Uniden EXR 2480 manual

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Thank you for choosing the Uniden EXR 2480 cordless telephone. This phone is designed to exacting standards that provide reliability, long life and outstanding performance. Note: Some illustrations in this manual may differ fr om the actual unit for explanation purposes. • 2.4 GHz Spread Spectrum T echnology • Secure Digital T ransmission • I[...]

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41 42 38 40 39 37 44 43 45 47 46 48 49 50 1. Handset antenna 2. Beltclip cover 3. Headset jack cover 4. Handset battery compartment 5. Handset earpiece 6. LCD display 7. Redial/Backspace key 8. V olume/Cursor down key 9. T alk key 10. T one key 11. Memory key 12. Intercom key 13. Handset microphone 14. V olume/Cursor up key 15. Flash/Cursor forward[...]

Introduction / Features...............inside front cover Controls and Functions ..............inside front cover Getting Started Read this first ..........................................................2 Step 1: Checking the package contents ...............3 Step 2: Setting up the base unit ...........................4 Mounting the base unit on a [...]

2 This cordless telephone must be set up before use. Follow these steps; Step 1 (page 3) Unpack and check the telephone and accessories. Step 2 (page 4 to 8) Next, choose the best location to set up the base unit. Base unit Step 3 (page 9 to 10) Then, insert the battery pack into the handset. Y ou must charge the battery pack for at least 17 hours [...]

3 Make sure you have received the following items in the package. If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact the Uniden Parts Department (see below). • Base unit • Handset • AC adapter (AD-9500) • Rechar geable battery pack (BT-2499) • Telephone line cord (2) • W all mount adapter • W all mounting screws (2) • This Owner&[...]

4 Do the following steps. • Choose the best location • Connect the base unit • Choose the dialing mode Choose the best location Before choosing a location for your new phone, read the INST ALLA TION CONSIDERA TIONS included in the PRECAUTIONS AND IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS brochure. Here are some important guidelines you should consider: [...]

5 Connect the base unit If you want to install the base unit on the wall, see page 7. T o AC outlet T o telephone outlet T o TEL LINE T o DC IN 10V AC adapter (supplied) T elephone line cord (supplied) 2 3 Place the power cord so it does not create a trip hazard, or where it could become chafed and create a fire or electrical hazard. 1 Snap the des[...]

6 Use only the supplied AD-9500 AC adapter . Do not use any other AC adapter . Connect the AC adapter to a continuous power supply. Place the base unit close to the AC outlet so that you can unplug the AC adapter easily. If your telephone outlet isn't modular , contact your telephone company for assistance. Polarity of the plug Modular Choose [...]

7 Standard wall plate mounting This phone can be mounted on any standard telephone wall plate. 1 Snap the desktop/wall mount adapter into the bottom of base as shown. 2 Plug the telephone line cord to the TEL LINE jack and the AC adapter to the DC IN 10V jack. 3 Plug the telephone line cord into the telephone outlet. 4 W rap the AC adapter cord ins[...]

8 Direct wall plate mounting If you don't have a standard wall plate, you can mount your phone directly to the wall. Before doing this, consider the following: • A void electrical cables, pipes, or other items behind the mounting location, that could cause a hazard when inserting screws into the wall. • T ry to mount your phone within 10 -[...]

9 Charge the battery pack for more than 17 hours before you start using your phone. 1 Remove the battery cover . 2 Install the battery pack with the label down. 3 Slide the battery cover forward until it snaps into place. 4 Place the handset on the base. Make sure that the “ status ” LED of the base unit lights, and charging begins. Char ge the[...]

10 Battery use time (per charge) From fully charged • Four hours coutinuous use. • Seven days when the handset is in the standby mode. When the battery charge becomes low When the voltage of battery pack in the handset is very low and needs to be charged, the phone is programmed to eliminate functions in order to save power . If the battery cha[...]

11 There are three Caller ID options, Auto T alk, CIDCW (Caller ID with Call W aiting), and Area Code. AutoT alk allows you to answer the phone without pressing the button. If the phone rings when AutoT alk is on, simply remove the handset from the cradle and the phone automatically answers the call. If the phone rings when AutoT alk is off, you mu[...]

