Make sure your cordless phone‘s packaging includes the following items (the number of items may vary depending on model number within the series). If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact the Uniden Parts Department. • Base Unit • Handset(s) •...
Page 4
Step 3 Connect to Phone Line When the handset battery pack is fully charged (after 15-20 hours of charging), plug the telephone cord into the base unit and then into a telephone wall jack. Your phone is set for tone dialing. If your local network requires pulse dialing, refer to page 25.
Page 5
Horas: de Lunes a Viernes desde las 8 a.m. hasta las 5:00 p.m., hora central O visítenos en nuestra página Web en www.uniden.com para conseguir las partes de reemplazo. w w w . u n i d e n . c o m 2°...
Page 6
3° Paso Conexión a la línea telefónica Cuando el paquete de pilas del receptor esté totalmente cargado, después de una carga de 15-20 horas, conecte el cable telefónico en la base y luego en el enchufe telefónico de la pared. Al enchufe Telefónico A la línea Telefónica Cable de línea Telefónica...
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE WELCOME/FEATURES/TERMINOLOGY CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS DISPLAY AND ICONS GETTING STARTED Setting up the Phone Mounting the Base Unit on a Wall About the Menu Options Setting Menu Options BASICS Making and Receiving Calls Placing a Call on Hold Redialing a Call Adjusting the Handset Ringer, Earpiece and Speaker Volume 29 Adjusting the Base Ringer Volume and Speaker Volume...
Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of the Uniden Expandable Cordless System telephone. This unit is different from conventional cordless telephones. When the base unit is connected to AC power and a telephone line, it can support up to 4 handsets. Using extra handsets, you can establish a 4-way conference call (2 handsets - Base Speaker Phone - an outside line).
Page 9
Uniden is a registered trademark of Uniden America Corporation. AutoTalk, AutoStandby, DirectLink, Random Code, and IntegriSound are trademarks of Uniden America. Terminology •Standby Mode - The handset is not in use and talk/flash has not been pressed. •Talk Mode - The handset is not in the cradle and talk/flash or speaker has been pressed enabling a dial tone.
Controls & Functions [ 8 ] C O N T R O L S & F U N C T I O N S 1. Handset Antenna 2. Headset Jack Cover 3. Beltclip Hole 4. Hands-Free Speaker 5. Handset Battery Compartment 6.
Page 11
32. Mute/find handset Key (P. 31/35) 33. Intercom Key (P. 53) 34. Hold Key (P. 28) (ring)/volume and ∧/∨ (P. 30) (speaker) Key (P. 27) For DCT6465 only 42.DC IN 9V Jack 43.Charging Contacts 44.Charge LED 40 41 37. Flash Key (P. 35) 38.
Display and Icons Example of the standby mode display ICON STATUS Standby/Talk Standby Talk Talk Talk Talk [ 1 0 ] D I S P L A Y A N D I C O N S Day of the week and time / battery icon Handset ID and Banner Number of new Caller ID calls received / Ringer off icon (when the ringer is Off) Battery icons indicate the handset battery status.
. u n i d e n . c o m note If your home has specially wired alarm equipment connected to the telephone line, be sure that installing the system does not disable your alarm equipment. If you have questions...
Page 14
The handset is powered by a rechargeable battery pack. The battery recharges automatically when the handset is placed in the base unit. To maximize the charge capacity of your battery pack, DO NOT plug the telephone cord into the base unit • Use only the and wall jack until the battery is fully charged.
Caution: Do not use paint thinner, benzene, alcohol, or other chemical products. Doing so may discolor the surface of the telephone and damage the finish. w w w . u n i d e n . c o m note •Even when the battery...
Page 16
5) Once the handset battery pack is fully charged, connect the telephone line cord to the TEL LINE jack and to a telephone outlet. [ 1 4 ] G E T T I N G S T A R T E D •...
4) Plug the AC adapter into a standard 120V AC wall outlet. 5) Plug the telephone line cord into the TEL LINE jack. Wrap the cord inside the molded wiring channel as shown. 6) Plug the telephone line cord into the telephone outlet.
