Uniden TRU 3455 manual

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    OWNER ’ S MANUAL TRU 3 4 5 5 TRU3455 coverpage 6/28/01 2:17 PM Page 2[...]

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    The TRU3455 f eatures include A A u u t t o o T T a a l l k k T T M M and A A u u t t o o S S t t a a n n d d b b y y T T M M . Auto T alk allo ws y ou to answ er a call by just r emo ving t he handset from the base so y o u don´t hav e to w a ste time pushing butt ons or f lipping swit ches. Au t o Standb y allows you to hang up b y s imply retur[...]

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    Contents Storing Mixed T one/Pulse Number s 1 9 Dialing a Stored Number 20 Chain Dialing 20 Er asing a Sto red Number 21 Mut e 21 Replacing a Stored Number 21 The Integrated Answering Device Features 2 2 Setting Up Your Answering Sy s tem 23 Using Your Answ ering Sy s tem 26 Additional Information Changing t he Digit al Security Code 31 In s t alli[...]

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    CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS [ 2 ] Controls and Functions 1. Handset Ant enna 2. Headset Jac k Cover 3. Handset Batt er y Compar tment 4. Handset Earpiece 5. T alk/Batt (Talk/Batte r y) LED 6. V ol (V olume)/Cur sor up ▲ Key 7 . Memor y Key 8. T alk K ey 9. V ol (Volume)/Cursor down ▼ Ke y 10 . * / t one Ke y 1 1. Redial Key 12. Pause Ke y 13. Handse[...]

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    CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS [ 3 ] 19 . Base Char ging Cont acts 20. Status LED 21 . Speaker LED 22 . PIN K e y 23. Rev er se Key 24. Base Speake r 25. * / T one Ke y 26. V oice Memo Ke y 27 . G reeting K ey 28. Base Speaker Vo lume Adjus t 29. Delete Key 30. Pl ay Key 31. Fo r w a r d K e y 32. Clock Key 33. Ans on/of f (Answe r on/of f) Key 34. Memor y[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED [ 4 ] Read This First This cordless t elephone mus t be set up bef o re use. F oll ow t hese s t eps: A A b b o o u u t t t t h h e e d d i i g g i i t t a a l l s s e e c c u u r r i i t t y y c c o o d d e e This cordless t elephone uses a digit al security code t o pr event unaut horized access t o y our base unit. This security[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED [ 5 ] GETTING ST ARTED Checking the Package Contents Mak e s ure you ha ve receiv ed t he f ol lo wing it ems in t he pac ka ge. If an y o f t hese it ems are missing or damaged, cont ac t t he Uniden P a r ts Depar tment (see belo w). Uniden Pa r ts Depar tment at (800) 554-3988 Hours: M-F 7 :00 a.m. t o 5:00 p.m. CS T . W e can a[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED [ 6 ] Setting up the Phone D D o o t t h h e e f f o o l l l l o o w w i i n n g g s s t t e e p p s s : : A. Choose t he bes t location C. Connect t he base unit B. Ins tall t he batt e r y pack D. Choose t he dialing mode A A . . C C h h o o o o s s e e t t h h e e b b e e s s t t l l o o c c a a t t i i o o n n Bef or e choosing[...]

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    [ 7 ] GETTING ST ARTED [ 7 ] B B . . I I n n s s t t a a l l l l t t h h e e b b a a t t t t e e r r y y p p a a c c k k C C h h a a r r g g e e t t h h e e b b a a t t t t e e r r y y p p a a c c k k f f o o r r a a t t l l e e a a s s t t 1 1 5 5 - - 2 2 0 0 h h o o u u r r s s b b e e f f o o r r e e p p l l u u g g g g i i n n g g t t h h e e p[...]

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    [ 8 ] note GETTING ST ARTED [ 8 ] B B a a t t t t e e r r y y u u s s e e t t i i m m e e ( ( p p e e r r c c h h a a r r g g e e ) ) From full y c ha rged • Six hour s continuous use. • T en da ys when t he handset is in t he s t andb y mode. L L o o w w b b a a t t t t e e r r y y a a l l e e r r t t When t he batt er y pack in t he handset i[...]

