Uniden TRU8888 manual

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    TRU8888 SERIES OWNER'S MANUAL[...]

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    [1] www.uniden.com Contents WE L C O M E 2 F EATURES 2 T ERMINOLOG Y 3 CONTROLS & FUNCTIONS 4 DISPLAY AND ICONS 6 SOFT KEY F UNCTION 7 GETTING ST ARTED 8 Setting up the Phone 8 Expanding Y our Ph one 12 Installing the Beltclip 15 Headse t Installati on 15 Main Menu Op tions 16 Settin g Menu Op tions 17 BASICS 28 Usin g Y our Phone 28 Call W ait[...]

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    WELCOME/FEATURE S [2] www.uniden.com Cong ratulation s on your pur chase of th e Unid en Digital Expand able Cordless T el e ph one System! This is a "Co rded/Cor dless" T eleph one unit. The cord ed ha ndset (on base) can mak e/receive calls during powe r failur e. Wh en the ba se unit is connected to A C power and a telephon e line , it[...]

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    [3] TERMINOLOGY www.uniden.com This series features AutoTalk ™ and Aut oStandby ™ . A utoT a lk allows you to answer a call by just removin g the han dset from th e cradle so you don't have to w a ste time pushin g buttons. A utoStandby all ows you to hang up by simply returning th e handset to th e cradle . T o pr otect you again st mis-b[...]

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    CONTROLS & FUNCTIONS [4] www.uniden.com Controls & Functions 1. Handset An tenna 2. Beltclip Hole 3. Speakerphon e Speaker and Ring e r 4. Handset Battery Compartmen t 5. New Mess age LED 6. Handset Earpiece 7. LCD Display 8. soft Keys (P . 7) 9. cid/v ol (volume up) (P . 48, 32 & 17) 10. redial/p/vol (volume down) (P . 32, 29 & 17)[...]

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    [5] CONTROLS & FUNCTIONS www.uniden.com[...]

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    DISPLAY AND ICONS [6] www.uniden.com Display and Icons Exam ple of th e stan dby mod e display • Handset •B a s e * appears if you have a new mess age. appears if you turn your answering sy stem off. ** appears when the m essage storag e is full. appears if you set your answerin g system to announce only . ICON Appears During DESCRIPTION Standb[...]

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    [7] SOFT KEY FUNCTION www.uniden.com Soft Key Function "Soft" k eys are k eys that change fun ction d uring th e operati on of the phone . Ther e are thr ee soft k eys on the ba se and thr ee on each han dset. Soft k eys allow you to: - Access th e main men u - Redial on e of th e last three n umbers dialed The fun ction o f each soft key[...]

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    GETTING STARTED [8] www.uniden.com Setting up the Phone A. Choose the best location When ch oosing a l ocation for your new ph one , her e are som e important guideli nes you should consid er: • The locati on should be close to both a phon e jack and a cont inu ous power out let (one which is n ot connected to a switch). • The base an d handset[...]

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    [9] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com B . Connect the base unit 1) Connec t to the han dset cord to th e left sid e of the phon e and the cor ded base handset. 2) Conn ect AC adapt e r to th e DC IN 9V jack and to a stand ard 120V A C wall outlet. Conn ect the AC ad apter to a con tinuous power supply (i.e ., an outlet that is not con trolled by a swi[...]

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    GETTING S TARTED [10] www.uniden.com C. Install the rechar geable ba ttery pack into the handset 1) Press d own on the handset battery case cover (use th e fing er inden tion for a better grip) an d slide th e cover dow nwa rd t o re mov e. 2) Plug the batt ery pack connector (red & black wires) in to the jack in side the battery compartmen t. [...]

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    [11] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com D. Connect the charger The han dset is powered by a r echargeabl e battery pack. The battery rechar ges automati cally when the han d set is placed in th e charger . 1) Conn ect the AC adapter to th e DC IN 9V jack and to a stan dard 120V AC w all outlet. 2) Set the char ger on a desk or tabletop, and place the h[...]

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    GETTING S TARTED [12] www.uniden.com Expanding Y our Phone T en Handset Expandability Y our ph one supports up to ten han dsets, in cludin g any han dsets supplie d with your phon e . Y ou can now place a fully-featured cordless han dset anyw here A C power is available to conn ect the ha nd s e t c h a rge r . Han dsets can be used in DirectLink M[...]

