How to set time and date on uniden dect 6.0 answerin machine

in the user manual it reads ---date and time menu
use the menu to select the clock ( if you have caller ID, the phone sets the date and time automatically)
enter the date and time, select AM or PM use CID/RIGHT to move the cursor past a digit without changing it
to confirm, press MENU/SELECT
to get a wrong day of the week it can only happen if the wrong year is appearing because if you want Jan 30 2016 it will come up as Saturday but if the year is 2015 it will have the wrong day for the 30 Jan

Press MENU/SELECT, select "Answering Setup," then select "Ans. On/Off." See the instructions beginning on page 9 of the manual: Owners Manual User Guide for Uniden D1483 Dect 6 0 Cordless Phone With...

Check settings. Go to menu / sel button, press once. Scroll down to answering setup. Select. Scroll to record time. Options are announce only, 1 min. Or 4 min. Make selection. You will know your machine is ready to answer and record messages by the change in the LCD display on phone base from "A" (announce only) to a number, designating the number of messages previously saved.

You declined to specify the model of your Uniden DECT 6.0 system, so I can only suggest that you select it from the list beginning here to download a copy of the manual.

1. Press menu once and answering machine announces "Time" and current time. The answering machine displays (1) through (7) indicating the day of week.
2. Press skip/ff or repeat/rew to until correct day is announced.
3.Press set/ringer to select the day.
4 press skip/ff or repeat/rew until correct hour from 1 to 12 is heard.
5. Press set/ringer to select the minute/
6. press skip/ff or repeat/rew until correct minute from is announced.
7. Press to set/ringer to select the minute.
8. Press skip/ff or repeat/rew for A.M. or P.M.
9. Press set/ringer to store your am or pm selection.

Thats all it takes so you shouldn't have any more problems like that, but if you do I will be glad to help.

To set the clock. You must set the clock once so that the system announces the correct day and time with your messages. After this, if you subscribe to Caller ID, the system will automatically reset the clock each time new call information is received.

Press PLAY/STOP to exit at any time while
setting the clock.
1 Press and hold CLOCK until the Message Window displays C, and the default day is announced.
2 To change the day setting, press and release MEMO/REPEAT or ANNC/SKIP until the correct day is announced.
3 Press and release CLOCK. The current hour setting is announced.
4 To change the hour setting, press and release MEMO/REPEAT or ANNC/SKIP until the correct hour is announced.
5 Press and release CLOCK. The current minutes setting is announced.
6 To change the minutes setting, press and release MEMO/REPEAT or ANNC/SKIP until the correct minutes setting is announced.
7 Press and release CLOCK. The current year is announced.
8 To change the year setting, press and release MEMO/REPEAT or ANNC/SKIP until the correct year is announced.
9 Press and release CLOCK. The new day, time, and year are announced.
To check the clock, press and release CLOCK.
If you need futher instructions for your answering machine you can download a copy from:
http://phone.manualsonline.com/manuals/mfg/att/1738.html
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Setting the Clock
You’ll need to set the clock so that it can
announce the day and time that each
message is received. Press Play/stop to exit
Setting the Clock at any time.
1 Press and hold Clock until the
Message Window displays C, and the
default day is announced.
2 To change the day setting, hold down memo/repeat
or ANNC/Skip until the
correct day is announced. Then
release the button.
3 Press and release Clock. The current
hour setting is announced.
4 To change the hour setting, hold down memo/repeat
or ANNC/Skip until the
correct hour is announced. Then
release the button.
5 Press and release Clock. The current
minutes setting is announced.
6 To change the minutes setting, hold
down memo/repeat or ANNC/skip until the
correct minutes setting is announced.
Then release the button.
7 Press and release C. The new day
and time are announced.
To check the clock, press and release
Clock.
NOTE: In the event of a power failure,
see the instructions on the bottom of the
unit to reset the clock.
Record a memo /
Repeat all or part of a message


I hope this helps! here is the URL to the information provided

http://telephones.att.com/docMgt/public/art/162/1717_manual.pdf

You’ll need to set the clock so that it can
announce the day and time that each
message is received. Press "Play/Stop" to exit
Setting the Clock at any time.
1 Press and hold "Clock" until the
Message Window displays C, and the
default day is announced.
2 To change the day setting, hold down
"Memo/Repeat" or "ANNC/SKIP" until the
correct day is announced. Then
release the button.
3 Press and release "Clock". The current
hour setting is announced.
4 To change the hour setting, hold down
"Memo/Repeat"or "ANNC/SKIP" until the
correct hour is announced. Then
release the button.
5 Press and release "CLOCK". The current
minutes setting is announced.
6 To change the minutes setting, hold
down "Memo/Repeat" or "ANNC/SKIP" until the
correct minutes setting is announced.
Then release the button.
7 Press and release "CLOCK". The new day
and time are announced.
To check the clock, press and release
"Clock".

Setting the Clock
You’ll need to set the clock so that it can
announce the day and time that each
message is received. Press P to exit
Setting the Clock at any time.
1 Press and hold C until the
Message Window displays C, and the
default day is announced.
2 To change the day setting, hold down
or until the
correct day is announced. Then
release the button.
3 Press and release C. The current
hour setting is announced.
4 To change the hour setting, hold down
or until the
correct hour is announced. Then
release the button.
5 Press and release C. The current
minutes setting is announced.
6 To change the minutes setting, hold
down or until the
correct minutes setting is announced.
Then release the button.
7 Press and release C. The new day
and time are announced.
To check the clock, press and release
C.
NOTE: In the event of a power failure,
see the instructions on the bottom of the
unit to reset the clock.

Just got this phone. It is indeed day/month/year. European style. NOT what we want for a phone in the states. Really annoyed with the fact there is not an option. Might be returning it.