Uniden WIN1200 - Manual

4 System Requirements In order to use the Messenger Phone, you must have the following: • Microsoft® Windows® XP. • Windows Live Messenger 8.0 software and account. • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 SP1 or later (but it does not need to be your default browser). • Available USB port on your co...

5 Terminology Used in this Manual Caller ID (CID) Available from your telephone provider, CID shows you the names and numbers of incoming callers. CIDCW (Caller ID on Call Waiting) Available from your telephone provider, CIDCW shows you incoming caller information while you're on another call. Stand...

6 Product Overview Phone Features • 5.8 GHz digital phone • Advanced phonebook features - Store 100 names with four numbers per entry - Create phonebook groups - Set personalized ring tones and wallpaper for people in your phonebook - Save 10 phonebook entries to speed dial keys • Handset speakerpho...

7 Parts of the Handset 1. Voice Mail Waiting Indicator 2. Volume up key 3 Volume down key 4. TALK / FLASH key 5. BACK / HOLD key 6. */ TONE key 7. Handset earpiece 8. Soft Keys 9. END key 10. Joystick 11. SPEAKER key 12. # key (pound) 13. Handset microphone 14. Handset charging contacts 15. Handset ...

8 Parts of the Base 1. FIND HS key (find handset) 2. usb light 3. charge light 4. phone light 5. Base charging contacts (inside cradle) 6. Power connection ( DC IN 9V ) 7. AC adaptor channel guide 8 Phone connection ( TEL-LINE ) 9. USB connection ( USB )

9 Using the Handset Interface When the phone is in standby, the handset display shows the following items: ← Status icons ← Date, day of the week, and time ← Wallpaper ← Caller ID summary ← Current soft key functions Status Icons The table below lists the icons the handset uses to tell you the statu...

10 Using Soft Keys Your handset has two soft keys that change function during the operation of the phone. The text right above the soft key indicates that key's current function. For example, when the phone is in standby mode, pressing soft key 1 opens the Windows Live™ Messenger option menu. When t...

11 Entering Text from Your Handset You can use the number keypad 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 the number key twice to display the second ...

12 Installing the Phone Choosing the Best Location When choosing a location for your new phone, here are some important guidelines you should consider: • Find a place that is close to a standard phone jack, a computer with a USB port, and a power outlet that is not controlled by a wall switch. • The...

13 Installing the Handset Battery Follow the steps below to install the battery. 1. Remove the cover from the handset battery compartment. Press in on the finger indention and slide the cover downward. 2. Place the battery pack in the battery compartment with the green side up and the silver connect...

14 Connecting the Base and Charging the Handset CAUTION: To avoid risk of fire and shock, use only the Uniden AAD-255 AC adaptor. NOTE: Do not place the power cord where it creates a trip hazard or where it could become chafed and create a fire or electrical hazard. 1. Connect the AC adaptor to the ...

15 Connecting the Phone Line NOTE: You must connect your phone to an active telephone line to make 111 emergency calls. Once the battery pack is fully charged, use the included telephone cord to connect the phone jack (labeled TEL LINE ) to a standard telephone jack. If your phone line also has High...

16 Registering for and Downloading Windows Live™ Messenger The phone works with Windows Live™ Messenger versions 8.0 and later. NOTE: If you already have a version of MSN ® Messenger installed, open your Messenger program and make sure the top of the window says Windows Live™ Messenger . If the top ...

17 7. Be sure to select the SIGN ME IN AUTOMATICALLY checkbox at the bottom of the screen. 8. Click the SIGN IN button at the bottom of the screen to log in to Windows Live™ Messenger. While your handset is charging, you might want to spend some time getting familiar with the new Windows Live™ Messe...

18 Troubleshooting the USB Connection 1. Make sure the USB cord is securely connected to the USB port and to a standard USB port on your computer. 2. Make sure that you have the latest version of Windows Live™ Messenger (version 8.0 or higher). 3. Try logging in to the Windows Live™ Messenger servic...

19 Sending Windows Live™ Messenger Alerts to Your Phone You can choose which types of Windows Live™ Messenger alerts you want to receive on your handset. 1. With the phone in standby, press the PC Menu soft key. This opens the Windows Live™ Messenger menu. 2. Select the SET ALERTS menu, then choose ...

20 Activating Caller ID on Call Waiting Your phone supports Caller ID on Call Waiting, so you can see the name and number of someone who calls when you're already on the line. You'll need to subscribe to these features with your phone company before you can use them. To let your phone support these ...

21 1. Press the center of the joystick and select the system setup icon . 2. Select the HANDSET SETUP menu, and then the UNIQUE ID submenu. 3. Move the cursor to select ON or OFF. 4. Press the center of the joystick or the Select soft key. You will hear a confirmation tone. Setting Up Your Voice Mai...