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    [13] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com Register the Handset If you purchase an expans ion handset, yo u need to regi ster the handse t bef ore use . Only one handset can be r egistered at a time . Han dse ts supplied with th e phone are r egistered to the base by the f actory . When charg ed, pr e-register ed handse ts display a handse t ID number . H[...]

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    GETTING S TARTED [14] www.uniden.com De-register the Handset Yo u c a n d e r e g i s t e r t h e h a n d s e t ' s I D f ro m t h e m a i n b a s e u n i t o r t h e b a s e I D f r o m t he handset. Y ou will usu ally only deregister the han dset if you are g oing to use it with a different base , if you are having a problem with your phon e[...]

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    [15] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com Installing the Beltclip T o attach the beltclip Insert th e beltclip into the h oles on each sid e of the han dset. Press d own un til it clicks . T o r emove the be ltclip Pull eith er sid e of th e beltclip to relea s e th e tabs from th e hol e s. Headset Installation Y our ph one m ay be used with an opti ona[...]

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    GETTING S TARTED [16] www.uniden.com Main Menu Options Y our ph one has eigh t main m enu option s: DirectLink Mode , Room/Bab y Monitor , Handset Setup, Base Se tup, Answ . Setup, Global Setup, Deregister HS an d HS Registr ation . Y ou can change Room/Bab y Monitor , Answ . Setup , and Global Setup settin gs from th e base or from an y handset. D[...]

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    [17] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com Setting Menu Optio ns Using the interf ace Below ar e some tips f or using the softwar e interf ace on your ph one . • Press th e MENU soft key to access th e main m enu. • Use volume up /down to scr oll through opti ons. • Press the OK sof t ke y t o m ake a s el e ct io n. • Press the BACK soft k ey to [...]

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    GETTING S TARTED [18] www.uniden.com Handset Setup / Base Setup The f ollowin g submenu op tions m ust be set separ a tely f or each handset an d the base . Selecting a Ringer V olume Ring er volume lets you cho ose from one o f three rin ger volum es. From the handset 1) Pre ss the MENU soft k ey . Select the H andset Setup men u, and th en the Ri[...]

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    [19] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com Selecting a Ringer T one (Handset only) Ring er tone lets you ch oose from ten rin ger ton es or ten melodies: - R ingers (Fli cker , Clatter , Soft Alert, W a ke Up, Light Bug, Beep Boop, T one Board , Chip Chop, P arty Clap, Remin der) - M elodies (Beethoven's Symphon y #9 [Beethoven9], For Elise [Elise], [...]

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    GETTING S TARTED [20] www.uniden.com Distinctiv e Ringer Setup (Handset only) Distinctive Rin ger allows you to assign a d esignated rin g tone to a stor ed phon e book number . When a call is r e ceived and the Caller ID inform ation matches the inform ation in one o f the phon ebook mem o ry locations , the phon e use s the distinct ive ring assi[...]

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    [21] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com Setting An ykey Answer (Handset only) Anyk ey Answer all o ws you to an swer the ph one by pr essing an y number key , * /ton e/ <, or #/> on the han dset. 1) Pr ess the MENU soft k ey . Select the Han dset Setup men u, and th en the Any key Answer subm enu. 2) Press cid/vol/ or redial/p/v ol/ to selec t On[...]

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    GETTING S TARTED [22] www.uniden.com Selecting a Language Y ou can chang e the languag e the men u display will use. Ch o ose from En glish, Fren ch, or Spanish. 1) Pre ss the MENU soft k ey . Select the H andset Setup men u or the Base Setup m enu, and th en the Langu age subm enu. 2) Pre ss volume up/do wn to choose "En glish," "Fr[...]

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    [23] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com Setting the Ke y T ouch T one (Handset only) Key T ouch T on e is the ton e your keypad ma kes when ke y s ar e pressed. Y ou can turn this tone on or off. 1) Press th e MENU soft k ey . Select the H andset Setup menu , a nd t hen the Ke y T ouc h T o ne s u bmenu . 2) Press cid/vol/ or redial/p/v ol/ to selec t [...]

