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Cordless

Telephone

with Answering System

Instruction Manual

EXA2955

900

MHz

EXA2955-9/21 9/21/01 4:45 PM Page 1

Summary of Contents for EXA2955

Page 1: ...Cordless Telephone with Answering System Instruction Manual EXA2955 900MHz ...

Page 2: ... and instructions marked on the product 3 Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning Use a dry cloth for cleaning without liquid or aerosol cleaners 4 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 5 Do not place this product on an unstable cart stand or table The telephone may fall causin...

Page 3: ... in writing prior to such actions to allow you time for making necessary arrangements to continue uninterrupted service If you are having trouble with your telephone service you must first disconnect your phone to determine if it is the cause of your problem If you determine that it is the cause you must leave it disconnected until the trouble has been corrected D If the product does not operate n...

Page 4: ...tions Selecting a Location Before choosing a location for your new phone there are some important guidelines you should consider The location should be close to both a phone jack and continuous power outlet A continuous power outlet is an AC outlet which does not have a switch to interrupt its power Keep the base and handset away from sources of electrical noise such as motors or fluorescent light...

Page 5: ...n the handset and the base phone Intercom 27 To talk from the handset to the base phone 28 To talk from the base phone to the handset 29 Transferring a call 29 To transfer from the base phone to the handset 30 To transfer from the handset to the base phone 31 Having a three way conference 31 To join the phone conversation Answering Machine Features 32 Setting up the answering machine 32 Setting th...

Page 6: ...the best location for the base phone Base phone Step 3 pages 11 to 12 Then insert the battery pack into the handset and charge it for 15 20 hours About the digital security code The cordless telephone uses a digital security code to provide protection against unwanted access to your base phone The security code blocks other cordless handsets to make calls through your base phone A random security ...

Page 7: ...ST We can also be reached on the web at www uniden com Step 1 Checking the package contents Make sure you have received the following items in the package AC power adapter AD 314 Base phone Handset Telephone line cord 1 Wall bracket stand for base phone Rechargeable battery pack BT 905 ...

Page 8: ...erference to nearby TVs and VCRs the base phone should not be placed near or on the top of a TV or VCR and if interference is experienced moving the cordless telephone farther away from the TV or VCR will often reduce or eliminate the interference Away from television sets and other electronic equipment Away from a microwave oven Away from excessive moisture extremely low temperatures dust mechani...

Page 9: ...ect the telephone line cord to the LINE jack and to a telephone outlet 2 Connect the AC power adapter to the DC IN 9V jack and to an AC outlet 3 Raise the antenna Make sure it points towards the ceiling Connect the base phone If you want to hang the base phone on the wall see page 47 If you want to use the wall bracket as the stand attach it on the bottom of the base phone before step 1 as illustr...

Page 10: ...ar contact your telephone service company for assistance Choose the dialing mode For the telephone to work properly select an appropriate dialing mode tone or pulse 10 Getting Started DIAL MODE switch Polarity of the plug Modular Depending on your dialing system set the DIAL MODE switch as follows If your dialing system is Set the switch to Tone TONE Pulse PULSE If you aren t sure of your dialing ...

Page 11: ...handset 2 Connect the battery connector with correct polarity black wire goes on left side and red wire goes on right 3 Close the battery compartment lid 4 Place the handset on the base phone The CHARGE LED lights up when the handset is properly seated on the charge terminals of the base phone Charge the battery pack for 15 20 hours so that the battery is fully charged The CHARGE LED remains lit e...

Page 12: ...s full capacity To obtain the best performance from the battery Do not place the handset on the base phone after each call The battery works best if the handset is returned to the base phone after two or three calls However do not leave the handset off the base phone for a long period of time as this will completely discharge the battery pack When to purchase a new battery pack If the battery last...

Page 13: ... Battery compartment p 11 8 TONE button p 16 19 Allows you to switch temporarily to tone dialing 9 MEMORY button p 22 Used to make a call with memory dialing 10 OFF button p 16 19 Allows you to disconnect the call 11 FLASH button p 16 19 12 HOLD button p 16 19 26 Used to hold a call 13 INTERCOM button p 27 Used to make an intercom call 14 CHANNEL button p 16 19 Used to select a better channel 15 R...

Page 14: ...sage Keep the button pressed for slow playback of messages 6 Dialing keys p 17 7 EDIT button p 21 Used to store numbers for memory dialing Identifying the parts continued 8 IN USE LED p 17 19 25 Lights when one of the phones is in use 9 CHARGE LED p 11 Lights while the battery is being charged 10 MIC microphone p 33 44 11 TONE button p 17 19 Allows you to switch temporarily to tone dialing 12 HOLD...

