Uniden EXAI2248i English Owners Manual - Page 19

GETTING STARTED Choosing the dial mode Most phone systems use tone dialing which sends DTMF tones through the phone lines. However, some phone systems still use pulse dialing such as in rural areas. The default setting is tone dialing. Depending on your dialing system, set the mode as follows: 1)When the phone is in the standby mode, press and hold call id/menu. The following screen appears. 2) Press 4 or press three times to select "Dial". 3) Press select to toggle between "Tone" and "Pulse". 4)Press end or return the handset to the base unit to complete the setting. The handset returns to the standby mode. Setting the language 1)When the phone is in the standby mode, Press and hold call id/menu. The following screen appears. 2) Press 5 or press four times to select "Language". 3) Press select to toggle between "Eng" and "Fr.". 4)Press end or return the handset to the base unit to complete the setting. The handset returns to the standby mode. • If you are not sure of your dialing system, make a trial call. If the call connects, leave the setting as is, otherwise set for pulse dialing. • If your phone system requires pulse dialing and you need to send the DTMF tones for certain situations during a call, you may "switch-over" to tone dialing (refer to "Tone Dialing Switch-over" on page 20). G E T T I N G S T A R T E D [ 17 ]