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Owner’ s Manual TRU546 ENG 7/25/01 1:20 PM Page i.
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W elcome Features Congr atulation s on your purchase o f the U nid en TRU546 cordless teleph one . This phon e is desi gned an d engin eered to e xactin g stand ards f or reli ability , long life , and outstandin g perform ance utilizin g the latest in 2.
Contents W elcome/Features Controls and Functions 2, 3 Getting Started Read this first 4 Step 1: Ch ecking th e packag e conten ts 5 Step 2: Settin g up the ph one 6 Step 3: Pr eparing th e battery pa.
Additional Information Changin g the di gital security code 39 Beltclip installati on 40 Headset in stallation 40 Note on power sour ces 41 Mai nte na nce 4 1 T roublesh ooting 42 Gener al Inform atio.
[ 2 ] CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Controls and Functions 1. Han dset antenn a 2. Headset jack cover 3. Han dset battery compartmen t 4. Han dset earpiece 5. LCD display 6. Mem ory key 7. T alk key 8. V ol (volume)/ ▼ (cursor d own) key 9. * / (left cursor)/tone k ey 10.
[ 3 ] CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 26 20 21 22 25 24 23 27 20. Pulse-T one switch 21. DC power input 22. Phon e jack 23. Han dset retain er clip 24. Base antenn a 25.
GETTING ST ARTED [ 4 ] About the digital security code This cordless teleph one uses a di gital security code to pr event un authorized access to your base unit. This security code pr events oth er cordless han dsets from m aking calls thr ough your base unit.
GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED [ 5 ] Checking the Package Contents Also included: • This Owner’s Manual • Quick Reference Guide • Registration Car d • Base unit • Handset • AC adapter • Rechargeable battery • T elephone cord • Beltclip Mak e sure you have r eceived the f ollowing item s in the pack age .
Do the f ollowing steps: A. Choose th e best location C. Connect th e base unit B . Install th e battery pack D. Choose th e dialin g mod e A. Choose the best location Befor e choosin g a location f or your new ph one , read th e “Installati on Consid erati ons” in clud ed in the “ Precauti on & W arran ty” .
GETTING ST ARTED [ 7 ] B . Install the battery pack Charge the battery pack f or at least 15-20 hours bef ore plugging the phone line into your phone .
GETTING ST ARTED [ 8 ] Battery use time (per charge) From fully char ged • Six hours con tinu ous use • T en days when th e handset is in th e standby m ode Low Battery Alert When th e battery pack is very low and n eeds to be charg ed, th e phon e is progr ammed to elimin ate functi ons in or der to save power .
GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED [ 9 ] C. Connect the base unit 1) Connect th e AC ad apter to the DC IN 9V jack and to a stan dar d 120V AC wall outlet. 2) Set the base on a d esk or tabletop, and place th e handset on th e base unit as shown. Rem ove the beltclip, if attached , for f ace up chargin g.
[ 10 ] • After installin g the battery pack in th e handset, char ge your han dset at least 15-20 hours bef ore plugging into the phone line . Once th e handset battery pack is fully char ged , connect th e telephon e line cor d to the base an d telephon e wall outlet.
[ 11 ] GETTING ST ARTED Mounting the base unit on a wall Setting the handset retainer clip f or wall mounting 1) On the base unit, pull th e handset r etainer out o f the slot. Rotate it clockwise 180 d egrees . 2) Flip the r etainer fr om fron t to back.
GETTING ST ARTED [ 12 ] Direct w all plate mounting If you don’t have a stan dar d wall plate , you can moun t your phon e directly to th e wall. Befor e doin g this, consi der th e followin g: • Avoi d electrical cables , pipes, or oth er items behin d the moun ting locati on that could cause a hazard wh en insertin g screws in to the wall.
GETTING ST ARTED [ 1 3 ] GETTING ST ARTED Ther e are thr ee Caller ID setup option s available: AutoT alk, CIDCW (Caller ID on Call W aiting), an d Area Cod e . (See page 14 f or Area Cod e setup instru ction s.) AutoT alk ™ allows you to answer the ph one with out pressin g the button.
GETTING ST ARTED [ 14 ] Entering Y our Area Code If you enter a 3-di git area cod e number in th e Area Cod e option, your local area cod e does n ot appear in Caller ID messag es. Do n ot progr am this option, if your callin g area r equires 10-di git dialin g.
BASICS [ 1 5 ] Making and Receiving Calls BASICS Pick up th e handset (A utoT alk), or pick up th e handset an d press . 1) Pick up th e handset. 2) Press . 3) Listen for th e dial ton e . 4) Dial th e number . OR 1) Pick up th e handset. 2) Dial th e number , then pr ess .
