Uniden EXI 6960 User manual

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EXI 6960
900 MHz Cordless
Phone with
Caller ID
MANUAL
OWNER’S
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AND FUNCTIONS
CONTROLS

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.
Hours: M-F 7:00 a.m. To 7:00 p.m., Central Standard Time
Thank you for purchasing this Uniden product.
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CONTENTS
OF YOUR OWNER’S MANUAL
CONTENTS
Introduction ................................1
•Welcome.......................................1
•Features .......................................1
•Included in Your Package ..........................2
Installing and Adjusting Your Phone .............3
•Desk/Tabletop Installation .........................3
•Wall Installation .................................4
•Installing the Handset Battery Pack..................10
•Charging the Battery Pack ........................11
•Cleaning the Battery Contacts......................11
•Setting the Pulse/Tone Switch......................12
•Adjusting the Ringer and volume Controls ............12
•Automatic Digital Code Security ....................13
Using Your New Phone .......................14
•Making and Receiving Calls........................14
•Flash and Call Waiting ...........................14
•Storing a Phone Number in Memory ................15
•Editing a Phone Number in Memory.................16
•Erasing a Number from Memory....................17
•Using Memory Dialing ...........................18
•Chain Dialing ..................................18
•Using Caller ID .................................19
•Using Redial ...................................24
•Using the Tone Feature...........................24
•Selecting a Different Channel ......................24
•Traveling Out-of-Range ...........................24
Troubleshooting ............................25
•Quick Reference Chart ...........................25
Specifications ..............................27
Fold out the front cover of this
reference guide to use the handy
“Controls and Functions” page
for reference.
Introduction
Installing and
Adjusting
Using Your
New Phone
Troubleshooting
Specifications
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WELCOME
Congratulations on your purchase of the Uniden EXI 6960 cordless
telephone. This phone is designed for reliability, long life, and
outstanding performance.
FEATURES
•900 Mhz Extended Range
•3-line, 16 Character Backlit
Handset Display
•Call Waiting Caller ID
•30 Number Caller ID Memory
•32 Digit Redial •10 Memory Dial Locations
•Pulse/Tone Dialing
•14 Day Standby Battery Life
•Handset Earpiece and Ringer
Volume Control
•7 Hour Talk Time
•Page/Find •Hearing Aid Compatible
The EXI 6960 features include AutoTalk and AutoStandby. AutoTalk
allows you to answer a call by just removing the handset from the base
so you don’t have to waste time pushing buttons or flipping switches.
AutoStandby allows you to hang up by simply returning the handset to
the base.
The UltraClear Plus true compander circuitry virtually eliminates
background noise. This innovative technology, together with 40
different channels, provides you with the best possible reception during
all your conversations.
To protect you against misbilled calls which might result from your phone
being activated by other equipment, the EXI 6960 has Random Code™
digital security which automatically selects one of over 65,000 digital
security codes for the handset and base. Also, the AutoSecure™ feature
electronically locks your phone when the handset is in the base.
To get the most from your phone, please read this reference guide thoroughly.
Also, be sure to complete the product registration form and mail it in.
Be sure to visit our web site at: www.uniden.com.
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TO YOUR NEW PHONE
INTRODUCTION
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INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKAGE
•This Owner’s Manual
•Precautions and Important Safety Instructions
•Registration Card
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NOTE
If any of these items are
missing or damaged,
contact the Uniden Parts
Department at [phone].
Hours are from 8:30 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. Central Time,
Monday through Friday. We
can also be reached on the
web at www.uniden.com.
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
page/find
status
900 MHz
Base AC Adapter
Rechargeable Battery Long Telephone Cord
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Installing and Adjusting Your Phone
DESK/TABLETOP INSTALLATION
1) Plug the AC adapter cord into the
DC input jack on the back of
the base, then place the AC
adapter cord inside the molded
strain relief.
2) Plug one end of the long
telephone cord into the
TEL LINE
jack on the base, then place the
telephone cord into the right
molded channel cord holder.
3) Plug the other end of the long
telephone cord into the telephone
wall jack. (Remember, the phone
must be fully charged before you
can use it.)
3
AND ADJUSTING YOUR PHONE
INSTALLING
TIP
When choosing a location for
your phone, keep the base unit
and the handset away from
electrical noise caused by
objects like motors and
fluorescent lighting.
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4) Plug the AC adapter into a
standard 120 VAC wall outlet.
5) Raise the antenna to a
vertical position.
WALL INSTALLATION
tSetting the Handset Retainer for Wall Mounting
1) Remove the handset retainer on
the base by sliding it upward.
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HINT
Before using your phone,
fully charge the Nickel-
Cadmium battery pack for
15-20 hours.
Use only the Uniden AC adapter supplied with this phone
and DO NOT use an outlet controlled by a wall switch.
Place the power cord so that
it does not create a trip
hazard or where it could
become chafed and create
an electrical hazard
or fire.
