Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TRU548 Uniden
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W elcome Features Congr atulation s on your purchase o f the U nid en TRU548 cordless teleph one and an swering system. This ph one is d esign ed and en gineer ed to ex acting stand ards f or reli ability , long life , and outstan ding perf orman ce utilizing the latest in 2.
The TRU548 featur es inclu de AutoTalk ™ and Aut oStandb y ™. AutoT alk allows you to answer a call by just r emovin g the han dset from th e base so you don’t have to waste tim e pushing button s or flipping switch es. A utoStandby allows you to hang up by simply r eturning th e handset to th e base .
Contents 3-way conferen cing 21 Flash and call waitin g 21 Memory Dialing Storing ph one n umbers and n ames 22 Steps for en tering n ames an d special char acters 24 Makin g calls with mem ory dialin.
The Integrated Answering Device Features 37 T urning th e answerin g system on/off 38 Setting up your an swering system 38 Usin g your answerin g system 42 Additional Information Changin g the di gita.
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS [ 2 ] Controls and Functions 1 2 3 4 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 5 9 10 11 12 6 7 8 1. Handset an tenna 2. Headset jack cover 3. Handset battery compartm ent 4. Handset earpi ece 5. LCD display 6. Memory k ey 7. T alk key 8. Vol (volum e)/ ▼ (cursor down) k ey 9.
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 20. Base Retain er 21. Pin Set K ey 22. Clock Set K ey 23. ( Delete) Key 24. ( Repeat) Key 25 . Voice Memo Key 26. ( Answer On/Off) K ey 27. Base Char ging Con tacts 28. Base Speak er 29.
GETTING ST ARTED [ 4 ] Read This First This cordless teleph one m ust be set up befor e use . Follow these steps: Base unit About the digital security code This cordless teleph one uses a digital security cod e to preven t unauth orized access to your base unit.
GETTING ST ARTED [ 5 ] GETTING ST ARTED Checking the Package Contents Mak e sure you have r eceived the f ollowing item s in the pack age . If any o f these item s are missin g or dam aged , contact th e Uni den P arts Departmen t (see below).
GETTING ST ARTED [ 6 ] Setting Up the Phone Do the f ollowing steps: A. Choose th e best location C. Connect th e base unit B . Install th e battery pack D.
GETTING ST ARTED [ 7 ] GETTING ST ARTED B . Installing the Battery Pack Charg e the battery pack f or at least 15-20 hours bef ore plugging th e telephon e jack and start usin g your phon e . 1 Press in on th e battery cover release an d slid e the cover down un til it comes o ff.
GETTING ST ARTED [ 8 ] • Even when th e battery pack is not bein g used, it will grad ually discharg e over a long period o f time . For optimum perf ormance , be sure to r eturn the handset to th e base unit after a telephon e call.
[ 9 ] GETTING ST ARTED 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 the han dset on the base unit as shown. Rem ove the beltclip, if attach ed, for f ace up chargin g.
GETTING ST ARTED [ 10 ] D. Choose the dialing mode Most ph one system s use tone di aling whi ch sends D TMF tones thr ough the phon e lines . However som e phon e systems still use pulse di aling su ch as in rural ar eas. Th e def ault setting is ton e dialin g.
[ 11 ] GETTING ST ARTED Mounting the base unit on a wall Setting the handset retainer clip f or wall mounting 1 1 On t he base unit, pull t he handset ret ainer out of t he slot. Rot ate it cloc kwise 180 deg r ees. 2 2 Flip t he ret ainer fr om fr ont t o 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 m ountin g location that could cause a hazar d when insertin g screws in to the wall.
[ 13 ] 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 calling ar ea requir es 10-digit di aling.
From the handset BASICS [ 15 ] BASICS Making and Receiving Calls Refer to page 13 “Settin g Caller ID Option s/ Langu age” to turn on Auto T alk feature if desir ed. Pick up th e handset (A utoT alk) or pick up th e handset an d press . 1) Pick up th e handset.
BASICS [ 16 ] The base mi crophon e is located und er the base . P osition yourself as n ear to the base as possible and speak clearly . From the base (Receiving Calls only) 1 The ph one rin gs. Th e status LED on th e base flashes . 2 Press and begin speakin g.
BASICS [ 17 ] BASICS Adjusting the 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 d uring a call will chang e the earpi ece volume o f the han dset.
