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DCT 746M SERIES OWNER'S MANUAL DCT746M_hyoushi01.eps.
[1] www.uniden.com W ELCOME/F EATURES 2 T ERMINOLOGY 3 CONTROLS & FUNCTIONS 4 DISPLAY AND ICONS 6 GETTING ST ARTED 7 Setting up the Phon e 7 Expanding Y our Phone 12 Register th e Handset 14 Chang.
WELCOME/FEATURES/TERMI NOLOGY [2] www.uniden.com Congr a tulati ons on your pur chase o f the U ni den M ulti-H andse t Cordless T elephon e System! This unit is differ en t fr om conven tion al cordless teleph on es. Wh en th e base unit is conn ected to AC power and a te lephon e lin e , it can support up to four han dsets .
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CONTROLS & FUNCTIONS [4] www.uniden.com Controls & Functions 1.Handset An tenn a 2.Headset Jack Cover 3.Beltclip Hole 4.Speakerphone Speak er and Rin ger 5.Handset Battery Compartm ent 6.New M essag e LED 7.Handset Earpi ece 8.LCD Display 9. (ring)/ vol (volume) an d ∧ / ∨ ( P.
[5] CONTROLS & FUNCTIONS www.uniden.com 24 23 26 25 27 28 23. Base Antenn a 24. charge LED 25. find hands et (P . 36) 26. Base Char ging Con tacts 27.
DISPLAY AND ICONS [6] www.uniden.com Display and Icons Example of th e standby m ode display ICON ST A TUS DESCRIPTION Standby/T alk Battery icon s indi cate the han dset battery st atus. Th is icon cycles d ependin g on the battery status (full, medium, low , and empty).
[7] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com Setting up the Phone Do the following steps: A. Choose th e best location B . Install the r echarg eable battery pack into the handset C. Conn ect the ba se unit an d charg e th e han dset D. Moun t the base unit on a w all A.
GETTING STARTED [8] www.uniden.com B . Install the r echargeable battery pack into the handset The h andset is po wered by a rech arg eable ba ttery pack.
[9] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com C. Connect the base un it and char ge the handset 1) Conn ect th e AC ad apter to the DC IN 9V jack an d to a standar d 120V AC w all outlet. Note : • Connect the A C adapter to a contin uous power supply (i.e ., an outlet that is not con tr olled by a switch).
GETTING S TARTED [10] www.uniden.com D. Mount the Base Unit on a W all Standard w all plate mounting This ph one can be m oun ted on an y stan dar d wall plate . 1) Plug the AC ad apter in to the DC IN 9V jack. Wrap the A C ad apter cor d insi d e the m old ed wiring chann el as sh own.
[11] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com Direct w all mounting If you do n't have a stan d ard w all plate , you can moun t your ph on e dir ectly to th e wall.
GETTING S TARTED [12] www.uniden.com Expanding Y our Phone Four Handset Expandability Y our phon e supports up to four handsets , inclu din g any han dsets suppli ed with your phon e . Y ou can now place a fully-featured cordless han dset an ywher e AC power is available to con nect th e han dset char g er .
[13] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com Connect the expansion handset's char ger The han dset is power ed by a rechar g eable battery pack. Th e battery rechar ges automati cally when th e handset is placed in the char ger . 1) Conn ect th e AC adapte r to the D C IN 9V jack and to a stand ard 120V AC w all outlet.
GETTING S TARTED [14] www.uniden.com Register the Handset If you purcha se an extr a han dset, you ne ed to registe r the han dset bef ore use . Only one ha ndset can be regi stered at a time . Han dsets supplied with the ph one are r egistered to th e base by the f actory .
[15] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com Changing the Digital Security Code The di gital security cod e is an id entifi ca ti on code used to connect th e han dset and the base unit.
GETTING S TARTED [16] www.uniden.com Main Menu Options Y our phon e has fou r main m en u option s: DirectLink Mode , Room/Baby Monitor , Handset Setup and Global Setup as well as subm en u option s . Default Settings The d efault settin gs set fr om th e factory match th e features that most people use .
[17] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com Setting Menu Optio ns Using the interf ace Below ar e some ti ps for usin g the softw ar e in terface on your ph on e . • Press menu/clear to access th e main m enu. • Use /vol/ ∧ or /vol / ∨ to scr oll thr ough opti ons .
