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Page 4: ...Viewing the Phonebook 42 Making Calls Using the Phonebook 43 Speed Dialing 43 Editing or Erasing a Stored Name Phone Number Distinctive Ring and Speed Dial 43 Chain Dialing 44 CALLER ID 45 Viewing the...

Page 5: ...s manual may differ from the actual unit for explanation purposes As an Energy Star Partner Uniden has determined that this product or product models meets the Energy Star guidelines for energy effici...

Page 6: ...ects one of over approx 130 000 digital security codes for the handset and base Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum FHSS technology improves calling range and clarity and eliminates cross talk Because i...

Page 7: ...es observing the correct polarity Replace the cover PLUG INTO AC POWER Plug the AC adapter cord into the base unit and then to a 120V AC outlet Place the handset in the base Note You must charge the b...

Page 8: ...Beltclip Hole 4 Hands Free Speaker 5 Handset Battery Compartment 6 New Message LED 7 Handset Earpiece 8 LCD Display 9 Talk flash Key 10 tone t Key 11 Speaker Key 12 Soft keys 13 Volume up Key 14 End K...

Page 9: ...n Key 27 Charge LED 28 Greeting Key 29 Memo rec record Key 38 Ringer vol volume up Key 39 Ringer vol volume down Key 40 Microphone 41 Telephone Input 42 DC Power Input 43 Charging Contacts DCT5280 2 o...

Page 10: ...ons indicate the handset battery status This icon cycles Standby Talk depending on the battery status empty low medium and full indicates that the batteries installed are not for use with this phone r...

Page 11: ...aller ID messages stored Store or edit phone numbers Redial one of the last three numbers dialed from the handset Etc Note The soft keys will not appear while charging the handset SUN 12 00A Handset 1...

Page 12: ...o change the security code see page 69 Step 1 page 11 Unpack the telephone and accessories Step 2 page 12 Next choose the best location to set up the base unit Step 3 page 13 to 17 Then insert the bat...

Page 13: ...er 1 Rechargeable batteries DCT5280 2 DCT5280 2 4 Long telephone cord 1 Short telephone cord 1 Beltclip DCT5280 1 DCT5280 2 2 Charger 1 DCT5280 2 only Also included This Owner s Manual Other Printed M...

Page 14: ...al vibration or shock Avoid heat sources such as radiators air ducts and sunlight Avoid television sets and other electronic equipment Avoid noise sources such as a window by a street with heavy traff...

Page 15: ...performance and safety use replacement batteries specifically matched for this phone contact www uniden com Using incorrect batteries could damage or limit the performance and could cause bodily injur...

Page 16: ...ts become very dirty using water only dampen a cloth to clean the charging contacts Then make sure to go back over the charging contacts with a dry cloth before returning the handset to the base to ch...

Page 17: ...s before plugging into the phone line 5 Once the handset batteries are fully charged connect the telephone line cord to the TEL LINE jack and to a telephone outlet If your telephone outlet isn t modul...

Page 18: ...lug the AC adapter into a standard 120V AC wall outlet 4 Plug the telephone line cord into the TEL LINE jack Route the cord inside the molded wiring channel as shown 5 Plug the telephone line cord int...

Page 19: ...jack to avoid excessive cord 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 20: ...n d s e t 1 D i r e c t L i n k M o d e CANCEL DirectLink S U N 1 2 0 0 A H a n d s e t 1 D i r e c t L i n k M o d e CANCEL DirectLink D i r e c t L i n k M o d e H a n d s e t S e t u p A n s w S e...

Page 21: ...S W S E T U P S e c u r i t y C o d e or Setup the menu see pages 27 28 OK soft key S Y S T E M R E S E T D e r e g i s t e r H S R e p l a c i n g B a s e BACK BACK OK or Setup the menu see page 30...

Page 22: ...cription Ringer Volume Adjust the ringer volume see page 24 Ringer Tones Adjusting the ringer tone see page 25 Distinct Ring Set the distinctive ring see page 25 Distinctive Ringer allows you to Disti...

Page 23: ...Adjust the handset LCD brightness for better viewing 10 levels see page 26 Submenu name Description Security Code Select a two digit Personal Identification Number PIN code A PIN code is required to...

Page 24: ...e you will see a full 10 digit number see page 29 Note If your calling area requires 10 digit dialing do not program this option Dial Mode Set the dial mode to tone or pulse see page 30 Submenu name D...

Page 25: ...confirm your setting To return to the previous screen press the BACK soft key For detailed instructions see the following sections for the desired submenu 5 To exit the menu press the end key If any...

Page 26: ...OK DirectLink Mode Using the DirectLink Mode 1 Enter the DirectLink Mode menu see Entering the Menu on page 23 2 Press the ENTER soft key to enter the DirectLink mode You will hear a confirmation ton...

Page 27: ...You will hear the ringer or melody as you scroll through the options 3 Press the OK soft key You will hear a confirmation tone Distinctive Ringer Setup 1 Enter the Handset Setup menu then the Distinc...

Page 28: ...et Setup menu then the Language submenu see Entering the Menu on page 23 2 Press volume or to choose English French Fran ais or Spanish Espa ol 3 Press the OK soft key You will hear a confirmation ton...