About the Menu Options There are 5 main menu options, (DirectLink Mode, Room/Baby Monitor, Handset Setup, Global Setup and System Reset) and 16 submenu options. Summary of Main Menu and Submenu Options DirectLink Mode DirectLink Mode allows a pair of handsets to work without the base unit, for direct handset- to-handset communication.
Handset Setup The following submenu options must be set separately for each handset. Submenu option Edit Voice Mail Ringer Tones (Default is Flicker) Distinct. Ring (Default is on) AutoTalk (Default is off) Anykey Answer (Default is off) Banner (True Banner) Language (Default is English) Key Touch Tone...
Clear the base ID. Use this option, for example, if you wish to deregister the base Replacing Base to use the handset with another base of the DCT series (DCT646/DCT6465/DCT648/ DCT6485 series) (see page 26). w w w . u n i d e n . c o m...
Setting Menu Options Entering the Menu 1) Press the menu/del key in standby mode. 2) Use ring/vol/∧ or ring/vol/∨ to move the pointer to a desired main menu (DirectLink Mode, Room Monitor, Handset Setup, Global Setup, and System Reset). 3) Press select/ 4) Use ring/vol/∧...
Page 23
Room/Baby Monitor Using Room Monitor 1) Enter the Room Monitor menu (see "Entering the Menu" on page 20). T o R oo m M o ni to r 2) Select the handset or base you want to monitor by using ring/vol/∧...
Page 24
Selecting a Ringer Tone 1) Enter the Handset Setup menu, and then the Ringer Tones submenu (see "Entering the Menu" on page 20). There are 10 ringer tones or 10 melodies to choose from. - Ringers [Flicker, Clatter, Soft Alert, Wake Up, Light Bug, Beep Boop, Tone Board, Chip Chop, Party Clap, Reminder] - Melodies [Beethoven's Symphony #9 (Beethoven9), For Elise (Elise), We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Merry-...
Page 25
Setting the Anykey Answer 1) Enter the Handset Setup menu, and then the Anykey Answer submenu (see "Entering the Menu" on page 20). 2) Press ring/vol/∧ or ring/vol/∨ to select 3) Press select/ . You will hear a confirmation tone. Setting the True Banner 1) Enter the Handset Setup menu, and then the Banner submenu (see "Entering the Menu"...
Page 26
Global Setup (All Registered Handsets) Setting Day and Time note 1) Enter the Global Setup menu, and then the Day & Time submenu (see "Entering the Menu" on page 20). 2) Press ring/vol/∧ or ring/vol/∨ to select the day of the •When a Global setting week, and then press select/ is changed from...
Page 27
Setting the Dial Mode 1) Enter the Global Setup menu, and then the Dial Mode submenu (see "Entering the Menu" on page 20). 2) Press ring/vol/∧ or ring/vol/∨ to change the select, (the initial setting is Tone). T o ne Pu l se 3) Press select/ .
Voice Mail Tone 1) Enter the Global Setup menu, and then the Voice Mail Tone submenu (see "Entering the Menu" on page 20). 2) Press ring/vol/∧ or ring/vol/∨ to set the voice message indication (SDT message signal) to 3) Press select/ System Reset note De-register the Handset...
Making and Receiving Calls This handset has a built-in speakerphone that allows you to have a hands-free conversation. This feature allows you to communicate easily while performing other tasks, such as cooking. appears during hands-free conversations. You can easily switch a call from normal conversation to hands-free conversation.
Placing a Call on Hold note 1) During a call, press hold/transfer/int’com on the handset (or hold on the base). •You can keep a call on hold 5 minutes. When 5 minutes has passed, the call is disconnected and the phone returns to 2) To talk to the caller, press talk/flash or speaker on a standby mode.
Deleting a Redial Record 1) Press redial/pause in standby mode. 2) Press redial/pause repeatedly to display the number to be deleted. 3) Press menu/del. 3) Press ring/vol/∧ or ring/vol/∨ to choose 4) Press select/ . The redialed number is deleted. Storing a Redial Record 1) Press redial/pause in standby mode.
