Uniden EXAI398 manual

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www .uniden.com Step 2 I nstall and Charge the Handset Battery TO INST ALL THE HANDSET BA TTERY When th e handset battery pack is fully charg ed, after 15-20 hours o f charging, plug th e telephon e cord in to the base unit and th en into a teleph one wall jack. Y our phon e is set for ton e dialing. If your local network r equires pulse dialin g, [...]

www .uniden.com [ 4 ] Contents Quick Reference Guide 3 W elcome/Features 5 Controls and Functions 6 Getting Started Setting up th e Phon e 8 Moun ting th e Base Unit on a W all 12 Setting M enu Opti ons 13 Basics Makin g and Receivin g Calls 15 Adjustin g the H andset Rin ger an d Earpiece V olum e 16 Redial 16 T one Dialing Switch-over 16 T raveli[...]

www .uniden.com [ 5 ] W elcome Congr atulation s on your purchase o f th e Uni den EXAI398 seri es cordless teleph on e and an swering system. This phon e is desi gned an d en gineer ed to ex acting stan d ards f or reli ability , long life , and outstandin g perform ance . Note: Some illustrations in this manual may differ fr om the actual unit f [...]

www .uniden.com CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS [ 6 ] Controls and Functions redial pause select mem delete channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 1. Han dset antenn a 2. Beltclip holes 3. Option al headset jack 4. Han dset battery compartmen t 5. Han dset earpiece 6. LCD display 7. (Caller ID) cid/m enu k ey 8. T alk/flash key 9. * /ton[...]

www .uniden.com CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS [ 7 ] mic 21 22 32 33 34 25 23 26 27 28 30 24 29 31 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 21. T elephone lin e jack 22. DC IN 9V jack 23. Han dset retain er clip 24. Charg e/in use LED 25. Delete/ key 26. Repeat/rew (r ewind)/ k ey 27. Find h s (handset) k ey 28. Mem o rec (r ecord) k ey 29. Men u/clock key 30. V olume/select/[...]

www .uniden.com GETTING ST ARTED [ 8 ] Setting up the Phone Do the follo wing steps: A. Choose th e best location C. Connect the base unit B . Install th e rechar g eable battery pack into th e handset A. Choose the best location Befor e choosin g a locati on for your n ew phon e , read th e INST ALLA TION CONSIDERA TIONS in clud ed in the PRECA UT[...]

www .uniden.com GETTING ST ARTED [ 9 ] GETTING ST ARTED 1) Press up on th e latch an d lift the battery cover . 2) Connect th e battery pack conn ector observing corr ect polarity (black and r ed wir es) to the jack in sid e the battery compartmen t. Do not e xert an y f orce on this conn ection. I t could cause d amag e to the battery or han dset.[...]

www .uniden.com GETTING ST ARTED [ 10 ] Battery use time (per charge) From fully char ged (15-20 h ours char ge tim e) • Up to seven hours con tinu ous use d uring talk m ode . • Up to fourteen d ays when th e han dset is in the stan dby m ode . Low battery alert When th e battery pack is very low an d needs to be char ged , th e phon e is prog[...]

www .uniden.com GETTING ST ARTED [ 1 1 ] GETTING ST ARTED C. Connect the base unit 1) Connect th e AC ad apter to th e DC IN 9V jack and to a stand ard 120V A C wall outlet. 2) Set the base on a d esk or tabletop, an d place the handset on th e base unit as sh own. (For wall moun ting, see "Moun ting th e Base U nit on a W all", on page 1[...]

www .uniden.com GETTING ST ARTED [ 12 ] Mounting the Base Unit on a W all DO NO T use an A C outlet contr olled by a wall switch. Standard w all plate mounting This phon e can be moun ted on an y stand ard wall plate . 1) Plug the A C adapter to th e DC IN 9V jack. 2) Wrap th e AC ad apter cord in si de th e mold ed wiring chann el as sh own. 3) Pl[...]

www .uniden.com GETTING ST ARTED [ 1 3 ] GETTING ST ARTED Setting Menu Options Ther e are five setup opti on s available . They ar e Caller ID opti ons [A utoT alk, CIDCW (Caller ID on Call W aiting), an d Ar ea Code], Di al Mod e and Lan gu age . AutoT alk allows you to answer th e phon e with out pressin g the t alk/flash key . If th e phon e rin[...]

www .uniden.com [ 14 ] GETTING ST ARTED 4) Use th e number k eys ( 0 - 9 ), # /, * / tone /, or delete/channel to enter th e 3-digit ar ea cod e . 5) Press select . A confirmati on tone sounds an d the displayed ar ea code is enter ed. 6) Press end or return th e handset to th e base unit to complete th e setting. Th e handset r eturn s to the stan[...]