12 1 When the phone is in the standby mode, press . 2 Press to select “ Area Code ”. 3 Press . 4 Use the dial buttons ( to ) to enter the 3-digit area code. 1 Auto Talk:Off 2 CIDCW :On 3 Area Code: 1 Auto Talk:Off 2 CIDCW :On 3 Area Code: 1 Auto Talk:Off 2 CIDCW :On 3 Area Code: setup/pause 3 select 0 9 5 Press . A beep sounds[...]

On-hook dialing 1 Enter the phone number . (Up to 32 digits.) Example: Enter 8178583300 2 Press . “ Talk ” flashes on the display. Then the volume setting is displayed. For example, if the volume is set to high the display shows. Talk 8178583300  8178583300 13 Making a call talk BASICS talk 3 The number is dialed. After about 5 seco[...]

14 Of f-hook dialing 1 Press . “ Talk ” flashes on the display. Then the volume setting is displayed. For example, if the volume is set to high the display shows: 2 Dial the phone number . Example: Enter 8178583300 3 T o hang up, press or place the handset in the base . The call-time will be displayed for about 5 seconds. talk Talk Talk  [...]

15 1 Phone rings. “ Calling ” appears on the display. 2 Press . “ Talk ” appears on the display. Then the earpiece volume is displayed for 2 seconds. 3 The call-time display starts. 4 T o hang up, press or place the handset on the base. The call time will be displayed for about 5 seconds. From the handset From the base 1 The phone rings. Th[...]

16 Adjusting the ringer and earpiece volume Handset ringer volume In the standby mode, press or on the handset to set the handset ringer volume High or Low. Handset earpiece volume Pressing or during a telephone call will change the earpiece volume of the handset. This setting will remain in effect even if you hang up the phone. When you press in L[...]

17 If the recently dialed number exceeds 32 digits, only the first 32 digits are retained for redialing. The last phone number entered can be quickly redialed. Redialing a call On-hook redialing 1 Press . The phone number that was last dialed appears on the display. 2 Press . “ Talk ” appears flashing on the display, then the volume setting is [...]

18 Y ou may use the phone as speaker phone to answer calls by pressing the button on the base. T o hang up, press again. The base microphone is located under the phone. Position yourself approximately 12 inches away from the base and speak clearly. speaker 12" Using the speakerphone speaker EXR 2480 H1 99.8.20 3:42 PM Page 22[...]

19 Page/Intercom fr om the base to handset 1 Press on the base. The handset beeps. 2 Press or on the handset. Speak into the mouthpiece to answer the base. 3 T o turn off the intercom, press on the handset or on the base. page/int'com int'com talk speaker Page/Intercom fr om the handset to base 1 Press on the handset. The base beeps. 2 At[...]

20 T o transfer fr om the handset to the base 1 Press on the handset while speaking on the handset. The line will be held, and the inter’com tone will be sounded on the base. 2 Press or on the base. The intercom mode is activated and the line is held. 3 T o transfer to the base, press on the handset. T o cancel the transfer , press on the base. p[...]

21 Y our EXR 2480 stores up to 10 name/numbers in the handset. 1 Press and hold until “ Memory Store ” is displayed. 2 Press or to scroll to the memory number where you would like to store the number . Or press the keypad ( to ) to select the memory location (0 - 9) where you would like to store the number . flash/ 1 redial/ 0 select # delete s[...]

22 4 Use the , , , , or keys to enter the name. The name cannot exceed 14 characters. • Use the and key to scroll through the character menu. It contains upper and lower case letters, numbers, punctuation marks and various characters. • Use and to move the cursor to the desired location. • Use key to delete characters as needed. 5 Press . “[...]

23 If you press before , you can confirm the name and number stored in the selected memory location. Making calls with memory dialing On-hook memory dialing 1 Press . The handset displays your programmed memory locations. 2 Press the number keypad or and to select the memory location (0 - 9) of the desired phone number . For example, if you pressed[...]

24 Of f-hook memory dialing 1 Press . “ Talk ” flashes and the volume setting appears. 2 Press . 3 Press the number keypad to select the memory location (0 - 9) of the desired phone number . The selected phone number is displayed. Then the number is dialed. talk Talk Talk <High> Talk 0:00 memory Talk 0:35 0123456789012 Disp[...]

25 Editing a stored name and/or phone number 1 Press and hold for 2 seconds. The display shows the memory screen and any saved name/number . 2 Press the or keys or number keypad to select the memory location (0 - 9) you would like to edit. 3 Press . The following screen appears with the memory location number that you have selected in the display. [...]

