Uniden DECT2180 Series - Manuals

Page 2 - Important Safety Instructions!; This unit is NOT waterproof.; DO NOT expose this unit to rain or moisture.; SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS!

Important Safety Instructions! When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to persons, including the following: This unit is NOT waterproof. DO NOT expose this unit to rain or moisture. Do not use this ...

Page 3 - Installing Your Phone; Charge the Battery; Red

Installing Your Phone Charge the Battery Unpack all handsets, battery packs, and battery covers. If any battery cover is already on the handset, press in on the notch and slide the cover down and off. Line up the red and black wires on the battery pack with the label inside the handset. Push the con...

Page 4 - Charge all handsets completely (about 15 hours) before using; Connect the Telephone Cord; Test the connection; Talk; Check Tel Line; Unavailable

Place a handset in the base and any accessory handset(s) in the charger(s) with the display(s) facing forward. The CHArGE light on the base and each charger should all turn on. If... Try... the CHArGE light does not turn on reseating the handset. checking the AC adapter connection. seeing if the out...

Page 5 - Getting to Know Your Phone; Parts of the Base; Base keys and how they work

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. Base keys and how they work Key name (and icon) What it does DELETE ( ) While a message is playing: delete this message. In standby: delete all messages. - - SPEAKEr ...

Page 6 - Parts of the Handset; If the key name is spelled

Key name (and icon) What it does LEFT ( ) While playing messages: for the first 2 seconds, go to the previous message; after that: go to the start of this message. - PLAY/STOP ( ) In standby: start playing messages. While a message is playing: stop playing messages. While the phone is ringing: mute ...

Page 7 - Handset keys and how they work; Key name

Handset keys and how they work Key name (and icon) What it does UP ( ) In standby: increase the ringer volume. During a call: increase the call volume. In the menu or any list: move the cursor up one line. - - - CALLEr ID/rIGHT ( ) In standby or during a call: open the Caller ID list. During text en...

Page 8 - reading the Display; On the base; The table below shows the possible icons and what they mean. Since; The ringer is turned off: this station will not ring when a call

reading the Display On the base On the handset 12:00AMessages: 1 New Message counter Time Status icons 12:00A Handset #1 New CID: 5 Handset banner Status icons Caller ID count Time The table below shows the possible icons and what they mean. Since the icons appear based on what you're doing with the...

Page 9 - Using the Handset Menu; The menu is designed to be as easy as possible. Some users don't; The; Menu; You can change these settings separately for each handset.; Ringer Tones; OR

Using the Handset Menu The menu is designed to be as easy as possible. Some users don't even need the manual once they know how to perform these actions: Open the menu Press MENU/SELECT . Move the cursor The arrow cursor on the left side of the line shows which menu item is currently highlighted. Us...

Page 10 - AM; Global Setup

Autotalk Turn on Auto Talk so you can answer the phone just by picking up the handset from the cradle (without having to press any buttons). Any Key Answer Turn on Any Key Answer so you can answer the phone by pressing a key on the twelve-key dial pad. Banner Change the name used on the handset's di...

Page 11 - Entering Text on Your Phone; A B C

Entering Text on Your Phone When you want to enter text into your handset (for example, a name in the phonebook), use the twelve-key dial pad to enter the letters printed on the number keys. Here's how it works: The phone enters the letters in the order they appear on the key. For example, if you pr...

Page 12 - Using Your Phone; From the handset From the handset speakerphone; Using the Base Speakerphone; Change the When; Medium

0 Using Your Phone To... From the handset From the handset speakerphone make a call: Dial the number, then Press TALK/FLASH . Press SPEAKEr . answer a call Press TALK/FLASH . Press SPEAKEr . hang up Press END or put the handset in the cradle. switch between the speaker & earpiece Press SPEAKEr ....

Page 13 - Using the redial List; Delete Entry; Using Caller ID and Call Waiting; You have to subscribe to Caller Id, Call Waiting, and Caller Id; Dialing from the Caller ID list

Change the When On the base On a handset earpiece volume you are on a normal call NA choose one of 6 volume levels speaker volume you use the speaker- phone for a call or getting messages choose one of 10 volume levels choose one of 6 volume levels Using the redial List The phone saves the last 5 nu...

Page 14 - Caller ID menu options; Using Call Waiting; Using Seven-Digit Dialing; do not enter an area code if your phone company requires ten-

Press TaLk/fLasH or spEakEr to dial the number. (You can also press TaLk/fLasH or spEakEr before you open the CID list. Find the number you want to dial, then press MENU/sELECT .) Caller ID menu options Open the CID list with the phone in standby. Find the number you want and press MENU/sELECT . Cho...

Page 15 - Using the Phonebook; Phonebook menu options; Phonebook entry options; Chain Dialing

Using the Phonebook Each handset can store up to 70 entries in its phonebook. Open/close the phonebook Press PHONEBOOK. Scroll through the entries Press DOWN to scroll through the phonebook from A to Z or UP to scroll from Z to A. Jump to entries that start with a certain letter Press the number key...

Page 16 - Finding a Lost Handset; Using Special Features; Using Do Not Disturb; If you turn the answering system off while dNd is on, the phone; Using Call Block; Blocking incoming calls

When you hear the prompt that tells you to enter the number, open the phonebook and find the entry that contains your code number. Press MENU/sELECT to transmit the code. Or, if you change your mind, use pHoNEbook/LEfT to close the phonebook. Finding a Lost Handset With the phone in standby, press f...

