Uniden DXI 986-2 manual

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S tep 2 I nstall and Charge the Handset Batteries TO INST ALL THE HANDSET BA TTERIES (see page 10 for d etails) Charge the handset battery packs for at least 15-20 hours before using your new cordless telephones for the first time! When the han dset battery packs are fully charged , after 15-20 hours o f charging, plug th e telephon e cord into th [...]

www .uniden.com [ 4 ] 2° P aso Instalación y carga de la pila para el receptor P ARA INST ALAR LA PILA DEL RECEPTOR (Consulte la págin a 10 para más detalles) ¡ Cargue el paquete de pilas del r eceptor por lo menos de 15-20 horas antes de usar sus nue vos telefónos inalámbricos por primera v ez! Cuand o los paquetes de pilas estén totalment[...]

Contents Quick Reference Guide 3 W elcome/Features 6 Controls and Functions 7 Getting Started Setting up th e Phone 9 Register Han dsets to Main Base Befor e Usin g! 14 When to Re-r egister Handsets 15 Call T ran sfer Feature 15 Setting M enu Display Option s 16 Basics M aking an d Receiving Calls 19 A djusting th e Han dset Ring er and Earpiece V [...]

[ 6 ] www .uniden.com W elcome Congratulati ons on your pur chase of th e U nid en cordless teleph one . This cordless ph one is desi gned an d en gineer ed to ex acting stan dar ds for reli ability , long life , and outstandin g perform ance . Note: Some illustrations in this manual may differ fr om the actual unit for e xplanation purposes. The c[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS [ 7 ] www .uniden.com 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 3 4 2 13 14 15 16 17 20 18 19 1. Han dset antenn a 2. Option al headset jack 3. Beltclip hole 4. Han dset battery compartmen t 5. Han dset earpiece 6. LCD display 7. vol/ / (volume & scr oll) key (p. 20) 8. vol/ / (volum e & scr oll) key (p. 20) 9. caller id/m enu k ey (p. 16[...]

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS [ 8 ] www .uniden.com 24 25 22 23 21 21. M ain base chargin g contacts 22. fin d hs k ey (p. 22) 23. char ge/in use an d VMWI (V oice M ail W aitin g Indi cator) LED 24. DC IN 9V jack 25. T elephone lin e jack 26. Chargin g contacts 27. Charg e LED 28. DC IN 9V jack 26 27 28 Main Base Unit Extra Char ging Cr adle (for Second [...]

GETTING ST ARTED [ 9 ] www .uniden.com Setting up the Phone Do the follo wing steps: A. Choose th e best location C. Connect th e main base unit an d charging cr adle B. Install th e rechar geable battery packs in to both handsets A. Choose the best location Befor e choosin g a locati on for your n ew phon e , read th e INST ALLA TION CONSIDERA TIO[...]

GETTING ST ARTED [ 10 ] www .uniden.com B. Install the rechar geable battery packs into both handsets Both handsets ar e powered by a r echargeable battery packs . The battery r echarg es autom atically wh en the han dset is placed in the m ain base unit or char ging cr adle . Charge the handset battery pack f or at least 15-20 hours bef ore using [...]

GETTING ST ARTED [ 1 1 ] www .uniden.com 4) Place the battery case cover back on th e handset by slidin g it upwards un til it clicks into place . 5) Place one han dset in the m ain base unit and one handset in th e chargin g cradle for 15-20 h ours without in terruption. Th e main base or chargin g cradle unit’s LED li ght (labeled charge/in use[...]

GETTING ST ARTED [ 12 ] www .uniden.com •E ven when th e battery pack is not bein g used, it will grad ually discharg e over a long period o f time . For optimum perf ormance , be sure to r eturn the handset to eith er cradle after a telephon e call. • T alk Mode - The han dset is off either char ging cr adle and th e t alk/flash key has been p[...]

GETTING ST ARTED [ 1 3 ] www .uniden.com C. Connect the main base unit and char ging cradle 1) Connect each A C adapter to th e DC IN 9V jack and to each stan dar d 120V A C wall outlet. 2) Set the m ain base and char ging cradle on a d esk or tabletop, and place on e handset in the m ain base unit and on e in the chargin g cradle . 3) Mak e sure t[...]

