Uniden DXI 386-2 Owner'S Manual Download

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GETTING STARTED

G E T T I N G S T A R T E D

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Uniden Parts Department at (800) 554-3988
Hours: M-F 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST. We can also be
reached on the web at

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Make sure you have received the following items in the package. If any of these
items are missing or damaged, contact the Uniden Parts Department.

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Main base unit (1)

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Handset (2)

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AC adapter (2)

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Rechargeable battery (2)

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Telephone cord (1)

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Beltclip (2)

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Extra charging cradle (1)

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This owner’s manual

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DXI386 6/7/2 10:51 AM Page 7

Summary of Contents for DXI 386-2

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Page 3: ... Storing Phone Numbers and Names 23 Steps for Entering Names and Special Characters 25 Making Calls with Memory Dialing 27 Chain Dialing 28 Editing a Stored Name and or Phone Number 29 Erasing a Stored Name and Phone Number 31 RocketDial RocketDial 32 Storing and Editing the RocketDial 32 Making Calls with the RocketDial 32 Deleting the RocketDial 33 Caller ID Features Caller ID 34 When the Teleph...

Page 4: ...codes for the handset and base Also the AutoSecureTM feature electronically locks your phone when the handset is in the main base RocketDialTM is a one touch speed dial key that automatically dials your most important or frequently called number The number dialed is a preset number stored by the user Call Transfer allows you to transfer outside calls from handset to handset only one handset at a t...

Page 5: ...ndset in the extra charging cradle It does not matter which handset is placed in the main base and extra charging cradle 2 Connect the battery pack connector with the correct polarity 3 Replace the cover TO PLUG INTO AC POWER Note You must charge the batteries continuously for 15 20 hours before using the phone Note Three Caller ID options are available AutoTalk Caller ID on Call Waiting CIDCW and...

Page 6: ...t earpiece 6 LCD display 7 Caller ID menu key 8 Talk flash key 9 tone left cursor key 10 Redial pause p key 11 Select channel key 12 Handset microphone and ringer speaker 13 Volume up key 14 RocketDial key 15 End key 16 Volume down key 17 right cursor key 18 Memory mem key 19 Delete transfer key 20 Handset charging contacts Controls and Functions Dual Handsets DXI386 6 7 2 10 50 AM Page 4 ...

Page 7: ...andset key 23 Base charging contacts 24 Telephone line jack 25 DC IN 9V jack 26 Charging contacts 27 Charge LED 28 DC IN 9V jack C O N T R O L S A N D F U N C T I O N S 5 27 28 26 Main Base Extra Charging Cradle DXI386 6 7 2 10 50 AM Page 5 ...

Page 8: ...before plugging into the telephone line and using the phone Step 4 page 12 After fully charging the handsets remove the handset from the extra charging cradle and place it in the main base cradle for at least 5 seconds Conveniently your cordless phone allows you to transfer outside calls from handset to handset simply by pressing the transfer key Not to worry conversations will not be interrupted ...

Page 9: ...so be reached on the web at www uniden com Make sure you have received the following items in the package If any of these items are missing or damaged contact the Uniden Parts Department Main base unit 1 Handset 2 AC adapter 2 Rechargeable battery 2 Telephone cord 1 Beltclip 2 Extra charging cradle 1 This owner s manual Other printed materials DXI386 6 7 2 10 51 AM Page 7 ...

Page 10: ...motors microwave ovens and fluorescent lighting The main base can be placed on a desk tabletop or mounted on a standard wall plate Avoid excessive moisture extremely low temperatures dust mechanical 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 traffic A...

Page 11: ...ndset The plastic connectors will fit together in only one way Once you are certain that you have made a good connection then insert the battery pack into the battery compartment Do not pinch the wires 3 Securely close the battery compartment cover by sliding it up until it snaps into place 4 Place one handset in the main base with the keypad facing forward Place the other handset in the extra cha...

Page 12: ...e is not in use Low Battery appears on the LCD and none of the keys will operate If the phone is in use Low Battery flashes and the handset beeps Complete your conversation as quickly as possible and return the handset to the main base unit for charging Cleaning the Battery Charging Contacts To maintain a good charge it is important to clean the battery contacts on the handsets and main base unit ...

