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    CXAI 5198 SERIES OWNER'S MANUAL
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    STARTED Setting up the Phone Installing the Beltclip Optional Headset Installation SETTING UP YOUR PHONE Base Setup Handset Setup BASICS Using Your Phone Call Waiting Placing a Call on Hold Adjusting the Ringer, and Earpiece and Speaker Volume Muting the Ringer Mute Base Microphone Tone Dialing
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    Range Technology • Corded/Cordless Telephone System • Make and Receive Calls During a Power Failure • Integrated Answering Device • Caller ID and Caller ID on Call Waiting • 50 Caller ID feature • Dual Keypad and LCD Screen at Base • 10 Number Memory Dialing in the Base and Handset • Trilingual
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    up by simply returning the handset to the cradle. To protect you against mis-billed calls that might result from your phone being activated by other equipment, one of more than 10,000 digital security codes is set for your phone. Be sure to visit our web site: www.uniden.com Uniden® is a registered
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    Remote keys Repeat Play Skip Delete Stop Answering System On Answering System Off Voice Prompts 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 (P.16, 35) 8. /vol/ (volume & scroll
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    LED 23. In use LED 24. (repeat/rewind) (P.44) 25. call id (P.35) 26. (play/stop) (P.44) 27. LCD display 28. (skip/forward) (P.45) 29. mem (memory) (P.29) 30. delete (P.30, 36, 45) 31. Corded base handset 32. Base speaker 33. answer on/off/answer on/off LED (P.41) 34. hold/hold LED (P.22) 45. set
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    base unit C. Install the rechargeable battery pack into the handset D. Connect the charger E. Mount the base unit on a wall (if desired) A. Choose the best location Before choosing a location for your new phone cordless telephones If your home has specially wired alarm equipment connected to phone
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    a trip hazard or where it could become chafed and create a fire or electrical hazard. B. Connect the base unit 1) Connect to the handset cord to the left side of the phone and the corded base handset. 2) Connect AC adapter to the DC IN 9V jack and to a standard 120V AC wall outlet. Connect the AC
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    connection is secure, the battery jack will remain in place. 4) Place the battery case cover back on the handset and slide it upwards until it clicks into place. note Use only the Uniden (BT-905) rechargeable battery pack supplied with your cordless telephone. www.uniden.com GETTING STARTED [8]
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    see that the AC adapter is plugged in and the handset makes good contact with the base charging contacts. To DC IN 9V AC adapter (supplied) 4) Charge the handset battery pack for at least 15-20 hours before using your new cordless handset for the first time. [9] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com
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    ) Standard wall plate mounting This phone can be mounted on any standard wall plate. 1) Remove the wall mount adapter from the base and snap it into the notches on the bottom of the base. 2) Plug the AC adapter to the DC IN 9V jack. 3) Wrap the AC adapter cord inside the molded wiring channel as
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    when inserting screws into the wall. • Try to mount your phone within 5 feet of a working phone jack to avoid excessive cord lengths. • Make sure the wall material is capable of supporting the weight of the base and handset. • Use #10 screws (minimum length of 1-3/8 inches) with anchoring devices
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    Optional Headset Installation Your phone may be used with an optional headset. To use this feature, insert the headset plug into the headset jack. Your phone is ready for hands-free conversations. (Headsets may be purchased by visiting our website at www.uniden.com or by calling our Parts Department
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    Below are some tips for using the software interface on your phone. • Press clock/menu on the base to access the base main menu. • Use the volume up or down key ( / / /select/volume) to scroll through options. • Press set on the base to make a selection. 6KOG 5GEWTKV[%QFG 4KPI6KOG • For your
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    used by your local phone service. • If you are not sure of your dialing system, make a trial call. If the call connects, leave the UP YOUR PHONE Setting Day and Time Day & Time sets the day and time of your display. 1) Press clock/menu on the base. 2) Press uniden.com SETTING UP YOUR PHONE [14]
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    hear a confirmation tone from the base and handset. Otherwise, Area Code Setting Failed! appears on the display and an error tone sounds. You will have to start over with the procedure you are performing. Setting Caller ID on Call Waiting (CIDCW) Caller ID on Call Waiting (CIDCW) displays the
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    Setup Using the interface Below are some tips for using the software interface on your phone. • Press and hold call id/menu on the handset to access the main menu. • Use the volume up key or volume down key ( / /vol/ ) to #WVQ6CNM1HH .CPIWCIG'PI #TGC%QFG scroll through options
