Uniden TCX860, Manual

Page 1: ...ister the Bluetooth Headset 41 Using Your Phone 42 Making Calls 42 From the Handset Speakerphone 43 From the base 43 Receiving a call AutoTalk set to OFF 44 Hanging Up 44 Switching to the Handset Spea...

Page 2: ...ferring a Call 81 Note on Power Sources 82 Power Failure 82 Battery replacement and handling 82 Warning 82 General Information 83 AC Adapter Information 83 Battery Information 83 Troubleshooting 84 Bl...

Page 3: ...fer from the actual unit 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...

Page 4: ...dby mode The handset is not in use If it is off the cradle no line has been activated No dial tone is present Talk mode A telephone line has been activated on the handset enabling a dial tone Accessib...

Page 5: ...42 45 9 Back hold intercom P 22 47 80 10 tone P 53 11 Soft keys P 21 12 P 73 51 13 Menu select key P 22 14 Cid Caller ID P 64 23 15 Redial P 49 51 16 End P 44 17 P 65 18 Handset Microphone 19 Handset...

Page 6: ...D Display 30 Soft keys P 21 31 Back hold intercom P 22 47 80 32 Phonebook key P xx xx 33 Volume up P 50 34 Menu select P 22 35 Cid Caller ID P 23 64 36 Volume down P 50 37 End find hs P 44 38 speaker...

Page 7: ...reception place the base as high as possible The base should be placed in an open area for optimum range and reception If your home has specially wired alarm equipment connected to phone line be sure...

Page 8: ...y label in the battery compartment connect the battery and listen for a click to insure connection 3 Make sure you have a good connection by gently pulling on the battery wires If the connection is se...

Page 9: ...indention for a better grip and slide the cover downward to remove 2 Place the battery pack in the battery compartment with the connectors on the battery and the on the compartment aligned 3 Place th...

Page 10: ...a month Dampen a cloth with plain water Gently rub the damp cloth over the charging contacts until all visible dirt is removed Dry the contacts thoroughly before returning the handset to the cradle Ca...

Page 11: ...e that the charge LED illuminates If the LED does not illuminate check to see that the AC adapter is plugged in and the handset makes good contact with the base charging contacts 4 Charge your handset...

Page 12: ...inside the molded wiring channel as shown 4 Plug the AC adapter into a standard 120V AC wall outlet 5 Plug the telephone line cord into the TEL LINE jack Wrap the cord inside the molded wiring channe...

Page 13: ...s Compatibility Your phone is compatible with other Uniden 5 8GHz Digital Expandable Handsets Compatible models include the TCX860 and ELX500 Visit our website for updated model listings and feature c...

Page 14: ...ack for at least 10 hours before using your new cordless telephone for the first time Register the Handset Handset supplied with the phone is registered to the base by the factory When charged pre reg...

Page 15: ...select 3 On the handset press and hold until you hear beep Registering TCX860 Handsets 1 Press and hold the Registration button on the back of the base 2 Keep pressing the Registration button on the b...

Page 16: ...ange 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 page 87 2 Re register each...

Page 17: ...h an optional headset To use an optional headset insert the headset plug into the headset jack Your phone is ready for hands free conversations Headset may be purchased by calling Uniden s Customer Ho...

Page 18: ...m Cordless application requires Microsoft Windows 98 Windows 98SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows XP and more than 150MB free hard drive space 1 Insert the Cordless Customization CD into your computer...

Page 19: ...ID calls received 0GY Day of the week and time Battery icon Number of new caller ID calls received 0 0GY 1 0 55 570 Day of the week and time Number of new caller ID calls received Number of message St...

Page 20: ...Ringer off icon indicates that ringer is turned off Bluetooth icon appear when you are using bluetooth features Mute icon appears when you mute the handset Speaker icon appears when the handset speake...

