Uniden DECT1580 User Manual

DECT1580 Series

UNIDEN CORDLESS TELEPHONES

Table of Contents

Welcome ....................................................................... 5

Accessibility ..............................................................5

Installing the Phone ....................................................6

Choosing the Best Location Installing the Battery Connecting the AC adapter

To the base To the charging cradle

Charging the Handset Connecting to the Phone Line Testing the Connection

Changing the dial mode

Expanding Your Phone

Adding accessory handsets Registering accessory handsets

Using Multiple Bases

Registering the handset to another base Selecting the base

Getting to Know Your New Phone ........................... 16

Features .................................................................. 16

Answering system features

Terminology Used in this Manual

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Manual Conventions Parts of the Handset Parts of the Base

Using the Interface .................................................... 20

Reading the Display Using the Four-way Function Key Using the Handset Menu Entering Text from Your Handset

Basic Setup ................................................................ 23

Selecting a Language Setting the Day & Time Activating Personal Ring Activating the Key Touch Tone

Setting Up the Phonebook ........................................25

Creating Phonebook Entries Finding a Phonebook Entry Editing an Existing Phonebook Entry Storing Caller ID or Redial Numbers

in the Phonebook Deleting a Single Phonebook Entry Deleting all Phonebook Entries Copying Phonebook Entries to Another Handset

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Customizing Your Handsets ..................................... 29

Changing the Handset Banner Selecting a Ring Tone Activating AutoTalk Activating Any Key Answer

Using Your Phone ...................................................... 31

Making a Call from the Phonebook

Chain dialing from the phonebook

Switching to the Handset Speakerphone

During a Call

Using Caller ID, Call Waiting, and Redial Lists ....... 33

Using the Caller ID List Making a Call from a Caller ID Record

Seven-digit dialing Deleting Caller ID Numbers Using Call Waiting Redialing a Number Deleting a Redial Record

Adjusting the Ringer, Earpiece and

Speaker Volume ............................................. 36

Adjusting the Ringer Volume Muting the Ringer (One call only) Adjusting the Earpiece Volume Adjusting the Speaker Volume Adjusting the Audio Tone

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Activating T-Coil Mode

Finding a Lost Handset ............................................. 38

Using Hold, Conference and Transfer ..................... 38

Placing a Call on Hold

Conferencing ...........................................................38

Transferring a Call

Answering a transferred call

Using Special Features ............................................. 40

Privacy Mode Using the Intercom

Making an intercom page

Answering an intercom page Muting the Tone Dialing Switch Over Using a Voice Mail Service

Resetting the voice message waiting indicator

Setting Up the Answering System ........................... 43

Recording a Personal Greeting

Selecting a Greeting

Deleting Your Personal Greeting Selecting the Language for Announcements Setting the Number of Rings Setting the Record Time (or Announce only) Activating the Message Alert

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Microphone ...........................................41

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Activating the Base Call Screen

Using the Answering System ................................... 47

Turning Your Answering System On and Off Remote Operation from the Handset Reviewing Messages Screening Calls Turning Off the Message Alert Tone Operating the Answering System While

Wall Mounting the Base ............................................ 52

Maintenance ............................................................... 54

Specications .......................................................... 54

Battery Information

Power Failures

Troubleshooting ........................................................ 56

Common Issues Weak or Hard to Hear Audio

You Are Away from Home

Setting a security code or

Personal Identication Number (PIN) ......... 50

Dialing in to your answering system

Battery life Low battery alert Cleaning the charging contacts Battery replacement and handling

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Noise or Static on the Line ...................................... 59

Installing a telephone line lter or DSL lter ....... 60

Resetting the Handset Resetting the Handset Without the Base Changing the Line Mode for Multiple Extensions Traveling Out of Range Liquid Damage

Precautions! .............................................................. 64

Rechargeable Nickel-Cadmium Battery Warning Rechargeable Nickel-Cadmium Batteries Must Be

Important Safety Instructions The FCC Wants You To Know

I.C. Notice

One Year Limited Warranty ....................................... 68

Index ......................................................................... 69

Remote Operation Card ............................................ 71

Recycled or Disposed of Properly

Radio interference

Cordless telephone privacy

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Terminal equipment Radio equipment

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Welcome

Thank you for purchasing a Uniden Multi-Handset phone.

