Uniden EXA 7950 manual

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CO N T E N T S OF Y OUR O WNER’S MANU AL CONTENTS Controls and Functions .......................... Back Cov er Fold-out Introduction ...................................................1 • W elcome ............................................................1 • Featur es ............................................................1 • Includ[...]

Introduction WELCOME Congratulations on your pur chase of the Uniden EXA7950 cordless telephone and answering system. This phone is designed and engineered to exacting standards f or reliability , long life, and outstanding performance. FEATURES • 900 MHz Extended Range T echnology • Integrated T elephone Answering Device (ITAD) • 1 0 Number [...]

INCLUDED IN Y OUR P A CKA GE Also included: • This Owner’s Manual • Precautions and Im portant Safety Instructions/W arranty Information • Registration Car d 2 Handset Base A C Adapter Recharg eable Batter y T elephone Cord W all Mount Adapter TIP T o get the most from your phone, please read this owner’s manual thoroughly . Also be sure [...]

Installing and Adjusting YourPhone DESK/TABLETOP INST ALL A TION 1) Plug the A C adapter cord into the 9 VDC in put jack on the back of the base. 2) Wrap the A C adapter cord around the strain relief notch. 3) Plug the AC adapter into a standard 1 20 V AC w all outlet. 4) Charge the battery (refer to “Charging the Battery Pack, ” page 8). 5) Pl[...]

7) Set the base on a desk or tabletop, and place the handset into the base as shown. Then, raise the antenna to a vertical position. W ALL INST ALL A TION ▼ Standard wall plate mounting This phone can be mounted on any standard A T&T or GTE wall plate. 1) Slide the wall mount adapter into the notches at the top of the base. 2) Rotate the w al[...]

5) Plug one end of the telephone cord into the TEL LINE jack on the back of the base, then plug the other end into a standard telephone jack. 6) Line up the mounting slots on the base with the mounting posts on the wall, then push in and down until the phone is firmly seated. 7) On the base unit, pull the handset retainer out of the slot and rotate[...]

▼ Direct wall mounting If you don’t hav e a standard wall plate, y ou can mount your phone directly to the w all. Before doing this, consider the follo wing: • Select a location away fr om electrical cables, pipes, or other items behind the mounting location. Inserting screws into areas such as this can be hazardous. • Try to mount your pho[...]

5 ) Put the AC adapter cor d inside the molded wiring channel, then wrap the A C adapter cord ar ound the strain relief notch. Plug the A C adapter into a standard 1 20 V A C w all outlet. 6) Plug one end of the telephone cord into the TEL LINE jack on the back of the base, then plug the other end into a standard telephone jack. 7) Line up the moun[...]

9) Flip the retainer from fr ont to back, then slide it back into the slot so that the lip of the retainer f aces up and the ov al is at the bottom of the retainer . This will hold the handset in place. INSTALLIN G THE HANDSET BATTER Y P A CK 1) Remo ve the handset batter y co ver . 2) Plug the battery’s cable into the handset 3) Replace the batt[...]

▼ Low batter y indicator When the battery pack is ver y lo w and needs to be charged, the phone is pr o- grammed to eliminate functions in order to sav e pow er . If the phone is not in use, the talk/batt LED flashes every three seconds. If the phone is in use, the ta lk/ ba tt LED flashes every three seconds and the handset beeps. Complete y our[...]

SETTING THE PULSE/TONE SWITCH Be sure the PULSE/T ONE switch is in the T ONE position unless your local phone system uses pulse dialing. ADJUSTING THE RIN GER CONTROLS ▼ Handset ringer tone and ring er volume When the phone is either charging or in standby mode, pressing the volume k ey on the handset selects the handset ring er volume and tone. [...]

A UTOMA TIC DIGITAL CODE SECURITY T o prevent other parties from making unauthorized calls on y our phone line, a digital code was added to the EXA7950. Y our phone’s handset and base share this code, which is randomly set each time y ou place the handset in the charging cradle. ▼ T o reestablish communication between the handset and the base i[...]

Using YourNew Phone MAKING AND RECEIVIN G C ALLS Handset On Base Handset Off Base T o answer a call Pick up the handset, or press s p eak er on the base. Press any button or pr ess speaker on the base.. T o make a call 1) Pick up the handset. 2) Press talk . 3) Listen for the dial tone. 4) Dial the number . 1) Press talk . 2) Listen for the dial to[...]

STORING A PHONE NUMBER IN MEMOR Y Y our EXA7950 phone has 1 0 memor y locations f or storing important telephone numbers. 1) Remo ve the handset from the base. 2) Press mem. Y ou hear a beep and the talk/batt LED blinks. 3) Enter the phone number , up to 1 6 digits. If a pause is needed during dialing to access a long distance or other service, pre[...]

▼ One-touch priority dialing Y our phone is equipped with three “One- T ouch Priority” keys f or instant dialing. Y ou cannot store phone numbers directly into m1 , m2 or m3 . They are only used to dial phone numbers stored into memory locations 1, 2 and 3. (See “Storing a Phone N umber in Memory, ” page 1 3.) T o instantly dial phone num[...]

REDIAL The redial k ey redials the last number dialed. The r edialed number can be up to 32 digits long. TONE If you ar e dialing in the pulse mode and need to enter tone digits, press tone to enter the digits. Once the call has ended, the tone mode is canceled and pulse dialing resumes. TR A VELING OUT -OF -R ANGE During a call, as you begin to mo[...]