GETTING S TARTED [18] www.uniden.com Handset Setup The f ollowing subm enu op tion s mu st be set separ ately fo r each han dset. Selecting a Ringer T one Ringer ton e lets you choose from 14 animal sounds , 10 melodies , or 10 ringer tones: Y ou must set a separ ate ring er tone on each han dset.
[19] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com Distinctive Rin ger Setup Distinctive Rin ger allows you to assi gn a de sig nate d ring to ne t o a st ore d phon ebook number .
GETTING S TARTED [20] www.uniden.com Setting An yke y Answ er Anyk ey Answer allows you to answer th e phone by pressin g any number key , * /tone/ or #/ on the handset. 1) Pre ss menu/clea r . Select th e Han dset Setup men u, and th en th e Anyk ey An swer submen u.
[21] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com Selecting a Language Y ou can ch ang e the lan guage th e men u display will use. Ch oose from English, Fr ench, or Spanish.
GETTING S TARTED [22] www.uniden.com Global Setup If you chan ge on e o f th e global settin gs , you chang e that setting f or all re gistered handsets . Only on e handset can chan ge global settin gs at a tim e. Setting Day and Time Day & Time sets the d ay and tim e of your display .
[23] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com Setting CIDCW (Caller ID o n Call W aiting) CIDCW sets the Caller ID on Call W aiting (CIDCW) displays the n ame an d number o f an incoming call while you are on the lin e . Call W aiting Delux e (CWDX) allows you to han dle call wai ting calls in seven differ e nt w ays.
GETTING S TARTED [24] www.uniden.com Setting the Dial Mode Dial Mod e sets the dial m ode to tone or pulse . Most ph one systems use tone di aling; the d efault settin g is tone di aling. Se t th e dialin g mod e to match th e dialin g system used by yo ur local phone servi ce .
[25] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com Sy stem Reset De-register the Handset 1) Press and hold # an d end for more th an 5 sec onds. Select the Der egister HS submen u. 2) Press /vol/ ∧ or /vol/ ∨ to select th e handset ID to be de-register ed from the list, an d then pr ess select/ /audio tone .
BASICS [26] www.uniden.com Using Y our Phone Making and Receiving Calls Making a call From the handset 1) Remove the han dset from th e base . 2) Press t alk/flash . 3) Listen for the dial ton e . 4) Dial th e num ber . OR 1) Remove the han dset from th e base .
[27] BASICS www.uniden.com Receiving a call 1) Remove the handset fr om the base . (If AutoT alk is on, th e ph on e will automati cally answer th e call wh en you pi ck it up.) 2) Press t alk/flash . OR If the han dset is o ff th e base , press talk/flash .
BASICS [28] www.uniden.com Call W aiting If you have Call W aiting service an d a call waiting tone so unds while you ar e on a call, press talk/flash on the han dset to accept the waitin g call. Ther e is a short pause , an d th en you will hear the n ew caller .
[29] BASICS www.uniden.com Redialing a Call The last three ph one n umbers dialed can be quickly redi aled from th e handset. Redialing fr om Standb y Mode 1) With the ph one i n standb y mod e , press pause/r e dial . 2) Press pause/r edial or /v ol/ ∧ or /v ol/ ∨ to scroll through th e last three number dialed .
BASICS [30] www.uniden.com Adjusting the Ringer , Earpiece and Speaker Vo l u m e Handset ringer volu me Pres s the volume u p ke y or volum e d own k ey in stan dby mo de t o se l ec t o ne of t h ree ring er volum e (o ff, low , or high).
[31] BASICS www.uniden.com Audio T ones The audi o tone features pr ovid e three differ ent ton e levels. If you have diffi culty h earin g a caller , press select/ /audio t one . The def ault se tt ing , Nat ura l T one, is re co mme nded fo r he ar ing a id u se rs.
BASICS [32] www.uniden.com T one Dialing Switch-over If your teleph one company requir es pulse diali ng, you can switch-over to tone di aling af ter the call connect s.
[33] BASICS www.uniden.com Clarity Booster If you en counter interfe ren ce while usin g your phon e , you can m anu ally impr ove the sound by settin g the Clarity Booster to on. This w ork s only when the phone is in use . 1) While on a call, pr ess menu/clear .
BASICS [34] www.uniden.com Conferencing If you have more than one han dset, up to three people can participate in a conferen ce call. A three-way confer ence ca ll con sists o f an out sid e line an d two handsets . Y ou can easily join a call alread y in pr ogr ess.
