Uniden DXAI8580 Series - Manuals

Sheet Using the handset menu To open the handset menu, press and hold [cid/menu] for two seconds.The arrow pointer on the left side of the line shows which menu item is currently highlighted. Use [ / ] to move the pointer up and [ ] to move the pointer down. If the phone beeps and stays on the same ...

Sheet 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 [T...

Sheet 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...

Sheet 5-2. Making a Call from the Caller ID List With the phone in standby, press [cid/menu] . Use [ / ] or [ ] to find the Caller ID record you want to call. 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 th...

Sheet 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).For example, to enter Mom Press [6] once t...

Sheet 0 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....

Sheet 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...

Sheet 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. P...

Sheet 10) Troubleshooting and Maintenance 10-1. Solving 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 call our Customer Hotline. See back cover page for contact information. When you have this...

Sheet 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...

Sheet 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...

Sheet 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 ...