Page 15: ...nserts a pause in the dialing sequence 22 MEMORY button p 22 Used to make a call with memory dialing 23 FLASH button p 17 19 24 INTERCOM button p 28 Used to make an intercom call 25 INTERCOM LED p 27 Lights up during an intercom call 26 SPEAKER PHONE button p 17 19 Used to make or receive a call with the base phone 27 SPEAKER PHONE LED p 17 19 Lights while making or receiving a call with the base ...

Page 16: ... dialing make sure you can hear the dial tone otherwise you cannot dial correctly When the TALK BATT LOW LED repeats a set of two flashes the base phone is in use When you set the handset volume to H high the volume will be raised considerably Under normal circumstances set the volume to M middle FLASH FLASH TONE CHANNEL TALK HOLD 1 Pick up the handset from the base phone 2 Press The TALK BATT LOW...

Page 17: ...t is recommended that you fully charge the battery before the next usage Making calls through the speakerphone Press on the base phone The SPEAKER LED and the IN USE LED light up appears on the display Dial the phone number When you are done talking press again SPEAKER SPEAKER Additional tasks To Do this Put a call on hold Press The IN USE LED flashes slowly Press to resume the conversation Adjust...

Page 18: ... that the volume drops suddenly This is due to a circuit in the telephone designed to protect against feedback In such cases lower the speaker volume slightly Redialing On the handset 1 Press The TALK BATT LOW LED lights up 2 Press to redial the number last dialed On the base phone 1 Press The SPEAKER LED lights up appears on the display 2 Press to redial the number last dialed Note If the number ...

Page 19: ...tch to H high M middle or L low Switch to tone dialing Press while using the telephone after you re connected temporarily The line remains in tone dialing until disconnected Switch to another call Press to access the flash function call waiting service Press again to return to the first caller Turn on off the ringer See Setting the ringer type on page 23 of the handset You need to subscribe to the...

Page 20: ... be stored You ll hear a confirmation beep 3 Enter the phone number you want to store You can enter up to 16 digits including a tone and a pause each of which is counted as one digit 4 Press again You ll hear a confirmation beep and the number is stored The TALK BATT LOW LED goes off SET UP 9 0 SET UP Notes In step 3 if you don t enter the phone number the previously stored number will be erased D...

Page 21: ...of which is counted as one digit 4 Press again You ll hear another confirmation beep and the number is stored EDIT 9 0 EDIT Storing phone numbers on the base phone Notes In step 3 if you don t enter the phone number the previously stored number will be erased Do not allow more than 20 seconds to elapse between each step of the procedure You cannot store phone numbers on the base phone while the ha...

Page 22: ...ry 1 Press on the handset on the base phone 2 Press the memory dialing key you want to clear 3 Press again Making calls with memory dialing on the handset 1 Press The TALK BATT LOW LED lights up 2 Press 3 Enter the desired memory dialing number to The phone number stored in the memory dialing number will be dialed Making calls with memory dialing on the base phone 1 Press The SPEAKER LED lights up...

Page 23: ...ringer type You ll hear the corresponding ringer tone 4 Press OFF 4 1 TONE SET UP Note Do not allow more than 20 seconds to elapse between each step of the procedure Turning off the ringer 1 Press 2 Press or 3 Press 4 Press The ringer on the handset is turned off To turn the ringer on again Follow the instructions described in Setting the ringer type OFF 5 TONE SET UP TONE OFF ...

Page 24: ...ress or 3 Press The currently selected ringer sounds 4 Press Note If you hear no sound only key beep the ringer on the handset has been turned off Adjusting the ringer volume level of the base phone Set the RINGER switch on the base phone to HIGH or LOW To turn the ringer off set it to OFF OFF 0 TONE SET UP ...

Page 25: ... LOW LED on the handset will light up 3 When you are done talking press or replace the handset to the base phone OFF TALK HOLD To switch from the base phone to the handset Notes If you pick up the handset while talking through the speakerphone on the base phone the call will be switched to the handset If you do not press in step 1 and press in step 2 you can make a three way conversation see Havin...

Page 26: ...tch from the handset to the base phone 1 Press on the handset The TALK BATT LOW LED and the IN USE LED on the base phone will flash slowly 2 Press The SPEAKER LED on the base phone will light up The TALK BATT LOW LED will flash 3 When you are done talking press again SPEAKER SPEAKER HOLD TALK BATT LOW LED ...

Page 27: ...rs you can talk The IN USE LED on the base and the TALK BATT LOW LED on the handset will light up The INTERCOM LED on the base will light up When you are done talking or if no one answers the phone Press OFF INTERCOM Tips You can receive an intercom call on the base phone even when the RINGER switch on the base phone is set to OFF The base phone will ring at a low level When a person at the base p...

