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Page 1: ...TRU 8885 SERIES OWNER S MANUAL...
Page 2: ...44 Viewing the Phonebook 46 Making Calls Using the Phonebook 47 Deleting a Caller ID Message 52 Using the Caller ID Message List 53 Call Waiting Deluxe Features 55 THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE 56 T...
Page 3: ...planation purposes 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 5 8GH...
Page 4: ...ead Spectrum Technology uses a wider frequency band than standard digital transmissions The result is a more secure conversation with the clarity of digital sound extended range and minimal interferen...
Page 5: ...ol volume up P 37 16 10 redial p vol volume down P 35 33 16 37 11 tone P 39 44 12 speaker P 33 13 intcom hold P 71 34 14 Headset Jack Cover 15 talk flash P 33 34 16 end P 33 17 phonebook P 42 18 P 44...
Page 6: ...P 51 25 Charge LED 26 Base Charging Contacts 27 delete message P 60 30 do not disturb P 37 DND LED 31 tone P 39 32 Message Counter Display 33 soft Keys P 8 34 Base Speaker 35 speaker speaker LED P 33...
Page 7: ...ttery status This icon changes depending on the battery status empty low medium and full Standby The Ringer off icon indicates that ringer is turned off 570 CPFUGV 0GY 07 Ringer off icon when the ring...
Page 8: ...e Hanging up the phone Confirmation Done Deleting Deleted Making a call Find Handset Paging the Handset Also the animation display changes depending on the ringer volume setting Out of Range Unavailab...
Page 9: ...e it For example when the base is in standby mode pressing soft key 1 will redial the last number When the base is in talk mode pressing soft key 1 will mute the microphone Complete information on the...
Page 10: ...s not connected to a switch The base and handset should be kept away from sources of electrical noise such as motors microwave ovens and fluorescent lighting For better reception place the base as hig...
Page 11: ...the red and black wires is near the jack inside the battery compartment Match the connector s wire colors to the polarity label in the battery compartment the connector notches fit into the grooves of...
Page 12: ...ortant to clean the charging contacts on both the handset and the base unit once a month Using water only dampen a cloth to clean the charging contacts Then make sure to go back over the charging cont...
Page 13: ...k to see that the AC adapter is plugged in and the handset makes good contact with the base charging contacts After installing the battery pack in the handset charge your handset for at least 15 20 ho...
Page 14: ...NE jack 4 Slide the wall mount adapter into the notches on the base 5 Plug the AC adapter into a standard 120V AC wall outlet Hook the cord on the notch of the wall mount adapter 6 Plug the telephone...
Page 15: ...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 16: ...er of options you must set and entries you must make in memory to take full advantage of all the phone features The table below lists the default settings Function Handset Base Function Handset Base R...
Page 17: ...e BACK soft key 4 Use volume up down to select a desired submenu and then press the OK soft key to enter 5 In the submenu option use volume up down to select an item Press the OK soft key to confirm y...
Page 18: ...ets to DirectLink Mode activate this feature Using DirectLink Mode 1 Enter the DirectLink Mode menu To enter DirectLink mode press ENTER appears 2 Press the ENTER soft key to enter the DirectLink Mode...
Page 19: ...unds in the room Using Room Baby Monitor 1 Enter the Room Monitor menu see Entering the Menu on page 16 Listen to appears 2 Select the handset or base you want to monitor by using volume up down 3 Pre...
Page 20: ...hen the Ringer Volume submenu 2 Press volume up down to select HIGH LOW or OFF 3 Press the OK soft key You will hear a confirmation tone From the base In standby mode press volume up down to select on...
Page 21: ...in one of the phonebook memory locations the phone uses the distinctive ring assigned to that particular Caller You can assign distinctive rings to multiple phonebook memory locations Switching the s...
Page 22: ...down to select On or Off 3 Press the OK soft key You will hear a confirmation tone Setting the Anykey Answer Handset only Anykey Answer allows you to answer the phone by pressing any number key tone...