GETTING ST ARTED [ 14 ] www .uniden.com Register Handsets to Main Base Before Using! When han dsets are r emoved from th e packagin g, install batteri es an d fully charg e for 15-20 hours . The han dset YOU CHOOSE (d oes not m atter which handset) to place in th e main base to charg e , will autom atically be r egistered to that m ain base . The s[...]

GETTING ST ARTED [ 1 5 ] www .uniden.com • If the secon d handset’s battery becomes very low , the han dset must be r echar ged f or 15-20 h ours an d re- r egister ed to the ma in base unit. •M ak e sure to r eturn the han dsets to the chargin g cradles after each phon e call. • Call transfer allows you to tran sfer outsid e calls from han[...]

GETTING ST ARTED [ 16 ] www .uniden.com Setting Menu Display Options Ther e are five setup opti ons available . They ar e Caller ID option s (A utoT alk, CIDCW [Caller ID on Call W aitin g], Area Cod e), Dial m ode an d Lan guag e . A utoT alk allows you to answer th e phon e without pr essing th e t alk/flash key . If the ph one rin gs when A utoT[...]

GETTING ST ARTED [ 1 7 ] www .uniden.com 1) Wh en the ph one is in stan dby mod e , press and h old the caller id/menu ke y. The Caller ID setting scr een appears. 2) Press th e v ol/ / k ey twice to select Area Code . 3) Press th e select/channel key . 4) Use th e number ( 0 - 9 ) or delete/transfer k ey to en ter the 3-digit ar ea code . 5) Press[...]

GETTING ST ARTED [ 18 ] www .uniden.com 1) Wh en the ph one is in stan dby mod e , press and h old the caller id/menu ke y. The followin g screen appears . 2) Press th e v ol/ / ke y three times to select Dial . 3) Press th e select/channel key to toggle between Tone and Pulse . 4) Pr ess the end ke ya nd r eturn the han dset to the m ain base unit[...]

Making and Receiving Calls BASICS [ 1 9 ] www .uniden.com Pick up th e handset (A utoT alk: on) or pick up th e handset an d press the ta lk /flash k ey (AutoT alk: off). 1) Pick up th e handset. 2) Press th e tal k /flash ke y . 3) Listen for th e dial ton e. 4) Dial th e number . OR 1) Pick up th e handset. 2) Dial th e number , then pr ess the t[...]

BASICS [ 20 ] www .uniden.com Adjusting the Handset Ringer and Earpiece V olume Handset ringer tone and v olume Press th e volume up k ey or volume down k ey (labeled as the v ol/ / or v ol/ / k ey) in standby mod e to select one of five ring er tones an d volum e combinati ons . Earpiece volume Pressin g the volum e up key or volume d own key (lab[...]

BASICS [ 2 1 ] www .uniden.com Redial The r edial/pause k ey redials th e last number dialed . The r edialed n umber can be up to 32 digits lon g. T one Dialing Switch-over Some teleph one compani es use equipm ent that r equires pulse dialin g (sometim es r eferred to as r otary dialin g). If you need to en ter ton e dialin g digits , you can swit[...]

BASICS [ 22 ] www .uniden.com •T h e UltraClear Plus TM true compand er circuitry virtu ally eliminates back- groun d noise . This innovative technology , togeth er with 20 differen t channels , provid es you with the best possible recepti on d urin g all your conversation s. •P aging is also canceled wh en the phon e receives an incomin g call[...]

BASICS [ 2 3 ] www .uniden.com V oice Mail W aiting Indicator If you subscribe to voice m ail service , you can use your cordless teleph on e to access your voice m ailbox. Th e charge/in use LED ligh t on the m ain base o f your phon e flashes wh enever you have m essages waiting in your voi ce mailbo x. Just pr ogram th e RocketDial k ey with you[...]

MEMOR Y DIALING [ 24 ] www .uniden.com Storing Phone Numbers and Names in Memory Dial Me mo ry Dialin g allows you to dial a n umber using just a few key pr esses. Y our cordless ph one stor es up to 10 names/n umbers in each handset. 1) Press th e memory k ey in standby m ode . Select Memory is displayed. 2) Enter a n umber ( 0 - 9 ), or press the[...]

MEMOR Y DIALING [ 2 5 ] www .uniden.com •T he pause feature is useful for lon g distance calling, cr edit card dialin g, or sequences that requir e a pause between digits . •T he pause key counts as one di git. Pressin g the r edial/pause key mo re than once incr eases the len gth of a pause between number . 6) Press th e memory or select/chann[...]

