Uniden OCT4960-2 manual

DCT4960-2 OM_ENG 9/18/01 4:24 PM Page i[...]

DCT4960-2 OM_ENG 9/18/01 4:24 PM Page ii[...]

INST ALL THE HANDSET BA TTER Y Remove the cover . Connect the battery pack connector with the correct polarity . Replace the cover . PLUG INTO AC POWER Plug the AC adapter cord into the base unit and charger to a standard 120V AC outlet. Place the handset on the base and the charger . CONNECT TO A PHONE LINE When the handset battery pack is fully c[...]

VIEWING CALLER ID MESSAGES Press caller id . A screen displays a summary of incoming calls. Press ▲ or ▼ to scan through numbers that have called. Press end to return to standby . CALLING A CALLER ID NUMBER Press caller id . A screen displays a summary of incoming calls. Press ▲ or ▼ to scan through names/numbers. Press hold/format to selec[...]

W elcome Congr atulation s on your purchase o f th e Uni den DCT4960-2 M ulti Han dset System telephon e . This unit is differen t fr om conventi onal cor dless telephon es. Wh en the base unit is conn ected to A C power and a teleph one line , it can support up to 4 han dsets. Y ou can now place a fully featured cordless han dset anywh ere in your[...]

Features • 2.4 GHz FHSS (Fr equency H opping Spread Spectrum) Exten ded Ran ge T echn ology • Han dset to Han dset Inter com/3W ay Conferen ce/Call T ran sfer • 3 Line Backlit Display • Caller ID and Call W aitin g Caller ID • T on e/Pulse Di aling • 20 Nam e and N umber Mem ory Di aling • Han dset Earpiece an d Ring er V olum e Contr[...]

Contents Quick Reference Guide W elcome/Features Controls and Functions 2 Getting Started Read this First 4 Checkin g the P ackag e Conten ts 5 Setting up th e Phone 6 Setting Caller ID Opti ons 11 Enterin g Y our Area Cod e 12 Registering A ddition al Han dsets 13 Resetting th e Handset 14 Basics Makin g and Receiving Calls 16 T erminology 17 Adju[...]

[ 2 ] CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS [ 2 ] Controls and Functions 1. Han dset antenna 2. Beltclip holes 3. Option al headset jack 4. Han dset battery compartment 5. Han dset earpiece 6. LCD display 7. Phon e book key 8. End k ey 9. T alk key 10. * /tone k ey 11. Hold/f ormat key 12. Men u/enter key 13. Han dset microph one 14. ▲ (up)/Caller ID key 15. ?[...]

[ 3 ] CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS [ 3 ] charge voicemail in use find handset 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21. Base antenn a 22. Base chargin g contacts 23. T elephon e line jack 24. DC power input 25. Charg e/voicemail LED 26. In use LED 27. Find han dset key 28. DC power input 29. Chargin g contacts 30. Charg e LED 28 30 29 DCT4960-2 OM_ENG 9/18/01 4:25 PM Pag[...]

Read this First GETTING ST ARTED [ 4 ] This cordless teleph one must be set up bef ore use . Follow these steps: About the digital security code This cordless teleph one uses a digital security code to pr event unauth orized access to your base unit. This security code pr events other cor dless handset fr om making calls thr ough your base unit. If[...]

GETTING ST ARTED [ 5 ] GETTING ST ARTED Checking the Package Contents • Base unit • 2 Cordless Handsets • 2 AC adapter s (AD-490) • 2 Battery packs (BP-490) • T elephone line cord Uni den P arts Departmen t at (800) 554-3988 Hours: M-F 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST . W e can also be reach ed on the web at www .uniden.com Mak e sure you have [...]

GETTING ST ARTED [ 6 ] Do the follo wing steps: A. Choose th e best location C. Connect th e base unit B . Install the battery pack D. Choose th e dialing m ode A. Choose the best location Befor e choosing a locati on for your n ew phon e, r ead the INST ALLA TION CONSIDERA TIONS inclu ded in the PRECA UTIONS AND IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS. H e[...]

GETTING ST ARTED [ 7 ] GETTING ST ARTED B . Install the battery pack Charge the battery pack f or at least 12-15 hours befor e plugging the phone line into your phone . 1) Press down on th e battery cover release and sli de the cover down un til it comes off. 2) Connect the battery pack conn ector observing the corr ect polarity (black and r ed wir[...]

GETTING ST ARTED [ 8 ] Battery use time (per charge) Fully charg ed • 6 hours con tinuous use • 3 days wh en the handset is in th e standby m ode Low battery alert When th e battery pack is very low and needs to be charg ed, the ph one is pr ogramm ed to eliminate functi ons in ord er to save power . “ BATT ” appears on the display and you [...]

