DSS8905
Accessory Handset
for DSS8900 Series
Compatible Bases
This handset is compatible with Uniden's 5.8 GHz Digital
Expandable phone system: the DSS8900 series. Please visit
compatible bases.
Installing the Accessory Handset
Checking the Package Contents
Make sure your package contains the following items. If any
items are missing or damaged, contact your place of purchase.
• Cordless Handset
• Printed Material
• Belt Clip
• Charging cradle with AC Adapter (model # AAD-600S(M):
Input 240V AC, 50 Hz; Output 9V DC, 210 mA)
• Rechargeable NiMH Battery Pack (model # BT-446: Capacity
800 mAh, 3.6V)
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Installing the Battery
Use only the Uniden BT-446 rechargeable battery pack supplied
with your cordless telephone.
Line up the red and black
wires on the battery pack
connector with the sticker in
the handset’s battery
compartment.
Unpack the
handset, battery
pack and battery
cover. (If the
battery cover is on
the handset, press
in on the notch and
slide the cover off.)
RED
BLACK
Push the battery pack
connector in firmly. (You
should hear it click into
place.) Gently tug on the
battery wires to make sure
the connection is secure.
Place the cover over the
battery compartment and
slide it up into place.
Installing the Belt Clip
Insert the tabs on the sides of the belt clip into
the holes on either side of the handset. Press
the belt clip down until it clicks into place. (Tug
on the clip to make sure it’s secure.)
To remove the belt clip, gently pull the tabs out
of the holes, then slide the belt clip off of the
handset.
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Charging the Accessory Handset
The handset is powered by a rechargeable battery pack that
automatically recharges when the handset is placed in the
charging cradle.
Use only the Uniden AAD-600S(M) AC adapter with the charging
cradle.
Place the cord
through the molded
Connect the AC adapter to a
wiring channel.
standard 240V AC wall outlet.
Place the handset in the charging
cradle with the display facing forward.
Make sure that the
charge LED
illuminates when the
handset is seated.
What if the charge LED
doesn’t light up?
Reseat the handset; make sure the
contacts on the bottom of the handset
are lined up with the contacts in the
cradle.
Check the AC adapter connection.
Make sure you are not using an outlet
that’s controlled by a wall switch.
Charge your handset at least 15 to 20 hours
before using your new handset for the first time.
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Installing the Optional Headset
Your phone may be used with an optional
headset. To use a headset, insert the
headset plug into the headset jack.
Headsets may be purchased by visiting
the customer support page on the
Registering the Handset
You must register the handset to the base before you can use it.
Only one handset can be registered at a time. (If an accessory
handset has ever been registered to a base, you must reset the
handset before you can register it to a new base.)
To register to a DSS8900 series base:
Place the accessory handset in the base. While the handset is
registering, HANDSET REGISTERING appears in the LCD.
When REGISTRATION COMPLETE is displayed, the handset
has been registered to the base.
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Resetting the Handset
If you want to register the handset to a different base or replace
a handset with another one, you must first clear the registration
information from the base and the handset.
1) Press and hold [ ] and [#] for at least five seconds, until the
SYSTEM RESET menu appears.
2) Select the DEREGISTER HS
submenu by pressing [menu/
select]. WHICH HANDSET?
appears in the display.
3) Use [
] or [
] to select the handset ID to be de-
registered from the list, and then press [menu/select].
DEREGISTER HS appears.
4) Press [
] to move the cursor to YES, and then press
[menu/select]. You will hear a confirmation tone.
Resetting the Handset Without the Base
If the original base this handset was registered to is not
available for some reason (for example, it is lost or somehow
incapacitated), you can still reset the handset and use it with
another base.
1) Press and hold [ ] and [#] for at least five seconds, until the
SYSTEM RESET menu appears.
2) Press [
] to move the cursor to BASE UNAVAILABLE and
then press [menu/select]. BASE UNAVAILABLE appears.
3) Press [
] to move the cursor to YES, and then press
[menu/select]. You hear a confirmation tone, and the
handset deletes its own link to the base without trying to
contact the base.
Now you are ready to register the handset to the new base.
