Uniden WXI2077 Series - Manual

6 Installing the Phone 7 Installing the Phone Choosing the Best Location When choosing a location for your new phone, here are some important guidelines you should consider: Notes: For maximum range: Keep both the base and handset antennas free of obstruction. When the handset is not in use, place t...

6 7 Installing the Phone Activate the Handset The handset is powered by a rechargeable battery pack already installed in the handset’s battery compartment. Note: Use only the Uniden BT-1008 rechargeable battery pack supplied with your cordless telephone. Connecting the AC Adapter To the base To avoi...

8 Installing the Phone 9 Charging the Handset If your phone came with more than one handset, connect each charging cradle to power with its AC adapter. Place each handset in its charging cradle with the display facing forward. Make sure that the charge LED illuminates. Make sure that the charge LED ...

8 9 Installing the Phone Connecting to the Phone Line Make sure that the battery pack is fully charged. Connect the telephone cord to the TEL LINE jack on the bottom of the base. Connect the telephone cord to a telephone wall jack. What if CHECK TEL LINE appears on the handset display? The telephone...

10 Installing the Phone 11 Testing the Connection Pick up the handset from the cradle and press /Flash . You should hear a dial tone, and the display should show TALK. What if I can’t hear a dial tone? Check the telephone cord connection on the base. What if the display doesn’t show TALK? Make sure ...

10 11 Installing the Phone Changing the dial mode Your phone can communicate with the telephone network in two different ways: tone dialing or pulse dialing. These days, most base networks use a method called tone dialing, so your phone comes programmed for tone dialing. If your phone company uses p...

1 Installing the Phone 13 Expanding Your Phone Adding accessory handsets Your phone supports a total of six cordless handsets, including any that were supplied with your phone. You can now place a fully-featured cordless handset anywhere AC power is available to connect the charging cradle. Your pho...

1 13 Installing the Phone Using Multiple Bases The handsets supplied with your phone can be registered to a total of four different bases. Compatible bases include the DECT1500 series, the DECT000 series, the DECT3000 series and the WXI077 series. Once your handset is registered to more than one bas...

14 Installing the Phone Selecting the base When your handset is registered to another base, it will automatically connect to the base. A base ID (that is for the handset only) will be assigned in the order of registration. You can either select a base you want to use manually, or set to AUTO. If you...

15 Getting to Know Your New Phone Getting to Know Your New Phone Features Waterproof handset (JIS7 compliant)Water resistant base 1.9GHz DECT6.0 expandable systemExpands up to 6 handsetsCaller ID/Call Waiting with phonebook matchStore 30 Caller ID numbersAdvanced phonebook features: Store 70 phonebo...

16 Getting to Know Your New Phone 17 Terminology Used in this Manual Accessory Handsets Additional handsets that can register to the base, allowing you to add handsets without connecting another phone line. This base supports a total of six cordless handsets; see page 1 for compatible handsets. Base...

16 17 Getting to Know Your New Phone Parts of the Handset key (end call) key (down) key (caller ID/right) Menu/Select key # key key (speaker) Microphone key (up) new message LED Earpiece Display (LCD) Clear/Int’com key (clear/intercom) key (phonebook/left) /Flash key (talk/flash) Belt clip hole Spea...

18 Getting to Know Your New Phone FIND key (find handset) charge LED Parts of the Base UC538BH(WXI2077) book OM.indb 18 5/7/2008 6:02:19 PM

19 Using the Interface Using the Interface Reading the Display Handset ID and banner Number of new Caller ID calls received Call duration In standby During a call The ringer off icon indicates that the ringer is turned off. The voice mail icon appears when you have messages waiting in your voice mai...

0 Using the Interface 1 Using the Four-way Function Key Your handset has a four-way function key that allows you to move the cursor or pointer on the display and access the most commonly used features at the touch of a button. By moving this key to the left, you open the phonebook. Move the key to t...

0 1 Using the Interface Entering Text from Your Handset You can use the number keypad on your handset 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 nu...

