Quick Start

Guide

WDECT 2300

Wide Band Digital Technology provides the clearest sound and the best privacy.

???This symbol indicates important operating and servicing instructions.

???The earcap of this telephone may attract and retain small metallic objects.

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AVOID -

Television sets and other electronic appliances

CHOOSE -

a central location

AVOID -

Microwave ovens

AVOID - moisture

AVOID -

Computers

AVOID -

other cordless telephones

AVOID - connecting more than

3

phones as ringing may be impaired

Installing the Base Unit

1)Connect the AC adapter to the DC IN 9V jack and to a standard AC wall outlet.

2)Connect the telephone line cord to the TEL LINE jack and to a telephone socket on the wall.

For wall mounting, see ???Mounting the Base Unit on a Wall??? on page 5.

Route the cord.

To telephone socket

New Zealand

To TEL LINE

Make sure the AC Adapter remains switched ON at all times. Use only the Uniden AC Adapter supplied with this unit.

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???Charge the handset battery pack for at least 15-20 hours before using your new cordless telephone for the first time.

???Use only the Uniden rechargeable battery pack (BT-446) supplied with your cordless telephone.

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3) Set the base on a desk or tabletop.

Installing the battery pack

1)Press down on the battery cover release and slide the cover down until it comes off.

2)Connect the battery plug to the socket at the rear of the battery compartment. The RED and BLACK battery wires must match the RED and BLACK dots on the phone case for the plug to fit properly. Press firmly until it clicks

into place.

3)Securely close the battery compartment cover by sliding it up until it snaps into place.

Black Red

Wire Wire

Charging the handset

1) Place the handset in the base unit with the keypad facing forward.

2)Make sure the charge LED illuminates. If the LED does not illuminate, check to see that the AC adapter is plugged in and that the handset makes good contact with the base charging contacts.

???After installing the batteries in the handset, charge your handset at least 15-20 hours.

Recharge your phone on a regular basis by returning the handset to the base after each phone call.

During a power cut or if the AC adapter is switched off, this telephone

will not operate.

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CONTENTS

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CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS

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1.Handset Antenna

2.Headset Jack Cover

3.Beltclip Hole

4.Hands-Free Speaker

5.Handset Battery Compartment

6.New Message LED

7.Handset Earpiece

8.LCD Display

9. /del Key

10. /vol/ / Key

14a. ringer volume control

b. scroll keys for display screen

1511. Key

1612. redial/pause Key

1713. speaker Key

14. Key

15. Key

1816. Key

1917. Key

GETTINGSTARTED [ 1 ]

Base

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23. Base Antenna

24. Base Charging Contacts

25. charge LED

26. Key

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27.TEL LINE Jack

28.DC IN 9V Jack

1)Insert two mounting screws into the wall (with their appropriate anchoring device), 85mm apart. Allow about 3mm between the wall and screwheads for mounting

the phone.

2)Plug the AC adapter into the DC IN 9V jack on the telephone and then into a Standard AC wall outlet.

3)Plug the telephone line cord into the TEL LINE jack on the telephone and then into the telephone socket on the wall.

4)Align the mounting slots on the base with the mounting posts on the wall.

5) Then push in and down until the phone is firmly seated.

This phone also can be mounted on any standard telephone wall plate (for Australia).

3mm

85mm

ABOUT THE MENU OPTIONS

There are 3 main menu options, (Handset Setup, Global Setup and System Reset) and submenu options.

Summary of the Main Menu and Submenu

Handset Setup

???During Global Setup and System Reset, make sure your cordless phone is in standby mode (not in use), and the handset is within range of the main base unit.

???Direct Link, Room Monitor, and Copy Phonebook features are not functional on this model.

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SETTING UP THE MENU

Entering the Menu

3)Press to select the desired main menu.

4)Use /vol/ or /vol/ to select a desired submenu, and then press

to enter.

In the submenu, use /vol/ or /vol/ to select an item. Press to confirm your selection. For detailed instructions, see the following sections for the

???To back to the

previous screen, press /del.

???Direct Link, Room Monitor, and Copy Phonebook features are not functional on this model.

Handset Setup

Programming your Voice Mail Access Number

1)Enter the Handset Setup menu, and then the Edit Voice Mail submenu (see ???Entering the Menu??? on page 11).

