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Welcome

Congratulations on your purchase of the Uniden DCX50 
accessory handset and charging cradle. 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: -800-874-934.
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 DCX50 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

Accessory 
Handset

A handset that works with an expandable phone base. 
Accessory handsets must be registered to a base.

Base

The main part of the phone that connects to your phone 
line, and lets you make and receive calls.

Charging 
cradle

A cradle that charges an accessory handset. It connects to 
power but not to a phone line.

Standby

The handset is not in use. No line has been activated.  
(It doesn’t matter whether the handset is in the cradle.)  
No dial tone is present.

Station

Any registered handset or the base.

Talk

A dial tone has been enabled, so you can dial and carry on 
a conversation with an outside party.

Uniden

®

 is a registered trademark of Uniden America Corporation.

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Summary of Contents for DCX150 Series

Page 1: ...DCX150 Series UNIDEN CORDLESS TELEPHONES...

Page 2: ...ve us a message and we will call you back Important The DCX150 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...

Page 3: ...ases 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 the...

Page 4: ...ry compartment and slide it up into place Line up the red and black wires on the battery pack connector with the sticker in the handset s battery compartment BLACK RED Unpack all hand sets battery pac...

Page 5: ...the handset in the charging cradle with the display facing forward Charge your handset at least 15 to 20 hours before using it for the first time Make sure that the charge LED illuminates when the han...

Page 6: ...played the handset has been registered to the base Extra Handset Extra Handset Main Base Extra Handset Main Base Charge the handset for 15 20 hours Place the extra handset in the main base to register...

Page 7: ...press and hold Find Handset key while you reconnect the adapter Keep pressing Find Handset key until the charge LED starts to blink This key might be labeled Find or Find HS On the handset press and h...

Page 8: ...on 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 3 4 Resetting the Handset If you want to register...

Page 9: ...new message LED Earpiece Display LCD CLEAR INT COM key clear intercom key phonebook left REDIAL PAUSE key TALK FLASH key Twelve key dial pad key down key caller ID right MENU SELECT key MUTE key messa...

Page 10: ...rned off The voice mail icon appears when you have messages waiting in your voice mailbox The privacy icon appears when the Privacy Mode is turned on The speaker icon appears when the speaker phone is...

Page 11: ...currently highlighted Use on the four way function key to move the cursor up and to move the cursor down To select the highlighted option press MENU SELECT To go back to the previous screen press lef...

Page 12: ...ur way function key to move the cursor to the next position to enter the second letter For example to enter the word Movies Press 6 once to enter M Use right on the four way function key to move the c...

Page 13: ...ringer volume settings off low medium and high With the phone in standby press or The display shows the current volume level and the handset sounds the ringer at that level Use to make the ringer volu...

Page 14: ...o store and press MENU SELECT Move the cursor to Store into PB and press MENU SELECT Dial a record Find the entry you want to dial and press TALK FLASH or Delete a record Find the entry you want to de...

Page 15: ...hen press MENU SELECT Copy one entry to another station Find the entry you want to copy and press MENU SELECT Move the cursor to Copy and press MENU SELECT Move the cursor to select the station you wa...

Page 16: ...ting Privacy Mode To prevent other stations from interrupting a call press MENU SELECT during a call Move the cursor to Call Privacy and then press MENU SELECT Privacy Mode On and appear in the displa...

Page 17: ...tation accepts the call you will be disconnected Cancel a transfer To cancel the transfer and return to the call press TALK FLASH or Accept a transferred call To answer the transfer page and speak to...

Page 18: ...were received Repeating a message Press 1 once to go to the beginning of the current message Press 1 repeatedly to go back to a previous message Skipping a message Press 3 to go to the beginning of th...

Page 19: ...o dial your voice mail service Maintenance Battery Life With average use your battery provides more than ten hours of talk time and approximately seven days of standby time For optimum performance be...

Page 20: ...e battery casing Nickel is a chemical known to state of California to cause cancer Do not short circuit the battery Do not charge the battery used in this equipment in any charger other than the one d...

Page 21: ...nal Equipment NOTICE This equipment meets the applicable Industry Canada Terminal Equipment Technical Specifications This is confirmed by the registration number The abbreviation IC before the registr...

Page 22: ...F installed or programmed by anyone other than as detailed by the owner s manual for this product STATEMENT OF REMEDY In the event that the product does not conform to this warranty at any time while...

Page 23: ...to return it The Product should be shipped freight prepaid by traceable means to warrantor at Uniden America Service 4700 Amon Carter Blvd Fort Worth TX 76155 May be covered under one or more of the f...

Page 24: ...OUR WEBSITE AT WWW UNIDEN COM IF YOU Are Looking For A Part Or Accessory Or call our Parts Department at 1 800 554 3988 during regular business hours Have A Question Or A Problem Or call our Customer...

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