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DSS7805WP
Accessory Waterproof
handset for
DSS7800 Series
ELITE Series
DSS7900 Series
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Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of the Uniden DSS7805WP acces- sory waterproof handset and charger. You can place this fully featured cordless handset anywhere your home has AC power even outside by the pool! Notes: • Illustrations in this manual are used for explanation purposes. Some illustrations may differ from the actual unit. • JIS7 Specs is a water submersion standard. The cordless handset is designed to withstand submersion in water at a depth up to 1metre for a durati
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Terminology Used in this Manual Base The main part of the phone that connects to your phone line and lets you make and receive calls. Charger A cradle that charges an accessory handset. It connects to power but not to a phone line. Accessory Handset A handset that works with an expandable phone base. Accessory handsets must be registered to a base. Standby The handset is not in use. If it is off the cradle, no line has been activated. No dial tone is present. Station Any ha
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Installing the Accessory Handset Checking the Package Contents Make sure your package contains the following items. If any items are missing or damaged, contact your place of purchase. • Cordless Handset • Rechargeable NiMH Battery • Charging Cradle Pack, model No: BT-446 • AC adaptor, model Capacity: 800 mAh, 3.6V No: AAD-7805WP • Beltclip Input: 240V AC 50Hz • Printed Material Output: 21V DC 100 mA Activate the handset The handset is powered by a rechargeable batt
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Charging the Accessory Handset The handset is powered by a rechargeable battery pack that automati- cally recharges when the handset is placed in the charger. Unlike your typical household phone chargers, your new waterproof accessory handset uses an enclosed charging method called magnetic inductive charging. This type charger allows us to charge your handset without exposing any electronic components; therefore, making it safer to use around water or in highly humid environments. 1. Conne
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Registering the Handset You must register the handset to the base before you can use it. Only one handset can be registered at a time. (If an accessory handset has previously been registered to a base, you must reset the handset before you can register it to a new base.) 1. Select your base model from this list and follow these directions: MODEL DIRECTIONS: DSS7815 • Make sure there is no handset sitting in the DSS7815+1 main base charger before starting. DSS7915+1 • Disconnect the base
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ELITE8815 • Make sure there is no handset sitting in the ELITE8815+1 main base charger before starting. • Press and hold the Registration button at the underside of the base. • Keep pressing the Registration button until the handset charge LED on main base starts to blink. • On the handset, press and hold the [#] key until the display reads HANDSET REGISTERING and you hear a beep. ELITE8855 • Make sure there is no handset sitting in the ELITE8855+1 main base charger befo
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Replace the rechargeable handset battery pack 1. Remove the 4 screws holding the battery compartment with a screwdriver and take off the battery cover. Remove the old battery pack in the battery compartment. 2. Plug the replacement battery connector (red & black wires) into the small, black jack inside the battery compartment. (The connector notches fit into the grooves of the jack only one-way.) Match the wire colors to the polarity indicated in the battery compart
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Notes: • If there is any foreign matter on the rubber seal located on the under side of the battery cover, the handset may not be water resistant. • The rubber seal should be kept clean and replaced every 2 years to ensure the handset is water resistant even if the seal does not look worn. • Do not place an excessively dirty handset in the base. • Shake excess water from handset prior to placing back in the charging cradle. Installing the Belt Clip Line up the tabs with the h
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Resetting the Handset without the Base If the original base this handset was registered to is not available for some reason (for example, it is lost or somehow incapacitated), you can still reset the handset and use it with another base. 1. Press and hold [ ] and [#] for more than 5 seconds, until the SYSTEM RESET menu appears. 2. Select the BASE UNAVAILABLE submenu. BASE UNAVAILABLE appears in the display. 3. Move the cursor to select YES, and then press the OK soft key. When ARE
