Uniden CXAI 5198 manual

CXAI 5198 SERIES OWNER'S MANUAL[...]

[1] www.uniden.com W ELCOME/F EATURES 2 T ERMINOLOGY 3 CONTROLS & FUNCTIONS 4 GETTING ST ARTED 6 Setting up the Phon e 6 Installing th e Beltclip 11 Optio nal H eadset Inst allation 12 SETTING UP YOUR PHONE 13 Base Setup 13 Handset Setup 16 BASICS 19 Usin g Y our Ph one 19 Call Waitin g 22 Placing a Call on Hold 22 Adjusting the Rin ger , and E[...]

WELCOME/FEATURES [2] www.uniden.com W elcome Fe a t u r e s Congr atulations on your purchase of th e Uni den Cordless T elephone System! This is a “Cord ed/Cordless” T e leph one unit. The cor ded han dset (on base) can make /receive calls during power f ailure . Y ou ca n now place a fully-featured cordless handset anywh ere in your h ome or [...]

[3] TERMINOLOGY www.uniden.com This seri es features Auto T al k ™ and A utoSt andby ™ . AutoT alk allows yo u to answer a call by just rem oving the handset f rom th e cradle so you don't have to w aste time pushin g buttons . AutoStandby allows you to hang up by simply r eturning th e handset to th e cradle . T o protect you against mis-[...]

CONTROLS & FUNCTIONS [4] www.uniden.com Controls & Functions 1. Han dset antenn a 2. Beltc lip hole 3. Jack f or option al headset 4. Han dset battery compartm ent 5. Han dset earpi ece 6. LCD display 7. call id (Caller ID) /menu (P .16, 35) 8. /vol/ (volume & scr oll) (P .16, 23) 9. /vol/ (volume & scr oll) (P .16, 23) 10. * /tone/[...]

[5] CONTROLS & FUNC TIONS www.uniden.com 21 27 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 22 23 24 25 26 53 55 54 52 51 21. memo/call rec (recor d) (P .46, 47 ) 22. Messag e LED 23. In use LED 24. (rep eat/re wind) (P .44) 25. call id (P .35) 26. (play/stop) (P .44) 27. LCD display 28. (skip/forw ard) (P .45) 29. mem ([...]

GETTING STARTED [6] www.uniden.com Setting up the Phone Do the followin g steps: A. Ch oose the best locati on B . Connect the base unit C. In stall the rechar geable battery pack into the handset D. Conn ect the char ger E. M ount th e base unit on a w all (if d esired) A. Choose the best location Befor e choosin g a locati on for your new ph one [...]

[7] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com B . Connect the base unit 1) Connect to th e handset cor d to the left si de of th e phon e and the corded base han dset. 2) Connect A C adapter to the DC IN 9V jack and to a stand ard 120V AC wall outlet. Connect th e AC adapter to a contin uous power supply (i.e ., an outlet that is not contr olled by a switch).[...]

GETTING STARTED [8] www.uniden.com C. Install the rechar geable battery pack into the handset 1) Press d own on the han dset batte ry case cover (use the finger inden tion for a better grip) and slid e the cover down ward to remo v e. 2) Plug the battery pack con nector (red & black wir es) into the jack insi de th e battery compartm ent. (Th e[...]

[9] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com D. Connect the charger The han dset is pow ered by a r echargeable battery pack. The battery rechar ges automati cally when the han dset is placed in the char ger . 1) Connect the A C adapter to the DC IN 9V jack and to a standa rd 120V AC w all outlet. 2) Set the char ger on a desk or tabletop, an d place th e ha[...]

GETTING STARTED [10] www.uniden.com E. Mount the base unit on a wall (if desir ed) Standard w all plate mounting This phon e can be moun ted on any stan dar d wall plate . 1) Remove the wall mount adapter from th e base and snap it in to the notch es on the bottom of th e base. 2) Plug th e AC ad apter to th e DC IN 9V j ack . 3) Wrap the A C adapt[...]

[11] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com Direct w all mounting If you don't have a standar d wall plate, you can moun t your phone directly to the w all. Be fore doi ng th i s, co ns ider t he fo ll ow i ng: • Avoi d electrical cables, pipes , or other items behin d the m ountin g location that could cause a hazard wh en insertin g screws in to t[...]

GETTING STARTED [12] www.uniden.com Optional Headset Installation Y our phone may be used with an option al headset. T o use this feature , insert th e headset plug in to the h eadset jack. Y our phon e is re ady f or hands-fr ee conversati on s. (H eadsets may be purcha sed by visiting ou r website at www .unid en.com or by calling our P a rts Dep[...]

