Uniden DECT2180 Series manual

DECT2180 base with answering system and cordless handset Base AC adapter (PS-0034) Telephone cord Charger AC adapter (PS-0035) Battery cover DCX210 accessory handset & charger If you purchased model number: You should have: DECT2180 None DECT2180-2 1 of each DECT2180-3 2 of each DECT2180-4 3 of each DECT2180-5 4 of each DECT2180-6 5 of each You[...]

Important Safety Instructions! When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to persons, including the following: This unit is NOT waterproof. DO NOT expose this unit to rain or moisture. Do not use this product near water, for example, near a bath tub, [...]

1 Installing Your Phone Charge the Battery Unpack all handsets, battery packs, and battery covers. If any battery cover is already on the handset, press in on the notch and slide the cover down and off. Line up the red and b lack wires on the battery pack with the label inside the handset. Push the connector in until it clicks into place; tug gentl[...]

2 Place a handset in the base and any accessory handset(s) in the charger(s) with the display(s) facing forward. The CH AR GE light on the base and each charger should all turn on. If... Try... the CH ARG E light does not turn on reseating the handset. checking the AC adapter connection. seeing if the outlet is controlled by a wall switch. - - - Ch[...]

3 Getting to Know Your Phone Parts of the Base If the key name is spelled out on the key itself, it's not labeled in the drawing below. Base keys and how they work Key name (and icon) What it does DELETE ( ) While a message is playing: delete this message. In standby: delete all messages. - - SPEAKER ( ) While the phone is ringing: answer with[...]

4 Key name (and icon) What it does LEFT ( ) While playing messages: for the first 2 seconds, go to the previous message; after that: go to the start of this message. - PLAY/STOP ( ) In standby: start playing messages. While a message is playing: stop playing messages. While the phone is ringing: mute the ringer for this call only. - - - DO NOT DIST[...]

5 Handset keys and how they work Key name (and icon) What it does UP ( ) In standby: increase the ringer volume. During a call: increase the call volume. In the menu or any list: move the cursor up one line. - - - CALLER ID/ RIGHT ( ) In standby or during a call: open the Caller ID list. During text entry: move the cursor to the right. - - DOWN ( )[...]

6 Reading the Display On the base On the handset 12:00A Messages: 1 New Message counter Time Status icons 12:00A Handset #1 New CID: 5 Handset banner Status icons Caller ID count Time The table below shows the possible icons and what they mean. Since the icons appear based on what you're doing with the phone, you won't ever see all of the[...]

7 Using the Handset Menu The menu is designed to be as easy as possible. Some users don't even need the manual once they know how to perform these actions: Open the menu Press MENU/SELECT . Move the cursor The arrow cursor on the left side of the line shows which menu item is currently highlighted. Use UP to move the cursor up & DOWN to mo[...]

8 Autotalk Turn on Auto Talk so you can answer the phone just by picking up the handset from the cradle (without having to press any buttons). Any Key Answer Turn on Any Key Answer so you can answer the phone by pressing a key on the twelve-key dial pad. Banner Change the name used on the handset's display. Handset Language Change the display [...]

9 Entering Text on Your Phone When you want to enter text into your handset (for example, a name in the phonebook), use the twelve-key dial pad to enter the letters printed on the number keys. Here's how it works: The phone enters the letters in the order they appear on the key. For example, if you press the number key 2 once, the phone enters[...]

10 Using Your Phone To... From the handset From the handset speakerphone make a call: Dial the number, then Press TALK/FLASH . Press SPEAKER . answer a call Press TALK/FLASH . Press SPEAKER . hang up Press END or put the handset in the cradle. switch between the speaker & earpiece Press SPEAKER . mute the microphone during a call Press MESSAGES[...]

11 Change the When On the base On a handset earpiece volume you are on a normal call NA choose one of 6 volume levels speaker volume you use the speaker- phone for a call or getting messages choose one of 10 volume levels choose one of 6 volume levels Using the Redial List The phone saves the last 5 numbers you dial on each handset. To open the red[...]

12 Press TALK/FLASH or SPEAKER to dial the number. (You can also press TALK/FLASH or SPEAKER before you open the CID list. Find the number you want to dial, then press MENU/SELECT .) Caller ID menu options Open the CID list with the phone in standby. Find the number you want and press MENU/SELECT . Choose one of these CID menu options: Delete Entry[...]

13 Using the Phonebook Each handset can store up to 70 entries in its phonebook. Open/close the phonebook Press PHONEBOOK. Scroll through the entries Press DOWN to scroll through the phonebook from A to Z or UP to scroll from Z to A. Jump to entries that start with a certain letter Press the number key corresponding to the letter you want to jump t[...]