[35] BASICS www.uniden.com Progr amming your V oice Mail Access Number Edit V oice M ail No. allows you to pr ogram or d elete th e voic e mail access n umber . 1) Press menu/clear . Select the Han dset Setup menu , and then the Edit V oice Mail submen u.
BASICS [36] www.uniden.com Resetting the New Message LED If the LED r emain s on after you’ve re trieved your m essag es , you may need to r eset the in dicators. With th e phon e is in standby mo de , press an d h old find handset on the base until th e paging sound stops (about 5 seconds).
[37] PHONEBOOK www.uniden.com Setting up the Phonebook Y ou can store n ames an d numbers in your phone’s ph onebook, search for n ames alphabeti cally , and di al ph on ebook en tri es with j ust a few k ey pre sses. P hon ebook mem ory is stor ed in depen d ently in th e cor dless hand sets.
PHONEBOOK [38] www.uniden.com 4) Enter the n am e (up to 16 chara cters) by using th e n umber keypad . If a n ame is not r e quir ed , go to step 5 <N o Na me> wi ll be used as the nam e . Refer to the letters on th e number keys to select th e desir ed characters .
[39] PHONEBOOK www.uniden.com 5) Press select/ /audio tone to store th e name; Store/Edit No. appears . 6) Use th e number keypad , * /tone/ , or #/ to en ter the ph one n umber (up to 20 digits). If you make an err or , use menu/clear to erase the incorr ect digits .
PHONEBOOK [40] www.uniden.com Storing Caller ID Messages in the Phonebook Mess ages shown in th e Caller ID list (see page 47) can be stored in the phon ebook. The p hon e number an d n am e of th e party on the Caller ID list can be stor ed in memo ry .
[41] PHONEBOOK www.uniden.com V iewing the Phonebook 1) Press . 2) Pres s /v ol/ ∧ or /v ol/ ∨ to select Dial/Edit , and then pr ess select/ /audio ton e .
PHONEBOOK [42] www.uniden.com Making Calls Using the Phonebook 1) When th e phon e is in standby m od e , vi ew the phon ebook locati on to di al (see "Vi ewing th e Phon ebook" on p age 41). 2) Press t alk/flash or . 3) T o han g up pr ess end .
[43] PHONEBOOK www.uniden.com Editing or Erasing a Stored Name, Phone Number , Distinctive Ring and Speed Dial 1) When th e pho ne is i n standb y mod e, pr ess . T o delete all phonebook locations , press /vol/ ∧ or /vol / ∨ to select Delete Al l , and pr ess select/ / audio to ne .
PHONEBOOK [44] www.uniden.com Copying Phonebook Locations If you have m ore than one han dsets, copy Ph on ebook allows you to tr an sfer stor ed phon ebook locati on s from handset to th e oth er handset with out having to m anu ally re-en ter nam es and numbers .
[45] CALLER ID www.uniden.com Caller ID and CIDCW (Caller ID on Call W aiting) Y ou must subscrib e to Caller ID ser vices thr ough your local teleph one pr ovider to use these features. When th e telephone rin gs, th e Caller ID feature allows you to view th e caller’s nam e , phon e numbe r , d ate and time o f call.
CALLER ID [46] www.uniden.com Y ou may receive any one o f the f ollowing messag es: When a private n ame is r eceived; Private N ame When a private number is r eceived; Private Num ber When a unkn ow.
[47] CALLER ID www.uniden.com For ward C al l - The caller is sent to your voi c e mail bo x, if available . Answer/Dr op 1 - D i s c o n n e c t s t h e f i r s t c a l l , a n d c o n n e c t s t o t h e new c al le r . Confer ence - St ar ts a c on fe renc e c a ll wi th yo ur fi rs t a nd s ec ond callers .
CALLER ID [48] www.uniden.com Once you view th e Caller ID list with alph abetical sear ch, you cannot switch back to histori cal ord er unless you e xit and r e-en ter the operati on. 3) T o finish th e vi ewing operati on, pr ess end (or cid duri ng a c al l) .
[49] CALLER ID www.uniden.com Calling a P arty fr om the Caller ID List 1) When th e phon e is in standby mod e , sele ct the Caller ID mess ag e (see "Viewin g the Caller ID List" on pag e 47). 2) T o have th e phon e di al a " 1" bef or e the di splayed Caller ID n u mber , press * /ton e/ .
