Uniden XDECT 7055, XDECT 7055+1, XDECT 7055+2, XDECT 7055+3, XDECT 7055+4 Owner's Manual

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XDECT 7055

XDECT 7055 base

and cordless

handset

Base AC adapter

(AAD-041S(M))

Telephone cord

Charger AC adapter AAD-600S(M)

Battery cover

XDECT 7005 accessory handset & charger

If you purchased

model number:

You should

have:

XDECT 7055 None XDECT 7055+1 1 of each XDECT 7055+2 2 of each

XDECT 7055+3 3 of each XDECT 7055+4 4 of each XDECT 7055+5 5 of each

You might also find:

Rechargeable battery pack (BT-694 or BT-694s)

Battery cover

Rechargeable battery pack (BT-694 or BT-694s)

What's in the box?

Wall Mount Bracket

If any items are missing or damaged, contact your place of purchase. Never use damaged products!

Need Help? Get answers at our website: www.uniden.com.au for Australian model or www.uniden.co.nz for New Zealand model.

XDECT 7055 Series User's Guide

Important Safety Instructions!

When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to persons, including the following:

This unit is NOT waterproof.

DO NOT expose this unit to rain or moisture.

Do not use this product near water, for example, near a bath tub, wash bowl,

kitchen sink or laundry tub, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool. Avoid using a telephone (other than a cordless type) during an electrical

storm. There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning. Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak.

Use only the power cord and batteries indicated in this manual. Do not

dispose of batteries in a fire. They may explode. Check with local codes for possible special disposal instructions.

Do not place the handset in any charging cradle without the battery installed

and the battery cover securely in place.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS!

What's in the manual?

Installing Your Phone ...................... 3

Charge the Battery ......................... 3

Connect the Telephone Cord ........ 4

Getting to Know Your Phone.......... 5

Parts of the Base ............................ 5

Parts of the Handset ....................... 7

Reading the Displays .................... 8

Using the Menus .............................. 9

Using the Base Menu ..................... 9

Using the Handset Menus ........... 10

Entering Text on Your Phone ...... 11

Using Your Phone .......................... 12

Changing the Volume .................. 12

Using the Redial List .................... 13

Using Caller ID and Call Waiting .. 13

Using the Phonebook ................... 14

Chain Dialing ................................ 15

Finding a Lost Handset ................ 15

Using Special Features .................. 16

Using Do Not Disturb ................... 16

Using Call Block ............................ 16

Using Voice Message Notification 17

Using Multi-station Features ........ 18

Expanding Your Phone ................ 18

Using Conference Calling ............ 18

Using Privacy Mode ..................... 18

Using Call Transfer ....................... 19

Using the Intercom ....................... 19

Using the Answering System ...... 20

Setting Up Your Answering

System ....................................... 20

Getting Your Messages ............... 21

Screening Your Calls.................... 22

Using the System While You're

Away from Home ....................... 23

Solving Problems ........................... 24

Weak or Hard To Hear Audio ..... 25

Noise or Static On The Line ......... 26

Resetting and Registering

Handsets..................................... 27

Handling Liquid Damage ............. 28

Important Information ................... 29

Terms Used In This Guide ........... 29

Specifications ............................... 29

Battery Information ...................... 30

Mounting the base unit on a wall 31

One-year Limited Warranty .......... 33

Installing Your Phone

Charge the Battery

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

Line up the red and 2) black wires on the battery pack with the label inside the handset.

Push the connector 3) in until it clicks into place; tug gently on the wires to make sure the battery pack is securely connected.

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

Connect the base AC adapter to the 5)

DC IN

jack on the rear of the base. Route the cord through the molded wiring channel as shown.

If you have accessory 6) handsets, connect a charger AC adapter to each charger's

IN 9V

jack and set the plug into the notch as shown. (These adapters might already be connected.)

Plug the other end of each adapter 7) into a standard 240V AC power outlet.

