Uniden DECT4086 English Owners Manual
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- Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 1
's Guide What's in the box? DECT4086 two-line base with cordless handset and dual answering system Desk stand/wall mount bracket Rechargeable battery pack (BT-1018) Battery cover Telephone cord with two-line support Belt clip Base AC adapter (PS-0034) You might also find: DCX400 accessory - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 2
34 Using the Answering System 35 Setting Up Your Answering System..... 35 Getting Your Messages 37 Screening Your Calls 38 Using the System While You're Away from Home 39 Solving Problems 40 Weak or Hard To Hear Audio 42 Noise or Static On The Line 42 Resetting and Registering Handsets.... 44 - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 3
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 are facing the base with the arrows pointing up. OR For wall mount - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 4
cord as shown: For desktop use For wall mount use A7.C8IVN TEL LINE 1/2 TEL LINE 2 A7.C8IVN TEL LINE 1/2 TEL LINE 2 2. Connect the included two-line telephone cord to the Tel Line 1/2 jack. If your phone company uses a separate phone jack for each line, connect a standard telephone cord to the - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 5
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. If any handset has the battery cover - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 6
battery 1. If your phone came with any accessory handsets and chargers, connect a charger AC adapter to each charger's AC IN 8V jack and set reseating the handset. - checking the AC adapter connection. - seeing if the outlet is controlled by a wall switch. Charge all handsets completely (about - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 7
setting line 1 to pulse dialing (see page 6). there's a lot of noise or static see page 42 for tips on avoiding interference. the handset display says Unavailable resetting the handset (see page 44). If you have accessory handsets, try using a different handset for the test call. Test Line - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 8
press Line1. 4. Use Up or Down to highlight Dial Mode, then press Ok. 5. Highlight Pulse, then press OK. The phone sounds a confirmation tone. Try making another test call using line 1. If your test call on line 2 did not connect, follow the same process, but press Line2 in step 3. If you use pulse - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 9
Getting to Know Your Phone Parts of the Base If the key name is spelled out on keys and how they work Key name (and icon) What it does Phonebook/ left ( / ) - In standby or during a call: open the phonebook. - During text entry: move the cursor to the left. - In the first 2 seconds of a message - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 10
or any list: move the cursor down one line. - In standby: turn the answering system on or off. - In standby: turn the Do Not Disturb feature on or off (see page 32). - In standby: page a handset using the intercom. - During a call: put the call on hold and start a call transfer. - In standby: start - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 11
Display UP END CALLER ID/ RIGHT 12-key dial pad SPEAKER Microphone Handset keys and how they work Key name (and icon) What it does Up ( ) - In standby: increase the ringer volume for line 1 or line 2. - During a call: increase the call volume. - In the menu or any list: move the cursor up one - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 12
- During a call: put the call on hold and start a call transfer. Redial/ pause () - In standby: open the redial list. - While entering a phone number: insert a 2-second pause. Down ( ) - In standby: decrease the ringer volume for line 1 or line 2. - During a call: decrease the call volume. - In - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 13
icon areas Day & time SUN 12:00A Answering system status for: Line 1 Date 12/31/08 New CID: 4 Caller ID count Current LINE1 MENU functions for: Soft key 1 Soft key 2 1 2 Line 2 LINE2 Soft key 3 On the handset Status icons SUN 12:00A Day and Handset Handset #1 time banner New CID: 2 Caller - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 14
off: it will not answer the phone. The answering system is set to announce only: it will answer the phone but will not record any messages. The answering system memory is full: you must delete some saved messages. 01 through 59 This number indicates the number of new messages for each line. 12 - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 15
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 12/31/08 New CID: 4 1 2 LINE1 MENU LINE2 SUN 12:00A Handset #1 New CID: 2 LINE1 MENU LINE2 Soft key 1 Soft key 2 Soft key 3 Soft key Soft key - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 16
this happens, you can press either key. When this manual refers to a soft key, it uses the soft key's table below lists some soft key descriptions that the phone uses across several menus or operations. These are item. Line1 Use line 1 for the current operation. Line2 Use line 2 for the - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 17
the same letter sequence with small letters. If you press 2 four times in a row, the phone enters a (small letter). Press 2 five times for b, and six times for c. If you see the icon [Aa] in the display, the phone enters capital letters first (A B C), then small letters (a b c), then the number on - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 18
screen. To close the menu: on the handset, press END; on the base, press MUTE/EXIT. Select the current item. If you don't press any keys for thirty seconds, the phone times out and exits the menu. (When setting the day and time, the time-out period is extended to two minutes.) Open the menu Move - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 19
