Getting To Know Your New Phone; Feature Overview; Parts Of The Handset - Uniden EXAI8580 Owner's Manual

1-5. Attach the Belt Clip
To attach the belt clip
Insert the tabs on the side of the belt clip into the holes on either side of the handset.
Press the belt clip down until it clicks into place. (Tug on the clip to make sure it's
secure.)
To remove the belt clip
Gently pull the tabs out of the holes, then slide the belt clip off of the handset.

2) Getting to Know Your New Phone

2-1. A few Hints on the Manual
This manual uses several different type styles to help you distinguish between different parts of the phone:
• Bold text with "[ ]" indicates a key or button on the phone
• ALL CAPITALS indicates text on the display, such as menu options, prompts, and confirmation messages
• lower case bold text indicates a status light on the phone
Terms used in this manual
The main part of the phone that connects to your phone line and lets you make and receive
Base
calls.
Caller ID is available from your telephone provider. With this service, you can see the name and
CID
number of incoming callers.
Caller ID on Call Waiting is available from your telephone provider. With this service, you can
CIDCW
see incoming caller information while on another call.
Handset A cordless handset that you use to dial the phone and talk to callers.
The phone is not in use. (It doesn't matter whether the handset is in the cradle: the [TALK/
Standby
flash] hasn't been pressed, and there is no dial tone.)
Talk
A dial tone has been enabled, so you can dial and carry on a conversation with an outside party.
Note: Illustrations in this manual are used for explanation purposes and may differ from the actual unit.

2-2. Feature Overview

• Hearing Aid Compatible
• Tone or Pulse Dialing (see section 1-4)
Caller ID on Call Waiting (see section 3-1)
•
• Trilingual Menu Displays
(English, Spanish, or French) (see section 3-2)
Auto Talk (see section 3-3)
•
• Ringer Volume Control
- Handset (see section 3-5)
- Base (see section 3-5)
• Handset speakerphone (see section 4-2)
Answering system features (see section 7,8)
• Up to 13 minutes of Recording Time
• Toll Saver (see section 7-1)
• Personal or Pre-recorded Outgoing Messages
(see section 7-2)
Trilingual voice prompts (see section 7-1)
•
• Handset access to answering system
(see section 7-4)

2-3. Parts of the Handset

(phonebook/memory) (phonebook/memory)
TALK/flash key TALK/flash key
Twelve-key dial pad Twelve-key dial pad
/tone/ /tone/ key(*/tone/left) key(*/tone/left)
redial/pause key redial/pause key
select/channel key select/channel key
Charging contacts Charging contacts
/memory key /memory key
• Last Number Redial (see section 4-3)
• Earpiece Volume Control (see section 4-4)
Page/Find Handset (see section 4-5)
•
Mute Ringer (see section 4-6)
•
Headset jack (see section 4-7)
•
30-number Caller ID Memory (see section 5)
•
10- Number Speed Dial Memory (see section 6)
•
Chain Dialing (see section 6-7)
•
• Desk or Wall Mountable (see section 9)
• Time and Day Announcement
(see section 7-4, 8-2)
Call Screening (see section 7-5)
•
Conversation Recording (see section 7-6)
•
Voice Memo (see section 7-7)
•
Remote Message Retrieval (see section 8)
•
Earpiece Earpiece
LCD display LCD display
/ /
(up/messages) (up/messages)
cid/menu key cid/menu key
END key END key
key (down) key (down)
#/ #/
/speaker key /speaker key
delete key delete key
Microphone Microphone
key key
key (#/right) key (#/right)