Uniden DECT2088 English Owners Manual

Uniden DECT2088 - DECT 2088 Cordless Phone Base Station Manual

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    the Phone 5 Choosing the Best Location 5 Installing the Battery 6 Charging the Handset 7 Connecting the Base 8 Connecting to the Phone Know Your New Phone 17 Features 17 Answering system features 17 Terminology Used in this Manual 18 Manual Conventions 18 Parts of the Handset 19 Parts of
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    Your Handsets 30 Changing the Handset Banner 30 Selecting a Ring Tone 30 Activating AutoTalk 31 Activating Any Key Answer 31 Using Your Phone 31 Mail Service 43 Resetting the voice message waiting indicator... 43 Installing the Optional Headset 43 Setting Up the Answering System 44
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    the Handset Without the Base 57 Changing the Line Mode for Multiple Extensions.... 58 Traveling Out of Range 58 Liquid Damage 59 Precautions 60 Rechargeable Nickel-Metal-Hydride . Battery Warning 60 Important Safety Instructions 60 The FCC Wants You To Know 61 Radio interference 62 Cordless
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    Thank you for purchasing a Uniden Multi-Handset phone. Note: Illustrations in this manual are used for explanation purposes. Some illustrations in this manual may differ from the actual unit. As an Energy Star® Partner, Uniden has determined that this product or product models meets the Energy Star
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    ovens • Refrigerators • Fluorescent lighting • Other cordless telephones Installing the Phone Near an AC outlet and a telephone handset antennas free of obstruction. • When the handset is not in use, place the handset in an upright position. • Metal and reinforced concrete may affect cordless
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    Installing the Battery Use only the Uniden BT-1008 rechargeable battery pack supplied with your cordless telephone. Press in on the handset battery case cover. Use the finger indention for a better grip and slide the cover downward to remove. Line up the red and black wires on the battery pack
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    Charging the Handset Use only the Uniden PS-0007 AC adapter supplied with your cordless telephone. Connect the AC adapter to the DC IN 9V jack and route the cord through the molded wiring channel. Connect the AC adapter to a standard 120V AC wall outlet. DO NOT use an AC outlet controlled by a
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    To avoid risk of fire and shock, only use the Uniden PS-0009 AC adapter with the base. Connect the handset cord to the left side of the phone and the base corded handset. Connect the AC adapter to the DC IN 9V jack. Route the cord through the molded wiring channel. Connect the AC adapter to
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    Do you have DSL or any high-speed Internet service delivered through your phone line? Try putting a DSL filter between the base and the wall jack. Without a filter, telephone-line-based Internet services can interfere with standard phones.  Route the cord through the molded wiring channel. What if
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    Phone Testing the Connection Pick up the handset from the charging cradle and press [ /Flash]. You should hear a dial tone, and the display should show TALK. What if I can't hear a dial tone? Check the telephone cord connection on the base. What if the display doesn't show TALK? • Check the battery
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    can't connect to the telephone network, please follow the steps below to modify your phone's settings: ) Press [Menu/Select]. 2) Select the GLOBAL SETUP menu, and then YOUR PHONE! Installing the Belt Clip Insert the tabs on the sides of the belt clip into the holes on either side of the handset.