Edit V_mail No. appears.

Edit V_mail No. 1234567890

Distinctive Ringer Setup

Setting the AutoTalk

1)Enter the Handset Setup menu, and then the Auto Talk submenu (see ???Entering the Menu??? on page 11).

Distinctive Ring

On

Off

Auto Talk

On

Off

Setting the Anykey Answer

Setting the True Banner

1)Enter the Handset Setup menu, and then the Banner submenu (see ???Entering the Menu??? on page 11).

2)Use the number keypad (0-9), , , or

/del to enter or edit the name.

3)Press . You will hear a confirmation tone.

Anykey Answer

On

Off

Banner

_________ #1

Setting the Key Touch Tone

1)Enter the Handset Setup menu, and then the Key Touch Tone submenu (see ???Entering the Menu??? on page 11).

Key Touch Tone

On

Off

For setting the Day and Time, the idle time-out is extended to 2 minutes.

Global Setup

Setting Name Tag (POP ID)

1)Enter the Global Setup menu, and then the Name Tag submenu (see ???Entering the Menu??? on page 11).

Setting Insert Zero (New Zealand only)

1)Enter the Global Setup menu, and then the Insert 0 submenu (see ???Entering the Menu??? on page 11).

Setting Day and Time

3)Press /vol/ or /vol/ to set hour and then press .

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Setting the Dial Mode (Australia only)

1)Enter the Global Setup menu, and then the Dial Mode submenu (see ???Entering the Menu??? on page 11).

2)Press /vol/ or /vol/ to change the select, Tone or Pulse (the initial setting is Tone).

3)Press . You will hear a confirmation tone.

Dial Mode

Tone

Pulse

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System Reset

De-register the Handset

4)Press . You will hear a confirmation tone. When de-registration is complete, Deregistration

Complete appears.

5) After de-registering the handset, move to ???Replacing the Base Setting??? below.

Replacing the Base Setting

3)Press . You will hear a confirmation tone. The base information will be deleted.

When replacing the base is complete, Place handset on main base to register appears, register the handset to the new base.

4)Place the handset in the base unit to begin registration.

5)While the handset is registering, ???Handset Registering??? will appear in the LCD. When ???Registration Complete??? is displayed, the handset has been registered to the base.

If ???Registration Failed??? appears, please try these steps again.

Make sure to perform the Replacing Base after de-register

the handset.

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???To set Autotalk, see page 12 or to set Anykey Answer see page 13.

???The handset microphone is located at the bottom of the handset (see ???Controls and Functions??? on page 1). Position yourself as near to the handset as possible and speak clearly.

BASICS

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MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS

This handset has a built-in speakerphone that allows you to have a hands-free conversation. This feature allows you to communicate easily while performing other tasks, such as cooking. appears during hands-free conversations.

You can easily switch a call from normal conversation to hands-free conversation. To switch a call, press speaker during the call.

To enter a pause When you dial the number, press redial/pause. within the ???P??? appears in the display, which represents a pause. dialing sequence

PLACING A CALL ON HOLD

1)During a call, press /transfer/int???com. The call will be put on hold.

2)To talk to the caller, press or speaker on a handset. The phone will return back to the call.

SUN 12:00A

Handset #1

Line On Hold

You can hold a call for 5 minutes, when 5 minutes has passed, the call is disconnected and the phone returns to standby mode.

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???If the number exceeds 32 digits, only the first 32 digits are retained in redial memory.

???If the redial memory is empty, you will hear a beep.

REDIALING A CALL

The last three phone numbers dialed can be quickly redialed.

Redialing from Standby Mode

1)Press redial/pause in standby mode.

2)Press redial/pause again. Each press of

redial/pause will display one of the last three number redialed.

3)Press or speaker. The selected number is dialed.

4)To hang up, press .

Redialing from Talk Mode

1)Press or speaker.

2)Press redial/pause. The last number dialed will be displayed and redialed. To hang up, press .

Deleting a Redial Record

1)Press redial/pause in standby mode.

2)Press redial/pause repeatedly to display the number to be deleted.

3)Press /del.

