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    DCT 746M SERIES OWNER'S MANUAL
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    Setting up the Phone 7 Expanding Your Phone 12 Register Options 17 BASICS 26 Using Your Phone 26 Call Waiting 28 Placing a 42 Editing or Erasing a Stored Name, Phone Number, Distinctive Ring and Speed Dial General Information 57 TROUBLESHOOTING 58 Troubleshooting 58 Liquid Damage
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    Welcome Features Congratulations on your purchase of the Uniden Multi-Handset Cordless Telephone System! 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 four handsets. You can now place a fully-
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    ) 19 19. (phonebook)(P. 37) 20 20.hold/transfer/int'com (intercom) (P. 28 & 52) 21 21.Handset Microphone 22 22.Handset Charging Contacts CONTROLS & FUNCTIONS www.uniden.com CONTROLS & FUNCTIONS [4]
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    23 24 25 26 23. Base Antenna 24. charge LED 25. find handset (P. 36) 26. Base Charging Contacts 27. TEL LINE Jack 28. DC IN 9V Jack [5] CONTROLS & FUNCTIONS 27 28 www.uniden.com CONTROLS & FUNCTIONS
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    Talk Ringer off icon indicates that ringer is turned off. Mute icon appears when you mute the handset. Speaker icon appears when the handset speaker phone is used. Booster icon appears when the Clarity Booster feature is in use. Privacy icon appears when the Privacy Mode is turned on. DISPLAY AND
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    will disable alarm equipment, contact your telephone company or a qualified installer. Setting up the Phone Do the following steps: A. Choose A. Choose the best location Before choosing a location for your new phone, read "Installation Considerations" on page 62. Here are some important guidelines
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    handset and slide it upwards until it clicks into place. note •Use only the Uniden (BT-446) rechargeable battery pack supplied with your cordless telephone. •Replacement battery packs are also available through the Uniden Parts Department at (800) 554-3988, Monday thru Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00
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    hours before plugging into the phone line. 5) Once the handset battery pack is fully charged, connect the telephone line cords to the TEL LINE jack and to a telephone outlets. If your telephone outlet isn't modular, contact your telephone company for assistance. [9] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com
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    wall outlet. 3) Plug the telephone line cords into the TEL LINE jack. 4) Plug the telephone line cords into the telephone outlets. 5) Align the mounting slots on the base with the mounting posts on the wall. Then push in and down until the phone is firmly seated. www.uniden.com GETTING STARTED [10
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    • Try to mount your phone within 5 feet of a working phone jack to avoid excessive lengths. • Make sure the wall material is capable of supporting the weight of the base for mounting the phone. 2) Refer to steps 1 through 5 on page 10 to mount the telephone. [11] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com
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    GETTING STARTED Expanding Your Phone Four Handset Expandability Your phone supports up to four handsets, including any handsets supplied with your phone. You can now place a fully-featured cordless handset anywhere AC power is available to connect the handset charger. Handsets can be used in
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    the handset makes good contact with the base charging contacts. 4) Charge the handset battery pack for at least 15-20 hours before using your new cordless telephone for the first time. [13] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com
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    handset can be registered at a time. Handsets supplied with the phone are registered to the base by the factory. When charged, Charge handset on the base for registration or refer to Owner's Manual. When you register an extra handset to the base, the handset www.uniden.com GETTING STARTED [14]
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    . In the rare situation that you suspect another cordless telephone is using the same security code, you can change phone is ready for hands-free conversations. (Headset may be purchased by calling the Uniden Parts Department or visiting the web site. See page 57.) [15] GETTING STARTED www.uniden
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    options you must set and entries you must make in memory to take full advantage of all the phone features. The table below lists the default settings. Function Edit Voice Mail Ringer Tones Distinctive Ring Auto and the handsets are within range of the base. www.uniden.com GETTING STARTED [16]