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    supports a total of six cordless handsets, including any that were supplied with your phone. You can now place a fully-featured cordless handset anywhere AC power is available to connect the charging cradle. • Your phone is compatible with the DCX200 and DCX300 accessory handset. • For instructions
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    Using Multiple Bases The handsets supplied with your phone (or any DCX200 accessory handsets) can be registered to a total of four different bases. Compatible bases include the DECT2060, DECT2080, DECT2085, DECT2088, and DECT3080 models. Once your handset is registered to more than one base, you
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    either select a base you want to use manually, or set to AUTO. If you set to AUTO, when the handset comes out of range, it searches automatically the available base in order of base ID. ) With the phone in standby, press [Menu/Select]. Select the HANDSET SETUP menu, and then the SELECT BASE submenu
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    . Remove the stand from the base. Snap the stand into the notches on the bottom of the base. Installing the Phone Connect the AC adapter and the telephone cords as shown on pages 8 and 9. Remember to route the AC adapter cord through the channel on the bottom of the base. Plug the telephone
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    it back into the slot. The retainer holds the corded handset in place. (To AC outlet) Slide the base down to lock it into place. Notes: Mounting the phone directly on the wall • Be sure the wall is capable of supporting the weight of the phone, and use the proper type of anchoring device for
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    Getting to Know Your New Phone Features • 1.9GHz DECT6.0 expandable system • Expands up to 6 handsets • Integrated digital answering system • Caller ID/Call Waiting • Corded handset with base keypad • Cordless handset and charging cradle • Advanced phonebook features: • Store 70 phonebook entries on
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    connecting another phone line. This base supports a total of six cordless handsets; see page 12 for compatible handsets. The main part of the phone that connects to your phone line and lets you make and receive calls. A cradle that comes with an accessory handset and charges the handset battery pack
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    Getting to Know Your New Phone Parts of the Handset Headset jack cover Belt clip hole Speakerphone speaker and ringer Battery compartment new message LED Earpiece Display (LCD) [Clear/Int'com] key (clear/intercom) [ ] key (up) [ /Flash] key (talk/flash) [ ] key (phonebook/left) [ /tone] key [
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    Parts of the Base Corded handset Speaker Corded handset cord Display (LCD) [Menu/Select] key [Redial/Pause] key [ / ] key (phonebook/repeat/left) [ ] key (up) [ / ] key (caller ID/skip/right) [ ] key (down) [ ] key and LED (play/stop) [Answer on/off] key (answering system on/off) [Flash] key [ ]
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    waiting in your voice mailbox. The privacy icon appears when the Privacy Mode is turned on. The speaker icon appears when the speaker phone is in use. The mute icon appears while the microphone is muted. The battery icon indicates the handset battery status: full, medium, low, and empty. 21
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    screen, press [left] on the four-way function key. • To exit the menu on the handset, press [ ]. • To exit the menu on the base, press [ ]. • If you don't press any keys for thirty seconds, the phone will time out and exit the menu. (When setting the day and time, the time-out
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    Using the Interface Entering Text from Your Phone You can use the number keypad on your handset or base to enter text by referring to the letters printed on each number key. When you press the number key in a text entry field, the phone displays the first letter printed on the number key. Press
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    Each station supports two languages: English and Spanish for US models or English and French for Canadian models. Once you select a language, the menus on the station will display in that language. The default language is English. ) Press [Menu/Select]. 2) On the handset, select the HANDSET SETUP
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    in your phonebook. If you've assigned a personal ringer to that number, the phone uses it so you know who is calling. To turn the personal ringing on or off, follow these steps: ) Press [Menu/Select]. 2) Select the HANDSET SETUP menu, and then the PERSONAL RING submenu. 3) Move the cursor to select
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    from Your Phone on page 23 for instructions on entering text.) If you do not want to enter a name for this entry, your phone will store phone number; the phone number can contain up to twenty digits. If you need the phone to pause between digits when it's dialing (for example, to enter an extension
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    ). You can attach a special ring tone to each phonebook entry on the handsets; the phone will use this ring tone when this person calls. Use [ ] and [ ] to select one of the seven different ring tone options (see Selecting a Ring Tone
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    not include the number, then you will not be able to store it.) ) With the phone in standby, press [ ] to open the Caller ID list or [Redial/Pause] to Creating Phonebook Entries on page 26. Deleting a Single Phonebook Entry ) With the phone in standby, press [ ]. 2) Find the entry that you want to
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    one phonebook entry at a time or all phonebook entries at once. ) With the phone in standby, press [ ]. 2) To copy one entry, find the phonebook entry you the transfer is completed, DONE! appears on the station. Notes: • The handsets must be currently connected to the same base (see page 14). If
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    to enter or edit the banner name. (See Entering Text from Your Phone on page 23 for detailed instructions on entering text.) 4) Press [Menu/Select]. You will hear a confirmation tone. Note: When you have multiple bases and even if the handset ID is changed when you switch to a different base, the