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    [ 9 ] Place t he power cor d so that it does not create a trip hazar d or where it could become chaf ed and creat e a f ire or electrical hazard. ! GETTING ST ARTED [ 9 ] GETTING ST ARTED C C . . C C o o n n n n e e c c t t t t h h e e b b a a s s e e u u n n i i t t 1) Connect t he AC adapt er t o t h e D D C C I I N N 9 9 V V jack and a s t andar[...]

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    [ 10 ] D D . . C C h h o o o o s s e e t t h h e e d d i i a a l l i i n n g g m m o o d d e e Depending on y our dialing sy stem, set t he PUL S E-T ONE swit ch a s fo llo ws: I f yo u a r en´t sure o f y our dialing sy s tem, make a trial call wit h t he PUL S E-TONE swit ch set t o T T O O N N E E . I f t he call connects, lea ve t he swit ch a[...]

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    H H a a n n d d s s e e t t o o n n t t h h e e B B a a s s e e H H a a n n d d s s e e t t o o f f f f t t h h e e B B a a s s e e F F r r o o m m t t h h e e B B a a s s e e [ 11 ] BASICS [ 1 1 ] Making and Receiving Calls BASICS The base microphone is located under t he phone. Position y our self as near t o the base as possible and speak clearl[...]

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    [ 12 ] [ 1 2 ] BASICS Adjusting Ringer/V olume Controls R R i i n n g g e e r r t t o o n n e e a a n n d d v v o o l l u u m m e e 1. While t he phone is not in use, press v v o o l l ▲ or ▼ . 2. The phone has two ring er t ones, eac h wi t h t wo volume le v els. Press v v o o l l ▲ or ▼ ag ain until you hear t he ring er t one and volume[...]

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    BASICS [ 13 ] BASICS T one Dialing Switch-over Some t elephone companies use equipment t hat re quir e pulse dialing (sometimes ref er r ed t o as rot a r y dialing). I f you need t o enter t one dialing digits, y ou can swit ch -o ver t o t one dialing during t he call. An ex ample of t his could be ent ering yo ur bank account number af ter y ou [...]

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    [ 14 ] BASICS Using the Flash Button Use t he f f l l a a s s h h butt on for accessing services suc h as Call Waiting. (You must subscribe to Call Waiting service from your phone com pany t o use t his f eature.) I f you receiv e a call during y our conve rsation, pr ess t he f f l l a a s s h h butt on on t he handset or base. Press t he f f l l [...]

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    BASICS [ 15 ] BASICS 3-way Conferencing The U niden TRU3455 per mits 3-way conv er sations betw een t he handset, base and outside line. W W h h e e n n s s p p e e a a k k i i n n g g o o n n t t h h e e h h a a n n d d s s e e t t 1. Press s s p p e e a a k k e e r r on t he base t o join t he 3-w ay conv e r sation. 2. T o hang up, pr ess s s p [...]

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    BASICS [ 16 ] Intercom Feature I I n n t t e e r r c c o o m m f f r r o o m m t t h h e e b b a a s s e e t t o o h h a a n n d d s s e e t t 1. Press p p a a g g e e / / i i n n t t ´ ´ c c o o m m on t he base. The handset and t he base beep. (If no answ er, press p p a a g g e e / / i i n n t t ´ ´ c c o o m m ag ain t o disconnect.) 2. Pre[...]

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    BASICS [ 17 ] BASICS Call T ransfer Feature T T o o T T r r a a n n s s f f e e r r f f r r o o m m t t h h e e H H a a n n d d s s e e t t t t o o t t h h e e B B a a s s e e 1. Press i i n n t t e e r r c c o o m m on t he handset. The caller is put on hold and t he inte r com t o ne sounds on t he handset and base. 2. Press p p a a g g e e / / i[...]

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    [ 18 ] Storing a Number in Memory W W i i t t h h t t h h e e H H a a n n d d s s e e t t Y our TRU3455 phone s tor es up t o 10 numbers i n t he handset plus 10 numbers i n the base. 1. Remove the handset fr o m the base and press m m e e m m o o r r y y . The t t a a l l k k / / b b a a t t t t LED blink s. 2. Enter t he phone number you w ant t [...]

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    [ 19 ] Entering a Pause in Memory Dialing I f you would like t o use a phone number s tor ed in memor y t o access voice mail, for ex ample, y ou can s tore a pause in t he phone number seq uence. T o use t his function, f oll ow s t eps 1 and 2 in “St oring a Number in Memor y“, th e n pr ess t he p p a a u u s s e e butt on on t he handset or[...]

