Uniden WIN1200 manual

WIN1200 Series Owner ’ s Manual OWNER’S MANUAL[...]

1 Table of Contents Welcome .................................................................. 3 111 Notice ............................................................ 3 System Requirements .......................................... 4 Manual Conventions............................................. 4 Terminology Use d in this Manual ........... ...[...]

2 Switching to th e Handset Speakerphone During a Call ............................................................ 38 Using Call Waiting ................................................ 39 Changing Your Onli ne Status ......... ............ ......... 40 Checking Your Vo ice Mail and Email Messa ges 40 Using the Call History Lists .... ............[...]

3 Welcome Thank you fo r purchasing Uniden's Windows Live™ Messenger phone. The W IN1200 lets you make free PC to PC calls to other W indows Live™ Messenger users, low-cost Internet calls to regula r phone numbers via Windows Live™ web calling*, and regular phone calls through a s tandard phone line. Sign up for a W indows Live™ Messen[...]

4 System Requirements In order to use th e Messenger Phone, you must have the fo llowing: • Microsoft® W indows® XP. • W indows Live M essen ger 8.0 software and a ccount. • Microsoft Intern et Explorer version 6 SP1 or later (but it does not need to be your default browser). • Available USB p ort on your computer. • An active broadb an[...]

5 Terminology Used in this Manual Caller ID (CID) Available from you r telephone provider, CID sho ws you the names and numbers of inc oming callers. CIDCW (Caller ID on Call Waiting) Available from you r telephone provider, CIDCW shows you incoming caller information while you're on another call. Standb y The handset is not in use. If it is o[...]

6 Product Overvie w Phone Fea tures • 5.8 GHz digi tal phone • Advanced phone book features - Store 100 names with four numbers per ent ry - Create phonebo ok groups - Set personali zed ring tones and wallpaper for people i n your p honeboo k - Save 10 phonebo ok entries to speed dial keys • Handset speake rphone • 100-number call er ID* me[...]

7 Parts of the Handset 1. Voice Mail W aiting Indicator 2. Volume up k ey 3 Volume do wn key 4. TALK / FLASH key 5. BACK / HOLD key 6. */ TONE key 7. Handset ea rpiece 8. Soft Ke y s 9. END key 10. Jo ystick 11. SPEAKER key 12. # k ey (pound) 13. Han dset microphone 14. Han dset charging contac ts 15. Han dset antenna 16. Bel tclip hole 17. Spe ake[...]

8 Parts of the Base 1. FIND HS key (find handset) 2. usb light 3. charge light 4. phone light 5. Base chargin g contacts (inside cradle) 6. Power connecti on ( DC IN 9V ) 7. AC adaptor chan nel guide 8 Phone connectio n ( TEL-LINE ) 9. USB connection ( USB )[...]

9 Using the Handset Interface W hen the phone is in standby, the handset displa y shows the following items: ← Status icons ← Date, day of the week , and time ← Wallpape r ← Caller ID summary ← Current soft key functions Status Icons The table below lis ts the icons the handset uses to tell you the status of your pho ne. Icon Phone is in.[...]

10 Using Soft Key s Your handset has two soft keys that change func tion during the operation of the p hone. The text right above the soft key indicates that key's cu rrent function. For example, when the phone is in standby mode, pressing soft key 1 opens the Windo ws Live™ Messenger opti on menu. When the phone is in the W indows Live™ M[...]

11 Entering Tex t from Your Handset You can use the number keypad to ente r text by referring to the letters pr inted on each number key. W hen you press the number key in a text entry field, the phone displays the first letter printed on the numb er key. Press the number key twice to displ ay the second letter and three times to display the third.[...]

12 Installing the Phone Choosing the Bes t Location W hen choosing a location for your new phone, he re are some important guidelines you s hould consider: • Find a place tha t is close to a standard phone jack, a computer with a USB port, and a power outlet that is no t controlled by a wall switch . • The base and handset should be kept away f[...]

