Uniden 2465 - Manual

[ iv ] 3) Securely close the battery compartment cover by sliding it up until it snaps into place. Charging the handset 1) Place the handset in the charging cradle with the keypad facing up. The DSS2455 and DSS2465 series will only work with “AA” Ni-MHrechargeable batteries. If you use any other typ...

[ v ] CONTENTS INSTALLATION & SAFETY i QUICK START GUIDE ii CONTENTS v GETTING STARTED 1 Controls and Functions 1 Uniden Company Philosophy 3 Welcome 3 Features 4 Checking the Package Contents 5 Terminology 5 Mounting the Base Unit on a Wall 6 Battery Maintenance 6 Installing the Beltclip 7 Head...

[ 1 ] CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 2 1 3 5 4 6 7 8 9 1011 19 13 12 1617 14 18 15 1. Handset Antenna2. Headset Jack Cover3. Beltclip Hole4. Hands Free Speaker5. Handset Battery Compartment6. New Message LED7. Handset Earpiece8. LCD Display9. Key 10. Key 11. Key 12. Soft Keys13. / ▲ (up) Key 14. Key 15. / ▼...

[ 4 ] Great features of this cordless phone include:• Designed and Engineered in Japan• 2.4GHz Digital Spread Spectrum• Integrated Digital Answering Machine• Multi (4) Handset Capable (2 handsets Included (DSS2465 only))• Long Range (up to 1km) # • Dual Keypad (Backlit on Handsets)• Digital Duplex S...

[ 5 ] CHECKING THE PACKAGE CONTENTS Make sure you have received the following items in the package. If any of these items are missing or damaged,contact your retailer. • Base unit (1)• Handset [DSS2455 (1) / DSS2465 (2)]• AC adapter [DSS2455 (1) / DSS2465 (2)]• Rechargeable batteries [DSS2455 (2) / ...

[ 6 ] BATTERY MAINTENANCE B a t t e r y u s e t i m e ( p e r c h a rg e ) Fully charged (17-20 hours charge time)• Up to 7 hours continuous use (up to 5 hours when the clarity booster is on)• Up to 14 days when the handset is in the standby mode (up to 24 hours when in DirectLink mode)Recharge your...

[ 7 ] C l e a n i n g t h e b a t t e r y c h a rg i n g c o n t a c t s To maintain a good charge, it is important to clean the chargingcontacts on both the handset and the base unit once a month.Use a dry cloth or pencil eraser to clean. L ow b a t t e r y a l e r t When the batteries are very low...

[ 9 ] ABOUT SOFT KEY FUNCTION In the standby mode In the talk mode (Australia model) (New Zealand model) Soft key functions consists of soft key icons and soft keys (No. 1, 2, and 3). Each softkey corresponds to the icon displayed above, and each icon will be changed dependingon the operation. Press...

[ 10 ] OK BACK < H A N D S E T S E T U P > R i n g e r T o n e s D i s t i n c t . R i n g A u t o T a l k A n y k e y A n s w e r C o n t r a s t B a n n e r R i n g e r V o l u m e D i r e c t L i n k M o d e H a n d s e t S e t u p A n s w . S e t u p OK BACK ▲ or ▼ ▼ Setup the menu(see pag...

[ 11 ] T a l k 9 9 9 : 5 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 MUTE MENU CALL WAIT • F ro m t h e Ta l k m o d e • Press the MUTE soft key to mute a call (see page 27). • Press the MENU soft key, then select:- “ Booster On ” to improve the sound quality (see page 26). - “ Recording ” to record the conversation (see...

[ 12 ] Most of the handset settings are set from the menu. The menu has 5 main menus( DirectLink Mode, Handset Setup, Answ. Setup, Global Setup, and System Reset ) and submenus respectively. S u m m a r y of t h e M a i n M e n u a n d S u b m e n u Two Wa y C o m m u n i c a t i o n b e t we e n t ...

[ 13 ] Submenu name Description Auto Talk Allows you to answer the phone without pressing or . When the AutoTalk is set to On, simply remove the handset from the cradle and the phone automatically answers the call (see page 17). Anykey Answer Allows you to answer the phone without pressing or . When...

[ 14 ] G l o b a l S e t u p If you change the setting in one of the handsets, you change the settings for allhandset(s) in the Global Setup menu. Only one handset can change a setting at a time. Submenu name Description Name Tag (POP ID) Display the stored name with the Caller ID telephone number, ...

