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    Contents Welcome 4 Accessibility 4 Terminology Used in this Manual 5 Manual Conventions 5 Product Overview 6 Features 6 Answering System 12 Wall Mounting the Base 13 Direct Wall Mounting 14 Installing the Battery 15 Connecting the Base and Charging the Handset... 16 Installing the Belt
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    Using Your Phone 30 Making a Call from the Phonebook 31 Chain Dialing from the Phonebook 31 Switching to the Handset Speakerphone During a Call 31 Using Caller ID, Call Waiting, and Redial Lists....... 32 Using the Caller ID List 32 Making a Call from a Caller ID Record 32 Deleting Caller ID
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    Battery Replacement and Handling 53 Cleaning the Battery Contacts 53 Low Battery Alert 54 Talk and Standby Times 54 Troubleshooting -Hydride Battery Warning ... 61 The FCC Wants You To Know 62 I.C. Notice 63 One Year Limited Warranty 64 Index 65 Remote Operation Card 68 At Uniden, we
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    illustrations in this manual may differ from the actual unit. Uniden is a registered trademark of Uniden America Corporation. AutoStandby, DirectLink, IntegriSound and Random Code are trademarks of Uniden America. Accessibility Uniden provides a customer service hotline for accessibility questions
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    to users on a subscription basis. With this service and a display on your cordless phone, you battery. It connects to power but does not connect to a phone line. This phone system is expandable and will support , enabling a dial tone. Manual Conventions This manual uses several different type styles
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    Product Overview Features: • 5.8GHz FHSS Expandable System • Expands up to 10 Handsets • Integrated Digital Answering Machine • Caller ID/Call Waiting • Store 30 Caller ID Numbers • Advanced Phonebook Features: • Store 70 Phonebook Entries • Alphabetical Search • Personalized Ring by Party •
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    of your phone. Handset 5 6 1 2 7 3 8 9 10 11 4 12 13 . Headset Jack Cover 2. Beltclip Hole 3. Speakerphone Speaker and Ringer 4. Handset Battery Compartment 5. New Message LED 6. Handset Earpiece 7. LCD Display 8. [menu/clear] key 14 9. [ ] key (up) 15 0. [ /flash] key (talk
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    Base 26 27 28 29 30 31 33 32 34 23 24 25 35 36 37 38 39 23. Base speaker 24. Base charging contacts 25. Base microphone 26. Message counter LED 27. [vol -] key 28. [vol +] key 29. [greet] key (record/greeting) 30. [find hs] key (find handset) 3. [on/off] key (answering system on/off)
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    you the status of your phone. The table below lists the icons and what they mean. Icon Status Standby/Talk Description The battery icon indicates the handset battery status: full, medium, low, and empty. :OFF Standby The ringer off icon indicates that the ringer is turned off. Talk The mute
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    When the phone is in standby, the handset display shows the following items: :OFF Handset #1 New CID: 5 Ringer off icon (when the ringer is off) / battery icon Handset ID Number of new Caller ID calls received Using the Four-way Function Key Your handset has a four-way function key that allows
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    Entering Text from Your Handset You can use the number keypad on your handset 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 the number key twice to
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    Installing the Phone Choosing the Best Location When choosing a location for your new phone, here are some important guidelines you should consider: • The location should be close to both a phone jack and a continuous power outlet (one which is not connected to a switch). • The base and handset
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    Wall Mounting the Base This phone can be mounted on any standard wall plate. ) Snap the wall mount adapter into the notches on the base top. 2) Plug the AC adapter into the DC IN 9V jack. 3) Wrap the AC adapter cord inside the molded wiring channel as shown. 4) Plug the AC adapter into a standard
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    . • Try to mount your phone within 5-feet of a working phone jack to avoid excessive wire lengths. • Make sure the wall material is capable of supporting the weight of the base and handset. • Use #10 screws with a minimum length of 1-3/8 inches, with anchoring devices suitable for the wall material
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    Installing the Battery Use only the Uniden BT-909 rechargeable battery pack supplied with your cordless telephone. Follow the steps below to install the handset battery. ) Press in on the handset battery case cover (use the finger indention for a better grip) and slide the cover downward to remove.
