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Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen CONTENTS OF YOUR OWNER’S MANUAL CONTENTS C:\Exv990\exv990 1 of 2.vp Wed Sep 09 09:00:07 1998 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 • Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 • EXV 990 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 • Included In Your Package . . . . . . . . . . .
INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Introduction WELCOME Congratulations on your purchase of the Uniden EXV 990 cordless telephone and digital answering device integrated with VoiceDial technology. We designed this phone 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 NOTE If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact the Uniden Parts Department at (800) 554-3988, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central, Monday through Friday, or contact us on the web at www.uniden.com. • • • • • 2 C:\Exv990\exv990 1 of 2.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Setting UpUP SETTING and Adjusting Your Phone INSTALLATION Use only the Uniden AC adapter supplied with this phone. DO NOT use an outlet controlled by a wall switch. 2) Wrap the AC adapter cord around the strain relief. UP SETTING UP 1) Plug the AC adapter plug into the 9 VDC input jack on the back of the base.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen 7) Place the base on a desk or tabletop. Then, place the handset in the base. The handset must stand up in the base as shown. Before choosing a location for your phone, read the “Installation Considerations” included in the “Precautions and Important Safety Instructions” brochure. 8) Raise the base antenna to the vertical position. CONNECTING THE HANDSET BATTERY PACK DO NOT use an outlet controlled by a wall switch.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK ▼ Use ONLY the Uniden AC adapter supplied with this phone. Initial battery charging Before using your phone for the first time, fully charge the rechargeable Nickel-Cadmium battery pack. We recommend that the battery pack charge for approximately 15-20 hours, without interruption, before plugging the phone line into your new phone. SETTING 1) Place the handset in the base.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen SETTING THE PULSE/TONE SWITCH Most phone systems use tone dialing. Check with your local phone company if you are not sure whether your system is tone or pulse dialing. Slide the PULSE/TONE switch to the TONE position using a pencil point. ADJUSTING RINGER CONTROLS ▼ Handset ringer tone and volume Without a call in progress, press ring/vol. The phone has 3 ringer tones with 2 volume levels one soft and one loud.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen AUTOMATIC DIGITAL CODE SECURITY To avoid unauthorized calls on your phone, a digital code was added to the EXV 990 phone. The handset and base share this digital code. The number is selected randomly the first time you use the phone. ▼ To change the digital code: 1) Place the handset on the base. UP If the base loses power while the handset is off the base, the digital code may be erased. If this happens, the handset won’t function.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen PAGE/FIND To locate the handset while it’s off the base, press page/find on the base. The handset beeps about 6 seconds. CLEANING BATTERY CONTACTS DO NOT use liquids or solvents to clean battery contacts. 8 C:\Exv990\exv990 1 of 2.vp Wed Sep 09 09:09:35 1998 To maintain a good charge, clean all contacts on the handset and base about once a month. Use a pencil eraser or other contact cleaner. DO NOT use liquids or solvents to clean battery contacts.
Standard UseUSE STANDARD of Your New Phone MAKING & RECEIVING CALLS AutoTalk allows you to answer a call by just removing the handset from the base, eliminating the need to push buttons or flip switches. ▼ Standard calls without using the memory features Standard Calls without using the Memory Features Handset in Base Handset Off Base To answer call Press VoiceDial. Press any key. To make a call 1) Press VoiceDial. 2) Listen for tone. 3) Say name. 1) Press talk. 2) Listen for tone. 3) Dial number.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen CHAIN DIALING On certain occasions, after dialing a number, you may be requested by the party or service you are calling to enter a special access code, such as an account number. You can enter this number into a memory location. 1) Store the access code into one of the memory numbers. 2) Dial the party or service main number. 3) When you need to enter the special number, press voice followed by the access code’s two-digit memory location number.