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    [ 20 ] Dialing a Stored Number W W i i t t h h t t h h e e H H a a n n d d s s e e t t T o dial a phone number s t ored in memor y, press t t a a l l k k , then press m m e e m m o o r r y y and enter t he memor y location (0-9). Your phone will dial t he s to red number . W W i i t t h h t t h h e e B B a a s s e e 1. Press s s p p e e a a k k e e[...]

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    [ 21 ] Erasing a Stored Number W W i i t t h h t t h h e e H H a a n n d d s s e e t t 1. Remove t he handset from the base. 2. Press m m e e m m o o r r y y twice. 3. Press t he memor y location number (0-9) y o u w ant t o e r ase. Y ou hear a long beep conf i r ming t hat y ou ha ve er ased t he number . W W i i t t h h t t h h e e B B a a s s e[...]

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    THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE [ 22 ] Features The TRU3455 has a built-in answering sy s tem t hat answe r s and recor ds incoming calls. Y ou can also use y our answering sy s tem to r ecord a conv er sation, leave a voice memo message f or ot her s who use t he phone, or to announce a special messag e t o callers when y ou´r e a w a y f r o m [...]

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    [ 23 ] Setting Up Y our Answering System T T u u r r n n i i n n g g t t h h e e a a n n s s w w e e r r i i n n g g s s y y s s t t e e m m o o n n / / o o f f f f 1. T o tur n t he answ erin g sy s tem on, pr ess a a n n s s o o n n / / o o f f f f . The cur r ent gr eeting message will be pla yed and a t one will sound. 2. T o tur n the answ eri[...]

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    [ 24 ] 5. The LED display s or . Press or until y ou hear t he cor r ect AM/PM setting. 6. Press c c l l o o c c k k again t o end t he time/day setting. The TRU3455 announces t he time t hat y ou ha ve set. S S e e t t t t i i n n g g y y o o u u r r g g r r e e e e t t i i n n g g When yo u receiv e a call, t he answ ering s y s tem aut omaticall[...]

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    [ 25 ] S S e e l l e e c c t t i i n n g g t t h h e e m m e e s s s s a a g g e e r r e e c c o o r r d d t t i i m m e e Y ou can set y our answ ering sy s te m to r ecord messag es up to one or f our minutes long. One minut e option: move the R R E E C C T T I I M M E E swit ch t o 1 1 . Four minut e option: move t he R R E E C C T T I I M M E E[...]

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    THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE [ 26 ] Using Y our Answering System S S e e t t t t i i n n g g r r i i n n g g t t i i m m e e s s w w i i t t c c h h The ring time/t oll saver swit ch allows you to set the number of rings t h e caller hears be fore t h e answering sy s tem plays your outgoing message. You can set the swit ch t o answ er af ter t[...]

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    [ 27 ] R R e e p p e e a a t t i i n n g g a a m m e e s s s s a a g g e e 1. Press p p l l a a y y ■ s s to review y our message. The number of s to red messag es is announced. 2. A f ter a messag e has played for a f ew seconds, pr ess to repeat t he message. 3. Press p p l l a a y y ■ s s at an y time t o s to p re vie wing messages and r et[...]

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    THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE [ 28 ] V V o o i i c c e e m m e e m m o o The v oice memo function allows t he user t o record a messag e (up t o 10 minute s) on t he base. 1. Press and hold v v o o i i c c e e m m e e m m o o until y ou hear a tone. The messag e count er LE D blink s. 2. Speak into t he microphone. 3. When y o u ha ve f inished,[...]

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    [ 29 ] 1. Call your t elephone number . 2. While t he gr eeting messag e is play ed, press # # and y our PIN code wit hin 2 seconds. I f t he answ ering sy s tem is of f, let it ring 10 times. The t one sounds. Then, pr ess # # and y our PIN code wit hin 2 seconds. 3. The answering sy s tem announces t he time and da y and t he number of messages s[...]

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    THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE [ 30 ] R R e e m m o o t t e e r r o o o o m m m m o o n n i i t t o o r r Y ou can call y our answering sy stem fr om any t ouc h-t one phone and monit or sounds in t he room where y our base is ins t alled. 1. Call your t elephone number . 2. Whi le the gr eeting messag e is played, press # # and your PIN code. 3.[...]