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    GETTING S TARTED [24] www.uniden.com The handsets have a variety o f animation displays . Below are examples o f th e animation scr e ens an d wha t they m ean: Tu rning on the ph one Han ging up th e phone Confirm ation (Don e!) Mak ing a C al l Fi nd / Pag ing Hand se t De le ti ng (D e le te d! ) Also, the animati on display chang es depen ding [...]

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    [25] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com Global Setup If you change on e of the global settings, you chang e that setting for all register ed handsets an d the base . Only one handset or th e base can chan ge global se ttings at a time . Setting Day and Time Day & Time sets th e day an d tim e of your display . 1) Press th e MENU soft k ey . Select [...]

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    GETTING S TARTED [26] www.uniden.com Setting CIDCW (Cal ler ID on Call W aiting) Caller ID on Ca ll Wai ting (CIDCW) displays the nam e and n umber of an in coming ca ll while you are on the line . Call Waitin g Del uxe (CWDX) allows you to handle call waitin g calls in seven differ ent ways . 1) Pre ss the MENU soft k ey . Select the Global Setup [...]

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    [27] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com Setting the Dial Mode Dial M ode sets the di al mod e to tone or pulse . Most ph one systems use tone dial ing; the d efault setting is tone di aling. Set the di aling mod e to match the dialin g system used by your loca l phone service . • If you are n ot sure of your dialin g sy stem mak e a trial call. If th[...]

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    BASICS [28] www.uniden.com Using Y our Phone Pow e r F a i l u re O p e r a t i o n Because th e TRU8888 is a cor ded/cor dless combinati on phon e, it can still perform several of its fun ctions durin g a powe r f ai lure . The f ol lowing features will functi on even d uring a power f ailure . --Making an d receivin g calls with th e corded base [...]

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    [29] BASICS www.uniden.com 1) Remove th e handset from th e cradle . 2) Dial the n umb er . If pause is required , press re dial/p/vol . P appears in the display , which represen ts a paus e 3) Press talk/flash . From the Handset Speakerphone 1) Remove th e handset from th e cradle . 2) Press speaker . 3) Listen f or the di al tone . 4) Dial the n [...]

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    BASICS [30] www.uniden.com Receiving a call From the handset 1) Remove th e handset from th e cradle . (If AutoT alk is on, the ph one will automa tically answer the call wh en you pick it up.) 2) Pre ss talk/flash . OR If the hand se t is off th e cradle , press talk/flash or number keypad, * /tone/ , or #/> . (Anyk ey answer is on.) From the b[...]

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    [31] BASICS www.uniden.com Call W aiting If you have Call Waiting servi ce and a call w a iting tone soun ds while you are on a call , press t alk/flash on the han dset or flash/find handset on th e base to accept the waiting call. Th ere is a short pause , and then you will h ear the new caller . T o r e turn to th e origin al caller , press talk/[...]

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    BASICS [32] www.uniden.com Redialing a Call The last thr ee phon e numbers dia led can be quickly r edialed from th e handset or base . 1) With the phone i n standby mod e , press r edial/p/v ol on the handset or pr ess the REDIAL soft key on the base . 2) Pre ss volume u p/down . Each press o f volum e up/down will display on e of th e la st th re[...]

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    [33] BASICS www.uniden.com If you press vo l um e u p when th e earpi ece is at the maxi mum volum e level, an err or tone sounds . The err or tone also soun ds if you press v olume down at the lowest volum e. Muting the Ringer Do Not Disturb (DND) The do not distu rb feature (DND) al lows you to mute th e ring er , th e base, and any register ed h[...]

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    BASICS [34] www.uniden.com Mute Microphone With the handset Y ou can temporarily m ute the micr ophone so that th e caller cann ot hear you. P ress the MUTE soft k ey durin g talk mod e (while the phon e is in use) to mute the mic rop hone. Mute On and appear in th e display . T o cancel m uting, press th e MUTE soft key again. Mute Off appears . W[...]