MEMOR Y DIALING [ 26 ] www .uniden.com Steps for Entering Names and Special Characters Refer to the letters on th e number keys to select th e desir ed characters . With each press o f a num eric key , the displayed character appears in th e followin g ord er: Upper case letters first, lower case letters n ext an d finally th e number correspon din[...]

MEMOR Y DIALING [ 2 7 ] www .uniden.com Making Calls with Memory Dialing Memory dialing from Standb y Mode 1) Press th e memory ke y. The handset displays your pr ogrammed mem ory locations . 2) Enter a n umber ( 0 - 9 ), or press the v ol/ / or v ol/ / key to select the m emory locati on you would like to dial. 3) Press th e tal k /flash ke y . Co[...]

MEMOR Y DIALING [ 28 ] www .uniden.com Memory dialing from T alk Mode 1) Press th e t alk/flash key . Connecting appears. 2) After the display chan ges fr om Connecting to Talk , press the memory key . 3) Enter a n umber ( 0 - 9 ), or pr ess the v ol/ / or v ol/ / k ey to select the m emory locati on of the d esired ph one n umber . If you press th[...]

MEMOR Y DIALING [ 2 9 ] www .uniden.com Editing a Stored Name and/or Phone Number 1) Press th e memory k ey in stan dby mod e . Select Memory is displayed. 2) Enter a n umber ( 0 - 9 ), or pr ess the v ol/ / or v ol/ / k ey to select the m emory locati on you would like to edit, and pr ess the memory or select/channel key . 3) Press th e memory or [...]

MEMOR Y DIALING [ 30 ] www .uniden.com 7) Use th e number k eys , the /tone/ , #/ , r edial/pause , or delete/transfer k ey to edit th e phon e n umber (see page 25). The ph one n umber cannot e xceed 20 digits . If you don´t wan t to chan ge th e phon e number , skip this step. 8) Press th e memory or select/channel ke y. If you changed either n [...]

MEMOR Y DIALING [ 3 1 ] www .uniden.com Erasing a Stored Name and Phone Number 1) Press th e memory k ey in standby m ode . Select Memory is displayed. 2) Enter a n umber ( 0 - 9 ), or pr ess the v ol/ / or v ol/ / k ey to select the mem ory location you would like to er ase. 3) Press th e memory or select/channel ke y . The n ame an d phon e numbe[...]

ROCKETDIAL [ 32 ] www .uniden.com Edit Number Delete Number Go Back Store Number Number Stored RocketDial Y ou can store your m ost fr equently di aled number in th e RocketDi al location in each han dset. The RocketDi al allows you to dial a n umber with on e key pr ess. (Th ere is n o need to pr ess the t alk/flash ke y. The ph one will autom ati[...]

ROCKETDIAL [ 3 3 ] www .uniden.com Deleting the RocketDial 1) When th e phon e is in stan dby mod e , press an d hold th e RocketDial ke y. The followin g display appears. 2) Press th e v ol/ / or v ol/ / k ey to select Delete Number . 3) Press th e select/channel ke y. The followin g display appears. 4) Press th e v ol/ / k ey to move the poin ter[...]

CALLER ID FEA TURES [ 34 ] www .uniden.com • If you answer a call befor e the Caller ID m essag e is received (for e xample , before the secon d ring), th e Caller ID messag e will n ot appear . •W h en the call is r eceived vi a a telephon e company that does n ot offer Caller ID service , the caller´s phon e n umber an d nam e do n ot appear[...]

CALLER ID FEA TURES [ 3 5 ] www .uniden.com V iewing the Caller ID Message List The Caller ID list stor es inf ormati on for up to 30 in coming calls - even unan swered calls . 1) Press th e caller id/menu k ey in stan dby mod e . The summ ary screen appears . The screen sh ows the n umber of n ew messag es and total m essages . 2) Press th e v ol/[...]

CALLER ID FEA TURES [ 36 ] www .uniden.com • While using th e Delete All? or Delete Message? screen, if n o key is pressed f or mor e than 30 seconds , an error tone soun ds, an d the handset r eturns to standby m ode . • If you get an incomin g call or page , the d eleting operati on is canceled , and you can answer th e call or page . Deletin[...]

