Uniden America UN042R User Manual
DCX400 Accessory Handset User's Guide
What's in the box?
DCX400 accessory
handset and
charger
If any items are missing or damaged, contact our Customer Care Line
immediately. Never use damaged products!
Need Help? Get answers 24/7 at our website: www.uniden.com.
If You... Contact Uniden’s... Phone Number
have a question or problem Customer Care Line* 817-858-2929 or 800-297-1023
need a part or accessory Parts Department* 800-554-3988
need special assistance due
to a disability
* During regular business hours, Central Standard Time. Visit our website for detailed
business hours.
Important Safety Precautions!
When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed
to reduce the risk of re, electric shock and injury to persons, including the following:
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
re. 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.
Charger AC adapter
(PS-0035)
Belt clip
Rechargeable battery
pack (BT-1018)
Accessibility Help
Line
800-874-9314
(voice or TTY)
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS!
Battery cover
Installing Your Handset
Charge the Battery
1) Unpack the handset, battery pack, and battery cover.
If the battery cover is already on the handset, press in
on the notch and slide the cover down and off.
2) Line up the red and black wires on the
battery pack with the label inside the
handset.
3) Push the battery pack connector in until it
Black
Red
5) Connect the AC adapter to the charger's
jack and set the plug into
AC IN 8V
the notch as shown. (This adapter
might already be connected.)
6) Plug the other end of the adapter into
a standard 120V AC power outlet.
7) Place the handset in the charger with
the display facing forward. The
light should turn on.
CHARGE
If... Try...
the
CHARGE
light does not
turn on
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.
-reseating the handset.
-checking the AC adapter connection.
-seeing if the outlet is controlled by a wall switch.
Charge the handset completely (about 15 hours) before using it.
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Registering to a Base
The accessory handset won't work until you register it to a base!
Compatible Bases
This handset is designed for use with Uniden's DECT4086 and DECT4096 bases. Other
Uniden DECT6.0 bases might be compatible with this handset. For the most up-todate list of which bases this handset is compatible with, see our website.
Registration Methods
There are three different registration methods, but it's easy to figure out which one
applies to your handset and base. Answer the two questions to register the handset
to one of the compatible bases.
Does the handset t in the base cradle?
Yes Place the handset in the base. The display should say
No
Does the base have an LCD display?
Handset Registering
.
Yes 1. On the base, open the menu and select
2. On the handset, press and hold
display says
No 1. Disconnect the base AC adapter.
2. On the base, press and hold
3. On the handset, press and hold
Handset Registering
After about 30 seconds, the handset display should say
Handset Registering (
(about 2 seconds).
POUND (#)
about 2 seconds).
FIND
while you reconnect the adapter.
POUND (#)
Test the connection
Pick up the handset and press
If... Try...
-you don't hear a dial tone
-the display says
TALK
. Make sure you get a dial tone. (Press
Making sure the handset is fully
Registration Failed
charged, then trying again.
Register Handset
until the handset
until the display says
Registration Complete
END
to hang up.)
.
.
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