Uniden DCX210, DECT2188 User Manual

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Brand: Uniden
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DECT2188 Series User's Guide

What's in the box?

Corded

handset

DECT2188 base

with answering

system

Base AC

Telephone cord

adapter

Coiled cord

(PS-0034)

Desk stand/

wall mount

bracket

You will also nd:

DCX210 accessory handset & charger

Charger AC adapter (PS-0035)

Battery

Rechargeable

cover battery pack (BT-1016)

If any items are missing or damaged, contact our Customer Care Line immediately. Never use damaged products!

Need Help? Get answers 24/7 at our website: www.uniden.com.

If you purchased

model number:

You should

have:

DECT2188 1 of each DECT2188-2 2 of each DECT2188-3 3 of each

DECT2188-4 4 of each DECT2188-5 5 of each DECT2188-6 6 of each

If You... Contact Uniden’s... Phone Number

have a question or problem

Customer Care

Line*

817-858-2929 or

800-297-1023 need a replacement part or accessory Parts Department* 800-554-3988 need special assistance due to a

disability

* During regular business hours, Central Standard Time. Visit our website for detailed business hours.

Accessibility Help

Line

800-874-9314

(voice or TTY)

What's in the manual?

Installing Your Phone ...................... 1

Set Up the Base .............................. 1

Test the Connection ....................... 3 Set Up the Accessory Handset(s) .. 3 Changing from Tone to Pulse

Dialing .......................................... 4

Getting to Know Your Phone.......... 5

Parts of the Base ............................ 5

Parts of the Handset ....................... 7

Reading the Displays .................... 8

Using the Menus .............................. 9

Using the Base Menu ..................... 9

Using the Handset Menus ........... 10

Entering Text on Your Phone ...... 11

Using Your Phone .......................... 12

Using the Speakerphone ............. 12

Changing the Volume .................. 13

Using the Redial List .................... 13 Using Caller ID and Call Waiting .. 13

Using Seven-Digit Dialing ............ 14

Using the Phonebook................... 15

Chain Dialing ................................ 16

Finding a Lost Handset ................ 16

Using Multi-station Features ........ 17

Expanding Your Phone ................ 17

Using Conference Calling ............ 17

Using Privacy Mode ..................... 17

Using Call Transfer ....................... 18

Using the Intercom ....................... 18

Using Special Features .................. 19

Using Your Phone During a

Power Failure ............................. 19

Using Do Not Disturb ................... 19

Using Call Block............................ 19 Using Voice Message Notication 20

Using the Answering System ...... 21

Setting Up Your Answering

System ....................................... 21

Getting Your Messages ............... 22

Screening Your Calls.................... 23 Using the System While You're

Away from Home ....................... 24

Solving Problems ........................... 25

Weak or Hard To Hear Audio ..... 26

Noise or Static On The Line ......... 27 Resetting and Registering

Handsets..................................... 28

Handling Liquid Damage ............. 29

Important Information ................... 30

Terms Used In This Guide ........... 30

Specications ............................... 30

Battery Information ...................... 30

Compliance information .............. 31

One-year Limited Warranty ......... 33

Important Safety Instructions!

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 this unit to rain or moisture.

Do not use this product near water, for example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink or laundry tub, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool.

Avoid using a telephone (other than a cordless type) during an electrical storm. There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning.

Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak.

Use only the power cord and batteries indicated in this manual. Do not dispose of batteries in a fire. They may explode. Check with local codes for possible special disposal instructions.

Do not place the handset in any charging cradle without the battery installed and the battery cover securely in place.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS!

Installing Your Phone

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Set Up the Base

Attach the stand

Before you attach the stand, you have to decide if you want the phone to rest on a desk or hang on a wall.

For desktop use

Turn the stand so the

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word up (it will be on the right).

Insert the tabs into

2. the notches marked

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base. Press in on the latch

3. and slip it into the notch.

For wall mount use

Turn the stand so the

1. word side up (it will be on the right).

Insert the tabs into

2. the notches marked

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the base. Press in on the latch

3. and slip it into the notch.

is right-side

at the top of the

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is right-

at the bottom of

To remove the stand

Press in on the latch and slide it out of the notch.

Connect the corded handset

Use the coiled cord to connect the corded handset to the connector on the left side of the base.

For wall mount use only

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On the front of the base, pull

1. the clip (that holds the corded handset in place) out of its slot.

Rotate the clip 180 degrees.

2. Flip it from front to back and slide it back into the slot.

Connect the power and telephone cords

Connect the base AC adapter to the

1. telephone cord to the

TEL LINE

jack. Route the cords as shown:

For desktop use For wall mount use

Plug the AC adapter into a standard 120 V AC power outlet, and

AC IN 7.8V

jack and the

connect the telephone cord to a standard telephone wall jack.

Place the phone on the wall

Place the mounting slots over the pins on the wall plate, and slide the base down to lock it into place.