Page 13: ...luminate check to see that the AC adapter is plugged in and that the handset makes good contact with the main base charging contacts Place the handset in the main base with the keypad facing forward for charging Place the power cord so that it does not create a trip hazard or where it could become chafed and create a fire or electrical hazard After installing the battery packs in the handsets char...

Page 14: ...le The extra handset WILL NOT operate properly until the registration has been completed Once the handset is registered it is ready for use Follow these simple steps to register 1 First install the battery packs in both handsets Place either handset in the main base cradle then place the extra handset in the extra charging cradle Charge both handsets for 15 20 hours 2 After fully charging both bat...

Page 15: ...12 Call Transfer Feature Conveniently your cordless phone allows you to transfer outside calls from handset to handset simply by pressing the transfer key Not to worry conversations will not be interrupted only one handset at a time can talk with an outside caller The second handset cannot go off hook to listen to conversations or make an outgoing call while the other handset is in use To transfer...

Page 16: ...nel as shown 3 Plug the AC adapter into a standard 120V AC wall outlet 4 Plug the telephone line cord into the TEL LINE jack Wrap the cord inside the molded wiring channel as shown 5 Plug the telephone line cord into the telephone outlet 6 Align the mounting slots on the main base with the mounting posts on the wall Then push in and down until the phone is firmly seated DO NOT use an AC outlet con...

Page 17: ... inches with anchoring devices suitable for the wall material where the main base unit will be placed 1 Insert two mounting screws into the wall with their appropriate anchoring device 3 15 16 inches apart Allow about 1 8 of an inch between the wall and screw heads for mounting the phone 2 Refer to steps 1 through 6 on page 14 to mount the telephone Terminology Throughout this manual terms such as...

Page 18: ...Press select channel to toggle between On and Off for AutoTalk and CIDCW 3 Press end and return the handset to the main base unit The handset returns to the standby mode To enter your Area Code If you enter a 3 digit area code number in the Area Code option your local area code does not appear in Caller ID messages Do not program this option if your calling area requires 10 digit dialing When revi...

Page 19: ...by mode When the area code has already been stored in memory the stored area code will be displayed To change it use the delete transfer and number keys to enter the new area code Then press select channel A confirmation tone sounds To complete the setting press end or return the handset to the main base unit Choosing the dialing mode Most phone systems use tone dialing which sends DTMF tones thro...

Page 20: ...the standby mode If you are not sure of your dialing system set for tone dialing Make a trial call If the call connects leave the setting as is otherwise set for pulse dialing If your phone system requires pulse dialing and you need to send the DTMF tones for certain situations during a call you may switch over to tone dialing Refer to Tone Dialing Switch over on page 21 Dialing mode can only be c...

Page 21: ...handset 2 Press redial p then press talk flash Handset On Base Handset Off Base To answer a call To make a call To hang up To redial Press talk flash any number tone or AutoTalk 1 Press talk flash 2 Listen for the dial tone 3 Dial the number OR Dial the number then press talk flash 1 Press talk flash 2 Listen for the dial tone 3 Press redial p OR Press redial p then press talk flash Refer to page ...

Page 22: ...has ended Ringer Mute You can temporarily mute the ringer tone When the handset is off the main base and the phone is ringing press end to stop the incoming ring The ringer tone will return to normal starting with the next incoming call When you press in Maximum mode or in Low mode the handset beeps rapidly Ring Type A High Ring Type A Low Ring Type B High Ring Type B Low Ringer Off If you select ...

Page 23: ...nitially make your call with the pulse dialing mode Once your call connects press tone Enter the desired number These digits will be sent as tone dialing Once the call ends the tone mode is canceled and pulse dialing mode resumes Traveling Out of Range During a call as you begin to move your handset too far from your base unit noise increases If you pass the range limits of the main base unit your...

Page 24: ... either handset Selecting a Different Channel If you encounter interference while using your phone you can manually change the phone s channel for clear operation This function works only when the phone is in use Press select channel Scanning appears on the display indicating the phone is changing to another channel For more information on interference refer to Precautions on page 45 You can cance...

Page 25: ...appears the selected memory location is already stored Then you must either edit the entry in this location delete the entry in this location or select Go Back to choose another location 4 To enter a name up to 14 characters use the number keys See the Steps for entering names and special characters See pages 25 26 Use and tone to move the cursor to the desired location Use delete transfer to dele...