Red

Black

DC IN 9V

8) Place a handset in the base and any accessory handset(s) in the charger(s) with the display(s) facing forward. The

CHARGE

light on the base and

each charger should all turn on.

If... Try...

the

CHARGE

light does not turn on

reseating the handset.

checking the AC adapter connection.

seeing if the outlet is controlled by a

wall switch.

Charge all handsets completely (about 15 hours) before using them.

Connect the Telephone Cord

Use the telephone cord to connect the

TEL LINE

jack to a

standard telephone wall jack.

Test the connection

Pick up the handset from 1) the cradle and press

TALK ( )/FLASH

. You should

hear a dial tone, and the display should say

Talk

If... Try...

you don't hear a dial tone or the display says

Check Tel Line

checking the connection between the base and the phone jack.

Make a quick test call. (Press 2)

END ( )

to hang up.)

If... Try...

there's a lot of noise or static

see page 26 for tips on avoiding interference.

Test any accessory handsets the same way. If you can't get a 3) dial tone or the handset display says

Unavailable

, try moving the handset closer to the base or resetting it (see page 27). Charge all handsets completely (about 15 hours) before using them.

DC IN 9V

Getting to Know Your Phone

Parts of the Base

If the key name is spelled out on the key itself, it's not labeled in the drawing below.

Base keys and how they work

Key name (and icon)

What it does

CLEAR/MUTE

While this station is ringing: mute the ringer for this call only.

During a call: mute the microphone.

While entering text: delete one character, or press & hold to

delete all the characters.

MENU/SELECT

In standby: open the menu.

In the menu or any list: select the highlighted item.

REDIAL/PAUSE

In standby: open the redial list.

While entering a phone number: insert a 2-second pause.

PLAY/STOP ( )

In standby: start playing messages.

While a message is playing: stop playing messages.

In the menu or a list: exit the menu completely.

PHONEBOOK/LEFT

DOWN

DO NOT DISTURB

CALLER ID/RIGHT

FIND HANDSET/ INTERCOM

Twelve-key

dial pad

Speaker

Charging contacts

Display

DELETE

SPEAKER

PLAY/STOP

Key name (and icon)

What it does

PHONEBOOK/ LEFT ( / )

In standby or during a call: open the phonebook.

In any menu or list: go up one level. (If you are already at

the top level, the phone exits the menu and returns to the previous operation.) During text entry: move the cursor to the left.

While playing messages: for the first 2 seconds, go to the

previous message; after that: go to the start of this message.

CALLER ID/ RIGHT ( / )

In standby or during a call: open the Caller ID list.

During text entry: move the cursor to the right.

While a message is playing: skip to the next message.

UP ( )

In standby: increase the ringer volume.

During a speakerphone call or while a message is playing:

increase the speaker volume. In the menu or any list: move the cursor up one line.

DOWN ( )

In standby: decrease the ringer volume.

During a speakerphone call or while a message is playing:

decrease the speaker volume. In the menu or any list: move the cursor down one line.

ON/OFF

In standby: turn the answering system on or off.

DELETE ( )

While a message is playing: delete this message.

In standby: delete all messages.

DO NOT DISTURB ( )

In standby: turn the Do Not Disturb feature on or off (see

page 16).

FLASH

During a call: switch to a waiting call.

BLOCK

While the phone is ringing: add the incoming caller ID to the

call block list (block the call).

FIND HANDSET/ INTERCOM

In standby: page a handset using the intercom.

During a call: put the call on hold & start a call transfer.

SPEAKER ( )

In standby: start a speakerphone call (get a dial tone).

During a speakerphone call: hang up.

Parts of the Handset

If the key name is spelled out on the key itself, it's not labeled in the drawing to the right.

Handset keys and how they work

Key name (and icon)

What it does

UP ( )

In standby: increase the ringer volume.

During a call: increase the call volume.

In the menu or any list: move the cursor up one line.