Test the Connection

Red

Black

Red

Black

Pick up the corded handset from the base. You should hear a dial tone and the display on the base should say dial tone, make a quick test call.

If... Try...

the display says or you don't hear a dial tone

you keep hearing a dial tone

there's a lot of noise or static

Check Tel Line

checking the connection between the base and the phone jack.

changing to pulse dialing (see page

4). see page 27 for tips on avoiding

interference.

Talk

. When you get a

Set Up the Accessory Handset(s)

If your phone came packaged with accessory handsets, follow the steps below to get your cordless handsets ready for use.

Install the battery

Unpack all handsets, battery packs,

1. and battery covers. If any handset has the battery cover already attached, press in on the notch and slide the cover down and off.

Line up the red and black wires

2. on the battery pack with the label inside the handset.

Push the battery pack

3. connector in until it clicks into place. Tug gently on the wires to make sure the battery pack is securely connected.

Place the cover over the battery

4. compartment and slide it up into place.

Connect the charger

AC IN 8VAC IN 8V

Connect a charger AC adapter to each charger's

AC IN 8V

jack and set the plug into the notch as shown. (These adapters might already be connected.)

Plug the other end of the adapter into a

2. standard 120V AC power outlet.

Place each handset in a charger with

3. the display facing forward. The

If... Try...

CHARGE

the light doesn't turn on

Charge all handsets completely (about 15 hours) before using them.

reseating the handset.

checking the AC adapter connection.

seeing if the outlet is controlled by a wall switch.

CHARGE

light should turn on.

Test the connection

Talk

TALK

. You should hear a dial tone,

. (Press

END

to hang up.)

Unavailable

Pick up each handset and press and the display should say

If you can't get a dial tone or the handset display says moving the handset closer to the base or resetting it (see page 28).

, try

Changing from Tone to Pulse Dialing

Phones can communicate with the telephone network in two different ways: tone (DTMF) or pulse dialing. If you know your phone company uses pulse dialing or you can't make your test call, follow these steps:

With the phone in standby, press

1. handset. (You must use a cordless handset for this procedure.)

Use UP or

2. Use UP or

3. Highlight

DOWN

Pulse

to highlight to highlight

, then press

confirmation tone. Try making another test call.

If you use pulse dialing and you need to send DTMF tones during a call (if you're using an automated response system, for example), press to temporarily switch to tone dialing. When the call ends, the phone automatically returns to pulse dialing mode.

MENU/SELECT

Global Setup Dial mode

MENU/SELECT

, then press

on a cordless

, then press

MENU/SELECT

. The phone sounds a

Getting to Know Your Phone

PHONEBOOK/LEFT

DOWN

DO NOT DISTURB

CALLER ID/RIGHT

FIND HANDSET/ INTERCOM

Microphone (on back)

Twelve-key

dial pad

Speaker

Hook

switch

Display

DELETE

SPEAKER

PLAY/STOP

Handset

clip

PHONEBOOK/LEFT

DOWN

DO NOT DISTURB

CALLER ID/RIGHT

FIND HANDSET/ INTERCOM

Microphone (on back)

Twelve-key

dial pad

Speaker

Hook

switch

Display

DELETE

SPEAKER

PLAY/STOP

Handset

clip

Parts of the Base

If the key name is spelled out on the key itself, it's not labeled in the drawing below.

Base keys and how they work

Key name (and icon)

CLEAR/MUTE

MENU/SELECT

REDIAL/PAUSE

PLAY/STOP ( )

What it does

While this station is ringing: mute the ringer for this call only.

During a call: mute the microphone.

While entering text: delete one character, or press & hold to delete all the characters.

In standby: open the menu.

In the menu or any list: select the highlighted item.

In standby: open the redial list.

While entering a phone number: insert a 2-second pause.

In standby: start playing messages.

While a message is playing: stop playing messages.

In the menu or any list: exit the menu completely.

Key name (and icon)

PHONEBOOK/ LEFT ( / )

CALLER ID/ RIGHT ( / )

UP ( )

DOWN ( )

ON/OFF

DELETE ( )

DO NOT DISTURB ( )

FLASH

BLOCK

FIND HANDSET/ INTERCOM

SPEAKER ( )

What it does

In standby or during a call: open the phonebook.

In any menu or list: go up one level. (If you are already at the top level, the phone exits the menu and returns to the previous operation.)

During text entry: move the cursor to the left.

In the first 2 seconds of a message: go to the previous message.

Anytime after that: go to the beginning of this message.

In standby or during a call: open the Caller ID list.

During text entry: move the cursor to the right.

While a message is playing: skip to the next message.

In standby: increase the ringer volume.

During a normal call: increase the earpiece volume.

During a speakerphone call or while a message is playing: increase the speaker volume.

In the menu or any list: move the cursor up one line.

In standby: decrease the ringer volume.

During a normal call: decrease the earpiece volume.

During a speakerphone call or while a message is playing: decrease the speaker volume.

In the menu or any list: move the cursor down one line.

In standby: turn the answering system on or off.

