Uniden DSS 2475 manual

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[ i ] INST ALLA TION & SAFETY • This symbol indi cates important operatin g and servicin g instru ctions. • The earcap of this telephon e may attract and r etain small m etalli c objects. 3 AVOID - connecting more than phones as ringing may be impaired AVOID - multi power boards. CHARGE - the new phone for 17 - 20 hrs. AVOID - Moisture Don?[...]

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[ 1 ] CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 2 1 3 5 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 19 13 12 16 17 14 18 15 1. Hands et Ant enna 2. H eadset J ack Cover 3. Beltclip Hole 4. Han ds Free Speaker 5. Han dset Battery Compartment 6. New M essage LED 7. Han dset Earpiece 8. LCD Display 9. Key 10. Key 11. Key 12. Soft Keys 13. /  (up) Key 14. Key 15. /  (down) K ey 16. Key 17. Ke[...]

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[ 6 ] BA TTER Y MAINTENANCE Battery use time (per charge) Fully charg ed (17-20 hours charg e time) • Up to 7 hours con tinuous use (up to 5 h ours when the clarity booster is on) • Up to 14 days wh en the handset is in th e standby mode (up to 24 h ours when in DirectLink m ode) Recharg e your phone on a r egular basis by returning the han dse[...]

[ 7 ] Cleaning the battery charging contacts T o maintain a good char ge, it is important to clean the char ging contacts on both the handset and the base unit once a month. Use a dry cloth or pencil er aser to clean. Lo w battery alert Wh en th e batteries are very low an d need to be charged , the phon e is programm ed to eliminate functi ons in [...]

[ 8 ] Y our phone m ay be used with an optional h eadset, the Uni den H S910. T o use this feature , insert th e headset plug into th e headset jack. Y our phone is r eady for han ds-free conversation s. HEADSET INST ALLA TION DISPLA Y AND ICONS Handset ID and Banner Number of new Caller ID calls received Batter y icon Sof t keys (These will not be[...]

[ 9 ] ABOUT SOFT KEY FUNCTION In t he sta ndby mo de In t he tal k mode (Aus tral ia model) (New Zeala nd model ) So ft k ey function s consists of soft k ey icons an d soft keys (N o. 1, 2, and 3). Each soft key corr esponds to the i con displayed above, and each i con will be changed d epending on the oper ation. Press th e corresponding so ft ke[...]

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[ 11 ] Talk 999:59 1234567890 MUTE MENU CALL WAIT • From the T alk mode • Pr ess th e MUTE soft key to mute a call (see pag e 27). • Press th e MENU soft key , th en select: - “ Booster On ” to improve the soun d quality (see page 26). - “ Recording ” to recor d the conversation (see pag e 51). - “ Caller ID ” to view Caller ID li[...]

[ 12 ] M ost of th e handset settings ar e set from the m enu. The men u has 5 main men us ( DirectLink Mode , Handset Setup, Answ . Setup, Global Setup, and System Reset ) and subm enus respectively . Summary of the Main Menu and Submenu Tw o W ay Communication between the Handsets An ywhere without the Base (DirectLink) Select this men u to enter[...]

[ 13 ] Submenu name Description A uto T alk Allows you to answer th e phon e without pressing or . When th e AutoT alk is set to On, simply remove the han dset from the cradle an d th e phon e automatically answers th e call (see page 17). Anyk ey Answer Allows you to answer th e phone without pr essing or . When th e Anyk ey Answer is On, you can [...]

[ 14 ] Global Setup If you chang e the setting in on e of the handsets , you change th e settings for all handset(s) in th e Global Setup menu. Only on e handset can change a settin g at a time . Submenu name Description N am e Tag (POP ID) Display the stor ed name with the Caller ID teleph one number , if the displayed Caller ID telephon e number [...]

[ 15 ] Entering the Menu 1 ) Pr e ss th e MENU s o ft k e y i n th e s t an d by m od e . 2 ) U s e /  or  to move the poin ter to a desir ed main menu ( Dir ectLink Mode , Handset Setup, Answ . Setup, Global Setup, and System Reset ). 3) Press the OK so ft key to en ter the m enu. T o return to the pr evious screen, pr ess the BACK so ft key[...]