Page 21: ...example when the phone is in standby mode pressing soft key 1 on the handset make a selection When the phone is in talk mode pressing soft key 1 brings up up the options menu Complete information on...

Page 22: ...eft key on the handset or up or down key on the base This will move the cursor the option currently highlighted appears in reversed out text To exit the MENU and return to standby press the end key on...

Page 23: ...t and left key to move the cursor to the next position to enter the second letter For example to enter Movies 1 Press 6 once to enter M 2 Use right or left key to move the cursor to the right 3 Press...

Page 24: ...ut and exit the menu mode When setting Day and Time the time out period is extended to two minutes All of these options can be configured in the Cordless Customization Application Handset Main Menu Op...

Page 25: ...rom To adjust the contrast go to LCD Contrast Use up or right key to increase the contrast and down or left key to decrease the contrast When you like the level of contrast press menu select to select...

Page 26: ...e the banner name to identify your handset during handset to handset functions like intercom and DirectLink Go to Banner Display and enter the name you want to use You can use up to 10 characters Use...

Page 27: ...use Choose from English French or Spanish To change the language go to Language and select English Fran ais French or Espa ol Spanish You ll hear a confirmation tone and the display will use the sele...

Page 28: ...make sure the phone is not currently being used Day and Time To change the date and time shown in the display go to Date Time Use the up down right left keys to highlight the part you want to change...

Page 29: ...hone will display the CallWaitDeluxe screen Select On You have to turn on Call Waiting before you can turn on Call Waiting Deluxe A confirmation tone tells you that your phone is ready to use these fe...

Page 30: ...you ll need to change your phone s dial mode There s an easy way to tell try making a call If your call connects your phone s setting is fine If not go to Dial Mode and select Pulse A confirmation to...

Page 31: ...Eyes Are Smiling Irish Eyes Base only Aura Lee Base only Let Me Call You Sweet Heart Sweetheart Base only Star Spangled Banner Star Spangled Base only Old MacDonald Old MacDonald We Wish You A Merry...

Page 32: ...uses it so you know who s calling To turn on distinctive ringing go to Unique Ring and select On A confirmation tone tells you that Unique Ring is active Vibrate Alert Handset Only The vibrator mode a...

Page 33: ...inger Tones 1 Connect the audio recording cable to the handset and sound source e g stereo or cd player Insert one end of the audio recording cable into the handset s headset jack and the other end in...

Page 34: ...s 2 Select a ringer to play and press the OPTIONS soft key 3 Use the up down key to select Play To start playing press menu select To stop press menu select again Change Ringer Name 1 Go to Rec Edit R...

Page 35: ...dset Themes wallpaper Your phone has 30 different wall papers themes example is Yellow flower The wall paper will displays on the handset s LCD during standby mode To turn on the wallpaper go to Wall...

Page 36: ...Scheme and select the color you want As you scroll through the options the phone displays the highlighted color for you LCD Contrast for the handset LCD Contrast adjusts the handset LCD brightness To...

Page 37: ...o activate it Language You can change the language the menu display will use Choose from English French or Spanish To change the language go to Language and select English Fran ais French or Espa ol S...

Page 38: ...one Registering the bluetooth headset 1 Prepare your bluetooth headset according to the headset s owner s manual on pairing 2 When the phone is in standby mode press menu select on the handset 3 Selec...

Page 39: ...to select a headset to be registered and press the CONNECT soft key 6 Enter the pin code using the number keypad and then press menu select When the operation is complete Pairing Successful appears 2...

Page 40: ...to select On or Off and then press menu select Viewing Paired Headsets To see all headsets that are paired to this handset follow the steps below 1 When the phone is in standby mode press menu select...

Page 41: ...ect Yes and then press menu select You will hear a confirmation tone and Done appears De register the Bluetooth Headset 1 Press the OPTION key and select Deregister 2 Use the up down key to select Yes...

Page 42: ...or example to enter an access code or extension press menu select and select Pause Entry from the list P appears in the display which represents a 2 second pause 4 Press talk flash When you dial the n...