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Using the Interface
Parts of the Handset
new message LED
Earpiece
Display (LCD)
[
] key (up)
[menu/select] key
] key (caller ID/right)
[ ] key (end call)
] key (down)
[clear/int’com] key
(clear/intercom)
[
] key (phonebook/left)
[
[ /flash] key (talk/flash)
[
Twelve-key dial pad
[
/
] key
[redial/pause] key
/mute] key
(messages/mute)
[#] key
[
] key (speaker)
[
Microphone
Charging contacts
Headset jack cover
Belt clip hole
Speakerphone speaker and ringer
Battery compartment
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Reading the Display
Handset ID and banner
Number of new
Caller ID calls received
Call duration
The ringer off icon indicates that the ringer is
turned off.
The privacy icon appears when the Privacy
Mode is turned on.
The speaker icon appears when the speaker
phone is in use.
The mute icon appears while the microphone
is muted.
The battery icon indicates the handset
battery status: full, medium, low, and empty.
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Using the Four-way Function Key
Your handset has
a four-way function
key that allows you
to move the cursor
or pointer on the
Up
display and access
the most commonly
View the
phonebook
View the
Caller ID
used features at the
touch of a button. By
moving this key to
Four-way
Function Key
the left, you open the
phonebook. Move
the key to the right
to access Caller ID
information.
Down
To use this four-way key, place your thumb over the key on the
handset and move to the four positions to get the feel of how it
moves and operates.
Using the Handset Menus
• To open the menu, press the [menu/select] key.
• The arrow pointer on the left side of the line shows which
menu item is currently highlighted. Use [
function key to move the pointer up and [
pointer down.
] on the four-way
] to move the
• To select the highlighted option, press [menu/select].
• To go back to the previous screen, press [left] on the four-
way function key.
[ ]
• To exit the menu, press
.
• If you don’t press any keys for thirty seconds, the phone will
time out and exit the menu.
Entering Text from Your Handset
You can use the number keypad on your handset to enter text
by referring to the letters printed on each number key. When you
press the number key in a text entry field, the phone displays
the first letter printed on the number key. Press the number key
twice to display the second letter and three times to display the
third. Capital letters are displayed first, then lower case letters,
and then the number on the key.
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If two letters in a row use the same number key, enter the first
letter, then use [right] on the four-way function key to move the
cursor to the next position to enter the second letter.
Number of times key is pressed
For example, to enter the word "Movies":
1) Press [6] once to enter M.
2) Use [right] on the four-way function key to move the cursor
to the right.
3) Press [6] six times to enter o.
4) Press [8] six times to enter v.
5) Press [4] six times to enter i.
6) Press [3] five times to enter e.
7) Press [7] eight times to enter s.
8) Press [menu/select] to end your text entry.
If you make a mistake while entering a name, use [right] or [left]
on the four-way function key to move the cursor to the incorrect
character. Press [clear/int’com] to erase the wrong character,
and then enter the correct character. To delete all characters,
press and hold [clear/int’com].
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Using Your Accessory Handset
Making and Receiving Calls
With the earpiece
With the speaker phone
1) Pick up the handset from the 1) Pick up the handset
cradle.
2) Dial the number.
3) Press [ /flash].
from the cradle.
2) Dial the number.
Make a
call
3) Press [
].
1) Pick up the handset.
(If AutoTalk is on, the phone
answers when you pick up the
handset from the cradle.)
1) Pick up the handset.
2) Press [ ].
Answer
a call
2) Press [ /flash].
(If Any Key Answer is on, you
can press any key on the dial
pad.)
Hang up Press [ ] or return the handset to the cradle.
Adjusting the Volume
Choose from four ringer volume settings (off, low, medium,
and high). With the phone in standby, press [ ] or [ ].
The display shows the current volume level and the handset
sounds the ringer at that level. Use [ ] to make the ringer
] to make it softer or turn it completely
Ringer
Volume
volume louder or [
off.
Choose from six volume levels for the earpiece. While on a
Earpiece
Volume
call, press [
] to make the earpiece volume louder or
[
] to make it softer.
Choose from six volume levels for the handset speakerphone.
