UNIDEN CORDLESS TELEPHONES DCX150 Series Front cover UU683BH(DCX150) OM_0807.
Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of the Uniden DCX150 accessory handset and charging cradle. You can place this fully featured cordless handset anywhere your home has AC power. Note: Illustrations in this manual are used for explanation purposes. Some illustrations may differ from the actual unit. Accessibility Uniden provides a customer service hotline for accessibility questions.
Compatible Bases This handset is compatible with Uniden's 1.9 GHz DECT 6.0 Expandable phone system: the DECT1500, DECT2000 and DECT3000 series. Please visit our website at www.uniden.com for the most up-todate list of compatible bases. Installing the Accessory Handset Checking the Package Contents Make sure your package contains the following items. If any items are missing or damaged, contact our Customer Service Hotline. See the back cover page for contact information.
Installing the Battery Use only the Uniden BT-1015 rechargeable battery pack supplied with your cordless telephone. Unpack all handsets, battery packs, and battery covers. (If the battery cover is on the handset, press in on the notch and slide the cover off.) Line up the red and black wires on the battery pack connector with the sticker in the handset’s battery compartment. RED BLACK Push the battery pack connector in firmly. (You should hear it click into place.
Charging the Accessory Handset The handset is powered by a rechargeable battery pack that automatically recharges when the handset is placed in the charging cradle. Use only the Uniden PS-0007 AC adapter with the charging cradle. Connect the AC adapter to the DC IN 9V jack as shown. (It may already be connected.) Connect the AC adapter to a standard 120V AC wall outlet. Place the handset in the charging cradle with the display facing forward.
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 ever been registered to a base, you must reset the handset before you can register it to a new base.) To register to a DECT 1500 series base with no corded handset: Place the accessory handset in the base. While the handset is registering, Handset Registering appears in the LCD.
To register to any other compatible base: ) If the other base has an LCD display: • With the phone in standby, press MENU/SELECT on the base. Press to move the cursor to Register Handset and then press MENU/SELECT. Handset Registering appears. If the other base does not have an LCD display: • Disconnect the base AC adapter. Then press and hold Find Handset key* while you reconnect the adapter. Keep pressing Find Handset key until the charge LED starts to blink. * This key might be labeled Find or Find HS.
Resetting the Handset If you want to register the handset to a different base or replace a handset with another one, you must first clear the registration information from the base and the handset. ) Press and hold END and # for at least five seconds, until the SYSTEM RESET menu appears. ) Select the Deregister HS 9JKEJ *CPFUGV! submenu by pressing MENU/ *CPFUGV SELECT. Which Handset? *CPFUGV appears in the display.
Using the Interface Parts of the Handset new message LED Earpiece Display (LCD) key (up) CLEAR/INT'COM key (clear/intercom) MENU/SELECT key key (caller ID/right) END key key (down) key (phonebook/left) TALK/FLASH key key (speaker) Twelve-key dial pad /TONE key # key /MUTE key (messages/mute) REDIAL/PAUSE key Microphone UU683BH(DCX150) OM_0807.
Reading the Display In standby Time 1(( # Handset ID and banner *CPFUGV 0GY %+& Number of new Caller ID calls received During a call UU683BH(DCX150) OM_0807.indd 9 6CNM 2 Call duration The ringer off icon indicates that the ringer is turned off. The voice mail icon appears when you have messages waiting in your voice mailbox. The privacy icon appears when the Privacy Mode is turned on. The speaker icon appears when the speaker phone is in use.
Using the Four-way Function Key Your handset has a four-way function key that allows you to move the cursor or pointer on the display and access the most commonly used features at the touch of a button. • Press the left side of the key to open the phonebook. • Press the right side of the key to open the Caller ID list. • Press the top of the key to increase the ringer volume (while the phone is in standby) or Increase the volume speaker volume (while you are on a call).
• When [Aa] appears on the display, capital letters are displayed first, then lower case letters, and then the number on the key. • When [aA] appears on the display, lower case letters are displayed first, then the number on the key, and then capital letters. • When you input the first letter or a letter after a blank space, the default mode is [Aa]. From the next letter, the mode changes to [aA] automatically. • You can switch back and forth the mode manually between [Aa] and [aA].
