AT&T E5811 manual

User’s manual E5811 5.8 GHz cor dless t elephone/ answering sy st em with caller ID/call waiting[...]

Model #: E5811 Product name: 5.8GHz cordl ess telephone/answering syst em Serial #: (found on the bott om of the telephone base) Purchase dat e: Place of purchase: Congr atulations on purchasing your new A T&T product. Befor e using this A T&T product, please read the Import ant safety instructions on pages 46-48 of this manual. Please thor[...]

See page 7 for easy instructions. Y ou must install and char ge the battery befor e using the telephone. F or cust omer servic e or pr oduct inf ormation, visit our website at www .telephones.at t.com or call 1 (800) 222-3111. In Canada dial 1 (866) 288-4268. CAUTION: T o reduce the risk of fire or injury to per sons or damage to the telephone, r e[...]

Getting s t arted Quick ref erence guide ...................... 2 Parts checklist ...................................... 4 T elephone base inst allation........... 5 Battery inst allation & charging .... 7 Installation options ............................ 8 Belt clip & optional headset............ 10 T e l ephone oper ation Settings .......[...]

2 Getting started DIR / VOL UME + While in a menu, press to scoll up. When in idle mode, press to dis- play directory entries (page 21). While entering names, press to advance  Ɠ   Ɛ press DIR to increase listening volume. Quick r ef er ence guide Cor dl ess handset SPEAKE[...]

3 Getting started SKIP Quick r ef er ence guide T elephone base CHARGE/IN USE ƨ Flashes when the answering system is answering an incom- ing call. ƨ Flashes quickly while an incom- ing call is ringing. ƨ       properly positioned t o charge in t[...]

4 Getting started P arts checklist Save your sales r eceipt and original pack aging in case it is necessary to ship your telephone f or warranty service. Check to mak e sure the t elephone package includes the foll owing. The model number of your telephone can be f ound on the label located on the bot tom of the telephone base. T elephone base Belt[...]

5 Getting started T elephone base inst allation Choose a central location cl ose to a tel ephone jack and a power outlet not connected t o a wall switch. The tel ephone base can be placed on a flat sur- face or mount ed on a standard wall plat e. For optimum r ange and bett er reception, plac e the telephone base in a high and open lo cation. Avoid[...]

6 Getting started Telephone line c ord  ƪ   Ɛ see number four in the note section, below.) T elephone base inst allation 5. Plug the other end of the telephone line cord into a t elephone jack. 4. Plug the large end of the larger power adapter in[...]

7 Getting started "!44%29,/7  AM  .%%$32%#(!2').' then Bat t ery inst allation & char ging After installing the bat tery , you may be able to make or rec eive short calls. For best performance, place the handset in the t elephone to char ge for 16 hours before use. Y ou can keep the battery cha[...]

8 Getting started NOTE: The mounting br ack et must be used for both t ablet op use and wall mounting positions. Installation options T abletop mount Wall mount Telephone outlet mounting plate with mounting studs 1. To remove the bracket, hold the telephone base in both hands, press the two bracket tabs and lift the bracket away from slots and . 2.[...]

9 Getting started T elephone outlet mounting studs 3. To attach the bracket for wall mounting, insert the tabs of the bracket into slots and on the telephone base, then press the other bracket tabs into slots and as shown on the right. 4. Plug the power adapter into an electrical out- let not controlled by a wall switch. Plug the telephone line cor[...]

10 Getting started Belt clip & optional headset Install belt clip as shown below if desir ed. Snap belt clip into notches on both sides of handset. T o release belt clip from handset, lift one side of the belt clip out of the notch. For hands-fr ee telephone conversations, use any industry st andard 2.5 mm headset (purchased separ ately). F or [...]