BASICS [ 18 ] • If the number ex ceeds 32 digits , only the first 32 digits ar e retained for r edialing. • Press and 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 [ 19 ] BASICS • Only the last number dialed can be accessed after has been pressed . • The tone feature only applies wh en the dial mod e is set to pulse. Redial from T alk Mode 1 Press . “ Talk ” and th e volume settin g appears on the display .
BASICS [ 20 ] T raveling Out-of-Range During a call, as you begin to m ove your handset too f ar from your base unit, noise in creases . If you pass the r ang e limits of th e base unit, your call will terminate within 30 secon ds.
BASICS [ 21 ] BASICS Flash and Call W aiting If you have “Call W aiting” servi ce and a call waitin g tone sounds while you ar e on a call, press to accept the waiting call. Th ere is a sh ort pause , then you will h ear the new caller . T o return to th e origin al caller , press again.
[ 22 ] • In memory dialin g operati on, you must press a k ey within 20 seconds or th e phone will return to stan dby . If you return th e handset to th e base, the ph one will return to standby also. MEMOR Y DIALING Storing Phone Numbers and Names Mem ory Dialin g allows you to dial a n umber using just a few k ey presses .
MEMOR Y DIALING [ 23 ] MEMOR Y DIALING • The pause feature is useful for lon g distance callin g, credit card di aling, or sequences that r equire a pause between digits . • The pause key counts as one di git. Pressing mor e than once in creases the length o f pause between numbers .
[ 24 ] MEMOR Y DIALING 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 fin ally the n umber correspon ding to th e key .
MEMOR Y DIALING [ 25 ] 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 memory locati on number . 3 Press . 4 Press twi ce . 5 Press five times . 6 Press six times .
[ 26 ] MEMOR Y DIALING • If you press befor e , you can confirm the n ame and n umber stored in th e selected mem ory location. T o exit this m ode , press and h old until the display clears . • T o exit the m emory functi on without dialin g, press .
[ 27 ] MEMOR Y DIALING If you select a mem ory location that d oes not have a stored n umber , the handset will beep r apidly and th e phone will n ot dial. Memory dialing from T alk Mode 1 Press . “ Talk ” and th e volume settin g appears. 2 Press .
[ 28 ] MEMOR Y DIALING Editing a Stored Name and/or 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 the m emory locati on you would like to edit. 3 Press . The f ollowing scr een appears with the m emory locati on number that you have selected in th e display .
MEMOR Y DIALING [ 29 ] MEMOR Y DIALING 7 Use th e number k eypad, or to edit th e phon e number . The ph one n umber cannot e xceed 20 digits (See pag e 23). If you don’t wan t to chang e the ph one n umber , skip this step. 8 Press . The han dset beeps and displays th e confirmati on screen.
[ 30 ] 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 the m emory locati on you would like to er ase . 3 Press . The f ollowing scr een appears with the m emory locati on number that you have selected in th e display .
[ 31 ] CALLER ID FEA TURES Caller ID 1 When th e Caller ID messag e is received , the display sh ows the caller’s nam e and ph one n umber . The incomin g call inform ation is stor ed in the Caller ID recor d. If th e Caller ID service in clud es the caller’s n ame , the caller’s nam e 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 in the Stan dby mod e . The summ ary screen appears . The scr een shows th e number o f new m essages an d total messag es.
CALLER ID FEA TURES [ 33 ] CALLER ID FEA TURES • While using the “ Delete All? ” or “ Delete Message? ” screen, if n o key is pressed within 20 seconds , an error tone sounds an d the telephon e returns to standby .
[ 34 ] CALLER ID FEA TURES • Y ou cannot mak e a call from th e Caller ID list if your TRU548 is connected to a private bran ch exchan ge (PBX). • When a long distance call has been set, “ 1 ” appears in the display . 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.
CALLER ID FEA TURES [ 35 ] CALLER ID FEA TURES Storing Caller ID messages in Memory dialing Messag es shown in th e Caller ID list can be stored in m emory di aling. Usin g the in coming call inf ormati on (i.e ., Caller ID list), the ph one n umber of th e party on the Caller ID list can be stor ed in mem ory dialin g.
[ 36 ] CALLER ID FEA TURES Call W aiting Features Y our TRU548 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 or conferen ce them in to your curren t call. Y ou may be r equired to subscribe to call waitin g and call waitin g option s to use these featur es.
[ 37 ] THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE The Integrated Answering Device The TRU548 has a built-in an swering system that an swers and r ecords incomin g calls.
[ 38 ] T urning the answering system on/off 1 T o turn the an swering system on, pr ess . The curren t greetin g messag e will be played and you will hear a ton e . The m essage coun ter displays the n umber of m essages stor ed in mem ory . If the display flashes , then th ere ar e new m essages waitin g for you.