Speaker
Volume
While on a speakerphone call, press [
] to make the
speaker volume louder or [ ] to make it softer.
Notes: • If you set the ringer volume to OFF, the handset won’t ring.
The other stations will ring according to their individual settings.
• The handset earpiece and the handset speaker have separate
volume settings.
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Using Caller ID and Call Waiting
If you subscribe to Caller ID, you can store up to thirty Caller
ID numbers in each handset. Caller ID records are stored from
newest to oldest. Once your Caller ID list is full and you receive
an incoming call, the oldest record will be automatically deleted
to make room for the new record.
To open the Caller ID list, press [ ]. The phone will show the
number of new Caller ID records (that is, records you have not
reviewed yet) and the total number of stored records. From the
screen, you have the following options:
Press [
] to scroll through CID records.
Scroll through the
records
CID records are stored chronologically from
newest to oldest. (New records have an
asterisk next to the received time.)
1) Find the record you want to store and
press [menu/select].
Store a record in the
phonebook
2) Move the cursor to STORE INTO PB, and
press [menu/select].
Find the entry you want to dial and press
Dial a record
[ /flash] or [
].
1) Find the entry you want to delete and press
[menu/select].
Delete a record
2) Move the cursor to DELETE ENTRY, and
press [menu/select].
Delete all records
Press [menu/select].
Press [ ], or press [
] (the left key on the
Exit the Caller ID list
four-way function key) if you are on a call.
Using Call Waiting
If you have a Call Waiting service and a call waiting tone sounds
while you are on a call;
Australian model: Press [ /flash] then [2] to switch between
callers.
New Zealand model: Press [ /flash] to switch between callers.
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Using the Phonebook
Your handset can store up to seventy names and numbers in
your phonebook. When all the phonebook entries are full, you
will hear a beep and MEMORY FULL appears. You cannot store
any additional names and numbers unless you delete some of
the existing ones.
Press [ ] to enter the phonebook. Once in the phonebook, you
have the following options:
Press [
alphabetically.
] to scroll through the phonebook
Scroll through
the entries
Jump to
entries that
start with a
certain letter
Press the number key corresponding to the letter you
want to jump to.
1) Press [menu/select].
Store a new
entry
2) Move the cursor to CREATE NEW, and then press
[menu/select].
1) Find the entry you want to copy, and press
Copy one
entry to
another
station
[menu/select].
2) Move the cursor to COPY, and press [menu/select].
3) Move the cursor to select the station you want to
copy the entry to, and press [menu/select].
Copy all
entries to
another
station at
once
1) Press [menu/select], and then select COPY ALL.
2) Move the cursor to select the station you want to
copy the entries to, and press [menu/select].
3) Move the cursor to YES, and press [menu/select].
1) Find the entry you want to dial.
Dial an entry
2) Press [ /flash] or [
].
1) Find the entry you want to delete, and press
Delete an
entry
[menu/select].
2) Move the cursor to DELETE, and press [menu/select].
1) Press [menu/select].
Delete all
entries
2) Move the cursor to DELETE ALL, and press
[menu/select].
Close the
phonebook
Press [ ], or press [
] again if you are on a call.
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Redialing a Number
To redial one of the last five numbers dialed on this handset,
press [redial/pause]. This opens the redial list. Use [
] and
[
[
] to find the number you want to dial, and press [ /flash] or
] in standby, or press [menu/select] during a call.
Muting the Ringer (One Call Only)
While the handset is ringing, press [ /mute] or [ ] to mute the
ringer for this call. The phone will ring again on the next call. (The
handset must be off the cradle to mute the ringer.)
Muting the Microphone
To mute the microphone so the caller can't hear you, press
[
/mute] during a call. MUTE ON and appear in the display.
Press [ /mute] again to cancel muting.
Privacy Mode
To prevent other stations from interrupting a call, press
[menu/select]. Move the cursor to CALL PRIVACY, and then
press [menu/select]. PRIVACY MODE ON and P appear in the
display. Repeat the procedure to turn off privacy mode.
