Uniden PCD1086 manual

Precautions Before you read anything else, please observe the following: Rechargeable Nickel-Cadmium Battery Warning This equipment contains a Rechargeable Nickel-Cadmium Battery. Cadmium is a chemical known to the state of California to cause cancer. Do not charge Rechargeable Nickel-Cadmium batteries with any charger other than the one specified [...]

1 TABLE OF CONTENTS PCD2000A Controls ......................................................2 PCD2000A Liquid Crystal Display ...............................3 Safety Informatin for Wireless Handheld Phones ......4 Important Information ...................................................7 Welcome! ....................................................[...]

PCD2000A Portable Cellular Phone Controls 2 1. Antenna 2. Earphone 3. Display 4. Scroll Up/ Volume Up 5. Send Key (Call Origination, Flash Key) 6. Memory Process/Recall Key 7. Alphanumeric Keypad 8. Asterisk Key (Phone Number Review) 9. External Charger Jack 10. Microphone 11. Headset Jack 12. Scroll Down/Volume Down 13. End Call/Power On-Off 14. M[...]

PCD2000A Liquid Crystal Display 3 1 8 2 34 5 6 7 1. 20 Character Display 2. Signal Strength Indicator 3. Appears when out of Service Area or No Signal 4. Indicates System in use (A or B) 5. Appears when out of Home Service Area 6. Appears when call is in progress 7. Indicates Menu Number or Memory location 8. Battery Strength indicator D:...Pcd2000[...]

4 Safety Information For Wireless Handheld Phones Read this section before using your PCD2000A cellular telephone. Exposure To Radio Frequency Signals Your wireless handheld portable telephone is a low power radio transmitter and receiver. When it is ON, it receives and also sends out radio frequency (RF) signals. In August, 1996, the Federal Commu[...]

5 Driving Check the laws and regulations on the use of wireless telephones in the areas where you drive. Always obey them. Also, if using your phone while driving, please: Give full attention to driving — driving safely is your first responsibility. Use hands-free operation, if available: Pull off the road and park before making or answering a ca[...]

6 Posted Facilities Turn your phone OFF in any facility where posted notices so require. Aircraft FCC Regulations prohibit using your phone while in the air. Switch OFF your phone before boarding an aircraft. Blasting Areas To avoid interfering with blasting operations, turn your phone OFF when in a “blasting area” or in areas posted: “Turn o[...]

7 Important Information Warning! Uniden America Corporation DOES NOT represent this unit to be waterproof. To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or damage to the unit, DO NOT expose this unit to rain or moisture. The FCC Wants You To Know Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by Uniden, or operation of this product[...]

8 8. When using the battery charger, do not overload wall outlets and extension cords, as this can result in the risk of fire or electrical shock. 9. Never push objects of any kind into this product through ventilation slots, as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a risk of fire or electric shock. Never s[...]

9 Welcome! You have chosen to enter the world of cellular telephone technology with one of the finest portable cellular phones available today, the PCD2000A . Now, you can place or receive calls from anywhere there is cellular coverage. Your PCD2000A can go with you anywhere so that you’re never out of touch: in your car, on the beach, at the gol[...]

Included in your Package If any of these items are missing or damaged, immediately contact your place of purchase. Read the Operating Guide thoroughly before operating the cellular phone. 10 PCD2000A Cellular Phone 600 mAh Nickel-Cadmium Battery PCD600Ni Standard Charger AD267 P C D 2 000A Operating Guide PCD2000A Operating Guide D:...Pcd2000a new [...]

Features Plus these other features: 32 Numeric Digits Per Memory Location 10 Alpha Characters/Digits Per Memory Location Electronic Volume Controls Rechargeable Battery Pause Dialing Incoming Call Indicator Self-Storing Antenna Mute and Mute Indicator Illuminated Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) 11 One Year Limited Warranty 50 Memory Locations - Easily[...]

Fast Start Charging the Battery 1. Plug the charger into a wall outlet. 2. Plug the charger jack into the PCD2000A . 3. If you have the PCD1087 extended life battery, charge the battery for 6 hours. Otherwise, charge the cellular battery for 5 hours. Battery Alarm A Battery Warning Tone sounds when the battery charge is low. The battery icon flashe[...]

Battery Memory Effect Rechargeable batteries can develop a “memory” (reduced charge capacity) caused by repeated charge and discharge cycles. Rechargeable batteries that have developed this effect will not operate to their fullest capacity. To Avoid Memory Effect: Operate the unit until the Rechargeable Battery is completely discharged before r[...]

Power Power ON Press and hold end for about one second. Digits, icons, and bars light briefly and then the Wake Up Tone sounds. ➪ The phone goes into the Idle Mode. Power OFF Press and hold end until you hear a beep — which is about one second. ➪ If a call is still in progress, power cannot be terminated until the call ends. 14 D:...Pcd2000a [...]