[ 16 ] Dir ectLink Mode Entering the Tw o W ay Communication between the Handsets Anywher e without the Base 1 ) En t er t h e “ DirectLink Mode ” me nu (se e “ Ente ring t he Menu ” on page 15). 2) Press the ENTER so ft key to en ter the DirectLink mode . Y ou will hear a confirm ation tone , and “ DirectLink Mode Complete ” appears. 3[...]

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[ 18 ] Setting the Anyk ey Answer 1) En ter th e “ Handset Setup ” menu, then th e “ Anykey Answer ” submen u (see “ Entering the Menu ” on page 15). 2) P ress /  or  to chang e the selection, “ On ” or “ Off ” . 3) P ress t he OK so ft key and you will h ear a confirmation ton e . Setting the Banner 1 ) En t er t h e “ [...]

[ 19 ] Answ ering Sy stem Setup Setting a PIN Code 1 ) En t er t h e “ Answ. Setup ” me nu, the n the “ Security Code ” submen u (see “ Entering the Menu ” on page 15). 2) Enter a two-digit PIN cod e (01-99) using the n umber k eypa d ( - ). 3) Press the OK so ft key . Y ou will hear a confirm ation tone . Setting the Ring Time 1 ) En t[...]

[ 20 ] Setting the Message Alert On or Off 1 ) En t er t h e “ Answ. Setup ” me nu, the n the “ Message Alert ” submen u (see “ Enterin g the Men u ” on page 15). 2) P ress /  or  to choose “ On ” or “ Off ” . 3) P ress t he OK so ft key . Y ou will hear a confirmati on tone . Setting the Call Screen 1 ) En t er t h e “ [...]

[ 21 ] Global Setup Setting Name T ag (POP ID) 1) En ter th e “ Global Setup ” menu, t hen the “ Name Tag ” submen u (see “Entering th e Menu” on page 15). 2) Press /  or  to change th e selection, “ On ” or “ Off ”. 3 ) P r e s s t h e OK so ft key . Y ou will hear a confirm ation tone . Setting Insert Zer o (New Zealand [...]

[ 22 ] Sy stem Reset Der egister the Handset 1 ) En t er t h e “ System Reset ” me nu, the n the “ Deregister HS ” submenu (see “ Enterin g the Menu ” on pag e 15). 2) Press /  or  to select the handset ID to be der egistered from th e list, then press the OK so ft k ey . 3) Press the OK so ft k ey . Y ou will hear a confirmati on[...]

[ 23 ] BASICS On the han dset, you may also use the speak erphone while talking to an outsi de call. Usin g the handset speak erphone is called “ han ds-free conversati on ” . This feature allows you to easily communi cate while performing oth er tasks, such as cooking. appears on the han dset display during han ds-free conversations . Y ou can[...]

[ 24 ] PLACING A CALL ON HOLD 1) Durin g a call, pr ess (or on the base). 2) T o talk to the caller , press or on a handset (or (talk) on the base). Th e phone will return back to th e call. Y ou can hold a call for 5 min utes, when 5 min utes has passed, th e call is disconnected and the ph one returns to the standby mode . On ce 10 secon ds has p[...]

[ 25 ] Redialing from the Base 1) Pr ess (talk). 2) Pr ess on the base . The last number di aled from the base is r edialed. 3) T o hang up, pr ess (talk). Deleting a Redial Record 1) In the stan dby mode , recall the d esired number by f ollowing steps 1-3 in “ Redialin g from Standby M ode ” . 2) Press the DELETE soft key . 3) Press /  or [...]

[ 26 ] ADJUSTING THE EARPIECE AND HANDSET SPEAKER VOLUME Y ou can select different volum e levels for the han dset earpiece an d the handset speak er (4 levels: Low to Max). The volum e can only be adjusted during a call. Pr ess /  or  to select th e volume settings . When you hang up, th e phone k eeps the last volume setting selected . • [...]

[ 27 ] TRA VELING OUT -OF-RANGE Durin g a call, as you begin to m ove your handset too far fr om your base unit, noise may in crease . If you pass the ran ge limits o f the base unit, you will hear a beep an d “ Out of Range ” appears, th en the handset r eturns to the standby m ode . Y ou may return back to th e call if you move your handset w[...]