11 T elephone operation Set tings Follow the steps below t o progr am the cordless handset. T o stop at any time, pr ess OFF/ CLEAR . Language The default language f or the handset screen displays is English. T o change the language to Espanol, or Francais: 1. Press MENU/ SELECT . 2. Press CID or DIR until the screen displays LANGUA GE . 3. Use MEN[...]

12 T elephone operation Set tings Select able ringer mel odies 1. Press MENU/ SELE CT to begin pr ogramming. 2. Press CID or DIR until the screen displays RINGER: and the current set ting. 3. Use MENU /SELECT to change the curr ent setting. 4. Press CID or DIR to display 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 or OFF . Y ou will hear a sample of each ringer sound. 5. Press [...]

13 T elephone operation Basic oper ation Making and answering calls To answer an incoming call,    ƪ CID , DIR and OFF/ CLEAR ). To make a call, press PHONE/ FLASH or SPEAKER , then dial a number. Press OFF/ CLEAR to hang up. To predial (preview numbers before dialing), enter number[...]

14 T elephone operation Basic oper ation Las t number r edial While the telephone is not in use, press REDIAL/ P AUSE on the cordless handset t o display the last number called (up to 32 digits). T o dial the number displayed, press PHONE/ FLASH or SPEAKER .   Ɛ  after pr essing PHONE/ FLASH or SPEAKER , press REDIAL/ P AUSE to call th[...]

15 T elephone operation Basic oper ation Handset locat or If you misplace the handset, press HANDSET L OCA TOR on the telephone base. This starts the paging tone at the handset for 60 sec onds to help you locate it. T o stop the paging tone, pr ess OFF/ CLEAR on cordl ess handset, or place cor d- less handset in the telephone base, or pr ess the HA[...]

16 T elephone operation Options while on calls V olume contr ol Press CID/ -VOL UME to decrease the volume. Press DIR /V OL UME+ to incr ease the volume. When changing the volume level, the new set ting is saved. Call waiting If you subscribe to call waiting service with your local telephone company , there will be a beep if there is an incoming ca[...]

17 Dir ectory Memory capacity The handset direct ory can store up t o 30 entries (including nine speed dial locations). Each entry can contain a number up to 24 digit s, and a name up to 15 lett ers long. A c onvenient search f eature can help you find and dial numbers quickly (page 21). Timeouts and err or messages If you pause for too l ong while[...]

18  Speed dial Y ou can enter nine speed dial numbers of up to 24 digits. Each number is stored in a one-digit speed dial location (1-9). The nine speed dial numbers on the handset will be automatically added t o the handset direct ory . Press and hold a dial pad k ey and then press PHONE/ FLASH or SPEAKER can easily dial[...]

19  New dir ectory entries T o enter a name ƨ MENU/ SELE CT twice. ƨ ENTER NAME . ƨ   ƪ  ǍǑ  - [...]

20  New dir ectory entries T o enter a number Use the dial pad to enter up t o 24 digits. When the number is complete, pr ess MENU /SELE CT . Options while ent ering numbers: ƨ  CID then CHAN /DELETE to erase digits if you make a mistak e. ƨ    REDIAL /P AUSE t o enter a four[...]

21  Dir ectory sear ch Follow the steps on the left t o browse thr ough the directory or sear ch to find a specific entry. Y ou can press OFF/ CLEAR    Ɠ T o browse thr ough the direct ory T o browse, press DIR then press CID or DIR to[...]

22  T o change or dial entries When any entry is displayed, pr ess MENU/ SELECT to see options. Pr ess CID or DIR to highlight     ƪ  ƫƐ    MENU /SELECT again t o select it. T o edit an[...]

23 Caller ID summary Informa tion about caller ID with call waiting          waiting feature which works with servic e from your local telephone c ompany .    ?[...]

24  Caller ID summary How caller ID works           your local telephone c ompany , information about each caller will be displayed between the[...]

25  Caller ID summary There ar e also occasions when other information or no information is displayed f or various reasons: On-scr een message R eason 02)6!4%.!-% Caller prefers to r emain anony- mous. 02)6!4%#!,,%2 Caller name and telephone number not revealed at caller's request.[...]