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    [35] BASICS www.uniden.com If your ph one is set to pulse di aling mo de , mak e your call norm ally . Once your call connects, press * /tone/ < . Any digits yo u en ter from then on wi ll be sent as ton e digits . When this parti c ular call ends , the phon e auto mati cally returns to pulse dialin g mod e. Traveling Out of Range During a call,[...]

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    BASICS [36] www.uniden.com Conferencing If you have m ore than on e handset, up to four people can participate in a confer ence cal l. 3-W ay Co nferen cing •O ut s ide li ne + Hand se t + Ba se (o r Hand s et ) 4-W ay Co nferen cing •O ut s ide li ne + Hand se t + Hand se t + Ba se Joining a Conference Call Y ou can easily join a call alrea dy[...]

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    [37] BASICS www.uniden.com Find Handset T o locate th e handset, pr ess flash/find handset on the base wh en the ph one is in stan dby mode . All register e d handsets beep f or 60 seconds , and Paging appears on th e handset disp lay . T o cancel pagin g, press an y key on the han dset or flash/find handset on the base .[...]

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    PHONEBOOK [38] www.uniden.com Setting up the Phonebook Y ou can stor e nam es and nu mbers in your phon e’s phon ebook, search f or name s alphabeti cally , and di al phon ebook entri es with just a few k ey presses. P honebook mem ory is stored ind epend ently in th e base and han dsets. Y ou can stor e up to 100 number s in the base an d up to [...]

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    [39] PHONEBOOK www.uniden.com Refer to the letters on th e number keys to select th e desir ed character s. With each press o f a number key ( 0 - 9 ), the displayed char acter appears in the f ollowing or der: upper case letters firs t, lower cas e letters next and fi nal ly t he nu mb er co rre sp o ndi ng to the key . For ex ample , to enter Mov[...]

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    PHONEBOOK [40] www.uniden.com 6) If you store the phon ebook en try in the han dset, Distinctive Ring appears . Press volume up/do wn to move the poin te r to one o f the Distinctive Ring opti ons and then pr ess the OK soft k ey . If you choose n ot to store a Di stinctive Ring, simply select the "No Selectn" option. 7) Speed Dial appear[...]

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    [41] PHONEBOOK www.uniden.com Storing a Redial Record (Handset only) 1) With the phone i n standby m ode , press redi al /p / vol . 2) redial/p/v ol r epeatedly to display th e number to be stored . Then pr ess the EDIT soft k ey . 3) Press cid/vol/ or redial/p/v ol/ to selec t Store into PB? , then th e OK soft key . Store/Edi t Name appears. 4) T[...]

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    PHONEBOOK [42] www.uniden.com V iewing the Phonebook 1) Pre ss phonebook . If you op en the ph onebook duri ng a call, th e COPY and STORE so ft key will n ot appear . 2) Pre ss volume u p/down to scr oll through the phon ebook entri es. Ph onebook en tries appe ar in alphabeti cal ord er (from first to last when you pr ess vol um e d own , from la[...]

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    [43] PHONEBOOK www.uniden.com Making Calls Using the Phonebook From Standby Mode 1) When th e phon e is in standby mod e , select the pho nebook en try you want to di al (see "Viewing th e Phonebook" on page 42). 2) Press tal k/ fl a sh or speaker on the handset (or pr ess speaker on the base or pick up the cor ded han dset). 3) T o han g[...]

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    PHONEBOOK [44] www.uniden.com Editing or Erasing a Phonebook Entry 1) When th e phon e is in stan dby mode , pr ess phonebook . 2) Use volume up/down or the n u mber k eypad to select the d esired ph oneboo k entry (see "Viewing the Phon ebook" on pag e 42). Then pr ess the EDIT so ft key . 3) T o edit en try , select Edit . T o delete th[...]

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    [45] PHONEBOOK www.uniden.com Copying Phonebook Entries Copy Ph onebook allows you to tr ansfer st ored phon ebook entri es from han dset to handset or from base to handset (or fr om handset to base) with out having to man ually re-enter n ames and n umb ers. Y ou can transfer on e memory (phon ebook entr y) at a time , or all memory entri es at on[...]

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    CALLER ID [46] www.uniden.com Caller ID and CIDCW (Calle r ID on Call W aiting) Y ou m ust subscribe to Caller ID servi ces through your local te lephone pr ovid er to use these features. When th e tele phon e rings, th e Ca ller ID feature allows you to view th e caller’s nam e, phone number , date an d time o f call. With CIDCW (Caller ID on Ca[...]