Page 28: ...u are done talking or if no one answers the phone Press again INTERCOM OFF INTERCOM INTERCOM Notes If there is an incoming call while on the intercom only the base phone rings at a low level To answer the call press on the handset or on the base phone The intercom is canceled and you can talk to the outside caller While conversing with an outside caller via the base phone or handset you cannot mak...

Page 29: ...ld the handset rings The TALK BATT LOW LED on the handset flashes 2 Press on the handset The TALK BATT LOW LED on the handset and INTERCOM LED on the base phone light up You can talk between the base phone and the handset 3 Press on the handset to talk to the caller with the handset If no one answers the phone Press on the base phone SPEAKER TALK INTERCOM INTERCOM Tip You can receive an intercom c...

Page 30: ... talk 2 Press on the base phone to talk to the caller with the base phone If no one answers the phone Press on the handset TALK SPEAKER INTERCOM Tips You can receive an intercom call on the base phone even when the RINGER switch on the base phone is set to OFF The base phone will ring at a low level When a person at the base phone want to answer the intercom call within 3 seconds press on the base...

Page 31: ...three way conversation To join the phone conversation Press The TALK BATT LOW LED on the handset lights up If you are at the base phone simply press The SPEAKER LED on the base phone lights up SPEAKER TALK When you are done talking Press on the handset or press if you re at the base phone Tip While talking through the speakerphone on the base phone if you pick up the handset the conversation will ...

Page 32: ...ed and the clock restarts 9 Press to exit the menu setup mode PLAY STOP TIME SET SKIP QUICK REPEAT SLOW TIME SET SKIP QUICK REPEAT SLOW TIME SET SKIP QUICK REPEAT SLOW SELECT MENU Notes The time and day are preset to Monday 12 00 AM PF flashes when the day and time is cleared or delayed due to a power interruption or when you connect the base phone to the AC outlet for the first time Do not allow ...

Page 33: ...ng can be assigned in each mode so you record a new greeting to match for each mode When you have already recorded two greetings and you want to use a prerecorded greeting for one of the modes erase your own greeting in the mode you want to change Your own greeting in the mode you select is erased and a prerecorded greeting is set automatically TIME SET PLAY STOP MAIL BOX 3 MAIL BOX 2 MAIL BOX 1 1...

Page 34: ...hone on page 46 Even if a power interruption occurs your own greeting is not erased To check the greeting Press repeatedly until Set greeting message is announced appears on the display Then press to play back the greeting To change the greeting Record a new greeting by following the instructions on the previous page The new greeting replaces the old one To erase the greeting 1 Press repeatedly un...

Page 35: ...ber of ring is announced 3 Press or repeatedly to select a ring duration 2 5 or Toll Saver To answer after 2 rings select 2 To answer after 5 rings select 5 Select Toll Saver to answer after 2 rings when there are new messages and 5 rings when there are no new messages 4 Press The ring duration setting is announced 5 Press to exit the menu setup mode Notes When the number of rings is set to Toll S...

Page 36: ... you want the caller to leave message but not to use this option set the message alert to off 1 Press repeatedly until you hear Set message alert appears on the display 2 Press The present selected setting is announced The display shows On or OF off 3 Press or to set the audible message alert on or off The display shows On or OF off 4 Press The setting is announced 5 Press to exit the menu setup m...

Page 37: ... is automatically recorded to MAILBOX 1 Notes If four minutes have passed while recording the incoming message the line will be disconnected automatically If the message is shorter than two seconds it will not be recorded Tip Even if a power interruption occurs the incoming messages are not erased To turn off the answering function Press on the base phone The ANSWER ON OFF button goes off Answerin...

Page 38: ...g the greeting messages and memo When the remaining recording time becomes less than 30 seconds FL flashes on the display and the answering machine goes into the memory full status To avoid this erase unnecessary messages see page 40 You can also erase the messages from an outside phone see page 46 Setting up the answering machine continued ...

Page 39: ...ssage playback Play back slowly Press and hold during play back Release to return to normal Play back quickly Press and hold during play back Release to return to normal Notes If a call comes in the play back will stop A time and day stamp is announced after each message if you set the time and day see page 32 The old messages will not be played back unless all new messages are played back Tips If...

Page 40: ... mailbox are erased All of your messages has been erased is announced MAIL BOX 3 MAIL BOX 2 MAIL BOX 1 ERASE Note You cannot adjust the speaker volume while the phone is ringing Tip There are 10 steps for the volume level 1 to 10 The volume level is preset to 6 To adjust the speaker volume press or VOL VOL Erasing messages To erase individual messages Press while playing back the message that you ...

