Uniden DSS 2475 User Manual

2475

DSS

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INSTALLATION & SAFETY

• This symbol
indicates important
operating and
servicing instructions.

• The earcap of this
telephone may attract
and retain small
metallic objects.

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AVOID -

connecting

more than

phones as ringing

may be impaired

AVOID ­multi power boards.

CHARGE ­the new phone
for 17 - 20 hrs.

AVOID ­Moisture

Don’t ­overload the
power outlet.

AVOID ­moisture

AVOID ­Television sets and
other electronic
appliances

AVOID ­Microwave ovens

AVOID ­Computers

AVOID ­other cordless
telephones

CHOOSE ­a central location

Note: Ringing will not be impaired by

adding extra cordless handsets.

Choosing the best location for your phone.
When choosing a location for your phone there are a number of appliances the phone
should not be near, and areas you should avoid.

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CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS

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1. Handset Antenna

2. Headset Jack Cover

3. Beltclip Hole

4. Hands Free Speaker

5. Handset Battery Compartment

6. New Message LED

7. Handset Earpiece

8. LCD Display

9. Key

10. Key

11. Key

12. Soft Keys

13. /

 (up) Key

14. Key

15. / (down) Key

16. Key

17. Key

18. Handset Microphone

19. Handset Charging Contacts

GETTING STARTED

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BATTERY MAINTENANCE

Battery use time (per charge)

Fully charged (17-20 hours charge time)

• Up to 7 hours continuous use (up to 5 hours when the clarity booster is on)

• Up to 14 days when the handset is in the standby mode (up to 24 hours when in DirectLink mode)
Recharge your phone on a regular basis by returning the handset to the charger after each phone call.

MOUNTING THE BASE UNIT ON A WALL

You can mount your base directly to the wall. Before doing this, consider the following:

• Avoid electrical cables, pipes, or other items behind the mounting location that could
cause a hazard when inserting screws into the wall.

• Mount your phone within distance of a working phone jack.

• Make sure the wall material is capable of supporting the weight of the base and handset.

• Use screws with anchoring devices suitable for the wall material where the base unit will
be placed.

1) Insert two mounting screws into the wall (with their appropriate anchoring device),

10cm apart. Allow about 3mm between the wall and screwheads for mounting the phone.

2) Snap the desk top/wall mount bracket into the notches on the base bottom.

3) Plug the AC adapter into the AC ADAPTER jack on the telephone and then into a

Standard AC wall outlet.

4) Plug the telephone line cord into the TEL LINE jack on the telephone and then into

the telephone socket on the wall.

5) Align the mounting slots on the base with the mounting posts on the wall.

6) Then push in and down until the phone is firmly seated.

This phone also can be mounted on any standard telephone wall plate (for Australia).

1) Snap the desk top/wall mount bracket into the notches on the base bottom.

2) Refer to step 3 through 6 to mount the base.

3mm

10cm

35mm

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Cleaning the battery charging contacts

To maintain a good charge, it is important to clean the charging
contacts on both the handset and the base unit once a month.
Use a dry cloth or pencil eraser to clean.

Low battery alert

When the batteries are very low and need to be charged, the phone is programmed to eliminate functions in order to save power.
The batteries need to be charged when:

- The empty battery icon appears.

- “Low Battery” appears in the display.
If the phone is in the standby mode, none of keys will operate. If you are on a call,

complete your conversation as quickly as possible, and return the handset to the cradle.

contacts

INSTALLING THE BELTCLIP

To attach the beltclip

Insert the beltclip into the holes on each side of the handset. Press down until it clicks into place.

To remove the beltclip

Pull both sides of the beltclip to release the tabs from the holes.

Battery replacement and handling

When the operating time becomes short, even after a battery is
recharged, please replace the battery.
Please use only “AA” rechargeable Ni-MH batteries.

Caution

• Use only “AA” rechargeable Ni-MH batteries.

• Do not remove the batteries from the handset to charge them.

• Never throw the batteries into a fire, disassemble them, or heat them.

• Do not remove or damage the battery casing.

To avoid the risk of personal injury or property damage from fire or electrical shock, only use the
Uniden adapter model specifically designated for this product, and “AA” rechargeable Ni-MH batteries.

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Low Battery

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Your phone may be used with an optional headset, the Uniden HS910. To use this feature,
insert the headset plug into the headset jack. Your phone is ready for hands-free conversations.

HEADSET INSTALLATION

DISPLAY AND ICONS

Handset ID and Banner
Number of new Caller ID calls received

Battery icon

Soft keys
(These will not be displayed while the handset is charging in the cradle.)

