Uniden TRU 440-2 Series manual

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[ 2 ] Contents WELCOME/FEA TURES 3 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 5 CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 6 GETTING ST ARTED 8 Read This First 8 Checkin g the P ackage Con tents 9 Setting up th e Phone 10 T erminology 14 Setting Caller ID Opti ons 15 Selecting a Lan guage 17 BASICS 18 Makin g and Receiving Calls 18 Redialin g a Call 19 Ring er Volum e Setup 20 Ring er T o[...]

W elcome Features Congr atulations on your pur chase of the U nid en cordless telephon e. This ph one is desi gned and engin eered to ex acting stand ards for r eliability , long life and outstan ding perform ance . T o enjoy the best perf ormance fr om this phone’s featur es, please read this m anu al carefully and save it f or future r eference[...]

[ 4 ] INTRODUCTION/FEA TURES [ 4 ] The TRU446 seri es features inclu de Aut oT alk™ and AutoSt andby ™ . AutoT alk allows you to answer a call by just rem oving the han dset from the base so you d on ’ t have to waste time pushin g buttons . AutoStandby allows you to han g up by simply returning th e handset to the base . T o protect you agai[...]

Q UICK R EFERENCE G UIDE INST ALL THE HANDSET BA TTERY Remove the cover . Connect the battery pack connector with the correct polarity . Replace the cover . PLUG INTO AC POWER Plug the AC adapter cord into the base unit and then to a 120V AC outlet. Place the handset in the base . CONNECT TO A PHONE LINE When the handset battery pack is fully charg[...]

[ 6 ] CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS [ 6 ] Controls and Functions 1 4 2 3 6 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 14 1. Han dset Antenna 2. Headset J ack Cover 3. Beltclip Hole 4. Han dset Battery Compartment 5. V oice Mail LED 6. Han dset Earpiece 7. LCD Display 8. CID (Caller ID)/> (righ t cursor) Key 9. (Phon ebook)/RocketDial/< (left cursor) K[...]

24 25 22 23 26 27 22. T elephon e Line Jack 23. DC P ower Input 24. Base Antenn a 25. Base Chargin g Contacts 26. Find H andset Key 27. Status LED CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS [ 7 ] 29 28 (TRU446-2 only) 30 28. Chargin g Contacts (TRU446-2 only) 29. Charg e LED (TRU446-2 only) 30. DC P ower Input (TRU446-2 only) TRU446_OM 4/9/02 10:42 AM Page 7[...]

GETTING ST ARTED [ 8 ] Read this First This cordless teleph one must be set up bef ore use . Follow these steps: About the digital security code This cordless teleph one uses a digital security code to pr event unauth orized access to your base unit. This security code pr events other cor dless handsets from m aking calls through your base unit. If[...]

GETTING ST ARTED [ 9 ] GETTING ST ARTED Checking the Package Contents Uni den P arts Department (800) 554-3988 Hours: M-F 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST . W e can also be reached on th e web at www .uniden.com. Mak e sure you have received th e following item s in the packag e . If any of th ese items are missin g or damag ed, contact th e Unid en P ar[...]

GETTING ST ARTED [ 10 ] Do the follo wing steps: A. Choose th e best location C. Connect th e base unit B . Install the battery pack D. Ch oose the dialin g mode A. Choose the best location Befor e choosing a locati on for your new ph one , read “ In stallation Consi derati ons ” on page 46. H ere are som e important guid elines you should con [...]

GETTING ST ARTED [ 1 1 ] GETTING ST ARTED B . Install the battery pack Charge the battery pack f or at least 15-20 hours befor e plugging the phone line into your base unit. 1) Pr ess down on the battery cover r elease and slid e the cover down un til it comes off. 2) Conn ect the battery pack connector observin g the correct polarity (black and r [...]

GETTING ST ARTED [ 12 ] Battery use time (per charge) Fully charg ed • 6 hours con tinuous use • 10 days wh en the handset is in th e standby mod e Cleaning the battery charging contacts T o maintain a good charge , it is important to clean the battery contacts on the handset and base unit with a dry cloth or a pencil eraser about once a month.[...]

