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Congratulations on your purchase of the Uniden Multi-Handset Cordless Telephone 
System! This unit is different from conventional cordless telephones. When the base 
unit is connected to AC power and a telephone line, it can support up to four handsets. 
You can now place a fully-featured cordless handset anywhere in your home or office 
where AC power is available to connect the handset chargers. Extra handsets also allow 
you to establish a three-way conference call among two handsets and an outside lines.

    Note:  Illustrations in this manual are used for explanation purposes. Some 

illustrations in this manual may differ from the actual unit.

As an Energy Star

 Partner, Uniden has determined that this product or product models 

meets the Energy Star

 guidelines for energy efficiency.

Energy Star

 is a U.S. registered mark.

• 2.4GHz Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
• 4 Multi-Handset Expandability (DCX700 handset sold separately)
• Hands Free Speakerphone
• Caller ID/Call Waiting Deluxe (subscribe through local telephone company)
• 80 Dynamic Memory Locations (Phonebook & Caller ID)
• Trilingual Display Options (English, French and Spanish)
• Intercom or Call Transfer between Handsets 
• Distinctive Ring Options 
• 34 ring types -  (14 animal rings, 10 ring tones and 10 melody rings)
• Hold or Mute Call
• Clarity  Boost 
• True Banner 
• DirectLink

 Mode

• Voice Mail Waiting Indicator at handset
• Room/Baby Monitoring 
• Battery Level Indicator
• Clock Display

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Summary of Contents for DCT 746M

Page 1: ...DCT 746M SERIES OWNER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...e Ringer Earpiece and Speaker Volume 30 Mute Microphone 31 Tone Dialing Switch over 32 Traveling Out of Range 32 Clarity Booster 33 Privacy Mode 33 Conferencing 34 Using One Touch Voice Mail Access 34...

Page 3: ...tions in this manual may differ from the actual unit As an Energy Star Partner Uniden has determined that this product or product models meets the Energy Star guidelines for energy efficiency Energy S...

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Page 5: ...and P 30 17 a ringer and volume control b scroll keys for display screen 10 cid caller ID P 47 11 tone P 32 38 12 pause redial Key P 26 29 13 speaker P 27 14 talk flash P 26 28 15 menu clear P 17 P 38...

Page 6: ...24 23 26 25 27 28 23 Base Antenna 24 charge LED 25 find handset P 36 26 Base Charging Contacts 27 TEL LINE Jack 28 DC IN 9V Jack C O F U...

Page 7: ...ndicates that ringer is turned off Talk Mute icon appears when you mute the handset Talk Speaker icon appears when the handset speaker phone is used Talk Booster icon appears when the Clarity Booster...

Page 8: ...ore choosing a location for your new phone read Installation Considerations on page 62 Here are some important guidelines you should consider If your home has specially wired alarm equipment connected...

Page 9: ...way Match the wire colors to the polarity label in the battery compartment connect the battery and listen for a click to insure connection 3 Make sure you have a good connection by gently pulling on...

Page 10: ...that the 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 base charging contacts 4 Charge your handset...

Page 11: ...er cord inside the molded wiring channel as shown 2 Plug the AC adapter into a standard 120V AC wall outlet 3 Plug the telephone line cords into the TEL LINE jack 4 Plug the telephone line cords into...

Page 12: ...hone jack to avoid excessive lengths Make sure the wall material is capable of supporting the weight of the base and handset Use 10 screws minimum length of 1 3 8 inches with anchoring devices suitabl...

Page 13: ...d Backward Forward Compatibility Your phone may be compatible with other Uniden 2 4 GHz Digital Expandable Systems Please visit our website www uniden com http www uniden com Please go to section Regi...

Page 14: ...utlet 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 charge LED illuminates If the LED does not illuminate check to se...

Page 15: ...r to Owner s Manual When you register an extra handset to the base the handset ID will be assigned 1 Before registering the extra handset the battery pack MUST be charged for 15 20 hours 2 Place the e...

Page 16: ...e 1 Perform the System Reset options De register the Handset and Replacing the Base Setting for all the handsets you have see page 25 2 Re register each handset by following the steps on page 14 Insta...

Page 17: ...ke in memory to take full advantage of all the phone features The table below lists the default settings Function Handset Function Handset Edit Voice Mail None Language LCD English Ringer Tones Turkey...

Page 18: ...vol to scroll through options Press select audio tone to make a selection Press menu clear to cancel setting and exit the menu If you do not press a key within 30 seconds the phone will time out and...