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    Because 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 with base corded handset even during a power failure: • Making and receiving calls with the base corded handset • Corded handset volume
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    the number. OR ) Dial the number. 2) Pick up the corded handset from the base. Press [ ]. Pick up the corded handset from the base. Press [ ]. Return the corded handset to the base cradle. From a cordless handset ) Pick up the handset from the cradle. 2) Press [ /Flash]. 3) Listen for the
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    or pick up the corded handset from the base or press . [ ] on the base before you open the phonebook. Find the phone number you want to dial, and then press [Menu/Select]. Chain dialing from the phonebook If you often have to enter a series of digits or a code number during a call, you can save
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    service from your phone company, your phone will show you the caller's phone number and name (if available) whenever a call comes in. If you subscribe to Caller ID on Call Waiting, the phone phone number, press [ /tone]. 4) Press [ /Flash] or [ ] on the handset or pick up the corded handset from
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    it appears in the display. Press [Clear/Int'com] on the handset or [Clear/Mute] on the base to delete the stored code, phone compares the incoming area code to the code programmed on the phone. If the two codes match, the station hides the area code in the Caller ID list. • When you are reviewing
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    , press [ /Flash] on the handset or [Flash] on the base. Note: You must subscribe to Call Waiting service for this feature to operate. Not or [ ] on the handset or pick up the corded handset from the base or press . [ ] on the base before you open the redial list. Find the phone number you want to
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    the ringer for this call. The phone will ring again on the next call. (The handset must be off the cradle to mute the ringer.) Adjusting the Earpiece Volume You can choose from six volume levels for each cordless handset earpiece or the corded handset earpiece. To adjust the earpiece volume while
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    while on a call. Your phone gives you three audio tone options: low, natural and high; the default setting, Natural Tone, is recommended for hearing aid users. Audio tone adjustments only apply to the cordless handset earpiece, not the speakerphone and the base corded handset. To adjust the audio
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    screen will read, LINE ON HOLD. 2) To return to the party on hold, press [ /Flash] or [ ] on the handset or pick up the corded handset from the base or press [ ] on the base. The phone will return to the holding party. Notes: • You can only place a caller on hold for five minutes. Once five
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    station accepts the transferred call, you will be disconnected. If you want to rejoin the call, press . [ /Flash] or [ ] on the handset or pick up the corded handset from the base or press [ ] on the base again. Answering a transferred call When a station receives a call transfer, it sounds a paging
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    , repeat the procedure listed above. PRIVACY MODE OFF appears. Using the Intercom You can use the intercom to talk to another station without using the phone line. The handsets must be currently connected to the same base (see page 14). Making an intercom page ) With the
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    Switch Over If your phone is set to pulse dialing, you can temporarily switch to tone dialing after the call connects. This feature is useful when you need tone dialing to use automated menu systems, such as telephone bank tellers, telephone * prescription refills, customer support menus, etc. Make
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    mail message, the new message LED on the top of the handset flashes and appears in the handset and base display. In the event your message waiting light gets out of sync with your phone company's voice messaging system, you can manually reset it back to the "No messages waiting" state. ) On the
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    can access the answering system menus. Note: If you set from a handset and you have multiple bases, select the base with answering system you want to access a Greeting Once you have recorded a personal greeting, the phone automatically switches to your personal greeting. You can also switch back
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    announcements. The default system language is English. ) Press [Menu/Select]. 2) Select ANSW. SETUP, and then the ANSW. LANGUAGE submenu. 3) Move the cursor to choose a language.. for US models: Choose ENGLISH or ESPAÑOL (Spanish).. for Canadian models: Choose ENGLISH or FRANÇAIS (French
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    You can set the day and time from the handset, but the day and time do not appear on the handset display. • If the power goes out on the incoming messages. If you set the record time to ANNOUNCE ONLY, the answering system answers the call but prevents callers from leaving a message. ) Press [Menu/
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    Setting Up the Answering System Activating the Message Alert The message alert feature sounds a short alert tone every fifteen seconds whenever you have a new message. To turn on the message
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    greeting. 3) ANSWER ON appears on the base display. Turning Off ) With the phone in standby, press . [Answer on/off]. 2) The phone announces "Answering System is off." 3) ANSWER OFF appears on the base display. From the handset ) Press [Menu/Select]. 2) Select the ANSW. SETUP menu, and then the
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    system plays your old messages. You can review your messages from the base or from the handset: From the base From the handset Playing new messages Press [ ]. The system deleted. Deleting all messages While the phone is in standby, press [ ] . When the system asks you to confirm, press [