PROGRAMMING YOUR PHONE’S VOICE MEMORY Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen ProgrammingPROGRAMMING VOICEDIAL Your Phone’s Memory HANDSET SPEAKER PHONE The EXV 990 speaker phone handset has two sets of microphones and speakers. The microphone on the back of the handset is only used for VoiceDialing when the handset is in the base. On the handset, you may use either the speaker in the earpiece or the speaker phone while programming or talking on your phone.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen BASE SPEAKER PHONE ▼ You may monitor a call at the base when the handset is removed from the base. Press VoiceDial on the base and talk on the handset. Handset removed from base The base speaker phone contains an answering device. It has a front microphone and rear speaker. You are using the microphone in the base unless the handset is in the base and you are using VoiceDial. To receive a call at the base, press VoiceDial. The speaker LED lights.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen STORING A PHONE NUMBER IN MEMORY When the voice prompt says “Enter the phone number then press store,” if you do not make an entry within 10 seconds, the handset beeps and the programming procedure cancels. With VoiceDial, programming is easy. Just follow the preprogrammed voice prompts. (See page 18 for Voice Memory Entry Tips.) 1) Remove the handset from the base. 2) Press store. The talk LED blinks and, in speaker mode, the speaker LED lights.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen STORING A MIXED MODE NUMBER When the voice prompt says “Enter the phone number then press store,” if you do not make an entry within 10 seconds, the handset beeps and the programming procedure cancels. If your phone service is set for pulse dialing, you can store a mixed mode number to easily access automated services (such as banking) that require tones within their systems. (See page 18 for Voice Memory Entry Tips.) 1) Remove the handset from the base.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen ERASING A STORED NUMBER 1) Remove the handset from the base. When the voice prompt says “Replace memory [location number]. Say yes or no,” if you don’t say anything within 3 seconds, you will hear “closer please.” If you still don’t respond, the handset beeps and the programming procedure cancels. 2) Press store. The talk LED blinks and, in speaker mode, the speaker LED lights.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen REVIEWING NUMBERS IN MEMORY 1) Press review. The talk LED flashes and the speaker LED lights. 2) You will hear: For example: You’ve programmed John Smith’s phone number, 555-5555, into memory location 01. Press . You will hear: If there are no phone numbers stored in memory, you will hear: If you entered phone numbers without using VoiceDial, you will hear: 3) To dial the announced number, simply press talk before you hear the last digit.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen DIAL ANNOUNCE ON/OFF ▼ For faster dialing, you can turn off the “Dialing [number]” announcement. To turn the “dialing” announcement off Press store and then # . You will hear a confirmation beep. The dialing announcement is off. ▼ To turn the “dialing” announcement on Press store and then . You will hear a confirmation beep. The dialing announcement is on. MONITOR MODE You may monitor a call at the base when the handset is removed from the base.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen VOICE MEMORY ENTRY TIPS VoiceDial is “speaker (voice) dependent” - it’s designed to recognize the voice that programmed the name. If you program a memory location for “pizza delivery” and another person tries to VoiceDial “pizza delivery,” the phone may not recognize the new voice. But, when responding to the prompt “Say yes or no,” the phone is speaker (voice) independent - it can recognize most voices.
Using the USING ANSWER Integrated Answer Device THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE FEATURES • • • • • • Digital Tapeless Recording 13 minutes of Recording Time Call Screening Selectable Outgoing Messages Time and Day Stamp Toll Saver Digital Tapeless Recording allows you to quickly review, save, or delete the messages you choose. You’ll never have to worry about a tape wearing out, jamming, or resetting improperly.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen SETTING THE CLOCK The clock on the EXV 990 Answering System starts when power is applied to the base. Follow these steps to set the clock to the correct time: 1) Press and hold clock until a beep sounds. The day is announced. 2) Press skip or repeat until the correct day is announced. Numbers 0 through 6 display on the base as each day is announced. 3) Press clock again to select the day. The hour is announced.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen SETTING 5) Press clock again to select the correct hour. UP ITAD The minute is announced. Press skip or repeat multiple times to scroll through days, hours, minutes, etc. 6) Press skip or repeat until you hear the correct 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. PM or AM is announced. 8) The LED displays an A or P. Press skip or repeat to select AM/PM.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen SETTING YOUR OUTGOING MESSAGE (OGM) When you receive a call, the answering system automatically plays a preset message or your own personal outgoing message. ▼ Preset messages The following message is prerecorded at the factory: “Hello, no one is available to take your call. Please leave a message after the tone”. To record your own OGM, follow the steps below. You can record an OGM of up to 30-seconds.