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    [47] CALLER ID www.uniden.com Y ou may receive any one of th e following messag es: When a private n ame is received; Private N ame When a private n umber is recei ved; Private Num ber When a unkn own nam e is received; Unknown N ame When a unkn own number is received; Unknown Num ber When invalid data is received; Incomplete Data Data errors appea[...]

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    CALLER ID [48] www.uniden.com 2) Pre ss volume u p/down or th e number keypad ( 1 - 7 ) to select an option. Ask to Hold - A prerecord ed messag e states that use r will be available shortly , and the call is place on hold. Te l l B u s y - A prerecor ded messag e tells the caller you are busy , and th e waiting call is di sconnected. For ward C al[...]

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    [49] CALLER ID www.uniden.com 2) T o view the Caller ID m essages in historical o rd er (newest to oldest or fr om old est to newe st), use , volume d own to scroll thr o ugh the m essages fr om the latest to the earli est, or volume up to scr oll back through th e messag es. T o view th e Caller ID messag es with alphabetical search, pr ess the nu[...]

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    CALLER ID [50] www.uniden.com Deleting all Caller ID names/ numbers 1) When th e phon e is in stan dby mode , pr ess cid/vol ( caller id/e xit on the base). 2) Pre ss the DELETE soft k ey . Delete All? appears . 3) Pre ss volume u p/down to ch oos e Yes . 4) Pre ss the OK s o f t k e y . Yo u w i l l h e a r a c o n f i r ma t i o n t o n e. Callin[...]

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    [51] CALLER ID www.uniden.com T alk mode 1) Press talk/flash or speaker on the han dset or speaker on the base or pick up the cor ded hands e t. 2) Select the Caller ID m essag e you want to di al (see "Viewin g the Caller ID List" on page 48 ). 3) Press th e DIAL soft k ey . The displ a yed ph one n umber will be di aled. CALLER ID UP779[...]

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    THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE [52] www.uniden.com The Integrated T elephone Answering Device The phon e has a built-in answering system th at an swers and r ecords inc oming calls . Y ou can also use your answerin g system to r ecord a co nversatio n, leave a voi ce mem o mess age , or an noun ce a special outgoin g messag e to callers when you&a[...]

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    [53] THE INTEGRATED ANSWERI NG DEVICE www.uniden.com Answering Sy stem Setup This m ain menu op tion allows you to se t up the built in answering d evice . Re c ord a Perso n al Ou t go i ng Message (Base Only) Record Gr eeting allows you to record a person al outgoin g messag e (greeting) whi c h the an swering system automatically plays when you [...]

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    THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE [54] www.uniden.com 2) Once you have recor ded a personal greetin g, press the CHANGE so ft ke y to choose the gr eeting. The selected outg oing m essag e is played. Each tim e you press the CHANGE so ft key , the ph one switches th e outgoing m essag e between the pr erecorded and th e personal outgoing m essage . T[...]

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    [55] THE INTEGRATED ANSWERI NG DEVICE www.uniden.com Setting the Record Time Record Tim e sets the dur ation f or recordin g the incomin g messag es. Y ou have three record tim e options. Th e options "one mi n ute" or "four minutes" set th e dur ation for r ecordin g the incom ing mess ages . "Announce onl y " answe r[...]

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    THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE [56] www.uniden.com Setting the Language o f your Answer ing System Langu age allows you to set the langu age of your an swering system announ cements to English, French, or Spanish. 1) Pre ss the MENU soft k ey . Select the Answ . Setup menu option, and th en the Lang uage subm enu. 2) Pre ss volume up/do wn to choo[...]

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    [57] THE INTEGRATED ANSWERI NG DEVICE www.uniden.com Turning the Answering System On/Off 1) T o turn th e answering system on, pr ess answer on/ off on the base wh en the ph one is in standby mod e . and the n um ber of mess ages stored in memory appears on th e LCD. If the LCD flashes , then th ere ar e new m essages w aiting f or you. 2) T o turn[...]