Page 29: ...ge 23 2 Press volume or to select a Ring Time Toll Saver 2 Times 4 Times or 6 Times 3 Press the OK soft key You will hear a confirmation tone Setting the Record Time 1 Enter the Answ Setup menu then t...

Page 30: ...sh Espa ol 3 Press the OK soft key You will hear a confirmation tone Setting the Call Screen 1 Enter the Answ Setup menu then the Call Screen submenu see Entering the Menu on page 23 2 Press volume or...

Page 31: ...y You will hear a confirmation tone Setting the Area Code 1 Enter the Global Setup menu then the Area Code submenu see Entering the Menu on page 23 2 Press the number keypad 0 9 to enter a 3 digit are...

Page 32: ...ear a confirmation tone When de registration is complete Deregistration Complete appears 4 After de registering the handset move to Replacing the Base Setting below Replacing the Base Setting 1 Enter...

Page 33: ...lash To make a call Handset Off the Cradle Handset Off the Cradle 1 Press talk flash 1 Press speaker 2 Listen for the dial tone 2 Listen for the dial tone 3 Dial the number 3 Dial the number OR OR Dia...

Page 34: ...standby mode While a call is on hold CIDCW can not be received Once 10 seconds has passed or when you press the end key the call will be put on hold The base microphone is located under the base see...

Page 35: ...any key for 30 seconds the phone returns to the standby mode If you press the end key the operation is canceled Redialing from Talk Mode 1 Press talk flash or speaker then the MENU soft key 2 Select t...

Page 36: ...and Handset Speaker Volume You can select different volume levels for the handset earpiece and the handset speaker 6 levels Low to Max The volume can only be adjusted during a call Press volume or to...

Page 37: ...to move your handset too far from your base unit noise increases If you pass the range limits of the base unit you will hear a beep and Out of Range appears then the handset returns to the standby mo...

Page 38: ...initiate the 3 way conversation 2 To hang up press talk on the base The handset will still be connected to the call When speaking on the base 1 Press talk flash or speaker on the handset to initiate t...

Page 39: ...your Answering System on page 58 Flash and Call Waiting If you have Call Waiting service and a call waiting tone sounds while you are on a call press talk flash to accept the waiting call There is a s...

Page 40: ...o enter the storing operation press the STORE soft key 4th line The BACK and the STORE soft keys Storing Phone Numbers Names Distinctive Rings and Speed Dial Phonebook Phonebook 50 Search A Z Store ST...

Page 41: ...ll hear a confirmation tone and Done appears in the display If you choose not to store a Distinctive Ring simply select the No Selectn option If you choose not to store the name number as a Speed Dial...

Page 42: ...ys to select the desired characters With each press of a number key 0 9 the displayed character appears in the following order Upper case letters first lower case letters next and finally the number c...

Page 43: ...Phone Numbers Names Distinctive Rings and Speed Dial on page 38 2 Press the STORE soft key Store Edit Name appears 3 Press 6 once then press s to move the cursor to right 4 Press 6 six times 5 Press 8...

Page 44: ...n The first location that begins with the letter you entered appears For example to search for Movies press 6 once Press volume or until the phonebook location is displayed 4 To finish the viewing ope...

Page 45: ...ed Dialing If you store a phone number in a speed dial memory location 10 locations SPD1 SPD0 you can use the speed dialing feature When the phone is in the standby mode press and hold a number key 0...

Page 46: ...a Editing the Stored Data 1 When the phonebook location to be edited appears press the EDIT soft key Store Edit Name appears 2 Follow the steps 4 to 8 under Storing Phone Numbers Names Distinctive Rin...

Page 47: ...s not offer Caller ID service the caller s phone number and name does not appear This includes some international calls When the call is via a private branch exchange PBX the caller s phone number and...

Page 48: ...alphabetical search press the number key pad 2 9 and 0 with the letter associated with the first letter of the desired message 4 To finish the viewing operation press the BACK soft key repeatedly or...

Page 49: ...the phone is in the standby mode press the CID RDL PB soft key 2 Press volume or to move the pointer to Caller ID then press the OK soft key The number of new and total records appear 3 Press the DEL...

Page 50: ...e Caller ID list can be stored in memory 1 When the phone is in the standby mode view the Caller ID message to be stored Then press the STORE soft key Store Edit Name appears 2 To complete the setting...

Page 51: ...tails 1 When you receive a Call Waiting call press the CWDX soft key for a list of options 2 Press volume or or the number keypad 1 7 to select an option For example press 4 times press 2 times 3 Pres...

Page 52: ...able Outgoing Messages Voice Prompts for Menu Setup Guidance Time and Day Announcement Remote Message Retrieval Toll Saver Conversation Recording Voice Memo Trilingual Language Option Message Alert Re...

Page 53: ...8 Setting up your Answering System Setting your outgoing message Greeting When you receive a call the answering system automatically plays either the pre recorded message or your own greeting Pre reco...

