Uniden AS1101 Series User manual

AS1101 base
and cordless
handset
Cordless handset
If you purchased
model number:
You should
have:
AS1101 None
AS1101-2 1 of each
AS1101-3 2 of each
AS1101-4 3 of each
AS1101-5 4 of each
You will also find:
xRechargeable battery
xBattery cover
xAC adapter
xTelephone cord
If any items are missing or damaged, never use damaged products!
AS1101 Series User's Guide
What's in the box?
xRechargeable battery
xBattery cover
xAC adapter
Important safety instructions
When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precauons should
always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to
persons, including the following:
xThis unit is NOT waterproof. DO NOT expose this unit to rain or moisture.
xDo not use this product near water, for example, near a bath tub, wash
bowl, kitchen sink or laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming
pool.
xAvoid using a telephone (other than a cordless type) during an electrical
storm. There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning.
xDo not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak.
xUse only the power cord and baeries indicated in this manual.
xDo not dispose of baeries in a fire. They may explode. Check with local
codes for possible special disposal instrucons.
xDo not place the handset in any charging cradle without the baery in-
stalled and the baery cover securely in place.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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GETTING STARTED
Use only with the supplied power adapter and rechargeable battery.
CAUTION: Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect
type. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions.
Rechargeable Batteries Must Be Recycled or Disposed of Properly.
xDo not place the unit in direct sunlight or subject it to high temperatures.
xDo not open or tamper with the handset or base (other than to change the
baeries).
Installing your phone
Charge the battery
1. Remove a battery cover. Press
in on the notch and slide the
cover down.
2. Place the batteries in the
correct polarity.
3. Replace the battery cover and
slide it up into place.
4. Use the base AC adapter to connect the power jack on the base to a
standard AC power outlet. If you have two or more handsets, connect
each charger in the same way.
5. Place a handset in the base with the display facing forward.
For two or more handsets, place each handset in a charger.
#Charge all handsets completely (about 15 hours) before using them.
Connect the telephone cord
Use the telephone cord to connect the jack on the base to a standard
telephone wall jack.
Installing a line filter or DSL filter
xA telephone line filter or DSL filter prevents services that use the
phone line from causing interference on your phone. To get a line
filter, contact your service provider or look in an electronics store.
xPlug the filter into the telephone wall jack and plug the base into the
filter. Make a test call to make sure the noise is gone.

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Getting to know your phone
Parts of the base
Parts of the handset
FIND
In standby: page
all handsets to
find a lost one.
Charging cradle
UP
During a call: increase the volume.
In any menu or list: move to
the previous item.
In standby: open the call log.
When entering text: move the
cursor to the left.
MENU/OK
In standby: open the menu.
In any menu or list: select and
confirm the selection.
TALK /RECALL
In standby: start a telephone
call (get a dial tone).
While the phone is ringing:
answer an incoming call.
During a call: switch to a
waiting call.
*
In standby: press and hold for
about 3 sec. to lock/unlock
the keypad.
REDIAL
In standby: open the redial list.
MUTE
During a call:mute the microphone on or off
CLEAR
In a menu: go back to the
previous screen.
When entering text: delete
one character.
(Press and hold to delete
all the characters.)
END
Press and hold to turn the
handset on or off.
During a call: hang up.
DOWN
During a call: decrease the volume.
In any menu or list: move to the
next item.
In standby: open the phonebook.
When entering text: move the
cursor to the right.
#
In standby: press and hold
to turn the ringer on or off.
While entering a phone number:
press and hold to insert
a 3-second pause.
INTERCOM
In standby: page another handset
for a internal call.
During a call: page another handset
to transfer the call.

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Display icons and what they mean
On: you have a strong signal from the base.
Blinking: the signal from the base is weak or not received.
The handset is on a call.
The alarm on this handset is activated.
The ringer is turned off.
On: you have records in the call log.
Blinking: you have missed calls.
The handset opens the phonebook.
You have a voice message waiting.
The battery is fully charged.
On: the battery is getting low.
Blinking: the battery is empty.
OK To select and confirm the selection, press
MENU/OK .
To rotate through the items, Press UP or DOWN .
To go back to the previous screen, press CLEAR .
To check more information, press MENU/OK repeatedly.

