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UNIDEN
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TELEPHONES
DXAI8580 Series
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1) Installing the Phone 1-1. Choosing the Best Location To get the best performance out of your new phone, put it in the best location: PLACE YOUR BASE Near an AC outlet In a and a telephone centrally-located wall jack. open area. TRY TO AVOID • Microwave ovens • Fluorescent • Other cordless • Refrigerators lighting telephones • Areas with • Personal computers a lot of • Wireless LAN background • TVs equipment noise • Other electronics • • Dust Dust • • Shock Shock • • Excessive Excess
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Place one handset in the base and the other in the char Place one handset in the base and the other in the charging cradle ging cradle. . 8 8 W Wh ha at t i if f t th he e c ch ha ar rg ge e L LE ED D d do oe es sn n' 't t Mak Make sur e sure that the e that the charge/in use charge/in use and and light up? light up? L LE ED Ds s i il ll lu um mi in na at te e. . • • C Ch he ec ck k A AC C adapter connec adapter connection. tion. • • Mak Make sur e sure y e you ar ou are not usin
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1-7. Attach the Belt Clip To attach the belt clip Insert the tabs on the side of the belt clip into the holes on either side of the handset. Press the belt clip down until it clicks into place. (Tug on the clip to make sure it’s secure.) To remove the belt clip Gently pull the tabs out of the holes, then slide the belt clip off of the handset. 2) Getting to Know Your New Phone 2-1. A few Hints on the Manual This manual uses several different type styles to help you distinguish between differen
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Using the handset menu • To open the handset menu, press and hold [cid/menu] for two Ringer :Type A Ringer :Type A seconds. • The arrow pointer on the left side of the line shows which menu item is Ring. Vol.:High Ring. Vol.:High currently highlighted. Use [ / ] to move the pointer up and [ ] Auto Talk :Off Auto Talk :Off to move the pointer down. • If the phone beeps and stays on the same line, it means you have CIDCW :On CIDCW :On reached the top or bottom of the list.
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Activating AutoTalk (AUTO TALK) With Auto Talk, you can answer the phone just by picking up the handset from the cradle: you don’t have to press any keys. If the handset is already off the cradle, Auto Talk also lets you answer by pressing any key on the twelve-key dial pad (instead of just [TALK/flash]). 1) With the phone in standby, press and hold [cid/menu]. 2) Press [ ] to move the pointer to AUTO TALK. 3) Press [select/channel] to turn Auto Talk on. 4) Use [ / ] and [ ] to move the point
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To receive a transfer call When a handset receives a transfer page, it sounds the distinct paging tone and shows CALL TRANSFERRED in the display. To answer a transferred call, pick up the handset and press [TALK/flash] or [ ]. (If Auto Talk is on, the phone automatically answers when you pick it up from the cradle; if the handset is already off the cradle, you can also press any key on the twelve-key dial pad.) 4-4. Redialing the Last Dialed Number 1) Pick up the handset from the cradle. 1) P
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5-2. Making a Call from the Caller ID List 1) With the phone in standby, press [cid/menu]. 2) Use [ / ] or [ ] to find the Caller ID record you want to call. 3) If you need to add or delete a “1” from the displayed phone number, press [1]. What’s this “add or delete a 1” about? • Any phone number in the Caller ID records might (or might not!) have a “1” at the front, depending on how different phone companies send the Caller ID information. • The phone dials the number exactly as it appears
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Entering text in your phone The letters above the number appear in order: press the 2 key once for A, twice for B, and three times for C. You can also enter lower case letters and symbols (see the table below for all the available characters and what keys to press to enter them). Number Number of of times times key key is is pressed pressed For example, to enter Mom keys keys 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 1) Press [6] once to enter M. 11 2) Press [#/ ] to move the cursor to A
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6-7. Chain Dialing If you often have to enter a series of digits or some type of code number during a call, you can save that code number to a phonebook entry. When your call connects, just use the phonebook speed dial to transmit the saved code number. (This is referred to as chain dialing.) 1) Enter the code number (up to twenty digits) into the phonebook (See section 6-1 on Entering a New Number into the Phonebook). Be sure to enter the code number into the phonebook exactly as you would
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Deleting your personal greeting Press [greeting]. While the currently-selected greeting is playing, press [ ]. The base deletes the personal greeting and announces “Greeting has been deleted.” Note: You cannot delete the prerecorded greetings. Pressing [ ] always deletes the personal greeting. 7-3. Turning the Answering System On and Off From the base From the handset With the phone in standby, press [ ]. With the phone in standby, press [ / ] Turning On The message counter shows the number
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8) Using the Answering System While You're Away from Home When you are away from home, you can operate your answering system with any touch-tone telephone. 8-1. Programming a Security Code You must set a two-digit security code in order to access your answering system from another telephone. 1) Press [menu/clock] on the base to open the answering system menu. The voice prompt announces the first menu item. 2) Press [menu/clock] repeatedly until you hear the voice prompt announce “Security code”
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C Connec onnect the telephone co t the telephone cor rd d t to o t th he e TEL LINE TEL LINE jack jack 6 6 and the telephone wall jack and the telephone wall jack. . T Tu uc ck k t th he e e ex xt tr ra a t te el le ep ph ho on ne e c co or rd d i in nt to o 7 7 the hole in the stand the hole in the stand, and align the , and align the mounting slots on the base with mounting slots on the base with the mounting posts on the wall jack the mounting posts on the wall jack. . Push in and dow
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10-2. Re-registering Handsets When you first put your handsets into the base, they are registered to the base so they can communicate with the base. There may be some times when you have to re-register your handsets to the base: • When you want to change the handset-to-base code. • When there is a power failure that lasts more than one hour. • If a handset's battery is completely discharged. (The handset must be recharged for 15 - 20 hours before re- registering to the base.) • Any time you ex
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Battery replacement and handling When the operating time becomes short even after a battery is recharged, please replace the battery. With normal usage, your battery should last about one year. To order replacement batteries, please contact Uniden’s Parts Department. The contact information is listed on the back cover page. Warning: To avoid the risk of personal injury or property damage from fire or electrical shock, only use the Uniden battery model and Uniden adapter model specifically de
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NOTICE: According to telephone company reports, AC electrical surges, typically resulting from lightning strikes, are very destructive to telephone equipment connected to AC power sources. To minimize damage from these types of surges, a surge arrestor is recommended. Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by Uniden, or operation of this product in any way other than as detailed by the owner's manual, could void your authority to operate this product. This device comp