22 Setting the Date and Time When you connect your phone to your computer and browse your contact list, the phone automatically updates its date and time to the date and time on your computer. You should only have to set the date and time if your computer is not connected. To change the date and tim...

23 Activating Insert 0 This feature adds “0” or “00” at the beginning of the number received from Caller ID. The default setting for New Zealand is ON. The default setting for Australia is OFF. To change the Insert 0 setting, follow the steps listed below. 1. With the phone in standby, press the cen...

24 Setting Up Your Contact List and Phonebook With the Messenger Phone, you can store and manage all your contact information in Windows Live™ Messenger's online contact list and then easily download the names and phone numbers directly to your handset's phonebook. The contact list and the phonebook...

25 Creating and Editing Contacts on Your Computer Follow the steps below to create and edit your Windows Live™ Messenger contacts. 1. On your computer, open Windows Live™ Messenger. 2. To create a new contact, click the add contact icon at the top of the contacts window. To edit an existing contact,...

26 Viewing Your Contact List on the Phone Once you enter contacts into you contact list, you can see them directly on your handset. 1. With the phone in standby, press the PC Call soft key. The handset displays your contact list with the last sorting order used. 2. To change the sorting order, press...

27 • When the contact list downloads to the phonebook, the phone number entered in the HOME PHONE field is placed in the first phone number slot, WORK PHONE is placed in the second, MOBILE NUMBER in the third, and OTHER PHONE in the fourth. 1. With the phone in standby, press the PC Menu soft key. 2...

28 Creating Entries in the Phonebook To store names and phone numbers directly into your handset phonebook, please follow these steps: 1. Move the joystick to the left, and then press the Phone soft key. 2. Press the Options key. Then select NEW ENTRY to create a new phonebook entry or EDIT SELECTIO...

29 6. Select the personal wall paper icon to choose a special wall paper picture for this entry. You can attach a special picture to each phonebook entry; when this person calls from any of the listed phone numbers, the phone will change the wall paper to the special picture. Move the cursor to sele...

30 2. Press the Phone soft key to open the handset's Caller ID or redial list. 3. Use the joystick to scroll through the Caller ID records or redial numbers. When you come to the information you want to store, press the Options soft key and select ADD TO PHONEBOOK. 4. To save this number as a new ph...

31 Working with Phonebook Groups You can organize your phonebook entries into 10 groups. You can name the groups to help you remember what the group contains, and you can have the phonebook display entries by groups instead of alphabetically. The phonebook groups are independent of the groups in you...

32 Customizing Your Phone Selecting a Wall Paper Picture You can choose from 23 pictures for your phone's primary wall paper. 1. Press the center of the joystick and select the display options icon . 2. Select the WALL PAPER submenu. 3. Move the cursor to select a picture to use as the display wall ...

33 Selecting a Display Color Scheme You can choose from five color schemes your phone's display 1. Press the center of the joystick and select the display options icon . 2. Select the COLOR SCHEME submenu. 3. Move the cursor to select a color scheme. As you highlight each color scheme, the display w...

34 1. Press the center of the joystick and select the ringer options icon . 2. Select the RINGER TONES submenu. 3. To change the ring tone for regular phone calls, select the phone icon . To change the ring tone for PC calls, select the computer icon . You can choose the same ring tone for PC calls ...

35 Activating Auto Talk Auto Talk allows you to answer the phone simply by removing the handset from the cradle. You do not have to press any buttons to answer the call. 1. Press the center of the joystick and select the system setup icon . 2. Select the HANDSET SETUP menu, and then the AUTO TALK su...

36 Using Your Phone From the handset From the handset speaker phone Making a regular phone call 1. Remove the handset from the cradle. 2. Press TALK / FLASH and wait for the dial tone. 3. Dial the number. OR 1. Remove the handset from the cradle. 2. Dial the number. 3. Press TALK / FLASH . 1. Remove...

37 Making a Call from the Windows Live™ Messenger Contact List You can use your contact list to make regular phone calls as well as PC to PC calls. 1. When the phone is in standby, press the PC Call soft key to open the contact list. 2. Use the joystick to highlight the contact you want to call and ...

38 Making a Call from the Handset Phonebook 1. When the phone is in standby, move the joystick to the left to go to the phonebook screen. 2. Press the Phone soft key. 3. Use the joystick to highlight the phonebook entry you want to call and press the center of the joystick. 4. Move the joystick righ...

39 Using Call Waiting If you subscribe to Call Waiting service from your phone company, and a second call comes in when you are on the phone, a call waiting tone will sound. (If you subscribe to Caller ID on Call Waiting, the handset displays the name and phone number of the waiting call.) For Austr...

40 Changing Your Online Status You can change your status on the Windows Live™ Messenger service directly from your handset. Changing your status from the phone changes your status on you computer, also. 1. With the phone in standby, press the PC Menu soft key (if you're already browsing the contact...

