Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CXAI 5198 Uniden
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CXAI 5198 SERIES OWNER'S MANUAL.
[1] www.uniden.com W ELCOME/F EATURES 2 T ERMINOLOGY 3 CONTROLS & FUNCTIONS 4 GETTING ST ARTED 6 Setting up the Phon e 6 Installing th e Beltclip 11 Optio nal H eadset Inst allation 12 SETTING UP .
WELCOME/FEATURES [2] www.uniden.com W elcome Fe a t u r e s Congr atulations on your purchase of th e Uni den Cordless T elephone System! This is a “Cord ed/Cordless” T e leph one unit. The cor ded han dset (on base) can make /receive calls during power f ailure .
[3] TERMINOLOGY www.uniden.com This seri es features Auto T al k ™ and A utoSt andby ™ . AutoT alk allows yo u to answer a call by just rem oving the handset f rom th e cradle so you don't have to w aste time pushin g buttons . AutoStandby allows you to hang up by simply r eturning th e handset to th e cradle .
CONTROLS & FUNCTIONS [4] www.uniden.com Controls & Functions 1. Han dset antenn a 2. Beltc lip hole 3. Jack f or option al headset 4. Han dset battery compartm ent 5. Han dset earpi ece 6. LCD display 7. call id (Caller ID) /menu (P .16, 35) 8.
[5] CONTROLS & FUNC TIONS www.uniden.com 21 27 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 22 23 24 25 26 53 55 54 52 51 21. memo/call rec (recor d) (P .46, 47 ) 22. Messag e LED 23. In use LED 24. (rep eat/re wind) (P .44) 25.
GETTING STARTED [6] www.uniden.com Setting up the Phone Do the followin g steps: A. Ch oose the best locati on B . Connect the base unit C. In stall the rechar geable battery pack into the handset D. Conn ect the char ger E. M ount th e base unit on a w all (if d esired) A.
[7] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com B . Connect the base unit 1) Connect to th e handset cor d to the left si de of th e phon e and the corded base han dset. 2) Connect A C adapter to the DC IN 9V jack and to a stand ard 120V AC wall outlet. Connect th e AC adapter to a contin uous power supply (i.
GETTING STARTED [8] www.uniden.com C. Install the rechar geable battery pack into the handset 1) Press d own on the han dset batte ry case cover (use the finger inden tion for a better grip) and slid e the cover down ward to remo v e. 2) Plug the battery pack con nector (red & black wir es) into the jack insi de th e battery compartm ent.
[9] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com D. Connect the charger The han dset is pow ered by a r echargeable battery pack. The battery rechar ges automati cally when the han dset is placed in the char ger . 1) Connect the A C adapter to the DC IN 9V jack and to a standa rd 120V AC w all outlet.
GETTING STARTED [10] www.uniden.com E. Mount the base unit on a wall (if desir ed) Standard w all plate mounting This phon e can be moun ted on any stan dar d wall plate . 1) Remove the wall mount adapter from th e base and snap it in to the notch es on the bottom of th e base.
[11] GETTING STARTED www.uniden.com Direct w all mounting If you don't have a standar d wall plate, you can moun t your phone directly to the w all.
GETTING STARTED [12] www.uniden.com Optional Headset Installation Y our phone may be used with an option al headset. T o use this feature , insert th e headset plug in to the h eadset jack. Y our phon e is re ady f or hands-fr ee conversati on s. (H eadsets may be purcha sed by visiting ou r website at www .
[13] SETTING UP YOUR PHONE www.uniden.com Base Setup Below are some tips f or using the so ftwar e interface on your phon e . •P r e s s clock/menu on th e base to access the base main m enu. • Use th e volume up or d own key (/// s e l e c t / v o l u m e ) to sc rol l th roug h o pt ions.
SETTING UP YOUR PHONE [14] www.uniden.com Setting the Dial Mode Dial Mode sets the di al mod e to ton e or pulse . Most ph one system s use tone dia ling; the d e f ault setting is tone di aling. Set th e dialing m ode to match the dialin g system used by your loca l phon e service .
[15] SETTING UP YOUR PHONE www.uniden.com Setting the Area Code If you en ter a 3-di git ar ea code n umber in th e Area Code opti on, your local a rea cod e does n ot appear in the Caller ID m essage . For call s r eceived from outsid e your local area code , you will see a full 10-d igit n umber .