Page 17 - number is the same as selecting; Unknown Number; or; Private; from the; Call Blocking menu options; Call Blocking; Call block entry options; Using Voice Message Notification; notification. Contact your voice mail provider for more details.; Resetting the voice message indicator

blocking an incoming call from an "Unknown" or "private" number is the same as selecting Unknown Number or Private Number from the Call Blocking menu. Call Blocking menu options With the phone in standby, open the menu and select Call Blocking . Choose one of these options: View Numb...

Page 18 - Using Multi-station Features; Expanding Your Phone; Handset; Using Conference Calling; Using Privacy Mode; Call Privacy

Using Multi-station Features The expandable base and the cordless handset give you some useful multi-station features. (A station can be any handset or the base.) Expanding Your Phone Your base supports a total of six cordless handsets: the one that came with the base and up to five DCX210 accessory...

Page 19 - Using Call Transfer; All; From the base; All

Using Call Transfer To... From the base From a handset transfer a call Press FIND HANDSET/INTErCOM to put the call on hold. The base pages all other stations automatically. 1. Press CLEAr/INTErCOM to put the call on hold. Select the station you want to transfer the call to (select All to page all th...

Page 20 - Using the Answering System; Setting Up Your Answering System; You can set up your answering system from any handset.; Hello, no one is available to; Ans. Setup menu options; You can change the answering system options from any handset.; Security Code

Using the Answering System Setting Up Your Answering System You can set up your answering system from any handset. To... Follow these steps Record your personal outgoing message or greeting Your greeting can be between 2 seconds and 30 seconds long. If you don't record an outgoing message, the syste...

Page 21 - Getting Your Messages; Accessing your answering system from a handset

Record Time Set the amount of time callers have to leave a message, either 1 minute or 4 minutes. Choose Announce Only if you don't want the system to let callers to leave a message. Message Alert Have the system beep every 15 seconds when you have a new message; the beeping stops when you listen to...

Page 22 - How to operate your answering system; Screening Your Calls; Another feature your answering system gives you is

0 How to operate your answering system To... From the base From a handset (remote operation) play new messages Press PLAY/STOP Press MESSAGES/MUTE . The system announces the number of new & old messages, then plays the first new message followed by the day & time it was received. Then the sy...

Page 23 - Using the System While You're Away from Home; Programming a security code; Dialing in to your system; If you don't press any keys for 15

If you mute the call screen, the system continues taking the message: it just stops playing through the speaker. Only one handset at a time can screen calls. If another handset is screening the call, the handset beeps and returns to standby. Using the System While You're Away from Home You can also ...

Page 24 - Solving Problems; If...

Solving Problems If you have any trouble with your phone, try these simple steps first. If you still have a question, call our Customer Care Line listed on the front cover. If… Try… No stations can make or receive calls. Checking the telephone cord connection. Disconnecting the base AC adapter. Wait...

Page 25 - Record Time; Weak or Hard To Hear Audio; Adjust the audio tone; Audio Tone

If… Try… The answering system does not work. Making sure the answering system is turned on. Making sure the base AC adapter is not plugged into an outlet that is controlled by a wall switch. - - The answering system won't record messages. Making sure the Record Time is not set to Announce Only . Del...

Page 26 - Out of Range; Installing a line filter or DSL filter; with phones. One of these services−DSL−

Noise or Static On The Line oise or Static On The Line Interference is the most common cause of noise or static on a cordless phone. Here are some common sources of interference: electrical appliances, especially microwave ovens computer equipment, especially wireless LAN equipment and DSL modems ra...

Page 27 - Changing from Tone to Pulse Dialing; resetting and registering Handsets; Do you have the base the handset is registered to?; Handset Not Registered

this problem. The technician who installed your DSL service might have left some filters for you; if not, call your DSL provider or look in any electronics store.Plug the DSL filter into the telephone wall jack and plug your phone’s base into the filter. Make a test call to make sure the noise is go...

Page 28 - Registering a handset; Does the handset fit in the base cradle?; Handset Registering; Registration Complete; Registration Failed; To register a handset to a different base, see the section; Handling Liquid Damage

Registering a handset Does the handset fit in the base cradle? Yes No Place the handset in the base. The display should say Handset Registering . Disconnect the base AC adapter. Press and hold FIND HANDSET/INTErCOM while you reconnect the adapter. On the handset, press and hold # until the display s...

Page 29 - Important Information; Terms Used In This Guide; Battery Information; Rechargeable Nickel-Metal-Hydride Battery Warning

Important Information Terms Used In This Guide Accessory handset An extra handset that can register to and be used with an expandable phone base. All accessory handsets must be registered to a base before you can use them. Base The main part of the phone. It connects to your phone line and lets you ...

Page 30 - Rechargeable Batteries Must Be Recycled or Disposed of Properly.; Compliance information; FCC Part 68 information

Nickel is a chemical known to state of California to cause cancer. Do not short-circuit the battery. Do not charge the rechargeable battery pack used in this equipment with in any charger other than the one designed to charge this battery pack as specified in the owner's manual. Using another charge...

Page 31 - FCC Part 15 information

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. FCC Part 15 information This de...

Page 32 - One-year Limited Warranty

One-year Limited Warranty Important: Evidence of original purchase is required for warranty service. WARRANTOR: UNIDEN AMERICA CORPORATION ("Uniden") ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants, for one year, to the original retail owner, this Uniden Product to be free from defects in materials &a...