www .uniden.com [ 15 ] BASICS BASICS Making and Receiving Calls Pick up th e handset (A utoT alk: On), or pick up th e handset an d pr ess talk/flash . (A utoT alk: Off) 1)Pick up th e handset. 2) Press talk/flash . 3) Listen for th e dial ton e . 4) Dial th e number . OR 1)Pick up th e handset. 2 ) Di al the n umber , then pr ess talk/flash . 1)Pi[...]

www .uniden.com [ 16 ] BASICS • The ton e feature only applies wh en the di al mod e is set to pulse . • This special n umber can be stored in a m emory location. This is r eferred to as Chain Dialin g (see page 22.) Adjusting the Handset Ringer and Earpiece V olume Handset ringer tone and v olume Press th e volume up k ey or volum e down k ey [...]

www .uniden.com [ 17 ] BASICS BASICS T raveling Out-of-Range During a call, as you begin to m ove your han dset too far fr om your base unit, n oise incr eases. If you pass the r ang e limits o f the base unit, your call will termin ate within 5 min utes. Y ou m ust subscribe through your local teleph one company to r eceive Call W aiting Servi ce.[...]

www .uniden.com MEMOR Y DIALING [ 18 ] • In mem ory dialin g operati on, you must press a k ey within 30 seconds . Otherwise , an error ton e will sound and th e phon e will return to stan dby . If you return th e handset to th e base , the ph one will r eturn to standby also. • Y ou have 30 secon ds after pressin g mem to enter th e number you[...]

www .uniden.com [ 19 ] MEMOR Y DIALING BASICS MEMOR Y DIALING 6) Use th e number k eys to en ter the ph one n umber . The ph one n umber cannot e x ceed 20 digits . • Use redial/pause to enter a pause in the di aling sequen ce . The display sh ows a “ P ” . Each pause counts as on e digit an d repr esents a two secon d d elay of tim e between[...]

www .uniden.com [ 20 ] MEMOR Y DIALING Steps for Entering Names and Special Characters Refer to the letters on th e n umber keys to select th e desir ed char acters. With each press o f a nu meri c key , the displayed character appears in th e f ollowing or der: Upper case letters first, lower case letters n ext an d finally th e number corr espon [...]

www .uniden.com [ 21 ] MEMOR Y DIALING MEMOR Y DIALING Making Calls with Memory Dialing Memory dialing from Standb y Mode 1) Press mem . The han dset displays your progr ammed m emory locati on s. 2) Press th e vol/ring/ or vol/ring/ k ey , or enter a number ( 0 - 9 ) to select the m em ory location you would lik e to di al. 3) Press talk/flash . ?[...]

www .uniden.com [ 22 ] MEMOR Y DIALING Memory dialing from T alk Mode 1) Press talk/flash . “ Talk ” and the volum e setting appears . 2) Press mem . 3) Enter a n umber ( 0 - 9 ) to select the mem ory location o f th e desir ed phon e number . The selected ph one n umber is displayed. Th en the number is di aled. 4) T o hang up, press end . Tal[...]

www .uniden.com [ 23 ] MEMOR Y DIALING MEMOR Y DIALING THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE Editing a Stored Name and/or Phone Number 1) Press an d hold mem un til “ Memory Store ” is displayed. 2) Press th e vol/ring/ or vol/ring/ k e y , or enter a number ( 0 - 9 ) to select the m em ory location you would lik e to edit. 3) Press select . The f o[...]

www .uniden.com [ 24 ] MEMOR Y DIALING 1) Press an d hold mem un til “ Memory Store ” is displayed. 2) Press th e vol/ring/ or vol/ring/ k ey , or en ter a number ( 0 - 9 ) to select the m em ory location you would lik e to er ase . 3) Press select . The f ollowing scr een appears with th e mem ory location n umber that you have selected in the[...]

www .uniden.com [ 25 ] ROCKETDIALING MEMOR Y DIALING THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE • RocketDial TM is a one touch speed di al key that automati cally dials your m ost important or frequen tly called number . The n umber dialed , is a preset number stor ed by the user . • Number stor ed in RocketDi al is ind epend ent from th e numbers stor e[...]

www .uniden.com CALLER ID FEA TURES [ 26 ] Caller ID Y ou must subscribe to Caller ID service to use this feature . When th e telephon e rin gs, th e Caller ID feature allows you to vi ew th e caller ’ s nam e and ph on e number on th e display befor e you an swer the ph one . The han dset displays the ph on e number o f the in coming call, th e [...]