[ 39 ] THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE 5 The LED displays or . Pr ess or until you h ear the corr ect AM/PM setting. 6 Press again to end th e time/d ay setting. Th e TRU548 announ ces the d ay and tim e that you have set.
[ 40 ] Selecting the message recor d time Y ou can set your answerin g system to recor d messag es up to one or four min utes long. One min ute option: move th e REC TIME switch to 1 .
[ 41 ] THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE Setting ring time switch The rin g time/toll saver switch allows you to set the n umber of rin gs the caller h ears befor e the answerin g system plays the outg oing m essage . Y ou can set the switch to an swer after two rings or after four rin gs.
[ 42 ] THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE Using Y our Answering System Playing your messages The base LED display sh ows the n umber of total m essages . If the display is blinking, th en ther e are n ew messag es waiting f or you. The TRU548 is desi gned to play your n ew messag es first.
[ 43 ] • Each time is pressed , the system scans f orward one messag e . THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE Skipping a message 1 Press to r eview your m essages . The n umber of m essages is announ ced. 2 Press at anytim e to skip to the ne xt messag e .
[ 44 ] THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE V oice memo The voi ce mem o functi on allows the user to r ecord a m essage (up to 10 minutes) on th e base . 1 Press an d hold until you h ear a tone . The m essage coun ter LED blinks. 2 Speak into th e micr ophon e .
[ 45 ] THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE Remote access away fr om home Y ou can operate your an swering system fr om a rem ote location usin g any touch-ton e telephon e . Use this fun ction to ch eck for r ecord ed messag es, to play or delete m essages , to recor d a new outg oing m essage , and to m onitor sounds in th e room.
[ 46 ] THE INTEGRA TED ANSWERING DEVICE 6 When you finish, han g up to exit th e system. The an swering system autom atically r eturns to stan dby . Remote room monitor Y ou can call your answerin g system from an y touch-ton e phon e and m onitor sounds in th e room wh ere your base is in stalled.
[ 47 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Changing the Digital Security Code If the han dset battery pack is completely discharg ed or the battery pack is rem oved, the digital security cod e will be lost. If this happens , a new security code is set automati cally next tim e the battery pack is ch arge d.
[ 48 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Installing the Beltclip T o attach the beltclip Insert th e beltclip into th e holes on each sid e of th e handset. Pr ess down until it cli cks. T o remo ve the beltclip Pull both sid es of th e beltclip to release th e tabs from th e holes .
[ 49 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Note on Power Sources B B a a t t t t e e r r y y r r e e p p l l a a c c e e m m e e n n t t a a n n d d h h a a n n d d l l i i n n g g When t he oper ating time becomes shor t, e ven af ter a batt er y is recha rged, please replace t he batt er y.
[ 5 0 ] 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 The status LED won’t ligh t when th e handset is placed in the base unit. The au dio soun ds weak and/or scr atchy .
ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 51 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Symptom The an swering system d oes not work. Messag es are in complete . After a power failur e , the outgoin g messag e is deleted . No soun d on the base unit speaker d uring call m onitoring or messag e playback.
[ 5 2 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION General Information The TRU548 compli es with FCC P arts 15 and 68. Operatin g T emperature: 0ºC to +50ºC (+32ºF to +122ºF) AC A dapter part n umber: AD-313 Input V oltage: 120V AC 60Hz Output V oltage: 9V DC 400 mA Battery part number: BT -800 Capacity: 800 mAH, 3.
ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 53 ] 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 owner's m anu al, could void your auth ority to operate this pr odu ct.
[ 5 4 ] ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION causing th e problem. In ad dition, we r ecommen d that the base n ot be plugged in to a circuit that also powers a major appli ance because o f the potenti al for in terferen ce . Be certain that the antenn a on the unit is fully e xtend ed when n eeded .
ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Precautions! Before you r ead anything else , please observe the followin g: W arning! Unid en America Corporati on 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 .
[ 56 ] 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.
ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION [ 57 ] Index 0 - 9 3-way conferen cing . . . . . . . 21 A Adjustin g the volume . . . . . . 17 Answerin g device Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Setting up. . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Usin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 B Base ring er switch .
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[ 61 ] At Uniden, w e’ll take care o f you! If you need an y assistance with this pr odu ct, please call our Customer H otline at 1-800-297-1023 PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT T O THE PLACE OF PURCHASE.
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