BASICS [ 16 ] T erminology Through out this man ual, term s such as Stan dby and T alk Mode ar e used. Below is the termin ology explan ation. • Standby Mode -Th e handset is n ot in use , off th e base , and has not been pr essed. A di al tone is n ot presen t.
[ 17 ] BASICS BASICS Adjusting the Ringer and Earpiece V olume Handset ringer tone and volume Press or in standby mod e to select one o f four ring er tone an d volume combin ation s. Earpiece volume Pressin g or durin g a call will chang e the earpi ece volume o f the han dset.
BASICS [ 18 ] • If the n umber ex ceeds 32 digits , only the first 32 digits ar e retained for r edialing. • Press an d hold to delete th e displayed redi al number . • Refer to terminology explan ation on page 16, if necessary . Redialing a Call The last thr ee phon e numbers di aled can be quickly r edialed .
BASICS [ 1 9 ] BASICS The ton e feature only applies wh en the dial mod e is set to pulse . Some teleph one compani es use equipmen t that requir e pulse dialin g (sometim es referr ed to as rotary di aling). If you need to en ter tone di aling di gits, you can switch- over to tone di aling d uring th e call.
[ 20 ] BASICS Paging T o locate the handset 1) Press on the base . 2) The han dset beeps for 60 secon ds. The f ollowing scr een appears: 3) Press an y key on th e handset or on the base , or return th e handset to the base to en d the pag e .
[ 21 ] Storing Phone Numbers and Names MEMOR Y DIALING Mem ory Dialin g allows you to dial a n umber using just a few k ey presses . Y our TRU546 stores up to 20 n ames/n umbers in the m emory . 1) Press an d hold until “ Memory Store ” is displayed .
The pause featur e is useful for lon g distance calling, cr edit card dialin g, or sequences that requir e a pause between digits . [ 22 ] MEMOR Y DIALING 5) Press . “ Store Number ” is displayed . The cursor flash es indi cating that th e display is read y for th e number to be enter ed.
[ 23 ] Steps for Entering Names and Special Characters Refer to the letters on th e number k eys to select the d esired char acters. With each press o f a num eric k ey , the displayed character appears in th e followin g ord er: Upper case letters first, lower case letters ne xt and finally th e number corr espondin g to the k ey .
[ 24 ] MEMOR Y DIALING For ex ample , to enter Uniden : 1) Pick up th e handset an d press an d hold . 2) Enter a n umber or press , to select a mem ory location n umber . 3) Press . 4) Press twi ce . 5) Press five times . 6) Press six times . 7) Press four tim es, th en press to move th e cursor to the ri ght.
[ 25 ] MEMOR Y DIALING Making Calls with Memory Dialing Memory dialing from Standb y Mode MEMOR Y DIALING 1) Press . The han dset displays your progr ammed mem ory location s. 2) Press and or enter a two-di git number (01 - 20) to select th e mem ory location you would lik e to dial.
[ 26 ] MEMOR Y DIALING Memory dialing from T alk Mode 1) Press . “ Talk ” an d the volum e setting appear on the display . If you set the rin ger to off, “ <Ringer Off> ” appears on the display . 2) press . 3) Enter a two-di git number (01 - 20) to select the m emory locati on of th e desir ed phon e number .
[ 27 ] MEMOR Y DIALING Editing a Stored Name and/or Phone Number MEMOR Y DIALING 1) Press an d hold until “ Memory Store ” is displayed . 2) Press and or enter a two-di git number (01 - 20) to select th e mem ory location you would lik e to edit. 3) Press .
[ 28 ] MEMOR Y DIALING 6) Press . The f ollowing scr eens appears . The cursor flash es indi cating that th e display is read y for th e number to be edited . 7) Use th e number k eypad, or to edit the phon e number . The ph one n umber cannot e xceed 20 di gits.
[ 29 ] MEMOR Y DIALING Display a Progr ammed Number Use and to toggle between the n ames display an d the numbers display . • When th e stored ph one n umber has 14 or mor e digits , “ ” is displayed ne xt to the 12th di git. Press to see the e xtra di gits and to return.
[ 30 ] MEMOR Y DIALING Erasing a Stored Name and Phone Number 1) Press an d hold until “ Memory Store ” is displayed . 2) Press and or enter a two-di git number (01 - 20) to select th e mem ory location you would lik e to erase . 3) Press . The f ollowing scr een appears with the mem ory location n umber that you have selected in the display .
[ 31 ] CALLER ID FEA TURES CALLER ID FEA TURES Caller ID 1) Wh en the Caller ID m essage is r eceived, th e display shows th e caller’s phon e number . The in coming call inf ormati on is stored in th e Caller ID recor d. If the Caller ID servi ce inclu des th e caller’s nam e , the caller’s n ame appears on the display (up to 15 letters).