26 6 Press . The following screen appears. The cursor flashes indicating that the display is ready for the number to be edited. 7 Use the dial keypad, , or key to edit the phone number . The phone number cannot exceed 20 digits. (See page 22.) If you don’t want to change the phone number , skip this step. 8 Press . The handset beeps and displays [...]

27 4 Press to move the cursor down to “ Delete Memory 2 ” command line. 5 Press . The following confirmation screen appears. 6 Press to move the cursor to “ Yes ”. 7 Press or . There is a confirmation tone and the entry is deleted. The following screen appears. For example, if memory location number 2 is selected for deletion, the following[...]

28 8 After 2 seconds the display returns to the “ Memory Store ” screen. Y ou may select another number to delete (return to step 2). 9 Press to return to standby. memory Memory Store 2 3 MOM AND DAD EXR 2480 H1 99.8.20 3:43 PM Page 32[...]

29 The Uniden EXR 2480 permits 3-way conversations between the handset, base, and outside line. When speaking on the handset 1 Press on the base to join the 3-way conversation. This will set the 3-way conversation mode. 2 Press on the base to hang up. The handset remains connected to the outline call. speaker When speaking on the base with the hand[...]

30 CALLER ID FEA TURES Caller ID service Y ou must subscribe to the Caller ID service from your telephone company to use this feature. When the telephone rings, the Caller ID feature allows you to view the caller's name and phone number on the display before you answer the phone. The handset displays the phone number of the incoming call, the [...]

31 1 When the Caller ID message is received, the display shows the caller’s phone number along with the date and time. The incoming call information is stored in Caller ID record. If the Caller ID service includes the caller’s name, the caller's name appears on the display (up to 15 letters). Here are some typical displays; 2 When the tele[...]

32 Press to return to the summary screen. If a call comes in via a telephone system that does not offer Caller ID service, no information is stored. • “ End ” appears when you have reviewed all messages in the Caller ID list. The Caller ID list stores information for up to 50 incoming calls - even unanswered calls. Viewing the Caller ID Me[...]

33 The EXR 2480 stores up to 50 messages. If more new calls are received, messages stored in the list are deleted beginning with the oldest message in the list. Caller ID data can also be deleted manually. Deleting a Caller ID message Deleting information from the Caller ID list 1 Press . Display the message to be deleted from the Caller ID list by[...]

34 Deleting all Caller ID name/numbers 1 Press . 2 Press . 3 Press or to select “ Yes ” or “ No ”. 4 Press or . When the pointer is at “ Yes ” : A beep tone sounds and all stored Caller ID messages are deleted. When the pointer is at “ No ” : The display returns to the summary screen.  New :01 Total:02 delete Delete All ? Y[...]

35 Dial edit Y ou can edit the phone number of Caller ID data when you press after the step 1. Calling a party from the Caller ID list Y ou can place a call from the Caller ID list. The EXR 2480 stores up to 50 messages. 1 Press . Select the phone number that you want to dial by pressing or . 2 Press . The displayed phone number dials automatically[...]

36 Storing Caller ID messages in Memory dialing Messages shown in the Caller ID list can be stored in memory dialing. Using the incoming call information (i.e., Caller ID list), the phone number of the party on the Caller ID list can be stored in memory dialing. 1 Press . Select the phone number to be stored from the Caller ID list by pressing or .[...]

37 Using "Caller ID with call waiting" service “Caller ID” and “Call W aiting” ar e separate services. CIDCW (Caller ID on Call W aiting) per for ms the same as regular Caller ID on a call waiting number . Y ou must subscribe to the "Caller ID with call waiting (CIDCW)" service from your telephone company before you can [...]

38 THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE The EXR 2480 has a built-in answering system that answers and records incoming calls. Y ou can also use your answering system to record a conversation, leave a voice memo message for others who use the phone, or to announce a special message to callers when you're away from your phone. The integrated answeri[...]

39 4 Press or until you hear the correct time setting. Numbers 0 through 59 display on the base as each minute is announced. Press again to select the correct time. 5 The LED displays A or P . Press or until you hear the correct AM/PM setting. 6 Press again to end the time/day setting. The EXR 2480 announces the time that you have set. 1 T o turn t[...]

40 1 Press and hold until you hear a long tone. Start recording your message immediately after you hear the long tone end. 2 When you finish recording your message, press or . A long tone sounds and your message plays back on the phone. Preset Message The following message is prerecorded: "Hello, no one is available to take your call. Please l[...]

