Uniden TCX930 User Manual

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Welcome

Congratulations on your purchase of the Uniden TCX930
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 TCX930 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

Talk

Uniden

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.

Any handset or the base.
A telephone line has been activated on the handset or the

base, enabling a dial tone.

®

is a registered trademark of Uniden America Corporation.

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Compatible Bases

This handset is compatible with Uniden's 5.8 GHz Digital
Expandable phone system: the TRU9300 series.

Please visit our website at www.uniden.com for the most up-to­date 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 • Beltclip

• Charging Cradle • Printed Material

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

• Rechargeable NiMH Battery Pack, model # BT-909
Capacity: 600 mAh, 3.6V

Installing the Battery

Follow the steps below to install the
rechargeable battery pack.

Using the nger indentation, press in on

1)
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-909 rechargeable battery pack

supplied with your cordless telephone.

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Installing the Belt Clip

Route the
cord.

To AC outlet To DC IN 9V

AC adapter (supplied)

Route the
cord.

To AC outlet To DC IN 9V

AC adapter (supplied)

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.

Connect the AC adapter to the DC IN 9V jack and to a 120V

1)
AC outlet that is not controlled by a wall switch.

Caution: Use only the Uniden AD-0005 adapter.

Set the charger on a

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

Make sure that the

3)
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 rst time.

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Registering the Handset

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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.)

To register to a TRU9300 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.

Resetting the Handset

If you want to register the handset to a different base or replace

a handset with another one, you must rst clear the registration

information from the base and the handset.

Press and hold [ ] and [#] for at least 5 seconds, until the

1)
SYSTEM RESET menu appears.

2)

Select the DEREGISTER HS
submenu by pressing [select/ ].
WHICH HANDSET? appears in the
display.

Use [ ] or [ ] to select the handset ID to be de-registered

3)
from the list, and then press [select/ ]. DEREGISTER HS
appears.

Press [ ] to move the cursor to YES, and then press

4)

[select/ ]. You will hear a conrmation tone.

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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.

Press and hold [ ] and [#] for more than 5 seconds, until the

1)
SYSTEM RESET menu appears.

Press [ ] to move the cursor to BASE UNAVAILABLE and

2)
then press [select/ ]. BASE UNAVAILABLE appears.

Press [ ] to move the cursor to YES, and then press

3)

[select/ ]. You hear a conrmation 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.

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Using the Interface

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Parts of the Handset

Headset Jack Cover

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2.

Beltclip Hole
Speakerphone Speaker

3.
and Ringer

Handset Battery

4.
Compartment

New Message LED

5.

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Handset Earpiece

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LCD Display
[menu/clear] key

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[ ] key (up)

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[ /ash] key (talk/ash)

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[ ] key (phonebook/left)

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[*/tone] key

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[hold/int’com/xfer] key

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[redial/pause] key

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[select/ ] key (select/

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messages)

[ ] key (caller ID/right)

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[ ] key (end call)

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[ ] key (down)

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[#] key

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[ ] key (speaker)

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Handset Microphone

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Handset Charging
Contacts

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Reading the Display

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H an d se t # 1
N ew CI D : 5

:OFF

Ringer off icon (when the ringer is off) / battery icon

Number of new Caller ID calls received

Handset ID

H an d se t # 1
N ew CI D : 5

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Ringer off icon (when the ringer is off) / battery icon

Number of new Caller ID calls received

Handset ID

View the
phonebook

Four-way
Function Key

Up

View the
Caller ID

Down

View the
phonebook

Four-way
Function Key

Up

View the
Caller ID

Down

The handset display uses icons to tell you the status of your
phone. The table below lists the icons and what they mean.

Icon Status Description

Standby/

Talk

Standby

Talk

Talk

Talk

Talk

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

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

The mute icon appears while the handset
microphone is muted.

The boost icon appears when the Clarity
Boost feature is activated.

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

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

The Standby Screen

When the phone is in standby, the handset display shows the
following items:

Using the Four-way Function Key

Your handset has a four-way
function key that allows you to
move the cursor or pointer 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
to open the Caller ID list.

To use this four-way key, place your thumb over the key on the
handset and move to the four positions to get the feel of how it
moves and operates.

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