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    and speak to the caller, pick up the corded handset from the base or press [ ]. • To mute the call screen and allow the caller to continue leaving the message, press [ ]. • While the systems is recording the message, press . [ /Mute]. If another handset is screening a call, you will hear a beep
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    follow these steps: ) Call your telephone number and wait for the system to answer. If the answering system is off, it will answer after about ten rings and sounds a series of beeps. 2) During the greeting or the beeps (if answering system is off), press [0] and enter your security code/PIN within
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    proper adapter for the base and any chargers. • Do not place the power cord where it creates a trip hazard or where it could become chafed and create a subject it to high temperatures. Battery Information Battery life With average use, your handset battery provides approximately ten hours of talk
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    , or heat them. • Do not remove or damage the battery casing. Power Failures During a power failure, you can make and receive calls with the base corded handset; however, you will not be able to use the base speakerphone or the cordless handset. See page 31 for available features with the base
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    your phone is not performing to your expectations, please try these simple steps first. If these steps do not solve your problem, please call our Customer Hotline (see the back cover for contact information). When you have this problem... The charge LED won't illuminate when the cordless handset is
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    a problem with your Caller ID service. • Charging the battery for 15 to 20 hours. • Resetting the handset (see page 56). • Register all handsets to the same base, and then select the same base on all handsets (see pages 13 and 14). • Checking to see that there are not two cordless handsets already
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    to register the handset. • You are unable to register any handsets to the base. • When you register new handsets to the base, the handset IDs do not match. (For example, the handset registers as "Handset #4" but you only have two handsets.) • When you are instructed to by one of Uniden's call center
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    Troubleshooting ) Select the base you want to de-register the handset from (see Selecting the base on page 14). 2) Press and hold [ ] and [#] for more than five seconds. Select DEREGISTER HS. 3) Select the handset which you are operating, and then press [Menu/Select]. 4) The phone will ask you to
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    telephones use to signal each other that an extension is in use. Customer service may recommend changing the line mode if you have any of the following problems: • Your phone keeps ringing after someone answers on an extension phone. • Your answering system doesn't stop recording when you answer on
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    Troubleshooting Liquid Damage Moisture and liquid can damage your cordless phone. • If the handset or base is exposed to in the phone or liquid has entered the handset battery compartment or vent openings on the base), follow the steps below: Cordless Handset ) Remove the battery cover and
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    a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak. 4. Use only the power cord and batteries indicated in this manual. Do not dispose of batteries in a fire. They may explode. Check with local authorities for possible battery disposal instructions. 5. Do not disassemble any component of this product. SAVE THESE
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    is hearing aid compatible. Should you experience trouble with this equipment, please contact Uniden customer service at 800-297-1023. If the equipment is causing harm to the telephone network, the telephone company may request that you disconnect the equipment until the problem is resolved. NOTICE
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    system does not disable your alarm equipment. If you have questions about what will disable alarm equipment, contact your telephone company or a qualified installer. Radio interference Radio interference may occasionally cause buzzing and humming in your cordless handset causing the problem. In Canada
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    an authorized Uniden service center for a defect or malfunction covered by this warranty, (E) used in any conjunction with equipment or parts or as part of any system not manufactured by Uniden, or (F) installed or programmed by anyone other than as detailed by the owner's manual for this product
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    32 Answering system Reviewing messages 49 Setting up 44 Turning on/off 48 When away from home 50 Any key answer 31 Area code 35 Audio tone 38 AutoTalk 31 B Banner 30 Base Installing 8 Multiple bases 13 Parts of the base 20 Reading the display 21 Wall mounting 15 Battery Battery life
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    a handset ringer........ 30 Muting 37 Personal ring 25, 27 Volume 37 S Safety notices 60 Screening calls 47, 50 Security code 50 Selecting the base 14 Seven-digit dialing 35 T Text, entering 23 Tone dialing 11, 42 Transferring a call 40 Troubleshooting 54 V Voice mail service 43
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    the number of messages stored in memory and the voice prompts. 3. To quit, hang up the phone. Turn on the answering system remotely 1. Call your phone and let it ring 10 times until you hear a beep. 2. Press 0 and then enter your PIN code. 3. Press 0 then 5 to stop the announcement. 4. Press
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    Skip a Message Delete a Message Stop Operation Answering System On Answering System Off Help CUT Task Key Repeat a Message Play Incoming Messages Skip a Message Delete a Message Stop Operation Answering System On Answering System Off Help CUT Task Key Repeat a Message Play
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    Memo 68
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