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DCX400. Please refer to the DRX402 user's guide for contents and instructions. If any items are missing or damaged, contact our Customer Care Line immediately. Never use damaged products! Need Help? Get answers 24/7 at our website: www.uniden.com. If You... Contact Uniden’s...
What's in the manual? Installing Your Phone ......1 Using Multi-station Features ....29 Set Up the Base ........1 Expanding Your Phone ......29 Setup the Handset(s) ......3 Using Multi-Station Conference Calling 29 Using Privacy Mode ......30 Test the Connection .......
Installing Your Phone Set Up the Base Attach the stand Before you attach the stand, you have to decide if you want the phone to rest on a desk or hang on a wall. 1. For desktop use, turn the stand so the locking tabs that say DESK facing the base with the...
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Connect the power and telephone cords 1. Connect the base AC adapter to the jack and route the AC IN 7.8V cord as shown: For desktop use For wall mount use A C I 7 . 8 V T E L L I N E 1 / 2 T E L...
Place the phone on the wall Place the mounting slots over the pins on the wall plate, and slide the base down to lock it into place. (To telephone jack for second line) Setup the Handset(s) Install the battery 1. Unpack all handsets, battery packs, and battery covers.
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Charge the battery 1. If your phone came with any accessory handsets and chargers, connect a charger AC adapter to each charger's jack and set the plug AC IN 8V into the notch as shown. (These A C IN 8 adapters might already be connected.) If you have a DRX402 MULTIRANGE...
Test the Connection Pick up the handset from the base and press . The phone should TALK pick up line 1 automatically and change the display to show Talk and you should hear a dial tone. When you get a dial tone, make a test call; press to hang up.
Changing from Tone to Pulse Dialing Phones can communicate with the telephone network in two ways: tone (DTMF) or pulse dialing. If you know your phone company uses pulse dialing or the test call for line 1 did not work, follow these steps: 1.
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. DOWN Display PHONEBOOK/ CALLER ID/ LEFT RIGHT CONFERENCE CALLER IDENTIFICATION DO NOT Charging MESSAGES Soft 12-key...
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Base keys and how they work Key name What it does (and icon) - In standby or during a call: open the phonebook. PHONEBOOK/ - During text entry: move the cursor to the left. LEFT ( / - In standby: increase the ringer volume for line 1 or line 2. - During a speakerphone call: increase the speaker volume.
Parts of the Handset Message waiting LED, visual ringer Earpiece Display Soft keys TALK/FLASH PHONEBOOK/ LEFT CALLER ID/ DOWN RIGHT 12-key dial pad REDIAL/ PAUSE SPEAKER INTERCOM/ HOLD Microphone Charging contacts...
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Handset keys and how they work Key name What it does (and icon) - In standby: increase the ringer volume for line 1 or line 2. - During a call: increase the call volume. UP ( - In the menu or any list: move the cursor up one line. - During a call: hang up.
Reading the Displays On the base Status icon areas Voice mail Day & time status for: SUN 12:00A Line 1 12/31/08 Date Line 2 New CID: 4 Caller ID count .+0' /'07 .+0' Current functions for: Soft key 1 Soft key 2 Soft key 3 On the handset Status...
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The table below shows the possible icons and what they mean. Since the icons appear based on what you're doing with the phone, you won't ever see all of these icons at the same time. Base Icon Handset Icon What it means The accompanying information (in use, on hold, etc.) applies to line 1.
Using the Soft Keys Soft keys are controlled by the software: they will automatically change their function depending on what you're currently doing: Soft keys with the phone in standby On the base On the handset SUN 12:00A SUN 12:00A 12/31/08 Handset #1 New CID: 4...
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If the description for a soft key is blank, that key doesn't currently have a function. Sometimes, the current function of a soft key can duplicate the function of a regular key. If this happens, you can press either key. ...
Entering Text on Your Phone When you want to enter text into your phone (for example, a name in the phonebook), use the twelve-key dial pad to enter the letters printed on the number keys. Here's how it works: The phone enters the letters in the order they appear on the key. For example, if you press the number key once, the phone enters the letter A.
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: To open the menu, /'07 press To close the menu: <Options> on the handset, Voice Mail press...
The next several pages list all the available menu options and how to use them. Most of the menus are the same for the base and cordless handsets; any option that is available only for the base or handset is noted in the description.
Menu option: Use it to: (Handset only) Turn on Any Key Answer so you can Any Key answer the phone by pressing a key on the twelve-key Answer dial pad. (Handset only) Change the name used on the handset's Banner display.
Menu option: Use it to: Enter your area code so the phone hides the area code on Area Code incoming local calls (see "Using Seven-Digit Dialing" on page 24). Change the way your phone communicates with the Dial Mode telephone network (see "Changing from Tone to Pulse Dialing"...
Using Your Phone Working with Two Lines When performing common tasks, you can let the station use the primary line, or you can manually choose a particular line for each task. Using the primary line makes common tasks much simpler, but you will need to assign a primary line to each station (see below).