CALLER ID/ RIGHT ( )

In standby or during a call: open the Caller ID list.

During text entry: move the cursor to the right.

DOWN ( )

In standby: decrease the ringer volume.

During a call: decrease the call volume.

In the menu or any list: move the cursor down one line.

MENU/SELECT

In standby: open the menu.

In the menu or any list: select the highlighted item.

END ( )

During a call: hang up.

In the menu or any list: exit & go to standby.

CLEAR/ INTERCOM

In standby: page another station using the intercom.

During a call: put the call on hold & start a call transfer.

While entering text: delete one character, or press & hold to

delete all the characters.

PHONEBOOK/ LEFT ( )

In standby or during a call: open the phonebook.

In the menu: go back to the previous screen.

During text entry: move the cursor to the left.

*/ LOCK

In standby: press and hold to lock or unlock the keypad.

TALK/FLASH

END

KEYPAD LOCK

Microphone

Twelvekey dial pad

Display

Charging

contacts

Earpiece

PHONEBOOK/

LEFT

SPEAKER

DOWN

CALLER ID/ RIGHT

MESSAGES

CLEAR/

INTERCOM

Key name (and icon)

What it does

TALK ( )/FLASH

In standby: start a telephone call (get a dial tone).

During a call: switch to a waiting call.

SPEAKER ( )

Switch a normal call to the speakerphone (& back).

REDIAL/PAUSE

In standby: open the redial list.

While entering a phone number: insert a 2-second pause.

MUTE

During a call: mute the microphone.

While the phone is ringing: mute the ringer for this call only.

MESSAGES ( )

In standby: access your answering system.

Reading the Displays

On the base On the handset

SUN 12:00 AM New CID: 5

Answer ON

Message counter

Status

icons

Caller ID

count

Day and

time

Answering system status

12:00A Handset #1 New CID: 5

Handset banner

Status icons

Caller ID

count

Time

The table below shows the possible icons and what they mean. Since the icons appear based on what you're doing with the phone, you won't ever see all of these icons at the same time.

Icon What it means

The ringer is turned off: this station will not ring when a call comes in.

You have a voice message waiting (see the section titled "Using Voice Message Notification" on page 17).

Privacy Mode is on: no other station can join your call.

The speakerphone is on.

The microphone is muted, & the caller can't hear you.

(Handset only) T-coil mode is on. (See "Do you use a T-coil hearing aid?" on page 26.)

(Handset only) The battery is 1) fully charged, 2) half charged,

3) getting low, or 4) empty.

Using the Menus

The menus are designed to be as easy as possible. Some users don't even need the manual once they know how to perform these actions:

Open the menu Press

MENU/SELECT

Move the cursor

The arrow cursor on the left side of the line shows which menu item is currently highlighted. Use UP to move the cursor up &

DOWN

to move it down.

Select an option

Move the cursor to highlight the option, then press

MENU/

SELECT

Go up one screen Press

PHONEBOOK/LEFT

Close the menu

On the handset, press

END ( )

; on the base, press

PLAY/

STOP

. (If you open the menu during a call, use

PHONEBOOK/

LEFT

to back out of the menu without hanging up.)

If you don't press any keys for thirty seconds, the phone times out and exits the menu. (When setting the day and time, the timeout period is extended to two minutes.)

Using the Base Menu

You have the following options from the base:

VMWI Reset

Reset the voice message waiting indicator to bring it back into sync with your voice mail service (see page 17).

Call Blocking

Block unwanted calls from up to 20 phone numbers and manage your call block list (see page 16).

Register additional handsets to the base or re-register a handset that you had to reset for some reason (see "Resetting and Registering Handsets" on page 27).

Handset Setup Ans. Setup Day & Time Global Setup

To open the menu, press

MENU/SELECT.

To select the highlighted option, press

MENU/SELECT

To close the menu, press

END ( )

the handset or

PLAY/ STOP

on the

Use UP and

DOWN

to move

the cursor.

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