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

from the actual unit.

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Accessibility

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Welcome

Installing the Phone

PLACE YOUR BASE

Near an AC outlet and a telephone wall jack.

• Microwave ovens

• Refrigerators

• TVs

• Other electronics

• Direct sunlight

• Extreme temperatures

• Fluorescent lighting

• Personal computers

• Wireless LAN equipment

• Dust

• Excessive moisture

• Other cordless telephones

• Areas with a lot of background noise

• Shock

• Vibration

In a centrally-located

open area.

TRY TO AVOID

• TVs

• Other electronics

• Direct sunlight

• Extreme temperatures

• Personal computers

• Wireless LAN equipment

• Dust

• Excessive moisture

• Areas with a lot of background noise

• Shock

• Vibration

Choosing the Best Location

When choosing a location for your new phone, here are some important guidelines you should consider:

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Notes: For maximum range:

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Keep both the base and handset antennas free of obstruction.

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When the handset is not in use, place the handset in an upright position.

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Metal and reinforced concrete may affect cordless telephone performance.

Installing the Battery

Push the battery pack connector in firmly. (You should hear it click into place.) Gently tug on the battery wires to make sure the connection is secure.

Line up the red and black wires on the battery pack connector with the sticker in the handset’s battery compartment.

Place the cover over the battery compartment and slide it up into place.

BLACK

RED

Unpack all handsets, battery packs, and battery covers. (If the battery cover is on the handset, press in on the notch and slide the cover off.)

Use only the Uniden BT-1015 rechargeable battery pack supplied with your cordless telephone.

Installing the Phone

Connecting the AC adapter

Don’t put any power cord where it people might trip over it or step on it. If a power cord becomes chafed or worn out, it can create a fire or electrical hazard.

Route the cord through the molded wiring channel.

Connect the AC adapter to the DC IN 9V jack on the back of the base.

Connect the AC adapter to a standard 120V AC wall outlet.

Don’t put any power cord where it people might trip over it or step on it. If a power cord becomes chafed or worn out, it can create a fire or electrical hazard.

Route the cord through the molded wiring channel.

Connect the AC adapter to the DC IN 9V jack on the back of the base.

Connect the AC adapter to a standard 120V AC wall outlet.

Connect the AC adapter to the DC IN 9V jack as shown. (It may already be connected.)

Connect the AC adapter to a standard 120V AC wall outlet.

Connect the AC adapter to the DC IN 9V jack as shown. (It may already be connected.)

Connect the AC adapter to a standard 120V AC wall outlet.

To the base

To avoid risk of re and shock, only use the Uniden PS-0009 AC adapter with the base.

To the DCX150 charging cradle (for multi-handset packs only)

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Use only the Uniden PS-0007 AC adapter with the DCX150 charging cradle.

Charging the Handset

If you have an accessory handset, place it in the charging cradle with the display facing forward.

Charge your handset at least 15 to 20 hours before plugging into the phone line.

Place the handset in the base cradle with the display facing forward.

Make sure that the charge LED illuminates when the handset is seated.

What if the charge LED doesn’t light up?

Reseat the handset; make sure the contacts on the bottom of the handset are lined up with the contacts in the charging cradle. Check the AC adapter connection. Make sure you are not using an outlet that’s controlled by a wall switch.

Installing the Phone

Connecting to the Phone Line

Connect the telephone cord to the TEL LINE jack.

Connect the telephone cord to a telephone wall jack.

What if Check TEL Line appears on the handset display?

The telephone cord may not be connected correctly. Check the telephone cord connection.

Telephone cord

Telephone wall jack

DSL filter

Make sure that the battery pack is fully charged.

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Do you have DSL or any high-speed Internet service delivered through your phone line?

Try putting a DSL lter between the base and the wall jack. Without a lter, telephone-line-

based Internet services can interfere with standard phones.

Testing the Connection

Pick up the handset from the cradle and press TALK/FLASH. You should hear a dial tone, and the display should show

What if I can’t hear a dial tone?

Check the telephone cord connection on the base.

