Uniden DSS8955 - Manuals

5 Installing the Phone 6 Installing the Phone Choosing the Best Location When choosing a location for your new phone, here are some important guidelines you should consider: Note: For maximum range: Keep both the base and handset antennas free of obstruction. • When the handset is not in use, place ...

5 6 Installing the Phone Installing the Battery Use only the Uniden BT-446 rechargeable battery pack supplied with your cordless telephone. Locate the battery pack, battery cover and the handset. Push the battery pack connector in firmly. (You should hear it click into place.) Gently tug on the batt...

7 Installing the Phone 8 Connecting the AC adapter To the base To avoid risk of fire and shock, only use the Uniden AAD-041S(M) AC adapter with the base. To the charging cradle (for multi-handset packs only) Use only the Uniden AAD-600S(M) AC adapter with the charging cradle. Connect the AC adapter ...

7 8 Installing the Phone Charging the Handset Place the handset in the base cradle with the display facing forward. If you have an accessory handset, place it in the charging cradle with the display facing forward. Make sure that the charge LED illuminates when the handset is seated. What if the cha...

9 Installing the Phone 10 Connecting to the Phone Line Connect the telephone cord to the TEL LINE jack. Connect the telephone cord to a telephone wall jack. What if CHECK TEL LINE appears on the base or handset display?The telephone cord may not be connected correctly. Check the telephone cord conne...

9 10 Installing the Phone Testing the Connection Pick up the handset from the base 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? Check the ...

11 Installing the Phone 12 NOW YOU ARE READY TO USE YOUR PHONE! Installing the Belt Clip Insert the tabs on the sides 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 cli...

11 12 Installing the Phone Expanding Your Phone Adding accessory handsets Your phone supports a total of ten 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 ph...

13 Installing the Phone 14 Wall Mounting the Base This phone can be mounted on any standard telephone wall plate. Route the AC adapter and the telephone cord through the hole of the wall mount bracket. Line up the four tabs on the wall mount bracket (two at the top and two at the bottom) with the fo...

15 Getting to Know Your New Phone 16 Getting to Know Your New Phone Features 5.8GHz FHSS expandable system • Expands up to 10 handsets • Integrated digital answering system • Caller ID/Call Waiting • Base keypad • Advanced phonebook features: • Store 70 phonebook entries on base & each • handset...

15 16 Getting to Know Your New Phone Terminology Used in this Manual Accessory Handsets Additional handsets that can register to the base, allowing you to add handsets without connecting another phone line. This base supports a total of ten cordless handsets; see page 12 for compatible handsets. Bas...

17 Getting to Know Your New Phone 18 Parts of the Handset Twelve-key dial pad [ ] key (down) [ ] key (caller ID/right) [menu/select] key [ /mute] key (messages/mute) [ ] key (end call) [#] key [ ] key (speaker) Microphone Charging contacts [ / ] key [ ] key (up) new message LED Earpiece Display (LCD...

17 18 Getting to Know Your New Phone [ answer on/off] key (answering system on/off) [flash] key [ ] key and LED (speaker) [ ] key (up) [ ] key (down) [ / ] key (phonebook/repeat/left) [ / ] key (caller ID/skip/right) [ ] key and LED (play/stop) [redial/pause] key [menu/select] key [clear/mute] key D...

19 Using the Interface 20 Using the Interface Reading the Display Handset In standby During a call Handset ID and banner Number of new Caller ID calls received Call duration Note: The handset does not display the day and time. Base Status of your answering system Message counter Day of the week and ...

19 20 Using the Interface Using the Four-way Function Key Your handset and base have 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. By moving this key to the left, you open the phonebook. Move ...

21 Using the Interface Entering Text from Your Phone You can use the number keypad on your handset or base to enter text by referring to the letters printed on each number key. When you press the number key in a text entry field, the phone displays the first letter printed on the number key. Press t...

22 Basic Setup Basic Setup Activating Personal Ring (Handset only) You can assign special ringer tones to anyone in your phonebook. When your phone gets a call, it looks up the Caller ID information in your phonebook. If you’ve assigned a personal ringer to that number, the phone uses it so you know...

23 Basic Setup Name Tag Name Tagging works with the caller display number from Caller ID. You will need to subscribe to the Caller ID feature with your phone company for Name Tagging to work.When the phone rings, the received caller display number is compared to numbers stored in the phonebook. If t...