41 Using the Call History Lists Your phone provides two call history lists: The Windows Live™ Messenger call history list and the handset caller ID and redial list . When you open the call history list, Windows Live™ Messenger retrieves the handset's caller ID and redial lists and shows you both PC ...

42 Clearing the Call History List You can clear the Windows Live™ Messenger call history. This deletes all call history records. 1. With the phone in standby, press the PC Menu soft key. This opens the Windows Live™ Messenger menu. 2. Select the VIEW HISTORY menu. This opens the Call History menu. 3...

43 2. Press the Phone soft key. 3. To delete all the records at once, press the Options soft key and select DELETE ALL. To delete a single Caller ID or redial record, use the joystick to select the record you want to delete. Press the Options soft key and select DELETE SELECTION. 4. Your phone will ...

44 3. If you have no reminders created for this date, press the Store soft key to create a reminder. If you already have reminders for this date, press the Options soft key and select NEW ENTRY. 4. Select the time icon to enter the time you want this reminder to ring. The date you picked in step 2 i...

45 instructions on entering text.) If you don't want to enter a note, your phone will store NONE on the note line. Press the center of the joystick when you're finished, and your phone will return to the edit reminder screen. 9. When you are satisfied with the reminder information, press the Done so...

46 Finding the Handset If you can't find your handset, press FIND HS on the base when the phone is in standby. The handset will beep for 60 seconds, and PAGING appears on the handset display. To cancel paging, press FIND HS again or any key on the handset. Adjusting the Ringer Volume You can adjust ...

47 1. With the phone in standby, press the center of the joystick and select the ringer options icon . 2. Select the ALERT VOLUME submenu. 3. Move the cursor to select HIGH, LOW, or OFF. 4. Press the center of the joystick or the Select soft key. You will hear a confirmation tone, and the next time ...

48 Adjusting the Display Contrast You can adjust the contrast on the handset display to make it easier to read. 1. Press the center of the joystick and select the display options icon . 2. Select the LCD CONTRAST submenu. 3. Move the joystick to the right to increase the display contrast. Move it le...

49 Holding a Three-way Conference You can hold a conference call with a caller on your regular phone line and a caller on a PC call. To start a conference call, follow the steps below: 1. Make a PC call normally. After the call connects, put it on hold. 2. Now make a regular phone call. After the re...

50 Using Special Features Muting the Microphone Mute turns off the microphone so the caller can't hear you. This only works while you are on a call. While on a regular phone call 1. Press the Options soft key. 2. Use the joystick to select MUTE and press the center of the joystick or the Select soft...

51 Maintenance Specifications Operating Temperature 0° C to +50° C (+32° F to +122° F) Part Number Base: AAD-255 Input Voltage Base: 240V AC, 50 Hz AC Adaptor Output Voltage Base: 9V DC @ 400 mA Part Number BT-0003 Battery Capacity 3.6V DC @ 900 mAh Power Failures During a power failure, you will no...

53 Troubleshooting Resetting the Handset You may need to reset your handset when you want to change the digital security code or when you are instructed to by one of Uniden's call center representatives. 1. Press and hold END and # for at least 5 seconds, until the system reset menu displays. 2. Use...

54 Resetting the Voice Mail Waiting Light If the voice message waiting light continues blinking even after you've retrieved your messages, press and hold FIND HS key until the light stops blinking. Changing the Digital Security Code The digital security code is an identification code used to connect...

56 Liquid Damage Moisture and liquid can damage your cordless phone. • If the handset or base is exposed to moisture or liquid, but only the exterior plastic housing is affected, wipe off the liquid, and use as normal. • If moisture or liquid has entered the plastic housing (i.e. liquid can be heard...

57 Precautions! Before you read anything else, please note the following: Warning! Uniden Australia Pty Ltd and Uniden NZ Ltd DOES 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. Rechargeable ...

58 Menu Quick Reference Windows Live™ Messenger Menu Options With the phone in standby, press the PC Menu soft key. Then move the cursor to select one of the following options: Menu Functions For more information Set Status Change status to away, busy, appear offline, etc. see page 40 View History S...

59 Phone Setup Options With the phone in Standby, press the center of the joystick straight down. Then move the cursor to select one of the following icons: System Setup Menu Options Standard Setting For more Information Auto Talk On see page 35 Any Key Answer On see page 35 Key Touch Tone On see pa...

61 Index 111 calling................................. 3 Answering calls ....................... 36 Any key answer....................... 35 AutoTalk.................................. 35 Base Installing .............................. 12 Parts of the base ................... 8 Resetting .................

62 One Year Limited Warranty Important: 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 is only valid in the original country of purchase. ELEMENT OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants to the or...