[13] SETTING UP YOUR PHONE www.uniden.com Base Setup Below are some tips f or using the so ftwar e interface on your phon e . •P r e s s clock/menu on th e base to access the base main m enu. • Use th e volume up or d own key (/// s e l e c t / v o l u m e ) to sc rol l th roug h o pt ions. •P r e s s set on the base to m ake a selection. •[...]

SETTING UP YOUR PHONE [14] www.uniden.com Setting the Dial Mode Dial Mode sets the di al mod e to ton e or pulse . Most ph one system s use tone dia ling; the d e f ault setting is tone di aling. Set th e dialing m ode to match the dialin g system used by your loca l phon e service . • If you are not sure o f your dialing system, mak e a trial ca[...]

[15] SETTING UP YOUR PHONE www.uniden.com Setting the Area Code If you en ter a 3-di git ar ea code n umber in th e Area Code opti on, your local a rea cod e does n ot appear in the Caller ID m essage . For call s r eceived from outsid e your local area code , you will see a full 10-d igit n umber . 1) Pr ess clock/menu and th e volume d own key on[...]

SETTING UP YOUR PHONE [16] www.uniden.com Setting the Language o f your Answer ing System and the Base Displa y Langu age allows you to set the langu age o f your answering system ann ouncem ents to English, French , or Spanish. 1) Pr ess clock/menu and th e volume down k ey on the base to select Language , and th en press set . 2) P ress th e volu[...]

[17] SETTING UP YOUR PHONE www.uniden.com Setting AutoT alk AutoT alk allows you to answer th e phon e si mply by rem oving the han dset from th e cradl e. Y ou do no t have to pr e ss any buttons to an swer the call. 1) Pr ess a nd h old call id/menu on the handset. Press select/int’com to turn AutoT alk on. 2) Pr ess end . The han dset return s[...]

SETTING UP YOUR PHONE [18] www.uniden.com Checking Ar ea Code selected fr om the Handset Y ou can only check the Area Code n umber you have s et. If you wan t to enter or edit the numb er , refe r to “Setting th e Ar ea Code” on pag e 15. 1) Pr ess and hold call id/menu on the han dset. 2) Y ou can ch eck the n umber enter ed in Ar ea Code . 3)[...]

[19] BASICS www.uniden.com Using Y our Phone P ow er Failur e Operation Because th e phon e is a cord ed/cordless combi nati on phon e , it can still perf orm severa l of its fun ctions d uring a power failure . The f ollow ing features will fun ction even during a power failure . --Making an d receivin g calls with the cor ded base han dset --Adju[...]

BASICS [20] www.uniden.com 3) Pr ess talk/flash . From the base 1) Pi ck up the cord ed handset, or press (speaker) . 2) Listen f or the dial tone . 3) Dial the number . OR 1) Dial the number . If a pause is r equired , press r edial/pause . 2) Pi ck up the cord ed handset, or press (s peaker) . Receiving a call From the handse t 1) Remove th e han[...]

[21] BASICS www.uniden.com Redialing the last dialed number From the handset 1) Rem ove the handset from the cradle . 2) Pr ess talk/flash . 3) Listen f or the di al tone . 4) Pr ess redial/pause . OR 1) Rem ove the handset from the cradle . 2) Pr ess redial/pause . 3) Pr ess talk/flash . From the base 1) P ick up th e cord ed handset, or press (sp[...]

BASICS [22] www.uniden.com Call W aiting If you have Call Wait ing servi ce , you can r eceive calls while on the line . 1) If a call comes in while you are on the ph one , yo u will hear a call waitin g tone . If you have CIDCW activated , you will see the nam e and n umber of the incomin g caller . 2) Pr ess talk/flash on the han dset, or flash o[...]

[23] BASICS www.uniden.com Adjusting the Ringer , and Earpiece and Speaker Vo l u m e Selecting the Handset Ring T one and V olume Y our phon e has two differen t rin ger ton es (A and B) and two differen t volumes f or each (low an d high). 1) W ith the ph one in stan dby mode , press th e volume up k ey or volume d own key (// v o l /) to cycle t[...]

BASICS [24] www.uniden.com Earpiece and Speaker V olume Y ou can select earpi ece volume fr om amon g four volum e levels on th e handset an d the cord ed han dset and eigh t differ ent volum e levels on th e base speak er . For the base speake r volume , press th e volume up key or volum e down k ey (// v o l / or / / /select/v olume) d uring a ca[...]