Pressing the volume up key or volume down key (labeled as during a call will change the earpiece volume of the handset. This setting will remain in effect after the telephone call has ended. Ringer Mute You can temporarily mute the incoming ring. When the handset is off the cradle and the phone is ringing, press end.
Do Not Disturb (DND) DND allows you to mute the ringer of the handset and the base at once. Additionally, if you have more than one handset, ringer for all handsets will be muted. To do this, in the standby mode, press and hold do not disturb on the base. You will hear a confirmation tone and the DND LED illuminates.
Tone Dialing Switch-over note Some telephone companies use equipment that requires pulse dialing (sometimes referred to as rotary dialing). If you need to enter tone dialing digits, you can switch-over to tone dialing during the call. This feature is useful when you need •The tone feature only...
Clarity Booster If you encounter interference while using your phone, you can manually improve the sound by setting the Clarity Booster to on. This works only when the phone is in use. 1) Press menu/del during talk time (while phone is in use). 2) Press ring/vol/∧...
3-Way Conferencing The phone permits 3-way conversations between the handset, base, and an outside line. When speaking on the handset 1) Press 3-way conversation. 2) To hang up, press The handset will still be connected to the call. When speaking on the base 1) Press talk/flash or speaker on the handset to initiate the 3-way conversation.
•If the battery pack is completely drained, the handset will not beep when paging. •You must subscribe through your local telephone company to receive Call Waiting or Caller ID on Call Waiting service. B A S I C S [ 3 5 ]...
The new message LED on the handset is designed to work with your voice mail service provided by your local telephone company. The LED flashes when you have new incoming messages in the voice mail service. You may need to occasionally reset the indicators if they remain on after you've retrieved your messages.
Phonebook The Phonebook allows you to dial a number using just a few key presses. Your phone stores names/numbers in the phonebook memory location, and you can search names in alphabetical order. You have a total of 100 locations that can be used for the phonebook (including the speed dials) and Caller ID messages.
D i st in c ti v e R in g vol/∨ to move the pointer to one of the Distinctive Ring options, and then press select/ S p ee d D ia l move the pointer to select the Speed dial location (10 locations: SPD1-SPD0).
Steps for Entering Names and Special Characters Refer to the letters on the number keys to select the desired characters. With each press of a number key (0-9), the displayed character appears in the following order: upper case letters first, lower case letters next and finally the number corresponding to the key.
Page 42
7) Press 3 five times. 8) Press 7 eight times. 9) When finished, press select/ To continue to store the telephone number, proceed to step 5 on page 37. [ 4 0 ] P H O N E B O O K appears.
Viewing the Phonebook Your phone stores names/numbers in the phonebook memory locations, and you can search names in alphabetical order. You can view the phonebook even while the phone is in use. 1) Press phonebook. If you recall the phonebook during a call, will not appear.
Making Calls Using the Phonebook From Standby Mode 1) When the phone is in standby mode, select the phonebook location to dial (see "Viewing the Phonebook" on page 41). 2) Press talk/flash or speaker to dial the displayed number. 3) To hang up press end. From Talk Mode 1) Press talk/flash or speaker.
Editing or Erasing a Stored Name, Phone Number, Distinctive Ring, and Speed Dial 1) When the phone is in standby mode, press phonebook. 2) Press ring/vol/∧ or ring/vol/∨, or the number keypad to view the phonebook locations (see "Viewing the Phonebook"...
Memory Dialing (base only) note You can store 10 phone numbers in the base, and make calls with memory dialing from the base. Storing Phone Numbers •The 10 memory 1) Press memory in standby mode. locations in the base 2) Enter the number you wish to store. (The number are independent from the handset.
You must subscribe to Caller ID services through your local telephone provider to use these features. When the telephone rings, the Caller ID feature allows you to view the caller’s name, and phone number along with the date and time of call. With CIDCW (Caller ID on Call Waiting), you will hear a call waiting tone while you are on a call, and the Caller ID data is displayed.