Basic Setup 3 Basic Setup Selecting a Language Your handset supports two languages: English and Spanish for US models or English and French for Canadian models. You can set the handset’s language individually. Once you select a language, the menus on the handset will display in that language. The de...

3 Basic Setup Activating the Key Touch Tone Key Touch Tone is the tone your keypad makes when keys are pressed. You can turn this tone on or off. Press Menu/Select . Select the HANDSET SETUP menu, and then the KEY TOUCH TONE submenu.Move the cursor to select ON or OFF.Press Menu/Select . You will he...

4 5 Setting Up the Phonebook Each handset has its own separate phonebook that holds up to seventy names and numbers. When a handset’s phonebook is full, the handset beeps and shows MEMORY FULL on the display. You cannot add any names and numbers in that handset’s phonebook until you delete some of t...

4 5 Assign a personal ring tone for this entry (PERSONAL RING). You can attach a special ring tone to each phonebook entry; the phone will use this ring tone when this person calls. Use and to select one of the seven different ring tone options (see Selecting a Ring Tone on page 8 for a complete lis...

8 8 9 9 Customizing Your Handsets All of the following options are set separately for each handset, so you can customize a handset for each room in your house. Changing the Handset Banner Each handset will display a banner name once it is registered to the base. The default banner is Handset #1, Han...

8 8 9 9 Activating AutoTalk AutoTalk allows you to answer the phone simply by picking up the handset from the cradle. You do not have to press a button to answer the call. Press Menu/Select . Select the HANDSET SETUP menu, and then the AUTOTALK submenu.Move the cursor to select ON or OFF.Press Menu/...

30 Using Y our Phone 31 Using Your Phone From a cordless handset From a handset speakerphone Makinga call Pick up the handset from the cradle.Press /Flash . Listen for the dial tone.Dial the number. OR Pick up the handset from the cradle.Dial the number.Press /Flash . 1))3)4) 1))3) Pick up the hands...

30 31 Using Y our Phone Making a Call from the Phonebook With the phone in standby, press to open the phonebook. Find the phonebook entry you want to call (see Finding a Phonebook Entry on page 5).Press /Flash or to dial the number. Note: You can also press /Flash or before you open the phonebook. F...

3 33 Using Caller ID, Call W aiting, and Redial Lists 33 Using Caller ID, Call Waiting, and Redial Lists If you subscribe to Caller ID service from your phone company, your phone will show you the caller’s phone number and name (if available) whenever a call comes in. If you subscribe to Caller ID o...

3 33 33 Using Caller ID, Call Waiting, and Redial Lists 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; any calls from outside your area code will show all ten digits. This settin...

34 PB Using Caller ID, Call W aiting, and Redial Lists Using Call Waiting If you have Call Waiting service and a second call comes in when you are on the phone, a call waiting tone will sound. Press /Flash to accept the waiting call. There is a short pause, and then you will hear the new caller. To ...

35 35 Adjusting the Ringer , Earpiece and Speaker V olume Adjusting the Ringer, Earpiece and Speaker Volume Adjusting the Ringer Volume You can choose from four ringer volume settings (off, low, medium, and high) separately on each handset. With the phone in standby, press or . The display shows the...

36 36 Adjusting the Ringer , Earpiece and Speaker V olume Adjusting the Speaker Volume You can choose from six volume levels for the handset speaker while on a speakerphone call. To adjust the handset speaker volume, press (to make it louder) or (to make it softer). The handset display shows the cur...

37 Finding a Lost Handset Using Hold, Conference and T ransfer Finding a Lost Handset To locate a misplaced handset, press Find on the base when the phone is in standby. The handsets connected to the paging base will beep for one minute, and PAGING appears on the handset display. To cancel paging, p...

38 Using Hold, Conference and T ransfer Transferring a Call You can transfer a call from one handset to another. The handsets must be currently connected to the same base (see page 14). During a call, press Clear/int’com . Use or to select the handset you want to transfer the call to, and then press...

39 Using Special Features Using Special Features Privacy Mode Privacy mode prevents other handsets from interrupting while you’re on a call. As long as your handset is in privacy mode, other handsets can’t join your call or make any calls of their own: their displays will show UNAVAILABLE. While on ...