GETTING ST ARTED [ 9 ] INST ALLING AND ADJUSTING GETTING ST ARTED C. Connect the base unit 1) Connect the A C adapter to the DC IN 9V jack to a stand ard 120V AC wall outlet. 2) Set the base and char ger on a desk or tabletop, and place th e handset in the base unit as shown. 3) Make sur e that the charge LED li ghts up. If the LED d oes not li ght[...]

[ 10 ] GETTING ST ARTED D. Choose the dialing mode Most ph one systems use ton e dialin g which sen ds DTMF ton es through th e phon e lines. H owever some ph one system s still use pulse dialing. Pulse dialin g is often foun d in rural ar eas. Th e default settin g is tone di aling. Dependin g on your dialing system, set th e mod e as follows: 1) [...]

[ 11 ] GETTING ST ARTED Setting Caller ID Options GETTING ST ARTED Ther e are two Caller ID setup option s available . They ar e AutoT alk and Area Cod e - see page 12 for Ar ea Code setup in structi ons. AutoT alk is a feature that allows you to pick up th e call without pressin g the talk k ey . Wh en AutoT alk is ON, you can press an y number ke[...]

GETTING ST ARTED [ 12 ] Entering Y our Area Code Area Code pr ogramming If you enter a 3-di git area code n umber in the Ar ea Code opti on, your local area cod e does not appear in Caller ID m essages . Do not pr ogram this option, if your callin g area requir es 10-digit di aling. When r eviewing Caller ID m essages , you will see only the local [...]

[ 13 ] GETTING ST ARTED Registering Additional Handsets When you pur chase addition al handsets , those han dsets need to be register ed before use . Y our DCT4960-2 is expan dable up to 4 han dsets. Follow the simple steps sh own below: 1) Check that the ph one is not in use (in cludin g the inter com), and m ake sure that th e handset is not in t[...]

GETTING ST ARTED [ 14 ] Resetting the Handset This feature allows you to clear (er ase) all the selection s and settin gs of the han dset. After you have reset the han dset, you must chan ge th e digital security code an d re-register th e handset bef ore use (see pag e 38). 1) Press menu/enter . 2) Press ▲ or ▼ and select “ Handset Reset ”[...]

[ 15 ] GETTING ST ARTED Selecting Hold Reminder Interval This feature r eminds you with the beep that som eone is on h old. Th e LCD displays “ Line On Hold “ to remin d you. The opti ons for th e Hold Remin der in clude: Off/15/30/45/60 secon ds. 1) Press menu/enter . 2) Press ▲ or ▼ an d select “ Hold Reminder ” . 3) Press menu/enter [...]

BASICS [ 16 ] Making and Receiving Calls Refer to page 11 "Setting Caller ID Op tio ns ” to turn on the AutoT alk feature if desir ed. Placing a call by manual dialing 1) Pick up the han dset and press t alk . 2) Wait f or a dial tone an d then enter th e telephon e number , for e xample 18002971023. The n umber will appear in the display as[...]

[ 17 ] BASICS BASICS Y ou can turn the rin ger ON or OFF on each han dset. 1) Press menu/enter . 2) Press ▲ or ▼ an d select “ Line Ring ” . 3) Press menu/enter , and th e display will show th e curren t setting. (The d efault rin ger is set to ON.) 4) Press ▲ or ▼ to chan ge the selecti on. 5) Press menu/enter to confirm your selection[...]

[ 18 ] BASICS Ringer volume Y ou can select the Rin ger V olume fr om High/M edium/Low/Off for all rin g sign als. 1) Press menu/enter . 2) Press ▲ or ▼ an d select “ Ringer Volume ” . 3) Press menu/enter , and th e display will show th e curren t setting. (The d efault rin ger volum e is set to Medium.) 4) Press ▲ or ▼ to chan ge the s[...]

BASICS [ 1 9 ] Ringer tone Ther e are 4 differen t ring er tones: 1/2/3/4 1) Press menu/enter . 2) Press ▲ or ▼ an d select “ Ringer Tone ” . 3) Press menu/enter , and th e display will show th e curren t setting (The d efault rin ger ton e is set to 1). 4) Press ▲ or ▼ to chan ge the selecti on. 5) Press menu/enter to confirm your sele[...]

BASICS [ 20 ] Redialing a Call Redialing from standb y mode 1) Press redial/pause . Th e phon e number that was last dialed appears on th e display . 2) Press redial/pause again. Each pr ess of redial/pause will display on e of the last thr ee numbers di aled. 3) Press talk . “ Talk ” appears on the display . 4) The selected number is di aled. [...]