24 Setting Up the Phonebook Each station has its own separate phonebook that holds up to seventy names and numbers. When a station’s phonebook is full, the station beeps and shows MEMORY FULL on the display. You cannot add any names and numbers in that station’s phonebook until you delete some of th...

27 Copying Phonebook Entries to Another Station You can transfer phonebook entries from one station to another without having to re-enter names and numbers. You can transfer one phonebook entry at a time or all phonebook entries at once. With the phone in standby, press 1) [ ] . To copy one entry, f...

28 28 Customizing Your Handsets All of the following options are set separately for each handset, so you can customize a handset for each room in your house. Changing the Handset Banner Each handset will display a banner name once it is registered to the base. The default banner is Handset #1, Hands...

30 Using Y our Phone Using Your Phone From the base speakerphone From a cordless handset From a handset speakerphone Making a call Press 1) [ ] . Listen for the dial tone. 2) Dial the number. 3) OR Dial the Number. 1) Press 2) [ ] . Pick up the handset from 1) the cradle.Press 2) [ /flash] . Listen ...

31 Using Y our Phone Making a Call from the Phonebook With the phone in standby, press 1) [ ] to open the phonebook. Find the phonebook entry you want to call (see Finding a Phonebook Entry on 2) page 25). Press 3) [ /flash] or [ ] on the handset or [ ] on the base to dial the number. Note: You can ...

32 Using Caller ID, Call Waiting, and Redial Lists Using Caller ID, Call Waiting, and Redial Lists If you subscribe to Caller ID service from your phone company, your phone will show you the caller’s phone number and name (if available) whenever a call comes in. If you subscribe to Caller ID on Call...

33 34 Using Caller ID, Call W aiting, and Redial Lists 34 Deleting Caller ID Numbers To delete only one Caller ID number, press [ ] when the phone is in standby, and then find the number you want to delete. Press [menu/select] and select DELETE ENTRY. When the phone asks you to confirm, select YES. ...

33 34 34 Using Caller ID, Call Waiting, and Redial Lists Redialing a Number You can quickly redial the last five numbers dialed on each station. With the phone in standby, press the 1) [redial/pause] to open the redial list. Use 2) [ ] and [ ] or [redial/pause] to scroll through the redial list. Whe...

35 35 Adjusting the Ringer , Earpiece and Speaker V olume 36 36 Adjusting the Ringer, Earpiece and Speaker Volume Adjusting the Ringer Volume You can choose from four ringer volume settings (off, low, medium, and high) separately on each handset or the base. With the phone in standby, press 1) [ ] o...

35 35 36 36 Adjusting the Ringer , Earpiece and Speaker V olume Adjusting the Speaker Volume Handset Speaker: You can choose from six volume levels for the handset speaker while on a speakerphone call or when the handset is accessing the answering system. To adjust the handset speaker volume, press ...

37 38 Finding a Lost Handset To locate a misplaced handset, press [int’com] on the base when the phone is in standby. Use [ ] or [ ] to select the handset you want to page, and then press [menu/select] . Select ALL to page all registered handsets. To cancel paging, press [int’com] on the base again....

37 38 Using Hold, Conference and T ransfer Transferring a Call You can transfer a call from one station to another. During a call, press [clear/int’com] on the handset or 1) [int’com] on the base. Use 2) [ ] or [ ] to select the station you want to transfer the call to, and then press [menu/select] ...

39 Using Special Features 40 Using Special Features Privacy Mode Privacy mode prevents other stations from interrupting while you’re on a call. As long as your station is in privacy mode, other stations can’t join your call or make any calls of their own: their displays will show UNAVAILABLE. While ...

39 40 Using Special Features Answering an intercom page When the intercom page tone sounds, the display will show the ID of the station that is paging. Press 1) [ /flash] or [clear/int’com] on the handset, or [ ] or [int’com] on the base. Note: If AutoTalk is on, the handset will automatically answe...

41 Using Special Features Installing the Optional Headset Your phone may be used with an optional headset. To use this feature, insert the headset plug into the headset jack. Your phone is ready for hands-free conversations. (Headsets may be purchased by calling the Uniden Parts Department. See the ...

42 42 Setting Up the Answering System Setting Up the Answering System You can set up your answering system’s features from the base or handset with the exception of changing the outgoing message or greeting; you can only change the greeting or record a new greeting from the base. Only one station at...