40 Using Special Features 41 Answering an intercom page When the intercom page tone sounds, the display will show the ID of the handset that is paging. Press /Flash or Clear/int’com . Note: If AutoTalk is on, the handset will automatically answer the page when you pick up the handset from the cradle...

40 41 Using Special Features Using a Voice Mail Service If you subscribe to a voice mail service, you can use your phone to access your voice mailbox. When there are messages waiting in your voice mailbox, the new message LED on the handset flashes, and appears in the handset display. If you program...

4 Using Special Features Programming one-touch voice mail access You can program your voice mail access number to the Voice Mail key /Mute on each handset so you can get your messages at the touch of a button. Your voice mail service provider will supply you with the access number (this may be simpl...

43 Maintenance Maintenance Specifications Operating temperature 3° F to 1° F (0° C to 50° C) AC adapter Base Charging cradle Part number PS-001 PS-0011 Input voltage 10V AC, 60 Hz 10V AC, 60 Hz Output voltage 6V DC @ 350mA 19V DC @ 100mA Battery pack Part number BT-1008 Capacity 650mAh, .4V DC Notes...

44 45 Maintenance 45 Low battery alert When the battery pack is very low, the phone is programmed to eliminate functions in order to save power. When LOW BATTERY - CHARGE HANDSET appears in the handset display and the phone is in standby, none of the keys will operate. If you are on a call, complete...

44 45 45 Maintenance Before placing the battery cover back on the handset, check the rubber seal located on the under side of the cover: make sure that the seal is in good condition and that there is no foreign matter under the seal.Note: If the rubber seal appears warn, nicked, or dried out, replac...

46 T roubleshooting 47 Troubleshooting 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 the back cover for contact information). When you have this problem... Try.....

46 47 T roubleshooting When you have this problem... Try... The Caller ID does not display. Checking to see if the call was placed through a switchboard. Asking your telephone company to verify your Caller ID service is current. There may be a problem with your Caller ID service. • • I can’t registe...

48 T roubleshooting 49 Noise or Static on the Line The most common cause of noise or static on a cordless phone is interference: other wireless or electronic devices can radiate energy that disturbs the radio signal between the base and the handset (much like overhead power lines can cause static on...

48 49 T roubleshooting Resetting the Handset You may need to reset your handset in the following instances: You lose a handset and purchase a new one. You get the message Registration Failed when you try to register the handset. You are unable to register any handsets to the base. When you register ...

50 T roubleshooting 51 Resetting the Handset Without the Base If your original base is not available for some reason, you can still reset the handset and use it with another base. Press and hold and # for at least five seconds. Move the cursor to select BASEUNAVAILABLE and then press Menu/Select . S...

50 51 T roubleshooting Changing the Line Mode for Multiple Extensions Line mode refers to the method that telephones use to signal each other that an extension is in use. Customer service may recommend changing the line mode if you have any of the following problems: Your phone keeps ringing after s...

5 T roubleshooting 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 ...

53 Precautions! Precautions! Before you read anything else, please observe the following: Warning! Uniden America Corporation represents the waterproof handset to be water submersible to JIS7 Specs. The product may be submerged in 3 feet of water for up to 30 minutes. Exceeding these limits can caus...

54 Precautions! 55 The FCC Wants You To Know This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules and the requirements adopted by the ACTA. On the bottom of this equipment is a label that contains, among other information, a product identifier in the format US: AAAEQ##TXXXX. If requested, this numb...

54 55 Precautions! sure that installing the system does not disable your alarm equipment. If you have questions about what will disable alarm equipment, contact your telephone company or a qualified installer. Radio interference Radio interference may occasionally cause buzzing and humming in your c...

56 One Y ear Limited W arranty 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 original retail owner, this Uniden Product to be free from ...

57 Index Index A Accessibility ................................... 5 Accessory handsets .................... 1 Activate the handset ...................... 7 Answering calls............................ 30 Any key answer ........................... 9 Area code .................................... 33 A...

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