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    and Charging the Handset ) Connect the AC adapter to the DC IN 9V jack. CAUTION: To avoid risk of fire and shock, only use the Uniden AD-800 AC adapter. 2) Connect the AC adapter to a standard 120V AC wall outlet. DO NOT use an AC outlet controlled by a wall switch. 3) Place
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    the AC adapter cord is securely connected to the DC IN 9V jack and a standard power outlet. 2) Check to make sure the battery is fully charged. (If you don't see the "battery full" icon, check to make sure the battery is properly connected). 3) Change the dial mode (instructions on page 18). 17
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    Changing the Dial Mode Your phone can communicate with the telephone network in two different ways: tone dialing or pulse dialing. These days, most phone networks use a method called tone dialing, so your phone comes programmed for tone dialing. If your phone company uses pulse dialing, you will
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    Basic Setup Selecting a Language Your phone supports two languages: English and Spanish for USA models or English and French for Canadian models. Once you select a language, the menus on the phone will
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    Activating the Key Touch Tone Key Touch Tone is the tone your keypad makes when keys are pressed. You can turn this tone on or off. ) Press [menu/clear]. Select the HANDSET SETUP menu, and then the KEY TOUCH TONE submenu. Key Touch Tone 2) Move the cursor to select ON or OFF. 3) Press [select/
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    Adding Accessory Handsets Your phone supports up to ten (10) battery recharges automatically when the handset is placed in the charger. ) Connect the AC adapter to the DC IN 9V jack and to a 120V AC outlet that is not controlled by a wall switch. Route the cord. Caution: Use only the Uniden
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    Registering TCX930 Accessory Handsets Your phone supports a total of ten (10) - p l a c e handset on base to register. See your Owner's Manual for help. ) Before registering the TCX930 accessory handset, the battery pack MUST be charged for 15-20 hours. 2) To register the TCX930 handset
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    link to the base from its own memory. The handset will now display HANDSET NOT REGISTERED-PLACE HANDSET ON BASE TO REGISTER. SEE YOUR OWNER'S MANUAL FOR HELP. If the handset cannot contact the base, it will display UNAVAILABLE. If this happens, see Resetting the Handset Without the Base on page
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    keypad to enter a name for this entry; the name can contain up to 16 characters. (See Entering Text from Your Handset on page 11 for instructions on entering text.) If you do not want to enter a name for this entry, your phone will store this entry as . Press [select
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    5) Assign a personal ring tone for this entry (PERSONAL RING). You can attach a special ring tone to each phonebook entry; the phone will use this ring tone when this person calls. Use [ ] and [ ] to select one of the 7 different ring tone options (see Selecting a Ring Tone on page 28 for a
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    Storing Caller ID or Redial Numbers in the Phonebook You can store Caller ID records or redial numbers in the phonebook so you can use them later. Go to the Caller ID or redial list and select the number you want to store. (If the Caller ID information did not include the number, then you will not
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    Copying Phonebook Entries to Another Handset If you have more than one handset, you can transfer phonebook entries from one handset to another without having to re-enter names and numbers. You can transfer one phonebook entry at a time or all phonebook entries at once. ) When the phone is in
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    Customizing Your Phone Selecting a Ring Tone (Handset only) You may choose from 4 melodies or 3 tones for your phone's primary ring tone. Each handset can use a different ringer tone or melody. The available ring tones are listed below: Melodies Fur Elise (ELISE) We Wish You A Merry Christmas (
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    Activating AutoTalk (Handset only) AutoTalk allows you to answer the phone simply by removing the handset from the cradle. You do not have to press a button to answer the call. ) Press [menu/clear]. 2) Select the HANDSET SETUP menu, and then the AUTOTALK submenu. 3) Select ON or OFF, and press [
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    Using Your Phone Making a call Answering a call Hanging up From a cordless handset ) Remove the handset from the charging cradle. 2) Press [ /flash]. 3) Listen for the dial tone. 4) Dial the number. OR ) Remove the handset from the charging cradle. 2) Dial the number. 3) Press [ /flash]. ) Pick
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    Making a Call from the Phonebook ) When the phone is in standby, press [ ] to open the phonebook. 2) Move the cursor to select DIAL/EDIT, and then press [select/ ]. 3) Find the phonebook entry you want to call (see Finding a Phonebook Entry on page 25). 4) Press [ /flash] or [ ] to dial the number.