Page 23: ...r submenu see Entering the Menu on page 16 2 Use the number keypad 0 9 tone or the DELETE soft key to enter or edit the name 3 Press the OK soft key You will hear a confirmation tone Selecting a Langu...
Page 24: ...to adjust the contrast of the LCD 10 levels 3 Press the OK soft key You will hear a confirmation tone Setting the Key Touch Tone Handset only Key Touch Tone is the tone your keypad makes when keys ar...
Page 25: ...s Handset only on page 7 for all the available screens Answering System Setup This main menu option allows you to set up the built in answering device Record a Personal Outgoing Message Base Only Reco...
Page 26: ...ge 16 Play back greeting appears and the current outgoing message is played LCD is an example if you recorded your greeting 2 Once you have recorded a personal greeting press the CHANGE soft key to ch...
Page 27: ...Answ Setup menu and then the Ring Time submenu see Entering the Menu on page 16 2 Press volume up down to select a Ring Time Toll Saver 2 Times 4 Times or 6 Times 3 Press the OK soft key You will hea...
Page 28: ...3 Press the OK soft key You will hear a confirmation tone Turning the message alert tone off by pressing any key To quickly turn off the Message Alert tone press any key on the base unit the tone wil...
Page 29: ...o choose English Fran ais French or Espa ol Spanish 3 Press the OK soft key You will hear a confirmation tone Setting the Call Screen Call screen allows you to listen to an incoming call before answer...
Page 30: ...e is for the base 2 Press volume up down to select the day of the week and then the soft key 3 Press volume up down to set hour and then press the soft key 4 Press volume up down to set minute and the...
Page 31: ...ting the Area Code If you enter a 3 digit area code number in the Area Code option your local area code does not appear in the Caller ID message For calls received from outside your local area code yo...
Page 32: ...eave 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 to...
Page 33: ...ge 74 1 In standby mode select Deregister HS in the menu and press the OK soft key Deregister HS appears 2 Press volume up down to select Yes and then the OK soft key When de registration is complete...
Page 34: ...s any number key tone or Any Key Answer or press talk flash Handset Off the Cradle Press speaker Press speaker To make a call Handset Off the Cradle 1 Press talk flash 2 Listen for the dial tone 3 Dia...
Page 35: ...andset or intercom hold on the base The call will be put on hold image is for the base If you leave a call on hold for more than 10 seconds the base display screen will read Line On Hold and handset d...
Page 36: ...y the redial list for redial number with the handset in talk mode Press the MENU soft key then select the redial menu Press volume up down to select the number you want to dial Press the DIAL soft key...
Page 37: ...ss volume up down repeatedly to display the number to be stored 3 Press the EDIT soft key then select Store into PB and then the OK soft key 4 To complete the setting follow the steps 3 8 in Phonebook...
Page 38: ...he earpiece is at the maximum volume level an error tone sounds The error tone also sounds if you press volume down at the lowest volume Do Not Disturb DND The do not disturb feature DND allows you to...
Page 39: ...ious setting starting with the next incoming call Mute Microphone You can temporarily mute the microphone so that the caller cannot hear you Press the MUTE soft key during talk mode while the phone is...
Page 40: ...m then switch over to tone dialing to enter your bank account number and make menu selections Initially make your call with pulse dialing mode Once your call connects press tone on the handset or base...
Page 41: ...t the Privacy Mode repeat above step again when the Privacy Mode is on Privacy Mode Off appears 3 or 4 Way Conferencing If you have more than one handset up to four people can participate in a confere...
Page 42: ...base 1 Press talk flash or speaker on the handset to initiate the 3 or 4 conference call 2 To hang up return the handset to the cradle or press end on the handset The base will still be connected to...
Page 43: ...STORE soft key Store Edit Name appears 3 Enter the name up to 16 characters by using the number keypad see the Steps for Entering Names and Special Characters on page 44 If a name is not required go...
Page 44: ...o 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 Store the account number in one of the phonebook locations r...