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    THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE [58] www.uniden.com New Message LED The n ew messag e LED on the han dset flashes wh en you have new m essages in your answering system. The LED stops flashing wh en all new mess a ges ar e played back. Using Y our Answering System The m essag e counter d isplays the n umber of m essag es stored in m e mory . If th e[...]

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    [59] THE INTEGRATED ANSWERI NG DEVICE www.uniden.com Repeating a message 1) Press play/stop to re view you r mess ages. The n umb er of stor ed messag es is ann ounced . 2) T o repeat the curr ent me s sag e, pr ess the |<< so ft key after a few seconds o f beginning th e messag e. T o quickly scroll backw ards through a m essage , press an d[...]

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    THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE [60] www.uniden.com Deleting a message T o ma int a in ma xi mu m re c ord t ime, de l et e the o ld me ssa ge s. W he n y o u p res s delete message , you are perm anently de leting the message . On ce deleted, th e messag e cannot be replayed or retrieved . 1) Pre ss play/stop to review your mess ages. 2) Pre ss th[...]

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    [61] THE INTEGRATED ANSWERI NG DEVICE www.uniden.com Recording a conv ersation Y ou can record a conversati on from the ha ndset or th e bas e (mor e than two seconds and l e ss than ten mi nutes). 1) During a co nversation , pr ess the MENU so ft key . 2) Press volume up/down to select Call Record , and th en press the OK soft key . Recording a Ca[...]

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    THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE [62] www.uniden.com 2) T o answer th e call, pi ck up the co rded han dset or press spea ker on the base . T o mute th e Call Screen, pr ess the MUTE soft k ey or play/st op . T o cancel mutin g , pr ess the SCREEN soft k ey . From the handset Pres s the SCREEN so ft key when th e system is answering. T o mute th e C[...]

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    [63] THE INTEGRATED ANSWERI NG DEVICE www.uniden.com • If you pr es s end before th e answering system answers, the phone will r et urn to standby . • Wh e n the answering system does n ot answer wit hin 6 seconds, you h ear a beep and the phone will r e turn to standby . • Wh e n you receive a call, the rem ot e operation is can cel ed. • [...]

  • Page 65

    THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE [64] www.uniden.com 4) After th e command h as finished, you will hear in termittent beeps indi cating that the system is waitin g for a comman d. Y ou may enter an other comman d at this time fr om the chart above . 5) When you are finish ed, press en d to exit the system. Remote access away fr o m home Y ou can ope[...]

  • Page 66

    [65] THE INTEGRATED ANSWERI NG DEVICE www.uniden.com * For th e Repeat a Mess age fun ction, pr ess 0 then 1 within about f our seconds to repeat the pr e vious mess age , or press 0 th en 1 after about f our seconds to r epeat the curr ent mess age . ** For Me mo Record and Gr eeting Mess age Re cor d functi ons, th e first time you enter the corr[...]

  • Page 67

    MULTI-HANDSET FEATURES [66] www.uniden.com Multi-Handset F eatures The features in this secti on require a minimum o f two handsets to operate . T o add ad dition al handsets to your system, see “Expan ding Y our Ph one” on pag e 12. Using DirectLink Mode In DirectLin k Mod e , a pair of han dsets can function as two-w ay radio s. Y ou can have[...]

  • Page 68

    [67] MULTI-HANDSET FEATURES www.uniden.com DirectLink call 1) When th e phon e is in Dir ectLink standby m ode , press the Dir ectLink sof t key (exa m pl e of D ire c tL in k fro m handset #1 ). 2) Select the han dset to which you wish to Dire ctL ink with by pressing the number keys ( 0 - 9 ). Y our handset will the n page the oth er handset. 3) [...]

  • Page 69

    MULTI-HANDSET FEATURES [68] www.uniden.com Intercom The inter com feature lets you communicate with another han dset o r the base withou t usin g the phon e line . Making an Intercom P age From a han dset 1) With the phone i n standby mod e , press intcom/hold . 2) Us e cid/vol/ or r edial/p/vol/ to select th e base or the handset you wa nt to talk[...]

