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Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen CONTENTS NOTE CONTENTS OF YOUR OWNER’S MANUAL Fold out the back cover of this owner’s manual to use the handy “Controls and Functions” page for reference. H:...reprint 8-13-99EXA7950.vp Tue Aug 17 15:31:15 1999 Controls and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover Fold-out Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 • Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . .
INTRODUCTION I N T R O D U C T I O N TO YOUR NEW PHONE Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Introduction WELCOME Congratulations on your purchase of the Uniden EXA7950 cordless telephone and answering system. This phone is designed and engineered to exacting standards for reliability, long life, and outstanding performance.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKAGE TIP To get the most from your phone, please read this owner’s manual thoroughly. Also be sure to complete and mail the product registration form. Handset Base AC Adapter NOTE If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact the Uniden Parts Department at (800) 554-3988. Hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time, Monday through Friday. We can also be reached on the web at www.uniden.com.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Installing and Adjusting Your Phone DESK/TABLETOP INSTALLATION TIP AND ADJUSTING YOUR PHONE 1) Plug the AC adapter cord into the 9 VDC input jack on the back of the base. 2) Wrap the AC adapter cord around the strain relief notch. Place the power cord so that it does not create a trip hazard or where it could become chafed and create a fire or electrical hazard. 3) Plug the AC adapter into a standard 120 VAC wall outlet.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen HINT 7) Set the base on a desk or tabletop, and place the handset into the base as shown. Then, raise the antenna to a vertical position. Before using your phone, fully charge the NickelCadmium battery pack for 15-20 hours. WALL INSTALLATION ▼ Standard wall plate mounting This phone can be mounted on any standard AT&T or GTE wall plate.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen ! DO NOT use an outlet controlled by a wall switch. Before you plug the other end of the telephone cord into the modular jack on the wall, charge the battery (refer to “Charging the Battery Pack,” page 8). 6) Line up the mounting slots on the base with the mounting posts on the wall, then push in and down until the phone is firmly seated. 7) On the base unit, pull the handset retainer out of the slot and rotate it clockwise 180 degrees.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen ▼ 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: • Select a location away from electrical cables, pipes, or other items behind the mounting location. Inserting screws into areas such as this can be hazardous. • Try to mount your phone within 10 - 15 feet of a working phone jack in order to avoid excessive lengths.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen 5) Put the AC adapter cord inside the molded wiring channel, then wrap the AC adapter cord around the strain relief notch. Plug the AC adapter into a standard 120 VAC wall outlet. INSTALLING AND ADJUSTING 6) Plug one end of the telephone cord into the TEL LINE jack on the back of the base, then plug the other end into a standard telephone jack.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen 9) Flip the retainer from front to back, then slide it back into the slot so that the lip of the retainer faces up and the oval is at the bottom of the retainer. This will hold the handset in place. INSTALLING THE HANDSET BATTERY PACK 1) Remove the handset battery cover. 2) Plug the battery’s cable into the handset 1 2 3) Replace the battery cover. 3 NOTE The plastic connectors will fit together only one way.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen ▼ ! When the battery pack is very low and needs to be charged, the phone is programmed to eliminate functions in order to save power. If the phone is not in use, the talk/batt LED flashes every three seconds. If the phone is in use, the talk/batt LED flashes every three seconds and the handset beeps. Complete your conversation as quickly as possible and return the handset to the base for charging.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen SETTING THE PULSE/TONE SWITCH TIP Most phone systems use tone dialing. Check with your local phone company if you’re not sure whether your system is tone or pulse. Be sure the PULSE/TONE switch is in the TONE position unless your local phone system uses pulse dialing.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen AUTOMATIC DIGITAL CODE SECURITY To prevent other parties from making unauthorized calls on your phone line, a digital code was added to the EXA7950. Your phone’s handset and base share this code, which is randomly set each time you place the handset in the charging cradle. ▼ To reestablish communication between the handset and the base in the event of a power failure 1) Restore power to the base. 11 H:...reprint 8-13-99EXA7950.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Using Your New Phone MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS Handset On Base USING YOUR NEW PHONE To answer a call 12 H:...reprint 8-13-99EXA7950.vp Tue Aug 17 15:31:42 1999 To make a call Handset Off Base Pick up the handset, or Press any button or press press speaker on the base. speaker on the base.. 1) Press talk. 2) Listen for the dial tone. 3) Dial the number. 1) Pick up the handset. 2) Press talk. 3) Listen for the dial tone. 4) Dial the number.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen STORING A PHONE NUMBER IN MEMORY Your EXA7950 phone has 10 memory locations for storing important telephone numbers. NOTE The pause button counts as one digit. Pressing pause more than once increases the length of pause between numbers. 1) Remove the handset from the base. 2) Press mem. You hear a beep and the talk/batt LED blinks. talk batt 3) Enter the phone number, up to 16 digits.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen ▼ One-touch priority dialing Your phone is equipped with three “One-Touch Priority” keys for instant dialing. You cannot store phone numbers directly into m1, m2 or m3. They are only used to dial phone numbers stored into memory locations 1, 2 and 3. (See “Storing a Phone Number in Memory,” page 13.) NOTE An error sounds and the erase procedure will be canceled if more than 20 seconds elapse between each keystroke.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen REDIAL The redial key redials the last number dialed. The redialed number can be up to 32 digits long. NOTE The tone feature only applies when the base unit is set to pulse. TONE If you are dialing in the pulse mode and need to enter tone digits, press tone to enter the digits. Once the call has ended, the tone mode is canceled and pulse dialing resumes.