26  T o r eview the call summary          reverse chr onological order , with the latest one (the one with the highest number) first. When the [...]

27  Delet e call summary entries T o delete a singl e call summary entry Press CID        Ɠ   the CID or DIR keys t o find the entry you want to delete, then pr[...]

28  2. MENU /SELECT then CID or DIR 3. MENU /SELECT 6. MENU /SELECT Add entries t o the dir ect ory       Ɛ    steps on left to ent er it into[...]

29 Answering syst em oper ation Message capacity The answering system can r ecor d up to 95 mes- sages depending on the length of each message. Individual messages can be up to four minut es Ɛ         ǍǑ  minutes. Message[...]

30 Answering system operation 1. CL OCK. The system will announce the current clock setting, then announces “T o set the clock, press CL OCK .” 3. SKIP or REPEA T until the system announces the correct day , then press CL OCK . 2. CL OCK. The system will announce the current day set ting, then announces “T o change the day , press SKIP or REP[...]

31 Answering system operation Out going announcements The outgoing announcement is the message callers hear when calls are answer ed by the answering system. The telephone is fact ory set with an announcement. If the telephone is set up to r ecor d messages, it answers calls with “ Hello. Please leave a message after the t one. ” Y ou can use t[...]

32 Answering system operation 1. SETUP 3. SETUP -O R- 2. SKIP or REPEA T PLA Y /ST OP Changing f eatur e options Y ou can change how the answering system oper- ates. Pr ess SETUP repeatedly t o hear each featur e. Whe n you hear the feature you want to modify press SKIP or REPEA T to change the set ting. Press PLA Y /S T OP to confirm the set ting [...]

33 Answering system operation Message playback Press PLA Y/ STO P to listen to messages. The syste m announces the number of messages, then begins playback. If you h ave new messages waiting, y ou will hear only the new messages (oldest first). If ther e are no new messages, the system will playback all messages (oldest first). Announcements ƨ [...]

34 Answering system operation R ec or ding & playing memos Memos are messages you r ecord yourself . They  Ɛ         incoming messages. Y ou can record a memo as a reminder to yourself , or leave a messag[...]

35 Answering system operation Message count er displays The message counter usually displa ys the total number of memos and incoming messages. See          this counter . Message count er dis[...]

36 Answering system operation ANSWER ON until the system announces “ Calls will not be answer ed. ” "Beep" The system has been turned off. 1. 2. Answering syst em mode The answering system’s def ault fact ory setting is ON in order t o answer and recor d messages. Y ou can turn the answering system off , but if you do so, the answer[...]

37 Answering system operation 1. R emot e access A two digit security code is requir ed to ac cess your answering system from any t ouch-tone t elephone. This code is 19 by default, see Changing f eatur e options (page 32) to change it.     from any touch-t one tel- ep[...]

38 ɇ Scr een icons, indicat or lights & t ones Scr een icons & al ert t ones Scr een icons The handset speakerphone is in use. Battery char ging (animated display).  ƪƫƑ?[...]

39 ɇ Handset display scr een messages Scr een display messages #/..%#4).'    #/..%#4).' The cordless handset is waiting for a dial tone. .%%$32%#(!2').' Cordless handset batt ery is depleted. Place cor dless handset in base to charge the bat tery . "!44%29,/7 Cordless hand[...]

40 ɇ T r oubleshooting If you have difficul ty with your telephone, pl ease try the sug- gestions bel ow . For Cus tomer Servic e, visit our website at w w w. tel ephones.at t.com or call 1 (800) 222-3111. In Canada dial 1 (866) 288-4268. My telephone does not work at all ƨ     [...]

41 ɇ There is no dial tone ƨ ƐƓ ƨ     Ɠ It migh[...]