43 43 Setting Up the Answering System 44 44 Deleting Your Personal Greeting You can delete your personal greeting from the base. You cannot delete the pre-recorded greeting. On the base, press 1) [menu/select] . Select the ANSW. SETUP menu, and then the GREETING OPTIONS submenu. 2) The system plays ...

43 43 44 44 Setting Up the Answering System Setting the Day & Time If you do not set the clock on your answering system, your messages may not have the correct time and day stamp. Press 1) [menu/select] . Move the cursor to DAY & TIME and press 2) [menu/select] . Use 3) [ ] and [ ] to select...

45 45 Setting Up the Answering System Activating the Message Alert The message alert feature sounds a short alert tone every fifteen seconds whenever you have a new message. To turn on the message alert: Press 1) [menu/select ]. Select the ANSW. SETUP menu, and then the MESSAGE ALERT submenu. 2) Mov...

46 Using the Answering System Using the Answering System Turning Your Answering System On and Off From the base From the handset Turning On With the phone in standby, press 1) [ answer on/off] . The system announces “Answering System 2) is on” and plays the current greeting.ANSWER ON appears on the ...

47 Using the Answering System 48 Reviewing Messages The message counter on the base LCD displays the number of messages stored in memory. When you have new messages (that you have not listened to yet), [ ] on the base and the new message LED on the handset flash. The answering system plays your new ...

47 48 Using the Answering System Screening Calls From the base From the handset While the system is taking the message, simply • listen to the caller over the base speaker. To answer the call and speak to the caller, • press [ ]. To mute the call screen and allow the caller to • continue leaving the...

49 Using the Answering System To operate from a remote location, use any touch-tone telephone, and follow these steps: Call your telephone number and wait for the system to answer. If the answering system is off, it will answer after 1) about fifteen rings and sounds a series of beeps.During the gre...

50 Maintenance Maintenance Specifications Operating temperature 32° F to 122° F (0° C to 50° C) AC adapter Base Charging cradle Part number AAD-041S(M) AAD-600S(M) Input voltage 240V AC, 50Hz 240V AC, 50Hz Output voltage 9V DC @ 350mA 9V DC @ 210mA Battery pack Part number BT-446 Capacity 800mAh, 3....

51 PB Maintenance Low battery alert When the battery pack is very low, the phone is programmed to eliminate functions in order to save power. When LOW BATTERY CHARGE HANDSET appears in the handset display and the phone is in standby, none of the keys will operate. If you are on a call, complete your...

52 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Common Issues If your phone is not performing to your expectations, please try these simple steps first. If these steps do not solve your problem, please visit www.uniden.com.au for Australian models and www.uniden.co.nz for New Zealand models for customer support....

55 Troubleshooting 56 Resetting the Handset You may need to reset your handset in the following instances: You lose a handset and purchase a new one. • You get the message Registration Failed when you try to register the handset. • You are unable to register any handsets to the base. • When you regi...

55 56 Troubleshooting Resetting the Handset Without the Base If your original base is not available for some reason, you can still reset the handset and use it with another base. Press and hold [ 1) ] and [#] for at least five seconds. Move the cursor to select BASE UNAVAILABLE and then press 2) [me...

57 Troubleshooting Changing the Handset to Base Code Your phone ships with a special identification code to connect any registered handsets to this particular base. Normally, you will never have to change this handset to base code, but in the rare situation that you suspect another cordless telephon...

58 Precautions! Precautions! Before you read anything else, please observe the following: Warning! Uniden Australia Pty Ltd and Uniden NZ Ltd DO NOT represent this unit to be waterproof. To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or damage to the unit, DO NOT expose this unit to rain or moisture....

62 Index Index A Accessory handsets .................... 12Answering calls............................ 30Answering system Reviewing messages............. 47 Setting up .............................. 42 Turning on/off......................... 46 When away from home.......... 48 Any key answer ..........

64 Remote Operation Card Remote access away from home Turn on the answering system remotely 1. Call your phone number from a touch-tone phone. 2. During the outgoing message, press # and enter your PIN code. The answering system announces the number of messages stored in memory and the voice prompts...

66 One Year Limited W arranty O N E Y E A R L I M I T E D WA R R A N T Y UNIDEN DSS8955, DSS8955+1, DSS8955+2 and DSS8955+3IMPORTANT : Evidence of original purchase is required for warranty service. WARRANTOR : Uniden Australia Pty Limited A.B.N. 58 001 865 498 Uniden New Zealand Limited Warranty on...