Page 2 - Important Safety Precautions!; This unit is NOT waterproof; Do not use this product near water, for example, near a bath tub, wash; SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS!
Important Safety Precautions! 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 it to rain or moisture. Do not use this product...
Page 3 - Installing Your Phone; Charge the Battery
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 bat...
Page 4 - Charge all handsets completely (about 15; Connect the Telephone Cord; Test the connection; TaLk; Talk; Check Tel Line; Unavailable
2 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 o...
Page 5 - Getting to Know Your Phone; Base Keys and How They Work; Front view; Key name
Getting to Know Your Phone Base Keys and How They Work Front view Key name (and icon) What it does BACK ( ) In the first 2 seconds of a message: go to the previous message. Anytime after that: go back to the beginning of this message. - - DELETE While a message is playing: delete this message.In sta...
Page 6 - In standby: cycle through the 4 different ringer tones.; In standby: record a new greeting or switch greetings.; switch; Parts of the Handset
Side View Back View RINGER ON/OFF GREET VISUAL RINGER switch Key name What it does rINGEr In standby: cycle through the 4 different ringer tones. - oN/oFF In standby: turn the answering system on or off. - GrEET In standby: record a new greeting or switch greetings. - VISUAL rINGEr switch In standby...
Page 7 - Handset keys and how they work; to delete all the characters.
5 Handset keys and how they work Key name (and icon) What it does PHoNEBooK/LEFT (PHBK) In standby or during a call: open the phonebook.In the menu: go back to the previous screen.During text entry: move the cursor to the left. - - - SPEAKEr (SPKr) Switch a normal call to the speakerphone (and back)...
Page 8 - Reading the handset display; The table below shows the; Icon; The ringer is turned off: this handset will not ring when a call
Reading the handset display The table below shows the possible icons and what they mean. Since the icons appear based on what you're doing with the phone, you won't ever see all of these icons at the same time. Icon What it means The volume of the earpiece is boosted (see page 16). The ringer is tur...
Page 9 - Using the Menus; If you don’t press any keys for thirty seconds, the phone times out; Handset Setup; Menu; Ringer Tones; OR
Using the Menus The menus are designed to be as easy as possible. Some users don't even need the manual once they know how to perform these basic actions: Open the menu Press SELECT/MENU . Move the cursor The arrow cursor on the left side of the line shows which menu item is currently highlighted. U...
Page 10 - AM; Global Setup; Dial
Any Key Answer Turn on Any Key Answer so you can answer the phone by pressing any key on the twelve-key dial pad. Banner Change the name used on the handset's display. Handset Language Change the display language to Spanish or French . Key Touch Tone Have your keypad sound a tone when you press a ke...
Page 11 - Using Your Phone; With the earpiece
9 The phone enters the letters in the order they appear on the key. For example, if you press the number key 2 once, the phone enters the letter A . Press 2 twice for B , and three times for C . If you press the key again after the last letter, the phone starts the same letter sequence with small le...
Page 12 - Changing the Volume; Up; Change the When; Medium; To change the volume of Caller ID announcements, change the ringer; Muting the ringer; mute; meSSaGeS; Using the redial List; Delete Entry
0 Changing the Volume You can set the ringer and speaker volume separately for the base and each handset. You can change the earpiece volume separately for each handset, also.The available volume levels and when you can change them are listed below. For each item, press Up to make it louder or DOWN ...
Page 13 - Using Caller ID and Call Waiting; you have to subscribe to Caller ID, Call Waiting, and Caller ID on; Dialing from the Caller ID list; Caller ID menu options; Using Call Waiting
Using Caller ID and Call Waiting you have to subscribe to Caller ID, Call Waiting, and Caller ID on Call Waiting services to use the features described in this section: contact your telephone provider for more information. When a call comes in, the phone displays the caller’s number and name (if ava...
Page 14 - Using Seven-Digit Dialing; pOUND; Using the Phonebook; Phonebook menu options; Create
2 Using Seven-Digit Dialing If you can make a local call by dialing only seven digits instead of ten, you can tell the phone to hide your local area code in the Caller ID list. Open the menu and select Global Setup , then select Area Code . Use the number keypad ( 0 - 9 ) to enter your three-digit a...
Page 15 - Phonebook entry options; Edit; Chain Dialing; FIND; Using an optional Headset
Phonebook entry options With the phone in standby, open the phonebook and find the entry you want. Press SeLeCT/meNU to open the individual phonebook entry menu. Choose one of these options: Edit Edit this entry. The handset will prompt you to edit the name and number, and choose a personal ring. Co...
Page 16 - Using Multi-Handset Features; Expanding Your Phone; Handset; Using Conference Calling; Using Privacy Mode; Call Privacy
Using Multi-Handset Features The expandable base works together with the accessory handsets to give you some useful multi-handset features. You must have at least two handsets to use the features in this section. Expanding Your Phone Your base supports a total of six EZX290 accessory handsets, inclu...
Page 17 - Using Call Transfer; You can transfer an outside call to any other handset.; All; Whenever the phone is in standby, you can make an intercom call; Follow these steps; All
5 Using Call Transfer You can transfer an outside call to any other handset. To... Follow these steps transfer a call Press CLEAr/INTErCoM to put the call on hold. Select the handset you want to transfer the call to (select All to page all the handsets). When the other handset accepts the call, you'...