Using Your Accessory Handset Making and Receiving Calls With the earpiece Make a call ) Pick up the handset from the cradle. ) Dial the number. 3) Press TALK/FLASH. With the speaker phone ) Pick up the handset from the cradle. ) Dial the number. 3) Press . ) Pick up the handset. (If AutoTalk is on, the phone answers when you pick up the handset from the cradle.) ) Pick up the handset. Answer a call ) Press TALK/FLASH. ) Press . (If Any Key Answer is on, you can press any key on the dial pad.
Using Caller ID and Call Waiting If you subscribe to Caller ID, you can store up to thirty Caller ID numbers in each handset. Caller ID records are stored from newest to oldest. Once your Caller ID list is full and you receive an incoming call, the oldest record will be automatically deleted to make room for the new record. To open the Caller ID list, press . The phone will show the latest records.
Using the Phonebook You can store up to seventy entries in the handset’s phonebook. If the phonebook is full and you try to add a new entry, you will hear a beep and see Memory Full in the display. Delete some of the existing entries before trying to add new ones. Press to enter the phonebook. Once in the phonebook, you have the following options: to scroll through the phonebook Scroll through Press the entries alphabetically.
Redialing a Number To redial one of the last five numbers dialed on this handset, press REDIAL/PAUSE. This opens the redial list. Use and to find the number you want to dial, and press TALK/FLASH or in standby, or press MENU/SELECT during a call. Muting the Ringer (One Call Only) While the handset is ringing, press /MUTE or END to mute the ringer for this call. The phone will ring again on the next call. (The handset must be off the cradle to mute the ringer.
Using Hold, Conference, Transfer and Intercom Press CLEAR/INT’COM. If you leave a caller on for more than five minutes, the call will be Put a call on hold hold disconnected. To return to the party on hold, press TALK/FLASH or . join a call already in progress, press Join a call already To TALK/FLASH or . You can hang up normally; in progress the other station remains connected to the call. Transfer a call Press CLEAR/INT’COM; the call is placed on hold.
Accessing Your Answering System If your base has an answering system, you can use your handset to get your messages and change your answering system setup. The answering system plays your new messages (that you have not listened to yet) first. If you have no new messages, the system plays your old messages. You have the following options: Press /MUTE. The system announces the number of Playing new and old messages, then plays the first new message new followed by the day and time it was received.
Accessing Voicemail If your base doesn't have an answering system and you subscribe to a voice mail service, you can program your handset to automatically dial the access number. ) Press MENU/SELECT. ) Move the cursor to Handset Setup and press MENU/SELECT. 3) Move the cursor to Edit Voice Mail and press MENU/SELECT. 4) Enter your access number (up to twenty digits). If you need the phone to wait before sending the next digits, press REDIAL/PAUSE to insert a two-second pause.
Battery Replacement and Handling With normal usage, your battery should last about one year. If the talk time becomes short even after the battery is recharged, please replace the battery. You can purchase a replacement battery by calling Uniden's Parts department. See the back cover page for contact information. Warning: To avoid the risk of personal injury or property damage from fire or electrical shock, use only the BT-1015 battery pack.
The FCC Wants You To Know Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by Uniden, or operation of this product in any way other than as detailed by the owner's manual, could void your authority to operate this product. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules.
One Year Limited Warranty Important: Evidence of original purchase is required for warranty service. WARRANTOR: UNIDEN AMERICA CORPORATION ("Uniden") ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants, for one year, to the original retail owner, this Uniden Product to be free from defects in materials and craftsmanship with only the limitations or exclusions set out below. WARRANTY DURATION: This warranty to the original user shall terminate and be of no further effect 12 months after the date of original retail sale.
LEGAL REMEDIES: This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. This warranty is void outside the United States of America and Canada. PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING PERFORMANCE OF WARRANTY: If, after following the instructions in the owner's manual you are certain that the Product is defective, pack the Product carefully (preferably in its original packaging).
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