Setting Up the Integrated Answering Device THE INTEGR ATED ANSWERING DEVICE The EXA7950 has a built-in answering system that answ ers and records incoming calls. Y ou can also use your answ ering system to record a conversation, leav e a voice memo message f or others who use the phone, or to announce a special message to callers when y ou’re awa[...]

TURNING THE ANSWERIN G SYSTEM ON/OFF 1) T o turn the answering system on, press answer on/off . A beep tone will sound and the current outgoing message will play on the base speak er . A second beep tone will sound after the outgoing message plays. The messag e counter LED lights to indicate that the unit is ready to answ er calls. 2) T o turn the [...]

4) Press skip or repeat until you hear the curr ent hour setting. Numbers 1 through 1 2 display on the base as each hour is announced. 5) Press cloc k again to select the correct hour . 6) Press skip or repeat until you hear the curr ent minute setting. The numbers 0 through 59 display on the base as each minute is announced. 7) Press cloc k again [...]

2) When you ar e finished recording y our message, pr ess greeting again. A tone sounds and your messag e plays back on the base speaker . ▼ Announce only f eature The Announce Only feature plays a pr erecorded outgoing message or your o wn personal outgoing message, but it will not allow the caller to leave a messag e. Mov e the REC TIME switch [...]

SELECTING A PIN CODE T o play your messages fr om a remote location, you will need to enter a two-digit P ersonal Identif ication Number (PIN) code (00-99). T o select a PIN, perform the f ollowing steps: 1) On the base, press and hold the pin button. A beep sounds, and the LED displays 00 . 2) T o set the f irst number , press skip or repeat to sc[...]

SETTING THE TOLL S A VER SWITCH The ring time/toll saver switch allows y ou to set the number of rings the caller hears befor e your answ ering system plays your outgoing messag e. Y ou can set the switch to answer after two rings or after four rings. In the TS (T oll Saver) position, the answering system picks up af ter two rings if y ou have new [...]

Using the Integrated Answering Device PL AYIN G Y OUR MESSA GES The base LED shows the number of total messag es on the display . If the display is blinking, then there are new messag es waiting f or you. The EXA7950 is designed to play your new messag es f irst. Af ter you play your new messag es, you can then play your old messag es. 1) Press pla[...]

2) Af ter a message has play ed for a f ew seconds, press repeat to replay the message. 3) Press play/stop at any time to stop reviewing y our messages and return to standby . The messag e counter LED shows the total number of messages still on the system. SKIPPING A MESS AGE 1) Press play/stop to review y our messages. The number of messag es is a[...]

DELETING A MESS AGE 1 . Press play/stop to review your messag es. 2. If y ou decide to delete a messag e, press and hold delete anytime during the message. The system beeps and immediately goes to the next message. 3. After you have play ed all of your messag es, a long tone sounds on the base speak er . T o delete all messages, press and hold dele[...]

2) Release voice memo and speak into the microphone. 3) When you hav e f inished, press play/stop or voice memo to stop recording. The system r eturns to standby . RECORDING A CONVERS ATION Y ou can record up to a 1 5 minute conversation while you ar e using your phone. 1) During a conversation, pr ess voice memo . The unit begins recording and two[...]

4) Y ou may continue to listen to your messag es, or you may select a command from the f ollowing chart: 5) After all of your messages hav e played, you will hear intermittent beeps indicating that the system is in the command waiting mode. Y ou may enter another command at this time from the chart abov e. 6) When you ar e finished, hang up to exit[...]

REMOTE ROOM MONITOR Y ou can call your answ ering system from any touch-tone phone and monitor sounds in the room where y our base is installed. 1) Call your telephone number . 2) During the outgoing message playback, pr ess # follo wed by your PIN code. 3) The answering system begins announcing the time and day stam p. 4) Press # then while the sy[...]

Troubleshooting QUICK REFERENCE CHART If your phone is not perf orming to your expectations, please tr y these simple steps first. PROBLEM SUGGESTION The charge light w on’t come on when the handset is placed in the base. • Mak e sure the A C adapter is plugged into the base and wall outlet. • Mak e sure the handset is pr operly seated in bas[...]

PROBLEM SUGGESTION The handset doesn’t ring or receiv e a pag e. • The Nick el-Cadmium battery pack may be weak. Charg e the batter y on the base unit for 1 5-20 hours. • The handset may be too far aw ay from the base unit. • Place the base unit away fr om appliances or metal objects. • Place the handset back on the charging cradle for a [...]

PROBLEM SUGGESTION Cannot access remote call-in features fr om another touch-tone phone. • Mak e sure y ou’re using the corr ect PIN number . • Mak e sure that the touch-tone phone you’r e using can transmit the tone for at least tw o seconds. If it cannot, you may hav e to use another phone to access your messag es. 30 H:...reprint 8-13-99[...]

Specifications GENER AL The EXA7950 complies with FCC P ar ts 1 5 and 68. Fr equency control: PLL Modulation: Fr equency Shift Keying Operating temperatur e: 0º to 50º C (+32º F to +1 22º F) BASE Transmit F requency: 925.997 to 927 .947 MHz Receiv e Frequency: 902.052 to 904.002 (40 channels) Po wer requirements: 9V 350 mA (fr om AC adapter) Si[...]

At U niden, we’ll tak e care of you! If you need an y assistance with this product, please call our Customer Hotline at: 1-800-297- 1 023 Please do not return this product to the place of pur chase Our Uniden r epresentatives will be happy to help y ou with any matters regar ding the operation of this unit, available accessories, or an y other re[...]

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