[ 15 ] E n t e r i n g t h e M e n u 1) Press the M E N U soft key in the standby mode. 2) Use / ▲ or ▼ to move the pointer to a desired main menu ( DirectLink Mode, Handset Setup, Answ. Setup, Global Setup, and System Reset ). 3) Press the OK soft key to enter the menu. To return to the previous sc...

[ 16 ] D i re c t L i n k M o d e E n t e r i n g t h e Two Wa y C o m m u n i c a t i o n b e t we e n t h e H a n d s e t sA ny w h e re w i t h o u t t h e B a s e 1) Enter the “ DirectLink Mode ” menu (see “Entering the Menu” on page 15). 2) Press the ENTER soft key to enter the DirectLink mode ...

[ 17 ] S e l e c t i n g a R i n g e r To n e 1) Enter the “ Handset Setup ” menu, then the “ Ringer Tones ” submenu (see “Entering the Menu” on page 15). You can choose from 8 ringers or 8 melodies:- Ringers [Flicker, Clatter, Soft Alert, Wake Up, Light Bug, Beep Boop, Tone Board, Chip Chop] - Melo...

[ 18 ] S e t t i n g t h e A ny key A n s we r 1) Enter the “ Handset Setup ” menu, then the “ Anykey Answer ” submenu (see “Entering the Menu” on page 15). 2) Press / ▲ or ▼ to change the selection, “ On ” or “ Off ”. 3) Press the OK soft key and you will hear a confirmation tone. S e t t i n g t h...

[ 19 ] A n s we r i n g S ys t e m S e t u p S e t t i n g a P I N C o d e 1) Enter the “ Answ. Setup ” menu, then the “ Security Code ” submenu (see “Entering the Menu” on page 15). 2) Enter a two-digit PIN code (01-99) using the number keypad ( - ). 3) Press the OK soft key. You will hear a confir...

[ 20 ] S e t t i n g t h e M e s s a g e A l e r t O n o r O f f 1) Enter the “ Answ. Setup ” menu, then the “ Message Alert ” submenu (see “Entering the Menu” on page 15). 2) Press / ▲ or ▼ to choose “ On ” or “ Off ”. 3) Press the OK soft key. You will hear a confirmation tone. S e t t i n g t h e...

[ 21 ] G E T T I N G S T A R T E D G l o b a l S e t u p S e t t i n g N a m e Ta g ( P O P I D ) 1) Enter the “ Global Setup ” menu, then the “ Name Tag ” submenu (see “Entering the Menu” on page 15). 2) Press / ▲ or ▼ to change the selection, “ On ” or “ Off ”. 3) Press the OK soft key. You will h...

[ 22 ] S ys t e m R e s e t D e re g i s t e r t h e H a n d s e t 1) Enter the “ System Reset ” menu, then the “ Deregister HS ” submenu (see “Entering the Menu” on page 15). 2) Press / ▲ or ▼ to select the handset ID to be deregistered from the list, then press the OK soft key. 3) Press the OK sof...

[ 23 ] BASICS On the handset, you may also use the speakerphone while talking to an outside call.Using the handset speakerphone is called “hands-free conversation”. This feature allowsyou to easily communicate while performing other tasks, such as cooking. appears on the handset display during hands...

[ 24 ] PLACING A CALL ON HOLD 1) During a call, press (or on the base). 2) To talk to the caller, press or on a handset (or (talk) on the base). The phone will return back to the call. You can hold a call for 5 minutes, when 5 minutes haspassed, the call is disconnected and the phone returns tothe s...

[ 25 ] R e d i a l i n g f ro m t h e B a s e 1) Press (talk).2) Press on the base. The last number dialed from the base is redialed. 3) To hang up, press (talk). D e l e t i n g a R e d i a l R e c o rd 1) In the standby mode, recall the desired number by following steps 1-3 in “Redialing from Stan...

[ 26 ] ADJUSTING THE EARPIECE AND HANDSET SPEAKER VOLUME You can select different volume levels for the handsetearpiece and the handset speaker (4 levels: Low to Max).The volume can only be adjusted during a call. Press / ▲ or ▼ to select the volume settings. When you hang up, the phone keeps the la...

[ 27 ] TRAVELING OUT-OF-RANGE During a call, as you begin to move your handset too far from your base unit, noisemay increase. If you pass the range limits of the base unit, you will hear a beep and“ Out of Range ” appears, then the handset returns to the standby mode. You may return back to the cal...