41 Selecting the message recor d time Y ou can set your answering system to record messages up to one or four minutes long. One minute option: move the REC TIME switch to 1 . Four minutes option: move the REC TIME switch to 4 . Announce only feature: The announce only feature plays an outgoing message, but it will not allow the caller to leave a me[...]

42 Setting ring time switch The ring time/toll saver switch allows you to set the number of rings the caller hears before the answering system plays your outgoing message. Y ou can set the switch to answer after two rings or after four rings. In the TS (T oll Saver) position, the answering system picks up after two rings if you have new messages, a[...]

43 Playing your message The base LED shows the number of total messages on the display. If the display is blinking, then there are new messages waiting for you. The EXR 2480 is designed to play your new messages first. After you play your new messages you can then play your old messages. Using your answering system 1 Press . The system announces th[...]

44 Each time is pressed, the system scans forward one message. skip/ If you have several messages, press and hold to find the message you want to play . skip/ Skipping a message 1 Press to review your messages. The number of messages is announced. 2 Press at anytime to skip to the next message. 3 Press at any time to stop reviewing your messages an[...]

45 V oice memo The voice memo function allows the user to record a message on the base. 1 Press and hold , until you hear a long beep. The message counter LED blinks. 2 Speak into the microphone. 3 When you have finished, press o r t o stop recording. The system returns to standby. voice memo voice memo play/stop Microphone The voice memo function [...]

46 Remote access away from home Y ou can operate your answering system from a remote location using any touch-tone telephone. Use this function to check for recorded messages, to play or delete messages, even to record a new greeting, and to monitor sounds in the room. 1 Call your telephone number . 2 While the answering machine is activated, press[...]

47 Remote room monitor Y ou can call your answering system from any touch-tone phone and monitor sounds in the room where your base is installed. 1 Call your telephone number . 2 While the answering machine is activated, press # and your PIN code. 3 The answering system begins announcing the time and day. 4 Press # then 5 to stop the message. 5 Pre[...]

48 If the handset battery pack is completely discharged or the battery pack is removed, the digital security code will be lost. If this happens, a new security code is set automatically next time the battery pack is charged. ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION The digital security code is an identification code used to connect the handset and the base unit. No[...]

49 Installing the beltclip T o attach the beltclip 1 Remove the slot cover . 2 Insert the beltclip into the empty slot. Press down until it clicks. T o r emove the beltclip 1 Pull back on the release tab. Lift the beltclip. 2 Replace the slot cover . Y ou can store either the beltclip, or the slot cover , on the bottom of the base. EXR 2480 H1 99.8[...]

50 Battery replacement and handling When the operating time becomes short, even after a battery is recharged, please replace the battery. With normal usage, your battery should last about one year . Please contact your place of purchase for a replacement battery. RECYCLING NICKEL- CADMIUM BA TTERIES NICKEL- CADMIUM BA TTERIES MUST BE DISPOSED OF PR[...]

51 TROUBLESHOOTING If your phone is not performing to your expectations, please try these simple steps first. Symptom The status LED won't come on when the handset is placed in the base unit. The audio sounds weak and/or scratchy. Can't make or receive calls. The handset doesn't ring or receive a page. Severe noise interference. Sugg[...]

52 Symptom The caller ID does not display The answering system does not work. Messages are incomplete. The outgoing message is deleted. No sounds on the base unit speaker during call monitoring or message playback. Cannot access remote call-in features from another touch-tone phone. Suggestion • The handset was picked up before the second ring. ?[...]

53 SPECIFICA TIONS General The EXR 2480 complies with FCC Parts 15 and 68. Frequency control: PLL Modulation: Phase shift keying Operating temperature: 0 ° C to +50 ° C (+32 ° F to +122 ° F) Base unit Frequency: 2400.0 MHz to 2483.5 MHz (20 channel) Power requirements: 10V 500mA (from AC adapter) Size: 8-49/64 in. (W) x 6-57/64 in. (D) x 2-37/6[...]

54 INDEX 0 - 9 3-way conferencing ..............29 A Answering device Features ...........................38 Setting up ........................37 Using ...............................43 B Base ringer switch ................15 Battery pack Preparing and charging ...9 Replacement and handling ..........................50 C Caller ID Caller ID servic[...]

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