Uniden D1780-3, D1780-2, D1780-11, D1780, D1780-4 User Manual

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D1780 Series User's Guide

What's in the box?

D1780 base with answering system and cordless handset

You will also nd:

Accessory handset and charger

Not pictured:

x Rechargeable

battery (BT-1021)

x Battery cover x AC adapter

(PS-0035)

You should

have:

...

Battery cover

Not pictured:

x Rechargeable

battery (BT-1021)

x AC adapter (PS-0035) x Telephone cord

If you purchased

model number:

D1780 None D1780-2 1 of each D1780-3 2 of each D1780-4 3 of each

...

D1780-11 10 of each D1780-12 11 of each

• 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... Contact Uniden’s... Phone Number

have a question or problem Customer Care Line*

need a replacement part or an accessory

need special assistance due to a disability

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

tailed business hours.

Ft. Worth, Texas U01UN420EZZ(0)

Parts Department* 800-554-3988

Accessibility Help Line

817-858-2929 or 800-297-1023

800-874-9314 (voice or TTY)

What’s in the manual?

Getting Started ................................ 3

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

Getting to Know Your Phone ...................4

Using the Handset Menu ..........................7

Using Your Phone ............................. 8

Using the Phonebook .............................. 10

Using Special Features .................. 11

Silent Mode ..................................................11

Multihandset Features .............................12

Chain Dialing ...............................................13

Voice Message Notication ....................13

Using the Answering System ....... 14

Answering System Options

Answering Setup

(

) .................................14

Personalizing the Greeting.....................15

Accessing the Answering System ....... 16

Getting Your Messages ........................... 16

Using the System While

You're Away from Home ......................17

Important Information .................. 18

Solving Problems .......................................18

Resetting Handsets .................................. 20

Registering Handsets .............................. 20

Adapter and Battery Information .......20

Compliance Information ........................21

1-Year Limited Warranty ......................... 23

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 it 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!

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.

For more details, see the Important Information section.

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GETTING STARTED

Installing Your Phone

Charge the Battery

1. Unpack all handsets, battery packs, and battery covers. If you need to remove a 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. Connect any chargers the same way.

6. Place a 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. For 2 or more handsets, place each handset in a charger.

# Charge all handsets

completely (about 15 hours) before using.

Connect the Telephone Cord

Use the telephone cord to connect the

TEL LINE

standard telephone wall jack.

Test the Connection

1. Pick up the handset and press

Talk

tone, and the display shows

– If you don't hear a dial tone or

2. Make a quick test call. (Press to hang up.)

– If you keep hearing a dial tone,

– If there’s a lot of noise, check

3. Test all handsets the same way. If you can't get a dial tone, move the handset closer to the base.

Changing 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. On a handset, press and choose

2. Select You’ll hear a confirmation tone.

To send DTMF tones during a call (e.g., for an automated response system), press switch to tone dialing. When you hang up, the phone automatically returns to pulse dialing.

jack on the base to a

. The handset sounds a dial

the display says check the connection between the base and the phone jack.

change to pulse dialing.

for interference (see p. 17).

Dial Mode

Check Tel Line,

Global Setup

then

to temporarily

MEnu/sElEcT

Pulse

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Talk

End

Getting to Know Your Phone

Parts of the Handset

Status

PHONEBOOK

SPEAKER

TALK/FLASH

DOWN

REDIAL/PAUSE

Microphone

Charging

contacts

Key (icon) What it does

PhonEbook

( )

sPEakEr

Talk/flash

x In standby or during a call: open the phonebook. x In the menu: go back to the previous screen. x When entering text: move the cursor to the left.

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: decrease the ringer volume.

down

( )

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

rEdial/PausE

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

x In standby: increase the ringer volume.

( )

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

MEnu/sElEcT

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

Earpiece

Display

MENU/SELECT

END

CID

Twelve-key dial pad

INTERCOM/CLEAR

MESSAGE/MUTE

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Key (icon) What it does

End

cid

( )

inTErcoM/ clEar

MEssagE/ MuTE

( )

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

x In standby: or during a call: open the Caller ID list. x When entering text: move the cursor to the right.

x In standby: start an intercom call. x During a call: put the call on hold and start a call transfer. x When entering text or numbers: erase the character at the

cursor (press & hold to erase all characters).

