Terminology Used in this Manual

 

This phone system is expandable:

Accessory

one base supports a total of four

handsets. The accessory handset is

Handset

a handset that is compatible with

 

 

this model.

 

 

Base

The main part of the phone that

connects to your phone line and lets

 

you make and receive calls.

 

 

 

Caller ID is available from your

CID

telephone provider. With this

service, you can see the name and

 

 

number of incoming callers.

 

 

CW Deluxe

Call Waiting Deluxe is offered by

your telephone provider. This

or Call

service gives you different options

Waiting

when you have a waiting call. See

Deluxe

Using Call Waiting Deluxe on page

 

33.

 

 

 

Caller ID on Call Waiting is available

CID/CW or

from your telephone provider. With

this service, you can see incoming

CIDCW

caller information while on another

 

 

call.

 

 

 

A cradle that comes with an

Charger

accessory handset and charges the

handset battery. It connects to

 

power but does not connect to a

 

phone line.

 

 

DirectLink™

If you have accessory handsets on

your system, you can use two

 

handsets as 2-way radios.

 

 

 

Apply to registered handsets and the

 

base. If you change something

Global

under the global menu, you change

it for all registered handsets and the

settings

base. Only one handset can change

 

 

global settings at a time, and the

 

phone must be in standby.

 

 

Standby

The handset is not in use. If it is off

the cradle, no line has been

 

activated. No dial tone is present.

 

 

Station

Any handset or the base.

 

 

Talk

A telephone line has been activated

on the handset or the base, enabling

 

a dial tone.

 

 

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Uniden DCT7585, DCT7085 manual Terminology Used in this Manual