  • Page 70

    [69] MULTI-HANDSET FEATURES www.uniden.com From a handset 1) Pick up th e handset fr om the cradle . (If AutoT alk is enabled , the handset will automati cally answer when you pi ck it up.) 2) Pres s talk/flash , int com/hold , or th e ANSWER soft ke y . From the base Pick up th e cord ed base handset. T o an swer with the base speak erphone , pr e[...]

  • Page 71

    MULTI-HANDSET FEATURES [70] www.uniden.com From the base 1) During a call, pr ess intercom/ hold on the base. The C all will be put on h old. 2) Use /v ol/ or /vol/ to select the handset you wan t to transfer th e call to, and th en press the OK soft key . I f yo u se le ct All , all han dsets will be pag ed. A pagin g tone soun ds. T o can cel the[...]

  • Page 72

    [71] MULTI-HANDSET FEATURES www.uniden.com Room/Baby Monitor This featur e allows you to m o nitor sounds in anothe r room. Place th e base or a handset in th e room you wish to monitor; it will fun ction as a mic rop hone. A se co nd h and se t c a n b e set to function as a r emote speaker , allowin g you to monitor soun ds in the roo m. Using Ro[...]

  • Page 73

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION [72] www.uniden.com Note on Power Sources P ower F ailure During th e peri od that the power is o ff, you can m ake or r eceive calls with the ba se. Y ou can not use th e base speaker ph o ne an d the cordless handset. Battery repl acement and handling When th e op eratin g time becomes sh o rt, even after a battery is recha[...]

  • Page 74

    [73] ADDITIONAL INFORMATION www.uniden.com Low battery alert When th e battery pack is very low , the ph one is pr ogramm ed to eliminate fun ction s in ord er to save power . The battery pack needs to be char ged when: - The empty battery i con appears. - Low Batter y appears in the display . If the p hone is in standby m ode , non e of k eys will[...]

  • Page 75

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION [74] www.uniden.com General Information The phon e complies with FCC P arts 15 and 68. Operatin g temperatur e: 0 °C to +50 ° C (+32 ° F to +122 ° F) AC A dapter Information AC A dapter part nu mber: AD-800 for the base AD-0005 f o r th e charger Input V oltage: 120 AC 60Hz 120V AC 60Hz Output V oltage: 9V DC 350mA 9V DC [...]

  • Page 76

    [75] TROUBLESHOOTING www.uniden.com T roubleshooting If your phone is n ot performing to your expectati o ns , please try these simple steps first. Symptom Suggestion The in use LED won't illuminate when th e handset is place d in the c radle . • Make sur e the AC ad apter is plugged into th e charger an d wall outlet. • Make sur e the han[...]

  • Page 77

    TROUBLESHOOTING [76] www.uniden.com Severe n oise interferen ce. • Keep the han dset away from mi crowave oven s, computers, r emote contr ol toys, wireless microphon es, al arm syste ms, in te rcoms , room monitors, fluorescent lights , and electrical appli ances. • Move to anoth er location or turn off th e source of in terference . The Calle[...]

  • Page 78

    [77] TROUBLESHOOTING www.uniden.com No soun d on the base unit spe ake r du ri ng c al l mo nit or ing or message playback. • Adjust the speaker volum e on the base unit. • Make sur e the call screen feat ure is set to on. Cannot access r emote call-in features fr om another tou ch- tone ph one . • Make sur e you are using th e correct PIN nu[...]

  • Page 79

    TROUBLESHOOTING [78] www.uniden.com Liquid Damage Moistur e and liquid m ay damag e your cordless phon e. Follow th e steps below if your phon e gets wet: Case Action If the e xterior plasti c hous ing on the han dset or base is exposed to m oisture or liquid . Wipe off th e liquid , and use as n ormal. If moistur e or liquid has en tered the plast[...]

  • Page 80

    [79] PRECAUTIONS & WARRANTY www.uniden.com PRECAUTIONS & WA R R A N T Y Precautions! Befor e you read an ything else , please obs erve the fol lowing: War n i n g ! Uniden America Corporation DOES NO T represent this un it to be waterp roof. T o red uce the risk of fire , electri cal shock , or damag e to the unit, DO NOT e xpo se this unit[...]