While a message is playing: delete this message.

In standby: delete all messages.

In standby: turn the Do Not Disturb feature on or off (see page 19).

During a call: switch to a waiting call.

While the phone is ringing: add the incoming caller ID to the call block list (block the call).

In standby: page a handset using the intercom.

During a call: put the call on hold & start a call transfer.

In standby: start a speakerphone call (get a dial tone).

During a normal call: switch to the speakerphone.

During a speakerphone call: hang up.

Parts of the Handset

Microphone

Twelvekey dial pad

Display

Charging

contacts

Earpiece

PHONEBOOK/

LEFT

SPEAKER

DOWN

CALLER ID/ RIGHT

REDIAL/

PAUSE

MESSAGES/

MUTE

CLEAR/

INTERCOM

Microphone

Twelvekey dial pad

Display

Charging

contacts

Earpiece

PHONEBOOK/

LEFT

SPEAKER

DOWN

CALLER ID/ RIGHT

REDIAL/

PAUSE

MESSAGES/

MUTE

CLEAR/

INTERCOM

If the key name is spelled out on the key itself, it's not labeled in the drawing to the right.

Handset keys and how they work

Key name (and icon)

UP ( )

CALLER ID/ RIGHT ( )

DOWN ( )

MENU/SELECT

END

CLEAR/ INTERCOM

PHONEBOOK/ LEFT ( )

TALK/FLASH

What it does

In standby: increase the ringer volume.

During a call: increase the call volume.

In the menu or any list: move the cursor up one line.

In standby or during a call: open the Caller ID list.

During text entry: move the cursor to the right.

In standby: decrease the ringer volume.

During a call: decrease the call volume.

In the menu or any list: move the cursor down one line.

In standby: open the menu.

In the menu or any list: select the highlighted item.

During a call: hang up.

In the menu or any list: exit & go to standby.

In standby: page another station using the intercom.

During a call: put the call on hold & start a call transfer.

While entering text: delete one character, or press & hold to delete all the characters.

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.

In standby: start a telephone call (get a dial tone).

During a call: switch to a waiting call.

Key name

SUN 12:00 AM New CID: 5

Answer ON

Message counter

Status

icons

Caller ID

count

Day and

time

Answering system status

12:00A Handset #1 New CID: 5

Handset banner

Status icons

Caller ID

count

Time

(and icon)

SPEAKER ( )

REDIAL/PAUSE ( )

BLOCK

MESSAGES/ MUTE ( )

What it does

Switch a normal call to the speakerphone (& back).

In standby: open the redial list.

While entering a phone number: insert a 2-second pause.

While the phone is ringing: add the incoming Caller ID information to the call block list (block the call).

In standby: access your answering system.

During a call: mute the microphone.

While the phone is ringing: mute the ringer for this call only.

Reading the Displays

On the base On the handset

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 ringer is turned off: this station will not ring when a call comes in.

You have a voice message waiting (see the section titled "Using Voice Message Notification" on page 20).

Privacy Mode is on: no other station can join your call.

The speakerphone is on.

The microphone is muted, & the caller can't hear you.

(Handset only) T-coil mode is on. (See "Do you use a T-coil hearing aid?" on page 27.)

(Handset only) The battery is 1) fully charged, 2) half charged,

3) getting low, or 4) empty.

Using the Menus

Handset Setup Ans. Setup Day & Time Global Setup

To open the menu, press

MENU/SELECT.

To select the highlighted option, press

MENU/SELECT.

To close the menu, press

END

on the

handset or

PLAY/

STOP

on the base.

UseUP and

DOWN

to move

the cursor.

Handset Setup Ans. Setup Day & Time Global Setup

To open the menu, press

MENU/SELECT.

To select the highlighted option, press

MENU/SELECT.

To close the menu, press

END

on the

handset or

PLAY/

STOP

on the base.

UseUP and

DOWN

to move

the cursor.

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 actions:

Open the menu Press

MENU/SELECT

The arrow cursor on the left side of the line shows which

Move the cursor

Select an option

Go up one screen Press

Close the menu

menu item is currently highlighted. Use UP to move the cursor up &

DOWN

to move it down.

Move the cursor to highlight the option, then press

SELECT

PHONEBOOK/LEFT

On the handset, press

END

; on the base, press (If you open the menu during a call, use back out of the menu without hanging up.)

If you don't press any keys for thirty seconds, the phone times out and exits the menu. (When setting the day and time, the timeout period is extended to two minutes.)

Using the Base Menu

You have the following options from the base:

MENU/

PLAY/STOP

PHONEBOOK/LEFT

VMWI Reset

Call Blocking

Base Language

Reset the voice message waiting indicator to bring it back into sync with your voice mail service (see p. 20).

Block unwanted calls from up to 20 phone numbers and manage your call block list (see p. 19).

Change the display language.

Register additional handsets to the base or re-register a handset that you had to reset for some reason (see "Resetting and Registering Handsets" on page 28).

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