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Announce only feature ITAD Move the REC TIME switch to the ANN position. The message counter LED displays A when the system is on standby. SELECTING MESSAGE TIME You can set your answering system to record messages up to one or four minutes long. One minute option: move the REC TIME switch to 1. Four minute option: move the REC TIME switch to 4. MEMO The memo function is completely independent of the outgoing message.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen SELECTING A PIN CODE To pick up your messages from a remote location, you enter a two-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN) code (00-99). To select a PIN, perform the following steps: 1) On the base, press and hold the pin button until a beep sounds. The LED displays 00. Press skip or repeat multiple times to scroll through numbers on the display. 2) To set the first digit, press skip or repeat to scroll from 00 to 90.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen SETTING SETTING THE TOLL SAVER SWITCH The RESET button reinitializes the base computer after power failure. The reset button is 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. 25 C:\Exv990\exv990 part 2 of 2.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Using the USING ANSWER Integrated Answering Device PLAYING YOUR MESSAGES The base LED shows the number of total messages on the display. If the display is blinking, there are new messages waiting for you. The EXV 990 is designed to play your new messages first. After you play your new messages, you can play your stored messages. USING THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE To stop playing your messages at any time, press play/stop again.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen REPEATING A MESSAGE 1) Press play/stop to review your messages. The number of stored messages is announced. USING Pressing repeat before 4-1/2 seconds of the message has played causes the system to back up one message. To return to the message you want to replay, press repeat. ANSWER 2) After a message has played for more than 4-1/2 seconds, press repeat to replay the message.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen SKIPPING A MESSAGE 1) Press play/stop to review your messages. The number of messages is announced. 2) Press skip at anytime to skip to the next message. Each time skip is pressed, the system scans forward one message. If you have several messages, press skip to find the message you want to play. 28 C:\Exv990\exv990 part 2 of 2.vp Wed Sep 09 08:58:10 1998 3) Press play/stop at any time to stop reviewing messages and return to standby.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen DELETING MESSAGES 1) Press play/stop to review your messages. USING 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. ANSWER 3) To delete all your messages, first review all your new messages. A long tone will sound. Then press and hold delete for 2 seconds.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen REMOTE ACCESS AWAY FROM HOME You can operate your answering system from a remote location using any touch-tone telephone. Use this function to check for recorded messages, to play or delete messages, or even to record a new outgoing message. 1) Call your telephone number. 2) During the outgoing message playback, press # followed by your PIN code. Refer to page 24 for instructions on how to select a PIN code.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Troubleshooting TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLESHOOTING If your cordless telephone is not performing to your expectations, please try these simple steps first. PROBLEM SUGGESTION While trying to VoiceDial, you • Reprogram the entry. say the name “John Smith,” • Reprogram the entry with a different location name. but the phone dials “Al Jones.” While trying to VoiceDial, your • Speak naturally and consistently.
Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen PROBLEM SUGGESTION Handset doesn’t ring or receive a page. • The Nickel-Cadmium battery pack may be weak. Charge the battery on the base for 15 to 20 hours without interruption. • Raise the base antenna vertically. • The handset may be too far away from the base. • Place the base away from noise sources. • The digital security code may be erased. Reset the digital code. Base doesn’t ring.
SPECIFICATIONS Specifications GENERA L The EXV 990 complies with FCC Parts 15 and 68. Frequency control: PLL Modulation: FM Operating temperature: -10º to +50º C, +14º F to +122º F B A SE Receive frequency: 902.080 to 904.039 MHz (40 channels) Transmit frequency: 925.989 to 927.948 MHz (40 channels) Power requirements: 9 VDC 350 mA (from AC adapter) Size: 8-1/8 in.(W) x 2-1/2 in. (D) x 7-1/2 in. (H) (without antenna) Weight: Approx. 11.1 oz. HA NDSET Receive frequency: 925.989 to 927.
THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING A UNIDEN PHONE! Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Covered under one or more of the following U.S. patents: 4,511,761 4,523,058 4,595,795 4,797,916 5,426,690 5,650,790 5,660,269 5,661,780 © 1998 Uniden America Corporation All rights reserved • Printed in China C:\Exv990\exv990 part 2 of 2.