[ 28 ] NEW MESSAGE LED The new message LED on the handset is designed to work with your answering system. The LED flashes when you have new messages in your answering system. The LED stops flashing when all new messages are played back (see “Using yourAnswering System” on page 49). FLASH AND CALL WA...

[ 29 ] PHONEBOOK Phonebook allows you to dial a number using just a few key presses.Your phone stores names/numbers in the phonebook memory location, and you cansearch names in alphabetical order. You have a total of 100 locations that can be usedfor the phonebook (including the Speed dials) and Cal...

[ 31 ] STEPS FOR ENTERING NAMES AND SPECIAL CHARACTERS Refer to the letters on the number keys to select the desired characters. With eachpress of a number key ( - ), the displayed character appears in the following order: Upper case letters first, lower case letters next and finally the numbercorre...

[ 33 ] • “ /SPDn ” appears when you view a speed dial. • During a call, don’t press or the call will be disconnected. VIEWING THE PHONEBOOK Your phone stores names/numbers in the phonebook memory locations, and you cansearch names in alphabetical order. You can view the phonebook even while the phon...

[ 34 ] MAKING CALLS USING THE PHONEBOOK F ro m S t a n d by M o d e 1) When the phone is in the standby mode, view the phonebook location to dial (see “Viewing thePhonebook” on page 33). 2) Press or . The displayed number is dialed. 3) To hang up press . F ro m Ta l k M o d e 1) Press or . 2) View t...

[ 35 ] 1) When the phone is in the standby mode, press the CID RDL PB soft key. 2) Press / ▲ or ▼ to move the pointer to “ Phonebook ”, then press the OK soft key. 3) Press / ▲ or ▼ , or the number keypad to view the phonebook locations (see “Viewing the Phonebook” on page 33). a. Editing the Stored...

[ 36 ] CHAIN DIALING The memory locations in the handset are not limited to phone numbers. You canalso store a group of numbers (up to 20 digits), that you need to enter once yourcall connects. This is referred to as Chain Dialing.An example of this is a bank account number. Store a special number i...

[ 37 ] CALLER ID You must subscribe to Caller ID service to use this feature. When the telephone rings, the Caller ID feature allows you to view the caller’s name andphone number in the display before you answer the phone. Additionally, you can dial thedisplayed number and store the information for ...

[ 38 ] VIEWING THE CALLER ID LIST The Caller ID list stores information for incoming calls – even unanswered calls. You can store 100 of the Caller ID messages and Phonebook locations (including SpeedDials) in total. You can view the Caller ID list during a call or when the phone is in thestandby mo...

[ 39 ] D e l e t i n g a C a l l e r I D m e s s a g e 1) When the phone is in the standby mode, view the Caller ID information to be deleted (see “Viewing the Caller IDList” on page 38). 2) Press the DELETE soft key. “ Delete Caller ID ” appears. 3) Press / ▲ or ▼ to choose “ Yes ”. 4) Press the OK...

[ 40 ] C a l l i n g a p a r t y f ro m t h e C a l l e r I D l i s t F ro m S t a n d by m o d e 1) When the phone is in the standby mode, view the Caller ID message (see “Viewing the Caller ID List” on page 38). 2) Press or . The displayed phone number dials automatically. F ro m Ta l k m o d e 1)...

[ 41 ] THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE The phone has a built-in answering system that answers and records incoming calls. You can also use your answering system to record a conversation, leave a voice memomessage, or to announce a special outgoing message to callers when you’re away fromyour phone....

[ 42 ] • When the answering system is full, “ ” appears on the base.You should deletesome messages sothat the system canrecord new messages. TURNING THE ANSWERING SYSTEM ON/OFF 1) To turn the answering system On, press in the standby mode. After the announcement “Answering System is on”, the current...

[ 44 ] Press and hold / ▲ or ▼ on the base to scrollquickly through thevolume levels. Ad j u s t i n g t h e s p e a ke r vo l u m e l eve l When the base speaker is in use, press / ▲ or ▼ on the base to adjust the volume. Press / ▲ for louder or / ▼ for softer. The numbers 1-10 appear on the base i...

[ 47 ] A n n o u n c e o n l y f e a t u re The Announce only feature plays a pre-recorded outgoing message “Hello, no one is availableto take your call. Please call again.”, and it will not allow the caller to leave a message. Toset “Announce only”, follow the steps on page 46. The outgoing message...

[ 48 ] S e t t i n g t h e c a l l s c re e n You can screen calls when the Call Screen function is set to On.1) Press six times. The current Call Screen setting (On or Off) appears on the base. 2) Press /SELECT or /SELECT to choose “ ” or “ ”. 3) Press . A confirmation tone sounds, and the system a...

