Uniden TRU8885-2 Cordless Phone - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

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You may view/download the manual at Owners Manual User Guide for Uniden TRU8885 2 Cordless Phone

Phone the number you use to listen to messages in your mailbox select the *delete message* option

Uniden TRU8885-2 Cordless Phone > User Guide E X P A N D I N G Y O U R P H O N E w w w . u n i d e n . c o m Register the Handset to the Base If you purchase an extra handset, you need to register the handset to the base before use. Only one handset can be registered at a time. The handset ID for the supplied handset(s) was assigned at the factory, which has #1 or #2 in the display (#2 for models that have two handsets in packaging). When you register additional handset to the base, the handset ID will be assigned. 1) Before registering the extra handset, the battery pack must be charged for 15-20 hours. 2) Place the extra handset in the main base unit to begin registration. 3) While the handset is registering, Handset Registering will appear in the LCD. When Registration Complete is displayed, the handset has been registered to the base. If Registration Failed appears, please try these steps again. Extra Handset Extra Handset Charger Charger Main Base Extra Handset + Main Base Charge the handset for 15-20 hours. Place the extra handset in the main base to register. 1 2 3 4 ?An extra handset can be registered when the main base is in standby mode. ?Standby Mode - The handset is not in use and talk/flash has not been pressed.

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buy higher capacity power adapter 9volts 1000mA capacity and use ensuring correct polarity, it will work. i had the problem and adopted this and this works ok. also ensure your handset battery is new and charged after installing the higher capacity power adapter. good luck. venkataramani

To mute the ringer, while in standby mode press the volume-down button to select Off.
To mute the microphone, while talking press the MUTE softkey.
To put the phone into do-not-disturb mode, press and hold the do not disturb button on the base.

You can download the manual from the manufacturer's web site at
http://www.uniden.com/content/ebiz/uniden/resources/ownersmanuals/TRU8885om.pdf

first perform a reset on the unit.

1. Unplug the power cord from your a Uniden Tru 8885 answering machine.
2. Press the "Record" and "Alternate" keys while you reconnect the power. When the answering machine restarts, it will display a message, "Confirm Reset?"
3. Press the button next to the "Y" to confirm that you want to reset it. The Uniden Tru 8885 will then reset itself to the default factory settings.

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is it the charger, or is it the phone not taking a charge? Many times it's the battery inside the handset. I'd try that first.
Otherwise, you can test the voltage of the power supply charger with a volt meter. If you've got the proper voltage listed on the transformer plug (normally around 5 volts DC).

To De-register handset while original base present:
-Use De-register menu

To De-register handset without original base present:
-Press and hold "End" button, and while holding that, press and hold # as well.
OR
-Remove battery
-While holding * and # replace battery, and keep holding
-You should hear one beep (let go now)
-Press right menu soft button (at top)
-Should hear one beep and Clear EEPROM/RAM on screen
-Remove and replace battery once again (no need to hold any buttons now)

(USING ANY OF THE TWO METHODS ABOVE MEANT FOR NON-BASE PRESENT, WHILE BASE IS PRESENT WILL TAKE UP HANDSET SPACE ON BASE, eg. HS1 will become HS2, while base reserves HS1 name... a base reset will be required to deal with this).

Resetting the base itself (if you have any handsets deregister them normally before this)
-Unplug power
-Hold 'Delete Messages' key while plugging power back until beep (88 or 0 messages may show)
-Press PLAY once
(To check that all went well, check to see if anything shows under ROOM MONITOR, nothing should be there)

Find the customer service # for Uniden products and get to tech support.  They may be able to help you retrieve deleted messages.  Since it's digital and not a tape like the old Sony's, you may not be able to retrieve it.    

Please check that you have correctly registered the second handset to the base. It may be necessary to de-register the second handset and then re-register it. "Out of range" just means the second handset is not within range of the base phone it was registered to.

i just fixed mine! hold # and * together let go and do it again, it will reset.. you will be able to make calls again

I TOOK THESE PHONE SETS BACK TO SAMS AND GONE A NEW ON THAT WORKS FINE. UNIDEN SAID THERE WAS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM ON THE PHONE IN QUESTION.

Unplug the base unit for a few seconds, then plug it back in. This seems to clear it up for a period of time before it happens again. It seems to be good for about a month.

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This is from the Manual. If you want the whole manual, at the end of the instructions, there ia a link to the manual.


Setting Day and Time
Day & Time sets the day and time of your display.
1) Enter the Global Setup menu, and then the Day & Time
submenu option (see "Entering the Menu" on
page 17). Image is for the base.(Here is how)
Entering the Menu
1) In standby mode, press the MENU soft key.
2) Use volume up/down to move the pointer to a desired
main menu (DirectLink Mode, Room Monitor, Handset
Setup, Base Setup, Answ. Setup, Global Setup, and
Deregister HS).
3) Press the OK soft key to select the desired main menu.
To return to the previous screen, press the BACK soft
key.
4) Use volume up/down to select a desired submenu and
then press the OK soft key to enter.
5) In the submenu option, use volume up/down to select
an item. Press the OK soft key to confirm your
selection. For detailed instructions, see the following
sections for the desired submenu option. To return to
the previous screen, press the BACK soft key.
6) To exit the menu, press end on the handset or cid/exit on the base.

2) Press volume up/down to select the day of the week,
and then the → soft key.
3) Press volume up/down to set hour, and then press the → soft key.
4) Press volume up/down to set minute, and then press the → soft key.
5) Press volume up/down to choose A M or P M, and then press the SAVE soft key. You
will hear a confirmation tone.

http://www.uniden.com/pdf/TRU8885-2om.pdf

Contact the company and request a manual or they may derect you to aPDF file where you may download it and print it out.

deresister hand set completely by pressing and holding end Key and # key for at least 30 sec or till you get massage on hand set screen that hand set is deregistered compleately

SET ring to standard and not musical or distinctive ring. SINCE I am in India WHAT kind of line you are using isnot known.thereis setting on FAX to detect fax tone. Switch phone Fax switch to AUTO.

try to re charge on base. phone contacts base and hand set may require cleaning. the charging light may have separate circuit and may not be in series so you may get false indicator. the 1000 ma is good current and should charge correctly.