2) When you pick up the phone, the display changes to (AutoTalk feature is set to on). Viewing the Caller ID List note The Caller ID list stores information for incoming calls - even unanswered calls. You can store 100 of the Caller ID messages and Phonebook locations (including Speed Dials) in total.
Deleting a Caller ID Message Deleting Information from the Caller ID List 1) When the phone is in standby mode, view the Caller ID information to be deleted (see "Viewing the Caller ID List" on page 46). 2) Press menu/del. De l et e C al l er ID 3) Press ring/vol/∧...
1) Press talk/flash or speaker. •If a call comes in via a 2) View the Caller ID message you want to dial (see "Viewing the Caller ID List" on page 46). telephone system that 3) Press select/ does not offer Caller ID service, no information is stored.
You may also select to conference them into the current call or, at any time, choose to drop the first or drop the last caller. Check with your local telephone company for a full list of options.
2) Set the charger on a desk or tabletop, and place the before using your new handset in the charger with the keypad facing forward. cordless telephone for (See "B. Install the rechargeable battery pack into the the first time.
Register the Handset to the Base If you purchase an extra handset, you need to register the handset to the base before use. Only one handset can be registered at a time. The handset ID for the supplied handset(s) was assigned at the factory.
Using the DirectLink Mode note To use this feature, you must enter the two handsets into the DirectLink mode first. Two handsets can be To enter the DirectLink mode, see page 20. in Direct Link mode while other handsets are in use. DirectLink Call 1) When the phone is in the DirectLink standby mode, press talk/flash (example of DirectLink from handset #1).
4-Way Conferencing Fourth person, at either the handset or the base, may be added to the conference call. For example, to add a fourth party to an ongoing conference call at the base or another handset, press talk/flash on the fourth party's handset (or caller from your conversation, press end on the party's handset (or The other parties will still be connected to the call.
For model number (when Any Key Answer is on), or pick up the handset from the cradle (when Auto Talk verification, contact is on). Uniden Customer Service or visit our website 4) To speak to the caller, press talk/flash (or www.uniden. com [ 5 4 ] E X P A N D I N G Y O U R P H O N E /tone.
From the base to a handset 1) During a call, press intercom on the base. The call will automatically be placed on hold. 2) Select the handset you want to talk with by pressing the number key (1-4). To page all /tone.
Pull either side of the beltclip to release the tabs from the holes. Headset Installation Your phone may be used with an optional headset, the Uniden HS 910 or HS 915. To use the optional headset, insert the headset plug into the headset jack, and your phone is ready for hands-free conversations.
Warning To avoid the risk of personal injury or property damage from fire or electrical shock, only use the Uniden battery model and Uniden adapter model specifically designated for this product. Power Failure During the period that the power is off, you will not be able to make or receive calls with the telephone.
BT-446 800mAh, 3.6V • To avoid damage to the phone use only Uniden AD-830 and BT-446 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.
If your phone is not performing to your expectations, please try these simple steps first. Symptom • Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into the base or the charger (for DCT6465-2 only) and wall The charge LED won't illuminate outlet.
Page 62
• Call your local telephone company to verify your Caller ID service is current. Voice Message Indication does • Contact your local telephone company to make sure that your telephone receives FSK or SDT not work. • Charge the battery pack for 15-20 hours.
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.
(servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. Uniden works to reduce lead content in our PVC coated cords in our products and 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.
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 and craftsmanship with only the limitations or exclusions set out below.
REN assigned to each terminal equipment provides an indication of the maximum number of terminals allowed to be connected to a telephone interface. The termination on an interface may consist of any combination of devices subject only to the requirement that the sum of the Ringer Equivalence Numbers of all the devices does not exceed five.
Memory List Name Phone No. [ 6 6 ] M E M O R Y L I S T Name Phone No. Name Phone No. w w w . u n i d e n . c o m...
Page 69
Memo w w w . u n i d e n . c o m [ 6 7 ]...
Page 70
Memo w w w . u n i d e n . c o m [ 6 8 ]...
Page 71
1-800-297-1023 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. Thank you for purchasing a Uniden product.