Uniden D1483, D1481 User Manual

D1481/1483 User's Guide

What's in the box?

Base with answering system and cordless handset

Not pictured for base:

x Rechargeable battery (BT-1021) x Battery cover x AC adapter (PS-0035) x Telephone cord

x If any items are missing or damaged, contact our Customer Care Line

immediately. Never use damaged products!

x Call waiting, CID, CIDCW, and Voice Mail are telephone line services.

Contact your provider for details.

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

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

have a question or problem Customer Care Line*

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

a disability

* During regular business hours, Central Standard Time; see our website for detailed

business hours.

Accessibility Help Line

817-858-2929 or 800-297-1023

800-874-9314 (voice or TTY)

Ft. Worth, Texas U01UN565BZZ(0)

What’s in the manual?

Geng Started ....................................... 3

Installing Your Phone ...............................3

Geng to Know Your Phone ...................4

Using the Menu .......................................6

Using Your Phone ................................... 7

Basics .......................................................7

Finding the Handset ................................. 8

Using the Phonebook, Caller ID, and

Redial Lists ............................................8

Mul-Handset Features ........................... 9

Using a Voice Mail Service .......................9

Using the Answering System .................. 9

Answering System Opons

Answering Setup

(

) ...........................9

Personalizing the Greeng .....................10

Accessing the Answering System ........... 11

Geng Your Message ............................ 11

Using the System While You’re Away

from Home ......................................... 12

Important Informaon ......................... 12

Troubleshoong .....................................13

Adapter and Baery Informaon ..........14

Compliance Informaon ........................15

Warranty (1 Year, Limited) ....................17

When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should

Important Safety Instrucons

always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to persons, including the following:

x This unit is NOT waterproof. DO NOT expose it to rain/moisture. x 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.

x Avoid using a telephone (other than a cordless type) during an electrical

storm. There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning.

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

x Do not place the handset in the base charging cradle without the battery

installed and the battery cover securely in place.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

CAUTION! Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type.

Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions. Do not open or

mutilate the battery. Disconnect the battery before shipping this product.

2 - English

GETTING STARTED

Installing Your Phone

Charge the Baery

1. Unpack the handset, battery pack, and battery

cover. If you need to remove the cover, press in on the notch and slide the cover down and off.

2. Line up the battery connector with the jack inside

the handset; the connector only fits one way.

3. Push the connector in until it clicks into place; tug gently on the wires to

make sure the battery is securely connected.

4. Replace the battery cover and slide it into place.

5. Use an AC adapter to connect the power jack on the base to a regular

indoor (120V AC) power outlet.

6. Place the handset in the base with the display facing forward. If the display

doesn’t light up, reseat the handset or connect the base to a different outlet.

# Charge the handset completely (about 15 hours) before using.

Connect the Telephone Cord

1. Use the telephone cord to connect the

standard telephone wall jack.

# If the display says Check Tel Line, check the connection between the

base and the phone jack.

2. If you are mounting the phone on the wall, place the mounting slots (on

the rear of the base) over the pins on the wall plate; slide the base down to lock it into place.

Test the Connecon

Make a quick test call. Pick up the handset and press to hang up.)

x If there’s a lot of noise, check for interference (see p. 13). x If you keep hearing a dial tone, change to pulse dialing (see below).

Changing from Tone to Pulse Dialing

Your phone uses tone dialing by default. If your phone company uses pulse dialing, you need to change your phone’s dial mode.

1. Press

2. Select Dial Mode then Pulse. You’ll hear a confirmation tone. To send DTMF tones during a call (e.g., for an automated response system),

press automatically returns to pulse dialing.

MENu/sELEcT

to temporarily switch to tone dialing. When you hang up, the phone

and select Global Setup.