[25] BASICS www.uniden.com Mute Base Microphone Durin g a call or an in tercom cal l, press mute on th e base to mute th e micr ophon e . Mute On appears on the display . T o c anc el mu ti ng, pre ss mu te again. T one Dialing Switch-over If your teleph one compan y requir es pulse diali ng, you can switch over to ton e dialin g after the call con[...]

BASICS [26] www.uniden.com Selecting a Different Channel If you en counte r interfer ence while usin g your han dset, you ca n man ually c hang e the ha nds et ’s ch an nel for c le ar op era tio n. Wh il e us ing yo ur ha nds et , p res s delete/channel . Scanning appears on the display , indicatin g the handset is changin g to another channe l.[...]

[27] BASICS www.uniden.com Intercom The in tercom feature lets you communicat e between the handset and base with out using the ph one line . Making an Intercom P age From the handset 1) W ith the ph one in standby m ode , press select/int’com . 2) Th e base will be paged . An intercom tone soun ds. T o cancel intercom, press select/int’com , e[...]

BASICS [28] www.uniden.com From the base 1) Durin g a call, press hol d on the ba se. The call will be put on hold . 2) Pr ess find hs/intercom . The paging ton e sounds. 3) T o cancel the pag e from: -- Speak erphon e: pres s (speaker) or find hs/intercom . -- Cord ed ba se: press find hs/inter com . Answering an Inter c om P age From the handse t[...]

[29] USING THE SPEED DI AL MEMORY www.uniden.com Using the Speed Dial Memory The speed di al mem ory allows you to store up t o 10 name s and n umbers in the han dset and base . The speed dial mem ory is stored indepen dently in th e base and handset. Y o u can store up to 10 numbers in the base and up to 10 numbers in the handset. Y ou can dial th[...]

USING THE SPEED DIAL MEMORY [30] www.uniden.com If the selected speed dial number is already assi gned, th e Edit screen appears. Y ou can select Edit to edit this entry , select Delete to erase this en try , or select Go Back to ch oose anot her speed di al number . 4) En ter a name accor ding to the in structi ons below . • The n ame can be up [...]

[31] USING THE SPEED DI AL MEMORY www.uniden.com F or ex ample , to enter Movi es . 1) Pr ess 6 . Then press #/ to move th e cursor to the ri ght. 2) Pr ess 6 six times. 3) Pr ess 8 six times. 4) Pr ess 4 six times. 5) Pr ess 3 five times. 6) Pr ess 7 eight tim es. 5) Pr ess select/int’com ( set on th e base). Store Num ber is displayed. The curs[...]

USING THE SPEED DIAL MEMORY [32] www.uniden.com 8) Pr ess end ( (play/stop) on th e b a se ) to ex it me mor y setup mod e . The ph one re turns to stan dby . Storing Caller ID data in Spee d Dial Memory Data (Caller ID names/numbers) shown in th e Call er ID list can be stored in memory dialin g. For instructi ons on viewin g the Caller ID da ta, [...]

[33] USING THE SPEED DI AL MEMORY www.uniden.com If a messag e has already been stored in the selected memory numb er l oca tion , a c onf irmation screen is displayed. Press the volume up key ( // v o l u m e or / /select/v olume ) to select Yes . Press select/int’com ( set on the base) to overwri te . The display returns to the Caller ID data. [...]

CALLER ID [34] www.uniden.com Caller ID and Caller ID on Call W aiting (CIDCW) Y ou m ust subscribe to Caller ID service through your local telephone p r ovider to use this featur e . When th e telephone rin gs, th e Caller ID fe ature allows you to vi ew the caller’s nam e , phone n umber , date an d time o f call. T he Call er ID data s tores i[...]

[35] CALLER ID www.uniden.com Data errors appear as " ❚ ." Viewing the Calle r ID Data 1) W ith the ph one in standby m ode , press call id/m enu ( call id on the base ). The summ ary screen appears . The scr een shows th e number of n ew messages an d total m essages. 2) T o vi ew the Caller ID data in historical order (fr om new to ol[...]

CALLER ID [36] www.uniden.com Deleting Data from the Caller ID List The co rdless ph one stor es up to 50 Caller ID n ames/n u mbers . If the ph one r eceives th e 51st Caller ID, the old est one in the list is autom atically deleted . Caller ID data can also be d eleted man ually . Deleting a Caller ID Dat a 1) Pr ess call id/menu ( call id on the[...]

[37] CALLER ID www.uniden.com 3) P ress th e volume up key or the volu me d own key to sele ct Yes , and th en press select/int’com ( set on th e base) . Y ou hear a confirmation ton e and all stored Caller ID data are d eleted. Making a Call fr om the Caller ID Data Y ou can plac e a call from th e Caller ID data. 1) Pr ess call id/menu ( call i[...]

THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE [38] www.uniden.com The Integrated Answering Device The ph one has a built-in an swering system that an swers and re cords incomin g calls. Y ou can a lso use your answering system to recor d a conversation, leave a voice memo mess age , or announce a special outgoing m essage to callers when you'r e away from y[...]

[39] THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DE VICE www.uniden.com Setting Up the Answering Machine Setting the Record Time Re co rd T i me s et s t he du ra tio n fo r re co rd ing the incomin g messag es. Y ou have three recor d time option s. Th e option s 1 Minute or 4 Minutes set the d urati on for r ecordin g the in coming mess ag es. Announce on ly answer[...]

THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE [40] www.uniden.com Setting the Ring Time Ring Time allows you to set th e number of rin gs the caller hears befor e your answering system plays the outgoing m essage . Y ou can set the ring tim e to answer after two, f our , or six rings . If you enable the T oll Save r , the answerin g system picks up after two rin[...]

[41] THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DE VICE www.uniden.com Setting a Security Code (PIN Code) Security cod e selects a two-di git P ersonal I den tificati on Number (PIN) cod e . A PIN cod e is requir ed to play you r mess ages fr om a re mote locati on. 1) Pr ess clock/menu and th e volume d own key on th e base to select Security Co de , an d then pr e[...]

THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE [42] www.uniden.com Setting Y our Outgoing Message (Greeting) When you receive a call , the an swering system automati cally plays eith er the pr e- rec ord ed mess age o r your own gr eeting . The f ollowing messag e is pr e-recor ded: “H ello, no on e is available to take your call. Please leave a messag e after [...]

[43] THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DE VICE www.uniden.com Selecting Y our Greeting With th e phon e in stan dby mod e, press gr eeting . Then pr ess greeting a gain while the outgoin g message is played. This switches between the prer ecorded gr eeting and the person al greetin g. After finishing playin g back the mess age , a confirmati on tone is he a[...]

THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE [44] www.uniden.com Playing your messages 1) With the ph one in standby mode , press (play/sto p) . The system announ ces th e number o f ne w and old messag es while the me ssage coun ter displays only th e number o f ne w mess ages . The tim e and d ay that each mess age was r eceived is announced after the m essag[...]

[45] THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DE VICE www.uniden.com Skipping a message 1) Press (play/stop) to review your m essages . The number o f stored messag es is announced . 2) Pr ess (skip/forward) at anytim e to skip to the n ext m essag e . Each time (skip/forw ard) is pr essed, th e system scans forw ard one m essag e. If you have several m essag es, [...]

THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE [46] www.uniden.com V oice memo The voi ce memo fun ction allows the user to r ecord mess ages (m ore than two seconds and less than four mi nutes). 1) With the ph one in standby mode , p ress an d hold memo/call re c on the base. 2) Y o u will hear the ann ouncement “Record M emo M essage” and a confirmati on to[...]

[47] THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DE VICE www.uniden.com Recording a conv ersation Y ou can recor d a conversati on from the handset or th e base (mor e than two second s and less than ten min u tes). 1) Durin g a conversati on, press rec/ re mo te /c al l sc ree n o n the han dset or press and hol d memo/call r ec on the base . 2) Recording a Ca ll ap[...]

THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE [48] www.uniden.com Remote Operation Y ou can ope rate your an swering system from a r emote location (wh en you are away from hom e, or from an other room usin g the h andset). U se this functi on to ch eck for recor ded mess ages , to play or de lete mess age . When usin g any tou c h-ton e telephon e , you can eve[...]

[49] THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DE VICE www.uniden.com * For Mem o Record and Gr eeting Mess age Recor d function, th e first time you en ter the correspon ding comm and , it starts the Recor ding functi on. If you wan t to stop the r ecordin g, ente r the comm and again. 5) After all o f the voice pr ompts hav e been played, you hear intermitten t b[...]

THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE [50] www.uniden.com Turn on the Answering Sy stem Remotely If you have for gotten to turn on your an swe ring system, you can turn it on r emotely from an y touch-tone teleph one . 1) Call your telephone number . 2) W ait ten rings until th e system answers. Y ou hear in termittent beeps . 3) Pr ess 0 and then enter [...]

[51] THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DE VICE www.uniden.com 3) En ter a comman d within 15 secon ds. Y ou may select a comman d fr om the f ollowing chart: 4) After the comm and has finish ed, you he ar intermittent beeps in dicatin g that the system is in the comm and waitin g mod e . Y ou may enter anoth er command at this time fr om the chart above . 5[...]