[ 32 ] CALLER ID FEA TURES V iewing the Caller ID Message List The Caller ID list stor es inform ation f or up to 50 incomin g calls - even unan swered calls . 1) Press . The summ ary screen appears . The scr een shows th e number o f new messag es and total m essages .
[ 33 ] CALLER ID FEA TURES CALLER ID FEA TURES Deleting Information from the Caller ID List The TRU546 stor es up to 50 messag es. If th e phon e receives th e 51st messag e , the old est one in th e list is automati cally deleted . Caller ID data can also be d eleted man ually .
[ 34 ] CALLER ID FEA TURES Deleting all Caller ID names/numbers 1) Press . 2) Press . 3) Press or to select “ Yes ” or “ No ”. 4) Press or . When the pointer is at “ Yes ”: A tone soun ds and all stor ed Caller ID messag es are d eleted. When the pointer is at “ No ”: The display r eturns to th e summary scr een.
[ 35 ] CALLER ID FEA TURES CALLER ID FEA TURES Using the Caller ID List Calling a party from the Caller ID list Y ou can place a call from th e Caller ID list. The TRU546 stor es up to 50 messag es. 1) Press . Select the ph one n umber that you want to di al by pressin g or .
[ 36 ] CALLER ID FEA TURES Storing Caller ID messages in Memory dialing The ph one n umber of th e party on the Caller ID list can be stor ed in mem ory dialin g. 1) Press . Select the ph one n umber to be stored from th e Caller ID list by pressin g or .
[ 37 ] CALLER ID FEA TURES CALLER ID FEA TURES Using “Caller ID on Call W aiting” Service “Caller ID” and “ Call W aiting” are separ ate services. CIDCW (Caller ID on Call W aiting) performs the same as r egular Caller ID on a call waiting number .
[ 38 ] CALLER ID FEA TURES Call W aiting Features Y our TRU546 gives you new opti ons f or call waiting. A t the tou ch of a button, you can ask the caller to h old, sen d them to your voi ce mail service , or conferen ce them in to your curren t call.
[ 39 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Changing the Digital Security Code The di gital security code is an i den tificati on code used to conn ect the handset an d the base unit. N ormally , setting th e code is n ot necessary . The first tim e you charg e your handset, th e security code is autom atically set.
[ 40 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Beltclip Installation T o attach the beltclip Insert th e beltclip into th e holes on each sid e of th e handset. Pr ess down un til it clicks . T o remo ve the beltclip Pull both sid es of the beltclip to release th e tabs from th e holes .
[ 41 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Battery replacement and handling When th e operatin g time becom es short, even after a battery is rechar ged , please replace th e battery . With norm al usage , your battery should last about one year .
[ 4 2 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION T roubleshooting If your phon e is not perf orming to your e xpectation s, please try th ese simple steps first. Symptom Suggestion The status LED won’t li ght • M ake sur e the A C adapter is plugg ed into th e base unit when th e handset is placed and wall outlet.
[ 43 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Symptom Suggestion The han dset doesn’t rin g • The battery pack m ay be weak. or receive a pag e . Charg e the battery on th e base unit for 15-20 h ours. • The han dset may be too f ar away from th e base unit.
[ 4 4 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION General Information The TRU546 compli es with FCC P arts 15 and 68. Operatin g T emperatur e: 0 ºC to +50 ºC (+32 ºF to +122 ºF) AC A dapter Information AC A dapter.
[ 45 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION T echnical Information The FCC wants y ou to know! Chang es or modifi cation s to this prod uct n ot expr essly approved by U nid en, or operati on of this prod uct in an y way other than as d etailed by the own er's man ual, could voi d your authority to oper ate this prod uct.
[ 4 6 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Radio Interference Radio in terferen ce may occasi onally cause buzzing an d hummin g in your cordless han dset, or clickin g noises in th e base . This interfer ence is caused by extern al sources su ch as TV , refri ger ator , vacuum cleaner , fluorescen t ligh ting, or electri cal storm.
[ 47 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Precautions! Before you r ead anything else , please observe the followin g: W arning! Unid en America Corpor ation DOES NO T represent this unit to be waterproof. T o reduce th e risk of fire , electrical shock, or d amage to the unit, DO NO T expose this unit to rain or moisture .
[ 48 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Radio Interference Radio interfer ence may occasion ally cause buzzing and h umming in your cordless handset, or cli cking noises in the base . This interferen ce is caused by external sources su ch as TV , refriger ator , vacuum cleaner , fluorescent li ghting, or electrical storm.
[ 49 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Index A Adjustin g ring er and earpi ece volume ..........17 B Battery pack Preparin g and char ging .......................... 7 Replacemen t and han dling .................... 41 Beltclip installati on ................
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[ 51 ] At Uniden, w e’ll take care o f you! If you need an y assistance with this prod uct, please call our Custom er Hotlin e at 1-800-297-1023 PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT T O THE PLACE OF PURCHASE.
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