GETTING ST ARTED [ 1 3 ] INST ALLING AND ADJUSTING GETTING ST ARTED C. Connect the base unit 1) Conn ect the AC ad apter to the DC IN 9V jack an d to a stand ard 120V AC wall outlet. 2) Set th e base and charg er (for TRU446-2 only) on a desk or tabletop, an d place the handset in th e base unit as shown. 3) Raise th e antenna to a verti cal positi[...]

[ 14 ] GETTING ST ARTED D. Choose the dialing mode Most ph one systems use ton e dialing, whi ch sends D TMF tones thr ough the phon e lines. However som e phone system s still use pulse dialing su ch as in rural areas . The d efault setting is ton e dialing. Depen ding on your dialin g system, set the mod e as follows: 1) Wh en the phon e is in th[...]

T o chang e your Caller ID options: 1) Wh en the phon e is in the standby m ode , press menu/mute . 2) Pr ess + or - to move the poin ter to “ Caller ID Setup ” , then pr ess select/ch . 3) Pr ess + or - to choose “ Auto Talk ” or “ CIDCW ” , then pr ess select/ch . 4) Pr ess + or - to change th e selection. AutoT alk: “ Auto Talk On [...]

GETTING ST ARTED [ 16 ] Entering Y our Ar ea Code If you enter a 3-di git area code n umber in the “ Area Code ” option, your local ar ea code d oes not appear in Caller ID messag es. For calls received fr om outside your local area cod e, you will see a full 10-di git number . 1) Wh en the phon e is in the standby m ode , press menu/mute . 2) [...]

[ 17 ] GETTING ST ARTED Langu age option can be used to ch oose the langu age of your display . Y ou can select English, Fr ench, or Spanish. 1) Wh en the phon e is in the standby m ode , press menu/mute . 2) Pr ess - to move th e pointer to “ Language “ , then pr ess select/ch . 3) Pr ess + or - to choose English, Fr ench (Fran ç ais), or Spa[...]

BASICS [ 18 ] Making and Receiving Calls Refer to page 15 “ Setting Caller ID Option s ” to turn the AutoT alk featur e On if desir ed. Any k ey answer can be used only when A utoT alk is set to On. Handset On Base Handset Off Base T o an swer a call Pick up th e handset (AutoT alk) Press an y number ke y , * tone , or pick up th e handset and [...]

[ 19 ] BASICS BASICS Redialing a Call The last thr ee phone n umbers dialed can be quickly r edialed. Redialing from Standb y Mode 1) Press r edial/p . The phon e number that was last dialed appears on the display . 2) Press r edial/p again. Each press of r edial/p will display one o f the last three n umbers dialed. 3) Press t alk/flash . The sele[...]

1) When the ph one is in the stan dby mode , press menu/mute . 2) Press select/ch . 3) Press + or - to move the poin ter through th e ringer settings (Rin ger Off, Ring er Low , or Rin ger High). Y ou will hear a rin ger or melod y at the selected volum e. 4) Press select/ch , an d you will hear a confirmati on tone . Ringer Mute (temporarily) Y ou[...]

“ Distinctive Rin ger ” allows you to preset m emory location s with a design ated ring ton e. When an in coming call is received an d the Caller ID inform ation match es the inf ormation in one o f the mem ory locations , the Distin ctive Ring that has been stored f or that particular caller will soun d. If you have set multiple m emory locati[...]

BASICS [ 22 ] Mute Microphone • The ton e feature only applies wh en the di al mode is set to pulse . • This special n umber can be stored in a mem ory location. This is referr ed to as Chain Dialin g (See page 30.) Y ou can temporarily turn Off th e microph one so that th e person you are talkin g with cannot hear you. Durin g a telephone call[...]

[ 23 ] BASICS Find Handset Flash and Call W aiting BASICS Selecting a Different Channel If you encoun ter interferen ce while using your phon e , you can manu ally change th e phone ’ s channel f or clear operation. This fun ction works only when th e phone is in use . Press select/ch . “ Scanning ” appears on the display , indi cating the ph[...]

PHONEBOOK [ 24 ] Phon ebook allows you to dial a number usin g just a few key presses . Y our phon e stores nam es/numbers in th e phonebook m emory location, an d you can search nam es in alphabetical ord er . Y ou have a total o f 100 locations that can be used f or the phon ebook (includin g the Speed dials) an d Caller ID messages . Storing Pho[...]

