Uniden TRU9496 - TRU 9496 Cordless Phone Base Station Owner'S Manual Download Page 1

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Page 2: ...Line 18 Changing the Dial Mode 18 Basic Setup 19 Selecting a Language 19 Setting the Date and Time 19 Activating Caller ID on Call Waiting and Call Waiting Deluxe 20 Activating Personal Ring Handset o...

Page 3: ...usting the Ringer Earpiece and Speaker Volume 43 Adjusting the Ringer Volume 43 Adjusting the Speaker Volume 43 T coil Handset only 43 Finding a Lost Handset 44 Using Hold Conference and Transfer 44 P...

Page 4: ...rating Your Answering Machine 69 Maintenance 71 Specifications 71 Usage During Power Failures 71 Battery Replacement and Handling 72 Cleaning the Battery Contacts 72 Low Battery Alert 73 Talk and Stan...

Page 5: ...poration AutoStandby DirectLink IntegriSound and Random Code are trademarks of Uniden America Accessibility Uniden provides a customer service hotline for accessibility questions If you have a disabil...

Page 6: ...h Call Waiting Deluxe features are offered by your Telephone provider with a monthly service subscription With this service and while on an existing phone call you can use additional menu options when...

Page 7: ...ook DirectLink Room Baby Monitoring Speakerphones on Base Handset 20 Ringer Options on Handset 10 Tones 10 Melodies 10 Speed Dial Numbers Last 3 Number Redial Trilingual Menu Displays English Spanish...

Page 8: ...yz def tone speaker hold pause oper redial int com 2 1 3 5 4 6 7 8 11 12 19 20 21 22 13 17 18 15 14 16 9 10 Handset Antenna Headset Jack Cover Beltclip Hole Speakerphone Speaker and Ringer Handset Bat...

Page 9: ...t Base Speaker Curly Cord Base Display Soft Keys phonebook key up key caller ID key down key dnd do not disturb key and light 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 32 LINE 1 key and light LINE 2 key and light spe...

Page 10: ...icon appears when you mute the handset Talk The speaker icon appears when the handset speakerphone is in use Talk This icon appears when T coil mode is turned on Standby Talk The battery icon indicat...

Page 11: ...ng machine off icon appears when the answering machine is turned off Standby Talk The answering machine full icon appears when the memory on the answering machine is full Standby Talk The answering ma...

Page 12: ...day of the week and time battery icon Handset ID and Banner Number of new Caller ID calls received If there are no new Caller ID messages the Handset ID appears here SUN 12 00A Handset 1 New CID 5 LI...

Page 13: ...tion you want by pressing the four way function key This will move the cursor the option currently highlighted appears in reversed out text Select the highlighted option by pressing the OK soft key To...

Page 14: ...function key to move the cursor to the next position to enter the second letter For example to enter Movies Press 6 once to enter M Use right on the four way function key to move the cursor to the rig...

Page 15: ...installer Note For maximum range Keep the antenna free of obstruction When the handset is not in use place the handset in an upright position Do not hold the handset where you would block the signal M...

Page 16: ...120V AC wall outlet Set the charger on a desk or tabletop and place the handset in the charger with the keypad facing forward Make sure that the charge light illuminates If the light does not illumina...

Page 17: ...et Note Your phone has a slot to route the curly cord in the bot tom of the base Connect the AC adapter to the DC IN 9V jack Connect the AC adapter to a continuous power supply i e an outlet that is n...

Page 18: ...If the two phone lines are in one modular jack connect using TEL LINE 1 2 jack If the two phone lines are on two separate modular jacks connect using both TEL LINE 1 2 and TEL LINE 2 jacks Testing the...

Page 19: ...phone networks use a method called tone dialing so your phone comes programmed for tone dialing If your phone company uses pulse di aling you will need to change your phone s dial mode If you cannot...

Page 20: ...n in the display follow the steps listed below Note If you don t press any keys for two minutes when setting the date and time the phone will exit the menu Press the MENU soft key Select the GLOBAL SE...

Page 21: ...nu Move the cursor to select or Press the OK soft key Move the cursor to select ON or OFF If you select ON CALL WAIT DELUXE submenu appears Move the cursor to select ON or OFF Press the OK soft key Yo...