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    phone also shows you the name and the number of any call that comes in while you're on the line. If your telephone provider supports seven-digit dialing, you can save your local area code so it does not display in the Caller ID list. See Seven-Digit Dialing on
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    if you want to DELETE ALL. Note: When you delete a Caller ID number, you delete it permanently. Using Call Waiting If you have Call Waiting service and a second call comes in when you are on the phone, a call waiting tone will sound. Press [ /flash] to accept the waiting call. There is
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    Redialing a Number You can quickly redial the last 5 numbers dialed on each handset. ) With the phone in standby, press the [redial/pause] to open the redial list. 2) Use [ ] and [ ] or [redial/pause] to scroll through the redial list. 3) When you find the number you want to dial, press [ /flash]
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    Adjusting the Ringer, Earpiece and Speaker Volume Adjusting the Ringer Volume You can choose from four ringer volume settings on the handset (off, low, medium, and high) and four options (off, low, medium, and high) on the base. With the phone in standby, use [ ] or [ ] on the handset or [vol +] or
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    audio tone is set, and the display returns to normal. Using the Clarity Boost Feature 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, so while you are on a call
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    Using Conference and Transfer Conferencing If you have more than one handset, up to three people can participate in a conference call. A three-way conference call consists of an outside line and two handsets. You can easily join a call already in progress. ) Press [ /flash] or [ ] to join the call.
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    Using Special Features Muting the Ringer (One call only) While the phone is ringing, press [ ] on the handset or [ will ring again on the next call. ] on the base to mute the ringer for this call. The phone Muting the Microphone Mute turns off the microphone so the caller can't hear you. This only
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    Seven-Digit Dialing In some areas, the telephone company may allow you to place a local call by dialing only 7 digits (instead of 10). If this is the case in your area, you can program your local area code in your phone. Programming your area code will allow you to see the caller's 7-digit phone
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    as telephone bank tellers, telephone * prescription refills, customer support menus, etc. Make your call normally. Once your See Changing the Dial Mode on page 18 for instructions on setting your phone for pulse or tone dialing Uniden Parts Department. See back cover page for contact information.) 40
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    Setting Up the Answering System Your phone has a built-in answering system that answers and records incoming calls. Features • Digital Tapeless Recording • Up to 14 Minutes of Recording Time • Call Screening • Personal or Pre-recorded Outgoing Messages • Bilingual Voice Prompts (for USA models:
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    Using the Answering System Interface Handset operation You can use your handset to operate your answering system from anywhere in your home. When the phone is in standby, press [select/ ] on the handset to access the answering system. REMOTE ANSWERING MACHINE OPERATION appears on the handset display
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    Setting the Number of Rings The ring time setting allows you to set the number of rings the caller hears before your answering system plays the outgoing message. You can set the ring time to answer after two, four, or six rings. If you enable the Toll Saver (TS) setting, the answering system picks
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    Recording a Personal Greeting Your answering system comes with a pre-recorded outgoing message or greeting that plays when you receive a call: "Hello, no one is available to take your call. Please leave a message after the tone." You can record your own personal outgoing greeting. Your recorded
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    Deleting Your Personal Greeting You can delete your personal greeting from the base. You cannot delete the pre-recorded greeting. From the base: ) With the phone in standby, press [greet]. 2) While the personal greeting is playing, press [ ]. 3) The system announces "Greeting has been deleted," and
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    Activating the Message Alert The message alert feature sounds a short alert tone every 15 seconds whenever you have a new message. To turn on the message alert: From the handset: ) Press [menu/clear]. Select the ANSW. SETUP menu, and then the MESSAGE ALERT submenu. 2) Move the cursor to select ON
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    Using the Answering System Turning Your Answering System On and Off Turning On Turning Off From the base ) With the phone in standby, press [on/off]. 2) The system announces "Answering System is on" and plays the current greeting. 3) The message counter displays the number of messages stored in
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    Reviewing Messages The base message counter displays the number of messages stored in memory. When you have new messages, the message counter and the new message LED on the handset flash. The answering system plays your new messages first. After you listen to all of your new messages, you can then
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    Screening Calls If you activate the call screening feature, you can listen to callers leaving a message without answering the phone (see Activating Call Screening on page 46). You can always hear callers from the base speaker. To screen an incoming call from the handset: • Press [select/ ] when the
