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UNIDEN
CORDLESS
TELEPHONES
DCX150 Series
Front cover
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Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of the Uniden DCX50 accessory handset and charging cradle. You can place this fully featured cordless handset anywhere your home has AC power. Note: Illustrations in this manual are used for explanation purposes. Some illustrations may differ from the actual unit. Accessibility Uniden provides a customer service hotline for accessibility questions. If you have a disability and need customer service assistance or if you have any questions about how U
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Compatible Bases This handset is compatible with Uniden's .9 GHz DECT 6.0 Expandable phone system: the DECT500, DECT000 and DECT3000 series. Please visit our website at www.uniden.com for the most up-to- date list of compatible bases. Installing the Accessory Handset Checking the Package Contents Make sure your package contains the following items. If any items are missing or damaged, contact our Customer Service Hotline. See the back cover page for contact information. • Cordless Handse
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Installing the Battery Use only the Uniden BT-05 rechargeable battery pack supplied with your cordless telephone. U Un np pa ac ck k a allll h ha an nd d- - L Liin ne e u up p tth he e r re ed d a an nd d b blla ac ck k s se etts s,, b ba atttte er ry y p pa ac ck ks s,, w wiir re es s o on n tth he e b ba atttte er ry y p pa ac ck k a an nd d b ba atttte er ry y c co ov ve er rs s.. c co on nn ne ec ctto or r w wiitth h tth he e s sttiic ck ke er r iin n ( (IIff t
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Charging the Accessory Handset The handset is powered by a rechargeable battery pack that automatically recharges when the handset is placed in the charging cradle. Use only the Uniden PS-0007 AC adapter with the charging cradle. Connect the Connect the AC AC C Co on nn ne ec ctt tth he e A AC C a ad da ap ptte er r tto o a a adapter to the adapter to the DC IN DC IN s stta an nd da ar rd d 1 12 20 0V V A AC C w wa allll o ou uttlle ett.. 9V 9V jack as shown. jack as shown. (It m
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Registering the Handset You must register the handset to the base before you can use it. Only one handset can be registered at a time. (If an accessory handset has ever been registered to a base, you must reset the handset before you can register it to a new base.) To register to a DECT 1500 series base with no corded handset: Place the accessory handset in the base. While the handset is registering, Handset Registering appears in the LCD. When Registration complete is displayed, the hands
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To register to any other compatible base: ) If the other base has an LCD display: • With the phone in standby, press MENU/SELECT on the base. Press to move the cursor to Register Handset and then press MENU/SELECT. Handset Registering appears. If the other base does not have an LCD display: • Disconnect the base AC adapter. Then press and hold Find Handset key* while you reconnect the adapter. Keep pressing Find Handset key until the charge LED starts to blink. * This key might be label
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Resetting the Handset If you want to register the handset to a different base or replace a handset with another one, you must first clear the registration information from the base and the handset. ) Press and hold END and # for at least five seconds, until the SYSTEM RESET menu appears. ) Select the Deregister HS submenu by pressing MENU/ SELECT. Which Handset? appears in the display. 3) Use or to select the handset ID to be de-registered f
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Using the Interface Parts of the Handset new message new message LED LED Earpiece Earpiece Display (LCD) Display (LCD) key (up) key (up) CLEAR/INT'COM CLEAR/INT'COM key key MENU/SELECT MENU/SELECT key key (clear/intercom) (clear/intercom) key key key (phonebook/left) key (phonebook/left) (caller ID/right) (caller ID/right) END END key key T TALK/FLASH ALK/FLASH key key key (down) key (down) key (speaker) key (speaker) T Twelve-key dial pad welve-key dial pad /T /TONE ONE key key #
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Reading the Display In standby Time Handset ID and banner Number of new Caller ID calls received During a call Call duration The ringer off icon indicates that the ringer is turned off. The voice mail icon appears when you have messages waiting in your voice mailbox. The privacy icon appears when the Privacy Mode is turned on. The speaker icon appears when the speaker phone is in use. The T-coil icon appears when the T-coil
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Using the Four-way Function Key Your handset has a four-way function key that allows you to move the cursor or pointer on the display and access the most commonly used features at the touch of a button. • Press the left side of the key to open the phonebook. • Press the right side of the key to open the Caller ID list. • Press the top of the key to increase the ringer volume (while the phone is in standby) or Increase the volum Increase the volume e speaker volume (while you are on a call
