2) Getting to Know Your New Phone

2-1. A few Hints on the Manual

This manual uses several different type styles to help you distinguish between different parts of the phone:

Bold text with “[ ]” indicates a key or button on the phone

ALL CAPITALS indicates text on the display, such as menu options, prompts, and confirmation messages

lower case bold text indicates a status light on the phone

Terms used in this manual

Base

The main part of the phone that connects to your phone line and lets you make and receive

calls.

 

 

 

CID

Caller ID is available from your telephone provider. With this service, you can see the name and

number of incoming callers.

 

 

 

CIDCW

Caller ID on Call Waiting is available from your telephone provider. With this service, you can

see incoming caller information while on another call.

 

 

 

Handset

A cordless handset that you use to dial the phone and talk to callers.

 

 

Standby

The phone is not in use. (It doesn’t matter whether the handset is in the cradle: the [TALK/

flash] hasn’t been pressed, and there is no dial tone.)

 

 

 

Talk

A dial tone has been enabled, so you can dial and carry on a conversation with an outside party.

 

 

Note: Illustrations in this manual are used for explanation purposes and may differ from the actual unit.

2-2. Parts of the Handset

 

 

Earpiece

 

 

LCD display

 

 

 

key (up)

 

/memory key

cid/menu key

(phonebook/memory)

 

TALK/flash key

END key

 

 

 

key (down)

 

Twelve-key dial pad

 

 

 

 

#/

key (#/right)

/tone/

key(*/tone/left)

 

/speaker key

 

 

 

redial/pause key

select/channel key

delete key

 

 

Microphone

Charging contacts

 

Using the handset menu

To open the handset menu, press and hold [cid/menu] for two seconds.

The arrow pointer on the left side of the line shows which menu item is currently highlighted. Use [] to move the pointer up and [] to move the pointer down.

If the phone beeps and stays on the same line, it means you have reached the top or bottom of the list.

Press [select/channel] to rotate through the available options for the highlighted menu item.

Press [END] to exit the menu.

Note: You can find detailed information on the handset menu in section 3 on Setting Up Your Phone and section 4 on Using Your Phone.

2-3. Parts of the Base

Ringer :Type A

Ring. Vol.:High

Auto Talk :Off

CIDCW :On

Area Code :

Dial :Tone

Language :Eng

Charging contacts

find hs

find hs key

in

use

/in use LED/

Voice mail waiting indicator (flashing)

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Uniden EXI8560 manual Getting to Know Your New Phone, Few Hints on the Manual, Parts of the Handset, Parts of the Base