13 Installing the Handset Battery Follow the steps below to install the battery. 1. Remove the cover fr om the handset batte ry compartment. Press in on the f inger indention and slide the cover d ownward. 2. Place the battery pa ck in the battery compartmen t with the green side up an d the silver connectors on t he battery facing the bottom of th[...]

14 Connecting the Ba se and Charging the Handse t CAUTION: To avoid ris k of fire and shock, use only the Uniden AAD-255 AC a daptor. NOTE: Do not place the power cord where it creates a trip hazard or where it could become chafed and creat e a fire or electrical hazard. 1. Conne ct the AC adaptor to the yellow power co nnector (labeled DC I N 9V )[...]

15 Connecting the P hone Line NOTE: You must co nnect your phone to an active telephone line to make 111 emergency calls. Once the battery p ack is fully charged, use the include d telephone cord to connect the pho ne jack (labeled TEL LINE ) to a standa rd telephone jack. If your phone line also has High Speed Internet ple ase ensure you are using[...]

16 Registering for and Downloading Windows Liv e™ Messenger The phone works with W indows Live™ Messenge r versions 8.0 and later. NOTE: If you alread y have a version of MSN ® Messenger installed, open your Messenger program and m ake sure the top of the window sa y s Windows L ive™ Messenger . If the top of y our Messe nger window does not[...]

17 7. Be sure to selec t the SIGN ME IN AUTOMATICALLY chec kbox at the b ottom of the screen. 8. Click the SIGN IN b utton at the bottom of the scre en to log in to Windows Live™ Messeng er. W hile your handset is charging, you might want to spend some time getting familiar with the new Windo ws Live™ Messenger feat ures. Update your contacts, [...]

18 Troub leshooting the USB Co nnection 1. Make sure the USB cord is securely connected to th e USB port and to a standard USB po rt on your computer. 2. Make sure that you have the latest version of W indows Live™ Messenger (version 8. 0 or higher). 3. Try logging in t o the W indows Live™ Messeng er service on your computer. If you can't[...]

19 Sending Windows Live™ Messenge r Alerts to Your Phone You can choose which types of Windows Live™ Messe nger alerts you want to receive o n your handset. 1. W ith the phone in standby, press the PC Menu soft ke y. This opens the Windows Live™ Messeng er menu. 2. Sele ct the SET ALERTS menu, then choose from the following alerts: A) NE W MA[...]

20 Activating Ca ller ID on Call Waiting Your phone su pports Caller ID on Call W aiting, so you can see the name and numbe r of someone who calls when you're already on the line. You'll need to subscrib e to these features with your phon e company before you can use them. To let you r phone support these features, follow the s teps below[...]

21 1. Press the center of the joystick and select the system setu p icon . 2. Select the HANDSET SETUP menu, and th en the UNIQUE ID submen u. 3. Move the cu rsor to select ON or OFF. 4. Press the center of the joystick or the Select soft key. You will h ear a confirmation tone. Setting Up Your Voice Mail If you subscribe t o a voice mail service, [...]

22 Setting the Date and Time W hen you connect your phone to your computer and bro wse your contact list, the phone a utomatically updates its date and time to the date and time on your computer. You s hould only have to set the date and time if your compu ter is not connect ed. To change the date and time sh own in the display, follow the steps li[...]

23 Activating Inser t 0 This feature add s “0” or “00” at the beginning of the number received from Caller I D. The default setting for New Zealand is ON. The default setting for Australia is OFF . To change the Insert 0 setting, follow the st eps listed below. 1. W ith the phone in standby, press the center of the joystick a nd select the [...]

24 Setting Up Your Contact List and Ph onebook W ith the Messenger Phone, you can store and manage all your contact informat ion in Windows Live™ Messenger's online contact list and then easily download the names a nd phone numbers directly to your ha ndset's phonebook. The contact list and t he phonebook are completely independe nt: yo[...]

25 Creating and Editing Contacts on Your Computer Follow the steps below to create and edit your W indows Live™ Messenge r contacts. 1. On your compu ter, open W indows Live™ Messeng er. 2. To create a ne w contact, click the add contact ic on at the top of the contacts window. To edi t an existing contact , right click on the contact in the co[...]