[ 49 ] USING YOUR ANSWERING SYSTEM The message counter displays the number of messages stored in memory. If the displayflashes, then there are new messages waiting for you. The answering system is designed toplay your new messages first. After you play all your new messages, you can then play yourol...

[ 51 ] • The voice memo messages are recorded as an incoming messages.• When the answering system is full, “ ” appears on the display and recording is terminated. • If an outside call is received during the operation, the operation is canceled. Vo i c e m e m o The voice memo function allows the use...

[ 52 ] You can operate your answering system from a remote location using any touch-tonetelephone or the handset. R e m o t e a c c e s s a wa y f ro m h o m e You can check, play, or delete messages, even record a new greeting message whenyou are away from home. Additionally, you can turn On or Off...

[ 53 ] Command Function then Answering System On then Memo Record/Stop ** then Greeting Message Record/Stop ** then Answer System Off then Help Guidance Command Function then Repeat a Message* then Playing incoming Messages then Skipping a Message then Deleting a Message then Stop Operation * For Re...

[ 54 ] R e p e a t i n g a m e s s a g e After a message begins playing, press the soft key within about four seconds to repeat the previous message, or press the soft key after about four seconds to repeat the current message. S k i p p i n g a m e s s a g e While the message is playing, press the ...

[ 55 ] EXPANDING YOUR PHONE CONNECTING THE CHARGER 1) Connect the AC adapter into the charging cradle and to a AC wall outlet. 2) Set the charger on a desk or tabletop, and place the handset in the charger with thekeypad facing forward (see “Installing theAA batteries” on page iii to install the bat...

[ 56 ] REGISTER THE HANDSET If you purchase an extra handset, you need to register the handset to the main basebefore use. Only one handset can be registered at a time. The handset ID for the supplied handset(s) was assigned at the factory, which has #1(#1 and #2 for DSS2465) in the display. When yo...

[ 57 ] To use this feature, you must enter the two handsets into the DirectLink mode first. To e n t e r t h e D i re c t L i n k m o d e e e S e e p a g e 1 6 D i re c t L i n k c a l l 1) When the phone is in the DirectLink standby mode, press the DirectLink soft key (example of DirectLink from ha...

[ 59 ] I n t e rc o m F ro m h a n d s e t t o h a n d s e t o r t o t h e b a s e 1) Press in the standby mode. 2) Select the base or the handset you want to talk with from the selection list within 30 seconds. To select thehandset (or the base), press / ▲ or ▼ , then press the OK soft key. If you ...

[ 60 ] C a l l Tra n s f e r Fe a t u re F ro m h a n d s e t t o h a n d s e t o r t o t h e b a s e 1) During a call, press on the handset. 2) Select a handset or the base to transfer the call to within 10 seconds (refer to step 2 under “From handsetto handset or to the base” in the intercom secti...

[ 61 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION The digital security code is an identification code used to connect the handset and thebase unit. Normally, setting the code is not necessary. In the rare situation that yoususpect another cordless telephone is using the same security code, you can change thecode. To c...

[ 62 ] NOTE ON POWER SOURCES Battery replacement and handling When the operating time becomes short, even after a battery is recharged, please replace the battery. Please use only “AA” rechargeable Ni-MH batteries. Warning To avoid the risk of personal injury or property damage from fire or electric...

[ 63 ] TROUBLESHOOTING If your phone is not performing to your expectations, please try these simple steps first. Symptom Suggestion The charge LED won’t illuminate • Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into the base (or the charger when the handset is placed in (for DSS2465 only)) and wall outlet. ...

[ 66 ] INDEX 0 - 9 3-way conferencing ....................584-way conferencing ....................5816 ring options ..........................17 A Announce only feature ................47Answering system Deleting a message ..................50Playing your messages ..............49Recording a conver...

[ 68 ] C U T Task Key Repeat a MessagePlaying incoming MessagesSkipping a MessageDeleting a MessageStop OperationAnswering System OnMemo Record/StopGreeting Message Record/StopAnswer System Of fHelp Guidance UP308BH (DSS2465) ENG OM 8/6/03 10:37 AM Page 68

[ 69 ] One Year Limited WarrantyImportant: Evidence of original purchase is required for warranty service. Warrantor: Uniden Australia Pty Limited A.B.N. 58 001 865 498Uniden New Zealand Limited ELEMENT OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants to the original retail owner for the duration of this warranty, its ...

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