Uniden DXAI8580 Series manual

Sheet 1 At Uniden, we 'll take care of you! Thank you f or purchasing a Uniden product. If you hav e any questions or problems , please do not return this product to the place of purchase. Having T rouble? Our customer care specialists are her e to help you! V isit our w ebsite at ww w . uniden.com or call our Customer Hotline a t 1-800-297-10[...]

Sheet 2 1) Installing the Phone 1-1. Choosing the Best Location T o get the best performance out of your new phone, put it in the best location: Near an AC outlet and a telephone wall jack. • Microwave ovens • Refrigerators • Fluorescent lighting • Dust • Excessive moisture • Other cordless telephones In a centrally-located open area. P[...]

Sheet 3 Note: F or optimum battery life, charge all of your handsets completely befor e you connect the telephone cord. The rst time you charge a ne w battery , allow 15 to 20 hours. 1-4. Connect the T elephone Cord Note: If the telephone cord does not t into y our telephone wall jack, contact your local phone provider for assistance. If you [...]

Sheet 4 1-7. Attach the Belt Clip T o attach the belt clip Insert the tabs on the side of the belt clip into the holes on either side of the handset. Press the belt clip down un til it clicks into place . (T ug on the clip to make sure it’ s secure.) T o remove the belt clip Gently pull the tabs out of the holes, then slide the belt clip o of [...]

Sheet 5 Using the handset menu T o open the handset menu, press and hold [cid/menu] for tw o seconds. The arro w pointer on the left side of the line shows which menu item is currently highlight ed. Use [ / ] t o move the point er up and [ ] to mov e the pointer down. If the phone beeps and stays on the same line, it means y ou have reached the top[...]

Sheet 6 Activating Auto T alk (AUT O TALK) With A uto T alk , you can answer the phone just b y picking up the handset from the cradle: y ou don’t hav e to press any k eys. If the handset is already o the cradle, Aut o T alk also lets you answer b y pressing any key on the twelve-key dial pad (instead of just [T ALK/ash] ). With the phone i[...]

Sheet 7 T o receive a transfer call When a handset receiv es a transfer page, it sounds the distinct paging tone and shows CALL TRANSFERRED in the display . T o answer a transferred call , pick up the handset and press [T ALK/ash] or [ ] . (If Auto T alk is on, the phone automatically answers when y ou pick it up from the cradle; if the handset [...]

Sheet 8 5-2. Making a Call from the Caller ID List With the phone in standb y , press [cid/menu] . Use [ / ] or [ ] to nd the Caller ID r ecord you wan t to call. If you need to add or delet e a “1” from the displa yed phone number , press [1] . What’ s this “add or delete a 1” about? Any phone number i n the Caller ID r ecords might ([...]

Sheet 9 The letters abo ve the number appear in order: pr ess the 2 key once for A, twice for B, and thr ee times for C. Y ou can also enter low er case letters and symbols (see the table below for all the av ailable characters and what keys t o press to ent er them). For example , to enter Mom Press [6] once t o enter M . Press [#/ ] t o move the [...]

Sheet 10 6-7. Chain Dialing If you often hav e to enter a series of digits or some type of code number during a call, you can sav e that code number to a phonebook entry . When your call connects, just use the phonebook speed dial to transmit the saved c ode number . (This is referred t o as chain dialing.) Enter the code number (up t o twenty digi[...]

Sheet 1 1 Deleting your personal greeting Press [greeting] . While the currently-selected gr eeting is playing , press [ ] . The base deletes the personal greeting and announces “Greeting has been deleted. ” Note: Y ou cannot delete the prer ecorded gr eetings. Pr essing [ ] always delet es the personal greeting . 7-3. T urning the Answering Sy[...]

Sheet 12 8) Using the Answ ering System While Y ou're Awa y from Home When you ar e away from home, y ou can operate your answering syst em with any touch-tone t elephone. 8-1. Programming a Security Code Y ou must set a two- digit security code in order to acc ess your answering syst em from another telephone . Press [menu/clock] on the base [...]

Sheet 13 10) T roubleshooting and Maintenance 10-1. Solving Common Issues If your phone is not performing to your expectations, please try these simple steps rst. If these st eps do not solve your pr oblem, please call our Customer Hotline. See back cov er page for contact information. When you ha ve this problem… T ry… The charge/in use LED[...]

Sheet 14 10-2. Re-registering Handsets When you rst put y our handsets into the base, they ar e registered to the base so they can communica te with the base. There may be some times when y ou have to re-register y our handsets to the base: When you w ant to change the handset-to-base code. When there is a po wer failure tha t lasts more than on[...]

Sheet 15 Battery replacement and handling When the operating time bec omes shor t even after a ba ttery is recharged, please r eplace the battery. With normal usage, your ba ttery should last about one year . T o order replacement ba tteries, please con tact Uniden’ s Parts Depar tment. The contact information is list ed on the back cover page . [...]

Sheet 16 NOTICE: A ccording t o telephone company r eports, AC electrical surges, typically resulting from ligh tning strikes, ar e ver y destructive to telephone equipment connected to A C power sources . T o minimize damage from these types of surges , a surge arrestor is r ecommended. Changes or modications to this pr oduc t not expressly app[...]