base, this menu is called Base Setup. Each of these options can be set separately for each station. (A station can be any cordless handset or the base.) Menu option: T-coil Alarm Setting Primary Line Ringer Tones Personal Ring Use it to: (Handset only) Turn on T-coil mode to reduce noise on some - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 20
the settings for line 1 will not affect line 2, and vice versa. However, the settings for each line apply to all stations whenever they use that line. Before changing these settings, make sure the phone is in standby and all handsets are within range of the base. (Only one station at a time can - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 21
on incoming local calls (see "Using Seven-digit Dialing" on page 24). Dial Mode Change the way your phone communicates with the telephone network (see "Changing from Tone to Pulse Dialing" on page 6). Set Line Mode Do not change this setting unless instructed to by customer service. (Base only - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 22
see below). If you want to... From a handset From a handset From the base speakerphone speakerphone make a call: Dial the number, then - with the primary line Press Talk/flash. Press speaker. - by choosing a line Press Line1 or Line2.* answer a call When a call comes in, the soft keys blink to - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 23
of either line's status. Auto (default setting) Connect to line 1 except under the following circumstances: - there is an incoming call on line 2 - there is a holding call on line 2 - the answering system has picked up line 2 - line 1 is being used for an active call or for screening a call If any - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 24
which line is receiving the call. - The phone saves the information for the last 50 calls received on either line to the CID list. The phone records which line the call came in on. - When it's in standby, each station displays the total number of calls received on both lines since the last time you - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 25
entry you want to dial. 2. If the phone number is a toll or long distance call, but there's no 1 at the front of the record, press to add the 1. 3. To dial the entry with the primary line for this station, press Talk/ flash or Speaker; to manually choose a line, press Line1/Line2 to dial the entry - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 26
a three-digit area code. 4. Press Ok when you're finished. The phone uses the programmed code as a filter. When calls come in, the phone compares the incoming area code to the one programmed for that line. If they match, the phone hides the area code in the CID list. While reviewing the list - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 27
for the waiting call. To answer a Call Waiting call, press flash on the base or Talk/ flash on a handset. The phone company automatically puts the current call on hold and switches you to the waiting call. Use Flash and Talk/flash to switch between the two calls; remember, each time you switch - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 28
the instructions for dialing an entry above. On the handset, press End; on the base, press mute/ Close the phonebook exit. (If you open the phonebook during a call, press Back to back out without hanging up.) Setting Up Your Phonebook Creating a new entry Open the phonebook with the phone in - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 29
isn't long enough, you can enter as many pauses as you want. - Each pause counts as one digit (you'll see a P in the number). Enter the secondary number for this entry just like you did the primary number. (Handset only) Choose the ring tone you want the handset to use when this person calls. As - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 30
. (You must have at least one accessory handset to use this multi-station feature.) Edit Edit this entry. (See "Editing an existing entry" on page 27.) Delete Erase this entry. Chain Dialing If you often have to enter a series of digits or a code number during a call, you can save that code - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 31
any cordless handset or the base.) You must have at least one accessory handset to use the features in this section. Expanding Your Phone Your base supports a total of ten DCX400 accessory handsets, including any that were supplied with your phone. Your base might be compatible with other Uniden - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 32
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. You can also use the speakerphone for a conference call, just like you can with a normal call. Using Privacy Mode You - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 33
the page, the phone cancels the page so you can answer the incoming call. To... From the base From a handset make an intercom page 1. Press Intercom/hold. 2. Select the station you want to talk with, or select All to page all the stations at the same time. cancel a page Press Intercom - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 34
To cancel, press Do not disturb again. If you turn the answering system off while DND is on, the phone turns off DND along with the answering system. Using the Alarm Feature You can set 3 different alarms on each cordless handset so your phone can remind you of important events. When an alarm is - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 35
screen. (If you selected specific days, the repeat Alarm Setting 08:00AM Weekly Alarm2 BACK OK setting displays as Weekly.) When an alarm rings When the day and time on the phone matches the day and time of an alarm setting, the handset sounds the selected tone and displays the alarm screen - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 36
