Uniden DCX730 User Manual

Welcome

Congratulations on your purchase of the Uniden DCX730
accessory handset and charger. You can place this fully
featured cordless handset anywhere your home has AC power.

Note: Illustrations in this manual are used for explanation
purposes. Some illustrations may differ from the actual unit.

Accessibility

Uniden provides a customer service hotline for accessibility
questions. If you have a disability and need customer service
assistance or if you have any questions about how Uniden's
products can accommodate persons with disabilities, please
call the accessibility voice/TTY line: 1-800-874-9314.

Our customer care hours as well as accessibility information
can be found on our website, www.uniden.com, under the
"Accessibility" link." If your call is received outside of our
business hours, you can leave us a message and we will call
you back.

Important!

The DCX730 accessory handset will not operate until it is
registered to a Uniden main base. This manual describes how
to set up your new handset; for more detailed instructions on
operating your new handset, please refer to the manual
supplied with your base.

Terminology Used in this Manual

Base

Charger

Accessory
Handset

Standby

Station Any handset or the base.

Ta lk

Uniden® is a registered trademark of Uniden America Corporation.

The main part of the phone that connects to your phone line
and lets you make and receive calls.

A cradle that charges an accessory handset. It connects to
power but not to a phone line.

A handset that works with an expandable phone base.
Accessory handsets must be registered to a base.

The handset is not in use. If it is off the cradle, no line has
been activated. No dial tone is present.

A telephone line has been activated on the handset or the
base, enabling a dial tone.

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Compatible Bases

This handset is compatible with Uniden's 2.4 GHz Digital
Expandable phone system: the DCT736/DCT738 series, the
DCT746/DCT748 series, the DCT756/DCT758 series, the
DMX776/778 series, and the DCT646/DCT648 series. Visit
www.uniden.com for the most up-to-date list of compatible
bases.

Installing the Accessory Handset

Checking the Package Contents

Make sure your package contains the following items. If any
items are missing or damaged, contact our Customer Service
Hotline. See back cover page for contact information.

• Cordless Handset

• Charging Cradle

• AC Adapter, model # AD-0005
Input: 120V AC 60 Hz
Output: 9V DC 210 mA

Installing the Battery

Follow the steps below to install the
rechargeable battery pack.

1. Using the finger indentation, press in

on the battery case cover and slide it
down to remove it.

2. Plug the battery connector into the

battery compartment jack. Be sure to
match the red and black wires to the
label near the jack.

3. Gently pull on the battery wires. If the

battery connector comes loose, try
connecting it again.

4. Replace the battery case cover and

slide it up until it clicks into place.

Note: Use only the Uniden BT-1004
rechargeable battery pack supplied
with your cordless telephone.

• Rechargeable NiMH Battery
Pack, model # BT-1004
Capacity: 500 mAh, 3.6V

•Beltclip

• Printed Material

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Charging the Accessory Handset

The handset is powered by a rechargeable battery pack that
automatically recharges when the handset is placed in the
charger.

1. Connect the AC
adapter to the

9V

jack and to a

DC IN

120V AC outlet that
is not controlled by a
wall switch.

Caution: Use only
the Uniden AD-0005
adapter.

2. Set the charger on a
desk or tabletop, and
place the handset in
the charger with the keypad facing forward.

3. Make sure that the

charge

LED illuminates. If the LED does not
illuminate, check to see that the AC adapter is plugged in and
the handset makes good contact with the charging contacts on
the charging cradle.

4. Charge the handset battery pack for at least 15-20 hours before
using your new handset for the first time.

Registering the Handset

You must register the handset to the base before you can use it.
Only one handset can be registered at a time. (If an accessory
handset has ever been registered to a base, you must reset the
handset before you can register it to a new base.)

Note: The model number for your telephone base is located
on the bottom of main base unit.

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For DCT73 and DCT75
Series Bases (DCT736,
DCT738, DCT756, DCT7565,
DCT758, DCT7585)

To register to a DCT73 or
DCT75 series base, place the
accessory handset in the
base. While the handset is
registering, HANDSET
REGISTERING appears in
the LCD. When
REGISTRATION COMPLETE
is displayed, the handset has
been registered to the base.
If REGISTRATION FAILED
appears, remove the handset
from the base and try again.

For Other Base Models

1. Select your base model from the list and follow the directions:

MODEL DIRECTIONS:

DCT646
DCT746

DCT6465
DCT6485

DCT648

DCT748

DCT7488

DMX776
DMX778

2. On the handset, press and hold

Disconnect the base AC adapter. Press and hold

[find handset]

Disconnect the base AC adapter. Press and hold

[intercom] while you reconnect the adapter.

Disconnect the base AC adapter. Press and hold

[intercom/find handset] while you reconnect the adapter.

Disconnect the base AC adapter. Press and hold

[find hs/ ]

Press the
REGISTRATION and press the OK soft key.

Press and hold the registration button on the bottom of the
base until the base LEDs start blinking.

while you reconnect the adapter.

and

[] while you reconnect the adapter.

MENU

soft key. Scroll down to HS

[#/→]

until you hear a beep and

see HANDSET REGISTERING in the display.

3. When REGISTRATION COMPLETE is displayed, the handset
has been registered to the base. If REGISTRATION FAILED
appears, please try these steps again.

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Resetting the Handset

If you want to register the handset to a different base or
replace a handset with another one, you must first clear the
registration information from the base and the handset.

[]

1. Press and hold

[#/ ]

for at least 5 seconds,

until the SYSTEM RESET
menu appears.

2. Select the DEREGISTER
HS submenu by pressing
WHICH HANDSET? appears in the display.

3. Use

4. Press

[]

registered from the list, and then press
DEREGISTER HS appears.

[select/ ]

or

[]

to move the cursor to YES, and then press

. You will hear a confirmation tone.

and

[select/ ]

[]

to select the handset ID to be de-

.

[select/ ]

.

Resetting the Handset Without the Base

If the original base this handset was registered to is not
available for some reason (for example, it is lost or somehow
incapacitated), you can still reset the handset and use it with
another base.

[]

and

[#/ ]

1. Press and hold

2. Press [] to move the cursor to REPLACING BASE and
then press

3. Press

[select/ ]

deletes its own link to the base without trying to contact
the base.

4. Register the handset to the new base.

[select/ ]

[]

to move the cursor to YES, and then press

. You hear a confirmation tone, and the handset

. REPLACE BASE appears.

for more than 5 seconds.

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