Submenu name

Description

Language

Select the Language of your answering system announcements from English,

 

French, or Spanish (see page 28).

Call Screen

Set the call screening feature to On or Off (see page 28).

Answer Mode

Set your answering system to On or Off (see page 28).

Global Setup

If you change the setting in one of the handsets, you change the settings for all handset(s) in the Global Setup menu. Only one handset can change a setting at a time.

Submenu name

Description

Day & time

Set the day and time of your display (see page 29).

CIDCW

Set the Caller ID on Call Waiting (CIDCW) setting. CIDCW performs the same as

 

regular Caller ID on call waiting number (see page 29). CW Deluxe allows you to

 

handle call waiting calls in seven different ways (see page 49).

Area Code

Store or edit the area code. If you enter a 3-digit area code number in the

 

“Area Code” option, your local area code does not appear in the Caller ID message.

 

For calls received from outside your local area code, you will see a full 10-digit

 

number (see page 29).

 

Note: If your calling area requires 10-digit dialing, do not program this option.

Dial Mode

Set the dial mode to tone or pulse (see page 30).

System Reset

This menu is used to clear the handset ID from the base, or the base ID from the handset.

Submenu name

Description

Deregister HS

Clear the handset ID from the base. Use this menu, for example when

 

you change the digital security code (see page 30).

Replacing Base

Clear the base ID. Use this menu, for example, if you replace

 

the base with a different base of the DCT series model

 

(DCT5260/DCT5280/DCT5285) (see page 30).

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Uniden DCT5285 manual Global Setup, System Reset

DCT5285 specifications

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