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    Using the interface Below are some tips for using the software interface on your phone. • Press menu/clear to access the main menu. • Use /vol *CPFUGV5GVWR menu. • If you do not press a key within 30 seconds, the phone will time out and exit the menu mode. When setting Day and Time, the time-
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    hear the ringer or melody as you scroll 4KPIGT6QPGU 6WTMG[ $GCT through the options. 3) Press select/ /audio tone. You will hear a confirmation tone. www.uniden.com GETTING STARTED [18]
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    will hear a confirmation tone. &KUVKPEVKXG4KPI 1P 1HH Setting 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 a confirmation tone. #WVQ6CNM 1P 1HH [19] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com
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    GETTING STARTED Setting Anykey Answer Anykey Answer allows you to answer the phone by pressing any number key, */tone/ or #/ on the handset. 1) Press menu/clear. Select the Handset . You will hear a confirmation tone. $CPPGT /A QA OA A UA 2A JA QA PA GA www.uniden.com GETTING STARTED [20]
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    /vol/∧ or /vol/∨ to select On or Off. 3) Press select/ /audio tone. You will hear a confirmation tone. -G[6QWEJ6QPG 1P 1HH [21] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com
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    choose AM or PM, and then press select/ /audio tone. You will hear a confirmation tone. note If no key is pressed for two minutes, the phone will exit the menu mode. www.uniden.com GETTING STARTED [22]
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    Waiting Deluxe (CWDX) allows you to handle call waiting calls in seven different ways. See page 46 for instructions on using call waiting deluxe. 1) Press menu/clear. Select the Global Setup menu, and then the CIDCW tone. You will hear a confirmation tone. [23] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com
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    default setting is tone dialing. Set the dialing mode to match the dialing system used by your local phone service. • If you are not sure of your dialing system, make a trial call. If the 2WNUG 3) Press select/ /audio tone. You will hear a confirmation tone. www.uniden.com GETTING STARTED [24]
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    complete, Models vary! Charge handset on the base for registration or refer to Owner's Manual. 9JKEJ*CPFUGV! *CPFUGV *CPFUGV >GIKUVGT*5 ;GU 0Q Replacing the Base Setting registration or refer to Owner's Manual. Register the handset to the new base (see page 14). [25] GETTING
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    4) Dial the number. 5) When the other party answers, talk into the microphone. www.uniden.com •To set "Autotalk," see page 19 or to set "Anykey Answer" see page the bottom of the handset. •For best performance, use the speaker phone in a quiet room and let the caller finish speaking before you
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    Receiving a call 1) Remove the handset from the base. (If AutoTalk is on, the phone will automatically answer the call when you pick it up.) 2) Press talk/flash. OR If the handset , press on the handset. To switch from a speakerphone call to a normal call, press . BASICS [27] BASICS www.uniden.com
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    in hold. 2) To talk to the caller, press talk/flash or on a handset. The phone will return to the call. note •You must subscribe through your local telephone company to receive Call Waiting or Caller ID on call waiting service. •You can place a call on hold for 5 minutes. When 5 minutes has passed
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    To hang up, press end. pause/redial or /vol/∧ or ∨ Deleting a Redial Record 1) With the phone in standby mode, press pause/redial. 2) Press pause/redial repeatedly to display the number &GNGVG4GFKCN! ;GU / /audio tone or menu/clear. The redialed number is deleted. [29] BASICS www.uniden.com
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    earpiece or speaker volume. This setting will remain in effect after the telephone call has ended. If you press the volume up key when the You can mute the ringer tone temporarily for each handset. When the phone is ringing, press end on the handset you want to mute. The www.uniden.com BASICS [30]
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    DirectLink. •The Audio Tones feature can not be used while using speaker phone. Mute Microphone You can temporarily mute the microphone so that the caller cannot hear you. 1) Press menu/clear during talk mode (while the phone is in use) to mute the microphone. 2) Press /vol/∧ or /vol
