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WALL
DECT2188 Series User's Guide
What's in the box?
Telephone
DECT2188 base
Corded
cord
with answering
handset
system
Base AC
adapter
(PS-0034)
Coiled
cord
Desk stand/
wall mount
bracket
You will also find:
DCX210
If you purchased You should
accessory
Charger AC
model number: have:
handset &
adapter
DECT2188 1 of each
charger
(PS-0035)
DECT2188-2 2 of each
DECT2188-3 3 of each
DECT2188-4 4 of each
Battery
DECT2188-5 5 of each
Rechargeable cover
battery pack
DECT2188-6 6 of each
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What's in the manual? Installing Your Phone ...................... 1 Using Call Transfer ....................... 18 Set Up the Base .............................. 1 Using the Intercom ....................... 18 Test the Connection ....................... 3 Using Special Features .................. 19 Set Up the Accessory Handset(s) .. 3 Using Your Phone During a Changing from Tone to Pulse Power Failure ............................. 19 Dialing .......................................... 4 Using
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W WALL ALL DESK DESK DESK DESK W WALL ALL DESK DESK W WALL ALL Installing Your Phone Set Up the Base Attach the stand Before you attach the stand, you have to decide if you want the phone to rest on a desk or hang on a wall. For desktop use 1. Turn the stand so the word Desk is right-side up (it will be on the right). 2. Insert the tabs into the notches marked Desk at the top of the base. 3. Press in on the latch and slip it into the notch. For wall mount use 1. Turn the stand so the
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WALL W WALL ALL DESK DESK DESK WALL WALL DESK DESK W WALL ALL For wall mount use only 1. On the front of the base, pull the clip (that holds the corded handset in place) out of its slot. 2. Rotate the clip 180 degrees. 3. Flip it from front to back and slide it back into the slot. Connect the power and telephone cords 1. Connect the base AC adapter to the AC IN 7.8V jack and the telephone cord to the TEL LINE jack. Route the cords as shown: For desktop use For wall mount use 2. Plug the AC
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Test the Connection Pick up the corded handset from the base. You should hear a dial tone and the display on the base should say Talk. When you get a dial tone, make a quick test call. If... Try... the display says Check Tel Line checking the connection between or you don't hear a dial tone the base and the phone jack. changing to pulse dialing (see page you keep hearing a dial tone 4). see page 27 for tips on avoiding there's a lot of noise or static interference. Set Up the Accessory Han
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Connect the charger 1. Connect a charger AC adapter to each charger's AC IN 8V jack and set the plug into the notch as shown. (These adapters might already be connected.) 2. Plug the other end of the adapter into a standard 120V AC power outlet. 3. Place each handset in a charger with the display facing forward. The CHAr GE light should turn on. If... Try... the CHAr GE - reseating the handset. light doesn't - checking the AC adapter connection. turn on - seeing if the outlet is controlled
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Getting to Know Your Phone Parts of the Base If the key name is spelled out on the key itself, it's not labeled in the drawing below. P PH HO ON NE EB BO OO OK K/ /L LE EF FT T P PL LA AY Y/ /S ST TO OP P Hook Hook Display Display switch switch Handset Handset clip clip U UP P C CA AL LL LE ER R I ID D/ /R RI IG GH HT T D DO OW WN N D DO O N NO OT T D DI IS ST TU UR RB B Speak Speaker er D DE EL LE ET TE E F FI IN ND D H HA AN ND DS SE ET T/ / I IN NT TE ER RC CO OM M T Twelve welve-k -ke
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Key name What it does (and icon) - In standby or during a call: open the phonebook. - In any menu or list: go up one level. (If you are already at the top level, the phone exits the menu and returns to the PHONEBOOK/ previous operation.) LEFT - During text entry: move the cursor to the left. ( / ) - In the first 2 seconds of a message: go to the previous message. - Anytime after that: go to the beginning of this message. CALLEr ID/ - In standby or during a call: open the Caller ID list. rI
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Earpiece Earpiece Display Display C CL LE EA AR R/ / U UP P Parts of the Handset I IN NT TE ER RC CO OM M If the key name is spelled out C CA AL LL LE ER R I ID D/ / P PH HO ON NE EB BO OO OK K/ / R RI IG GH HT T on the key itself, it's not L LE EF FT T labeled in the drawing to the D DO OW WN N right. S SP PE EA AK KE ER R T Twelve welve- - key dial key dial pad pad R RE ED DI IA AL L/ / P PA AU US SE E M ME ES SS SA AG GE ES S/ / M MU UT TE E Microphone Microphone Handset keys and ho
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Key name What it does (and icon) SPEAKEr ( ) - Switch a normal call to the speakerphone (& back). rEDIAL/PAUSE - In standby: open the redial list. ( ) - While entering a phone number: insert a 2-second pause. - While the phone is ringing: add the incoming Caller ID BLOCK information to the call block list (block the call). - In standby: access your answering system. MESSAGES/ - During a call: mute the microphone. MUTE ( ) - While the phone is ringing: mute the ringer for this call only. readi