The Caller ID list stor es inf ormati on for up to 30 in coming calls - even un an swered calls . 1) Press cid/menu . The summ ary screen appears . This scr een shows th e number o f n ew messag es and total m essages . 2) Press th e vol/ring/ or vol/ring/ k e y to display the old est or latest Caller ID messag e . 3) Press th e vol/ring/ k ey to s[...]

www .uniden.com [ 28 ] CALLER ID FEA TURES 4) Press select or delete/channel . When the pointer is at “ Yes ” : Y ou hear a confirmati on tone an d the Caller ID m essag e is deleted . The n ext Caller ID m essag e is then displayed . When the pointer is at “ No ” : The display r eturns to th e Caller ID m essage . Deleting all Caller ID na[...]

www .uniden.com [ 29 ] CALLER ID FEA TURES CALLER ID FEA TURES • Y ou cann ot mak e a call from th e Caller ID list if your cordless teleph one is connected to a private bran ch ex change (PBX). • When a lon g distance call has been set, “ 1 ” appears in the display . Using the Caller ID List Calling a party from the Caller ID list Y ou can[...]

www .uniden.com The Integrated Answering Device The cor dless phon e has a built-in an swering system that an swers an d recor ds incomin g calls. Y o u can also use your answerin g system to r ecord a conversati on, leave a voi ce mem o messag e , or to announ ce a special outg oin g messag e to callers when you ’ r e away fr om your phon e . Fe[...]

www .uniden.com THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE [ 3 1 ] THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE T urning the Answering System On/Off 1) T o turn the answerin g system on, press th e ans on/o ff key . “ An swering system is on ” an d the curr en t greetin g messag e will be played and you will h ear a confirm ation ton e . The m essage coun ter displa[...]

www .uniden.com THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE [ 32 ] Setting the Time The clock on th e cordless ph on e ’ s answerin g system starts when power is suppli ed to th e base . Follow these steps to set th e clock to th e correct tim e . 1) Press th e menu/clock key . The system ann ounces “ Tim e ” , th e curren t time an d the gui d ance f o[...]

www .uniden.com [ 33 ] THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE Setting a P er sonal Security Code (PIN) T o play your messages fr om a rem ote locati on, you need to en ter a two-digit P ersonal Id entifi cation N umber (PIN) cod e (01-99). T o select a PIN, perform the followin g steps: 1) Press th e menu/clock key twi ce[...]

www .uniden.com [ 34 ] THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE Selecting the message Record Time Y ou have three recor d time opti ons . Th e option s “ 1 minute ” or “ 4 min utes ” set the d ur ation f or recor ding th e incomin g m essages . “ Announce only ” answers th e call with th e preset gr eeting or your personal gr eeting but pr even[...]

www .uniden.com [ 35 ] THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE 2) Press th e volume/select/ or volume/select/ k ey to mak e your selection. 3) Press th e set/ringer key to select th e n ew setting. Y ou hear a confirm ation ton e , th en the ann ouncem ent “ M essag e alert ” and th e curren t setting you have selected[...]

www .uniden.com THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE [ 36 ] Setting Y our Outgoing Message (Greeting) When you r eceive a call, th e answerin g system automati cally plays eith er a preset m essage or your own greetin g. ▼ Preset message The f ollowing m essage is pr er ecord ed: “ Hello, n o one is available to tak e your call. Please leave a m es[...]

www .uniden.com THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE [ 3 7 ] THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE Setting the base ringer volume Y ou have three ring er option s. On e allows you to turn th e ring er off. Th e oth er two are volum e levels. 1) Press th e set/ringer key . Y ou hear the rin ger at th e curren t volum e level ([ ] High, [ ] Low , [ ] off) (if[...]

www .uniden.com [ 38 ] THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE The m essage coun ter displays th e number o f messag es stored in m em ory . If the display flash es, then th ere ar e new m essag es waiting f or you. The flashin g n umber repr esents th e number o f n ew messag es, n ot total m essages . The cor dless phon e is desi gn ed to play your new [...]

www .uniden.com [ 39 ] THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE 1) Press th e play/stop/ k ey to r eview your m essages . The n umber o f stored m essages is announ ced. 2) After a messag e has played f or a few seconds , press th e repeat/r e w/ key to r eplay the messag e . If you have sever al messag es, pr ess the r epe[...]

www .uniden.com [ 40 ] THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE Deleting a message T o maintain m aximum r ecord tim e , d elete the old m essages . 1) Press th e play/stop/ k ey to r eview your m essages . 2) Press th e delete/ key an ytim e durin g the m essage to d elete . 3) Y ou hear a confirmati on tone an d the m essag e is deleted . Y ou can also d[...]

www .uniden.com [ 41 ] THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE Recording a conv er sation Y ou can record up to 10 min utes of conversati on while you ar e using your ph one . 1) During a conversati on from th e han dset, press an d hold th e memo r ec key . The unit begin s recor ding with a confirm ati on tone an d [ ] f[...]

