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UNIDEN
CORDLESS
TELEPHONES
WXI2077 SERIES
UC538BH(WXI2077) book OM.indb 1 5/7/2008 6:02:09 PM
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Table of Contents Getting to Know Your New Phone ........................... 15 Welcome ....................................................................... 5 Features .................................................................. 15 What Exactly does “Waterproof Handset” Mean? ..... 5 Is the Base Waterproof? ........................................... 5 Terminology Used in this Manual ............................ 16 Accessibility ..........................................................
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Setting Up the Phonebook ........................................ 24 Using Caller ID, Call Waiting, and Redial Lists ....... 32 Creating Phonebook Entries ................................... 4 Using the Caller ID List .......................................... 3 Finding a Phonebook Entry ..................................... 5 Making a Call from a Caller ID Record ................... 3 Editing an Existing Phonebook Entry ...................... 5 Seven-digit dialing .....................
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Using Special Features ............................................. 39 Troubleshooting ........................................................ 46 Privacy Mode .......................................................... 39 Common Issues ...................................................... 46 Using the Intercom .................................................. 39 Weak or Hard to Hear Audio .................................. 47 Making an intercom page ................................... 39 Noi
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Welcome Welcome Thank you for purchasing a Uniden multi-handset phone with a waterproof handset. Note: Illustrations in this manual are used for explanation purposes. Some illustrations in this manual may differ from the actual unit. What Exactly does “Waterproof Handset” Mean? Your handset complies with the JIS7 water submersion specifications. This means the handset can remain submerged under 3 feet of water for up to 30 minutes without damage or loss of functionality. The handset will still
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Installing the Phone Choosing the Best Location When choosing a location for your new phone, here are some important guidelines you should consider: PLACE YOUR BASE TRY TO AVOID • Microwave ovens • Fluorescent • Other cordless • Refrigerators lighting telephones Near an AC outlet and a telephone wall jack. • • Personal computers Personal computers • • Areas with Areas with • • W Wireless LAN ireless LAN a lot of a lot of equipment equipment background background • • TVs TVs n
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Installing the Phone Activate the Handset The handset is powered by a rechargeable battery pack already installed in the handset’s battery compartment. B Be effo or re e c ch ha ar rg giin ng g tth he e b ba atttte er ry y ffo or r tth he e ffiir rs stt ttiim me e,, p pu us sh h tth he e a ac cttiiv va attiio on n p piin n,, llo oc ca atte ed d o on n tth he e b bo otttto om m o off tth he e h ha an nd ds se ett ( (s se ee e lla ab be ell w wiitth h iin ns sttr ru uc ct
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Charging the Handset Place the handset in the base cradle with the display facing forward. If your phone came with more than one handset, connect each charging cradle Make sure that the charge to power with its AC adapter. Place LED illuminates when the each handset in its charging cradle handset is seated. with the display facing forward. Make sure that the charge LED illuminates. What if the charge LED doesn’t light up? Reseat the handset in the cradle. Check the AC adapter connectio
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Installing the Phone Connecting to the Phone Line Make sure that the battery pack is fully charged. Connect the telephone cord to the TEL LINE jack on the bottom of Connect the the base. telephone cord to a telephone wall jack. What if CHECK TEL LINE appears on the handset display? The telephone cord may not be connected correctly. Check the telephone cord connection. Do you have DSL or any high-speed Internet service T Tel elephone ephone wall jack wall jack delivered through your p
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Testing the Connection Pick up the handset from the cradle and press /Flash. You should hear a dial tone, and the display should show TALK. What if I can’t hear a dial tone? Check the telephone cord connection on the base. What if the display doesn’t show TALK? • Make sure the battery pack is fully charged. • Make sure the AC adapter cord is securely connected to the DC IN 6V jack and a standard power outlet. • Try resetting the handset (see page 49). • Check the battery pack connection in t
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Installing the Phone Changing the dial mode Your phone can communicate with the telephone network in two different ways: tone dialing or pulse dialing. These days, most base networks use a method called tone dialing, so your phone comes programmed for tone dialing. If your phone company uses pulse dialing, you will need to change your phone’s dial mode. If you don’t get a dial tone or can’t connect to the telephone network, please follow the steps below to modify your phone’s settings: 1) Pre
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Expanding Your Phone Adding accessory handsets Your phone supports a total of six cordless handsets, including any that were supplied with your phone. You can now place a fully-featured cordless handset anywhere AC power is available to connect the charging cradle. • Your phone is compatible with the following Uniden DECT6.0 accessory handsets: DCX00, DCX300 and DWX07. (Please visit our website at www.uniden.com for the most up-to-date list of compatible handsets.) • If you purchase any acce
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Installing the Phone Using Multiple Bases The handsets supplied with your phone can be registered to a total of four different bases. Compatible bases include the DECT1500 series, the DECT000 series, the DECT3000 series and the WXI077 series. Once your handset is registered to more than one base, you can set the handset to search automatically the available base, or you can select manually which base the handset should connect to (for example, if you have one base with an answering machine
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Selecting the base When your handset is registered to another base, it will automatically connect to the base. A base ID (that is for the handset only) will be assigned in the order of registration. You can either select a base you want to use manually, or set to AUTO. If you set to AUTO, when the handset comes out of range, it searches automatically the available base in order of base ID. 1) With the phone in standby, press Menu/Select. Select the HANDSET SETUP menu, and then the SELECT BAS
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Getting to Know Your New Phone Getting to Know Your New Phone Features • Waterproof handset (JIS7 compliant) • Speakerphone on handset • Water resistant base • 7 ringer options on handset (3 tones/4 melodies) • 1.9GHz DECT6.0 expandable system • Last 5 number redial • Expands up to 6 handsets • Bilingual menu displays (for US models: English and Spanish, • Caller ID/Call Waiting with phonebook match for Canadian models: English and French) • Store 30 Caller ID numbers • Call transfer • Advance
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Terminology Used in this Manual Accessory Additional handsets that can register to the base, allowing you to add handsets without connecting another Handsets phone line. This base supports a total of six cordless handsets; see page 1 for compatible handsets. Base The main part of the phone that connects to your phone line and lets you make and receive calls. Charging A cradle that comes with an accessory handset and charges the handset battery pack. cradle It connects to power but does not con
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Getting to Know Your New Phone Parts of the Handset new message LED Earpiece Display (LCD) Belt clip hole key (up) Clear/Int’com key Speakerphone (clear/intercom) Menu/Select key speaker and ringer key (caller ID/right) key (phonebook/left) key (end call) /Flash key (talk/flash) key (down) Battery compartment Twelve-key dial pad /tone key # key Redial/Pause key key (speaker) /Mute key (messages/mute) Microphone 16 17 UC538BH(WXI2077) book OM.indb 17 5/
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Parts of the Base FIND key (find handset) charge LED 18 UC538BH(WXI2077) book OM.indb 18 5/7/2008 6:02:19 PM Getting to Know Your New Phone
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Using the Interface Using the Interface Reading the Display In standby During a call Handset ID and banner Call duration Number of new Caller ID calls received 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 mute icon appears while the microphone is muted. The battery
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Using the Four-way Function Key Your handset has a four-way function key that U Up p allows you to move the cursor or pointer on the display and access the most commonly used features at the touch of a button. By moving this key to the left, you open the phonebook. Move the key to the right to access Caller ID information. To use this four-way key, place your thumb over the key and move to the four positions to get the feel V Viie ew w tth he e V Viie ew w tth he e of how it moves an