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• When [Aa] appears on the display, capital letters are displayed first, then lower case letters, and then the number on the key. • When [aA] appears on the display, lower case letters are displayed first, then the number on the key, and then capital letters. • When you input the first letter or a letter after a blank space, the default mode is [Aa]. From the next letter, the mode changes to [aA] automatically. • You can switch back and forth the mode manually between [Aa] and [aA]. Press
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Using Your Accessory Handset Making and Receiving Calls With the earpiece With the speaker phone ) Pick up the handset from the ) Pick up the handset cradle. from the cradle. Make a call ) Dial the number. ) Dial the number. 3) Press TALK/FLASH. 3) Press . ) Pick up the handset. (If AutoTalk is on, the phone answers when you pick up the handset from the cradle.) ) Pick up the handset. Answer a call ) Press TALK/FLASH. ) Press . (If Any Key Answer is on, you can press any k
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Using Caller ID and Call Waiting If you subscribe to Caller ID, you can store up to thirty Caller ID numbers in each handset. Caller ID records are stored from newest to oldest. Once your Caller ID list is full and you receive an incoming call, the oldest record will be automatically deleted to make room for the new record. To open the Caller ID list, press . The phone will show the latest records. From the screen, you have the following options: Press to scroll through CID records. CID
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Using the Phonebook You can store up to seventy entries in the handset’s phonebook. If the phonebook is full and you try to add a new entry, you will hear a beep and see Memory Full in the display. Delete some of the existing entries before trying to add new ones. Press to enter the phonebook. Once in the phonebook, you have the following options: Press to scroll through the phonebook Scroll through the entries alphabetically. Jump to entries that Press the number key corresponding to
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Redialing a Number To redial one of the last five numbers dialed on this handset, press REDIAL/PAUSE. This opens the redial list. Use and to find the number you want to dial, and press TALK/FLASH or in standby, or press MENU/SELECT during a call. Muting the Ringer (One Call Only) While the handset is ringing, press /MUTE or END to mute the ringer for this call. The phone will ring again on the next call. (The handset must be off the cradle to mute the ringer.) Muting the Microphone To mu
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Using Hold, Conference, Transfer and Intercom Press CLEAR/INT’COM. If you leave a caller on hold for more than five minutes, the call will be Put a call on hold disconnected. To return to the party on hold, press TALK/FLASH or . To join a call already in progress, press Join a call already TALK/FLASH or . You can hang up normally; in progress the other station remains connected to the call. Press CLEAR/INT’COM; the call is placed on hold. Use or to select the station you want to trans
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Accessing Your Answering System If your base has an answering system, you can use your handset to get your messages and change your answering system setup. The answering system plays your new messages (that you have not listened to yet) first. If you have no new messages, the system plays your old messages. You have the following options: Press /MUTE. The system announces the number of Playing new and old messages, then plays the first new message new followed by the day and time it was
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Accessing Voicemail If your base doesn't have an answering system and you subscribe to a voice mail service, you can program your handset to automatically dial the access number. ) Press MENU/SELECT. ) Move the cursor to Handset Setup and press MENU/SELECT. 3) Move the cursor to Edit Voice Mail and press MENU/SELECT. 4) Enter your access number (up to twenty digits). If you need the phone to wait before sending the next digits, press REDIAL/PAUSE to insert a two-second pause. For a lo
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Battery Replacement and Handling With normal usage, your battery should last about one year. If the talk time becomes short even after the battery is recharged, please replace the battery. You can purchase a replacement battery by calling Uniden's Parts department. See the back cover page for contact information. Warning: To avoid the risk of personal injury or property damage from fire or electrical shock, use only the BT-1015 battery pack. Caution: - This equipment contains a rechargeabl