[ 28 ] NEW MESSAGE LED The ne w message LED on the han dset is design ed to work with your answering system. The LED flash es when you have new m essages in your answering system. The LED stops flashin g when all new messag es are played back (see “ Usin g your Answerin g System ” on page 49). FLASH AND CALL W AITING If the call waitin g tone s[...]

[ 29 ] PHONEBOOK Phon ebook allows you to dial a number usin g just a few key presses. Y our phon e stores nam es/numbers in th e phonebook m emory location, an d you can search n ames in alphabetical or der . Y ou have a total of 100 location s that can be used for th e phonebook (in cluding the Speed di als) and Caller ID messag es. 1) When the p[...]

[ 30 ] 3) Pres s the STORE soft key , “ Store/Edit Name ” appears. 4) Enter the n ame (up to 16 characters) by usin g the number k eypad (see the “ Steps for En tering Names an d Special Char acters ” on page 31). If a nam e is not requir ed, go to step 5. <No Name> will be used as the n ame . 5) Press the OK soft key to store the nam[...]

[ 31 ] STEPS FOR ENTERING NAMES AND SPECIAL CHARACTERS Refer to the letters on th e number keys to select th e desired characters . With each press o f a number key ( - ), the displayed char acter appears in the followin g ord er: Upper case letters first, lower case letters next an d finally the number correspon ding to the k ey . Number of times [...]

[ 32 ] If you mak e a mistake while entering a name U se or to move th e cursor to the incorr ect character . Press th e DELETE soft key to er ase the wrong char acter , then enter the corr ect character . T o delete all characters, pr ess and hold th e DELETE soft key . For ex ample, to en ter Movies : 1) When the phon e is in th e standby mode , [...]

[ 33 ] •“ /SPDn ” appears when you vi ew a speed dial. • Durin g a call, d on ’ t pr ess or th e call will be disconnected . VIEWING THE PHONEBOOK Y our phone stor es names/n umbers in the phon ebook mem ory locations , and you can search n ames in alphabetical or der . Y ou can view the ph onebook even while the phon e is in use . 1) Pre[...]

[ 34 ] MAKING CALLS USING THE PHONEBOOK Fr om Standb y Mode 1 ) W h e n th e p h on e i s i n t h e s t an d b y m o d e , v i e w th e phon ebook location to dial (see “ Viewin g the Phon ebook ” on page 33). 2) Press or . The displayed n umber is dialed. 3) T o han g up press . Fr om T alk Mode 1) Pr ess or . 2) Vi ew th e phonebook locati on[...]

[ 35 ] 1) When the pho ne is in t he sta ndby mo de , pr ess th e CID RDL PB soft key . 2) Press /  or  to m ove the pointer to “ Phonebook ” , then pr ess the OK soft key . 3) Press /  or  , or th e number k eypad to view the ph onebook location s (see “ Viewing the Ph onebook ” on page 33). a. Editing the Stored Data 1) When t[...]

[ 36 ] CHAIN DIALING Th e m emory location s in the handset are n ot limited to phone n umbers. Y ou can also store a gr oup of numbers (up to 20 di gits), that you need to enter once your call connects . This is referred to as Chain Di aling. An ex ample of this is a bank account n umber . Store a special n umber in the phon ebook location (refer [...]

[ 37 ] CALLER ID Y ou must subscribe to Caller ID service to use this featur e. When th e telephone rin gs, the Caller ID feature allows you to vi ew the caller ’ s name and phon e number in the display bef ore you answer the ph one . Additi onally , you can dial the displayed number an d store the inf ormation for m emory dialin g. Important: M [...]

[ 38 ] VIEWING THE CALLER ID LIST Th e Caller ID list stor es informati on for incoming calls – even unan swered calls. Y ou can store 100 o f the Caller ID messag es and Ph onebook location s (includin g Speed Dials) in total. Y ou can view the Caller ID list d uring a call or when th e phone is in th e standby mode . 1) Pr ess t h e CID RDL PB [...]