Page 43: ...andset 4 Listen for the dial tone 5 Dial the number 6 When the other party answers talk into the microphone in the bottom of the handset From the base 1 Press flash 2 Listen for the dial tone 3 Dial t...

Page 44: ...ing cradle 2 Flip the top panel up 3 Press talk flash If Open to Answer is ON the phone will automatically answer the call when you flip the top panel up 1 Flip the top panel up 2 Press talk flash If...

Page 45: ...d to the caller for another 35 seconds so you can move back within range and press talk flash or speaker phone or flash on the base to return to the call Call Waiting If you hear a call waiting tone w...

Page 46: ...Press Ask to Hold A prerecorded message tells the caller that you ll be available shortly and the call is place on hold 1 Tell Busy A prerecorded message tells the caller you are busy and the waiting...

Page 47: ...e call 3 Way Conferencing Outside line Handset Base or Handset 4 Way Conferencing Outside line Handset Handset Base Joining a Conference Call You can easily join a call already in progress 570 QNF 0 Q...

Page 48: ...all 2 To hang up press The handset s will still be connected to the call From the handset 1 Press talk flash or on the handset to join the call 2 To hangup return the handset to the cradle or press en...

Page 49: ...dial the selected number You can also display the list for redial number with the phone in talk mode After select the redial number press the DIAL soft key to redial the number Deleting Redial Records...

Page 50: ...elect the ringer volume and menu select You will here a confirmation tone Adjusting the base speaker volume You can adjust the volume of the answering machine speaker while a message is playing Press...

Page 51: ...menu select You will here a confirmation tone Ear speaker Adjust the handset earpiece volume During a call You can choose from six volume levels for the earpiece speaker To adjust the earpiece volume...

Page 52: ...handset speaker volume during a call by pressing the or key on the side of the handset Audio Tone If you aren t satisfied with the audio quality of your phone you can adjust the Audio Tone of the earp...

Page 53: ...Tone Dialing Switch Over If your telephone company uses pulse dialing you can switch over to tone dialing after the call connects This feature is useful when you need tone dialing to use any automate...

Page 54: ...o select Call Privacy Privacy mode On appears in the display To exit Privacy Mode use the same procedure Privacy Mode Off appears Find Handset To locate the handset press end find hs on the base when...

Page 55: ...minder tone press the MUTE key To reset the reminder and clear the screen press end when reminder tone stops To dismiss Reminder display press DISMISS appears Press the DIMISS soft key The phone retur...

Page 56: ...when this reminder occurs move to the line indicated and press menu select Select the ringer tone you want the phone to ring Press menu select when you re finished 8 To enter a reminder text for this...

Page 57: ...tone picture display and backlight color to your each or group You can enter your phonebook by Pressing the phonebook key on the handset or base Creating and Editing Phonebook Entries Press the phone...

Page 58: ...he phone number Press menu select when you re finished and your phone will go back to the current phonebook entry You can select an icon to remind you which number this is home work mobile or general...

Page 59: ...elect the group 0 9 you want this entry to belong to or select No Selection to leave the entry outside of any group Press menu select when you re finished and your phone will go back to the current ph...

Page 60: ...e will display This data is already stored Storing and Editing Numbers from the Dial Operation 1 With the phone in standby mode enter the number to store using the number keypad 2 Press menu select an...

Page 61: ...rmation won t be transferred Your phone will cancel the copying process if any one of the following things occurs If the handset you are copying to doesn t have enough memory the phone will show Not e...

Page 62: ...rt Select Alphabetically to see the list of names in alphabetical order select Group to see the list of groups in alphabetical order Enter a letter from the keypad to jump to the first entry beginning...

Page 63: ...elect the number one of the four available that you want to call and then press the CALL soft key The number at the top of the list will dial You can also dial the number with the phone in talk mode A...