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To enter text on your phone
Use the 12-key dial pad when you want to enter text into your phone.
xThe phone enters the letters in the order they appear on the key. For
example, if you press the number key
2 once, the phone enters the
letter
A . Press 2 twice for B , and three times for C .
xIf two letters in a row use the same number key, enter the first letter
and wait a few seconds; then enter the next letter.
To... Press...
move the cursor left
UP .
move the cursor right
DOWN .
erase the character at the cursor
CLEAR .
erase the entire entry and hold
CLEAR .
enter a blank space
1 .
rotate through the punctuation and symbols
0 or 1 .
Basic setup
To use the menus
To... Press...
open the menu; with the phone in standby, MENU/OK .
rotate through the menu options
UP or DOWN .
select and confirm the option MENU/OK .
go back to the previous screen
CLEAR .
exit the menu END .
If you don't press any keys for 30 seconds, the handset exits the menu.
In the operating instructions on this document...
x“Select” means “scroll to the menu option and press
MENU/OK .”
x“ Ö“ means “and then select the next menu option.”

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To set the clock
#Only one handset at a time can change the clock.
1. Open the menu. Select
CLOCK & ALARM Ö DATE/TIME .
2. Enter the date and press
MENU/OK .
3. Enter the time. Change AM/PM using *or
# (if the time format is “12
hours”). To confirm, press
MENU/OK .
xTo set the date and time format: Open the menu. Select
CLOCK &
ALARM
Ö
SET FORMAT
Ö
TIME FORMAT or DATE FORMAT .
xIf you subscribe to CLI, the phone automatically sets the date and time
from the received CLI information.
Open the menu. Select
CLOCK & ALARM
Ö
AUTO CLOCK Ö ON .
To set the ringer
xTo change the base ringer volume: Press UP or DOWN .
xTo change the handset ringer volume: See the table below.
To set the handset tones
Open the menu. Select HS SETTINGS Ö HANDSET TONE Ö...
To set this handset’s... Select...
ringer volume
RING VOLUME
ringer tone for external calls EXT/RING
ringer tone for internal calls INT/RING
tone when you press a key KEY BEEP
tone when the handset is traveling out of range RANGE TONE
tone when the battery gets too low BATTERY TONE
tone when you place the handset on a cradle CHARGE TONE
To set other handset settings
Open the menu. Select HS SETTINGS Ö...
To... Select...
set this handset’s name used on the display
HANDSET NAME
set this handset’s display language LANGUAGE
answer a call when you pick up this handset from the
cradle (without pressing any keys)
AUTO ANSWER
program your voice mail access number (see page 9) VOICEMAIL

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USING YOUR PHONE
To make and answer calls
To... Follow these steps:
make a call (pre-dialing) Dial the number, and then press
TALK /
RECALL
.
make a call (direct dialing)
Press TALK /RECALL and then dial the
number.
answer a call Press
TALK /RECALL .
hang up Press
END .
change the earpiece volume Press
UP or DOWN .
mute the microphone on or off Press MUTE .
To switch the handset power on/off
xTo switch the handset off, press and hold END for at least 5 seconds.
xTo switch it on, press and hold
END until the display turn on.
To use the call log and redial list
#You have to subscribe to Caller Line Identification (CLI) and Call
Waiting services to use these features.
Each handset can save the last 10 received calls in the call log and
the last 5 numbers you dialed on it in its redial list.
To… Press...
open the list
UP( ) for call log or REDIAL for redial list.
scroll through the list
UP or DOWN .
view the caller’s
information (in call log)
MENU/OK , then select VIEW . To check more
information, press
MENU/OK repeatedly.
dial the current number
TALK /RECALL .
save it to the phonebook MENU/OK , then select COPY TO PB .
delete the current
entry
MENU/OK , then select DELETE ( DELETE ALL to
delete all entries).
T o confirm, press MENU/OK .
close the lists
CLEAR .