<Redial1>

8007303456

redial/pause

<Redial2>

2145452930

redial/pause

<Redial3>

8175551212

redial/pause

Delete Redial1?

Yes

No

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Storing a Redial Record

1)Press redial/pause in standby mode.

2)Press redial/pause repeatedly to display the number to be stored.

3)Press . Store/Edit Name appears.

4)To complete the setting, follow the steps 3-8 in ???Storing Phone Numbers, Names, Distinctive Rings, and Speed dial??? on page 24-25.

ADJUSTING THE HANDSET RINGER, EARPIECE AND SPEAKER VOLUME

Handset ringer volume

Press the volume up key or volume down key (labeled as /vol/ or /vol/ in standby mode to select one

of three ringer volume (off, low, or high).

Earpiece and speaker volume

Pressing the volume up key or volume down key (labeled as /vol/ or /vol/ key) during a call will change

the earpiece and speaker volume of the handset. This setting will remain in effect after the telephone call has ended.

When you press volume up key ( /vol/ ) in the maximum volume level or volume down key ( /vol/ ) in the lowest volume level, an error tone sounds.

Ringer Mute

You can temporarily mute the incoming ring. When the handset is off the cradle and the phone is ringing, press . The incoming ring will return to the previous setting starting with the next incoming call.

Standby Mode - The handset is not in use and has not been pressed.

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???The tone feature only applies when the dial mode is set to pulse.

???This special number can be stored in a memory location. This is referred to as Chain Dialing (see page 31)

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MUTE MICROPHONE

You can temporarily turn off the microphone so that the person you are talking with cannot hear you.

1)Press /del during talk mode (while phone is in use).

2)Press /vol/ or /vol/ to move the pointer to Mute and then . Mute On and appear in the display. To cancel muting, repeat above step again when Mute is set to on, Mute Off appears.

TONE DIALING SWITCH-OVER (AUSTRALIA ONLY)

Some telephone companies use equipment that requires pulse dialing (sometimes referred to as rotary dialing). If you need to enter tone dialing digits, you can switch-over to tone dialing during the call. This feature is useful when you need tone dialing to use automated systems, for example, entering your bank account number after you have called your bank.

Initially make your call with the pulse dialing mode. Once your call connects, press . Enter the desired number. These digits will be sent as tone dialing. Once the call ends, the tone mode is canceled and pulse dialing mode resumes.

TRAVELING OUT-OF-RANGE

During a call, as you begin to move your handset too far from your base unit, noise may increase. If you pass the range limits of the base unit, you will hear a beep and see Out of Range on the display, and then the handset returns to standby mode.

You may return to the call if you move your handset within the range limits of the base and press or speaker within 30 seconds.

CLARITY BOOSTER

1)Press /del during talk time (while phone is in use).

2)Press /vol/ or /vol/ to move the pointer to Clarity Boost, and then .

Boost On and B appear in the display.

To turn Off the Clarity Booster, repeat above step again when the Clarity Booster is on, Boost Off appears.

???Normally, the talk time duration is 7 hours, however, when the Clarity Booster is On, the talk time duration will be up to 5 hours with fully charged batteries.

???Clarity booster automatically turns off after each call.

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If the battery pack is completely drained, the handset will not beep when paging.

FIND HANDSET

To locate the handset, press on the base when the base is in standby mode. The handset beeps for 60 seconds, and ???Paging??? appears on the handset display. To cancel paging, press any key on the handset or on the base.

FLASH AND CALL WAITING

If you have Call Waiting service and a call waiting tone sounds while you are on a call, press to accept the waiting call. There is a short pause, and then you will hear the new caller. To return to the original caller, press again.

USING ONE TOUCH VOICE MAIL ACCESS

If you subscribe to voice mail service, you can use your phone to access your voice mailbox. The new message LED flashes whenever you have messages waiting in your voice mailbox. Just program the handset with your access number, and you can get your messages at the touch of a button on the handset. (The voice mail service provider will supply you with the access number. This number may be simply a phone number. Refer to the provider???s literature).

??? To program or delete your Voice Mail Access Number, See page 11.

Dialing your Voice Mail Service

Once you???ve programmed your personal access number, you can dial your mailbox with the touch of a button. When you have messages, simply pick up the handset and press . If you have not entered the access number or it has been deleted, when you press the , No Number Stored To store number press [MENU] appears and you will hear a beep. The phone returns to standby mode.