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).

LED What it means

sTaTus

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

Reading the Display

The table shows the possible status icons & what they mean. Since the icons appear based on what the phone is doing, you won't see all the icons at the same time.

Icon What it means

The signal from the base is 1) strong or 2) weak.

The ringer is turned off and will not ring for new calls.

Status

icons

Current call info

Time &

date

Answering system status

The speakerphone is on.

Indicates you have a new voice mail.

Privacy Mode is on: no other handset can join the call.

T-coil mode is on (see p. 7).

The battery is 1) full, 2) half charged, 3) getting low or 4) empty.

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Icon What it means

DELETE

The handset is using ECO (power save) mode.

[Aa] [aA]

Enter 1) capital or 2) lower case letters (see p. 7).

Parts of the Base

FIND HS

Charging

contacts

Key (icon) What it does

find hs

rEV

( )

dElETE

fwd

( )

(+)

down

ans on/off

Play/sToP

( )

MEssagE counTEr

x In standby: page all handsets. x While playing a message: restart the message.

x In the first 2 seconds of a message: play the previous message. x While playing a message: delete this message.

( )

x In standby: delete all messages.

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 In standby: turn the answering system on or off. 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 Displays the number of messages you have.

REV

ANS ON/OFF

PLAY/STOP

FWD

Message

Counter

DOWN

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Handset Setup

Personal Ring

Handset Setup

Ringer Tones

Handset Setup

T-coil

Handset Setup Answering Setup

Use UP and

DOWN

rotate through the

options.

Press

MENU/SELECT

open the menu.

Press

MENU/SELECT

to choose

the current option.

Press

PHONEBOOK

go back a screen

press

END

to exit

the menu.

Using the Handset Menu

Handset Setup

You can change these settings separately for each handset.

T-coil

Ringer Tones

Personal Ring

AutoTalk

Any Key Answer

Banner Handset Language Key Touch Tone

Answering Setup

Refer to p. 13 for details on setting up your answering system.

Date & Time

Use this menu to set the clock Enter the date and time (MM/DD/YY); select AM or PM. Use it. If you have CID service, you can set it to provide the time (

Time Adjustment

If you don't press any keys for about 30

seconds, the handset

exits the menu.

During a call, use

PhonEbook

to back out of the menu without hanging up.

Turn on T-coil mode to reduce noise on hearing aids equipped with a telecoil (T-coil) feature. T-coil mode shortens talk time, so keep your battery fully charged.

Choose this handset's ring tone. As you highlight each ring tone, the phone plays a sample. When you hear the tone you want, press

MEnu/sElEcT

Turn on personal ring so you can assign a special ring tone to people in your phonebook. With Caller ID, this handset uses the assigned tone when the person calls.

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

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

Change the name used on the handset's display. Change the display language. Have the keypad sound a tone when you press a key.

cid

to move the cursor past a digit without changing

Global Setup/

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Global Setup

The settings on this menu affect all handsets. Only one handset at a time can change these menu options.

Dial Mode

Set Line Mode

Voice Mail Tone VMWI Reset

CID Time Setting

Choose tone or pulse dialing (see p. 3). Do not change this setting unless instructed to by

customer service. Turn the tone indicating a new voice mail on or off. Reset the Voice Message Waiting Indicator (see p. 12) Select

Set by Caller ID

automatically set cordless phone system time.

to allow phone network to

Entering Text on Your Phone

• Use the 12-key dial pad anytime you want to enter text into your phone (a name in the phonebook, the handset banner, etc.).

• 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

cid

inTErcoM/clEar

. . .

inTErcoM/clEar

USING YOUR PHONE

This section explains the most common functions on the phone.

To...

make a call, dial the number & press answer a call press hang up press

ignore a call/mute the ringer

switch to the speaker & back press

Using the earpiece

press ringing.

Talk/flash

End

or put the handset in the cradle.

MEssagE/MuTE

sPEakEr

Using the speakerphone

. press . press

while the phone is

sPEakEr

. .

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