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION [52] www.uniden.com Note on Power Sources Pow e r Fa i l u re During the peri od that th e power is o ff, you can mak e or r eceive calls with th e base . Y ou cannot use th e base speaker ph one or th e cordless handset. Low battery alert When th e battery pack is very low and n eeds to be charge d, the han dset is progr amm[...]

[53] ADDITIONAL INFORMATION www.uniden.com Wa r n i n g : T o avoid the risk o f personal inju ry or property dam age fr om fire or electrical shock, only use the Uni den battery mo del an d Uni den adapter mod el specifi cally desi gnated fo r this prod uct. Cleaning the battery char ging contacts T o main tain a good char ge , clean the char ging[...]

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION [54] www.uniden.com General Info rmation The ph one compli es with FCC P arts 15 and 68. Opera ting temp eratur e: -10 ° C to +50 ° C (+14 ° F to +122 ° F) AC Ad ap te r In for ma ti on (For the base) (For the char ging cr adle) AC A dapter part n umber: AD-830 AD-310 Input V oltage: 120 AC 60Hz 120V AC 60Hz Output V olta[...]

[55] TROUBLESHOOTING www.uniden.com T roubleshooting If your ph one is n ot perf orming to your expectati ons , please try th ese simple steps fi rst. Symptom Suggestion The char ge LED won't illuminate when the handset is placed in the cr adle. • Mak e sure th e AC adapter is plugg ed into th e cradle an d wall outlet. • Mak e sure th e h[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING [56] www.uniden.com Sever e noise in terferen ce. • Keep th e handset aw ay from micr owave oven s, computers , remote con trol toys , wireless micr ophon es, alarm systems , inter coms, r oom monitors, fluorescen t ligh ts, and electri cal appli ances. • Move th e base to an other locati on or turn off th e source of interfer e[...]

[57] TROUBLESHOOTING www.uniden.com Liquid Damage Moistur e and liqui d can damag e your cordless ph one . In case o f accid ental s ubmersi on, please f ollow these ste ps. Case Act ion If the han dset or base is e xposed to moistur e or liquid , but only affects th e exterior plastic housin g. Wipe off th e liquid , and use as norm al. If moistur[...]

PRECAUTIONS & WARRANTY [58] www.uniden.com PRECAUTIONS & W ARRANTY Precautions! Before you read anything else, please observe the foll owing: War n i n g! Uni den Amer ica Corpor ation DO ES NOT repres ent this uni t to be water proof. To r educe the risk of fire, electrical shock, or damage to the unit, DO NO T expose this unit to rain or [...]

[59] PRECAUTIONS & WARRANTY www.uniden.com T o insur e the saf ety of user s, the FC C has establis hed criter ia for t he amoun t of radi o frequen cy ener gy various pr oducts m ay prod uce depen ding on their intended usage . This prod uct has been te sted and fou nd to comply with th e FCC's e xposure cri teria. Fo r body worn operati [...]

I.C. NOTICE [60] www.uniden.com I.C . Notice TERMINAL EQUIPMENT NOTICE: This equi pmen t meets th e applicable In dustr y Canad a T e rmin al Equipmen t T echnical Specif icati ons . This is confirmed by th e registr ation number . The abbrevi ation, I C, befor e the registr ation n umber signifi es that reg istration w as perform ed based on a Dec[...]

[61] INDEX www.uniden.com Index A Announ ce only fe ature . . . . . . . . . 43 Answerin g system Deleting a messag e . . . . . . . . . . 45 Playing your m essages . . . . . . . 44 Recordin g a conversation . . . . . 47 Remote access . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Repeating a mess age . . . . . . . . 44 Skipping a mess age . . . . . . . . . 45 T urnin[...]

REMOTE OPERATION CARD [62] www.uniden.com Remote Operation Card REMOTE OPERA TION CARD REMO TE OPERA TION CARD C U T Remote access away from home 1. Call your ph one number fr om a touch-tone ph one . 2. Durin g the outgoin g message , press 0 and en ter your PIN code . The answerin g system announces th e number of messages stor ed in memory and t[...]

[63] REMOTE OPERATION CARD www.uniden.com Remote Operation Card REMOTE OPERA TION CARD C U T C U T C U T C U T T ask Ke y Repeat a Message 0 1 Play Incoming M essages 0 2 Skip a Message 0 3 Delete a Message 0 4 Stop Operation 0 5 Answering System On 0 6 Memo Recor d/Stop 0 7 Greeting M essage Record/Stop 0 8 Answer System Off 0 9 Voi ce Prompts 1 0[...]

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