[ 21 ] BASICS T one Dialing Switch-over Some teleph one companies use equipm ent that r equire pulse dialin g (sometimes r eferred to as r otary dialin g). If you need to en ter tone dialin g digits , you can switch-over to tone di aling durin g the call. An e xample of this could be en tering your bank account n umber after you have called your ba[...]

BASICS [ 22 ] Handset Locator T o locate the han dset, press find handset on th e base unit. All the han dsets will ring for 60 secon ds. T o stop the pag e ring, pr ess find handset on the base again, or press end or an y number k ey on the han dset. Message W aiting Indicator The charge/v oicemail LED indi cator on the base is d esign ed to work [...]

BASICS [ 2 3 ] BASICS Flash and Call W aiting If you subscribed to Call W aiting Caller ID (combined service), you will r eceive Caller ID informati on (if available) from Call W aiting calls . During a ph one call, you will hear a beep to in dicate the pr esence o f a Call W aiting call. Shortly after , the Caller ID inf ormati on will appear on t[...]

BASICS [ 24 ] T aking a call off hold Press talk or pi ck up any han dset and pr ess talk to r elease the call fr om hold . - If a call is put on h old for m ore than 5 min utes, th e unit will automati cally disconnect the call. Multiple handset simultaneous conver sation The DCT4960-2 is a m ultiple handset system, but the unit allows only on e h[...]

BASICS [ 2 5 ] BASICS Receiving an intercom call When an in tercom call is received , the han dset will ring an d displays “ ICM By 1 ” to indi cate that handset 1 is calling by in tercom. The in tercom call can be answer ed by pressin g int ’ com/delete , or any number k ey in the case the “ AutoT alk ” feature is ON. The in tercom call [...]

BASICS [ 26 ] Conference Call T o have a conferen ce call, be sure to have th e “ Privacy ” mode turn ed OFF . During a call on an outsi de line , other han dsets can conferen ce-in by pressin g talk . - Durin g the confer ence call, if som eone pr esses hold/format , th e system will be put on hold . DCT4960-2 OM_ENG 9/18/01 4:25 PM Page 26[...]

[ 27 ] MEMOR Y DIALING Storing Phone Numbers and Names Storing the information into the phone book memory The unit allows you to stor e up to 20 names (up to 12 char acters) and numbers (up to 20 di gits). 1) Press phone book to display the ph one book. 2) Press ▲ or ▼ to select th e empty location number . 3) Press menu/enter to enter th e sto[...]

MEMOR Y DIALING [ 28 ] Steps for Entering Names and Special Characters Press * /tone to start storin g the inf ormati on. The alphabet, char acters, and th e numbers ar e assign ed to the number k eys shown below in bold . Press the n umber key un til you display the d esired alphabet, characters , or numbers. If you mak e a mistake while entering [...]

MEMOR Y DIALING [ 2 9 ] MEMOR Y DIALING Chain Dialing Y ou may select to chain di al the f ollowing combin ations: (a) Man ual Dialin g + Phon e Book. (b) Phon e Book + Man ual Dialin g (c) Phon e Book + Phone Book (d) CID Number + M anu al Dialing (e) CID Number + Ph one Book. - In case o f the combin ation with th e CID number , the CID n umber m[...]

MEMOR Y DIALING [ 30 ] Editing a Stored Name and/or Phone Number 1) Press phone book to display the ph one book. 2) Press ▲ or ▼ to select th e phone book locati on that you wish to edit. 3) Press menu/enter to enter th e edit mod e . 4) Press * /tone to start editin g the r ecord . 5) The display will show th e name first. Edit th e name an d [...]

MEMOR Y DIALING [ 3 1 ] MEMOR Y DIALING Revie wing the information from phone book memory 1) Press phone book to display the ph one book. 2) Press ▲ or ▼ to select th e location that you wish to revi ew . 3) Press hold/format to chan ge th e display to show th e phone n umbers (up to 13 digits). 4) Press hold/format again to toggle back to sh o[...]

MEMOR Y DIALING [ 32 ] Erasing a Stored Name and Phone Number Deleting the information fr om the phone book memory 1) Press phone book to display the ph one book. 2) Press ▲ or ▼ to select th e phone book locati on that you wish to delete . 3) Press menu/enter to select the edit m ode . 4) Press int ’ com/delete to delete th e recor d. 5) Pre[...]

CALLER ID FEA TURES [ 3 3 ] CALLER ID FEA TURES Caller ID Caller ID is a subscription servi ce available from your telephon e service pro vide r . For the Caller ID featur e to work on the unit, y ou must subscribe to the service . T o receive Caller ID inf ormati on for a Call W aiting call, you m ust subscribe to “ Combined Call W aiting Caller[...]

