Getting to Know Your New Phone

Terminology Used in this Manual

Accessory

 

Additional handsets that can register to the base, allowing you to add handsets without connecting another

Handsets

 

phone line. This base supports a total of six cordless handsets; see page 12 for compatible handsets.

Base

 

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

Charging

 

A cradle that comes with an accessory handset and charges the handset battery pack.

cradle

 

It connects to power but does not connect to a phone line.

CID

 

Caller ID is available from your telephone provider and is offered to users on a subscription basis.

 

With this service, you will be able to see the incoming caller information such as name and phone number.

 

 

CID/CW or

 

Caller ID with Call Waiting is available by subscription from your telephone provider.

CIDCW

 

With this service, you will be able to view incoming caller information while on a call with another user.

 

 

Any settings that apply to all registered handsets and the base.

Global

 

These features are available by selecting “GLOBAL SETUP” in the handset menu. Only one handset can

 

change global settings at a time, and you have to make sure the phone is not currently being used. If you

Settings

 

 

have multiple bases, the different bases have each global settings; select the base before changing the global

 

 

 

 

setting (see Selecting the base on page 14).

Standby

 

The handset and the base are not in use. (It doesn’t matter whether the handset is in the cradle: the /flash or

 

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.

Manual Conventions

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

Bold italic text 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

ALL CAPITALS BOLD indicates a connection jack on the base or charging cradle

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Uniden WXI2077 Series manual Terminology Used in this Manual, Manual Conventions