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    Operating the Answering System While You Are Away from Home You can access your answering system while you are away from home to check, play, and delete messages, or even record a new greeting message or turn your answering system on and off. Note: • The answering machine will only playback messages
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    Remote Commands Command Function [0] then [1] Repeat a message* [0] then [2] Play incoming messages [0] then [3] Skip a message [0] then [4] Delete a message Command [0] then [5] [0] then [6] [0] then [9] [1] then [0] Function Stop operation Answering system on Answering system off Help *
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    -0005 Input Voltage Base: 120V AC, 60 Hz Charging Cradle: 120V AC, 60 Hz Output Voltage Base: 9V DC @ 350mA Charging Cradle: 9V DC @ 210mA Battery Part Number BT-909 Capacity 3.6V DC @ 600mAh Notes: • Use only the supplied AD-800 and AD-0005 AC adapters. • Do not use any other
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    AD-800 (9V 350mA) and AD-0005 AC adapters and Uniden BT-909 battery pack with your phone. Caution: • Use only the specified Uniden battery pack BT-909. • Do not remove the batteries from the handset to charge them. • Never throw the battery into a fire, disassemble, or heat them. • Do not remove or
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    7 days of standby time. When your handsets are not being used and are left off of their charging cradles, the battery will gradually discharge. You can achieve optimum battery life and performance by returning the handset to the charging cradle after each use. If the handset is left off of the
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    Troubleshooting Handset #4" but you only have two handsets.) • When you are instructed to by one of Uniden's call center representatives. ) Press and hold [ ] and [#] NOT REGISTERED-PLACE HANDSET ON BASE TO REGISTER. SEE YOUR OWNER'S MANUAL FOR HELP. 5) Re-register the handset to the base (see
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    NOT REGISTERED-PLACE HANDSET ON BASE TO REGISTER. SEE YOUR OWNER'S MANUAL FOR HELP. 4) Register the handset to the new base (see suspect another cordless telephone is using the same security code or if you are instructed to change this code by a manufacturer's Call Center Representative, you can
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    please try these simple steps first. If these steps do not solve your problem, please call our Customer Hotline (see At Uniden, we'll take care of you! on page 70). Symptom The Call your telephone provider to verify your Caller ID service is current. There may be a problem with your Caller ID
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    sure that your handset is registered to the main base unit. • Charge the battery in the handset for 15 to 20 hours by placing the handset on the base Code (see Changing the Digital Security Code on page 56). • Charge the battery pack in the handset for 15 to 20 hours. • Change the Digital Security
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    Symptom There is no sound on the base or handset speaker during call monitoring or message review. Cannot access answering system from a remote phone. Suggestion • Adjust the speaker volume on the base or handset. • Make sure the call screen feature is set to on. • Make sure you are using the
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    Let dry for at least 3 days. IMPORTANT: You must unplug the telephone line while recharging the battery packs to avoid charge interruption. CAUTION: DO NOT use a microwave oven to speed up the drying telephone does not work, please call our Customer Service Hotline (see back cover page). 60
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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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    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. Contact the state public utility commission, public service
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    , please check around your home to see what appliances may be causing the problem. In addition, we recommend that the base not be plugged into a circuit or distracting transmissions on your phone, you may be receiving radio signals from another cordless telephone or other source of interference. If
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    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 instructions in the owner's manual
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    home 50 Any key answer 29 Area code 39 AutoTalk 29 B Base Installing 16 Parts of the base 8 Wall mounting 13 Battery Installing 15 Low battery alert 54 Replacement and handling....... 53 Talk and standby time 54 Belt clip 16 C Call screening 46, 49 Call waiting 33
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    M Mute Microphone 38 Ringer 38 O Out of range 56 P Personal identification number (PIN 46 Personal ring 19 Phonebook 24 Copying entries 27 Creating new entries 24 Deleting entries 26 Editing entries 25 Finding entries 25 Making calls from 31 Storing Caller
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    Memo 67
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    Remote Operation Card CUT CUT 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 voice prompts. 3. To quit, hang up the
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    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 Incoming Messages Skip a Message Delete a Message Stop Operation Answering System On Answering
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    product. if you have any questions or problems, please do not return this product to the place of purchase. Having trouble? Our customer care specialists are here to help you! Visit our web-site at www.uniden.com or call our Customer Service Hotline at 1-800-297-1023 during regular business
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