Page 19: ...istmas Merry Xmas Home Sweet Home Hm Swt Hm Lorri Song 6 Lorri Song When the Irish Eyes Are Smiling Irish Eyes Aura Lee Let Me Call You Sweet Heart Sweetheart Star Spangled Banner Star Spngl Old MacDo...

Page 20: ...distinctive ringing all incoming calls will have a normal ring tone Switching to Distinctive On activates all programmed distinctive rings 1 Press menu clear Select the Handset Setup menu and then th...

Page 21: ...confirmation tone Setting the True Banner True Banner lets you customize the name your handset displays The name will be displayed on the LCD screen during Standby Mode Intercom Intercom Hold Room Mon...

Page 22: ...ol Spanish 3 Press select audio tone You will hear a confirmation tone Setting the Key Touch Tone Key Touch Tone is the tone your keypad makes when keys are pressed You can turn this tone on or off 1...

Page 23: ...p menu and then the Day Time submenu option 2 Press vol or vol to select the day of the week and then select audio tone 3 Press vol or vol to set hour and then press select audio tone 4 Press vol or v...

Page 24: ...bmenu 2 Press vol or vol to select CW On CWDX On CW On CWDX Off or CW Off CWDX Off 3 Press select audio tone You will hear a confirmation tone Setting the Area Code If you enter a 3 digit area code nu...

Page 25: ...ve the setting as is otherwise set the unit to pulse dialing If your phone system requires pulse dialing and you need to send DTMF tones in certain situations during a call you may switch over to tone...

Page 26: ...te Models vary Charge handset on the base for registration or refer to Owner s Manual Replacing the Base Setting 1 Press and hold and end for more than 5 seconds Select the Replacing Base submenu Repl...

Page 27: ...isplay which represents a 2 second pause 3 Press talk flash From the Handset Speakerphone 1 Remove the handset from the base 2 Press 3 Listen for the dial tone To set Autotalk see page 19 or to set An...

Page 28: ...flash If Any Key Answer is on you can also press any number key Hanging Up From the handset press end or return the handset to the base From the handset speakerphone press end or return the handset t...

Page 29: ...ld 1 During a call press hold transfer int com on the handset The call will be put in hold 2 To talk to the caller press talk flash or on a handset The phone will return to the call You must subscribe...

Page 30: ...lk flash or 2 Press pause redial The last number dialed will be displayed and redialed To hang up press end Deleting a Redial Record 1 With the phone in standby mode press pause redial 2 Press pause r...

Page 31: ...ct after the telephone call has ended If you press the volume up key when the earpiece is at the maximum volume level an error tone sounds The error tone also sounds if you press the volume down key a...

Page 32: ...the caller cannot hear you 1 Press menu clear during talk mode while the phone is in use to mute the microphone 2 Press vol or vol to move the pointer to Mute and then select audio tone Mute On and ap...

Page 33: ...ll connects press the tone key Any digits you enter from then on will be sent as tone digits When this particular call ends the phone automatically returns to pulse dialing mode Traveling Out of Range...

Page 34: ...urn off Clarity Booster Boost Off appears Privacy Mode Privacy mode prevents interruption from other registered handsets This works only when the phone is in use 1 While on a call press menu clear 2 P...

Page 35: ...dset The other handset will still be connected to the call Using One Touch Voice Mail Access If you subscribe to voice mail service you can use your phone to access your voice mailbox The new message...

Page 36: ...edial A P appears in the display each time you press pause redial each pause inserts a a two second delay in the dialing sequence and each pause counts as one digit 4 Press select audio tone You will...

Page 37: ...base until the paging sound stops about 5 seconds Find Handset To locate the handset press find handset on the base when the phone is in standby mode All registered handsets beep for 60 seconds and Pa...

Page 38: ...er ID messages Any empty phonebook locations are used to store Caller ID messages For example if you have stored 80 phonebook entries on your handset the base will not store Caller ID messages The mem...

Page 39: ...Upper case letters first lower case letters next and finally the number corresponding to the key For example to enter Movies 1 Press 6 once and then press to move the cursor to the right 2 Press 6 six...

Page 40: ...e No Selectn option 8 Speed Dial appears Press vol or vol to move the pointer to select the Speed dial location 10 locations SPD1 SPD0 If you choose not to store the name number as a Speed Dial simply...