MULTI-HANDSET FEATURES [50] www.uniden.com Multi-Handset F eatures The features in this secti on requir e a minimum of two handsets to operate . T o add additi onal han dsets to your system, see "Expandi ng Y our Pho ne" on pag e 12. Using DirectLink Mode In DirectLink M ode , a pair of han dsets can function as two-w ay radios .
[51] MULTI-HANDSET FEATURES www.uniden.com DirectLink call 1) When th e pho ne is in Di rectLink stan dby m od e , pr ess talk/flash (ex ample o f Dir ectLink fr om handset #1 ). 2) Select the handset to whi ch you wish to Dir ectLink with by pressing the n umber keys ( 1-4 ).
MULTI-HANDSET FEATURES [52] www.uniden.com Intercom The i nter com feat ure lets you commu nicate wi th anoth er handset with out usin g th e pho ne lin e . Making an Intercom P age 1) With the ph one i n standby mod e , pr ess hold/tr ansfer/int’com.
[53] MULTI-HANDSET FEATURES www.uniden.com Call Tr ansfer Featur e The call tr ansfer feature allows you to tr an sfer a call between two handsets. 1) During a call, pr ess hol d/transfer/int’com . 2) Use /vol/ ∧ or /vol/ ∨ to select the han dset you wan t to tr ansfer t he call to, th en press select/ / audio t one .
MULTI-HANDSET FEATURES [54] www.uniden.com Room/Baby Monitor This feature allows you to monitor sounds in another r oom. Place a handset in the r oom you wish to monitor; it will functi on as a mic rop hone. A se co nd h and se t c an be se t t o function as a r emote speaker , allowing you to monitor sounds i n the r oom.
[55] ADDITIONAL INFORMATION www.uniden.com Note on P ower Sources P ow er Failure During th e peri od that th e power is of f you wi ll not be able to mak e or receive calls with the telephon e . Battery repl acement and handling When th e operatin g time becomes sh ort, even after the battery is r echarg ed, please replace the battery .
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION [56] www.uniden.com Low battery alert When th e battery pack is very low , the ph on e is prog ramm ed to elimin ate fun c ti ons in order to save power . The battery pack needs to b e charged when: - The em pty battery icon appears .
[57] ADDITIONAL INFORMATION www.uniden.com General Information The phon e complies with FCC P arts 15 and 68. Op eratin g temperatur e: 0 ° C to +50 ° C (+32 °F to +122 °F) AC Ad a pt er In fo rm .
TROUBLESHOOTING [58] www.uniden.com Troubleshooting If your phone is n ot performin g to your expectation s, please try these simple steps first. Symptom Suggestion The charge LED won't illuminate when th e han dset is placed in the c radle .
[59] TROUBLESHOOTING www.uniden.com The Caller ID d oes not display . • The call was pla ced through a switchb oard . • Call your local telephon e company to verify your Call er ID service is curr ent. Th ere m ay be a problem with your Caller ID service.
TROUBLESHOOTING [60] www.uniden.com Liquid Damage Moistur e and liqui d can dam age yo ur cordless ph one . In case of acci den tal subm ersion, please r ead the f ollowing steps . Case Action If the handset or base is exposed to moistur e or liquid , but only affects the exteri or plasti c housin g.
[61] PRECAUTIONS & WARRANTY www.uniden.com PRECAUTIONS & WA R R A N T Y Precautions! Befor e you r ead any thing el se, please obs erve the followi ng: War n i n g! Uniden America Corporation DOES NO T represent this unit to be waterp roof .
PRECAUTIONS & WARRANTY [62] www.uniden.com line . Also, th e teleph one compan y may m ake chan ges in f aciliti es and servic es whic h may affe ct th e operati on o f your unit.
[63] I.C. NOTICE www.uniden.com I.C . Notice TERMINAL EQUIPMENT NOTICE: This equipm ent m eets the appli cable Industry Can a da T erminal Equipm ent T echnical Specificati ons .
INDEX [64] www.uniden.com Index A Animal soun ds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Anykey An swer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Area Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Au dio T one . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 AutoT alk . . . . . . . . . .
[65] MEMORY LIST www.uniden.com Name Phone No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 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 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 Name Phone No .
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UPZZ01339BA THANK YOU FOR BUYING A UNIDEN PRODUCT . ©2004 Uniden America Corporation, Fort W orth, T exas. Contains additional foreign articles. Custom manufactured in China. REGISTER ONLINE TODA Y! FOR ACCESSORIES, GO ONLINE @ WWW .UNIDEN.COM DCT746M_hyoushi04.
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