Calling To receive a call 1. Phone rings, CALL displays and the LCD flashes. ➪ 2. Press any key (except < / > ) and talk. 3. To hang up, press end . To make a call 1. Enter the phone number, 817 8583300 . ➪ 2. Press send . 3. If you hear no sound, the call did not go through.The PCD2000A will retry the call up to five times . ➪ 4. The p[...]

Headset Menu For hands-free calling, you can add an optional headset. The headset menu has two settings: alert repeat or auto-answer. 1. To go to the phone settings menu from standby, press menu . 2. Press < once. 3. Press menu again. 4. Use the < or > keys to choose between AUTO ANSWER or ALERT REPEAT . Our example: ALERT REPEAT . 5. Pres[...]

Mute Function The microphone can be muted while on a call. 1. To enable the mute function press menu then 0 . 2. To disable the mute function press menu and 0 again. Absent Call Counter When the PCD2000A is on, it registers the number of unanswered calls. To redial last number called 1. Press send . 2. To hang up, press end . 17 CALL -03 8178583300[...]

Memory - Store Numeric To Store in Specific Location 1. Enter the phone number, 817 8583300 . ➪ 2. Press M and hold about one second. 3. Enter the two-digit memory location number and press M . 4. To cancel, press end . OR 5. If a number is already stored in the specified location, the REPLACE prompt appears. 6. Replace the previously stored numb[...]

7. Enter the name and press M . 8. Press M and store the number. The screen returns to Normal after 2 seconds. OR To Store in Next Available Location 1. Enter the phone number, 817 8583300 . ➪ 2. Press M and hold for one second. 3. Press < / > to store in the next available number location. NAME INDEX displays on the LCD. ➪ 4. Enter the a[...]

To call a Number in Memory 1. Press M . ➪ 2. Enter the two-digit memory location number ( 00 - 50 ). 3. Press send . If a memory location of 51 or more is used, it is ignored. ➪ 4. To hang up, press end. MEMORY EMPTY displays on the LCD if no number is stored at the location entered. To Speed Dial a Number in Memory 1. Press the memory location[...]

Chain Dialing On certain occasions, after dialing a number, you may be requested by the party or service you are calling to enter a special access code, such as when performing a banking transaction. To store this number, refer to “Memory Store" on page 18. For example, if your bank’s telephone number is stored in memory location 3, and yo[...]

Entering Characters This table shows the correspondence between the Numeric keys and the letters of the alphabet. Numeric Key Alphabet 11 2 A ,B ,C ,2 3 D ,E ,F ,3 4 G ,H ,I ,4 5 J ,K ,L ,5 6 M ,N ,O ,6 7 P ,Q ,R ,S ,7 8 T ,U ,V ,8 9 W ,X ,Y ,Z ,9 00 Example: To store the letter L, press 555 . 22 D:...Pcd2000a new size.vp Fri Sep 25 14:56:53 1998 C[...]

Example: To enter the name “JOE” in the display. 1. After storing a numeric number in a desired memory location, press and hold M for about one second. ➪ 2. Press 5 . 3. The cursor moves to the next position after 1 second. During letter entry, you can press # or * to move the cursor right or left respectively. ➪ 4. Press 666 . 5. Press # t[...]

Dialing the Emergency One-Touch Number Note: The Emergency One-Touch Number is factory preset at 911 . To Dial the Emergency One-Touch Number 1. Make sure the power is on, and press and hold 9 for about 1 second. ➪ 2. Press end to hang up. Memory - Phone Number Review 1. Press M . ➪ 2. Press < / > . 3. To Auto Scroll, press and hold eithe[...]

Memory - Search Alpha 1. Press M , M . ➪ 2. Enter part of the name. (See page 22 for letters.) 3. Press < to begin searching from the lowest number (00) or > to begin searching from the highest number (50) for the name entered. ➪ 4. To see next memory location with that name, press the same key ( < / > ) again. 5. To call name shown[...]

PCD2000A Setup Use these menus to set up the features of the PCD2000A . Press N1 ➪ Chooses System Menu. Press N < / > ➪ System Select. < / > Press N2 ➪ Chooses Volume Menu. Press N < / > ➪ Earpiece Speaker Volume. < / > Press N3 ➪ Chooses Timer Menu. Press N < / > ➪ Total Call Timer. 26 MENU SYSTEM F1 SELEC[...]