CALLER ID FEA TURES [ 34 ] Missing Caller ID data If a caller chooses to parti ally or completely “ block ” Caller ID informati on, a messag e will appear on the display indi cating that th e nam e and/or phon e has been blocked . The call will display as a Caller ID recor d, sh owing tim e and d ate informati on, and th e messag e “ PRIV A T[...]

CALLER ID FEA TURES [ 3 5 ] CALLER ID FEA TURES Deleting Information from the Caller ID List Deleting a Caller ID message Y ou may d elete caller inform ation fr om the CID database . 1) Locate the caller inform ation you wish to delete . 2) Press int ’ com/delete to delete th e caller data. 3) The display will show “ Delete? ” alon g with th[...]

[ 36 ] CALLER ID FEA TURES Using the Caller ID List Y ou may m ake a call to th e telephone n umber shown in th e display . 1) Locate the telephon e number you wish to call from th e CID database . 2) Press hold/format to select th e mod e that you wish to dial out. 3) Each time you press hold/f ormat to select other mod e. (Local call m ode or Lon[...]

CALLER ID FEA TURES [ 3 7 ] CALLER ID FEA TURES T o store a Caller ID into the phone book memory This feature allows you to stor e the Caller ID inform ation in to the ph one book. T o preven t the CID inf ormati on from automati cally being d eleted, you may stor e it into your phon e book. 1) Locate the CID recor d you wish to store into th e pho[...]

[ 38 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Changing the Digital Security Code The di gital security code is an id entifi cation cod e used to connect the handset an d the base unit. Norm ally , setting the cod e is not n ecessary unless you are r eplacing an extr a handset. In the r are situati on that you suspect anoth er cordless teleph one is using th e sam[...]

ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 3 9 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION 5) Press menu/enter , and th e display will show th e curren t setting. (The initi al setting is “ No ” .) 6) Press ▲ or ▼ to chan ge th e selection. 7) Press menu/enter . 8) Place the han dset in the chargin g cradle o f the base unit. - Th e handset beeps an d displays that the r egi[...]

ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 40 ] Note on Power Sources RECYCLING NICKEL MET AL HYDRIDE BA TTERIES NICKEL MET AL HYDRIDE BA TTERIES MUST BE DISPOSED OF PROPERL Y . Nick el Metal Hyd rid e cells are used in th e battery pack. Please take your used ni ckel metal h ydrid e battery packs to a store that recycles ni ckel metal h ydri de batteri es. Battery[...]

ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 4 1 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION T roubleshooting If your phon e is not performin g to your expectati ons , please try these simple steps first. Symptom “ No Svc ” displays on the LCD Han dsets keep goin g “ off hook ” by th emselves (won ’ t hang up) One or m ore handsets d on ’ t communi cate with the base or th[...]

ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 42 ] Symptom “ Out of Ran ge ” displays on the LCD No Caller ID d ata is displayed No Call W aiting Caller ID “ Private ” , “ U navailable ” , or “ No Na me ” messag e is displayed During a Call W aiting Call, th e speaker m utes temporarily A second han dset can ’ t join the conversati on V oice Messag e[...]

ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 4 3 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION General Information The ph one complies with FCC P arts 15 and 68. Operatin g temperature: 0 ° to 55 ° C (+32 ° F to +131 ° F) AC A dapter Information AC A dapter part number: AD-490 Input V oltage: 120V AC 60Hz Output V oltage: 9V DC 300 mA Battery Information Battery part number: BP-490 [...]

ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 44 ] Precautions! Before you r ead anything else , please observe the followin g: W arning! Unid en America Corpor ation DOES NO T represen t this unit to be waterproof. T o reduce th e risk of fire , electrical shock, or damag e to the unit, DO NO T expose this unit to rain or moisture . Rechargeable Nick el Metal Hydride[...]

ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 4 5 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Radio Interference Radio interfer ence may occasi onally cause buzzing and h umming in your cordless handset, or cli cking noises in th e base. This interferen ce is caused by external sour ces such as TV , refriger ator , vacuum cleaner , fluorescent li ghting, or electri cal storm. Your unit[...]

[ 46 ] Index A AC ad apter inform ation ............................43 Adjustin g ring er and earpi ece volume ..........17 B Battery pack Inform ation ........................................43 Installin g ............................................7 Main tenan ce ....................................8, 40 Preparin g and char ging ................[...]

[ 47 ] At Uniden, w e ´ ll take care o f you! If you need an y assistance with this pr oduct, please call our Custom er Hotlin e at 1-800-297-1023 PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT T O THE PLACE OF PURCHASE. Our Uni den r epresentatives will be happy to h elp you with any m atters regar ding the oper ation o f this unit, available accessories, or [...]

© 2001 Uniden America Corporation, Fort W orth, TX 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 [...]