TEL LINE

jack on the base to a

TaLk/fLash

. (Press

ENd

English - 3

Geng to Know Your Phone

12-key

Handset

Earpiece

Status

Key (icon) What it does

up (

)

dowN (

)

MENu/sELEcT

caLLEr Id/rIghT

ENd

MEssagE/MuTE

cLEar

rEdIaL/pausE

spEakEr (

)

TaLk/fLash

phoNEbook/LEfT (

)

LED What it means

sTaTus

4 - English

CALLER ID/

MENU/

RIGHT

SELECT

SPEAKER

PHONEBOOK/ LEFT

x In standby: increase the ringer volume. x During a call: increase the volume. x In any menu or list: move the cursor up one line.

x In standby: decrease the ringer volume. x During a call: decrease the volume. x In any menu or list: move the cursor down one line.

x In standby: open the menu. x In any menu or list: select the highlighted item.

x In standby or during a call: open the Caller ID list. x In the menu: go to the next screen.

x During a call: hang up. x In any menu or list: exit and go to standby.

x In standby: access your answering system. x During a call: mute the microphone. x While the phone is ringing: ignore this call (mute the ringer).

x During menu operations: delete saved data.

x In standby: open the redial list. x While entering a phone number: insert a 2-second pause.

x Switch a normal call to the speakerphone (and back). x In standby: start a telephone call (get a dial tone).

x During a call: switch to a waiting call. x In standby or during a call: open the phonebook.

x In the menu: go back to the previous screen.

x On: the battery is charging. x Blinking: there are new messages.

END

dialpad

TALK/FLASH

MESSAGE/ MUTE

Microphone

CLEAR

REDIAL/ PAUSE

Reading the Display

The icons appear based on what you're doing with the phone.

Icon What it means Icon What it means

The ringer is turned off. The speakerphone is on.

You have an answering system message.

Privacy Mode is on (see p. 9). T-coil mode is on (see p. 6).

The battery is 1) fully charged,

2) half charged, 3) getting low, or 4) empty.

Base

Key (icon) What it does

fINd hs ( )

aNs oN/off (

)

dELETE

(

)

pLay/sTop

( )

fwd

( )

(+)

dowN

(–)

rEV

( )

x In standby: page the handset.

x In standby: turn the answering system on or off.

x While playing a message: delete this message. x In standby: delete all messages.

x In standby: start playing messages. x While playing a message: stop playing messages. x When the phone is ringing: ignore this call (mute the ringer).

x While playing a message: skip to the next message. x In standby: increase the ringer volume.

x While playing a message: increase the speaker volume. x In standby: decrease the ringer volume.

x While playing a message: decrease the speaker volume. x While playing a message: restart the message.

x In the first 2 seconds of a message: play the previous message.

Charging contacts

Handset

Find

Ans. System

On/O

You have a voice mail message.

Enter 1) capital or 2) lower

[Aa] [aA]

case letters.

Delete

Play/Stop

LCD Display

FWD

Volume Up/Down

REV

English - 5

Entering Text on Your Phone

x Use the 12-key dial pad anytime you want to enter text into your phone (e.g.

a name in the phonebook).

x If two letters in a row use the same key, enter the first letter; wait for the

cursor to move to the next space and enter the second letter.

To... Press...

move the cursor left move the cursor right erase the character at the cursor erase the entire entry and hold enter a blank space

switch between upper and lower case letters

rotate through the punctuation and symbols

phoNEbook/LEfT

caLLEr Id/rIghT

cLEar

Using the Menu

MENU/SELECT

Press

Handset Setup Ans. Setup

Press

PHONEBOOK/LEFT

to go back a screen

END

press

to exit

the menu.

Handset Setup

open the menu.

Use UP and rotate through the

MENU/SELECT

Press

the current option.

Handset Setup

T-coil

Handset Setup

DOWN

Ringer Tones

options.

to choose

Handset Setup

Personal Ring

Menu Option What it does

Reduce noise on hearing aids equipped with a telecoil (T-coil)

T-coil

feature. It shortens talk time, so keep your battery fully charged.

Ringer Tones

AutoTalk

Any Key Answer

Choose the handset's ring tone. As you highlight each ring tone, you hear a sample. To confirm, press

Have the handset answer a call when you pick it up from the cradle (without pressing any buttons).

Have the handset answer a call when you press any key on the 12-key dialpad.

Banner Change the name used on the handset’s display. Handset

Language

Change the display language.

# You must change the display language on each handset individually.

6 - English

x If you don't press any keys

for about thirty seconds, the handset exits the menu.

x During a call, use

phoNEbook/LEfT

back out of the menu without hanging up.

MENu/sELEcT

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