Voice Mail Access

The new message LED on the handset is designed to work with your voice mail service provided by your local telephone company. The LED flashes when you have new incoming messages in the voice mail service. You may need to occasionally reset the indicators if they remain on after you???ve retrieved your messages. To reset the indicators, when the phone is in standby mode press and hold on the base until the paging sound stops (about 5 seconds).

???You must subscribe to voice mail service from your telephone company in order to use this feature. The voice mail service company will provide you with the access number.

???Voice Mail Access Numbers : Australia

Message Bank : 125101

Home Messages : 101 New Zealand

Call Minder : 083210

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6)Distinctive Ring appears. Press /vol/ or

/vol/ to move the pointer to one of the Distinctive Ring options, and then press .

If you choose not to store a Distinctive Ring, simply select the ???No Selectn??? option.

Distinctive Ring

No Selectn

Flicker

7) Speed Dial appears. Press /vol/ or /vol/ to move the pointer to select the Speed dial location (10 locations: SPD1-SPD0).

If you choose not to store the name/number as a Speed Dial, simply select the ???No Selectn??? option.

Speed Dial

No Selectn

SPD1:<Empty>

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If you make a mistake while entering a name

Use or to move the cursor to the incorrect character. Press /del to erase the wrong character and then enter the correct character.

To delete all characters, press and hold /del.

For example, to enter Movies:

1)When the phone is in standby mode, press phonebook.

2)Press , Store/Edit Name appears.

3)Press 6 once, and then press to move the cursor to the right.

4)Press 6 six times.

5)Press 8 six times.

6)Press 4 six times.

7)Press 3 five times.

8)Press 7 eight times.

9)When finished, press .

To continue to store the telephone number, proceed to step 5 on page 24.

If the next character uses the same number key, you must press to move the cursor over. Otherwise the next time you press the number key, it changes the character that was previously set.

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During a call, don???t press or the call will be disconnected.

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VIEWING THE PHONEBOOK

Your phone stores names/numbers in the phonebook memory locations, and you can search names in alphabetical order. You can view the phonebook even while the phone is in use.

You can also use letters on the number keys to select the first letter of the desired name. Press a number key (2-9 and 0) once for the first letter, press twice for the second letter, and so on. The first location that begins with the letter you

entered appears.

For example, to search for ???Movies,??? press 6 once. Press /vol/ or /vol/, until the phonebook location is displayed.

3) To finish the viewing operation, press (or phonebook during a call).

From Standby Mode

1)When the phone is in standby mode, view the phonebook location to dial (see ???Viewing the Phonebook??? on page 28).

2)Press or speaker. The displayed number is dialed.

3)To hang up press .

Movies

0295979035 Beethoven9/SPD1

1)When the phone is in standby mode, press phonebook.

2)Press /vol/ or /vol/, or the number keypad to view the phonebook locations (see ???Viewing the Phonebook??? on page 28).

a. Editing the Stored Data

Phonebook :100

Search [A-Z/ / ]

Store [SELECT]

1)When the phonebook location to be edited appears, press . Store/Edit Name appears.

2)Follow the steps 3 to 7 under ???Storing Phone Numbers, Names, Distinctive Rings, and Speed Dial??? on page 24 to complete the editing operation.

3)Press . You will hear a confirmation tone.

b. Deleting the Stored Data

1)When the phonebook location to be deleted appears, press /del.

Delete Memory? appears.

2)Press /vol/ or /vol/ to move the pointer to Yes.

3)Press . You hear a confirmation tone.

Deleted! appears in the display.

Store/Edit Name

Movies

Delete Memory?

Yes

No

???If you answer a call before the Caller ID message is received (for example, before the second ring), the Caller ID message will not appear.

???When the call is

received via a telephoneCALLERcompany that does not offer Caller ID service, the caller???s phone number and name does not appear. (This includes some international calls.)

???When the call is via a private branch exchange (PBX), the caller???s phone number and name may

not appear.

ID

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CALLER ID

You must subscribe to Caller ID services through your local telephone provider to use these features.