SETTING UP YOUR PHONE [16] www.uniden.com Setting the Language o f your Answer ing System and the Base Displa y Langu age allows you to set the langu age o f your answering system ann ouncem ents to English, French , or Spanish. 1) Pr ess clock/menu and th e volume down k ey on the base to select Language , and th en press set .
[17] SETTING UP YOUR PHONE www.uniden.com Setting AutoT alk AutoT alk allows you to answer th e phon e si mply by rem oving the han dset from th e cradl e. Y ou do no t have to pr e ss any buttons to an swer the call. 1) Pr ess a nd h old call id/menu on the handset.
SETTING UP YOUR PHONE [18] www.uniden.com Checking Ar ea Code selected fr om the Handset Y ou can only check the Area Code n umber you have s et. If you wan t to enter or edit the numb er , refe r to “Setting th e Ar ea Code” on pag e 15. 1) Pr ess and hold call id/menu on the han dset.
[19] BASICS www.uniden.com Using Y our Phone P ow er Failur e Operation Because th e phon e is a cord ed/cordless combi nati on phon e , it can still perf orm severa l of its fun ctions d uring a power failure . The f ollow ing features will fun ction even during a power failure .
BASICS [20] www.uniden.com 3) Pr ess talk/flash . From the base 1) Pi ck up the cord ed handset, or press (speaker) . 2) Listen f or the dial tone . 3) Dial the number . OR 1) Dial the number . If a pause is r equired , press r edial/pause . 2) Pi ck up the cord ed handset, or press (s peaker) .
[21] BASICS www.uniden.com Redialing the last dialed number From the handset 1) Rem ove the handset from the cradle . 2) Pr ess talk/flash . 3) Listen f or the di al tone . 4) Pr ess redial/pause . OR 1) Rem ove the handset from the cradle . 2) Pr ess redial/pause .
BASICS [22] www.uniden.com Call W aiting If you have Call Wait ing servi ce , you can r eceive calls while on the line . 1) If a call comes in while you are on the ph one , yo u will hear a call waitin g tone . If you have CIDCW activated , you will see the nam e and n umber of the incomin g caller .
[23] BASICS www.uniden.com Adjusting the Ringer , and Earpiece and Speaker Vo l u m e Selecting the Handset Ring T one and V olume Y our phon e has two differen t rin ger ton es (A and B) and two differen t volumes f or each (low an d high).
BASICS [24] www.uniden.com Earpiece and Speaker V olume Y ou can select earpi ece volume fr om amon g four volum e levels on th e handset an d the cord ed han dset and eigh t differ ent volum e levels on th e base speak er .
[25] BASICS www.uniden.com Mute Base Microphone Durin g a call or an in tercom cal l, press mute on th e base to mute th e micr ophon e . Mute On appears on the display .
BASICS [26] www.uniden.com Selecting a Different Channel If you en counte r interfer ence while usin g your han dset, you ca n man ually c hang e the ha nds et ’s ch an nel for c le ar op era tio n. Wh il e us ing yo ur ha nds et , p res s delete/channel .
[27] BASICS www.uniden.com Intercom The in tercom feature lets you communicat e between the handset and base with out using the ph one line . Making an Intercom P age From the handset 1) W ith the ph one in standby m ode , press select/int’com . 2) Th e base will be paged .
BASICS [28] www.uniden.com From the base 1) Durin g a call, press hol d on the ba se. The call will be put on hold . 2) Pr ess find hs/intercom . The paging ton e sounds. 3) T o cancel the pag e from: -- Speak erphon e: pres s (speaker) or find hs/intercom .
[29] USING THE SPEED DI AL MEMORY www.uniden.com Using the Speed Dial Memory The speed di al mem ory allows you to store up t o 10 name s and n umbers in the han dset and base . The speed dial mem ory is stored indepen dently in th e base and handset.
USING THE SPEED DIAL MEMORY [30] www.uniden.com If the selected speed dial number is already assi gned, th e Edit screen appears. Y ou can select Edit to edit this entry , select Delete to erase this en try , or select Go Back to ch oose anot her speed di al number .
[31] USING THE SPEED DI AL MEMORY www.uniden.com F or ex ample , to enter Movi es . 1) Pr ess 6 . Then press #/ to move th e cursor to the ri ght. 2) Pr ess 6 six times. 3) Pr ess 8 six times. 4) Pr ess 4 six times. 5) Pr ess 3 five times. 6) Pr ess 7 eight tim es.