SETTING UP THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen 16 H:...reprint 8-13-99EXA7950.vp Tue Aug 17 15:31:47 1999 Setting Up the Integrated Answering Device THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE The EXA7950 has a built-in answering system that answers and records incoming calls.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen ANSWERING TURNING THE ANSWERING SYSTEM ON/OFF SETUP Adjust the volume of the system’s announcements by pressing s or louder or t for softer on the base speaker. DEVICE TIP 1) To turn the answering system on, press answer on/off. A beep tone will sound and the current outgoing message will play on the base speaker. A second beep tone will sound after the outgoing message plays.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen 4) Press skip or repeat until you hear the current hour setting. Numbers 1 through 12 display on the base as each hour is announced. 5) Press clock again to select the correct hour. 6) Press skip or repeat until you hear the current minute setting. The numbers 0 through 59 display on the base as each minute is announced. 7) Press clock again to select the correct minute. The AM/PM setting is announced. 8) The LED displays an A or P.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen 2) When you are finished recording your message, press greeting again. A tone sounds and your message plays back on the base speaker. ANSWERING To choose between the prerecorded outgoing message and your personal outgoing message, press greeting during outgoing message playback. This switches between the two options.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen SELECTING A PIN CODE To play your messages from a remote location, you will need to enter a two-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN) code (00-99). To select a PIN, perform the following steps: NOTE 1) On the base, press and hold the pin button. A beep sounds, and the LED displays 00. If you don’t select a PIN code within two minutes, the system returns to standby. NOTE Press skip or repeat multiple times to scroll through numbers on the display.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen The RESET button is used to initialize the base computer. The RESET button can be used if an AC power line disturbance causes the answering system to malfunction and become inoperative. Pressing RESET does NOT erase any data stored in your system memory. 21 H:...reprint 8-13-99EXA7950.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Using the Integrated Answering Device PLAYING YOUR MESSAGES The base LED shows the number of total messages on the display. If the display is blinking, then there are new messages waiting for you. The EXA7950 is designed to play your new messages first. After you play your new messages, you can then play your old messages. HINT 1) Press play/stop. The system announces the number of new and old messages.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen NOTE 2) After a message has played for a few seconds, press repeat to replay the message. Pressing repeat before two and one half seconds of the message has played causes the system to scan back one message. 3) Press play/stop at any time to stop reviewing your messages and return to standby. The message counter LED shows the total number of messages still on the system.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen DELETING A MESSAGE 1. Press play/stop to review your messages. NOTE When you press delete, you are permanently deleting the message. Once deleted, the message cannot be replayed. NOTE The system automatically returns to standby when all messages have played. 2. If you decide to delete a message, press and hold delete anytime during the message. The system beeps and immediately goes to the next message. 3.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen 2) Release voice memo and speak into the microphone. NOTE A voice memo message is treated as a typical recorded message and will be added to the stored messages. RECORDING A CONVERSATION You can record up to a 15 minute conversation while you are using your phone. 1) During a conversation, press voice memo. The unit begins recording and two dashes show in the display. A beep that can be heard by both parties sounds every 15 seconds.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen 4) You may continue to listen to your messages, or you may select a command from the following chart: NOTE You must enter a command within 15 seconds of entering command waiting mode or the answering system automatically hangs up and returns to standby.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen REMOTE ROOM MONITOR You can call your answering system from any touch-tone phone and monitor sounds in the room where your base is installed. 1) Call your telephone number. 2) During the outgoing message playback, press # followed by your PIN code. 3) The answering system begins announcing the time and day stamp. Q 4) Press # then while the system announces the time and day stamp. Q 5) Press # then to monitor the room for another 15 seconds.
YOUR NEW PHONE TROUBLESHOOTING Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen 28 H:...reprint 8-13-99EXA7950.vp Tue Aug 17 15:32:01 1999 Troubleshooting QUICK REFERENCE CHART If your phone is not performing to your expectations, please try these simple steps first. PROBLEM SUGGESTION The charge light won’t come on when the handset is placed in the base. • Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into the base and wall outlet. • Make sure the handset is properly seated in base.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen PROBLEM SUGGESTION • The Nickel-Cadmium battery pack may be weak. Charge the battery on the base unit for 15-20 hours. • The handset may be too far away from the base unit. • Place the base unit away from appliances or metal objects. • Place the handset back on the charging cradle for a few seconds. The status LED will blink indicating that the phone has been reset. The answering system does not work. • Make sure the base unit is plugged in.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen PROBLEM Cannot access remote call-in features from another touch-tone phone. 30 H:...reprint 8-13-99EXA7950.vp Tue Aug 17 15:32:02 1999 SUGGESTION • Make sure you’re using the correct PIN number. • Make sure that the touch-tone phone you’re using can transmit the tone for at least two seconds. If it cannot, you may have to use another phone to access your messages.
SPECIFICATIONS S P E C I F I C A T I O N S OF YOUR NEW PHONE Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Specifications G E NER A L The EXA7950 complies with FCC Parts 15 and 68. Frequency control: PLL Modulation: Frequency Shift Keying Operating temperature: 0º to 50º C (+32º F to +122º F) BASE Transmit Frequency: 925.997 to 927.947 MHz Receive Frequency: 902.052 to 904.002 (40 channels) Power requirements: 9V 350 mA (from AC adapter) Size: 7-3/8 in.(W) x 2 in. (D) x 8-3/4 in.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen At Uniden, we’ll take care of you! If you need any assistance with this product, please call our Customer Hotline at: 1-800-297-1023 Please do not return this product to the place of purchase Our Uniden representatives will be happy to help you with any matters regarding the operation of this unit, available accessories, or any other related matters. Hours: M-F, 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM CST Thank you for purchasing a Uniden product. H:...reprint 8-13-99EXA7950.
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