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DECT2188 Series User's Guide
Corded
handset
Coiled
cord
DCX210
accessory
handset &
charger
DECT2188 base
with answering
Charger AC
adapter
(PS-0035)
Battery
cover
Rechargeable
battery pack
system
Base AC
adapter
(PS-0034)
If you purchased
model number:
DECT2188
DECT2188-2
DECT2188-3
DECT2188-4
DECT2188-5
DECT2188-6
Telephone
cord
Desk stand/
wall mount
bracket
You should
have:
1 of each
2 of each
3 of each
4 of each
5 of each
6 of each
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- Page 1 If you purchased You should accessory Charger AC model number: have: handset & adapter DECT2188 1 of each charger (PS-0035) DECT2188-2 2 of each DECT2188-3 3 of each DECT2188-4 4 of each Battery DECT2188-5 5 of each cover Rechargeable battery pack...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Installing Your Phone ...... 1 Using Call Transfer....... 18 Set Up the Base......1 Using the Intercom....... 18 Test the Connection ....... 3 Using Special Features....19 Set Up the Accessory Handset(s).. 3 Using Your Phone During a Changing from Tone to Pulse Power Failure ...... -
Page 3: Installing Your Phone
Installing Your Phone Set Up the Base 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 word is right-side DESK up (it will be on the... - Page 4 For wall mount use only On the front of the base, pull the clip (that holds the corded handset in place) out of its slot. Rotate the clip 180 degrees. Flip it from front to back and slide it back into the slot. Connect the base AC adapter to the jack and the AC IN 7.8V...
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Page 5: Test The Connection
Test the Connection Pick up the corded handset from the base. You should hear a dial tone and the display on the base should say Talk. When you get a dial tone, make a quick test call. If... Try... the display says Check Tel Line checking the connection between or you don't hear a dial tone the base and the phone jack. -
Page 6: Changing From Tone To Pulse Dialing
Connect a charger AC adapter to each charger's jack AC IN 8V and set the plug into the notch as shown. (These adapters might already be connected.) Plug the other end of the adapter into a A C I N 8 A C I N 8 standard 120V AC power outlet. -
Page 7: Getting To Know Your Phone
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. PHONEBOOK/LEFT PHONEBOOK/LEFT PLAY/STOP PLAY/STOP Hook Hook Display Display switch switch Handset Handset clip clip CALLER ID/RIGHT CALLER ID/RIGHT... - Page 8 Key name What it does (and icon) In standby or during a call: open the phonebook. In any menu or list: go up one level. (If you are already at the top level, the phone exits the menu and returns to the PHONEBOOK/ previous operation.) LEFT...
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Page 9: Parts Of The Handset
Parts of the Handset CLEAR/ CLEAR/ INTERCOM INTERCOM If the key name is spelled out CALLER ID/ CALLER ID/ PHONEBOOK/ PHONEBOOK/ RIGHT RIGHT on the key itself, it's not LEFT LEFT labeled in the drawing to the right. DOWN DOWN SPEAKER SPEAKER Twelve-... -
Page 10: Reading The Displays
Key name What it does (and icon) Switch a normal call to the speakerphone (& back). SPEAKER ( In standby: open the redial list. REDIAL/PAUSE While entering a phone number: insert a 2-second pause. While the phone is ringing: add the incoming Caller ID BLOCK information to the call block list (block the call). -
Page 11: Using The Menus
Using the Menus 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: Open the menu Press MENU/SELECT The arrow cursor on the left side of the line shows which Move the cursor menu item is currently highlighted. -
Page 12: Using The Handset Menus
Using the Handset Menus Handset Setup You can change these settings separately for each cordless handset. Turn on T-coil mode to reduce noise on some hearing T-coil aids (see "Do you use a T-coil hearing aid?" on p. 27). Choose one of four melodies or three tones for the handset's main ring tone. -
Page 13: Entering Text On Your Phone
Enter your area code so the phone hides the area code on Area Code incoming local calls (see "Using Seven-digit Dialing" on p. 14). Change the way your phone communicates with the telephone Dial Mode network (see "Changing from Tone to Pulse Dialing" on p. 4). Call Blocking This menu lets you block unwanted calls from up to 20 phone numbers and manage your call block list (see p. -
Page 14: Using Your Phone
Move the cursor to the letter you want to erase and Erase one letter press on the handset; CLEAR CLEAR/INTERCOM CLEAR/ on the base). MUTE Erase the entire entry Press & hold CLEAR Enter punctuation or a Press to rotate through the available symbols. symbol Using Your Phone To... -
Page 15: Changing The Volume
Changing the Volume You can set the volume of the ringer, the earpiece, and the speakerphone separately for the base and each cordless handset. For each item, press to make it louder or to make it softer. DOWN The available volume levels and how change them are listed below: Change the When On the base On a handset... -
Page 16: Using Seven-Digit Dialing
Find the entry you want to dial. If the number is a toll or long distance call, but there's no 1 at the front of the CID record, press to add the 1. On the handset, press to dial the number. On the base, TALK/FLASH pick up the corded handset. -
Page 17: Using The Phonebook
With the phone in standby, open the menu and select Global Setup, then select Area Code. Use the number keypad ( ) to enter your three-digit area code. 0 - 9 Press when you’re finished. MENU/SELECT The phone uses the programmed code as a filter. When calls come in, the phone compares the area code to the programmed one. -
