Uniden TCX905 User Manual

Welcome

Congratulations on your purchase of the Uniden TCX905 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.

A representative is available to talk to you M-F, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, CST. After hours, you can leave us a message, and we will call you back. Information is also available on our website, www.uniden.com, under the "Accessibility" link.

Important!

The TCX905 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.

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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.

Compatible Bases

Your phone is compatible with the following Uniden 5.8 GHz Digital Expandable Systems: the TRU9 series (TRU9460, TRU9465, TRU9466, TRU9480, TRU9485, TRU9488, TRU9496), the TRU8 series (TRU8860, TRU8865, TRU8866, TRU8880, TRU8885, TRU8888), the CLX series (CLX465, CLX485), the Elite series (ELT560, ELBT585, ELBT595), and the UIP18 series (UIP1868P and UIP1869V).

Please visit our website at www.uniden.com for the most upto-date list of compatible bases.

Note: Two-line operation is supported only when the handset is registered to a two-line base.

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

• Rechargeable NiMH Battery Pack, model # BT-446 Capacity: 800 mAh, 3.6V

•Beltclip

• Printed Material

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-446 rechargeable battery pack supplied with your cordless telephone.

Installing the Belt Clip

Line up the tabs with the holes on each side of the handset. Press the belt clip down until both tabs click into place. To remove the belt clip, pull both sides of the clip to release the tabs from the holes.

Installing the Optional Headset

Your phone may be used with an optional headset. To use a headset, insert the headset plug into the headset jack. Headsets may be purchased by calling the Uniden Parts Department. See back cover page for contact information.

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

IN 9V

jack and to a 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 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.

charge

LED illuminates. If the LED does not

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 previously been registered to a base, you must reset the handset before you can register it to a new base.)

For Base Models TRU9460, TRU9465, TRU9466, TRU9480, TRU9485:

To register to a TRU9 series base, simply place the accessory handset in the base. While the handset is registering, HANDSET REGISTERING will appear 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 this list and follow these directions:

MODEL DIRECTIONS:

TRU9488 TRU9496 UIP1868P UIP1869V TRU8888

CLX465 CLX485 ELBT585 ELBT595

• On the base, press the

• Scroll down to REGISTER HANDSET and press the

soft key.

• On the handset, press and hold reads HANDSET REGISTERING and you hear a beep.

• On the base, press [menu/select].

• Scroll down to SYSTEM SETUP and press the key.

• Select REGISTER HANDSET and press the key.

• On the handset, press and hold reads HANDSET REGISTERING and you hear a beep.

soft key.

[#] until the display

soft

MODEL DIRECTIONS:

• Remove the battery compartment cover from the

ELT560

TRU8860 TRU8865

TRU8866 TRU8885

TRU8880

bottom of the main base.

• Press and hold the battery compartment until the base LEDs start blinking.

• On the handset, press and hold reads HANDSET REGISTERING and you hear a beep.

• Disconnect the base AC adapter.

• While holding the [find handset], reconnect the AC Adapter.

• On the handset, press and hold reads HANDSET REGISTERING and you hear a beep.

• Disconnect the base AC adapter.

• While holding the Adapter.

• On the handset, press and hold reads HANDSET REGISTERING and you hear a beep.

• Disconnect the base AC adapter.

• While holding the AC Adapter.

• On the handset, press and hold reads HANDSET REGISTERING and you hear a beep.

Registration

[flash/find hs], reconnect the AC

[find hs/intercom], reconnect the

button located in the

[#] until the display

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

Resetting Handsets

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 [] and at least 5 seconds, until the SYSTEM RESET menu appears.

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

3. Move the cursor to select the handset ID to be de-registered from the list, and then press the appears.

4. Move the cursor to select YES, and then press the When ARE YOU SURE? appears, select YES. You will hear a confirmation tone.

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soft key. DEREGISTER HS

soft key.

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.

1. Press and hold [] and SYSTEM RESET menu appears.

2. Select the BASE UNAVAILABLE submenu. BASE UNAVAILABLE appears in the display.

3. Move the cursor to select YES, and then press the When ARE YOU SURE? appears, select YES. You will hear a confirmation tone, and the handset deletes its own link to the base without trying to contact the base.

Now you are ready to register the handset to the new base.

[#]

for more than 5 seconds, until the

soft key.

Using the Interface

Parts of the Handset

1. Handset Antenna

2. Headset Jack Cover

3. Beltclip Hole

4. Speakerphone Speaker and Ringer

5. Handset Battery Compartment

6. New Message LED

7. Handset Earpiece

8. LCD Display

9 10 11

12 13

9. Soft keys

[ /flash]

10. (talk/flash) key

11.

[]

(phonebook) key

[*/tone]

12.

13.

[]

(speaker) key

14.

[]

(up) key

15.

[]

(end call) key

key

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pqrs

tone

speaker

def

abc

mno

jkl

wxyz

tuv

oper

redial

int,com

pause

hold

16.

[]

(caller ID) key

17.

[]

(down) key

18.

[#]

(pound) key

19.

[redial/pause]

20.

[int'com/hold]

(intercom/hold) key

21.Handset Microphone

22.Handset Charging Contacts

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16 17

18 19 20

21 22

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