Page 22: ...firmation tone Adjusting the Display LCD Contrast Contrast adjusts the handset and base display brightness Choose from one of the 10 levels for optimum viewing Press the MENU soft key Select the HANDS...

Page 23: ...ower is available to connect the handset charger Compatible Handsets Your phone is compatible with the following Uniden 5 8 GHz Digital Accessory Handsets TCX905 and TWX977 Please visit our website at...

Page 24: ...base See Resetting the Handsets on page 24 When you register an extra handset to the base the handset ID will be assigned Models vary Place Handset on the base for registration or refer to Owner s Ma...

Page 25: ...red from the list and then press the OK soft key DEREGISTER HS appears Move the cursor to select YES Press the OK soft key ARE YOU SURE appears Move the cursor to select YES and then press the OK soft...

Page 26: ...d dial locations to store a group of numbers up to 32 digits that you may need to enter once your call connects This is referred to as Chain Dialing Creating Phonebook Entries To store names and numbe...

Page 27: ...he phone will use this ring tone when this person calls Move the cursor to highlight one of the 20 different ring tone options As you highlight each ring tone you will hear a sample of that tone When...

Page 28: ...the phonebook press on the handset or exit on the base If you are looking up a phonebook entry during a call and want to close the phonebook press the BACK soft key Editing Phonebook Entries Press to...

Page 29: ...was received as private or unknown name the message will be stored as NO NAME Erasing Phonebook Entries You can erase individual phonebook entries or erase all the phonebook entries at once When the p...

Page 30: ...eted DONE appears Copying all the phonebook entries at once When the phone is in standby press Press the OPTIONS soft key Move the cursor to select COPY ALL Press the OK soft key TO WHICH UNIT will ap...

Page 31: ...ons like intercom and DirectLink The banner lets you customize the name your handset displays The name will be dis played on the screen during Standby Intercom Intercom Hold Room Baby Monitor and Copy...

Page 32: ...sh Eyes Are Smiling Irish Eyes Bebop Beep Boop Aura Lee Tone Board Let Me Call You Sweet Heart Sweetheart Chirp Star Spangled Banner Star Spngl Party Clap Old MacDonald Old MacDld Reminder Press the M...

Page 33: ...e OK soft key You will hear a confirmation tone Activating Any Key Answer Handset only Any Key Answer allows you to answer the phone by pressing any key in the number key pad Press the MENU soft key S...

Page 34: ...er failure Note If you are on Line 1 during a power failure you can continue your call as normal If you are on Line 2 during a power failure you must return your corded handset to the base and hang up...

Page 35: ...dial tone Dial the number OR Dial the number The phone will au tomatically select a free line Pick up the base corded handset To select a particular line press the LINE 1 or LINE 2 2 3 2 Remove the ha...

Page 36: ...y An swer is on you can also press any key in the number keypad 2 Pick up the hand set If AutoTalk is on the phone will an swer when you re move the handset from the charging cradle Press 2 Hanging up...

Page 37: ...dset press the OPTIONS soft key select LINE1 or LINE2 and then press the OK soft key Or Press flash or on the handset or pick up the base corded handset or on the base The phone will automatically sel...

Page 38: ...he base to dial the num ber The phone will automatically select a free line To select a particular line press the line key LINE1 or LINE2 on the base Or from the handset press the OPTIONS soft key sel...

Page 39: ...may not ap pear but you may see a main company phone number for that PBX appear Using the Caller ID List You can store up to 100 Caller ID numbers in each handset or the base Your phone shares up to 1...

Page 40: ...tically select a free line To select a particular line press the line key the LINE1 or LINE2 soft key on the handset or LINE2 or LINE2 on the base Press to open the Caller ID list Use or to find the C...

Page 41: ...LL WAITING submenu and the CALL WAIT DELUXE submenu to ON See page 20 If you don t choose a CWDX option within 30 seconds the phone returns to the call To return to the call press the BACK soft key Wh...

Page 42: ...the line key the LINE1 or LINE2 soft key on the handset or LINE2 or LINE2 on the base Or Press flash or on the handset or pick up the base corded handset or press on the base to dial the number The p...

Page 43: ...REDIAL soft key on the base or redial pause on the handset Use to scroll through the redial list When you find the redial number you want to delete press the DELETE soft key on the base Or the OPTION...

Page 44: ...base speakerphone To adjust the speaker volume while on a call press to make it louder or to make it softer T coil Handset only The T coil feature used by hearing aid users reduces the magnetic noise...