www .uniden.com [ 42 ] THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE Command Function 0 then 1 Repeat a Message 0 then 2 Playing Incomin g M essages 0 then 3 Skipping a M essage 0 then 4 Deleting a M essage 0 then 5 Stop Operation 0 then 6 Answering System On 0 then 7 Memo Recor d/Stop* 0 then 8 Greeting M essag e Record/Stop* 0 then 9 Answer System Off 1 then [...]

www .uniden.com [ 43 ] THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Turn on the answ ering s ystem r emotely If you have for gotten to turn on your an swerin g system, you can turn it on r emotely fr om any touch-ton e telephon e . 1) Call your telephon e number . 2) W ait ten rings un til th e system answers . Y ou hear a beep. 3) Pres[...]

www .uniden.com [ 4 4 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Note on Power Sources Battery replacement and handling When th e operatin g tim e becomes sh ort, even after a battery is rechar g ed, please r eplace the battery . With norm al usage , your battery should last about one year . Please contact your place o f purchase or th e U nid en P arts Departmen t[...]

www .uniden.com [ 45 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION T roubleshooting If your phon e is not perf ormin g to your expectati ons , please try these simple steps first. Symptom The charge/in use LED won't illuminate wh en the han dset is placed on the base . The au dio soun ds weak and/or scratch y . Can't mak e or receive [...]

www .uniden.com ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 46 ] Symptom The Caller ID d oes not display . The an swering system d oes not work. Cannot r ecord an y messag es . Messag es are in complete . After a power failur e , th e outgoin g messag e is deleted . No soun d on the base unit speak er durin g call monitorin g or m essage playback. Cannot access r em[...]

www .uniden.com ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 4 7 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Case If the han dset or base is exposed to moistur e or liquid , but only affects the e xterior plasti c housin g. If moistur e or liquid has en tered the plasti c-housin g (i.e . liquid can be hear d in the ph one or liqui d has enter ed the han dset battery compartmen t or ve[...]

www .uniden.com ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 48 ] General Information The ph one compli es with FCC P arts 15 an d 68. Operatin g temperatur e: -10 ° to 50 ° C (+14 ° F to +122 ° F) AC A dapter Information AC A dapter part n umber: AD-314 Input V oltage: 120V AC 60Hz Output V oltage: 9V AC 350 mA Battery Information Battery part number: B T -905 C[...]

www .uniden.com ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 4 9 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Precautions! Before you r ead anything else , please observe the f ollowing: W arning! Unid en America Corpor ation DOES NO T r epresent this unit to be waterproof. T o reduce the risk o f fire , electrical sh ock, or damag e to the unit, DO NO T expose this unit to r ain or mo[...]

www .uniden.com ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 50 ] T elephone Line Problems The FCC has gran ted the telephon e company the ri ght to disconn ect service in the even t that your phone causes pr oblems on the telephone lin e. Also, th e telephone compan y may m ake chang es in facilities an d services which m ay affect the oper ation of your unit. Howev[...]

www .uniden.com ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 5 1 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION I.C. Notice TERMINAL EQUIPMENT NOTICE : This equipm ent m eets th e applicable In dustry Can ada T erminal Equipm ent T echnical Specifi cation s. This is confirmed by th e registr ati on number . The abbrevi ation, I C, bef ore th e registr ation n umber si gnifies that r egis[...]

www .uniden.com [ 52 ] Index A AC ad apter inform ation ..................48 Announ ce only feature ....................34 Answerin g system Deleting a m essage ....................40 Playing your m essages ................38 Recordin g a conversation ............41 Remote access ..........................41 Repeating a m essage ..................3[...]

Remote Operation Card EXAI398 series REMO TE OPERA TION CARD C U T Remote access away fr om home 1. Call your phon e number fr om a touch-ton e phon e. 2. During th e outgoin g messag e , press 0 an d enter your PIN code . Th e answering system announ ces the n umber of messag es stored in m emory and th e help gui dance . The phon e stands by f or[...]

Remote Operation Card C U T C U T C U T C U T T ask Key Repeat a Messag e 0 1 Playing In coming M essages 0 2 Skipping a M essage 0 3 Deleting a M essage 0 4 Stop Operati on 0 5 Answerin g System On 0 6 Mem o Record/Stop 0 7 Greetin g Messag e Record/Stop 0 8 Answer System Off 0 9 Help Gui dan ce 1 0 T ask Key Repeat a Messag e 0 1 Playing In comin[...]

www .uniden.com At Uniden, w e ´ ll tak e care o f y ou! If you need an y assistance with this prod uct, please call our Customer H otline at 1-800-297-1023 PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT T O THE PLACE OF PURCHASE. Our Uni den r epresentatives will be happy to h elp you with any matters r egardin g the oper ation o f this unit, available access[...]

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