Press N4 ➪ Chooses Password Menu. Press N ➪ Change Password. < / > Press N5 ➪ Chooses NAM Select. Press N < / > ➪ NAM #1 Select. < / > Press N6 ➪ Chooses PIN Menu. Press N< / > ➪ Enter PIN Number. < / > Press N7 ➪ Chooses Headset Menu. Press N < / > ➪ Chooses Auto-Answer Function. 27 < / > S[...]

Setting Systems for the PCD2000A If the “NSVC” indicator appears, you may be out of your service area, or your system may not be set correctly. (See page 35 for more information.) 1. Press N1 . ➪ 2. Press N again. Then, press < / > to see other options. 3. Now, press N to select a system option. ➪ 4. Press N once more to store any cha[...]

3. Select a volume and press M . ➪ 4. Press < for higher volume, or > for lower volume. 5. Press N to store the change. Or, to cancel and return to Standby, press end or clear . Setting Call Timers LAST CALL : Shows length of the last call made or answered (in minutes and seconds). TOTAL CALL : Shows total length of all calls made or answer[...]

3. Press > . Display shows total length of all calls made or answered. ➪ 4. Press N to return to Standby. To reset the Total Call Timer, see the next section. Note: The Last Call Timer is reset each time you make or answer a call. To reset the Total Call Timer 1. Press N3N> > . ➪ 2. Press N . 3. Enter the password. (Factory preset is 0[...]

Setting the Password Set your own password to prevent unauthorized changes in your call timer. 1. Press N4 . ➪ 2. Press N . To cancel and return to Standby, press C . 3. Press N . ➪ 4. Type your password. (Factory preset is 0123 .) 5. Type your new password. For example, enter 1234 . ➪ 6. Press N . 31 D:...Pcd2000a new size.vp Fri Sep 25 14:5[...]

Selecting Number Assignment Modules (NAM) NAMs prevent unnecessary long distance or ROAM charges. Your service provider can register two NAMs in the PCD2000A . (See page for more information.) 1. Press N5 . ➪ 2. Press N . The current NAM is shown. 3. To see the other NAM, press < / > . ➪ 4. To select the NAM shown,press N . To cancel and [...]

3. Press N . ➪ 4. Press > . 5. Press N . To Enter Your Personal Identification Number (PIN) 1. Press N6 . ➪ 2. Press N . 3. Press > . ➪ 4. Press N . 33 D:...Pcd2000a new size.vp Fri Sep 25 14:58:02 1998 Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen[...]

5. Enter your password. Factory preset is 0123. ➪ 6. Enter the new PIN. For example, enter 1234 . 7. Press N . 34 D:...Pcd2000a new size.vp Fri Sep 25 14:58:07 1998 Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen[...]

Advanced Functions When you travel, your PCD2000A has several advanced functions that can put your cellular in service, or eliminate unnecessary long distance or ROAM charges. These functions are: 2 NAM (Number Assignment Module) Selections System Selection SID (System Identification) Selection SID Inhibit See your Uniden Dealer for more explanatio[...]

If you see NSVC on the display for more than a few seconds, the phone is an area that will not support operation in the selected Mode. You must then choose another. Modes A-ONLY and B-ONLY are used when you travel in areas other than your home area and the cellular coverage is strong wherever you go. If the cellular phone is out of the service prov[...]

You may hear a recording (no airtime charge) that gives procedures for roaming calls and connects you immediately (during business hours) to a registration clerk. If you cannot obtain roaming services on one carrier, try switching to the other type. It is important to remember that the ROAM indicator does not mean the phone is authorized to make ca[...]

Optional Accessories and Replacement Parts 38 Standard Charger AD267 Battery Eliminator/Charger PCD1004 600mAh NiCd Standard Battery PCD600Ni P C D 2 000A Operating Guide Operating Guide 850 mAh NiCd Rechargeable Battery PCD1080 850mAh Slim Nickel-Metal Hydride Battery PCD1087 1200 mAh Extended Life Battery PCD1086 Quick Charger Dual port PCD1085 H[...]

Specifications Channels: 832 Frequency Range: Transmit: 824.04 to 848.97 MHz Receive: 869.04 to 893.97 MHz Channel Spacing: 30 kHz Duplex spacing: 45 MHz Frequency Stability: +/- 2.5 ppm Receiver Sensitivity: -116 dBm at -4°F to +122°F 5.3 V +/-10% -113 dBm at -22°F to +140°F 5.3 V +/- 15% ERP: 0.6 W — 6.3 mW (6 levels in 4 dB steps) Modulati[...]

One Year Limited Warranty ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY, BATTERY & ACCESSORIES 90 DAYS IMPORTANT: Evidence of original purchase is required for warranty service. WARRANTOR: UNIDEN AMERICA CORPORATION ("Uniden") ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants, for one year, to the original retail owner, this Uniden Product to be free from defects in[...]