Talk.

What if the display doesn’t show

Check the battery pack connection in the handset.

• Make sure the battery pack is fully charged.

• Make sure the AC adapter cord is securely connected to the

• DC IN 9V jack and a standard power outlet. Try resetting the handset (see page 60).

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Make a quick test call, and then press

What if there is a lot of static?

Check the sources of interference described in Choosing the Best Location (see page 6): is the base near any of those?

What if the call doesn’t go through?

Try changing the dialing mode (see the next section).

Note: Make sure you can get a dial tone on any accessory handsets that were packaged with your phone.

Talk?

END to hang up.

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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 pulse dialing, you will need to change your phone’s dial mode. If you don’t get a dial tone or can’t connect to the telephone network, please follow the steps below to modify your phone’s settings:

Press

If you ever need to change the dial mode back to tone dialing, follow the same procedure, but select

MENU/SELECT. Select the Scroll Press

Global Setup menu, and then the Dial Mode submenu.

to highlight Pulse.

MENU/SELECT. You will hear a conrmation tone.

Tone in step 3.

NOW YOU ARE READY TO USE YOUR PHONE!

Installing the Phone

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 phone is compatible with the following Uniden DECT6.0 accessory handsets: DCX150, DCX200, and

• DCX300. (Please visit our website at www.uniden.com for the most up-to-date list of compatible handsets.) If you purchase any accessory handsets separately, you must register the handsets to the base before you can

• use them. (Accessory handsets that come packaged with a base are already registered to that base.)

Registering accessory handsets

When charged, registered handsets display a handset ID number. Handsets that have not been registered display:

↔

To register a DCX150 accessory handset:

Charge the handset completely. (See page 8 for instructions on connecting the charger and page 9 for

instructions on charging the handset.) Place the handset in the base cradle for about thirty seconds.

When the handset has registered to the base, the LCD will display

ID number. If the display shows To register a DCX200 or DCX300 accessory handset:

Charge the handset completely. (See the manual supplied with the accessory handset for instructions on

1) connecting the charger and charging the handset.)

Disconnect the base AC adapter. Then press and hold FIND while you reconnect the adapter. Keep holding

2) FIND until the

Registration failed, repeat the process again.

charge LED starts to blink.

Handset Registering will appear in the LCD.

Registration complete then show the handset

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On the handset, press and hold # until the handset beeps and displays Handset Registering.

3) When the handset has registered to the base, the LCD will display

4) ID number.

If the display shows

Note: If a handset has ever been registered to a base, reset the handset before you register it to a new base (see

Resetting the Handset on

Registration failed, repeat the process again.

page 60). Or to use multiple bases, see the next section.

Registration complete then show the handset

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 and the WXI2077 series. (See our website or contact Customer Service for an up-to-date list of compatible models.)

Note: To conrm how many bases the handset is registered to, open the

Selecting the base on page 15). Press

END to close the list and return to standby.

Registering the handset to another base

To register a handset to another base:

Make sure the handset battery is fully charged.

1) If the other base has an LCD display:

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With the phone in standby, press

• Handset menu, and then press MENU/SELECT. Handset Registering will appear.

If the other base

Disconnect the base AC adapter. Then press and hold the

• adapter. Keep holding the *This key might be labeled

On the handset, press

3) display. (After step 2, you have thirty seconds to complete this step 3 before the system returns to standby.)

does not have an LCD display:

MENU/SELECT. Select the Register Base menu. Handset Registering will appear in the

MENU/SELECT on the base. Move the cursor to select the Register

Find Handset key* while you reconnect the

Find Handset key until the charge LED starts to blink.

Find or Find HS.

Select Base submenu (follow the step 1 of

Wait approximately thirty seconds. Registration complete will be displayed to indicate the handset has been

4) registered to the base and a handset ID will be automatically assigned. The handset assigns its own ID to this base, too. (Since the base ID is based on the order in which the handset was registered to the different bases, a base may have different IDs on each handset.)

Registration failed appears in the LCD, please try these steps again.

Note: The handset will stay connected to the new base until you select a different base (see below).