Ringer off icon (when the ringer is Off)

Day of the week and time (hh:mm/A/P)

SUN 12:00A
Handset #1
New: 5

MENU CID RDL PB

Example of the standby mode display

ICON STATUS DESCRIPTION

Battery icons indicate the handset battery status. This icon cycles

Standby/Talk

depending on the battery status (empty, low, medium, and full).

indicates that the batteries installed are not for use with this

phone, remove the batteries immediately.

Standby

Ringer off icon indicates that ringer is set to Off.

Standby Handset Remote soft key is used to play an incoming message remotely.

Talk Mute icon appears when you mute the handset.

Talk Speaker icon appears when the handset speaker phone is used.

Talk Recording icon appears while recording a conversation.

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ABOUT SOFT KEY FUNCTION

In the standby mode In the talk mode

(Australia model) (New Zealand model)

Soft key functions consists of soft key icons and soft keys (No. 1, 2, and 3). Each soft
key corresponds to the icon displayed above, and each icon will be changed depending
on the operation. Press the corresponding soft key to enter a menu, or select an item.
In this manual, we refer to this combination of icons and keys as the soft key.

For example, you will use the soft keys when you want to:

- Access the main menu

- Access Caller ID messages stored

- Store or edit phone numbers

- Redial one of the last three numbers dialed from the handset

- Etc….
Note: The soft key icons will not appear while charging the handset.

SUN 12:00A
Handset #1
New: 5

MENU CID RDL PB

Soft key 1 Soft key 2 Soft key 3

Talk 999:59
1234567890

MUTE MENU

CALL WAIT

Soft key 1 Soft key 2 Soft key 3

Talk 999:59
1234567890

MUTE MENU

Soft key 1 Soft key 2

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DSS2475

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• From the Talk mode

• Press the MUTE soft key to

mute a call (see page 27).

• Press the MENU soft key,

then select:

- “Booster On” to improve
the sound quality
(see page 26).

- “Recording” to record the
conversation (see page 51).

- “Caller ID” to view Caller
ID list (see page 38).

- “Phonebook” to view
phonebook locations
(see page 33).

- “Redial History” to view
the last three numbers
dialed (see page 24).

• Press the CALL WAIT soft key

to access the Call Waiting (see
page 28) (Australia only).

 

OK soft key



or



Setup the menu
(see pages 21).

OK soft key

OK soft key





or



Setup the menu
(see pages 19-20).

OK soft key



or



Setup the menu
(see page 22).

OK soft key

OK soft key

“Insert 0” is available only for
New Zealand model.

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DirectLink Mode
Handset Setup
Answ. Setup

BACK OK

<ANSW. SETUP>
Security Code
Ring Time
Record Time
Message Alert
Call Screen
Answer Mode

OKBACK

Handset Setup
Answ. Setup
Global Setup

<GLOBAL SETUP>
Name Tag
Insert 0
Day & Time

Answ. Setup
Global Setup

OKBACK

OKBACK

System Reset

<SYSTEM RESET>
Deregister HS
Replacing Base

BACK BACK OK

Talk 999:59
1234567890

OKBACK

MUTE MENU

CALL WAIT

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Most of the handset settings are set from the menu. The menu has 5 main menus
(DirectLink Mode, Handset Setup, Answ. Setup, Global Setup, and System Reset)
and submenus respectively.

Summary of the Main Menu and Submenu

Two Way Communication between the Handsets Anywhere without the
Base (DirectLink)

Select this menu to enter the Two Way Communication between the Handsets Anywhere
without the Base (DirectLink) mode. If you have 2 or more handsets, a pair of handsets
work as transceivers. Use them at a shopping mall to stay in contact with family and
friends. To use this feature, you must set the two handsets to the DirectLink mode first
(see page 16).

ABOUT THE MENU

Handset Setup

All settings must be set separately for each handset in the Handset Setup menu.

DirectLink menu only applies when you have 2 or more handsets.

Submenu name Description

Ringer Volume Adjust the ringer volume (see page 16).
Ringer Tones Adjusting the ringer tone (see page 17).
Distinct. Ring Set the distinctive ring (see page 17). “Distinctive Ring” allows you to

(Distinctive ring) preset memory locations with a designated ring tone. When an incoming call

is received and the Caller ID information matches the information in one of
the memory locations, the distinctive ring that has been stored for that
particular Caller will sound.
If you have set multiple memory locations with distinctive rings,
switching the setting to “Distinctive Off” will result in no distinctive ringing.
All incoming calls will have a normal ring tone. Switching to “Distinctive On”
will activate all programmed distinctive ring memory locations.

For Answ. Setup,
Global Setup, and
System Reset
(Deregister HS)
menu, make sure the
line is not in use,
and the handsets are
within the range
limits of the base.

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Submenu name Description

Auto Talk Allows you to answer the phone without pressing or .