Page 45: ...dset or press on the base or press the corresponding line key the LINE1 or LINE2 soft key on the handset or LINE2 or LINE2 on the base The phone will return to the holding party Note You can only plac...

Page 46: ...he MENU soft key and then select CONFERENCE to initiate a conference call To disconnect a single caller press the corresponding line key the LINE1 or LINE2 soft key on the handset or LINE2 or LINE2 on...

Page 47: ...key again Answering a Transferred Call When a station receives a call transfer it sounds a paging tone and shows the ID of the station that is paging To ac cept the call transfer Press flash int com h...

Page 48: ...e handset or base on the handset or exit on the base to mute the ringer for this call The phone will ring again normally on the next call The handset must be off the cradle to mute the ringer Muting t...

Page 49: ...s ability to make or receive telephone calls while in use To activate you must set both handsets to the DirectLink feature While using this feature these two handsets will not be able to make or rece...

Page 50: ...all To exit the DirectLink feature and return to standby press the CANCEL soft key and then press the OK soft key DIRECTLINK MODE CANCEL appears in the display Intercom Making an Intercom Page You can...

Page 51: ...e party is out of range UNAVAILABLE appears in the display and the operation will be canceled If you receive an outside or intercom call or page while selecting the other station the operation is canc...

Page 52: ...on will be canceled While a pair of handsets is in Room Baby Monitoring they cannot be used to make or receive calls however other handsets can still make and receive calls normally Tone Dialing Switc...

Page 53: ...he GLOBAL SETUP menu and then the AREA CODE submenu Move the cursor to select or Press the OK soft key Use the number keypad 0 9 to enter a 3 digit area code If an area code has already been stored it...

Page 54: ...line and therefore thinks you still have a party on hold Your phone system is not detecting that the line was picked up and re leased Contact Uniden s customer serv ice hotline See back cover page fo...

Page 55: ...for Each Line Call Screening Personal or Pre recorded Outgoing Messages Voice Prompts for Menu Setup English Spanish or French Day and Time Announcement Remote Message Retrieval Toll Saver Conversati...

Page 56: ...ur answering machine from anywhere in your home When the phone is in standby press the MENU soft key on the handset and select RETRIEVE MSG to access the answering system Press the LINE1 or LINE2 soft...

Page 57: ...H FRAN AIS French or ESPA OL Spanish Press the OK soft key You will hear a confirmation tone Your Greeting Your answering machine comes with a pre recorded outgoing message or greeting that plays when...

Page 58: ...key or you will hear a beep and the answering machine plays back your greeting for confirmation 2 3 4 5 6 With the phone in standby press the MENU soft key Press or to select RETRIEVE MSG Press the LI...

Page 59: ...key REMOTE ANSWERINGMACHINE OPERATION appears on the display and the answering machine announces the day and time and the number of new and old messages To switch to the other greeting press 6 Each t...

Page 60: ...onfirmation tone Setting the Record Time or Announce Only You can choose how long callers have to record a message Set the record time to 1 MINUTE or 4 MINUTES to limit the record time for incoming me...

Page 61: ...an be turned on or off Press the MENU soft key Select the ANSW SETUP menu and then the CALL SCREEN submenu Move the cursor to select or Press the OK soft key Move the cursor to select ON or OFF Press...

Page 62: ...e phone in standby press Press the LINE1 or LINE2 soft key The answering machine announces An swering System is on and plays the cur rent greeting The message counter displays the num ber of messages...

Page 63: ...ATION appears on the handset display and the answering system announces the day and time and the number of new and old messages Press 9 at any time during the announce ment The system announces Answer...

Page 64: ...swering machine announces the day and time that message was received 2 3 Repeating a mes sage Press or the soft key once to go to the beginning of the current message Press or the soft key repeatedly...

Page 65: ...return to standby Press 5 or the STOP soft key to stop a message playback Press to exit and return to standby Note You cannot delete unheard messages If you try to delete messages before listening to...

Page 66: ...you will hear a beep and you will not be able to screen the call To answer the call pick up the base corded handset or press To mute the call screen press the MUTE soft key or exit To cancel muting p...

Page 67: ...D Press the OK soft key RECORDING CALL will appear on the display A confirmation tone that can be heard by both parties sounds dur ing recording 2 Stopping a record ing Press the MENU soft key then se...