. If you subscribe to a voice mail service, your phone can notify you when you have a new message waiting on either line. 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. Resetting the voice message indicator - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 37
answering system, the phone prompts you to choose a line. After that, any settings or operations will affect only the answering system for that line. For example, deleting all the messages from the answering system from line 1 does not affect any messages on the answering system for line 2. Setting - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 38
line: Security Code Ring Time Enter a 2-digit PIN so you can access your answering system from any touch-tone phone (see page 39). Set the number of rings (2, 4, or 6) before the answering system answers the phone. Choose Toll Saver (TS) to have the system pick up after 2 rings if you have new - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 39
How to operate your answering system To... From the base From a handset (during remote operation) play new messages Press Play/stop then select a line. Press 2. The system announces the number of new and old messages, then plays the first new message followed by the day and time it was received - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 40
without answering From the base Just listen to the caller over the speaker. Press Speaker. Press Mute. From a handset Press Screen. Press Talk/flash. If you mute the call screen, the system continues taking the message: it just stops playing through the speaker. Up to four handsets at a time - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 41
line, press Line1 or Line2, then select Security Code. 3. Use the number keypad to enter a two-digit security code (01 to 99). Press Ok when you're finished. Remember to make a note of your new security code! Dialing in to your system 1. Call your telephone number and wait for the system to answer - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 42
you have subscribed to 2 separate lines from your phone company. I can't conference line 1 and line 2 together. - Seeing if another station has activated Privacy Mode on one of the lines (see page 30). A cordless handset's display won't turn on. - Charging the battery for 15-20 hours. - Checking - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 43
can't get two cordless handsets to talk to the caller. - Making sure both handsets are registered to this base. - Making sure no station is in Privacy Mode (see page 30). The phone keeps ringing if I answer on an extension. - You may have to change the line mode. Contact customer service for more - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 44
be too long. Remind callers to leave a brief message. - Deleting messages (the memory may be full). - You may have to change the line mode. Contact customer service for more information. - Seeing if there are 10 handsets registered to this base. - Resetting the handset. - Making sure the time is set - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 45
Open the menu; select use your phone line, Handset Setup, then select T-coil. like alarm systems, Using T-coil mode can shorten the handset' intercom systems, or s talk time; make sure to watch the battery broadband Internet status and keep the battery charged. service Here are some hints for - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 46
Plug the DSL filter into the telephone wall jack and plug your phone's base into the filter. Make a test call to make sure the noise is gone. 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 - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 47
charged, then start over at step 1. 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. If the handset or base is exposed to moisture or liquid, but - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 48
base in direct sunlight or subject it to high temperatures. Battery Information Fully charged, the battery should provide about 10 hours of talk time and about 7 days of standby time. For best results, return the handset to the cradle after each call to keep it fully charged. Keep an eye on the - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 49
With normal use, the battery should last about one year. Replace the battery when the talk time becomes short even when the battery is charged. To buy a replacement battery, call the Parts Department listed on the front cover. Rechargeable Nickel-Metal-Hydride Battery Warning CAUTION! Risk of - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 50
modifications to maintain uninterrupted service. Please follow instructions for repairing, if any (e.g. battery replacement section); otherwise do not substitute or repair any parts of the device except as specified in this manual. Connection to party line service is subject to state tariffs - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 51
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. WARRANTY DURATION: This warranty to the original user shall terminate & be of no further effect 12 months after the - Uniden DECT4086 | English Owners Manual - Page 52
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. The pictures in this manual are for example only. Your phone
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DECT4086 Series User's Guide
What's in the box?
DECT4086 two-line
base with cordless
handset and dual
answering system
Base AC adapter
(PS-0034)
Telephone cord
with two-line
support
Desk stand/wall mount
bracket
Belt clip
DCX400
accessory
handset and
charger
If you purchased
model number:
You should
have:
DECT4086
None
DECT4086-2
1 of each
DECT4086-3
2 of each
DECT4086-4
3 of each
DECT4086-5
4 of each
DECT4086-6
5 of each
You might also find:
Battery
cover
Rechargeable
battery pack
(BT-1018)
Charger AC
adapter
(PS-0035)
Belt
clip
Battery
cover
Rechargeable
battery pack
(BT-1018)