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To use Call Waiting
If you get a Call Waiting call, the phone sounds a tone.
To switch between the current and waiting call, press
TALK /RECALL .
To use the phonebook
Each handset can store up to 20 entries in its phonebook.
To create a new phonebook entry
1. In standby, enter a phone number (up to 24 digits).
2. Press
MENU/OK . The phone prompts you to enter a name and edit the
number, and select a special ringer tone for that entry.
To make a call from the phonebook
1. In standby, press DOWN( ) . Use UP and DOWN to find a entry.
(To check the entry’s information, press
MENU/OK repeatedly.)
2. Press
TALK /RECALL to dial.
To edit or delete phonebook entries
Open the menu. Select PHONEBOOK Ö...
To… Select...
edit an entry EDIT ENTRY
. Use UP / DOWN to find an entry, and press
MENU/OK .
delete an entry DELETE . Use UP / DOWN to find an entry, and press MENU/OK .
delete all entries DELETE ALL . To confirm, press MENU/OK .
To use multi-handset features
To use these features, you must have at least two handsets.
To make an internal call
To page another handset To answer the page
In standby, press
INTERCOM . If you have two or
more handsets, Press the number key of the
handset. (To cancel, press
INTERCOM again.)
Press
TALK /RECALL .
To leave an internal call, press
END .
#If an outside call comes in during an internal call, the phone sounds
a tone. Press
END to leave the internal call, and then press TALK /
RECALL
to answer the external call.

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To transfer a call
To page another handset To answer the page
1. During a call, press
INTERCOM .
Press the number key of the handset.
(To cancel, press
INTERCOM again.)
2. To complete the transfer Press
END .
To start a conference call, wait the paged
handset answers, and press and hold
INTERCOM .
1. Press
TALK /RECALL .
2. When the
transferring
handset hangs up,
you can talk to the
outside caller.
To use the alarm feature
You can set an alarm on each handset. You need to set the date and time
before using the alarm feature.
xWhen the time on the handset reaches the time on the setting, the
handset sounds for 1 minute. (Other handsets and the base don’t ring.)
xTo stop the alarm tone, press any key on the handset.
xWhen an alarm is set, the alarm icon ( ) appears on the display.
To set the alarm
Open the menu. Select CLOCK & ALARM
Ö
ALARM Ö ONCE , DAILY , or OFF .
To setting the alarm tone
Open the menu. Select CLOCK & ALARM Ö ALARM TONE .
Voice message notification
#You have to subscribe to a voice mail service to use these features.
If you have new messages in your voice mail box, blinks on the display.
You can program your access number so you can get your messages at
the touch of a button.
To set up your voice mail access number
If you don't have the access number information, contact your service
provider.
1. Open the menu. Select
HS SETTINGS Ö VOICEMAIL . (You have to
program the number separately for each handset.)
2. Enter your access number (up to 24 digits) exactly as you would dial it.
3. To confirm, press
MENU/OK .
To get your messages
Press and hold the number key 1to dial the access number.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Troubleshooting
If you have any trouble with your phone
Try these simple steps first.
General problems Possible solutions
No handsets can
make or receive calls.
xCheck the telephone cord connection.
xDisconnect the base AC adapter. Wait a few
minutes, then reconnect it.
xMake sure the base is plugged in.
A handset can’t make
or receive calls. xMove the handset closer to the base.
A handset won’t ring. xMake sure the ringer is turned on.
A handset is not
working.
xCheck the battery is fully charged.
xCheck the battery connection.
xRe-register the handset to the base.
A handset says
SEARCHING .
xMove the handset closer to the base. The handset
may be at the edge of the base’s range.
There’s a lot of noise
or static on the line.
xMove the handset or base away from the
interference sources; appliances (TVs,
computers, microwave ovens, etc.) or wireless
devices (headphones, room monitors,
controllers, WiFi equipment, etc.).
Callers sound weak
or soft.
xMove the handset closer to the base.
xKeep the handset’s battery fully charged.
xIncrease the earpiece volume.
If you want to change the base PIN (default 0000)
Open the menu. Select ADVANCED SET Ö CHANGE PIN . Enter the current
PIN and press
MENU/OK . Then enter the new PIN and press MENU/OK .
If you want to add a new handset
Register the handset. If you see ” UNREGISTERED “ on the display, the
handset is ready to register.
Your base supports a total of 5 handsets, including any that were
supplied with your phone.