Page 18: Chain Dialing
Edit this entry. The phone will prompt you to enter the name & Edit phone number. (Cordless handsets will also prompt you to choose a personal ring.) Copy this entry to another station. (You must have at least one Copy accessory handset to use this multi-station feature.) Delete Erase this entry. -
Page 19: Using Multi-Station Features
Your base supports a total of six DCX210 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. Accessory handsets must be registered to the base before you can use them. -
Page 20: Using Call Transfer
Using Call Transfer To... From the base From a cordless handset Press Press FIND HANDSET/INTERCOM CLEAR/INTERCOM put the call on hold. put the call on hold. transfer a Select the station you want to transfer the call to, or select call All to page all the stations at the same time. -
Page 21: Using Special Features
Using Special Features Using Your Phone During a Power Failure Because it includes a corded handset, your phone can perform several of its functions during a power failure. The following features will operate during a power failure (all other features are disabled): Making and receiving calls with the base corded handset. - Page 22 call and add this number to the call block list, press . When the BLOCK phone asks you to confirm, press MENU/SELECT BLOCK Blocking an incoming call from an "Unknown" or "Private" number is the same as selecting Unknown Number or Private Number from the Call Blocking menu.
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Page 23: Using The Answering System
Using the Answering System Setting Up Your Answering System You can set up your answering system from any handset. To... Follow these steps Your greeting can be between 2 seconds and 30 seconds long. If you don't record an outgoing message, the system uses a pre-recorded greeting: Hello, no one is available to take your call. -
Page 24: Getting Your Messages
Set the amount of time callers have to leave a message, Record Time either 1 minute or 4 minutes. Choose Announce Only if you don't want the system to let callers to leave a message. Have the system beep every 15 seconds when you have a new message;... -
Page 25: Screening Your Calls
From a handset (remote To... From the base operation) Press Press PLAY/STOP MESSAGES/MUTE The system announces the number of new & old messages, play new then plays the first new message followed by the day & time messages it was received. Then the system plays the new messages in the order they were received. -
Page 26: Using The System While You're Away From Home
If you mute the call screen, the system continues taking the message: it just stops playing through the speaker. Only one handset at a time can screen calls. If another handset is screening the call, the handset beeps and returns to standby. Using the System While You're Away from Home You can also operate your answering system from any touch-tone phone. -
Page 27: Solving Problems
Solving Problems If you have any trouble with your phone, try these simple steps first. If… Try… Checking the telephone cord connection. No stations can make Disconnecting the base AC adapter. Wait a few or receive calls. minutes, then reconnect it. One cordless handset Moving the handset closer to the base. -
Page 28: Weak Or Hard To Hear Audio
If… Try… The phone keeps You may have to change the line mode. ringing if I answer on an extension. Making sure the answering system is turned on. The answering system Making sure the base AC adapter is not plugged into does not work. -
Page 29: Noise Or Static On The Line
Noise or Static On The Line oise or Static On The Line Do you use a T-Coil hearing aid? Do you use a T-Coil hearing aid? Interference is the most common If you have a hearing aid If you have a hearing aid equipped with a telecoil (T-coil) equipped with a telecoil (T-coil) cause of noise or static on a... -
Page 30: Resetting And Registering Handsets
this problem. The technician who installed your DSL service might have left some filters for you; if not, call your DSL provider or look in any electronics store. Plug the DSL filter into the telephone wall Telephone Telephone wall jack wall jack jack and plug your phone’s base into the filter. -
Page 31: Handsets
If... Try... you don't hear a dial tone Making sure the handset is fully charged, then start over at step 1. 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. -
Page 32: Important Information
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. -
Page 33: Compliance Information
Rechargeable Batteries Must Be Recycled or Disposed of Properly. Uniden works to reduce lead content in PVC coated cords in our products & accessories. Compliance information provided to the phone company. - Page 34 To insure the safety of users, the FCC has established criteria for the amount of radio operation, the FCC RF exposure guidelines were also met when used with the Uniden accessories supplied or designed for this product. Use of other accessories may not ensure...
- Page 35 The antenna(s) used for the base-unit must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons & must not be collocated or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. Terminal equipment 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 exceed 5.
- Page 36 ® is a U.S. registered mark. ® Uniden is a registered trademark of Uniden America Corporation. supports these services, but you have to arrange for them through your telephone provider. Contact your provider for details. pictures. May be covered under one or more of the following U.S. patents:...