[ 39 ] Deleting a Caller ID message 1) Wh en th e phone is in th e standby mode , view the Caller ID inform ation to be deleted (see “ Viewin g the Caller ID List ” on page 38). 2) Press the DELETE soft key . “ Delete Caller ID ” appears. 3) Press /  or  to choose “ Yes ” . 4) P ress the OK so ft k ey . Y ou will hear a confirm at[...]

[ 40 ] Calling a party from the Caller ID list Fr om Standb y mode 1) Wh en th e phone is in th e standby mode , view the Caller ID messag e (see “ Viewing th e Caller ID List ” on page 38). 2) Press or . The displayed ph one number di als automatically . Fr om T alk mode 1) Pr ess or . 2) Vi ew th e Caller ID message you wan t to dial (see “[...]

[ 41 ] THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE Th e ph one has a built-in answerin g system that answers and recor ds incoming calls . Y ou can also use your answerin g system to record a conversati on, leave a voice m emo messag e, or to ann ounce a special outgoin g message to callers wh en you ’ re away fr om your ph one . Fe a t u re s • Di gital [...]

[ 42 ] • Wh en th e answering system is full, “” appears on the base . Y ou should delete some m essages so that the system can recor d new messages . TURNING THE ANSWERING SYSTEM ON/OFF 1) T o turn the an swering system On, press in th e standby mod e. After the ann ouncemen t “ Answering System is on ” , th e current gr eeting messag e [...]

[ 43 ] Choosing between the tw o outgoing messages Wh en th e phone is in th e standby mode , press . Press again when the outg oing messag e is played. Each time is pr essed, the outgoin g message is switched between th e pre-recor ded and the person al outgoing m essage . Deleting an outgoing message T o d elete the personal outg oing m essage , [...]

[ 44 ] Pr ess an d hold /  or  on the base to scr oll quickly thr ough the volume levels . A djusting the speaker v olume lev el Wh en th e base speaker is in use , press /  or  on th e base to adjust the volume . Press /  f or louder or /  f or softer . Th e n umbers 1-10 appear on the base indi cating the volume levels . 1 being[...]

[ 45 ] Setting the Time Follow these steps to set th e clock on the answerin g system to the correct time . 1) Pr ess . 2) Press /SELECT or /SELECT un til th e correct day is ann ounced and the correspon ding number (fr om “” Sund ay to “” Saturd ay) appears. 3) Press to select th e day . 4) Press /SELECT or /SELECT un til you hear th e cor[...]

[ 46 ] Setting the ring time Th e rin g time setting allows you to set th e number of rings th e caller hears befor e your answerin g system plays the outgoin g message . Y ou can set the ring tim e to answer after four , six, or nine rin gs. Setting “ TS ” (T oll Saver), the an swering system picks up after six rings if you have n ew messages [...]

[ 47 ] Announce only feature Th e Ann ounce only feature plays a pr e-recorded outg oing messag e “ Hello, no on e is available to take your call. Please call again. ” , an d it will not allow the caller to leave a m essage . T o set “ Announ ce only ” , follow the steps on pag e 46. The outgoin g message autom atically switches to ann ounc[...]

[ 48 ] Setting the call screen Y ou can scr een calls when the Call Scr een functi on is set to On. 1) Press six times. Th e curr ent Call Screen settin g (On or Off) appears on the base. 2) Press /SELECT or /SELECT to choose “” or “” . 3) Press . A confirmation ton e sounds, an d the system ann ounces the n ew setting. Y ou can mute th e C[...]

[ 49 ] USING YOUR ANSWERING SYSTEM Th e m essage counter displays th e number of messag es stored in mem ory . If the display flashes , then ther e are new messag es waiting for you. Th e answering system is d esigned to play your new m essages first. After you play all your new m essages, you can then play your old messag es. Playing your messages[...]

[ 50 ] Skipping a message 1) Pr ess to review your messag es. The n umber of stored m essages is announ ced. 2) Press /SELECT at an ytime to skip to the n ext message . Each time /SELECT is pressed , the system scans f orward on e message . If you have several m essages, pr ess /SELECT r epeatedly to find th e message you want to play . T o quickly[...]

[ 51 ] • Th e voi ce memo messag es are record ed as an incoming m essages. • When th e answering system is full, “” appears on the display an d recording is termin ated. • If an outsid e call is received during th e operation, the oper ation is canceled . V oice memo Th e voi ce memo fun ction allows the user to recor d messages (m ore t[...]