Page 26: ...The display shows a P Each pause counts as one digit and represents a two second delay of time between the digits Use delete transfer to delete digits as needed 7 Press select channel You will hear a confirmation tone and the following screen appears Memory storage is complete For example if you store a name and number into memory location number 7 the display shows Memory 7 Stored After about 2 s...

Page 27: ...umber corresponding to the key If you make a mistake while entering a name Use tone or to move the cursor to the incorrect character Press delete transfer to erase the wrong character then enter the correct character To delete all characters press and hold delete transfer Number of times key is pressed keys 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 A B C a b c 2 D E F d e f 3 G H I g h i 4 J K L j k l 5 M N O m n o 6 P...

Page 28: ...x times 7 Press 3 four times then press to more the cursor to the right 8 Press 3 five times 9 Press 6 five times 10 When finished press select channel To continue to store the telephone number proceed to step 6 on page 24 If the next character uses the same number key you must press to move the cursor over Otherwise the next time you press the number key it changes the character that was previous...

Page 29: ...play When the stored phone number has 15 or more digits is displayed next to the 13th digit Press to see the extra digits and tone to return 1 UNIDEN CORP 2 JOHN DOE 3 MOM AND DAD Connecting 0123456789012 Program name Program number 1 8002971023 2 5452930 3 8175551212 1 UNIDEN CORP 2 JOHN DOE 3 MOM AND DAD 5 012345678901 6 0118135543290 7 If you press select channel before talk flash you can confi...

Page 30: ... group of numbers up to 20 digits that you need to enter once your call connects This is referred to as Chain Dialing An example of this is a bank account number Once you have called your bank and are prompted to enter the account number simply press mem and the location number where the special number has been stored Store your special number with an identifying name Refer to Storing Phone Number...

Page 31: ...annel The following screen appears The cursor flashes indicating that the display is ready for the name to be edited When a name has not been stored the cursor appears at the beginning of the second line 5 Use the number keys tone or delete transfer to edit the name See page 23 To edit only the phone number skip this step 6 Press select channel The following screen appears The cursor flashes indic...

Page 32: ...ip this step 8 Press select channel You hear a confirmation tone and the following screen appears The memory storage is complete For example if you store a name and number into memory location number 1 the display shows Memory 1 Stored After about 2 seconds Memory Store is displayed 9 Press end to return to standby mode Memory 1 Stored Memory Store 1 UNIDEN CORP 2 JOHN DOE DXI386 6 7 2 10 51 AM Pa...

Page 33: ...hannel The following confirmation screen appears 6 Press to move the pointer to Yes 7 Press select channel or delete transfer You hear a confirmation tone and the following screen appears 8 After about 2 seconds the display returns to the Memory Store screen You may delete the information in another memory location return to step 2 or press end to return to standby mode Memory Store 1 UNIDEN CORP ...

Page 34: ...s a number already stored Press or to select Edit Number then press select channel 2 Store the number by following step 6 under Storing Phone Numbers and Names on page 24 3 Press select channel You hear a confirmation tone and the following screen appears Memory storage is complete If the RocketDial does not have a stored number an error tone sounds and the phone will not dial Making Calls with th...

Page 35: ... to select Delete Number 3 Press select channel Following display appears 4 Press to move the pointer to Yes 5 Press select channel or delete transfer You hear a confirmation tone and the following display appears After about 2 seconds the handset returns to standby mode Edit Number Delete Number Go Back Delete Number Yes No Number Deleted DXI386 6 7 2 10 51 AM Page 33 ...

Page 36: ...ation is stored in the Caller ID record If the Caller ID service includes the caller s name the caller s name appears on the display up to 15 letters Here are some typical displays 5 11 12 30PM UNIDEN CORP 800 297 1023 The date and time received Caller s name Caller s phone number When the phone number and name data are received When a private number is received When a private name is received Whe...

Page 37: ...to see previous message 4 Press end to return to standby mode When an unknown number is received When an unknown name is received Data errors appear as New 01 Total 02 5 17 12 30PM 03 UNIDEN CORP 800 297 1023 In Caller ID operation if no key is pressed for more than 30 seconds an error tone sounds and the telephone returns to the standby mode If a call comes in via a telephone system that does not...

Page 38: ... automatically deleted Caller ID data can also be deleted manually Deleting a Caller ID message 1 Press cid menu Display the message to be deleted from the Caller ID list by pressing or 2 Press delete transfer 3 Press or to select Yes or No 4 Press select channel or delete transfer When the pointer is at Yes A confirmation tone sounds and the Caller ID message is deleted The next Caller ID message...

