Connecting to the Phone Line

Once the handset battery pack is fully charged, connect the telephone line cord to the TEL LINE jack and to a standard telephone wall outlet.

Testing the Connection

To test your connection try making a call. If your call connects, the settings are fine. If your call does not connect check the following:

1.

Check the AC adapter cord. Make sure it is

 

 

securely connected to the DC IN 9V con-

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nector and to a standard AC power outlet.

 

 

.Check to make sure the battery is fully charged. (If you don’t see the. “battery full” icon, check to make sure the battery is properly connected).

3.Change “dial mode” (instructions follow).

Changing the Dial Mode

Your phone can communicate with the telephone network in two different ways: tone dialing or pulse dialing. These days, most phone networks use a method called tone dialing, so your phone comes programmed for tone dialing. If your phone company uses Pulse dialing, you will need to change your phone’s dial mode. If you cannot connect to the telephone network, please follow the steps below to modify your phone’s settings:

1.Press [menu/clear]. Select the GLOBAL SETUP menu, and then the DIAL MODE submenu.

.Scroll [] to select PULSE. (The initial setting is TONE).

3.Press . You hear a confirmation tone.

If you need to change the dial mode back to Tone, follow the same procedure, but select TONE in step 2.

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Uniden DCT736 manual Connecting to the Phone Line, Testing the Connection, Changing the Dial Mode