Uniden XCA550/55 manual

Co nte nts Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Battery Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Using Your Answering System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Playing New Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Playing Old Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Import ant Safety Instructions When using your telephone equipment, these basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, and injury to persons: 1. Read and understand all instructions. 2. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. 3. Unplug this product from the wall outlet before c[...]

Battery Safety Precautions Caution: To reduce the risk of fire or injury to persons by the battery, read and follow these instructions: 1. Use only the appropriate type and size Battery Pack specified in this Operating Guide. 2. Do not dispose of the Battery Pack in a fire. The cell may explode. Check the Nickel-Cadmium Battery Disposal package ins[...]

Introduct ion Congratulations on your purchase of the XCA550/55 telephone with an integrated digital answering system. This phone is designed to exacting standards to provide reliability, long life, and outstanding performance. This manual describes the operation of the XCA550 and the XCA555 models. Features • 25 46/49 MHz Channels • Integrated[...]

Included with the XC A550/55 If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact Uniden Customer Service at: (800) 297-1023, 8:00 am to 5:00 p.m. Central, Monday through Friday. Important Electr ical Considerations Unplug all electrical appliances when you know an electrical storm is approaching. Lightning can pass through your household wiring a[...]

If you are having trouble with your telephone service, you must first disconnect your phone to determine if it is the cause of your problem. If you determine that it is the cause, you must leave it disconnected until the trouble has been corrected. Radio Interference Radio interference may occasionally cause buzzing and humming in your cordless Han[...]

Installation Selecting a Location Before choosing a location for your new phone, there are some important guidelines you should consider: • The location should be close to both a phone jack and continuous power outlet. Note: A continuous power outlet is an AC outlet which does not have a switch to interrupt its power. • Keep the Base Unit and H[...]

Applying Power to the Bas e Unit The XCA550/55 phones require an AC outlet, without a switch to interrupt power, and the included AC adapter. To relieve strain on the DC plug when the phone is placed on a desk or table, connect the adapter as shown below. Wrap the power cord around the convenient notch on the bottom. Important: Place the power cord[...]

Desk or Tabletop Installation 1. Place the Base on a desk or tabletop. 2. Plug the AC Adapter cord into the 9V DC input jack on the Base Unit. 3. Place the AC Adapter cord around the strain relief. 4. Plug one end of the long telephone cord into the TEL LINE jack on the Base Unit. 5. Plug the other end of the cord into the telephone jack on the wal[...]

3. Plug one end of the short telephone cord into the TEL LINE jack on the Base Unit. 4. Place the telephone cord inside the molded channel on the bottom of the Base Unit. Then plug the other end of the telephone cord into the modular jack on the wall. 5. Place the Base Unit on the posts of the wall plate and push down until it’s firmly seated. 6.[...]

4. Plug one end of the long telephone cord into the TEL LINE jack on the Base Unit. 5. Place the cord inside the molded channel on the bottom of the Base Unit. 6. Place the Base Unit on the screws and push down until it’s firmly seated. 7. Plug the other end of the telephone line cord into the wall jack. 8. Plug the AC Adapter into a standard 120[...]

3. Put the retainer back into its slot on the Base Unit. 4. Push down on the Handset retainer until it snaps into place. 25 CHANNEL 25 CHANNEL XCA550/55 13 550CH1.CHP Fri Aug 01 15:24:21 1997 Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen[...]

Sett i ng Up Yo ur Pho ne Extending the Antenna Before using your phone, be sure to raise its antenna to the vertical position. Then, fully extend the antenna. Installing the Handset Battery Pack 1. Press in on the Battery Cover Release. 2. Slide the battery compartment cover down. 3. Align the plastic connector of the Nickel-Cadmium battery pack w[...]

Cleaning the Battery Contacts To maintain a good charge, it is important to clean all charging contacts on the Handset and Base Unit about once a month. Use a pencil eraser or other contact cleaner. Do not use any liquids or solvents. Charging the Battery Pack Initial Battery Charging The rechargeable Nickel-Cadmium battery pack must be fully charg[...]

Low Battery Indicator When the Battery Pack in the Handset is very low and needs to be charged, the TALK/BATT LOW LED flashes. If the TALK/BATT LOW LED begins flashing, the phone is programmed to eliminate its functions to save power. The table below describes what to do to return your phone to normal operation. During a Call In Standby Mode Only t[...]

Automatic Digital Code Security To avoid unauthorized calls on your phone, a Digital Code feature was added to the XCA550/55. This Digital Code is shared only between the Handset and Base Unit. The Code is set automatically when you first use the phone. To change the Digital Code, be sure the Handset is on the Base, then: 1. Remove the Handset from[...]

Using Your Phone Making and Receiving Calls The following features of the XCA550/55 phones are different depending on the Handset’s location when you make or receive a call. Handset On Base Handset Off Base Answer Call Pick up Handset. (AutoTalk) Press T . Make Call 1) Pick up Handset. 2) Press T . 3) Listen for dial tone. 4) Dial the number. 1) [...]

Pro gra mm in g You r Pho n e All programming functions must be completed when your phone is in standby because programming keys will not work while you are on the phone. Storing a Numbe r in Memory Use these keys to store a number in memory. Note: An error tone will sound and the programming procedure will be canceled if more than 20 seconds elaps[...]