Page 41: ...rased or not Be sure to erase unnecessary messages before the memory becomes full When the number of new messages exceeds 59 FL flashes on the display window If you try to erase all messages in a mailbox with any new messages remaining You hear five short error beeps and you cannot erase the messages Tip You can also listen to the messages or erase the messages from a touch tone phone see Operatin...

Page 42: ...ctivate announcement only mode you have to turn on the answering machine The announcement only mode is preset to off 1 Press repeatedly until you hear Set announce only appears on the display 2 Press The present selected setting is announced The display shows On or OF off 3 Press or to set the announcement only mode on or off 4 Press The setting is announced 5 Press to exit the menu setup mode The...

Page 43: ... The message will be recorded but to hear it you will need to play back the message see page 39 To answer the call Press on the handset Notes Press or to adjust the speaker volume If the speaker volume is set at its minimum level you will not be able to hear incoming calls The answering machine will stop automatically when the handset or a parallel phone is picked up If the answering machine does ...

Page 44: ... display increases by one PLAY STOP MAIL BOX 3 MAIL BOX 2 MAIL BOX 1 REC MEMO Notes If the memory becomes full the answering machine will stop recording Memory full is announced if no recording space is available when you press If your message is shorter than two seconds the recording will be canceled The display flashes 99 if you record a memo for more than 99 seconds If a call comes in during re...

Page 45: ...ty code 1 Press repeatedly until you hear Set security code 2 Press 3 Press or to change the remote ID code security code setting 4 Press to confirm your choice The new remote ID code security code is announced 5 Press to exit the menu setup mode PLAY STOP TIME SET SKIP QUICK REPEAT SLOW SELECT MENU To change the remote ID code security code Enter a new remote ID code security code The new code wi...

Page 46: ...pressed within 20 seconds the line will disconnect Tip Cut off the Remote Control Card and carry it with you to see how to operate from an outside phone Table of control codes To Key Notes Play back messages in MAILBOX1 Plays back from the first new message Play back messages in MAILBOX2 Plays back from the first new message Play back messages in MAILBOX3 Plays back from the first new message Repe...

Page 47: ...one line cord to the LINE jack and the AC power adapter to the DC IN 9V jack and hook the cords 3 Attach the wall bracket to the center of the base phone Align the f marks of the wall bracket with those of the base phone 4 Plug the telephone line cord to the telephone outlet and hook the base phone to the wall plate 5 Plug the AC power adapter to an AC outlet Then raise the antenna so that it poin...

Page 48: ... battery is fully charged page 11 Make sure the dialing mode is set correctly page 10 Before dialing make sure you hear a dial tone Make sure the last dialed number is really the one you want to dial Make sure the ringer is turned on page 23 The battery may be weak Charge the battery for 15 20 hours page 11 Make sure you have set up the base phone correctly page 8 Move the handset closer to the ba...

Page 49: ...wer interruption Reset the time page 32 Make sure you call from a touch tone phone Make sure the remote ID code security code is correct Make sure you entered the remote ID code security code within two seconds after you ve entered You entered wrong remote ID codes security codes three times Wipe the charge terminals of the base phone and the handset with a soft cloth for better contact of the cha...

Page 50: ...ncement only mode is selected page 42 The recording area is full Erase unnecessary messages page 41 Maintenance Clean the cabinets with a soft cloth slightly moistened with water or a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine as they may damage the finish of the cabinet If the charge terminals of the base phone and handset are...

Page 51: ...d approx 2 1 4 x 7 1 8 x 1 13 16 inches Antenna Approx 35 mm approx 1 7 16 inches Mass Approx 210 g approx 7 4 oz battery included Base phone Power source DC 9V from AC power adapter AD 314 Dimensions Approx 170 x 65 x 220 mm w h d antenna excluded approx 6 3 4 x 2 5 8 x 8 3 4 inches Antenna Approx 150 mm approx 6 inches Mass Approx 600 g approx 1 lb 5 oz wall bracket excluded Answering machine Ma...

Page 52: ...peaker 17 19 40 Stamping messages with day and time 32 39 Switching the phones during a call 25 T U Talking between the phones 27 Three way conference 31 Toll saver 35 Tone dialing dialing mode 10 switching to 16 19 Transferring a call 29 Troubleshooting 48 V W X Y Z Volume handset 16 19 speaker 17 19 40 L Location base phone 8 M Mailbox 37 Making calls 16 Memo 44 Memory dialing 20 Messages pick u...

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Page 55: ...arrantor or its representatives in connection with the performance of this warranty Warrantor at its option may replace the unit with a new or refurbished unit THE LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE IS THE SOLE AND ENTIRE WARRANTY PERTAINING TO THE PRODUCT AND IS IN LIEU OF AND EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER WHETHER EXPRESS IMPLIED OR ARISING BY OPERATION OF LAW INCLUDING BUT...

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