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TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:33 Page ii CONTENTS Introduction / Features inside front cover Controls and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,3 Getting Started Read this first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Step 1: Checking the package contents . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Step 2: Setting up the base unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Mounting the base unit on a wall . . . . . . . . . 9 Step 3: Preparing the battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:33 Page 1 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the TRU 246 cordless telephone. This phone is designed for reliability, long life, and outstanding performance utilizing the latest in 2.4 GHz Spread Spectrum technology. Note: Some illustrations in this manual may differ from the actual unit for explanation purposes. FEATURES • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual CONTROLS 7/26/00 AND 9:33 Page 2 FUNCTIONS 1. Handset antenna 2. Headset jack cover 3. Handset battery compartment 4. Handset earpiece 5. LCD display 6. Memory key 7. Talk key 8. Volume/Cursor down key 9. ∗ /tone key 10. Redial/Pause key 11. Options key 12. Handset microphone 13. Volume/Cursor up key 14. Flash key 15. Call ID key 16. # key 17. Delete key 18. Select/Channel key 19.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:33 Page 3 20. Pulse-Tone switch 21. DC power input 22. Phone jack 23. Handset retainer clip 24. Base antenna 25. Status LED 26. Page/Find key 27.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual READ THIS 7/26/00 9:33 Page 4 FIRST This cordless telephone must be set up before use. Follow these steps; Step 1 (page 5) Unpack and check the telephone and accessories. Step 2 (page 6 to 10) Next, choose the best location to set up the base unit. Base unit Step 3 (page 11 to 12) Then, insert the battery pack into the handset. You must charge the battery pack for 15 hours before using the phone.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual THE 9:33 PACKAGE Page 5 GETTING STARTED CHECKING 7/26/00 CONTENTS Make sure you have received the following items in the package. • Base unit • Telephone line cord (2) • Handset • AC adapter (AD-311) • Wall mount adapter • Beltclip • Rechargeable battery pack (BT-905) • This Owner’s Manual • Precautions and Important Safety Instructions • Quick Reference Guide • Registration Card Uniden Parts Department (800) 554-3988 Hours: M-F 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM CST.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:33 SETTING Page 6 UP THE BASE UNIT Do the following steps. • Choose the best location • Connect the base unit • Choose the dialing mode Choose the best location Before choosing a location for your new phone, read the INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS included in the PRECAUTIONS AND IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS brochure.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:33 Page 7 GETTING STARTED • You should charge your handset at least 15 hours before using the phone. • The location should be close to both a phone jack and a continuous power outlet which is not switchable. • Keep the base and handset away from sources of electrical noise such as motors and fluorescent lighting. • Be sure there is sufficient space to raise the base antenna to a vertical position.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:33 Page 8 Use only the supplied AD-311 AC adapter. Do not use any other AC adapter. Connect the AC adapter to a continuous power supply. Place the base unit close to the AC outlet so that you can unplug the AC adapter easily. If your telephone outlet isn’t modular, contact your telephone company for assistance.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual THE 9:33 BASE Page 9 UNIT ON A GETTING STARTED MOUNTING 7/26/00 WALL Standard wall plate mounting This phone can be mounted on any standard telephone wall plate. 1 1 Snap the wall mount adapter into the notches on the base. 2-7 2 Plug the telephone line cord to the TEL LINE jack and the AC adapter to the DC IN 9V jack. 3 Plug the telephone line cord into the telephone outlet. 4 Wrap the AC adapter cord inside the molded wiring channel.