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    AutoTalk AutoTalk allows you to answer the phone simply by removing the handset from the cradle. You do not have to press any buttons to answer the call. 1) Press and hold call id/menu on the handset. Press select/int'com to turn AutoTalk on. 2) Press end. The handset returns to standby mode
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    to "Setting the Area Code" on page 15. 1) Press and hold call id/menu on the handset. 2) You can check the number entered in Area Code. 3) Press end. The handset returns to standby mode. #WVQ6CNM1HH .CPIWCIG'PI #TGC%QFG SETTING UP YOUR PHONE www.uniden.com SETTING UP YOUR
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    the phone is a corded/cordless combination phone, it can still perform several of its functions during a power failure. The following features will function even during a power failure. --Making and receiving calls with the corded base handset --Adjusting the volume on the main base --Call waiting
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    the number. If a pause is required, press redial/pause. 2) Pick up the corded handset, or press (speaker). Receiving a call From the handset 1) Remove the handset from the cradle. (If AutoTalk is on, the phone will automatically answer the call when you pick it up.) 2) Press talk/flash. OR If the
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    3) Press redial/pause. (speaker). OR 1) Press redial/pause. 2) Pick up the corded handset, or press (speaker). Hanging Up From the handset press end or return the handset to the cradle (AutoStandby). From the base, press (speaker) or return the corded handset to the base. www.uniden.com BASICS
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    to the caller on a speakerphone, press (speaker) or hold on the base. www.uniden.com •You can place a call on hold for ten minutes. When ten minutes has passed, the call is disconnected, and the phone returns to standby mode. •You can return the corded handset to the base while a call is on hold
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    for ringer volume: High, Low, and Off. 1) With the phone in standby mode, press the volume up key or down key ( / / /select/volume). 2) The base will sound the ringer volume at the selected setting and display the new ringer volume. 3) When the phone sounds the ringer volume you wish to use, press
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    the base, when the phone is ringing, press end on the handset when the handset is off the cradle, or press (play/stop) or mute on the base. The mute will last for the current incoming call only. The ringer tone will return to the previous setting starting with the next incoming call. www.uniden.com
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    the phone automatically returns to pulse dialing mode. BASICS [25] BASICS Traveling Out of Range During a call, as you begin to move your handset too far from your base unit, noise may increase. If you pass the range limits of the base unit, your call will terminate within one minute. www.uniden
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    in talk mode with the handset, press (speaker) on the base or pick up the corded handset from the base to join the conference call. 2) To hang up, press (speaker) or return the corded handset to the base. The handset will still be connected to the call. From the handset 1) While in talk mode with
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    standby mode. •If the party does not answer within one minute, the operation is canceled. Intercom The intercom feature lets you communicate between the handset and base without using the phone line. Making an Intercom Page From the handset 1) With the phone in standby mode, press select/int'com
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    call, press hold on the base. The call will be put on hold. 2) Press find hs/intercom. The paging tone sounds. 3) To cancel the page from: -- Speakerphone: press (speaker) or find hs/intercom. -- Corded base: press find hs/intercom. Answering an Intercom Page From the handset 1) Pick up the handset
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    10 numbers in the base and up to 10 numbers in the handset. You can dial these numbers with just a few key presses. The speed dial memory is not limited to phone numbers. You can store any number (up to 20 digits) that you need to enter once your call connects. This is referred
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    instructions below. • The name can be up to 14 characters. * • Use #/ and /tone/ keys to move the cursor to the desired location. • Use delete/channel ( delete on the base ) to delete characters as needed. • Press and hold delete/channel ( delete on the base ( delete on the base) to erase the
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    select/int'com (set on the base). Store Number is displayed. The cursor flashes indicating that the display is ready for the number to be entered. 6) Use the keypad to enter the phone number; each number can be up to 20 digits. If you need the phone to pause during the dialing sequence
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    Speed Dial Memory Data (Caller ID names/numbers) shown in the Caller ID list can be stored in memory dialing. For instructions on viewing the Caller ID data, see page 35. 1) Press call id/menu (call id on the base). Select the phone number to be stored from the Caller ID list by pressing the volume