Dialing a Stored Number To dial a number previously stored in memory, follow these steps: 1. Remove the Handset from the Base Unit. 2. Press T . 3. Press M . 4. Press the memory location number (0-9). Chain Dialing On certain occasions, after dialing a number, you may be requested by the party or service you are calling to enter a special access co[...]

T h eI n t e g r a t e dA n s w e r i n gS y s t e m The XCA550/55 has a built-in Answering System which answers incoming calls and records your messages. You can also use your new Answering System to record a conversation, leave a memo message for someone else who uses the phone, or to announce a special message when you’ll be away from your pho[...]

4. Press skip/repeat until the current hour setting announces. You will see the hour (1–12) displayed. 5. Press clock . “The minute setting is announced.” 6. Press skip/repeat until the current minute setting announces. You will see the minutes (0–59) displayed. 7. Press clock . “The AM/PM setting is announced.” 8. Press skip/repeat unt[...]

Note: If you select 00 , then your PIN will be between 0 – 9. See “To set a PIN between 1 – 9" above. 3. Press pin again. 4. Press skip/repeat until the “ones” place of your PIN displays. For example, if you want 74 as your PIN , then press skip/repeat until 74 displays. 5. Press pin again. The PIN you selected is announced. Setting [...]

2. While your recorded outgoing message is playing, press ogm again. A tone will sound, and you hear one of the preset messages. After the message plays, and the Answering System automatically returns to Standby. Note: The message, “Hello. No one is available to take your call” is played if the r ec time ANN/4/1 is set to announce only. 3. To s[...]

Usi ng Y our Ans w eri ng Sys t em Playing New Messages 1. Press 6 to listen to your new messages when the new message counter is flashing. The time stamp is announced after each message plays, and the Message Counter LED displays the number of the message playing. 2. When all messages have played, a long tone sounds. 3. The message counter LED sto[...]

2. Press 3 at anytime to skip to the next message. Each time 3 is pressed, the system scans forward one message. If you have several messages, press 3 until you get to the message you want to play. 3. Press 6 at anytime to stop reviewing messages and return to Standby. Note: The system automatically returns to Standby when all messages play. Deleti[...]

Leaving a Memo Message You can use the XCA550/55 to leave a Memo Message for someone else who uses your Answering System. To record a memo message, follow these steps: 1. Press and hold memo until you hear a long tone, and then release the key. Two begin flashing in the display. 2. Speak into the microphone. When you are finished recording, press m[...]

Troubleshooting If your XCA550/55 Integrated Telephone Answering Device is not performing to your expectations, please try these simple steps. If you are still unable to resolve the problems, contact Uniden Customer Service at (800) 297-1023, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central, Monday through Friday. Telephone Troubles hooting Chart Problem Suggestion [...]

Answering System Trouble shooting Chart Problem Suggestion Answering System does not work. • Make sure that the Base Unit is plugged in. • Make sure the Answering System is turned on. • Press the reset button to reset the system after an AC line spike. Answering System does not answer calls. • Set the rec time ANN/4/1 switch in either the 4[...]

Specifications General –T h e DXAI685 complies with FCC Rules, Parts 15 and 68. + Frequency Control P h a s e L o c k e d Lo o p (P L L ) S y n t he s i z e r Modulation FM Operating Temperature – 10 ° to 50 ° C Base Unit Receive Frequency 48.76 to 49.99 MHz (25 Channels) Transmit Frequency 43.72 to 46.97 MHz (25 Channels) Power Requirements [...]

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Precautions! Before you read anything else, please observe the following: Warning! Uniden America Corporation DOES NOT represent this unit to be waterproof. To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or damage to the unit, DO NOT expose this unit to rain or moisture. Rechargeable Nickel-Cad mium Battery Warning m This equipment contains a Rechar[...]

Controls and Functions (Handset) 1. Talk Button T 2. Numeric Keypad 3. Tone Key O 4. Memory Key M 5. Ringer Volume V /Ringe r Key G 6. Talk/Batt Lo w Indicator 7. Flash F /Redia l Key R 8. Channel Select Key C 9. Pause P talk batt low tone mem volume pause chan ringer flash/rdl 1 abc ghi def mno pqrs tuv wxyz oper jkl 2 5 8 0 # 4 7 3 6 9 1 2 3 4 5 [...]

Controls and Functions (Base) 1. Base Ringer Switch (XCA555 Only) 2. Pulse-Tone Switch 3. DC Power Jack 4. Telephone Line Jack 5. Handset Retain er 6. Status Indicato r 7. Message Delete Key 8. Speaker 9. Answering System On/Off Key 10. Message Counter LED 11. Speaker Volume Contol s 12. Display 13. Ring Time 2-4-TS Switch 14. Record Time ANN/4/1 1[...]

One Year Limited Warranty Important: Evidence of original purchase is required for warranty service. WARRANTOR: UNIDEN AMERICA CORPORA TION (“Uniden”) ELEMENTS OF WARRANT Y: Uniden warrants, for one year, to the original retail owner, this Uniden Product to be free from defects in materials and craftsmanship with only the limitations or exclusi[...]

©1997 Uniden America Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in the Philippines. Cov ered under one or more of the f ollowing U .S. patents: 4,511,761 4,523,058 4,595,795 4,797,916 ® 550CH4.CHP Fri Aug 01 15:29:02 1997 Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen[...]