CALLER ID FEA TURES [ 3 7 ] www .uniden.com 3) Press th e v ol/ / or v ol/ / ke y to select Yes or No . 4) Press th e select/channel or delete/transfer key . When the pointer is at Yes : Y ou hear a confirm ation ton e and all stored Caller ID m essages ar e deleted . When the pointer is at No : The display r eturns to th e summary screen. Caller I[...]

CALLER ID FEA TURES [ 38 ] www .uniden.com Using the Caller ID List Calling a party from the Caller ID list Y ou can place a call from th e Caller ID list. The cordless ph one stor es up to 30 messag es (Caller ID nam es/numbers) in each handset. 1) Press th e caller id/menu ke y. Select the ph one n umber that you want to di al by pr essing th e v[...]

CALLER ID FEA TURES [ 3 9 ] www .uniden.com Storing Caller ID messages in Memory dialing M essages (Caller ID n ames/n umbers) shown in the Caller ID list can be stor ed in mem ory dialing. 1) Press th e caller id/menu ke y. Select the ph one n umber to be stored fr om the Caller ID list by pr essing the v ol/ / or v ol/ / ke y . 2) Press th e memo[...]

ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 40 ] www .uniden.com Changing the Digital Security Code The di gital security code is an i dentifi cation cod e used to connect each han dset and the m ain base unit. Norm ally , setting the cod e is not n ecessary . The first time you charg e each handset in th e main base , the security cod e is automati cally set. In th[...]

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION [ 4 1 ] www .uniden.com Note on Power Sources Battery replacement and handling When th e operatin g tim e becomes sh ort even after a battery is r echarg ed, please r eplace the battery . With norm al usage , your battery should last about on e year . Please con tact your place of pur chase or the Un id en Parts Departm ent f[...]

ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 42 ] www .uniden.com T roubleshooting If your phon e is not perf orming to your e xpectation s, please try th ese simple steps first. Symptom The charge/in use LED or charge LED won't illumin ate when th e handset is placed in the m ain base or chargin g cradle . The au dio soun ds weak and/or scratch y . Can't m[...]

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION [ 4 3 ] www .uniden.com Symptom Severe n oise interfer ence . The Caller ID d oes not display . Han dset No.1 or No.2 is n ot working. Unavailable m essage is displayed on the LCD scr een of the handset. The han dset doesn’t communi cate with the m ain base or the oth er handset. No 3-way conversation. Vo i ce Message In di[...]

ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 44 ] www .uniden.com Case If the han dset or either char ging cradle is e xposed to moistur e or liquid , but the liqui d only affects the e xterior plastic h ousing. If moistur e or liquid has en tered the plastic-h ousing (i.e . liquid can be h ear d in the ph one or liqui d has enter ed the han dset battery compartmen t[...]

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION [ 4 5 ] www .uniden.com General Information The ph one compli es with FCC P arts 15 and 68. Operatin g temperatur e: -10 ° to +50 ° C (+14 ° F to +122 ° F) AC A dapter Information AC Ad apter part number: AD-0001 Input V oltage: 120V AC 60Hz Output V oltage: 9V DC 210 mA Battery Information Battery part number: B T -905 C[...]

ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 46 ] www .uniden.com Precautions! Before you r ead anything else , please observe the followin g: W arning! Un id en America Corporati on DOES NOT r epresent this unit to be waterproof. T o reduce the risk o f fire, electri cal shock, or dam age to the unit, DO NO T expose this unit to rain or m oisture . Rechargeable Nick[...]

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION [ 4 7 ] www .uniden.com ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION and it would be impossible to inclu de all the variables in our r ating. The Maxim um Range ratin g of this phon e is meant to be used as a m eans o f comparison against other ran ge claims . T elephone Line Problems The FCC has gran ted the telephone compan y the righ t to disc[...]

ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 48 ] www .uniden.com I.C. Notice TERMINAL EQUIPMENT NOTICE: This equipm ent m eets th e applicable In dustry Can ada T erminal Equipm ent T echnical Specificati ons . This is confirmed by th e r egistrati on number . The abbrevi ation, I C, bef ore th e registr ation n umber signifi es that registr ation was perf ormed bas[...]

A AC adapter informati on .................................... 45 A djusting ring er and earpi ece volume .................. 20 B Battery pack Inform ation ................................................ 45 Install ...................................................... 10 M ainten ance .......................................... 12, 41 Preparin g a[...]

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