USING THE SPEED DIAL MEMORY [32] www.uniden.com 8) Pr ess end ( (play/stop) on th e b a se ) to ex it me mor y setup mod e . The ph one re turns to stan dby . Storing Caller ID data in Spee d Dial Memory Data (Caller ID names/numbers) shown in th e Call er ID list can be stored in memory dialin g.
[33] USING THE SPEED DI AL MEMORY www.uniden.com If a messag e has already been stored in the selected memory numb er l oca tion , a c onf irmation screen is displayed. Press the volume up key ( // v o l u m e or / /select/v olume ) to select Yes . Press select/int’com ( set on the base) to overwri te .
CALLER ID [34] www.uniden.com Caller ID and Caller ID on Call W aiting (CIDCW) Y ou m ust subscribe to Caller ID service through your local telephone p r ovider to use this featur e . When th e telephone rin gs, th e Caller ID fe ature allows you to vi ew the caller’s nam e , phone n umber , date an d time o f call.
[35] CALLER ID www.uniden.com Data errors appear as " ❚ ." Viewing the Calle r ID Data 1) W ith the ph one in standby m ode , press call id/m enu ( call id on the base ). The summ ary screen appears . The scr een shows th e number of n ew messages an d total m essages.
CALLER ID [36] www.uniden.com Deleting Data from the Caller ID List The co rdless ph one stor es up to 50 Caller ID n ames/n u mbers . If the ph one r eceives th e 51st Caller ID, the old est one in the list is autom atically deleted . Caller ID data can also be d eleted man ually .
[37] CALLER ID www.uniden.com 3) P ress th e volume up key or the volu me d own key to sele ct Yes , and th en press select/int’com ( set on th e base) . Y ou hear a confirmation ton e and all stored Caller ID data are d eleted. Making a Call fr om the Caller ID Data Y ou can plac e a call from th e Caller ID data.
THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE [38] www.uniden.com The Integrated Answering Device The ph one has a built-in an swering system that an swers and re cords incomin g calls.
[39] THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DE VICE www.uniden.com Setting Up the Answering Machine Setting the Record Time Re co rd T i me s et s t he du ra tio n fo r re co rd ing the incomin g messag es. Y ou have three recor d time option s. Th e option s 1 Minute or 4 Minutes set the d urati on for r ecordin g the in coming mess ag es.
THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE [40] www.uniden.com Setting the Ring Time Ring Time allows you to set th e number of rin gs the caller hears befor e your answering system plays the outgoing m essage . Y ou can set the ring tim e to answer after two, f our , or six rings .
[41] THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DE VICE www.uniden.com Setting a Security Code (PIN Code) Security cod e selects a two-di git P ersonal I den tificati on Number (PIN) cod e .
THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE [42] www.uniden.com Setting Y our Outgoing Message (Greeting) When you receive a call , the an swering system automati cally plays eith er the pr e- rec ord ed mess age o r your own gr eeting . The f ollowing messag e is pr e-recor ded: “H ello, no on e is available to take your call.
[43] THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DE VICE www.uniden.com Selecting Y our Greeting With th e phon e in stan dby mod e, press gr eeting . Then pr ess greeting a gain while the outgoin g message is played. This switches between the prer ecorded gr eeting and the person al greetin g.
THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE [44] www.uniden.com Playing your messages 1) With the ph one in standby mode , press (play/sto p) . The system announ ces th e number o f ne w and old messag es while the me ssage coun ter displays only th e number o f ne w mess ages .
[45] THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DE VICE www.uniden.com Skipping a message 1) Press (play/stop) to review your m essages . The number o f stored messag es is announced . 2) Pr ess (skip/forward) at anytim e to skip to the n ext m essag e . Each time (skip/forw ard) is pr essed, th e system scans forw ard one m essag e.
THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE [46] www.uniden.com V oice memo The voi ce memo fun ction allows the user to r ecord mess ages (m ore than two seconds and less than four mi nutes). 1) With the ph one in standby mode , p ress an d hold memo/call re c on the base.
[47] THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DE VICE www.uniden.com Recording a conv ersation Y ou can recor d a conversati on from the handset or th e base (mor e than two second s and less than ten min u tes). 1) Durin g a conversati on, press rec/ re mo te /c al l sc ree n o n the han dset or press and hol d memo/call r ec on the base .
THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE [48] www.uniden.com Remote Operation Y ou can ope rate your an swering system from a r emote location (wh en you are away from hom e, or from an other room usin g the h andset). U se this functi on to ch eck for recor ded mess ages , to play or de lete mess age .
[49] THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DE VICE www.uniden.com * For Mem o Record and Gr eeting Mess age Recor d function, th e first time you en ter the correspon ding comm and , it starts the Recor ding functi on. If you wan t to stop the r ecordin g, ente r the comm and again.
THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE [50] www.uniden.com Turn on the Answering Sy stem Remotely If you have for gotten to turn on your an swe ring system, you can turn it on r emotely from an y touch-tone teleph one . 1) Call your telephone number . 2) W ait ten rings until th e system answers.
[51] THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DE VICE www.uniden.com 3) En ter a comman d within 15 secon ds. Y ou may select a comman d fr om the f ollowing chart: 4) After the comm and has finish ed, you he ar intermittent beeps in dicatin g that the system is in the comm and waitin g mod e .
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION [52] www.uniden.com Note on Power Sources Pow e r Fa i l u re During the peri od that th e power is o ff, you can mak e or r eceive calls with th e base .
[53] ADDITIONAL INFORMATION www.uniden.com Wa r n i n g : T o avoid the risk o f personal inju ry or property dam age fr om fire or electrical shock, only use the Uni den battery mo del an d Uni den adapter mod el specifi cally desi gnated fo r this prod uct.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION [54] www.uniden.com General Info rmation The ph one compli es with FCC P arts 15 and 68. Opera ting temp eratur e: -10 ° C to +50 ° C (+14 ° F to +122 ° F) AC Ad ap te r In .
[55] TROUBLESHOOTING www.uniden.com T roubleshooting If your ph one is n ot perf orming to your expectati ons , please try th ese simple steps fi rst. Symptom Suggestion The char ge LED won't illuminate when the handset is placed in the cr adle. • Mak e sure th e AC adapter is plugg ed into th e cradle an d wall outlet.
TROUBLESHOOTING [56] www.uniden.com Sever e noise in terferen ce. • Keep th e handset aw ay from micr owave oven s, computers , remote con trol toys , wireless micr ophon es, alarm systems , inter coms, r oom monitors, fluorescen t ligh ts, and electri cal appli ances.
[57] TROUBLESHOOTING www.uniden.com Liquid Damage Moistur e and liqui d can damag e your cordless ph one . In case o f accid ental s ubmersi on, please f ollow these ste ps. Case Act ion If the han dset or base is e xposed to moistur e or liquid , but only affects th e exterior plastic housin g.
PRECAUTIONS & WARRANTY [58] www.uniden.com PRECAUTIONS & W ARRANTY Precautions! Before you read anything else, please observe the foll owing: War n i n g! Uni den Amer ica Corpor ation DO ES NOT repres ent this uni t to be water proof.
[59] PRECAUTIONS & WARRANTY www.uniden.com T o insur e the saf ety of user s, the FC C has establis hed criter ia for t he amoun t of radi o frequen cy ener gy various pr oducts m ay prod uce depen ding on their intended usage . This prod uct has been te sted and fou nd to comply with th e FCC's e xposure cri teria.
I.C. NOTICE [60] www.uniden.com I.C . Notice TERMINAL EQUIPMENT NOTICE: This equi pmen t meets th e applicable In dustr y Canad a T e rmin al Equipmen t T echnical Specif icati ons .
[61] INDEX www.uniden.com Index A Announ ce only fe ature . . . . . . . . . 43 Answerin g system Deleting a messag e . . . . . . . . . . 45 Playing your m essages . . . . . . . 44 Recordin g a conversation . . . . . 47 Remote access . . . . . . . . . .
REMOTE OPERATION CARD [62] www.uniden.com Remote Operation Card REMOTE OPERA TION CARD REMO TE OPERA TION CARD C U T Remote access away from home 1. Call your ph one number fr om a touch-tone ph one . 2. Durin g the outgoin g message , press 0 and en ter your PIN code .
[63] REMOTE OPERATION CARD www.uniden.com Remote Operation Card REMOTE OPERA TION CARD C U T C U T C U T C U T T ask Ke y Repeat a Message 0 1 Play Incoming M essages 0 2 Skip a Message 0 3 Delete a M.
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