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    ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 31 ] Changing the Digital Security Code The digit al security code is an identif ication code used t o connect t he handset and t he base unit. No r mally , setting t he code is not necessar y . The f ir s t time y ou c h ar g e y our handset, t he security code is aut omatically set. (See page 4.) In t he r ar e situation[...]

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    ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 32 ] Y our phone ma y be used with an optional headset, the Uniden HS910 . To use t his f eature, s imply plug the headset plug int o t he headset jac k o n the handset. Your phone is ready for hands-free conv er sation. (Headsets ma y be purchased by calling t he Uniden P ar ts Depar tment or visiting t he we b si t e. Se[...]

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    ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 33 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Note on Power Sources R R E E C C Y Y C C L L I I N N G G N N I I C C K K E E L L - - C C A A D D M M I I U U M M B B A A T T T T E E R R I I E E S S N N I I C C K K E E L L - - C C A A D D M M I I U U M M B B A A T T T T E E R R I I E E S S M M U U S S T T B B E E D D I I S S P P O O S S E E D[...]

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    ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 34 ] T roubleshooting I f y our TRU3455 cordless t elephone is not per fo r ming t o y our expect ations, please tr y t hese simple s teps. If y ou are s till unable t o r esolve t he pr oblems, cont ac t your place of purchase or call cus tomer service at (800) 297- 1023. C C a a u u t t i i o o n n : Do not att empt t o [...]

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    ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 35 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION S S y y m m p p t t o o m m The answering sy stem does not w ork. Messages are incomplet e. A f ter a powe r f ailure , t he outgoing message is delet ed. No sounds on t he base unit speaker during call monit oring or message pla ybac k. Cannot access remot e call-in features from another t ouc[...]

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    ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 36 ] General Information The TRU3455 complies wit h FCC P a r ts 15 and 68. Oper ating T em pe r ature: 0ºC t o +50ºC (+32ºF t o +1 22ºF) A C Adapte r par t number: AD-313 I n put Volt ag e: 120V AC 60Hz Output Volt ag e: 9V DC 400 mA Batt er y par t number: B T -800 Capacity: 800 mAH, 3.6V Batt er y Use T ime (per ch [...]

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    ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 37 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION P P r r e e c c a a u u t t i i o o n n s s ! ! Before you read anything else, please observe the follo wing: W W a a r r n n i i n n g g ! ! Uniden America Corporation DOES N OT represent t his unit to be water proof. To reduce t he risk of f ir e, el ectrical shock, or damag e to the unit, DO[...]

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    [ 38 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION R R a a d d i i o o I I n n t t e e r r f f e e r r e e n n c c e e Radio int er ference ma y occasionally cause buzzing and humming in your cordless handset, or clicking noises in t he base. This inte r ference is caused by exter nal sources such as TV, refrigerat or, vacuum cleaner, fluor escent lighting, or electri[...]

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    [ 39 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION 0 0 - - 9 9 3-way confer encing . . . . . . . . 15 A A Adjus ting the v olume . . . . . . . 12 Answ ering de vice Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Using . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 B B Base ringer swit ch . . . . . . . . . 12 Base speaker volume . . . . . . . 12 Ba[...]

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    [ 40 ] Memo TRU3455 ENG 6/28/01 11:28 AM Page 40[...]

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    [ 41 ] A A t t U U n n i i d d e e n n , , w w e e ´ ´ l l l l t t a a k k e e c c a a r r e e o o f f y y o o u u ! ! I f y ou need an y assis tance wit h t his prod u ct, please call our Cus tomer Hotline at 1 1 - - 8 8 0 0 0 0 - - 2 2 9 9 7 7 - - 1 1 0 0 2 2 3 3 P P L L E E A A S S E E D D O O N N O O T T R R E E T T U U R R N N T T H H I I S [...]

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    THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING A UNIDEN CORDLESS PHONE Covered under one or more of the following U.S. patents: 4,51 1,761 4,523,058 4,595,795 4,797,916 5,381,460 5,426,690 5,434,905 5,491,745 5,533,010 5,574,727 5,650,790 5,660,269 5,661,780 5,663,981 5,671,248 5,717,312 5,754,407 5,768,345 5,787,356 5,838,721 5,864,619 5,893,034 5,912,968 5,915,227 5,9[...]