When the AutoTalk is set to On, simply remove the handset from the cradle
and the phone automatically answers the call (see page 17).

Anykey Answer Allows you to answer the phone without pressing or .

When the Anykey Answer is On, you can answer a call by pressing any number
key, , or on the handset (see page 18).

Banner Customize the name of your handset, and display it in the LCD in the standby

mode. For example, you can name the handset “John” (see page 18).

Contrast Adjust the handset LCD brightness for better viewing (10 levels) (see page 18).

Answering Setup

This menu allows you to set up Answering Machine settings from your handset. You can
also set these setup menus from the base (see page 44).

Submenu name Description

Security Code Select a two-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN) code. A PIN code is

required to play your messages from a remote location, you will need to enter
a two-digit PIN code (see page 19).

Ring Time Allows you to set the number of rings the caller hears before your answering

system plays the outgoing message. You can set the ring time to answer after
4, 6, or 9 rings. Setting “TS” (Toll Saver), the answering system picks up
after 6 rings if you have new messages, and after 9 rings if there are none
(see page 19).

Record Time Set the duration for recording the incoming messages. You have three record

time options. The options “1 minute” or “4 minutes” set the duration for
recording the incoming messages. “Announce only” answers the call with the
preset greeting or your personal greeting but prevents the caller from leaving
a message (see page 19)

Message Alert Lets you know when you have a new incoming message by sounding a short

alert tone (see page 20).
Call Screen Set the call screening feature to On or Off (see page 20).
Answer Mode Set your answering system to On or Off (see page 20).

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Global Setup

If you change the setting in one of the handsets, you change the settings for all
handset(s) in the Global Setup menu. Only one handset can change a setting at a time.

Submenu name Description

Name Tag (POP ID) Display the stored name with the Caller ID telephone number, if the displayed

Caller ID telephone number is exactly the same as a number stored in the
phone book (see page 21).

Insert 0 Add “0” or “00” to the number, when you receive the Caller ID message
(New Zealand only) (see page 21).

Day & time Set the day and time of your display (see page 21).

System Reset

This menu is used to clear the handset ID from the base, or the base ID from
the handset.

Submenu name Description

Deregister HS Clear the handset ID from the base. Use this menu, for example when

you change the digital security code (see page 22).

Replacing Base Clear the base ID. Use this menu, for example, if you wish to deregister

the base to use the handset with another base of the DSS series
(DSS2415/DSS2455/DSS2465 series) (see page 22).

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Entering the Menu

1) Press the MENU soft key in the standby mode.

2) Use /  or  to move the pointer to a

desired main menu (DirectLink Mode, Handset Setup,
Answ. Setup, Global Setup, and System Reset).

3) Press the OK soft key to enter the menu. To return to
the previous screen, press the BACK soft key.

4) Use /

 or  to select a desired submenu,

then press the OK soft key to enter.

In the submenu, /  or  is used to select an item. Press the OK soft key to
confirm your selection. To return to the previous screen, press the BACK soft key. For
detailed instructions, see the following sections for the desired submenu.

5) To exit the menu, press .

• If any of the following occurs during the menu operation, the operation will be cancelled.

- Press .

- Press or .

- Charge the handset.

- Receive an outside/intercom call or page.

• If the handset remains idle for 30 seconds, the phone will return to the standby mode.

SETTING UP THE MENU

For Answering Setup
menu, you can also
set them from the
base (see page 44).

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SUN 12:00A
Handset #1
New: 5

MENU CID RDL PB

MENU

DirectLink Mode
Handset Setup
Answ. Setup

BACK OK

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DirectLink Mode

Entering the Two Way Communication between the Handsets
Anywhere without the Base

1) Enter the “DirectLink Mode” menu (see “Entering the Menu” on page 15).

2) Press the ENTER soft key to enter the DirectLink

mode. You will hear a confirmation tone, and
“DirectLink Mode Complete” appears.

3) To return back to the normal mode, exit the DirectLink

mode. To exit the DirectLink mode, press the CANCEL
soft key, then the OK soft key, or return the handset to the cradle.

Handset Setup

Setting a Ringer Volume

1) Enter the “Handset Setup” menu, then the “Ringer Volume” submenu
(see “Entering the Menu” on page 15).

2) Press /

 or  to adjust the ringer settings

(Ringer Volume Off, Ringer Volume Low, or
Ringer Volume High). You will hear a ringer or
melody at the Selected volume (if you select “Ringer
Volume Off”, no ringer or melody will sound).

3) Press the OK soft key. You will hear a confirmation tone.

• If you select “Ringer
Volume Off”,

icon appears in

the display.

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To enter
DirectLink mode
press [ENTER]

BACK BACK ENTER

Ringer Volume

High

BACK OK