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2) Flip the handset retainer over so
the tab is facing up.
3) Slide the handset retainer back
onto the base.
tStandard Wall Plate Mounting
This phone can be mounted on any standard AT&T or GTE wall plate.
1) Plug the AC adapter into the DC
input jack on the back of the
base, then place the AC adapter
cord inside the left molded
channel cord holder.
2) Plug a short telephone cord into the
TEL LINE jack on the base, then place
the telephone cord inside the right
molded channel cord holder.
5
!
DO NOT use an outlet
controlled by a wall switch.
!
Before you plug the other end
of the telephone cord into the
modular jack on the wall,
charge the battery (refer to
“Charging the Battery Pack,”
page 11).
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3) Plug the other end of the cord
into the wall jack. (Remember, the
phone must be fully charged before
you can use it.)
4) Place the base on the two posts of
the wall plate and slide it downward
to secure.
5) Plug the AC adapter into a standard
120 VAC wall outlet that is not
controlled by a wall switch.
6) Raise the antenna on the base.
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tDirect Wall Mounting
If you don’t have a standard wall plate, you can mount your phone
directly to the wall. Before mounting your cordless telephone, consider
the following:
•Select a location away from electrical cables, pipes, or other items
behind the mounting location. Inserting screws into areas such as this
can be hazardous.
•Try to mount your phone within 10 - 15 feet of a working phone jack in
order to avoid excessive cord length. Remember, you are not mounting
your phone to a wall plate with a built-in phone jack.
•If the selected mounting area has no wooden support beams directly
behind it, you will need the appropriate anchoring devices in order for
the wall to properly support your phone.
1) Insert two mounting screws into
the wall, with their appropriate
anchoring device if necessary,
3-15/16 inches apart. Allow about
3/16 of an inch between the wall
and screw heads for mounting
the phone.
2) Set the handset retainer. (Refer to “Setting the Handset Retainer for
Wall Mounting” on page 4.)
3) Plug the AC adapter into the DC
input jack on the back of the base
and place the cord inside the left
molded channel cord holder.
7
3/16 in.
3 15/16 in.
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4) Plug one end of the long telephone
cord into the TEL LINE jack on the
back of the base and place the
telephone cord into the right molded
channel cord holder.
5) Place the base on the screws and push
it downward to secure.
6) Plug the other end of the telephone
cord into the wall jack.
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7) Plug the AC adapter into a standard
120 VAC wall outlet that is not
controlled by a wall switch.
8) Raise the antenna on the base.
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INSTALLING THE HANDSET BATTERY PACK
1) Remove the handset battery cover
by pressing in on the cover
release and sliding it downward.
2) Plug the battery’s cable into
the handset.
3) Slide the battery cover on until it
snaps into place.
10
!
Use only the Uniden battery
(BT-905) supplied with your
phone.
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CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK
tInitial battery charging
Before plugging the phone line into your new phone for the first time,
fully charge the rechargeable battery pack for 15-20 hours
without interruption.
1) Place the handset on the base.
2) Make sure that
status LED lights.
If the LED doesn’t light, check to
see that the AC adapter is plugged
in and that the handset makes
good contact with the base
charging contacts.
tLow battery indicator
When the battery pack is very low and needs to be charged, the phone
is programmed to eliminate functions in order to save power. The
handset beeps. Complete your conversation as quickly as possible and
return the handset to the base for charging.
CLEANING THE BATTERY CONTACTS
To maintain a good charge, clean all charging contacts on the handset
and base about once a month with a pencil eraser or other contact
cleaner. DO NOT use liquids or solvents; you may damage your phone.
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NOTE
Rechargeable batteries have
a “memory effect” that can
reduce standby and talk
time. To avoid this memory
effect, on a monthly basis
use the phone until the low
battery indicator appears.
Then charge the battery for
15-20 hours.
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SETTING THE PULSE/TONE SWITCH
Be sure the PULSE/TONE switch
is in the
TONE position unless
your local phone system uses
pulse dialing.
ADJUSTING THE RINGER AND VOLUME CONTROLS
tHandset Ringer Tone and Volume
Your EXI 6960 lets you choose from
two ringer tones, Type A and Type B.
Each tone has a low and high volume
setting. When the phone is in standby
mode, press the
vol sor tkey on the handset to select the handset
ringer tone and volume. As you change the settings, the selection appears
on the LCD.
tHandset Earpiece Volume
The EXI 6960 comes with four volume settings for the handset earpiece
- normal, medium, high and loud. The Loud setting is especially useful
in places with a lot of background noise, or for the
hearing impaired.
Normal, Medium, High
During a call, press
vol sto increase
the earpiece volume, press
vol tto
decrease the earpiece volume. As you
increase or decrease the volume, your selection appears on the LCD.
When you hang up, the EXI 6960 keeps the last volume setting selected.
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TIP
Most phone systems use tone
dialing. Check with your
local phone company if
you’re not sure whether your
system is tone or pulse.
