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DCT 746M
SERIES
OWNER'S
MANUAL
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Contents WELCOME/FEATURES 2 CALLER ID 45 Caller ID and CIDCW (Caller ID on Call Waiting) 45 TERMINOLOGY 3 MULTI-HANDSET FEATURES 50 CONTROLS & FUNCTIONS 4 Multi-Handset Features 50 DISPLAY AND ICONS 6 Using DirectLink Mode 50 Intercom 52 GETTING STARTED 7 Room/Baby Monitor 54 Setting up the Phone 7 Expanding Your Phone 12 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 55 Register the Handset 14 Note on Power Sources 55 Changing the Digital Security Code 15 General Information 57 Installing the Beltclip 15 TROUBLESHOOTI
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WE L C O M E / FE AT URES/ Congratulations on your purchase of the Uniden Multi-Handset Cordless Telephone Welcome System! This unit is different from conventional cordless telephones. When the base unit is connected to AC power and a telephone line, it can support up to four handsets. You can now place a fully-featured cordless handset anywhere in your home or office where AC power is available to connect the handset chargers. Extra handsets also allow you to establish a three-way confer
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CONTROLS & F UNC TIONS Controls & Functions 1.Handset Antenna 2.Headset Jack Cover 1 3.Beltclip Hole 4.Speakerphone Speaker and Ringer 6 5.Handset Battery Compartment 7 6.New Message LED 2 7.Handset Earpiece 3 8.LCD Display 9. (ring)/vol (volume) and ∧/∨ (P. 30 & 17) 4 a.ringer and volume control b. scroll keys for display screen 8 10.cid (caller ID) (P. 47) 14 11. /tone/ (P. 32 & 38) * 9 15 12.pause/redial Key (P. 26 & 29) 16 13. (speaker) (P. 27) 10
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CONTROLS & F UNC TIONS 23 24 25 26 27 28 23. Base Antenna 24. charge LED 25. find handset (P. 36) 26. Base Charging Contacts 27. TEL LINE Jack 28. DC IN 9V Jack [5] CONTROLS & FUNCTIONS www.uniden.com
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D I S PL AY AN D I CON S Display and Icons Example of the standby mode display Ringer off icon (when the ringer is Off) / Day of the week and time / battery icon Handset ID and Banner Number of new Caller ID calls received ICON STATUS DESCRIPTION Battery icons indicate the handset battery status. This icon cycles depending on Standby/Talk the battery status (full, medium, low, and empty). Standby Ringer off icon indicates that ringer is turned off. Talk Mute icon appears when you mute
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GETT ING S TA R TED Setting up the Phone note Do the following steps: A. Choose the best location B. Install the rechargeable battery pack into the handset C. Connect the base unit and charge the handset If your home has D. Mount the base unit on a wall specially wired alarm equipment connected to A. Choose the best location phone line, be sure that installing the system Before choosing a location for your new phone, read "Installation Considerations" does not disableyour on page 62. Here
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GETTING STARTED B. Install the rechargeable battery pack into the handset The handset is powered by a rechargeable battery pack. The battery recharges note automatically when the handset is placed in the base unit. 1) Press down on the handset battery case cover (use the Use only the Uniden finger indention for a better grip) and slide the cover (BT-446) rechargeable downward to remove. battery pack supplied with your cordless telephone. 2) Plug the battery connector (red & black wires)
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GETT ING S TA R TED C. Connect the base unit and charge the handset 1) Connect the AC adapter to the DC note IN 9V jack and to a standard 120V AC wall outlet. Use only the supplied Note: AD-800 AC adapter. Connect the AC adapter to a Do not use any other continuous power supply (i.e., an AC adapter. outlet that is not controlled by a Do not place the power cord where it creates a switch). trip hazard or where it Place the base unit close to the could become chafed AC outlet
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GETTING STARTED D. Mount the Base Unit on a Wall Standard wall plate mounting This phone can be mounted on any standard wall plate. 1) Plug the AC adapter into the DC IN 9V jack. Wrap the AC adapter cord inside the molded wiring channel as shown. 2) Plug the AC adapter into a standard 120V AC wall outlet. 3) Plug the telephone line cords into the TEL LINE jack. 4) Plug the telephone line cords into the telephone outlets. 5) Align the mounting slots on the base with the mounting posts on t
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GETT ING S TA R TED Direct wall mounting If you don't have a standard wall plate, you can mount your phone directly to the wall. Before doing this, consider the following: Avoid electrical cables, pipes, or other items behind the mounting location that could cause a hazard when inserting screws into the wall. Try to mount your phone within 5 feet of a working phone jack to avoid excessive lengths. Make sure the wall material is capable of supporting the weight of the base and handset.