Page 45: ...ect 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 correspond...
Page 46: ...ss 4 six times 6 Press 3 five times 7 Press 7 eight times 8 When finished press the OK soft key To continue to store the telephone number proceed to step 5 in Phonebook Storing Phone Numbers Names Dis...
Page 47: ...entries appear in alphabetical order from first to last when you press volume down from last to first when you press volume up You can also use the letters on the number keys to select the first lett...
Page 48: ...he handset to the base From Talk Mode 1 Press talk flash or speaker on the handset or speaker on the base 2 Select the phonebook entry you want to dial see Viewing the Phonebook on page 46 3 Press the...
Page 49: ...ars 2 Follow the steps 3 to 7 under Phonebook Storing Phone Numbers Names Distinctive Rings and Speed Dial on pages 42 43 to complete the editing operation 3 Press the OK soft key You will hear a conf...
Page 50: ...onebook entries to and then press the OK soft key 4 Press volume up down to select One Memory or All Memories and then press the OK soft key If you select All Memories Are you sure appears on the disp...
Page 51: ...book entries including Speed Dials are common you can store up to 100 entries for each handset and the base Caller ID messages are not stored when you have 100 phonebook entries When you have stored t...
Page 52: ...tores information for incoming calls even unanswered calls You can store up to 100 Caller ID messages and Phonebook locations including Speed Dials for each handset and the base You can view the Calle...
Page 53: ...ith alphabetical search you cannot switch back to historical order from new to old or from old to new unless you exit and re enter the operation 3 To finish the viewing operation From Handset press en...
Page 54: ...Message List Calling a party from the Caller ID list From Standby mode 1 When the phone is in standby mode select the Caller ID message see Viewing the Caller ID List on page 51 2 Press talk flash or...
Page 55: ...IT Store Edit Name appears If the Caller ID message is already stored in memory you will hear a beep and This data is already stored appears The number will not be stored 2 To complete the setting fol...
Page 56: ...ll press the CWDX soft key for a list of options From the handset When you receive a Call Waiting call press the MENU soft key Press volume up down to select CallWaitDeluxe then the OK soft key for a...
Page 57: ...going message to callers when you re away from your phone Features Digital Tapeless Recording Up to 12 minutes of Recording Time Call Screening Personal or pre recorded Outgoing Messages Voice Prompts...
Page 58: ...eeting To record your own greeting or choose between the two outgoing messages refer to Setting Menu Options Answering System Setup on page 24 The following message is pre recorded Hello no one is ava...
Page 59: ...Answering System functions through the handset or the base For detailed instructions see Setting Menu Options Answering System Setup on page 24 New Message LED The new message LED on the handset flash...
Page 60: ...es The time and day that each message was received is announced after the message is played The message counter will then display the number of current stored messages 2 When all new messages have bee...
Page 61: ...ored in memory Skipping a message 1 Press play stop to review your messages The number of stored messages is announced 2 Press the soft key at anytime to skip to the next message Each time the soft ke...
Page 62: ...ve not yet reviewed Important When you press delete messege you are permanently deleting the message Once deleted the message cannot be replayed or retrieved Voice memo The voice memo function allows...
Page 63: ...ct Call Record You will hear a confirmation tone Screening a call From the base To screen an incoming call use the following steps 1 After the answering system answers the base speaker will let you he...
Page 64: ...e base press talk flash speaker or any number key tone or when AutoTalk is set to on The answering system will disconnect automatically Remote Operation You can check play or delete messages even reco...
Page 65: ...m is in the command waiting mode You may enter another command at this time from the chart above Command Function Command Function 0 then 1 Repeat a Message 0 then 6 Answering System On 0 then 2 Playi...
Page 66: ...p If you press end before the answering system answers the phone will return to standby When the answering system does not answer within 6 seconds you hear a beep and the phone will return to standby...
Page 67: ...for a command You may enter another command at this time from the chart above 5 When you are finished press end to exit the system 1 Repeat a Message 6 Answering System On 2 Playing incoming Messages...