When the telephone rings, the Caller ID feature allows you to view the caller???s name, and phone number along with the date and time of call. Additionally, you can dial a number stored in the Caller ID list or save data to your Phonebook locations.

Important:

Memory locations for Caller ID messages and Phonebook locations (including Speed Dials) are common, you can store up to 100 in total (up to 50 locations). A Caller ID message is not stored when you have stored 100 of the phonebook locations. The earliest Caller ID message is overwritten when you have stored 100 of the phonebook locations and Caller ID messages in total (up to 50 locations).

1)When the Caller ID message is received, the display shows the caller???s phone number along with the date and time. The incoming call information is stored in the Caller ID record. If the Caller ID service includes the caller???s name, the name will appear in the

2)When you pick up the phone, the display changes to Talk. (AutoTalk feature is set to on).

Data errors appear as ??? ???.

VIEWING THE CALLER ID LIST

The Caller ID list stores information for incoming calls - even unanswered calls. You can store 100 of the Caller ID messages (up to 50 locations) and Phonebook

locations (including SpeedDials) in total. You can view the Caller ID list during a call or when the phone is in standby mode.

1)Press .

The summary screen appears. The screen shows the number of new messages and total messages.

2)To view the Caller ID messages in historical order (from new to old or from old to

To view the Caller ID messages with alphabetical search, press the number key pad (2-9 and 0) with the letter associated with the first letter of the desired message.

Once you view the Caller ID list with alphabetical search, you cannot switch back to historical order (from new to old or from old to new) unless you exit and re-enter the operation.

3) To finish the viewing operation, press (or during a call).

???The number of calls from the same Caller ID appears next to the received time. Once you view the new message, the number will be cleared and disappear.

???During a call, don???t press end or the call will be disconnected.

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1)When the phone is in standby mode, view the Caller ID information to be deleted (see ???Viewing the Caller ID List??? on page 33).

2)Press /del. Delete Caller ID appears.

3) Press /vol/ or /vol/ to choose Yes.

4) Press . You will hear a confirmation tone.

Delete Caller ID

Yes

No

Deleting all Caller ID names/numbers

1) When the phone is in standby mode, press call id.

Caller ID

New : 5

Total: 25

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2)Press /del. Delete All? appears.

3)Press /vol/ or /vol/ to choose Yes.

4)Press . You will hear a confirmation tone.

Delete All?

Yes

No

Calling a party from the Caller ID list

From Standby mode

1)When the phone is in standby mode, view the Caller ID message (see ???Viewing the Caller ID List??? on page 33).

2)Press or speaker. The displayed phone number dials automatically.

From Talk mode

1) Press or speaker.

21/12 11:20AM Jane Smith 0295979035

2)View the Caller ID message you want to dial (see ???Viewing the Caller ID List??? on page 33).

3)Press . The displayed phone number will be dialed.

Adding Zero to Caller ID message (New Zealand only)

While you review Caller ID information while the Insert Zero option is set to On, ???0??? is inserted. Refer to page 14 ???Insert Zero (New Zealand only)??? to set the Insert Zero option to On or Off. New Zealand Telecom customers should leave Insert Zero to On. Other New Zealand companies may require Insert Zero set to Off.

Storing Caller ID messages in the Phonebook

Messages shown in the Caller ID list can be stored in the phonebook. The phone number and name of the party on the Caller ID list can be stored in memory.

1)When the phone is in standby mode, view the Caller ID message to be stored. Then press . Store/Edit Name appears.

2)To complete the setting, follow the steps 4-8 in ???Storing Phone Numbers, Names, Distinctive Rings, and Speed dial??? on page 24.

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CHANGING THE DIGITAL SECURITY CODE

The digital security code is an identification code used to connect the handset and the base unit. Normally, setting the code is not necessary. In the rare situation that you suspect another cordless telephone is using the same security code, you can change the code.

To change the digital security code:

1.Perform the ???System Reset??? menu options (???De-register the Handset??? and ???Replacing the Base Settingf???) or the handset (see page 15).

2.To register the handset do the following steps:

1)Place the handset in the base.

2)Registration starts automatically.

While registering Handset Registering appears in the display.

3)When the registration is complete, Registration Complete appears in the display.

If the registration fails, Registration Failed appears in the display. Try the steps above again.

INDEX

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