Selecting the base

After you register your handset to more than one base, you can set the handset to automatically search for a new base if the base it’s currently connected is unavailable or out of range. You can also manually select which base you want the handset to connect to; for example, if you have one base with an answering machine, you can connect to that base to check messages from the handset.

With the phone in standby, press

1) submenu.

Move the cursor to select the base you want to connect to, or choose

2) search for and select base.

Press

Note: You cannot change bases during a call.

MENU/SELECT. Searching will appear in the display.

When the base is found, the handset will return to standby. If the base is not found, “

to appear. You can repeat the procedure listed above to return back to the original connection or to nd the

different base.

MENU/SELECT. Select the Handset Setup menu, and then the Select Base

Auto to have the handset automatically

Searching” continues

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Getting to Know Your New Phone

Features

1.9GHz DECT 6.0 expandable system

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Expands up to 6 handsets

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Caller ID/Call Waiting with phonebook match

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Store 30 Caller ID numbers

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70-number phonebook with alphabetical search

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Personalized ring and display name by party

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Transfer single listing or entire phonebook

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Answering system features

Digital tapeless recording

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Up to 14 minutes of recording time

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Call screening

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Personal or pre-recorded outgoing messages

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Bilingual voice prompts

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(for US models: English and Spanish, for Canadian models: English and French)

•

Speakerphone on handset

•

7 ringer options on handset (3 tones/4 melodies)

•

Last 5 number redial

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Trilingual menu displays (English, Spanish, or French)

•

Call transfer Conferencing

• Intercom

•

Day and time announcement

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Remote message retrieval

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Toll saver

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Message alert Records up to 59 messages

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Getting to Know Your New Phone

Terminology Used in this Manual

Accessory Handsets

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

Charging cradle

CID

CID/CW

Global Settings

Standby

Talk A dial tone has been enabled, so you can dial and carry on a conversation with an outside party.

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 13 for compatible handsets.

A cradle that comes with an accessory handset and charges the handset battery pack. It connects to power but does not connect to a phone line.

Caller ID is available from your telephone provider and is offered to users on a subscription basis. With this service, you will be able to see the incoming caller information such as name and phone number.

Caller ID with Call Waiting is available by subscription from your telephone provider. With this service, you will be able to view incoming caller information while on a call with another user.

Any settings that apply to all registered handsets and the base. These features are available by selecting handset can change global settings at a time, and you have to make sure the phone is not currently being used. If you have multiple bases, the different bases have each global settings; select the base before changing the global setting (see Selecting the base on page 15).

The handset and the base are not in use. (It doesn’t matter whether the handset is in the cradle: the FLASH or hasn’t been pressed, and there is no dial tone.)

“Global Setup” or “Day & Time” in the handset menu. Only one

TALK/

Manual Conventions

This manual uses several different type styles to help you distinguish between different parts of the phone:

•

Bold italic text indicates a key or button on the phone

•

Italic text indicates text on the display, such as menu options, prompts, and conrmation messages

•

lower case bold text indicates a status light on the phone

•

ALL CAPITALS BOLD indicates a connection jack on the base or charging cradle

Getting to Know Your New Phone

Parts of the Handset

Twelve-key dial pad

key (down)

key (caller ID/right)

MENU/SELECT key

/MUTE key

(messages/mute)

END key

# key

key (speaker)

Microphone

Charging contacts

/TONE key

key (up)

new message LED

Earpiece

Display (LCD)

CLEAR/INT'COM key (clear/intercom)

key (phonebook/left)

REDIAL/PAUSE key

TALK/FLASH key

Speakerphone

speaker and ringer

Battery compartment

Getting to Know Your New Phone

Charging contacts

charge LED

Speaker

message counter LED

VOLUME

NSWER

ON/OFF key

FIND key

key (play/stop)

key (delete)

key (skip)

key

key (repeat)

(volume up)

(volume down)

Parts of the Base

Getting to Know Your New Phone

Using the Interface

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Time

In standby During a call

Reading the Display

Using the Interface

The ringer off icon indicates that the ringer is turned off.

The voice mail icon appears when you have messages waiting in your voice mailbox.

The privacy icon appears when the Privacy Mode is turned on.

The speaker icon appears when the speaker phone is in use.