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    need tone dialing to use any automated menu systems, such as telephone bank tellers, telephone prescription refills, customer support menus, etc. If your phone is set to pulse dialing mode, make your call normally. Once and press talk/flash or within 30 seconds. BASICS www.uniden.com BASICS [32]
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    note 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. 6CNM QQUV1P 1) While on a same procedure above. Privacy Mode Off appears. [33] BASICS www.uniden.com
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    call. BASICS Using One Touch Voice Mail Access If you subscribe to voice mail service, you can use your phone to access your voice mailbox. The new message LED flashes whenever you have messages setup appears and you will hear a beep. The phone returns to standby mode. www.uniden.com BASICS [34]
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    to voice mail service from your telephone company in order to use this feature. The voice mail service company will delete that number, press menu/clear. 3) If you need to have the phone wait before sending the next digits, press pause/redial. A P appears in BASICS [35] BASICS www.uniden.com
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    stops (about 5 seconds). Find Handset To locate the handset, press find handset on the base when the phone is in standby mode. All registered handsets beep for 60 seconds, and Paging appears on the handset display. is completely drained, the handset will not beep. BASICS www.uniden.com BASICS [36]
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    cordless handsets. You can store up to 80 numbers in each handset. The phone memory locations in the handset are not limited to phone numbers. You can also store a group of Chain Dialing. Storing and Editing Phone Numbers, Names, Distinctive Rings and Speed Dial 1) When the phone is in standby mode,
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    . Press menu/clear to erase the wrong character, and then enter the correct character. To delete all characters press and hold menu/clear. PHONEBOOK www.uniden.com PHONEBOOK [38]
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    Edit No. appears. 5VQTG'FKV0Q 6) Use the number keypad, */tone/ , or #/ to enter the phone number (up to 20 digits). If you make an error, use menu/clear to erase the incorrect digits. When you Done! appears in the display. /QXKGU GGVJQXGP52& PHONEBOOK [39] PHONEBOOK www.uniden.com
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    steps 4-9 in "Storing and Editing Phone Numbers, Names, Distinctive Rings and Speed Dial" on page 37. •If a call comes in via a telephone system that does not offer Caller ID service, no information is stored. •If will be erased from the Caller ID list. PHONEBOOK www.uniden.com PHONEBOOK [40]
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    6 once. Press /vol/∧ or /vol/∨, until the phonebook location is displayed. 4) To finish the viewing operation, press end (or during a call). PHONEBOOK [41] PHONEBOOK www.uniden.com
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    Making Calls Using the Phonebook 1) When the phone is in standby mode, view the phonebook location to can use the speed dialing feature. When the phone is in standby mode, press and hold a number key (0-9) associated with the speed dial until the phone number appears, and then press talk/flash or
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    Number, Distinctive Ring and Speed Dial 1) When the phone is in standby mode, press . To delete all phonebook locations, If you are editing the entry, follow the steps 4 to 9 under "Phonebook (Storing Phone Numbers, Names, Distinctive Rings, and Speed Dial)" on page 37 to complete the editing operation.
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    phonebook locations from handset to the other handset without having to manually re-enter names and numbers. You can transfer one memory location) at a time, or all memory locations at once. 1) When the phone is in standby mode, press . 2) Press /vol/∧ or /vol/∨ to select uniden.com PHONEBOOK [44]
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    •When the call is received via a telephone company that does not offer Caller ID service, the caller's phone number and name does not appear. (This Caller's name Caller's phone number CPG5OKVJ When the Caller ID message is received, the display shows the caller's phone number along with the
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    "❚." Call Waiting Deluxe Features Your phone gives you new options for call send them to your voice mail service, or conference them into your in all areas. Check with your local telephone company for details. 1) When you receive phone back to a call. To return back to a call, press talk/flash.