42 ɇ T r oubleshooting There is noise or interfer ence dur- ing a telephone conversation ƨ       Ɠ      telephone base. I cannot dial out ƨ Ɛ[...]

43 ɇ T r oubleshooting I hear other calls when using the telephone ƨ         Ɠ Plug in a different t elephone. If you still hear other calls, the problem is p[...]

44 ɇ ƨ   Ɛ  cordless handset in the t elephone base or the charger . If it does not seem to respond, try the f ollowing (in the order listed): [...]

45 ɇ T r oubleshooting The answering system does not respond to remote c om- mands ƨ    ƪǏǓƫƓ ƨ      ?[...]

46 ɇ Important saf ety instructions This symbol is to alert you to important oper ating or servicing instructions that may appear in this user’s manual. Always follow basic saf ety precautions when using this pr oduct to reduce the risk of injury , fire, or electric shock. Safety inf ormation ƨ R ead and understand all i[...]

47 ɇ Important saf ety instructions Especially About Cor dless T elephones ƨ Privacy: The same featur es that make a c ordless t elephone conve- nient create some limit ations. T elephone calls are transmitt ed between the telephone base and handset by radio waves, so ther e is a possibil- ity that your cordless t elephone[...]

48 ɇ Important saf ety instructions ƨ Nick el-metal hy dride r echar geable bat teries:   ƓƓ?[...]

49 ɇ F C C Part 68 & A CT A This equipment complies with Part 68 of the F CC rules and with t echnical requir ements adopted by the Administr ative Council for T erminal Attachment s (ACT A). The label on the back or bottom of this equipment contains, among other things, a product identifier in the format US: AAAE Q##TXXXX[...]

50 ɇ F C C Part 68 & A CT A If this product is equipped with a cor ded or cor dless handset, it is hearing aid compatible. If this product has memory dialing locations, y ou may choose to st ore emer- gency telephone numbers (e.g., polic e, fire, medical) in these locations. If y ou do store or t est emergency number s, pl[...]

51 ɇ F C C Part 15 This equipment has been tested and f ound to compl y with the requir ements for a Class B digital device under P art 15 of the Feder al Communications Commission (FCC) rules. These requir ements are int ended to provide r easonable prot ection against harmful interfer ence in a r esidential installation. Thi[...]

52 ɇ Limit ed warr anty The A T&T brand is used under lic ense - any r epair , r eplac ement or warranty servic e, and all questions about this pr oduct should be dir ect ed to: In the Unit ed Stat es of America visit our web- site a t www .tel ephones.at t.com or call 1 (800) 222-3111. In Canada dial 1 (866) 288-4268. Ǎ?[...]

53 ɇ ǐƓ  Ƙ This limited warranty does not c over: ƨ     Ɛ?[...]

54 ɇ Limit ed warr anty ǒƓ  Ƙ Y ou must: Ɠ     ?[...]

55 ɇ T echnical specifications RF frequency band (handset to tel ephone base) 5857.2MHz — 5865.9MHz RF frequency band (telephone base t o handset) 912.75 MH ė — 917.10 MHz Channels 30 Operating t empera tur e 32°F — 122°F 0°C — 50°C T elephone base volt age (AC vol tage, 60Hz) 104 — 129Vrms T elephone base volt [...]

56 ɇ A Alert tones, 38 Answering calls, 13 Answering system, 29-37 B Battery char ging, 7 Battery inst allation, 7 Battery low , 7 Belt clip, 10 C Call waiting, 16 ƐǎǏ add entries to the dir ectory , 28 delete entries, 27 dial entries, 26 Channel, 16 Call screening,36 Call inter cept, 36 D ?[...]

ɇ Use the wallet card below to help you r emember commands t o control your answering system from any t ouch tone t elephone. R emot e access wallet car d Fold her e. Cut along dotted line. Action Remot e command Play all messages .................. 1 Play new messages ............... 2 ?[...]

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