Page 39: ... select Yes or No 4 Press select channel or delete transfer When the pointer is at Yes A confirmation tone sounds and all stored Caller ID messages are deleted When the pointer is at No The display returns to the summary screen Total 00 New 01 Total 02 DXI386 6 7 2 10 51 AM Page 37 ...

Page 40: ...prefix 1 in the display to set up for a long distance call Pressing 3 will set or cancel an area code setting Dial edit You can temporarily edit the Caller ID number that is displayed by pressing select channel A cursor appears in the display Press delete transfer to move the cursor left enter the new phone number you would like to dial and then press talk flash This will not change the number in ...

Page 41: ...er a number 0 9 to select the memory location to be stored 4 Press select channel You hear a confirmation tone and the number is stored in memory The display returns to the Caller ID list 5 17 12 30PM 03 UNIDEN CORP 800 297 1023 Select Location 1 2 JONE DOE 5 17 12 30PM 03 UNIDEN CORP 800 297 1023 Replace Memory Yes No If a message has already been stored in the selected memory number location a c...

Page 42: ...andom secu rity code is set Installing the Beltclip To attach the beltclip Insert the beltclip into the holes on each side of the handset Press down until it clicks To remove the beltclip Pull both sides of the beltclip to release the tabs from the holes Headset Installation Your phone may be used with an optional headset the Uniden HS910 To use this feature insert headset plug into the headset ja...

Page 43: ...the period that the power is off you will not be able to make or receive calls with the telephone Caution Use only specified Uniden battery pack BT 905 Do not remove the battery from the handset to charge it Never throw the battery into a fire disassemble it or heat it Do not remove or damage the battery casing Caution Do not use paint thinner benzene alcohol or other chemical products Doing so ma...

Page 44: ... Press select channel to help eliminate background noise Make sure that you are not too far from the main base Re register both handsets See page 12 Check both ends of the main base telephone line cord Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into the main base and wall outlet Disconnect the AC adapter for a few minutes then reconnect it Make sure that you are not too far from the main base Re register...

Page 45: ...ler ID service is current Make sure the battery pack is connected to the handset and fully charged Place the extra handset in the main base for 5 seconds Make sure the other handset is not already in use Both handsets cannot be in talk mode at the same time Place the handset for at least 5 seconds to re register to the main base Make sure the handset is not too far from the main base when trying t...

Page 46: ...hone call When the operating time becomes short even after the battery is recharged please replace the battery With normal usage the battery should last about one year A replacement Uniden adapter and battery may be purchased at your local Uniden dealer or by contacting the Uniden Parts Department 800 554 3988 Hours are from 7 00 a m to 5 00 p m Central Time Monday through Friday We can also be re...

Page 47: ... spilled into the product C If the product has been exposed to rain or water D If the product does not operate normally when following the operating instructions Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions Improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive repair work by a qualified technician E If the product has been dropped ...

Page 48: ...on the bottom of the base NOTE Place the power cord so that it does not create a trip hazard or where it could become chafed and create a fire or other electrical hazards Adapter Safety Features If the AC adapter furnished with this phone has a polarized line plug a plug having one blade wider than the other this plug will fit into the power outlet only one way If you are unable to insert the plug...

Page 49: ...equipment itself The REN assigned 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 of devices subject only to the requirement that the sum of the Ringer Equivalence Numbers of all the devices does not exceed five RADIO EQUIPMENT The term IC before the ...

Page 50: ... E F G Earpiece volume 20 Extra Handset 12 General information 44 H Headset installation 40 I J K L I C Notice 47 Interference 45 M N O Maintenance 41 Making a call 19 Memory dialing Editing a stored name and or phone number 29 Erasing a stored name and phone number 31 Making calls with memory dialing 27 Storing phone numbers and names 23 Mounting on a wall 14 P Q Package contents 7 Paging 22 Prec...

Page 51: ...PURCHASE Our Uniden representatives will be happy to help you with any matters regarding the operation of this unit available accessories or any other related matters Thank you for purchasing a Uniden product Hours M F 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM CST For information on the accessibility features of this product please call 1 800 874 9314 V TTY Accessibility DXI386 6 7 2 10 51 AM Page 49 ...

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