The T-coil icon appears when the T-coil Mode is turned on.

The mute icon appears while the microphone is muted.

The battery icon indicates the handset battery status: full, medium, low, and empty.

Using the Four-way Function Key

Increase the volume

Decrease the volume

Open the phonebook

Open the Caller ID list

Four-way Function Key

Increase the volume

Decrease the volume

Open the phonebook

Open the Caller ID list

Four-way Function Key

Your handset has a four-way function key that allows you to move the cursor on the display and access the most commonly used features at the touch of a button.

Press the left side of the key to open the

• phonebook. Press the right side of the key to open the

• Caller ID list. Press the top of the key to increase the ringer

• volume (while the phone is in standby) or speaker volume (while you are on a call). Press the bottom of the key to decrease the

• ringer volume (while the phone is in standby) or speaker volume (while you are on a call).

Using the Handset Menu

To open the menu, press the MENU/SELECT key.

• The arrow cursor on the left side of the line shows which menu item is currently highlighted. Use

• way function key to move the cursor up and To select the highlighted option, press MENU/SELECT

• To go back to the previous screen, press

• To exit the menu, press

• If you don’t press any keys for thirty seconds, the phone will time out and exit the menu. (When setting the day

• and time, the time-out period is extended to two minutes.) For

Ans. Setup, Global Setup and Day & Time menu options, make sure the line is not in use and the handsets

• are within range of the base.

END.

to move the cursor down.

left on the four-way function key.

Using the Interface

on the four-

Entering Text from Your Handset

Number of times key is pressed (when [Aa] appears on the display)

2 ABC

3 DEF

4 GHI

5 JKL

6 MNO

7 PQRS

8 TUV

9 WXYZ

0 OPER

Number of times key is pressed (when [Aa] appears on the display)

2 ABC

3 DEF

4 GHI

5 JKL

6 MNO

7 PQRS

8 TUV

9 WXYZ

0 OPER

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 eld, the phone displays the rst letter printed on the number key.

Press the number key twice to display the second letter and three times to display the third.

When [

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Using the Interface

•

If two letters in a row use the same number key, enter the rst letter, then use right on the four-way function key to move the cursor to the next position to enter the second letter.

For example, to enter the word “Movies”:

If you make a mistake while entering a name, use incorrect character. Press CLEAR/INT’COM to erase the wrong character, and then enter the correct character. To delete all characters, press and hold CLEAR/INT’COM

Aa] appears on the display, capital letters are displayed rst, then lower case letters, and then the number

on the key. When [

aA] appears on the display, lower case letters are displayed rst, then the number on the key, and then

capital letters. When you input the rst letter or a letter after a blank space, the default mode is [Aa]. From the next letter, the mode changes to [ You can switch back and forth the mode manually between [

aA] automatically.

Aa] and [aA]. Press /TONE; the case (small/capital)

of the letter entered changes also.

Press

6 once to enter M.

Use

right on the four-way function key to move the

cursor to the right. Press

6 three times to enter o.

Press

8 three times to enter v.

Press

4 three times to enter i. Press 3 two times to enter e. Press

7 four times to enter s. Press MENU/SELECT to end your text entry.

right or left on the four-way function key to move the cursor to the

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Selecting a Language

Your handset supports three languages: English, French and Spanish. You can set the handset’s language individually. Once you select a language, the menus on the handset will display in that language. The default language is English.

Press MENU/SELECT.

1) Select the

2) submenu.

Move the cursor to choose

3) (Spanish).

Press MENU/SELECT

Setting the Day & Time

To change the time shown in the display, follow the steps listed below. If you do not set the clock on your answering system, your messages on the

answering system may not have the correct time and day stamp.

Press

1) Move the cursor to

2) Use

3) SELECT.

Note: The day of the week does not appear on the handset display.

Use the number keypad (

4) Use

Handset Setup menu, and then the Handset Language

English, Français (French) or Español

. You will hear a conrmation tone.

MENU/SELECT.

Day & Time and press MENU/SELECT.

and to select the day of the week, and press MENU/

0 through 9) to enter the hour and minutes.

and to select AM or PM, and press MENU/SELECT. You hear a conrmation tone.

Basic Setup

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