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:33 Page 10 Direct wall plate 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: • Avoid electrical cables, pipes, or other items behind the mounting location that could cause a hazard when inserting screws into the wall. • Try to mount your phone within 10 - 15 feet of a working phone jack to avoid excessive cord lengths.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual THE 9:33 Page 11 BATTERY GETTING STARTED PREPARING 7/26/00 PACK Charge the battery pack for at least 15 hours before you start using your phone. 1 Press in on the battery cover release and slide the cover down until it comes off. 2 Connect the battery pack connector with the correct polarity (black and red wires), then insert the battery pack into the battery compartment. 3 Securely close the battery compartment cover by sliding it up until it snaps into place.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:33 Page 12 Battery use time (per charge) From fully charged • Six hours continuous use. • Ten days when the handset is in the standby mode. When the battery charge becomes low Even when the battery pack is not being used, it will gradually discharge over a long period of time. For optimum performance, be sure to return the handset to the base unit after a telephone call for charging the battery.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual THE 9:33 RINGER Page 13 AND EARPIECE GETTING STARTED ADJUSTING 7/26/00 VOLUME Ringer tone and volume The phone has four types of ringer tone and volume combinations. In the standby mode, press or on the handset repeatedly. The display shows the setting. Earpiece volume Pressing or during a call will change the earpiece volume of the handset. This setting will remain in effect after the telephone call has ended.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:33 MAKING Page 14 A CALL Dialing from standby 1 Enter the phone number. (Up to 32 digits.) Example: Enter 8178583300 • Press if you enter a wrong number in step 1. • You must press a key within 20 seconds or the phone will return to standby. 2 Press . “Talk” flashes on the display. Then the volume setting is displayed. Example: Volume level High 3 The number is dialed. After about 5 seconds, the call-time display appears.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:33 Page 15 Other Operations To To adjust the earpiece volume To temporarily switch to tone dial (When the base is set to pulse mode) To enter a pause within dialing sequence To improve the reception Do this Press or during a call. Press . The following numbers will be sent as tone dialing. Press . Press during a call. “Scanning” appears on the display. If the operation fails, the error tone sounds. Dialing from talk mode BASICS 1 Press .
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:33 Page 16 RECEIVING A CALL From the handset 1 The phone rings. 2 Press . “Talk” and volume setting appear on the display. 3 Talk with the caller. 4 To hang up, press or place the handset on the base. The call time will be displayed for about 5 seconds. AutoTalk when ringing When the AutoTalk setting is on and there is an incoming call, simply lift the handset from the base unit to answer the phone. See “Setting Caller ID options” on page 27 for more details.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual REDIALING A 7/26/00 9:34 Page 17 CALL The last three phone numbers dialed can be quickly redialed. Redial from standby 1 Press . The phone number that was last dialed appears on the display. 2 Press again. Each press of will display one of the last three numbers dialed. Most recent . The number will be dialed. BASICS [ 17 ] BASICS 3 Press If the number exceeds 32 digits, only the first 32 digits are retained for redialing.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:34 Page 18 Redial from talk mode 1 Press . “Talk” and the volume setting appear on the display. 2 Press . The last number dialed will be displayed and redialed. 3 To hang up, press or place the handset on the base. The call-time will be displayed for about 5 seconds. Only the last number dialed can be accessed after been pressed. TRAVELING has OUT-OF-RANGE During a call, as you begin to move your handset too far from your base unit, noise increases.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual STORING 7/26/00 PHONE 9:34 Page 19 NUMBERS AND NAMES Memory Dialing allows you to dial a number using just a few key strokes. You can store up to 20 phone numbers in the memory. 1 Press and hold until “Memory Store” is displayed. 2 Press and or enter a two-digit number (01 - 20) to select the memory location where you would like to store the number. 3 Press .