Page 68: ...he handsets ring when a call is received Backwards Forwards Compatibility Your phone is compatible with other Uniden 5 8GHz Digital Expandable Handsets Compatible models include the TCX400 TCX440 and...
Page 69: ...use Only one handset can be registered at a time Handsets supplied with the phone are registered to the base by the factory When charged pre registered handsets display a handset ID number Handsets th...
Page 70: ...steps again To register a ELX500 TCX440 or TCX400 handset follow the steps below 1 Disconnect the AC adapter from the main base 2 While pressing down flash find hs reconnect the AC adapter 3 On the ha...
Page 71: ...handset will then page the other handset 3 On the receiving handset press talk flash the ANSWER soft key or if Any Key Answer is on press any number key tone or 4 When you finish your conversation pre...
Page 72: ...hold or the ANSWER soft key If Any Key Answer is enabled pressing any number key tone or will answer the page If AutoTalk is enabled you can answer the page by simply picking up the handset To answer...
Page 73: ...andset to handset or to the base 1 During a call press intcom hold on the handset 2 Select a handset or the base to transfer the call to within 10 seconds To select the handset or the base press volum...
Page 74: ...and then press the OK soft key If you select All all handsets will be paged An intercom tone sounds To cancel the transfer press intercom hold speaker or the CANCEL soft key on the base 3 To answer t...
Page 75: ...change the digital security code 1 De register all the handsets you have see De register the handset on page 32 2 Register the handsets by following the steps under Register the Handset on page 68 Fin...
Page 76: ...f the beltclip to release the tabs from the holes Headset Installation Your phone may be used with an optional headset To use this feature insert the headset plug into the headset jack Your phone is r...
Page 77: ...odel and Uniden adapter model specifically designated for this product Power Failure During the period that the power is off you will not be able to make or receive calls with the telephone Maintenanc...
Page 78: ...ly Uniden AD 830 and BT 446 with your phone 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 y...
Page 79: ...from the base Can t make or receive calls Check both ends of the base telephone line cord Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into the base and wall outlet Disconnect the AC adapter for a few minutes...
Page 80: ...d register the handset see Register the Handset on page 68 The handset doesn t communicate with other handsets De register the handset see De register the Handset on page 32 and register the handset s...
Page 81: ...one Make sure you are using the correct PIN number Make sure that the touch tone phone you re using can transmit the tone for at least two seconds If it cannot you may have to use another phone to acc...
Page 82: ...battery pack disconnected for at least 3 days 3 Once the handset is completely dry reconnect the battery pack and the battery cover 4 Recharge the handset s battery pack for 20 hours before using Base...
Page 83: ...rtain of the number of devices that may be connected to a line as determined by the total RENs contact the local telephone company For products approved after July 23 2001 the REN for this product is...
Page 84: ...in effect warrantor will either at its option repair or replace the defective unit and return it to you without charge for parts service or any other cost except shipping and handling incurred by war...
Page 85: ...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 dev...
Page 86: ...15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 Name Phone No 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90...
Page 87: ...iewing 51 Chain dialing 43 Clock 29 Contrast 23 Copying phonebook 49 D Deluxe Call Waiting Features 55 De register the handset 32 Dial mode 31 Digital security code 74 DirectLink 70 Distinctive ringer...
Page 88: ...mute 38 Room baby monitor 18 S Setting up base unit 12 extra handset 68 Handset 19 Menu options 16 Soft Key 8 Speed dialing 47 T Transferring a call 72 V Voice memo 61 W Warranty 83...
Page 89: ...ges stored in memory and the voice prompts 3 To quit hang up the phone Turn on the answering system remotely 1 Call your phone and let it ring 10 times until you hear a beep 2 Press 0 and then enter y...
Page 90: ...ng Messages Skipping a Message Deleting a Message Stop Operation Answering System On Task Key Repeat a Message Playing incoming Messages Skipping a Message Deleting a Message Stop Operation Answering...
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