Page 68: ...e ment and a beep 2 3 4 With the phone in standby press the MENU soft key Press or to select RE TRIEVE MSG Press the LINE1 or LINE2 soft key REMOTE ANSWERING MACHINE OPERATION appears on the display a...

Page 69: ...will sound every 15 seconds Set the Message Alert to on or off by using MENU To activate the message alert see page 60 for details When all new messages are played back see page 63 the Message Alert t...

Page 70: ...will answer after about 10 rings and a series of beeping sounds During the greeting message or a series of beeps when the answering machine is off press 0 and enter your PIN code within 2 seconds see...

Page 71: ...me you enter the corresponding command it starts the Recording If you want to stop the recording press 0 then 7 8 or 5 When you finish you will hear intermittent beeps indicating that the answering ma...

Page 72: ...apter Do not place the power cord where it creates a trip hazard or where it could become chafed and create a fire or electrical hazard Do not place the base in direct sunlight or subject it to high t...

Page 73: ...t to the charging cradle Caution Do not use paint thinner alcohol or other chemical products Do ing so may discolor the surface of the telephone and damage the finish Warning To avoid the risk of pers...

Page 74: ...ttery icon appears Talk and Standby Times With average use your handset battery provides approximately 5 hours of talk time and approximately 7 days of standby time When your handsets are not being us...

Page 75: ...key DEREGISTER HS appears Select YES and press the OK soft key ARE YOU SURE appears Select YES and press the OK soft key You will hear a confirmation tone The handset will clear its registration info...

Page 76: ...Register the handset to the new base see page 23 Changing the Digital Security Code The digital security code is an identification code used to connect the handset and the base Your unit ships from th...

Page 77: ...from the base Can t make or receive calls Make sure that you are not too far from the base Make sure the line is not in use If an outside call is already using a line you cannot use that line to make...

Page 78: ...ed 10 handsets already The handset doesn t commu nicate with other handsets Change the Digital Security Code see page 75 Make sure that you have registered all handsets An extra handset can t join the...

Page 79: ...eature is set to on Cannot access remote fea tures from another touchtone phone Make sure you are using the correct PIN number Make sure that the touch tone phone you are using can transmit the tone f...

Page 80: ...off and the battery pack disconnected for at least 3 days Once the handset is completely dry reconnect the battery pack and the battery cover Recharge the handset s battery pack for 15 to 20 hours be...

Page 81: ...is equipment may explode if disposed of in a fire Nickel is a chemical known to State of California to cause cancer Do not short circuit the battery Do not charge the rechargeable battery used in this...

Page 82: ...n sink or laundry tub in a wet basement or near a swimming pool Avoid using a telephone other than a cordless type during an electrical storm There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightnin...

Page 83: ...es equipment operations or procedures that could affect the operation of the equipment If this happens the telephone company will provide advance notice in order for you to make necessary modification...

Page 84: ...cordless telephone are accomplished by means of radio waves which are broadcast over the open airways Because of the inherent physical properties of radio waves your communications can be received by...

Page 85: ...ives 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 WARRANT...

Page 86: ...Tone 21 L Language 19 LCD contrast 21 Liquid Damage 79 Low Battery Alert 73 M Maintenance 71 Making a call 34 Making a call from a Caller ID Record 39 Making a call with Speed Dial 37 Muting the Micro...

Page 87: ...Recording a call 66 Redialing a Number 41 Register Handset 23 Resetting the Handset 74 Ringer Tones 31 Ringer Volume 43 Room Baby Monitor 50 S Screening calls 60 65 Security code Answering system 60 S...

Page 88: ...87 Memo...

Page 89: ...enter your PIN code 3 Press 0 then 5 to stop the announcement 4 Press 0 then 6 to turn the answering machine on C U T Remote access away from home 1 Call your phone number from a touch tone phone 2 D...

Page 90: ...eration Answering Machine On Memo Record Stop Greeting Message Record Stop Answering Machine Off Help Task Key Repeat a Message Playing incoming Messages Skipping a Message Deleting a Message Stop Ope...

Page 91: ...or call 1 800 554 3988 Monday through Friday 8 AM to 5 PM CST Help For Our Customers with Special Needs If you need special assistance due to a disability or have questions on the accessibility featu...

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