Uniden DGA940 - Manual

3 PRECAUTIONS When using your telephone equipment, these basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduced the risk of fire, electrical shock, and injury to persons: 1. Read and understand all instructions. 2. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. 3. Unplug this pro...

4 instructions. Improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage,and will often require extensive repair work by a qualified technician). E. If the product has been dropped, or the cabinet has been damaged. F. If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance. 12. Do not use the tel...

6 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the Uniden DGA940 DGMax cordless telephone. This phone is designed for reliability, long life, and outstandingperformance utilising the latest in 900 MHz Spread Spectrum Technology. ● 900 MHz Spread Spectrum Technology ● Integrated Telephone Answeri...

7 INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKAGE Handset Long Telephone Cord/Plug Base Desktop/Wall Mount Adaptor ● This Owner’s Manual ● Registration Card ● Quick Reference Guide and other printed materials To get the most from yourphone, please read thisowner’s manual thoroughly.Be sure to complete and mailthe product ...

8 INST ALLING ▼ Selecting a Location Before choosing a location for your new phone, here are some importantguidelines you should consider: ● The location should be close to botha phone jack and a power outlet. ● Keep the base and handset away from sources of electrical noise such as motors and fluor...

9 1. Snap the desktop/wall mount adaptor into the top of the baseas shown. 2. Plug the AC adaptor cord into the 10V DC input jack on the back of the base. 3. Wrap the AC adaptor cord around the strain relief notch. 4. Plug the AC adaptor into a standard 240V AC wall outlet. 5. Charge the battery (Se...

▼ Standard wall plate mounting This phone can be mounted on any standard wall plate. 1. Snap the desktop/wall mount adaptor into the bottom of the baseas shown. 2. Plug the AC adaptor into the base. 3. Place the AC adaptor cord inside the molded wiring channel. Wrap the cord around the strain relief...

1. Press battery cover release. Slide cover off. 2. Install the nickel-cadmium battery with the label down. 3. Slide the battery cover forward until it snaps into place INSTALLING THE HANDSET BATTERY PACK 14 Use only Uniden Battery(model BT-900) suppliedwith your phone.

15 ▼ Initial battery charging Before connecting your the phone for the first time, fully charge the rechargeable battery pack for 15-20 hours without interruption. 1. Place the handset on the base. 2. Make sure that status LED lights. If the LED doesn’t light, be sure the ACadaptor is plugged in and...

16 Most phone systems use tonedialing. Check with yourlocal phone company ifyou’re not sure whetheryour system is tone or pulse. ▼ Low battery indicator The low battery indicator shows when the battery pack is very low and needs to be charged.If the phone is not in use, the talk/batt low LED flashes...

17 ▼ Handset ringer volume Press the vol ▲ or ▼ key on the handset to set the handset ringer volume. There are tworinger volume settings; high and low. ▼ Handset earpiece volume There are four volume settings for the handset earpiece; max., high, low and min. The handset earpiece volume can be adjus...

▼ To attach the beltclip . 1. Remove the slot cover. 2. Insert the beltclip into the empty slot and press down until it clicks. ▼ To remove the beltclip 1. Pull back on the release tab and lift the beltclip up. 2. Replace the slot cover. You can store either the beltclip or slot cover on the bottom ...

Your phone may be used with an optional headset, the Uniden HS910 or Uniden CTA 630.To use this feature, simply plug the headsetplug into the headset jack. Your phone is ready for hands-free conversations. To prevent other parties from making unauthorised calls on your phone line, adigital code was ...

20 ▼ Basic phone operation USING YOUR NEW PHONE MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS 1. Pick up the handset.2. Press talk . 3. Listen for the dial tone. 4. Press redial . Handset Off Base Handset On Base To answer a call Pick up handset. To make a call 1. Pick up the handset.2. Press talk . 3. Listen for the ...

The tone feature applies onlywhen the base is set to pulse. The flash + 2 procedure toggles between the incomingand original call (vice versa).The flash + 1 procedure will drop the current call andpick up the incoming call orcall on hold. 21 If you are dialing in the pulse mode and need to enter ton...

The pause button count as one digit. Pressing redial/p more than once increases the length of pause between numbers. Accidentally pressing memorykey a, b, c, or d after pressing mem., may resultin unintentional dialing. 22 22 1. Remove the handset from the base. 2. Press mem . The talk/batt low LED ...

23 On certain occasions after dialing a number, you may be requested to enter anaccess code, such as your account number. You can enter this number into amemory location for later use by doing the following. 1. Store the access code into one of the memory locations (01-20) or memory keys a, b, c, or...

24 The DGA940 has a built-in answering system to answer and record yourincoming calls. You can use your answering system to leave a memo messagefor others who use the phone, or to answer the phone with your personalisedmessage when you are away. ● Digital Tapeless Recording ● 15 minutes Recording Ti...

25 The clock on the DGA940 Answering System starts when power is applied to the base. To set the correct time: 1. Press and hold clock until a tone sounds. 2. Press skip or repeat until the correct day is announced.Numbers 0 through 6 display as each day is announced. 3. Press clock again to select ...

26 When you receive a call, the answering system automatically plays either apreset greeting, or your own personal greeting. ▼ Preset message The following message is pre-recorded: “Hello, no one is available to take your call. Please leave a message after the tone.” ▼ Recording your personal Outgoi...

27 You can set your answering system to record messages up to four minutes long. To record up to one minute, move the REC TIME switch to 1 . To record up to four minutes, move the REC TIME switch to 4 . The ring time/toll saver switch sets your answering system to answer after two or four rings. In ...

28 To listen to your messages from a remote location, you will need to enter a two-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN) code (00-99). To select a PIN: 1. Press and hold the pin button. A tone sounds, and the LED displays 00 . 2. To set the first number, press skip or repeat to scroll from 0 to...

29 The base LED displays the total number of messages. If the display is blinking,you have new messages. When the message centre is full, the LED displays FL . The DGA940 plays your new messages first. After listening to your new messages, you may listen to your old messages. 1. Press play/stop. The...

30 3. You may press play/stop at any time to stop reviewing and return to Standby. The message counter LED shows the total number of messages still onthe system. 1. Press play/stop to review your messages. The number of messages isannounced. 2. Press at anytime to skip to the next message. 3. Press ...

31 The Voice Memo function allows the user to record a message on the base for otherswho use your phone. 1. Press and hold memo . A tone sounds and the message counter LED begins to blink. 2. Release memo . To record your message, speak within 30 cm of the base microphone. 3. When you have finished ...

32 You may call your answering system from any touch tone phone to monitorsounds in the room where the base is installed. 1. Call your telephone number. 2. During the outgoing message playback, press # followed by your PIN code. (See SELECTING A PIN CODE, page 28.) 3. Press # then * while the system...

34 TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR NEW PHONE If your phone is not performing to your expectations, please try these simple stepsfirst before calling Uniden customer service . QUICK REFERENCE CHART The charge lightwon’t come onwhen the handsetis placed on the base. ● Make sure the AC adaptor is plugged into the...

The DGA940 complies with TS001, TS002, TS004, AS/NNZS3260 and FCC Part 15(as per ACA Radio Communications Class Licensing Requirements). Frequency control: PLL Modulation: Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum; DBPSK Operating temperature: 0º to +50º C Frequency: 917.4 to 925.8 MHz (15 channels) Power req...

37 37 One-Year Limited Warranty Important: Evidence of original purchase is required for warranty service. WARRANTOR: Uniden Australia Pty Limited ACN 001 865 498 ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants to the original retail owner for the duration ofthis warranty its DGA940 DGMax (here in after refer...

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