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    CALLER ID note •Check with your local telephone company for a full list of options. Forward You can view the Caller ID list through the handset during a call or when the phone is in standby mode. • The number of calls from the same Caller ID appears next of the desired message. www.uniden.com
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    during a call). Deleting Information from the Caller ID List 1) When the phone is in standby mode, view the Caller ID information to be deleted ( the information cannot be retrieved Deleting all Caller ID name/numbers 1) When the phone is in standby mode, press cid. 2) Press menu/clear. Delete All
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    phone is connected to a private branch exchange (PBX). Calling a Party from the Caller ID List 1) When the phone the phone dial a "1" before the displayed Caller ID number, press */tone/ . To have the phone dial Press talk/flash or . The displayed phone number dials automatically. OR 1) Press
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    . To add additional handsets to your system, see "Expanding Your Phone" on page 12. Using DirectLink Mode In DirectLink Mode, a not interfere with the main base's ability to make or receive telephone calls. Use them at sporting events or while shopping to stay uniden.com MULTI-HANDSET FEATURES [50]
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    DirectLink call 1) When the phone is in DirectLink standby mode, press talk/flash (example of DirectLink from handset #1). 570# *CPFUGV &KTGEV.KPM/ tone to return to normal standby mode (canceling DirectLink mode). MULTI-HANDSET FEATURES [51] MULTI-HANDSET FEATURES www.uniden.com
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    The intercom feature lets you communicate with another handset without using the phone line. note Making an Intercom Page 1) With the phone in standby mode, press hold/transfer/int'com. 2) Use /vol answer within one minute, the operation is canceled. www.uniden.com MULTI-HANDSET FEATURES [52]
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    After answering the page, if you want to accept the call and speak to the outside caller, press talk/flash. [53] MULTI-HANDSET FEATURES www.uniden.com
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    handsets are in Room/ Baby Monitor mode, they cannot be used to make or receive calls. Other handsets can still make and receive calls. www.uniden.com MULTI-HANDSET FEATURES [54]
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    off you will not be able to make or receive calls with the telephone. Battery replacement and handling When the operating time becomes short, even after last about one year. Please contact your place of purchase or the Uniden Parts Department for a replacement battery. Warning To avoid the risk of
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    icon appears. - Low Battery appears in the display. .QY$CVVGT[ If the phone is in standby mode, none of keys will operate. If you are on a call be sure to return the handset to the base unit after each telephone call. Caution: Do not use paint thinner, benzene, alcohol, or other chemical
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    Output Voltage: 9V DC 350mA Battery Information Battery part number: BT-446 Capacity: 800mAh, 3.6V • To avoid damage to the phone use only Uniden AD-800 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
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    TROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting If your phone is not you cannot use that line to make another outside call. • Check both ends of the base telephone line cord. • Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into the base and wall outlet. off the source of interference. www.uniden.com TROUBLESHOOTING [58]
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    TROUBLESHOOTING Symptom Suggestion The Caller ID does not display. • The call was placed through a switchboard. • Call your local telephone company to verify your Caller ID service is current. There may be a problem with your Caller ID service of the base. [59] TROUBLESHOOTING www.uniden.com
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    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. Ft. Worth TX 76155 1-800-554-3988. Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST www.uniden.com TROUBLESHOOTING [60]
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    Maximum Range rating of this phone is meant to be used as a means of comparison against other range claims. Telephone Line Problems The FCC has granted the telephone company the right to disconnect service in the event that your phone causes problems on the telephone www.uniden.com PRECAUTIONS & WA
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    uninterrupted service. If you are having trouble with your telephone service, you must first disconnect your phone to determine if it is the cause of your problem. PERFORMANCE OF WARRANTY: If, after following the instructions in the owner's manual you are certain that the Product is defective,
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    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 communications may not be ensured when using this telephone". I.C. NOTICE [63] I.C. NOTICE www.uniden.com
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    Caller ID services 45 Calling 34 www.uniden.com D phone 12 General information 57 Hands-free conversation 26 Headset installation 15 Hold 28 I.C. notice 63 Important safety instructions Telephone Line 9 Speed dialing 42 T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z Transferring a call 53 Troubleshooting
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    Memory List Name Phone No. 1 35 2 36 3 37 4 38 5 39 6 40 7 41 8 42 9 43 10 44 11 45 12 46 13 47 14 48 15 49 16 25 59 26 60 27 61 28 62 29 63 30 64 31 65 32 66 33 67 34 68 [65] MEMORY LIST Name Phone No. 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 Name
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    Memo www.uniden.com [66]
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    with this product, please call our Customer Hotline at 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
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    A CGCFOEOSWROS.ONURLNII NIEDSEE, @ N . CO M W W R E G I S T E R O N L I N E T O D AY ! T H A N K Y O U F O R B U Y I N G A U N I D E N P R O D U C T. ©2004 Uniden America Corporation, Fort Worth, Texas. Contains additional foreign articles. Custom manufactured in China. UPZZ01339BA
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DCT 746M
SERIES
OWNER'S
MANUAL