Adjusting the Audio Tone
If you aren't satisfied with your phone's audio quality, you can
adjust the Audio Tone of the earpiece. While on a call, press
[menu/select]. Move the cursor to select AUDIO TONE, and
then press [menu/select]. Move the cursor to select desired
audio tone options: HIGH TONE, NATURAL TONE, or LOW
TONE. (The default setting, Natural Tone, is recommended for
hearing aid users.) Press [menu/select] to confirm. After two
seconds, the displayed audio tone is set, and the display returns
to normal. Audio tone adjustments only apply to the earpiece,
not the speakerphone.
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Using Hold, Conference, Transfer and Intercom
Press [clear/int’com]. If you leave a caller on
hold for more than five minutes, the call will be
Put a call on hold
disconnected. To return to the party on hold, press
[ /flash] or [
].
To join a call already in progress, press [ /flash] or
Join a call already
in progress
[
]. You can hang up normally; the other station
remains connected to the call.
Press [clear/int’com]; the call is placed on hold.
Use [
] or [
] to select the station you want
to transfer the call to, and press [menu/select]. (To
page all stations at once, select ALL.) When the
other station answers, you can talk to the station;
the outside call remains on hold. If the other
station accepts the call, you will be disconnected.
Transfer a call
To cancel the transfer and return to the call,
Cancel a transfer
press [ /flash] or [
].
To answer the transfer page and speak to the
transferring station, press [ /flash] or [clear/
int’com]. To accept the call and speak to the
caller, press [ /flash] again.
Accept a
transferred call
With the phone in standby, press [clear/int’com].
Use [
] or [
] to select the station you want
Make an intercom
page
to talk with, and then press [menu/select]. (If you
select ALL, all other stations will be paged.)
Cancel a page
To cancel the intercom page, press [ ].
Answer an
intercom page
Press [ /flash] or [clear/int’com].
Note: When answering a transferred call or an intercom page, if
AutoTalk is on, the handset will automatically answer the page
when you pick up the handset from the cradle. If Any Key
Answer is on, you can also press any key on the handset’s dial
pad.
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Accessing Your Answering System
If your base has an answering system, you can use your handset
to get your messages and change your answering system setup.
The answering system plays your new messages (that you
have not listened to yet) first. If you have no new messages, the
system plays your old messages.
You have the following options:
Press [ /mute]. The system announces the number of
Playing
new
new and old messages, then plays the first new message
followed by the day and time it was received. Then the
messages system plays the new messages in the order they were
received.
Press [
1/
] once to go to the beginning of the current
] repeatedly to go back to a previous message.
] to go to the beginning of the next message.
Repeating
a message
message.
Press [
1/
Skipping a
message
Press [
3/
Deleting a While a message is playing, press [
4/
message The message is permanently deleted.
].
Playing old After you listen to your new messages, press [ /mute]
messages again to play your old messages.
Press [
5/
] to stop the message playback.
Exiting the
message
review
Press [ ] to exit the system and return to standby,
or press [ ] to restart the message playback.
2/
Screening Calls
If your base has an answering system, you can listen to callers
as they leave a message. Press [ /mute] when the system is
answering to listen to the caller without answering the phone.
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Accessing Voicemail
If your base doesn't have an answering system and you
subscribe to a voice mail service, you can program your handset
to automatically dial the access number.
1) Press [menu/select].
2) Move the cursor to HANDSET SETUP and press
[menu/select].
3) Move the cursor to EDIT VOICE MAIL and press
[menu/select].
4) Enter your access number (up to twenty digits). If you need
the phone to wait before sending the next digits, press
[redial/pause] to insert a two-second pause. For a longer
pause, press [redial/pause] multiple times. Each pause
counts as one digit.
5) Press [menu/select] when you are finished.
Once you program your access number, press [ /mute] to dial
your voice mail service.
Maintenance
Battery Life
With average use, your battery talk time will be approximately
six hours and standby time will be approximately ten days. For
optimum performance, be sure to return the handset to the
cradle after each call. If the handset is left off of the cradle, the
actual talk time duration will be reduced respective to the amount
of time the handset is off the cradle.