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Using the Interface Parts of the Handset 5 1 6 2 7 3 8 13 9 14 15 10 16 4 11 17 12 18 19 20 1. Handset Antenna 9. /flash] (talk/flash) 17. [#] (pound) key 2. Beltclip Hole key 18. [redial/pause] 3. Speakerphone 10. [ ] (phonebook) key Speaker and Ringer key 19. [int’com/hold] 4. Handset Battery 11. [*/tone] key (intercom/hold) key Compartment 12. [ ] (speaker) key 20. Handset 5. New Message LED 13. [ ] (up) key Microphone 6. Handset Earpiece 14. [ ] (end call)
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Reading the Display The handset display uses icons to tell you the status of your phone. The table below lists the icons and what they mean. ICON STATUS DESCRIPTION Talk The talk icon appears while on a call. Talk The privacy icon appears when Privacy mode is turned on. Talk The call record icon appears while recording a conversation (Answering System base only). Talk The mute icon appears when you mute the handset. Talk The speaker icon appears when the han
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Using the Four-way Function Key Your handset has a four- way function key that Up allows you to move the cursor (or highlighted area) on the display and access the most commonly used features at the touch of a button. By moving this key View the View the to the left, you open the phonebook Caller ID Phonebook. Move the key to the right to access Caller Four-way ID information. To use this Function Key four-way key, place your thumb over the key on the Down station and move to the
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If two letters in a row use the same number key, enter the first letter, then use [right] or [left] on the four-way function key to move the cursor to the next position to enter the second letter. For example, to enter “Movies”: Number of times key is pressed 1. Press [6] once to enter M. 2. Use [right] on the four-way function key to move the cursor to the right. 3. Press [6] six times to enter o. 4. Press [8] six times to enter v. 5. Press [4] six times to enter i. 6. Pres
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Using Your Accessory Handset Making and Receiving Calls Using the handset Using the speakerphone Making a call 1. Remove the handset 1. Remove the handset from the charger. from the charger. 2. Dial the number. 2. Dial the number. 3. Press [ /flash]. 3. Press [ ]. Answering 1. Pick up the handset. 1. Pick up the handset. a Call (If AutoTalk is on, the (If AutoTalk is on, the phone will answer phone will answer when you remove the when you remove the handset from th
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Using Caller ID and Call Waiting You can store up to 100 Caller ID numbers in your handset. Your phone shares a total of 100 memory entries between your Phonebook and Caller ID. Once you store 100 phonebook names, Caller ID information can not be stored (but it will still display when the call comes in). Note: You must subscribe to Caller ID and Call Waiting through your telephone provider. Press [ ] to open the Caller ID list. The first thing you will see is the summary screen. From
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Using the Phonebook Your phone allows you to store up to 2 numbers per name and up to 100 names in your phonebook. Your phone shares a total of 100 memory entries between your phonebook and CID. Once you store 100 phonebook entries, CID information will not be stored and will only display at time of new incoming calls. When Phonebook entries are full, you will hear a beep and MEMORY FULL appears. You cannot store any additional names and numbers unless you delete some of the exist- ing one
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Delete all entries 1. Press the OPTIONS soft key. 2. Select DELETE ALL and press the OK soft key. 3. ARE YOU SURE? appears. Select YES and press the OK soft key. You will hear a confirmation tone. Close the phonebook Press [ ] or the BACK soft key repeatedly if you are on a call. Redialing a Number You can quickly redial the last 3 numbers dialed on the handset. 1. With the phone in standby, press [redial/pause] or the REDIAL soft key to open the redial list. 2. Use [ ] and [ ]
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Using Hold, Conference, Transfer and Intercom Press [int’com/hold]. If you leave a caller on hold for more than five minutes, the call will be disconnected. Put a call on hold To return to the party on hold, press [ /flash] or [ ]. To join a call already in progress, press [ /flash] or Join a call in progress [ ]. You can hang up normally; the other station remains connected to the call. Press [int’com/hold]; the call will automatically be Transfer a call placed on hold. Use [
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Accessing Your Answering Machine If your base has an answering machine, you can use your handset to get your messages and change your answering machine setup. To ac- cess the answering machine, press the soft key . The answering machine announces the number of new and old messages and then waits for your next command. You have the following options: Play messages Press [ ►/2]. The system announces the time, and number of new and