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GETTING STARTED Expanding Your Phone note Four Handset Expandability Your phone supports up to four handsets, including any handsets supplied with your IMPORTANT phone. You can now place a fully-featured If you purchase a cordless handset anywhere AC power is DCX700 expansion available to connect the handset charger. handset, please register the handset to the Handsets can be used in DirectLink Mode or original/main base on an intercom call without interfering with incoming calls. It i
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GETT ING S TA R TED Connect the expansion handset's charger The handset is powered by a rechargeable battery pack. The battery recharges automatically when the handset is placed in the charger. 1) Connect the AC adapter to the DC IN 9V jack and to a standard 120V AC wall outlet. 2) Set the charger on a desk or tabletop, and place the handset in the charger with the keypad facing forward. 3) Make sure that the charge LED illuminates. If the LED does not illuminate, check to see that the AC
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GETTING STARTED Register the Handset If you purchase an extra handset, you need to register the handset before 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 that have not been registered display Models vary! Charge handset on the base for registration or refer to Owner's Manual. When you register an extra handset to the base, the hands
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GE TTI NG STA R TED Changing the Digital Security Code The digital security code is an identification code used to connect the handset and the base unit. Normally, setting the code is not necessary. In the rare situation that you suspect another cordless telephone is using the same security code, you can change the code. To change the digital security code: 1. Perform the "System Reset" options ("De-register the Handset" and "Replacing the Base Setting") for all the handsets you have (see pa
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GETTING STARTED Main Menu Options note Your phone has four main menu options: DirectLink Mode, Room/Baby Monitor, Handset Setup and Global Setup as well as submenu options. Default Settings For Global Setup and System Reset, when The default settings set from the factory match the features that most people use. setting options from You may not need to change them. However, there are a number of options you the handset, make sure must set and entries you must make in memory to take full a
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GETT ING S TA R TED Setting Menu Options Using the interface Below are some tips for using the software interface on your phone. Press menu/clear to access the main menu. Use /vol/∧ or /vol/∨ to scroll through options. Press select/ /audio tone to make a selection. Press menu/clear to cancel setting and exit the menu. If you do not press a key within 30 seconds, the phone will time out and exit the menu mode. When setting Day and Time, the time-out period is extended to two minut
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GETTING STARTED Handset Setup The following submenu options must be set separately for each handset. Selecting a Ringer Tone Ringer tone lets you choose from 14 animal sounds, 10 melodies, or 10 ringer tones: You must set a separate ringer tone on each handset. - Animal Sounds: Turkey, Bear, Boar, Crickets, Deer, Dove, Elephant, Elk, Goose, Hawk, Owl, Quail, Tiger, Wolf - Melodies (Beethoven's Symphony #9 [Beethoven9], For Elise [Elise], We Wish You A Merry Christmas [Merry- Xmas], Home Sw
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GETT ING S TA R TED Distinctive Ringer Setup Distinctive Ringer allows you to assign a designated ring tone to a stored phonebook number. When a call is received and the Caller ID information matches the information in one of the phonebook memory entries, the phone uses the distinctive ring assigned to that particular caller. You can assign distinctive rings to multiple phonebook memory entries. Switching the setting to Distinctive Off disables distinctive ringing: all incoming calls