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:34 Page 20 5 Press . “Store Number” is displayed. The cursor flashes indicating that the display is ready for the number to be entered. 6 Use the number keypad to enter the phone number. The phone number cannot exceed 20 digits. • Use to enter a pause in the dialing sequence. The display shows a “P”. The pause feature is useful for long distance calling, credit card dialing, or sequences that require a pause between digits. • Use to delete digits as needed.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual MAKING 7/26/00 CALLS 9:34 WITH Page 21 MEMORY DIALING Memory dialing from standby 1 Press . The handset displays your programmed memory locations. 2 Press and or enter a two-digit number (01 - 20) to select the memory location you would like to dial. • If you press before , you can confirm the name and number stored in the selected memory location. 3 Press . “Talk” and the volume setting appear on the display. Then the displayed number is dialed.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:34 Page 22 Memory dialing from talk mode 1 Press . “Talk” and the volume setting appear on the display. 2 Press . 3 Enter a two-digit number (01 - 20) to select the memory location of the desired phone number. The selected phone number is displayed. Then the number is dialed. CHAIN DIALING On certain occasions after dialing a number, you may be requested to enter an access code, such as your account number.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:34 Page 23 EDITING A STORED NAME AND/OR PHONE NUMBER 1 Press and hold until “Memory Store” is displayed. 2 Press and or enter a two-digit number (01 - 20) to select the memory location you would like to edit. 3 Press . The following screen appears with the memory location number that you have selected in the display. 4 Press or to select “Edit Memory”, then press . The following screen appears.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:34 Page 24 7 Use the number keypad, or to edit the phone number. The phone number cannot exceed 20 digits. (See page 20.) If you don’t want to change the phone number, skip this step. 8 Press . The handset beeps and displays the confirmation screen. The memory storage is complete. For example, if you store a name and number into memory location number 01, the display shows “Memory01 stored”. After about 2 seconds, “Memory Store” is displayed.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:34 Page 25 ERASING A STORED NAME AND PHONE NUMBER 1 Press and hold until “Memory Store” is displayed. 2 Press and or enter a two-digit number (01 - 20) to select the memory location you would like to edit. 3 Press . The following screen appears with the memory location number that you have selected in the display. 4 Press to move the cursor down to the “Delete Memory” command line. 5 Press . The following confirmation screen appears.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:34 Page 26 PAGING To locate the handset 1 Press By holding for more than 2 seconds, the handset beeps for 60 seconds. on the base. 2 The handset beeps for 5 seconds. The following screen appears; 3 Press any key on the handset to end. When an incoming call is received during paging, paging is canceled and the telephone is switched to the incoming call. If you press during paging, the handset will be placed in off-hook (talk) mode.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 9:34 Page 27 CALLER ID FEATURES CALLER 7/26/00 ID You must subscribe to Caller ID service to use this feature. When the telephone rings, the Caller ID feature allows you to view the caller’s name and phone number on the display before you answer the phone. The handset displays the phone number of the incoming call, the name, time, and the number of calls. Additionally, you can dial the displayed number and store the information for memory dialing.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:35 Page 28 To change your Caller ID options: 1 Press . The following screen appears. 2 Use , , or a number key (1-3) to move the pointer to the selection that you would like to change. Press to toggle between “On” and “Off” for “Auto Talk”. For “CIDCW”, choose “On”, “Off”, or “Opt”, depending upon the type of service to which you subscribe. 3 When you wish to enter Area Code, press or the number key to move the cursor to select “Area Code”.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual THE 9:35 TELEPHONE Page 29 CALLER ID FEATURES WHEN 7/26/00 RINGS 1 When the Caller ID message is received, the display shows the caller’s phone number along with the date and time. The incoming call information is stored in the Caller ID record. If the Caller ID service includes the caller’s name, the caller’s name appears on the display (up to 15 letters).
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:35 VIEWING Page 30 THE CALLER ID MESSAGE LIST The Caller ID list stores information for up to 50 incoming calls even unanswered calls. • In Caller ID operation, if no key is pressed for more than 20 seconds, an error tone sounds and the telephone returns to the standby mode. • If a call comes in via a telephone system that does not offer Caller ID service, no information is stored. • “End” appears when you have reviewed all messages in the Caller ID list.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 9:35 INFORMATION Page 31 FROM THE CALLER ID CALLER ID FEATURES DELETING 7/26/00 LIST The TRU 246 stores up to 50 messages. If the phone receives the 51st message, the oldest one in the list is automatically deleted. Caller ID data can also be deleted manually. Deleting a Caller ID message 1 Press . Display the message to be deleted from the Caller ID list by pressing or . 2 Press 3 Press 4 Press . or to select “Yes” or “No”. or .