PULSE-TONE
Ring Type B
High
<High>
NOTE
You can only adjust the
volume settings during a call.
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Loud
During a call, press and hold vol sfor two
seconds. Your selection appears on the LCD.
The EXI 6960 does not keep the Loud volume setting when you hang
up, but returns to the normal setting to avoid any hearing discomfort
for the next person using the phone.
AUTOMATIC DIGITAL CODE SECURITY
To prevent other parties from making unauthorized calls on your
phone line, a digital code was added to the EXI 6960. Your phone’s
handset and base share this code, which is randomly set each time you
place the handset in the charging cradle.
To reestablish communication between the handset and the base in the
event of a power failure:
1) Restore power to the base.
2) Place the handset in the base and press
page .
3) Pick up the handset from the base.
4) Return the handset to the base.
The status LED blinks to indicate that the digital security code is reset.
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<Loud>
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Using Your New Phone
MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS
Handset
On Base
Handset
Off Base
To answer
a call
Pick up the handset
(AutoTalk) or press talk .
Press any button (Autotalk)
or press talk .
To make
a call
1) Pick up the handset.
2) Press talk .
3) Listen for the dial tone.
4) Dial the number.
OR
1) Pick up the handset.
2) Dial the number, then
press
talk .
1) Press
talk .
2) Listen for the dial tone.
3) Dial the number.
OR
Dial the number, then
press
talk .
To hang up Press
talk , or return the handset to the
base (AutoStandby).
To redial
1) Pick up the handset.
2) Press
talk .
3) Listen for the dial tone.
4) Press redial .
1) Press
talk .
2) Listen for the dial tone.
3) Press redial .
FLASH AND CALL WAITING
If you have “call waiting” service
and a call waiting tone sounds
while you are on a call, press
flash to accept the waiting call.
There is a short pause, then you
will hear the new caller. To
return to the original caller,
press
flash again.
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USING
YOUR NEW PHONE
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STORING A PHONE NUMBER IN MEMORY
1) Remove the handset from the base.
2) Press and hold mem for two seconds.
The following screen appears.
3) Use the :and ;keys or number keypad to choose the memory
location where you would like to enter a number.
4) Press
select . The following screen appears,
and a cursor flashes indicating that the
display is ready for the name to be entered.
5) Use the :and ;keys to scroll through the character menu. Use the
<and >keys to move the cursor to the desired location, and enter the name.
6) If you make a mistake, press delete to erase the character you just
entered. Or press and hold delete to erase the entire line.
7) Press select . The following screen
appears, and a cursor flashes indicating
that the display is ready for the number.
8) Enter the phone number with the handset keypad.
9) Press
select. The handset beeps and
displays a confirmation screen. For
example, if you store a name and number
into memory location number one, the
display shows Memory 1 Stored.
10)Press mem or return the handset to the charging cradle to exit store
mode. Or, wait 20 seconds for the phone to return to standby.
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HINT
The character menu consists
of letters, symbols, and
numbers.
NOTE
The pause button counts as
one digit. Pressing
pause
more than once increases
the length of pause between
numbers.
NOTE
Whenever you are using a
menu screen, you must press a
key within 20 seconds or the
phone will return to standby.
You may also press
mem to
exit a memory menu at any
time.
Memory Store
1>
2
Store Name
❚
Store Number
❚
NOTE
When entering numbers, press pause to enter a
pause in the dialing sequence. The display shows
aP. The pause feature is useful for long distance
calling, credit card dialing, or sequences requiring
pause between digits.
Memory 1 Stored
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EDITING A PHONE NUMBER IN MEMORY
Follow these steps to edit a phone number that you have already
programmed into memory.
1) Remove the handset from the base.
2) Press and hold
mem for two seconds.
The display shows the Memory Store
screen and any saved numbers.
3) Use the :and ;keys or number keypad to select the memory
location you would like to edit. The <and >keys toggle between the
names display and the numbers display.
4) Press select . The following screen appears
with the memory location number that
you have selected in the display
5) With >cursor next to Edit Memory,
press select . The following screen appears,
and a cursor flashes indicating that the
display is ready for the name to be edited.
6) Use the :and ;keys to scroll through the character menu. Use the
<and >keys to move the cursor to the desired location, and enter the name.
7) Press
select . The following screen
appears, and a cursor flashes indicating
that the display is ready for the number
to be edited.
8) Enter the phone number with the number keypad.
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NOTE
If you select Go Back
at any time, no changes are
made and the handset
shows the Memory
Store screen.
NOTE
Whenever you are using a
menu screen, you must press
a key within 20 seconds or
the phone will return to
standby. You may also press
memory to exit a memory
menu at
any time.
>Edit Memory 1
Delete Memory 1
Go Back
Memory Store
1>KAYSIE SCHLITZ
2 UNIDEN
NOTE
You may move the >cursor down to Go Back and
press select if you would like to exit this menu.
Store Name
KAYSIE SCHLITZ
Store Number
8175551212
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