14 When you hear the prompt that tells you to enter the number, open the phonebook and find the entry that contains your code number. Press MENU/SELECT to transmit the code. Or, if you change your mind, use PHONEBOOK/LEFT to close the phonebook. Finding a Lost Handset With the phone in standby, press FIND HANDSET/INTERCOM on the base. All the hands[...]

15 Blocking an incoming call from an "Unknown" or "Private" number is the same as selecting Unknown Number or Private Number from the Call Blocking menu. Call Blocking menu options With the phone in standby, open the menu and select Call Blocking . Choose one of these options: View Number See the numbers on your call block list.[...]

16 Using Multi-station Features The expandable base and the cordless handset give you some useful multi-station features. (A station can be any handset or the base.) Expanding Your Phone Your base supports a total of six cordless handsets: the one that came with the base and up to five DCX210 accessory handsets. Your base might be compatible with o[...]

17 Using Call Transfer To... From the base From a handset transfer a call Press FIND HANDSET/INTERCOM to put the call on hold. The base pages all other stations automatically. 1. Press CLEAR/INTERCOM to put the call on hold. Select the station you want to transfer the call to (select All to page all the stations). 1. 2. When the other station accep[...]

18 Using the Answering System Setting Up Your Answering System You can set up your answering system from any handset. To... Follow these steps Record your personal outgoing message or greeting Your greeting can be between 2 seconds and 30 seconds long. If you don't record an outgoing message, the system uses a pre-recorded greeting: Hello, no [...]

19 Record Time Set the amount of time callers have to leave a message, either 1 minute or 4 minutes. Choose Announce Only if you don't wan t the system to let caller s to leave a message. Message Alert Have the system beep every 15 seconds when you have a new message; the beeping stops when you listen to all your new messages. (To mute the ale[...]

20 How to operate your answering system To... From the base From a handset (remote operation) play new messages Press PLAY/STOP Press MESSAGES/MUTE . The system announces the number of new & old messages, then play s the fir st new m essage fo llowed by the day & time it was received. Then the system plays the new messages in the order they[...]

21 If you mute the call screen, the system continues taking the message: it just stops playing through the speaker. Only one handset at a time can screen calls. If another handset is screening the call, the handset beeps and returns to standby. Using the System While You're Away from Home You can also operate your answering system from any tou[...]

22 Solving Problems If you have any trouble with your phone, try these simple steps first. If you still have a question, call our Customer Care Line listed on the front cover. If… Try… No stations can make or receive calls. Checking the telephone cord connection. Disconnecting the base AC adapter. Wait a few minutes, then reconnect it. - - One [...]

23 If… Try… The answering system does not work. Making sure the answering system is turned on. Making sure the base AC adapter is not plugged into an outlet that is controlled by a wall switch. - - The answering system won't record messages. Making sure the Record Time is not set to Announce Only . Deleting messages (the memory may be full[...]

24 Noise or Static On The Line oise or Static On The Line Interference is the most common cause of noise or static on a cordless phone. Here are some common sources of interference: electrical appliances, especially microwave ovens computer equipment, especially wireless LAN equipment and DSL modems radio-based wireless devices, such as room monito[...]

25 this problem. The technician who installed your DSL service might have left some filters for you; if not, call your DSL provider or look in any electronics store. Plug the DSL filter into the telephone wall jack and plug your phone’s base into the filter. Make a test call to make sure the noise is gone. Changing from Tone to Pulse Dialing Your[...]

26 Registering a handset Does the handset fit in the base cradle? Yes No Place the handset in the base. The display should say Handset Registering . Disconnect the base AC adapter. Press and hold FIND HANDSET/INTERCOM while you reconnect the adapter. On the handset, press and hold # until the display says Handset Registering (about 2 seconds). 1. 2[...]

Important Information Terms Used In This Guide Accessory handset An extra handset that can register to and be used with an expandable phone base. All accessory handsets must be registered to a base before you can use them. Base The main part of the phone. It connects to your phone line and lets you make and receive calls. Most bases also have a cra[...]

Nickel is a chemical known to state of California to cause cancer. Do not short-circuit the battery. Do not charge the rechargeable battery pack used in this equipment with in any charger other than the one designed to charge this battery pack as specied in the owner's manual. Using another charger may damage the battery pack or cause the b[...]

NOTICE: According to telephone company reports, AC electrical surges, typically resulting from lightning strikes, are very destructive to telephone equipment connected to AC power sources. To minimize damage from these types of surges, a surge arrestor is recommended. FCC Part 15 information This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Opera[...]

One-year Limited Warranty 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 materials & craftsmanship with only the limitations or e[...]