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Using the Menus The menus are designed to be as easy as possible. Some users don't even need the manual once they know how to perform these actions: MENU/SELECT Open the menu Press . The arrow cursor on the left side of the line shows which Move the cursor menu item is currently highlighted. Use UP to move the cursor up & DOWN to move it down. Move the cursor to highlight the option, then press MENU/ Select an option SELECT. PHONEBOOK/LEFT Go up one screen Press . On the handset, press END;
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Using the Handset Menus Handset Setup You can change these settings separately for each cordless handset. Turn on T-coil mode to reduce noise on some hearing T-coil aids (see "Do you use a T-coil hearing aid?" on p. 27). Choose one of four melodies or three tones for the handset's main ring tone. As you highlight each ring Ringer Tones tone, the phone plays a sample of the tone. When you hear the tone you want, press MENU/SELECT. Turn on the personal ring feature. If you have Caller ID, th
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Enter your area code so the phone hides the area code on Area Code incoming local calls (see "Using Seven-digit Dialing" on p. 14). Change the way your phone communicates with the telephone Dial Mode network (see "Changing from Tone to Pulse Dialing" on p. 4). Set Line Do not change this setting unless instructed to by customer Mode service. Call Blocking This menu lets you block unwanted calls from up to 20 phone numbers and manage your call block list (see p. 19). Entering Text on Your Ph
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Move the cursor to the letter you want to erase and Erase one letter press CLEAr (CLEAr/INTErCOM on the handset; CLEAr/ MUTE on the base). Erase the entire entry Press & hold CLEAr . Enter punctuation or a 0 Press to rotate through the available symbols. symbol Using Your Phone To... From the base From a cordless handset Dial the number, then pick up Dial the number, then press make a call TALK/FLASH the corded handset. . TALK/FLASH answer a call Pick up the corded handset. Press . END Ret
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Changing the Volume You can set the volume of the ringer, the earpiece, and the speakerphone separately for the base and each cordless handset. For each item, press up to make it louder or DoWN to make it softer. The available volume levels and how change them are listed below: Change the When On the base On a handset ringer the phone is in select Off, Low, select Off, Low, volume standby Medium, or High Medium, or High earpiece you are on a normal choose one of 6 choose one of 6 volume cal
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Dialing from the Caller ID list 1. Find the entry you want to dial. 2. If the number is a toll or long distance call, but there's no 1 at the front of the CID record, press to add the 1. 3. On the handset, press TaLk/FLasH to dial the number. On the base, pick up the corded handset. TaLk/FLasH (You can also press or pick up the corded handset before opening the CID list. Find the number you want to dial, then press MeNu/seLeCT .) Caller ID menu options With the phone in standby, open the
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1. With the phone in standby, open the menu and select Global Setup, then select Area Code. 0 - 9 2. Use the number keypad ( ) to enter your three-digit area code. 3. Press MeNu/seLeCT when you’re finished. The phone uses the programmed code as a filter. When calls come in, the phone compares the area code to the programmed one. If they match, the phone hides the area code in the CID list. # While reviewing the list, press to toggle the area code off & on. Using the Phonebook Each stat
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Edit this entry. The phone will prompt you to enter the name & Edit phone number. (Cordless handsets will also prompt you to choose a personal ring.) Copy this entry to another station. (You must have at least one Copy accessory handset to use this multi-station feature.) Delete Erase this entry. Chain Dialing If you often have to enter a series of digits or a code number during a call, you can save that code number to a phonebook entry and use the phonebook to send the code number. Ent
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Using Multi-station Features The expandable base works together with the accessory handsets to give you some useful multi-station features. (A station can be any cordless handset or the base.) You must have at least one accessory handset to use the features in this section. Expanding Your Phone Your base supports a total of six DCX210 accessory handsets, including any that were supplied with your phone. Your base might be compatible with other Uniden accessory handsets: please visit our
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Using Call Transfer To... From the base From a cordless handset FIND HANDSET/INTErCOM CLEAr/INTErCOM 1. Press to 1. Press to put the call on hold. put the call on hold. transfer a 2. Select the station you want to transfer the call to, or select call All to page all the stations at the same time. When the other station accepts the call, you'll be disconnected, but you can join the call again. cancel a Press SPEAKEr to return to the Press TALK/FLASH to return to transfer call. the call. 1