26 Viewing Your Conta ct List on the Phone Once you ente r contacts into you contact list, you can see them directly on your hands et. 1. W ith the phone in standby, press the PC Call soft key. The hand set displays your contact list with th e last sorting order used. 2. To change the s orting order, press the Menu s oft key. This opens the PC me n[...]

27 • W hen the contact list downloads to the phonebook, the phone number entered in the HOME PHONE field is placed in the first phon e number slot, W ORK PHONE is placed in the second, MOBILE NUMBER in the third, and OTHER PHONE in the fourth. 1. W ith the phone in standby, press the PC Menu soft ke y. 2. Move the cu rsor to select DOWNLOAD NMBRS[...]

28 Creating Entries in the Phonebook To store names and phone numbers directly in to your handset phoneboo k, please follow these steps: 1. Move the joys tick to the left, and then press the Phone soft key. 2. Press the Opt ions key. Then select NEW ENTRY to crea te a new phonebook entry or EDIT SELECTION to ed it an existing entry. 3. Select the n[...]

29 6. Select the perso nal wall paper icon to choose a sp ecial wall paper picture for this entry. You can attach a special picture to each ph onebook entry; when this person calls from any of the listed phone numbers, the phone will change the wall paper to the sp ecial picture. Move the curso r to select one of the 22 different wall pap er option[...]

30 2. Press the Phone soft key to open the handset's Caller ID or redial list. 3. Use the joys tick to scroll through the Caller ID recor ds or redial numbers. W hen you come to the information you want to store, press the Options soft ke y and select ADD TO PHONEBOOK. 4. To save this numb er as a new phonebook entry, select NEW ENTRY. To add [...]

31 Working with P honebook Groups You can organ ize your phonebook entries into 10 groups. You can name the groups to help you remember what t he group contains, and you can have the phonebo ok display entries by grou ps instead of alphabetically. The p honebook groups are in dependent of the groups in your con tact list. Changing t he name of a gr[...]

32 Customizing Your Phone Selecting a Wall Paper Picture You can choose from 23 pictures for your phone's prima ry wall paper. 1. Press the center of the joystick and select the displa y options icon . 2. Select the W ALL PAPER submenu. 3. Move the cu rsor to select a picture to use as the display wall paper. As you scroll through the list, pr[...]

33 Selecting a Display Color Sche me You can choose from five color schemes you r phone's display 1. Press the center of the joystick and select the displa y options icon . 2. Select the COLOR SCHE ME submenu. 3. Move the cu rsor to select a color scheme. As you highli ght each color scheme, the display will change to that scheme as a p review[...]

34 1. Press the center of the joystick and select the ringer op tions icon . 2. Select the RINGER TONES s ubmenu. 3. To change the ri ng tone for regular phone calls, selec t the phone icon . To change the ri ng tone for PC calls, selec t the computer icon . You can cho ose the same ring to ne for PC calls and regular pho ne calls. 4. Move the cu r[...]

35 Activating Auto Ta lk Auto Talk allows you to answer the phone simply by re moving the handse t from the cradle. You do not have to press any buttons to ans wer the call. 1. Press the center of the joystick and select the system setu p icon . 2. Select the HANDSET SETUP menu, and th en the AUTO TALK submenu. 3. Move the cu rsor to select ON or O[...]

36 Using Your Phone From the han dset From the han dset spea ker pho ne Makin g a regular phone call 1. Remo ve the handset from the crad le. 2. Press TALK / FLASH and wait fo r the dial tone . 3. Dial the number. OR 1. Remo ve the handset from the crad le. 2. Dial the number. 3. Press TALK / FLASH . 1. Remo ve the handset from the crad le. 2. Pres[...]

37 Making a Call from the Windows Live™ Mess enger Contact List You can use you r contact list to make regular phone calls as well as PC to PC calls. 1. W hen the phone is in standby, press the PC Call soft key to open the contact list. 2. Use the joys tick to highlight the contact you want to call and press the center of the jo ystick or the Sel[...]