8) Press select/ch . Y ou will hear a confirm ation tone an d “ Done! ” appears on the display . 7) “ Speed Dial ” appears. Then pr ess - to move th e pointer to select the speed di al location (10 location s: SPD1-SPD0). PHONEBOOK [ 2 5 ] Steps for Entering Names and Special Characters Refer to the letters on th e number keys to select th [...]

PHONEBOOK [ 26 ] For ex ample, to en ter Uniden : 1) When th e phone is in th e standby mod e, pr ess pb/rocket/< . Th e handset displays the number o f phonebook locati ons you have stored , and how to sear ch and stor e the phon ebook locations . 2) Press select/ch , then “ Store/Edit Name ” appears. 3) Press 8 twice . 4) Press 6 five time[...]

PHONEBOOK [ 2 7 ] •“ /SD ” appears on the display when you revi ew the RocketDi al, and “ /SPDn ” appears when you r eview a Speed dial. • If you view th e phon ebook during a call and r eceive a CIDCW (Caller ID on Call W aiting), the viewin g operation will be canceled . • If you press end while in the oper ation, the phon e will re[...]

PHONEBOOK [ 28 ] Making Calls Using the Phonebook From Standb y Mode 1) When the ph one is in the stan dby mode , press pb/r ocket/< . 2) Press + or - to view the ph onebook locati ons (see “ Viewin g the Phon ebook ” on page 27). 3) Press t alk/flash . The displayed number is di aled. From T alk Mode 1) Press t alk/flash . 2) Press pb/r ock[...]

[ 29 ] PHONEBOOK 1) When the ph one is in the stan dby mode , press pb/r ocket/< . 2) Press + or - , or the number k eypad to view th e phonebook location s (see “ Viewing th e Phonebook ” on pag e 27). a. Editing the Stored Data 1) When the ph onebook location to be edited appears , press select/ch . “ Store/Edit Name ” appears. 2) Foll[...]

Storing the RocketDial 1) When the ph one is in the stan dby mode , press pb/r ocket/< . 2) Press - on ce to display the RocketDi al menu, th en press select/ch . Store th e name , phon e number , and distinctive rin g by followin g the steps 3 to 6 und er “ Storing the Ph one Numbers , Nam es, Distinctive Rin gs and Speed Dial ” on pag e 24[...]

Y ou must subscribe to Caller ID service to use this feature . When th e telephone rin gs, the Caller ID featur e allows you to view the caller ’ s n ame and phon e number on the display bef ore you answer th e phone . A ddition ally , you can dial th e displayed number an d store the inf ormation f or memory di aling. Mak e sure you have turned [...]

CALLER ID [ 32 ] V iewing the Caller ID List • The n umber of calls from th e same Caller ID appears ne xt to the r eceived time . Once you have revi ewed the new messag e, th e number will be cleared and disappears . • If you press end while in the operati on, the phon e will return to th e standby m ode (or a call will be disconnected wh en y[...]

Deleting a Caller ID message 1) While the incomin g Caller ID informati on is displayed, press xfer/del . “ Delete Message? ” appears. 2) Press + or - to choose “ Yes ” or “ No ” . 3) Press select/ch or xfer/del . When the pointer is at “ Y Y e e s s ” : A ton e sounds an d the Caller ID messag e is deleted. Th e ne xt or previous C[...]

Calling a party from the Caller ID list From Standb y mode 1) Press cid/> . Th e summary screen appears . The screen sh ows the number o f new messag es and the total n umber of m essages. 2) Use the n umber keypad ( 2 - 9 and 0 ), + , or - to vi ew the Caller ID messag e list. 3) Press talk/flash . The displayed ph one number di als automati ca[...]

CALLER ID [ 3 5 ] Call W aiting Deluxe Features • T o activate features , select “ CW Deluxe On ” in the Caller ID setup. See page 15. • Y ou can also answer a waiting call immedi ately by pressin g talk/flash , the first caller will be placed on hold . T o return to th e original caller , pr ess talk/flash again. Y our TRU446 series gives [...]