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[ 53 ] Command Function th en Answerin g System On then Mem o Record/Stop ** then Greetin g Message Record/Stop ** then Answer System Off then Help Gui dance Command Function th en Repeat a Messag e* then Playing in coming M essages th en Skipping a M essage then Deleting a M essage th en Stop Operati on * For Repeat a Messag e function, pr ess # t[...]

[ 54 ] Repeating a message After a messag e begins playing, pr ess the so ft key within about f our seconds to repeat th e previous m essage , or press th e soft k ey after about four seconds to repeat the current message . Skipping a message While the m essage is playing, pr ess the so ft key on th e handset. Each time the soft key is pressed , th[...]

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[ 57 ] T o use this feature , you must enter th e two handsets into th e DirectLink m ode first. T o enter the Dir ectLink mode e See page 16 Dir ectLink call 1) Wh en th e phone is in th e DirectLink standby mod e, press th e DirectLink soft k ey (example of Dir ectLink from han dset #1). 2) Select the party by pressin g the number k eys ( 1 - 4 )[...]

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[ 59 ] Intercom Fr om handset to handset or to the base 1 ) Pr e ss i n th e s ta n db y m o d e . 2) Select the base or th e handset you want to talk with from th e selection list within 30 seconds . T o select the handset (or th e base), press /  or  , then press th e OK soft key . If you select “ All ” , all handsets will be pag ed. An[...]

[ 60 ] Call Tr ansfer Featur e Fr om handset to handset or to the base 1) Durin g a call, pr ess on the han dset. 2) Select a handset or the base to tr ansfer the call to within 10 seconds (r efer to step 2 under “ Fr om handset to handset or to th e base ” in the inter com section). The call will autom atically be placed on hold , and an inter[...]

[ 61 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Th e di gital security code is an id entification cod e used to connect the han dset and the base unit. Norm ally , setting th e code is not necessary . In th e rare situati on that you suspect anoth er cordless telephon e is using the same security cod e, you can chan ge the code . T o chang e the digital security co[...]

[ 62 ] NOTE ON POWER SOURCES Battery replacement and handling When th e operating tim e becomes short, even after a battery is rechar ged, please r eplace the battery . Please use only “ AA ” recharg eable Ni-MH batteries . W arning T o avoid the risk o f personal injury or property d amage from fir e or electrical shock, only use th e Unid en [...]

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[ 64 ] Symptom Suggestion Th e han dset or the base doesn ’ t • Charg e th e batteries in the han dset for 17-20 h ours by placing the han dset ring or can ’ t r eceive an on th e base or chargin g cradle . inter com call. • The han dset may be too far away fr om the base unit. • Place the base unit away fr om appliances or m etal objects[...]

[ 65 ] Symptom Suggestion Th e han dset or the base can ’ t • M ak e sure that m ore than 3 handsets (or 2 handsets wh en the base is used join the conversati on. for the confer ence) are not in use . • When r ecording a conversati on, the 2nd handset (or th e base) cannot join th e conversati on. The an swering system • Make sur e the base[...]

[ 66 ] INDEX 0 - 9 3-way conferen cing ....................58 4-way conferen cing ....................58 16 ring opti ons ..........................17 A Announ ce only feature ................47 Answerin g system Deleting a m essage ..................50 Playing your m essages ..............49 Recordin g a conversation ..........51 Remote access ...[...]

[ 67 ] REMOTE OPERA TION CARD CUT REMOTE OPERA TION CARD Remote access away fr om home 1. Call your phone number from a touch-tone phone. 2. During the outgoing message, pr ess # and enter your PIN code. The answering system announces t he number of messages stored in memor y and the help guidance. 3. T o quit, hang up t he phone. T urn on the answ[...]

[ 68 ] CUT T a sk K ey R epeat a Message Playing incoming Messages Skipping a Message Deleting a Message Stop Operation Answering Sys tem On Memo Record/S top Greeting Message R ecord/Stop Answer Sys tem Of f Help Guidance UP308BH (DSS2465) ENG OM 12/28/04 8:27 AM Page 68[...]

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