Page 41: ...tive Rings and Speed Dial on page 37 Storing a Redial Record 1 With the phone in standby mode press pause redial 2 Press pause redial repeatedly to display the number to be stored 3 Press select audio...

Page 42: ...en you press vol You can also use the letters on the number keys to select the first letter of the desired name Press a number key 2 9 and 0 once for the first letter twice for the second letter and s...

Page 43: ...select audio tone The number in the displayed phonebook location is dialed 4 To hang up press end Speed Dialing You can program up to ten speed dial numbers in each handset You must program a speed d...

Page 44: ...t Dial Edit and then press select audio tone 3 Use vol or vol or the number keypad to select desired phonebook entry see Viewing the Phonebook on page 41 4 When you have found the desired phonebook en...

Page 45: ...l Memory and then press select audio tone If you select All Memory Are you sure appears on the display screen Press vol or vol to select Yes and then press the select audio tone If you select One Memo...

Page 46: ...cations for each handset A Caller ID message is not stored when you have stored 80 of the phonebook locations When you have stored all 80 of the phonebook locations and Caller ID messages in total the...

Page 47: ...ur voice mail service or conference them into your current call You must subscribe to Call Waiting and Call Waiting Deluxe to use these features Not all features are available in all areas Check with...

Page 48: ...stores information for incoming calls even unanswered calls You can store up to 80 Caller ID messages and phonebook locations including Speed Dials for each handset You can view the Caller ID list th...

Page 49: ...tion to be deleted see Viewing the Caller ID List on page 47 2 Press menu clear 3 Press vol or vol to select Yes 4 Press select audio tone You will hear a confirmation tone Deleting all Caller ID name...

Page 50: ...ayed Caller ID number press 3 Press talk flash or The displayed phone number dials automatically OR 1 Press talk flash or 2 View the Caller ID message you want to dial see Viewing the Caller ID List o...

Page 51: ...sporting events or while shopping to stay in contact with family members or friends You must set both handsets to DirectLink Mode to activate this feature 1 Press menu clear and select DirectLink Mod...

Page 52: ...then page the other handset 3 On the receiving handset press talk flash or if Any Key Answer is on press any number key tone or 4 When you finish your conversation press end on either handset Return t...

Page 53: ...ndset from the cradle If AutoTalk is enabled the handset will automatically answers when you pick it up Or if Any Key Answer is enabled pressing a number key tone or will answer the page 2 Press talk...

Page 54: ...s the display will show the ID of the handset that is transferring the call 1 Pick up the handset from the cradle If AutoTalk is enabled the handset will automatically answers when you pick it up Or i...

Page 55: ...y using vol or vol 3 Press select audio tone RoomMonitor appears and you hear sounds in the room where the handset is installed 4 To turn off the Room Monitor press end or return the handset to the cr...

Page 56: ...ear Please contact your place of purchase or the Uniden Parts Department for a replacement battery Warning To avoid the risk of personal injury or property damage from fire or electrical shock only us...

Page 57: ...maintain a good charge clean the charging contacts on the handset once a month Dampen a cloth with plain water Gently rub the damp cloth over the charging contacts until all visible dirt is removed D...

Page 58: ...ne If the handset is left off of the base the actual Talk mode duration will be reduced respective to the amount of time the handset is off the base Recharge your phone on a regular basis by returning...

Page 59: ...u are not too far from the base Make sure the line is not in use If an out call is already using a line you cannot use that line to make another outside call Check both ends of the base telephone line...

Page 60: ...Digital Security Code see page 15 The handset doesn t communicate with other handsets Change the Digital Security Code see page 15 Make sure that you have registered all handsets An extra handset can...

Page 61: ...ttery cover off and the battery pack disconnected for at least 3 days 4 Once the handset is completely dry reconnect the battery pack and the battery cover 5 Recharge the handset s battery pack for 20...

Page 62: ...ersonnel under the following conditions A When the power supply cord is damaged or frayed B If liquid has been spilled into the product C If the product has been exposed to rain or water D If the prod...

Page 63: ...dwired Jack Some equipment is wired directly to a phone jack and these types of installations require a modular jack converter This type of installation is not difficult however you should contact you...

Page 64: ...ed to each terminal equipment provides an indication of the maximum number of terminals allowed to be connected to a telephone interface The termination on an interface may consist of any combination...

Page 65: ...50 Distinctive ringer 19 E F G H I J Earpiece volume 30 Expanding your phone 12 General information 57 Hands free conversation 26 Headset installation 15 Hold 28 I C notice 63 Important safety instru...

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