Page 18 - Using Special Features; Using Do Not Disturb; Do Not Disturb; Do; DO NOT DISTUrb; If you turn the answering system off while DND is on, the phone; Adjusting the Base Visual ringer; VISUaL rINGer; Using the Audio Boost; bOOST
Using Special Features Using Do Not Disturb The Do Not Disturb or DND feature turns off the audio ringers of the base and all handsets at the same time. It does not affect any of the visual ringers.With the phone in standby, press and hold DO NOT DISTUrb on the base. The phone automatically turns on...
Page 19 - Using Voice Message Notification; notification. Contact your voice mail provider for more details.; Resetting the voice message indicator; your handsets will beep during this process: just ignore them.
Things to know about TTS: You have to turn on TTS separately for each handset. Open the menu and select Handset Setup . Then, select TTS On/off , and select On or Off for each handset. To make sure it doesn't interrupt a call or an intercom page, the phone only uses TTS when it starts out in standby...
Page 20 - Using the Answering System; Setting Up Your Answering System; Recording your outgoing message; system will use its pre-recorded greeting:; Switch between the pre-recorded greeting and your own greeting
Using the Answering System Setting Up Your Answering System Recording your outgoing message Your personal outgoing message or greeting can be between 2 seconds and 0 seconds long. If you don't want to record an outgoing message, the system will use its pre-recorded greeting: Hello, no one is availab...
Page 21 - Ans. Setup menu options; Getting Your Messages; Accessing your answering system from a handset
9 Ans. Setup menu options You can change the answering system options from any handset. Just open the menu and select Ans. Setup . Security Code Enter a 2-digit PIN so you can access your answering system from any touch-tone phone (see page 21). Ring Time Set the number of rings ( 2 , 4 , or 6 ) bef...
Page 22 - If you don't press any keys for 0 seconds, the phone returns to; How to operate your answering system; Screening Your Calls; Another feature your answering system gives you is; From the base
20 If you don't press any keys for 0 seconds, the phone returns to standby. How to operate your answering system To... From the base From a handset (start remote operation first) play new messages Press PLAY/SToP Press MUTE/MESSAGES . The system announces the number of new and old messages, then pla...
Page 23 - Using the System While You're Away from Home; Programming a security code; Security Code; Dialing in to your system; any keys for 15
2 To... From the base From a handset answer the call Not available Press TALK . mute the call screen without answering Press PLAY/SToP . Press FLASH/ExIT or return the handset to the cradle. If you mute the call screen, the system continues taking the message: it just stops playing through the speak...
Page 24 - Solving Problems; If...
22 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 handsets can make or receive calls. Checking the telephone cord connection.Disconnecting the base AC adapter. Wa...
Page 25 - Record Time; Weak or Hard To Hear Audio; handset’s battery may be weak.; Adjust the audio tone; During a call, press; TONe; to cycle through the three audio tone options:
2 If… Try… The answering system does not work. Making sure the answering system is turned on.Making sure the base AC adapter is plugged into a continuous wall outlet (i.e., not controlled by a wall switch). - - The answering system won't record messages. Making sure the Record Time is not set to Ann...
Page 26 - on 1 handset or in 1 location:; Out of Range; Installing a telephone line filter or DSL filter; DSL filter
2 Noise or Static on The Line oise or Static on The Line The most common cause of noise or static on a cordless phone is interference. Here are some common household sources of interference: electrical appliances, especially microwave ovens computer equipment, especially wireless LAN equipment and D...
Page 27 - Changing from Tone to Pulse Dialing; resetting and registering Handsets; Do you have the base the handset is registered to?; System Reset; Handset Not Registered
25 Plug the DSL filter into the telephone wall jack and then plug your phone's base into the filter. Make a test call to make sure the noise is gone. Changing from Tone to Pulse Dialing Your phone can communicate with the telephone network in two different ways: tone dialing or pulse dialing. These ...
Page 28 - Registering a handset; Does the handset fit in the base cradle?; Handset Registering; Registration Complete; Handling Liquid Damage; ImpOrTaNT: you must unplug the telephone line while recharging; DO NOT use a microwave oven to speed up
2 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 while you reconnect the adapter. On the handset, press and hold PoUND (#) until the display says Hand...
Page 29 - Important Information; Terms Used In This Guide; Battery Information; Rechargeable Nickel-Cadmium Battery Warning
2 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. Base The main part of the phone. It connects to your phone line and lets you make and receive calls...
Page 30 - Compliance information; FCC Part 68 information
The rechargeable Ni-Cd battery contained in this equipment may explode if disposed of in a fire. Do not charge the battery used in this equipment in any charger other than the one designed to charge this battery as specified in the owner's manual. Using another charger may damage the battery or caus...
Page 31 - FCC Part 15 information
Any changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by the manufacturer or other party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate this product.NOTICE: According to telephone company reports, AC electrical surges, typically resulting from lightning strikes, are ve...
Page 32 - one-year Limited Warranty
© 2009 Uniden America Corp. Printed in Vietnam Ft. Worth, TX 55 UNZZ005BA() 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 origin...