38 Making a Call from the Handset Phonebook 1. W hen the phone is in standby, move the joystick to th e left to go to the phonebook screen. 2. Press the Phone soft key. 3. Use the joys tick to highlight the phonebook entry you want to call and press the center of the joyst ick. 4. Move the joys tick right and left to select one o f the four phone n[...]

39 Using Call Waiting If you subscribe t o Call W aiting service from you r phone company, and a second call c omes in when you are on the phone, a call waitin g tone will sound. (If you subscribe t o Caller ID on Call W aiting, the handset displays the name and phone numbe r of the waiting call.) For Australian Model: Press TALK / FLASH and then 2[...]

40 Changing Your Online Status You can change your status on the Windows Live™ Messe nger service directly from you r handset. Chan ging your status from the phone changes your status on you computer, also. 1. W ith the phone in standby, press the PC Menu soft ke y (if you're already browsing the contact list, p ress the Menu soft key) and s[...]

41 Using the Call History Lists Your phone provid es two call history lists: The Win dows Live™ Messenge r call history list and the handset caller ID and redial list . W hen you open the call history lis t, W indows Live™ Messenger retrieves the handset's caller ID and redial lists and s hows you both PC calls and regular phon e calls on [...]

42 Clearing the Call History List You can clea r the W indows Live™ Messenger call h istory. This deletes all call history records. 1. W ith the phone in standby, press the PC Menu soft ke y. This opens the Windows Live™ Messeng er menu. 2. Select the VIEW HISTORY menu. This opens the Call History menu. 3. Use the joys tick to highlight CLEAR H[...]

43 2. Press the Phone soft key. 3. To delete all the records at once, press the Options soft key a nd select DELETE ALL . To delete a single Caller ID or redial record, us e the joystick to select the record you want to delete. Press the Options soft key an d select DELETE SELECTION. 4. Your phone will ask you to confirm. Select YES. 5. You will he[...]

44 3. If you have no remi nders created for this date, p ress the Store soft key to create a reminder. If you already have reminders for this date, press the Options sof t key and select NEW ENTRY . 4. Select the time icon to ente r the time you want this reminder to ring. The date you pick ed in step 2 is already entered, bu t you can change it he[...]

45 instructions on en tering text.) If you don't want to enter a note, your phone will store NONE on the note line. Press the center of the joystick when you're finished, and your phone will return to the edit reminder screen. 9. W hen you are satisfied with the reminde r information, press the Done soft ke y. You will hear a tone confirm[...]

46 Finding the Handset If you can't find you r handset, press FIND HS on the base when the phone is in standby. The h andset will beep for 60 seconds, and PA GING appears on the handset display. To c ancel paging, p ress FIND HS again or any key on the handset. Adjusting the Ringer V olume You can adjust t he ringer volume for PC calls and reg[...]

47 1. W ith the phone in standby, press the center of the joystick a nd select the ringer options icon . 2. Select the ALERT VOLU ME submenu. 3. Move the cu rsor to select HIGH, LOW, or OFF. 4. Press the center of the joystick or the Select soft key. You will h ear a confirmation tone, and the next time the phone receives an alert notification, it [...]

48 Adjusting the Display Contrast You can adjust t he contrast on the handset displa y to make it easier to read. 1. Press the center of the joystick and select the displa y options icon . 2. Select the LCD CONTRAST su bmenu. 3. Move the joys tick to the right to increase the display c ontrast. Move it left to decrease t he display contrast. As you[...]

49 Holding a Thre e-way Conference You can hold a con ference call with a caller on your regular phone line and a caller on a PC call. To sta rt a conference call, follow the ste ps below: 1. Make a PC call n ormally. After the call connect s, put it on hold. 2. Now make a regular phone call. After the regular cal l connects, press the Options soft[...]

50 Using Special Features Muting the Microphone Mute turns of f the microphone so the caller can't hear you . This only works while you are on a c all. While on a r egular ph one call 1. Press the Opt ions soft key. 2. Use the joys tick to select MUTE and press the cen ter of the joystick or the Select soft key. MUTE ON and the mute icon appea[...]