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primary line assignment by manually choosing line for your current task. To assign a primary line, open the menu and select Handset Setup or Base Setup. Select Primary Line, then choose the line you want this station to connect to when it goes off hook: Line 1 Always connect to line 1, regardless of either line's status.
Changing the Volume You can set the volume of the ringer and speaker separately for the base and each handset; you can also set the earpiece volume on each handset. The available volume levels and how to change them are listed below; for each item, press to make it louder or DOWN make it softer.
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Using the lists Open the CID list Press CALLER ID/RIGHT Open the redial list Press REDIAL/PAUSE Scroll through the Press to scroll through the list from newest to DOWN CID or redial list oldest. Press to scroll from oldest to newest. Press on a handset or on the base.
Delete Entry Erase this entry from the CID or redial list. Erase all entries from this station's CID or redial list. Delete All (This doesn't affect the CID or redial lists on any other stations.) Using Seven-Digit Dialing If you can make a local call by dialing only seven digits instead of ten, you can tell the phone to hide your local area code in the CID list.
When you get a Call Waiting call, the phone sounds a tone and displays any CID information received for the waiting call. To answer a Call Waiting call, press FLASH on the base or TALK/ on a handset. The phone company automatically puts the FLASH current call on hold and switches you to the waiting call.
Using the Phonebook Each station can store up to 100 entries in its phonebook, and each entry can have two different phone numbers. Open the phonebook Press PHONEBOOK/LEFT. Scroll through the Press to scroll through the phonebook from A DOWN entries to Z or to scroll from Z to A.
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Enter the primary number (up to 32 digits) for this entry exactly the way you would dial it. - If you need the phone to wait before sending the next set of Edit digits, press to enter a two-second pause. REDIAL/PAUSE Number1 - If two seconds isn't long enough, you can enter as many...
Phonebook Menu Options OPTIONS Open the phonebook with the phone in standby, and press to open the phonebook menu. From the main phonebook screen, you have three options: Create Add an entry to your phonebook. (See "Creating a new entry" on page 26.) Copy the whole phonebook to another station.
DRX402 handset with MULTIRANGE charger. 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.
To leave a conference call, hang up normally; all other stations remains connected to the call. If you conference line 1 and line 2 together (see page 21), the base and four cordless handsets can hold a seven-way call with both outside callers at the same time.
Using the Intercom Here are some things you need to know about using the intercom: Whenever the phone is in standby, you can make an intercom call between stations without using the phone line. You can make an intercom call from any station, but only two stations can be in an intercom call at any time.
Using Special Features Using Do Not Disturb The Do Not Disturb or DND feature turns off the ringers of the base and all handsets at the same time. With the phone in standby, press and hold DO NOT DISTURB the base.
6. Highlight the repeat setting and press SELECT . Select how often you want the alarm to ring—once only (1 time), every day (Daily), or on a weekly basis (Select Days)—then press 7. If you choose Select Days, the handset prompts you to choose which days of the week the alarm Select Days should ring.
Using a Voice Mail Service If you subscribe to a voice mail service, your phone can notify you when you have a new message waiting on either line; you can also program your access number so you can get your messages at the touch of a button.
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Getting your messages When you have new messages, the voice message icon ( ) appears in the display, and the new message light (at the top of the handset) blinks. To dial the access number you programmed into that station: 1.
Solving Problems If you have any trouble with your phone, try these simple steps first. If you still have a question, call our Customer Care Line listed on the front cover. If… Try… - Checking the telephone cord connection. No stations can make or receive - Disconnecting the base AC adapter.
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If… Try… - Letting calls ring at least twice before answering. No stations will - Seeing if the call was placed through a display any Caller ID switchboard. information. - Checking with your telephone service provider to make sure your Caller ID service is active. - Making sure you entered the correct area code.
Weak or Hard To Hear Audio If a caller’s voice sounds weak or soft, the signal might be blocked by large metal objects or walls; you might also be too far from the base, or the handset’s battery may be weak. ...
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Here are some hints for when the static is... on 1 handset or in 1 location: on all handsets or in all locations: - Check nearby for one of the common - Check near the base for the interference sources. source of interference.
Resetting and Registering Handsets If you are having trouble with a cordless handset or if you want to replace one, you need to clear the registration information from the base and the handset: Do you have the base the handset is registered to? 1.
In about 30 seconds, the handset display should say Registration Complete. Press and make sure you get a dial tone. TALK/FLASH 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"...
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.
Rechargeable Batteries Must Be Recycled or Disposed of Properly. Uniden works to reduce lead content in PVC coated cords in our products & 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.
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isn't practical, the telephone company will notify the customer as soon as possible. Also, you will be advised of your right to ¿ le a complaint with the FCC if you believe it is necessary. The telephone company may make changes in its facilities, equipment, operations or procedures that could affect the operation of the equipment.
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 & craftsmanship with only the limitations or exclusions set out below.
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® Uniden is a registered trademark of Uniden America Corporation. Call waiting, CID, CIDCW, and Voice Mail are telephone line services. Your phone supports these services, but you have to arrange for them through your telephone provider. Contact your provider for details.