EXP ANDING YOUR PHONE [ 36 ] How to Distinguish the Original Handset and the Second Handset The ori ginal handset an d second handset ar e iden tical in appear ance . T o distinguish the origin al and second han dset, charge th e handset on the base . If you char ge the secon d handset, H S2 appears, otherwise H S1 appears. Ther e are some r estric[...]

T o tr ansfer a call (to the second handset) 1) Press xfer/del d uring a call. The call will autom atically be placed on hold an d the tran sfer tone sounds . 2) When the oth er handset receives th e call, the tran sfer tone stops. T o cancel the tran sfer , pr ess xfer/del or talk/flash on the han dset. T o r eceive a tr ansferred call (from the s[...]

EXP ANDING YOUR PHONE [ 38 ] Setting up Charging • Charg e the second han dset for 15-20 hours bef ore using. • When you char ge the secon d handset, the display sh ows the nam e of th e handset, HS2. Dialing mode Dialin g mode is a universal settin g. When the m ode is chang ed on the ori ginal handset, the settin g for the secon d handset is [...]

EXP ANDING YOUR PHONE [ 3 9 ] Operation Making and receiving calls If you press t alk/flash on the handset while th e other handset is in use , you will hear a beep and th e handset will return to th e standby mod e. Security code Y ou can chang e the digital security cod e , only from the ori ginal handset. Memory locations (Redial memory/Dynamic [...]

ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 40 ] The di gital security code is an id entificati on code used to connect th e handset an d the base unit. Norm ally , setting th e code is n ot necessary . The first time you charg e your handset, th e security code is automati cally set. (See “ About the digital security cod e ” , page 8.) In th e rare situ ation t[...]

ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 4 1 ] Register the Security Code 1) Unplug the A C adapter . 2) Press and h old find handset on th e base while you plug in the A C Adapter un til the status LED on the base flashes . 3) Press t alk/flash . “ Handset Registering ” appears. When th e operation is finish ed “ Registration Complete ” appears and the s[...]

[ 4 2 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Note on Power Sources Battery replacement and handling When th e operating tim e becomes short, even after a battery is r echarg ed, please replace th e battery . With norm al usage , your battery should last about on e year . Please contact your place o f purchase or the U niden P arts Departm ent for a r eplacement[...]

ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 4 3 ] General Information The ph one complies with FCC P arts 15 and 68. Oper ating temper ature: 0 º C to +50 º C (+32 º F to +122 º F) AC A dapter Information AC A dapter part number: AD-312 for th e base AD-446 for th e charger (TRU446-2 only) Input V oltage: 120V A C 60Hz 120V AC 60Hz Output V oltage: 9V DC 350 mA [...]

TROUBLESHOOTING [ 44 ] T roubleshooting If your phon e is not performin g to your expectation s, please try these simple steps first. Symptom Suggestion The status LED won ’ t illuminate when • Mak e sure the A C adapter is plugged into th e base and wall outlet. the han dset is placed in the base . • Mak e sure the han dset is properly seate[...]

Precautions! Before you r ead anything else, please observe th e following: W arning! Unid en America Corporation DOES N OT repr esent this unit to be waterproof. T o redu ce the risk of fire , electrical shock, or dam age to the unit, DO NO T expose this unit to rain or moistur e. Rechargeable Nickel-Metal-Hy dride Battery W arning • This equipm[...]

PRECAUTIONS & W ARRANTY [ 46 ] T elephone Line Problems The FCC has gran ted the telephone company th e right to disconnect service in the even t that your phone causes problems on th e telephone lin e. Also, the telephon e company may make chan ges in facilities an d services which may affect the oper ation of your unit. However , your telepho[...]

INDUSTRIAL CANADA INFORMA TION [ 4 7 ] I.C. Notice TERMINAL EQUIPMENT NOTICE: This equipm ent meets th e applicable Ind ustry Canada T erminal Equipmen t T echnical Specificati ons . This is confirmed by th e registrati on number . The abbrevi ation, IC, bef ore the r egistration n umber signifi es that registr ation was perform ed based on a Decla[...]

INDEX [ 48 ] Index 0 - 9 10 ring opti ons ............................20 A Area Cod e ....................................16 AutoT alk ......................................15 B Battery pack Preparin g and chargin g ..............11 Replacemen t and handlin g ..........42 Beltclip ......................................41 C Caller ID ...............[...]

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