Uniden DSS8900 Series User manual

DSS8905

Accessory Handset

for DSS8900 Series

Welcome

Congratulations on your purchase of the Uniden DSS8905

accessory handset and charging cradle. You can place this fully

featured cordless handset anywhere your home has AC power.

Note: Illustrations in this manual are used for explanation purposes.

Some illustrations may differ from the actual unit.

Important!

The DSS8905 accessory handset will not operate until it is

registered to a Uniden main base. This manual describes how

to set up your new handset; for more detailed instructions on

operating your new handset, please refer to the manual supplied

with your base.

Terminology Used in this Manual

Accessory

Handset

A handset that works with an expandable phone base.

Accessory handsets must be registered to a base.

Base The main part of the phone that connects to your phone

line, and lets you make and receive calls.

Charging

cradle

A cradle that charges an accessory handset. It connects to

power but not to a phone line.

Standby

The handset is not in use. No line has been activated.

(It doesn’t matter whether the handset is in the cradle.)

No dial tone is present.

Station Any registered handset or the base.

Talk A dial tone has been enabled, so you can dial and carry on

a conversation with an outside party.

Compatible Bases

This handset is compatible with Uniden's 5.8 GHz Digital

Expandable phone system: the DSS8900 series. Please visit

our website at; Australian model: www.uniden.com.au , New

Zealand model: www.uniden.co.nz for the most up-to-date list of

compatible bases.

Installing the Accessory Handset

Checking the Package Contents

Make sure your package contains the following items. If any

items are missing or damaged, contact your place of purchase.

•CordlessHandset •BeltClip

•PrintedMaterial

•ChargingcradlewithACAdapter(model#AAD-600S(M):

Input 240V AC, 50 Hz; Output 9V DC, 210 mA)

•RechargeableNiMHBatteryPack(model#BT-446:Capacity

800mAh,3.6V)

Installing the Battery

UseonlytheUnidenBT-446rechargeablebatterypacksupplied

with your cordless telephone.

Installing the Belt Clip

Insert the tabs on the sides of the belt clip into

the holes on either side of the handset. Press

the belt clip down until it clicks into place. (Tug

on the clip to make sure it’s secure.)

To remove the belt clip, gently pull the tabs out

of the holes, then slide the belt clip off of the

handset.

Unpack the

handset, battery

pack and battery

cover. (If the

battery cover is on

the handset, press

in on the notch and

slide the cover off.)

Push the battery pack

connector in firmly. (You

should hear it click into

place.) Gently tug on the

battery wires to make sure

the connection is secure.

BLACK

RED

Line up the red and black

wires on the battery pack

connector with the sticker in

the handset’s battery

compartment.

Place the cover over the

battery compartment and

slide it up into place.

Charging the Accessory Handset

The handset is powered by a rechargeable battery pack that

automatically recharges when the handset is placed in the

charging cradle.

UseonlytheUnidenAAD-600S(M)ACadapterwiththecharging

cradle.

What if the charge LED

doesn’t light up?

Reseat the handset; make sure the

contacts on the bottom of the handset

are lined up with the contacts in the

cradle.

Check the AC adapter connection.

Make sure you are not using an outlet

that’s controlled by a wall switch.

Make sure that the

charge LED

illuminates when the

handset is seated.

Connect the AC adapter to a

standard 240V AC wall outlet.

Place the cord

through the molded

wiring channel.

Place the handset in the charging

cradle with the display facing forward.

Charge your handset at least 15 to 20 hours

before using your new handset for the first time.

Installing the Optional Headset

Your phone may be used with an optional

headset. To use a headset, insert the

headset plug into the headset jack.

Headsets may be purchased by visiting

the customer support page on the

website; www.uniden.com.au for Australia

and www.uniden.co.nz for New Zealand.

Registering the Handset

You must register the handset to the base before you can use it.

Only one handset can be registered at a time. (If an accessory

handset has ever been registered to a base, you must reset the

handset before you can register it to a new base.)

To register to a DSS8900 series base:

Place the accessory handset in the base. While the handset is

registering,HANDSETREGISTERINGappearsintheLCD.

WhenREGISTRATIONCOMPLETEisdisplayed,thehandset

has been registered to the base.

Resetting the Handset

If you want to register the handset to a different base or replace

ahandsetwithanotherone,youmustrstcleartheregistration

information from the base and the handset.

Press and hold1) []and [#]foratleastveseconds,untilthe

SYSTEMRESETmenuappears.

SelecttheDEREGISTERHS2)

submenu by pressing [menu/

select]. WHICH HANDSET?

appears in the display.

Use3) []or [ ] to select the handset ID to be de-

registered from the list, and then press [menu/select].

DEREGISTERHSappears.

Press4) []to move the cursor to YES, and then press

[menu/select].Youwillhearaconrmationtone.

Resetting the Handset Without the Base

If the original base this handset was registered to is not

available for some reason (for example, it is lost or somehow

incapacitated), you can still reset the handset and use it with

another base.

Press and hold1) []and [#]foratleastveseconds,untilthe

SYSTEMRESETmenuappears.

Press2) []tomovethecursortoBASEUNAVAILABLEand

then press [menu/select].BASEUNAVAILABLEappears.

Press3) []to move the cursor to YES, and then press

[menu/select].Youhearaconrmationtone,andthe

handset deletes its own link to the base without trying to

contact the base.

Now you are ready to register the handset to the new base.

Using the Interface

Parts of the Handset

Twelve-key dial pad

[ ] key (down)

[ ] key (caller ID/right)

[menu/select] key

[ /mute] key

(messages/mute)

[ ] key (end call)

[#] key

[ ] key (speaker)

Microphone

Charging contacts

[ / ] key

[ ] key (up)

new message LED

Earpiece

Display (LCD)

[clear/int’com] key

(clear/intercom)

[ ] key (phonebook/left)

[redial/pause] key

[ /flash] key (talk/flash)

Headset jack cover

Belt clip hole

Speakerphone speaker and ringer

Battery compartment

Reading the Display

Call duration

Handset ID and banner

Number of new

Caller ID calls received

The ringer off icon indicates that the ringer is

turned off.

The privacy icon appears when the Privacy

Mode is turned on.

The speaker icon appears when the speaker

phone is in use.

The mute icon appears while the microphone

is muted.

The battery icon indicates the handset

battery status: full, medium, low, and empty.

Using the Four-way Function Key

Your handset has

a four-way function

key that allows you

to move the cursor

or pointer on the

display and access

the most commonly

used features at the

touch of a button. By

moving this key to

the left, you open the

phonebook. Move

the key to the right

to access Caller ID

information.

To use this four-way key, place your thumb over the key on the

handset and move to the four positions to get the feel of how it

moves and operates.

Using the Handset Menus

To open the menu, press the•[menu/select] key.

The arrow pointer on the left side of the line shows which•

menu item is currently highlighted. Use [ ] on the four-way

function key to move the pointer up and [ ] to move the

pointer down.

To select the highlighted option, press•[menu/select].

To go back to the previous screen, press•[left] on the four-

way function key.

To exit the menu, press•[ ].

If you don’t press any keys for thirty seconds, the phone will•

time out and exit the menu.

Entering Text from Your Handset

You can use the number keypad on your handset to enter text

by referring to the letters printed on each number key. When you

pressthenumberkeyinatextentryeld,thephonedisplays

therstletterprintedonthenumberkey.Pressthenumberkey

twice to display the second letter and three times to display the

third.Capitallettersaredisplayedrst,thenlowercaseletters,

and then the number on the key.

View the

phonebook

Four-way

Function Key

View the

Caller ID

Down

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