51 Maintenance Specifications Operating Tempe rature 0° C to +50° C (+32° F to +122° F) Part Number Ba se: AAD-255 Input Voltage Ba se: 240V AC, 50 Hz AC Adaptor Output Voltage Bas e: 9V DC @ 400 mA Part Number BT-000 3 Battery Capacit y 3.6V DC @ 900 m Ah Power Failures During a power fa ilure, you will not be able to make or receive calls wit[...]

52 Battery Repl acement and Handling W hen the talk time becomes short, even aft er the battery is recharged , please replace the battery. With normal usage, your batte ry should last about one year. A rep lacement Uniden adaptor or battery may be purchased by calling Uniden's Parts d epartment (see back cover p age). WARNING To avoid the risk[...]

53 Troubleshooting Resetting the Ha ndset You may need to reset your handset when you want to change the digital security code or w hen you ar e instructed to by one of Uniden 's call center representatives. 1. Press and hold END and # for at least 5 seconds, un til the system reset menu displays. 2. Use the joys tick to highlight DEREGISTER H[...]

54 Resetting the V oice Mail Waiting Light If the voice messag e waiting light continues blinking e ven after you've retrieved your messages , press and hold FIND HS key until the lig ht stops blinking. Changing the Digita l Security Code The digital securi ty code is an identification code u sed to connect the handset an d the base. Your unit[...]

55 Symptom Suggestion Can't make o r receive regular phone calls. • Make sure that you are not too far from the base. • Check both ends of the base telephone line cord. • Make sure the AC adaptor is plugged into the bas e and wall outlet. • Disconnect the AC adaptor and reconnect. Can't make o r receive W indows Live™ Messenger [...]

56 Liquid Damage Moisture and liqui d can damage your c ordless phone. • If the handse t or base is exposed to moist ure or liquid, but only the exterior pla stic housing is affected, wipe off the liquid, and use as normal. • If moisture o r liquid has entered the plastic housin g (i.e. liquid can be heard in the phone or liquid has ente red th[...]

57 Precautions! Before you read anything else , please note the follow ing: Warning ! Uniden Australia Pty Ltd and Unid en NZ Ltd DOES NOT represent this unit to be w aterproof. To reduce the risk o f fire, electrical shock, or damage to the unit, DO NOT expose this unit to rain or moisture. Rechargeabl e Nickel-M etal- Hydride Batt ery Warning •[...]

58 Menu Quick Reference Windows Live ™ Messenger Menu Options W ith the phone in standby, press the PC Menu soft ke y. Then move the cursor to select one o f the following options: Menu Functions For more information Set Status Change status to away, busy, appear offline, etc. see page 40 View History See incoming a nd outgoing call lists; clear [...]

59 Phone Se tup Options W ith the phone in Standby, press the center of the jo ystick straight down. Then move t he cursor to select one of th e following icons : System Setup Menu Options Standard Se tting For more Informat ion  Auto Talk On see page 35  Any Key Answer On see page 35  Key Touch Tone On see page 34  Edit Voice Mail AUS([...]

60 Speaker Setup Options Standard Se tting For more Informat ion  Earpiece Volume Level 4 Of 6 see page 47  Speaker Volum e Level 4 Of 6 se e page 47  Audio Tone Natural Tone see page 47 Display Options Options Standa rd Setting For more Information  W all Paper W indows Live see page 32  Color Scheme Sky Blue see page 33  LCD Con[...]

61 Index 111 calling ................................. 3 Answering calls ....................... 36 Any key answer....................... 35 AutoTalk .................................. 35 Base Installing .............................. 12 Parts of the base ................... 8 Resetting ............................. 53 USB connection...............[...]

62 One Year Limited Warranty Important: E vidence of o riginal purc hase is requir ed for wa rranty service . Warrantor: Uniden Aust ralia Pty Lim ited A.B.N. 58 001 865 498, Unid en New Ze aland Limited Warrant y is only valid i n the origina l countr y of purchas e. ELEMENT O F WARR ANTY: Uniden warrants to the original retail owne r for the d ur[...]

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