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:35 Page 32 Deleting all Caller ID names/numbers If you get an incoming call or page, the deleting operation is canceled and the telephone returns to standby so you can answer the call or page. 1 Press . 2 Press . 3 Press 4 Press or to select “Yes” or “No”. or . When the pointer is at “Yes”: A tone sounds and all stored Caller ID messages are deleted. When the pointer is at “No”: The display returns to the summary screen.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual THE CALLER 9:35 ID Page 33 CALLER ID FEATURES USING 7/26/00 LIST Calling a party from the Caller ID list You can place a call from the Caller ID list. The TRU 246 stores up to 50 messages. 1 Press . Select the phone number that you want to dial by pressing or . • You cannot make a call from the Caller ID list if your TRU 246 is connected to private branch exchange (PBX). 2 Press . The displayed phone number will be dialed automatically.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:35 Page 34 Storing Caller ID messages in Memory dialing The phone number of the party on the Caller ID list can be stored in memory dialing. 1 Press . Select the phone number to be stored from the Caller ID list by pressing or . • You can not store a Caller ID message if no phone number appears in the message. 2 Press • If there is an incoming call or page, memory storage is canceled and the telephone is set to receive the incoming call or page. .
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:35 Page 35 CALLER ID FEATURES USING “CALLER ID ON CALL WAITING” SERVICE “Caller ID” and “Call waiting” are separate services. CIDCW (Caller ID on Call Waiting) performs the same as regular Caller ID on a call waiting number. You must subscribe to the “Caller ID on call waiting (CIDCW) services” before you can use the following features. The “Call waiting” service can also be used independently. Please contact your local telephone company for details.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:35 CALL Page 36 WAITING FEATURES Your TRU 246 gives you new options for call waiting. At the touch of a button, you can ask the caller to hold, send them to your voice mail service, or conference them into your current call. You may be required to subscribe to a voice mail service, call waiting, and call waiting options to use these features. Not all features are available in all areas. Check with your local telephone company for details.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual CHANGING 7/26/00 THE 9:35 DIGITAL Page 37 SECURITY CODE The digital security code is an identification code used to connect the handset and the base unit. Normally, setting the code is not necessary. The first time you charge your handset, the security code is automatically set. (See page 4.) In the rare situation that you suspect another cordless telephone is using the same security code, you can change the code. 1 Remove the handset from the base unit. Press and hold .
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:35 Page 38 BELTCLIP INSTALLATION To attach the beltclip Insert the beltclip into the holes on each side of the handset. Press down until it clicks. To remove the beltclip Pull both sides of the beltclip to release the tabs from the holes. If you have wall mounted the base, you cannot place the handset with the keypad facing inside. HEADSET INSTALLATION Your phone may be used with an optional headset, the Uniden HS910.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual NOTE ON 7/26/00 POWER 9:35 Page 39 SOURCES Battery replacement and handling RECYCLING NICKEL-CADMIUM BATTERIES Power Failure During the period that the power is off, you will not be able to make or receive calls with the telephone. • • • • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION When the operating time becomes short, even after a battery is recharged, please replace the battery. With normal usage, your battery should last about one year.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:35 Page 40 TROUBLESHOOTING If your phone is not performing to your expectations, please try these simple steps first. Symptom The status LED won’t light on when the handset is placed in the base unit. The audio sounds weak and/or scratchy. Can’t make or receive calls. The handset doesn’t ring or receive a page. [ 40 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Suggestion • Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into the base unit and wall outlet.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 Symptom The Caller ID does not display. Severe noise interference. 9:35 Page 41 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Suggestion • The handset was picked up before the second ring. • The call was placed through a switch board. • Call your local telephone company to verify your Caller ID service is current.
TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:35 Page 42 INDEX A Adjusting ringer and earpiece volume . . . 13 B Battery pack Preparing and charging . . . . . . . . . . 11 Replacement and handling . . . . . . . . 39 Beltclip installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 C Caller ID Caller ID service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Deleting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Setting Caller ID options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Using .
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TRU246_2.4GHz Owners Manual 7/26/00 9:35 Page 45 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. Thank you for purchasing a Uniden product. Hours: M-F 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM CST.
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