Uniden TRU5885 English Owners Manual - Page 16

• If you are not sure of your dialing system, set the unit to tone dialing. Make a trial call. If the call connects, leave the setting as is, otherwise set the unit to pulse dialing. • If your phone system requires pulse dialing and you need to send DTMF tones in certain situations during a call, you may "switch-over" to tone dialing. (Refer to "Tone Dialing Switchover" on page 22.) D. Choose the dialing 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 menu/mute. 2) Press + or - to move the pointer to "Dial Mode". 3) Press select/ch and the display will show the current setting. (The initial setting is Tone.) 4) Press + or - to change the selection. 5) Press select/ch, and you will hear a confirmation tone. 6) Press end to exit. Terminology Throughout this manual, terms such as Standby and Talk Mode are used. Below is the terminology explanation. Standby Mode - The handset is not in use, is off the base, and talk/flash or spkr have not been pressed. A dial tone is not present. Talk Mode - The handset is not in the base and talk/flash or spkr has been pressed enabling a dial tone. "Talk" appears on the display. [ 14 ] G E T T I N G S T A R T E D