  • Page 81

    PRECAUTIONS & WARRANTY [80] www.uniden.com Cordless T elephone Privacy Cordles s telephones are radi o devices. Communicati ons between the handset and base of yo ur cordless tele phone are accomplished by means of radio waves which are broadcast over the open airways. Because of the inherent physical properties of radio waves, your communi cat[...]

  • Page 82

    [81] I.C. NOTICE www.uniden.com I.C . Notice TERMINAL EQUIPMENT NOTICE: This equipm ent meets th e applicable In dustry Cana da T e rminal Equipm ent T echnical Specifi c ation s. This is confirmed by th e registrati on number . The abbrevi ation, I C, before th e registrati on number sig nifies that registr ation was perf ormed based on a Declarat[...]

  • Page 83

    MEMORY LIST [82] www.uniden.com Name Phone No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 Name Phone No . 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99[...]

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    [83] MEMORY LIST www.uniden.com Memo MEMORY LIST UP779B.book Page 83 Wednesday, J uly 13, 2005 4:32 PM[...]

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    MEMORY LIST [84] www.uniden.com Memo UP779B.book Page 84 Wednesday, J uly 13, 2005 4:32 PM[...]

  • Page 86

    [85] INDEX Index 0-9 20 ring option s . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 A Animati on screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Announ ce only feature . . . . . . . . 57 Answering system Deleting a messag e . . . . . . . . . 60 Playing your mess ages . . . . . . . 58 Recordin g a conversation . . . . . 61 Remote operation . . . . . . . . . . 62 Repeating a m e s[...]

  • Page 87

    REMOTE OPERATION CARD [86] www.uniden.com Remote Operation Card CUT REMOTE OPERA TION CARD Remote access away fr om home 1. Call your phon e number from a touch-tone ph one. 2. During th e outgoing message , press 0 and en ter your PIN code. The answerin g system announces the number o f messages stored in memory an d the voice prompts. 3. T o quit[...]

  • Page 88

    [87] REMOTE OPERATION CARD www.uniden.com CUT T ask Ke y Repeat a Messag e Playing in coming Messag es Skipping a M essage Deleting a M essage Stop Operati on Answerin g System On Mem o Record/Stop Greetin g Message Recor d/Stop Answer System Off Help Gui dance CUT T ask Ke y Repeat a Messag e Playing in coming Messag es Skipping a M essage Deletin[...]

  • Page 89

    MAIN MENU FLOW CHART [88] www.uniden.com MAIN MENU FLOW CHAR T Main Menu Flow Chart •From standb y mode 4QQO/QPKVQT $CUG5GVWR #PUY5GVWR $#%- $#%- 1- 4QQO/QPKVQT $CUG5GVWR #PUY5GVWR $#%- $#%- 1- 570# *CPFUGV 0GY%+& /'07 &KTGEV.KPM/QFG 4QQO?[...]

  • Page 90

    [89] MAIN MENU FLOW CHART www.uniden.com 4QQO/QPKVQT $CUG5GVWR #PUY5GVWR $#%- $#%- 1- 4QQO/QPKVQT *CPFUGV5GVWR #PUY5GVWR $#%- $#%- 1- /GUUCIG#NGTV .CPIWCIG %CNN5ETGGP 4KPI6KOG 4GEQTF6KOG 5GEWTKV[%QFG #0595'672 $#%- $#%- 1- /GUUCIG#NGTV .CPIWCIG %CNN5ETGGP 4KPI6KOG 4GEQTF6KOG 5GEWTK[...]

  • Page 91

    At Uniden, we'll take care of you! Thank you f or purchasing a U niden pr oduct. If you have an y questions or pr oblems, please do not r eturn this product to the place of pur chase. Having Tr ouble? Our customer car e specialists ar e here to h elp you! Visit our website at www .unid en.co m or call our Custo mer Serv ice H otline a t 1-800-[...]

  • Page 92

    UPZZ01779BZ (0) THANK YOU FOR BUYING A UNIDEN PRODUCT . ©2005 Uniden America Corporation, Fort W orth, T exas. Contains additional foreign ar ticles. Custom manufactured in China. REGISTER ONLINE TODA Y! FOR ACCESSORIES, GO ONLINE @ WWW .UNIDEN.COM[...]