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    /select/volume) to select Yes. Press select/int'com (set on the base) to overwrite. The display returns to the Caller ID data. Making Calls from Speed Dial Memory 1) Press memory (mem on the base). The handset or base displays your programmed speed dial number. 2) Enter the number (0 - 9), or press
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    When the Caller ID data is received, each the handset and base shows the caller's phone number along with the date and time. The incoming call information is stored in the Caller ID record on both the handset and base. If the Caller ID service includes the caller's name, the caller's name appears
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    errors appear as "❚." Viewing the Caller ID Data 1) With the phone in standby mode, press call id/menu (call id on the base). The summary screen appears. The screen shows the number of new messages and total messages. 2) To view the Caller ID data in historical order (from new to old or from old to
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    from the Caller ID List The cordless phone stores up to 50 Caller ID names/numbers. If the phone receives the 51st Caller ID, the oldest one in the list is automatically deleted. Caller ID data can also be deleted manually. Deleting a Caller ID Data 1) Press call id/menu (call id on the base) in
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    3) Press talk/flash ( (speaker) on the base) or remove the corded handset from the base. The displayed phone number dials automatically. You cannot make a call from the Caller ID list if your cordless phone is connected to a private branch exchange (PBX). CALLER ID [37] CALLER ID www.uniden.com
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    The Integrated Answering Device The phone has a built-in answering system that answers and records incoming calls. You can also use your answering system to record a conversation, leave a voice memo message, or announce a special outgoing message to callers when you're away from your phone. Features
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    your convenience, voice prompts will guide you through the menu mode. •Press clock/menu or (play/stop) on the base to return to standby mode. •If you do not press a key within 30 seconds, the phone will time out and exit the menu mode. Setting Up the Answering Machine Setting the Record Time Record
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    , four, or six rings. If you enable the Toll Saver, the answering system picks up after two rings if you have new messages and after four rings if there are none. 1) Press clock/menu and the volume down key on the base to select Ring Time, and then press set. 2) Press the volume
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    the volume down key on the base to select Security Code, and then press set. 2) Enter a two-digit PIN code (01-99) using the number new messages. Turning the Answering System On/Off 1) To turn the answering system on, press answer on/off on the base when the phone is in standby mode.The answer
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    •Position yourself as near to the base as possible and speak clearly when recording your outgoing message. •If you make an outside call or a call is received during the operation, the "Greeting has been deleted." THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE www.uniden.com THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE [42]
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    will not allow the caller to leave a message. new messages waiting for you. The answering system is designed to play your new messages first. After you play all your new messages, you can then play your old messages. THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE [43] THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE www.uniden
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    (play/stop) again. Once you have listened to a new message, it then becomes an old message. The old messages will be played in the order in which they were received. THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE Repeating a message 1) Press (play/stop) to review your messages. The number of stored messages is
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    first listening to your new messages, you hear several short beeps followed by an announcement "Please playback all messages." This protects you from accidentally erasing messages you have not yet reviewed. THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE [45] THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE www.uniden.com
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    Voice memo The voice memo function allows the user to record messages (more than two seconds and less than four minutes). 1) With the phone in standby mode, press and hold memo/call rec on the base. 2) You will hear the announcement "Record Memo Message" and a confirmation tone. 3) Start your
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    you hear the calls as the machine records the message. To adjust the volume, press the volume up or down key. If you turn the answering system off, you cannot screen a call. 2) To answer the call, pick up the corded handset or press (speaker) on the base. To mute the Call Screen, press mute or (play
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    from another room using the handset). Use this function to check for recorded messages, to play or delete message. When using any touch-tone telephone, you can even record a new greeting message. Remote access with any touch-tone telephone You can operate your answering system from a remote location
