 42 Channel ... 22 Connection ... 10 Dial mode ... 17 Digital security code ...
  • Page 68 Note...

  • Page 69: Remote Operation Card

    Remote Operation Card REMOTE OPERATION CARD Remote access away from home 1. Call your phone number from a touch-tone phone. 2. During the outgoing message, press 0 and enter your PIN code. The answering system announces the number of messages stored in memory and the help menu.
  • Page 70 Remote Operation Card C U T Task Repeat a Message Playing Incoming Messages Skipping a Message Deleting a Message Stop Operation Answering System On Memo Record/Stop Greeting Message Record/Stop Answer System Off Help menu C U T Task Repeat a Message Playing Incoming Messages Skipping a Message Deleting a Message...
  • Page 71 PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE. Our Uniden representatives will be happy to help you with any matters regarding the operation of this unit, available accessories, or any other related matters.

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