Page 54: ...The other three are volume levels 1 When the phone is in the standby mode press ringer vol or You hear the ringer at the current volume level High Medium Low or Off if you set the base ringer volume...

Page 55: ...roll through the menu options repeatedly press CLOCK MENU on the base in the standby mode The system returns to standby after the last menu option A confirmation tone sounds to indicate the standby mo...

Page 56: ...etting A confirmation tone sounds the day and time you set are announced for your review Setting a PIN code To play your messages from a remote location you will need to enter a two digit Personal Ide...

Page 57: ...saver appears on the base and it is announced 2 Press SELECT or SELECT until the desired ring time appears 3 Press SET to select the new ring time A confirmation tone sounds the system announces the n...

Page 58: ...On and when a new message is received the alert tone will sound every 15 seconds Set the Message Alert to On or Off by using the CLOCK MENU key 1 Press CLOCK MENU five times The current setting On or...

Page 59: ...pears on the base 2 Press SELECT or SELECT to choose or 3 Press SET A confirmation tone sounds and the system announces the new setting You can mute the Call Screen temporarily When the system is answ...

Page 60: ...age The old messages will be played in the order in which they were received Repeating a message 1 Press to review your messages The number of stored messages is announced 2 To repeat the current mess...

Page 61: ...s the number of messages stored in memory Deleting a message To maintain maximum record time delete the old messages 1 Press to review your messages 2 Press del at anytime during the message to delete...

Page 62: ...ord a conversation from the handset or the base more than 2 seconds and within 10 minutes From the handset 1 During a conversation press the MENU soft key on the handset 2 Press volume or to select Re...

Page 63: ...e three times you will hear a beep and the system will return to standby During the remote operation appears on the base 1 Call your telephone number and wait for the system to answer If the answering...

Page 64: ...command waiting mode You may enter another command at this time from the chart above 6 When you are finished hang up to exit the system The answering system automatically returns to standby Remote acc...

Page 65: ...ring system announces the current time and the number of messages stored in the memory Messages will be played in the order in which they were received The time and day that each message was received...

Page 66: ...ring when a call is received E X PA N D I N G Y O U R P H O N E 64 Connecting the Charger IMPORTANT If you purchase a DCX520 extra handset please register the handset to the DCT5280 series base before...

Page 67: ...e 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 please try these...

Page 68: ...o the cradle or press the CANCEL soft key then the OK soft key to return to normal mode SUN 12 00A Handset 1 DirectLink Mode CANCEL DirectLink To DirectLink press 1 4 BACK DirectLink from Handset 1 BA...

Page 69: ...then press the OK soft key If you select All all handsets and the base will be paged An intercom tone sounds 3 On the receiving handset or the base to answer the call press talk flash intercom hold o...

Page 70: ...er the page press talk flash intercom hold or the ANSWER soft key or talk or intercom on the base Or press any number key tone t or s when Any Key Answer is On or pick up the handset from the cradle w...

Page 71: ...cally While registering Handset Registering appears in the display 3 When the registration is complete Registration Complete appears in the display 4 Repeat steps 1 3 for another handset s If the regi...

Page 72: ...om the handset to charge them Never throw the batteries into a fire disassemble them or heat them Do not remove or damage the battery casing Maintenance When the handset or base unit becomes slightly...

Page 73: ...l When the operating time becomes short even after the batteries are recharged please replace the batteries A replacement Uniden adapter may be purchase at your local Uniden dealer or by contacting th...

Page 74: ...tside call is already established you may not be able to make another outside call Can t make an internal call Make sure that the receiving handset is not already in use Make sure that the handset or...

Page 75: ...2nd handset or the base cannot join the conversation The answering system does not work Make sure the base unit is plugged in Make sure that the answering system is turned On Make sure that the messa...

Page 76: ...completely dry reinstall the batteries and the battery cover openings on the base 5 Recharge the handset s batteries for 20 hours in the base unit before using the phone Base 1 Disconnect the AC adapt...

Page 77: ...dangerous voltages or other risks Incorrect reassembly can cause electric shock when the appliance is subsequently used 12 Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified se...

Page 78: ...quire a modular jack converter This type of installation is not difficult however you should contact your Uniden telephone dealer or a telephone supply store for advice about the proper adapter or con...

Page 79: ...ach 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 of devi...

Page 80: ...register the handset 30 Dialing mode 15 30 Digital security code 10 69 Distinctive ringer 25 E F G H Earpiece volume 34 Expanding your phone 64 Hands free conversation 31 Headset installation 69 I J...

Page 81: ...ress 0 and enter your PIN code The answering system announces the number of messages stored in memory and the help guidance 3 To quit hang up the phone Turn on the answering system remotely 1 Call you...

Page 82: ...Key Repeat a Message Playing incoming Messages Skipping a Message Deleting a Message Stop Operation Answering System On Memo Record Stop Greeting Message Record Stop Answer System Off Help Guidance D...

Page 83: ...ay be covered under one or more of the following U S patents 4 511 761 4 523 058 4 595 795 4 797 916 5 381 460 5 426 690 5 434 905 5 491 745 5 533 010 5 543 605 5 574 727 5 581 598 5 650 790 5 660 269...

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