Note: Do not place the power cord where it creates a trip hazard or
where it could become chafed and create a fire or electrical
hazard.
Low Battery Alert
When the battery pack is very low, the display shows LOW
BATTERY - CHARGE HANDSET and the empty battery icon. If
the phone is in standby, none of the keys will operate. If you are
on a call, complete your conversation as quickly as possible, and
return the handset to the cradle.
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Battery Replacement and Handling
With normal usage, your battery should last about one year.
If the talk time becomes short even after the battery is recharged,
please replace the battery. A replacement Uniden adapter or
battery may be purchased by visiting our website at; Australian
co.nz
Warning:
To avoid the risk of personal injury or property damage from fire or
electrical shock, use only the BT-446 battery pack.
Caution:
- This equipment contains a rechargeable Nickel-Metal-Hydride battery.
- Do not remove the batteries to charge them.
- Never throw the battery in a fire or disassemble or heat it.
- Do not remove or damage the battery casing.
- Do not short-circuit the battery.
- Do not charge the battery used in this equipment in any charger other
than the one designed to charge this battery as specified in the owner's
manual. Using another charger may damage the battery or cause the
battery to explode.
- Rechargeable batteries must be recycled or disposed of properly.
Clean the Battery Contacts
To maintain a good charge, clean
the charging contacts on the
handset once a month. Dampen
a cloth with plain water. Gently
rub the damp cloth over the
charging contacts until all visible
dirt is removed.
Dry the contacts thoroughly
before returning the handset to the cradle.
Caution:
Do not use any chemical products (alcohol, paint thinner, etc.), or
you may discolor the surface and damage the finish.
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One Year Limited Warranty
DSS8905
IMPORTANT :
Evidence of original purchase is required for warranty service.
WARRANTOR :
Uniden Australia Pty Limited
A.B.N. 58 001 865 498
Uniden New Zealand Limited
Warranty only available in original country of purchase.
ELEMENT OF WARRANTY :
Uniden warrants to the original retail owner for the duration of this warranty, its
DSS8905 (herein after referred to as the Product), to be free from defects in
materials and craftsmanship with only the limitations or exclusions set out below.
WARRANTY DURATION:
This warranty to the original retail owner only, shall terminate and be of no further
effect ONE (1) year after the date of original retail sale. This warranty will be
deemed invalid if the Product is;
(A) Damaged or not maintained as reasonable and necessary,
(B) Modified, altered or used as part of any conversion kits, subassemblies, or any
configurations not sold by Uniden,
(C) Improperly installed,
(D) Repaired by someone other than an authorized Uniden Repair Agent for a
defect or malfunction covered by this warranty,
(E) Used in conjunction with any equipment or parts or as part of a system not
manufactured by Uniden, or
(F) Where the Serial Number label of the product has been removed or damaged
beyond recognition.
Warranty only valid in the country of original retail/sale.
PARTS COVERED:
This warranty covers for one (1) year, the Product and included accessories.
STATEMENT OF REMEDY:
In the event that the Product does not conform to this warranty at any time while
this warranty is in effect, the warrantor at its discretion, will repair the defect
or replace the Product and return it to you without charge for parts or service.
This warranty does not provide for reimbursement or payment of incidental or
consequential damages.
This EXPRESS WARRANTY is in addition to and does not in any way affect
your rights under the TRADE PRACTICES ACT 1974 (Cth) (Australia) or the
CONSUMER GUARANTEES ACT (New Zealand).
PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING PERFORMANCE OR WARRANTY:
In the event that the Product does not conform to this warranty, the Product should
be shipped or delivered, freight pre-paid, with evidence of original purchase (e.g. a
copy of the sales docket), to the warrantor at:
UNIDEN AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
SERVICE DIVISION
UNIDEN NEW ZEALAND LIMITED
SERVICE DIVISION
345 Princes Highway, Rockdale NSW 2216
Fx(02) 9599 3278
150 Harris Road, East Tamaki, Auckland
Fx(09) 274 4253
Customers in other States should ship or deliver the Product freight pre-paid to
their nearest Uniden Authorized Repair Centre
(Contact Uniden for the nearest Warranty Agent to you).
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