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    command waiting mode. You may enter another command at this time from the chart. 6) When you are finished, hang up to exit the system. The answering system automatically returns to standby. THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE [49] THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE www.uniden.com
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    . 5) Hang up the phone; subsequent calls will be answered by the system. Remote Access with the Handset You can operate your answering system from another room using a handset. 1) With the phone in standby mode, press rec/remote/call screen on the handset. Remote AnsweringMachine operation appears
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    to exit the system. The answering system automatically returns to standby. • If the handset can't access the base within seven seconds, you will hear beeps, and the phone will return to standby. • The base's keypad is disabled during remote operation. • If you receive a call, the remote operation is
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    the period that the power is off, you can make or receive calls with the base. You cannot use the base speaker phone or the cordless handset. Low battery alert When the battery pack is very low and needs to be charged, the handset is programmed to eliminate functions in order to save power. If the
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    electrical shock, only use the Uniden battery model and Uniden adapter model specifically designated for this product. Caution • Use only the specified Uniden battery pack (BT-905). • Do not remove the batteries from the handset to charge it. • Never throw the battery into a fire, disassemble it, or
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    the handset to the cradle after each phone call. When the operating time becomes short, even after the battery is recharged, please replace the battery. With normal usage, the battery should last about one year. A replacement Uniden adapter or battery may be purchased by calling Uniden's Parts
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    make or receive a call. or receive a call. • Make sure that TEL line cord is connected firmly. The handset doesn't ring or receive a intercom page. • The battery pack may be weak. Charge the battery for 15-20 hours. • The handset may be too far from the base unit. • Place the base unit away from
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    Move the base to another location or turn off the source of interference. • The call was answered before the second ring. • The call was placed through a switchboard. • Your Caller ID service may not be active; contact your local telephone service provider. •Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into
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    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 call our Customer Service Hotline at 1-800-297-1023. [57] TROUBLESHOOTING www.uniden.com
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    the vicinity of the leak. Additional Battery Safety Precautions Caution! To reduce the risk of fire or injury to persons by the battery, read and follow these instructions: 1. Use only the Uniden battery pack specified in the owner's manual. 2. Do not dispose of the battery pack in a fire. The cell
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    phone to determine if it is the cause of your problem. If you determine that it is the cause, you must leave it disconnected until the trouble has been corrected. Radio Interference Radio interference may occasionally cause buzzing and humming in your cordless handset, or clicking noises in the base
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    . The abbreviation, IC, before the registration number signifies that registration was performed based on a Declaration of Conformity indicating that Industry Canada technical specifications were met. of communications may not be ensured when using this telephone". www.uniden.com I.C. NOTICE [60]
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    a conversation . . . . . 47 Remote access 48 Repeating a message 44 Skipping a message 45 Turning On/Off 41 Area Code 15 AutoTalk 17 B Battery Preparing and charging 8 Replacement and handling . . . . . 52 Beltclip 11 C Caller ID Caller ID services 34 Calling 37 CIDCW 34 Deleting 36
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    REMOTE OPERATION CARD Remote Operation Card C U T 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
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    Phone Number C U T MEMORY LOCATION MEMO Memory Location 6 7 8 9 10 Name Phone Number C U T Task Repeat a Message Play Incoming Messages Skip a Message Delete a Message Stop Operation Answering Stop Operation Answering System On Memo Record/Stop Greeting Message Record/Stop Answer System Off
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    Memo www.uniden.com [64]
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    Memo [65] www.uniden.com
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    Mon-Fri, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. or Sat/Sun, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST. (Phone support is closed on holidays.) Need a Part? To order headsets, additional handsets, replacement batteries or other accessories, visit our website at www.uniden.com or call 1-800-554-3988, Mon-Fri, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST. Help for our
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CXAI 5198
SERIES
OWNER'S
MANUAL