AT&T E2801 manual

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Model #: E2801 Type: 2.4GHz cordl ess telephone Serial #: (found on the bott om of the telephone base) Purchase dat e: Place of purchase: Congr atulations on your pur chase of this A T&T product. Befor e using this AT&T product, please read the Impor t ant safety instructions on pages 39-41 of this manual. Please thor oughly read the user?[...]

S T O P ! Se e pa ge 7 for easy instructions. Y ou m us t in st all a nd c ha r ge th e ba tt er y be f or e u si ng t he t el ep ho ne . For customer servic e or product information, visit our websit e at www.t elephones.att.com. CAUTION: T o reduce the risk of fire or injury to per sons or damage to the telephone, read and follow these instructio[...]

Getting s tart ed Quick ref erence guide ...................... 2 Parts checklist ...................................... 4 T elephone base installation ........... 5 B a t t e r y i n s t a l l a t i o n & c h a r g i n g ............ 7 Installation options ............................ 8 B el t cl ip & op ti on al h ea ds et .. .. .. .. .. [...]

2 Getting started F eatur e menu Menu Fea ture menu DIRECTOR Y .............. Page 18 CALL L OG ................. Page 24 RI NGE R VOL UM E ... .. Page 14 RINGER TONE ......... Page 15 KEY TONE ................. Page 15 LANGUAGE .............. Page 16 CLR VOICE MAIL .... Page 17 DIAL TYPE................. Page 16 Using menus P r e s s CI D/ -V OL U[...]

3 Getting started Quic k r ef er enc e guide T el ephone base VOICEMAIL Flashes when there are new voicemail (requires voicemail service from your local telephone company). CHARGE/IN USE On when the cor dless han dset is p roperly p osi- tioned to charg e in the telephone base. Flashes during an incomi ng call’s ringing. Flashes when th e handset[...]

4 Getting started P arts checklist Save your sales r eceipt and original packaging in case it is necessary t o ship your telephone f or warranty service. Check to mak e sure the telephone pack age includes the following: T elephone base Power adapter for t elephone base T elephone line cord Cordless handset Battery for c ordless handset Battery com[...]

5 Getting started T el ephone base inst allation Choose a central location cl ose to a telephone jack and a power outlet not connected t o a wall switch. The telephone base can be plac ed on a flat sur- face or mount ed on a standard wall plate. F or optimum range and better reception, plac e the telephone base in a high and open location. Avoid pl[...]

6 Getting started Tel ephone line cord DSL filter (Optional for DSL users, see number four in the note section below.) 5. Plug the other end of the telephone line cord int o a telephone jack. 4. Plug the large end of the power adapter into an electrical out- let not controll ed by a wall switch. 3. Route cor ds through slots. 1. Plug one end of the[...]

7 Getting started Bat tery ins tallation & char ging After installing the bat tery , you may be able to mak e and receive short calls. Fo r b est per for man ce, pla ce the ha ndse t i n th e t el epho ne base an d ch ar ge for 16 hou rs bef or e u se. Y ou c an k eep the bat tery cha rg ed by re turn ing the ha ndse t t o t he tel eph one bas [...]

8 Getting started Inst allation options 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. Connect the telephone line cord and power adapter to the jacks on the bot- tom of the telephone base. Bundle the telephone cord, and secure it with a twist tie before plac[...]

9 Getting started 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 outlet not controlled by a wall switch. Plug the telephone line cord into a telephone wall jack. To mo[...]

10 Getting started Belt clip & optional headset Install belt clip as shown (optional). Plug 2.5 mm headset into the jack on the side of handset (beneath small rubber flap). NOTE: If the sound quality of the headset is poor , try unplugging it, and firmly plugging it in again. Snap belt clip i nt o th e n ot c he s o n b o th s id e s o f h an d[...]

11 T elephone operation Basic oper ation Making and answering calls T o a ns we r an in co mi ng ca ll , pr es s P HO NE /F LAS H or SP EA K ER , o r an y di al pa d k ey ( 0- 9, * o r #) o n th e han dse t. T o m ak e a cal l, pre ss PHO NE /F LASH or or S P E A K E R , t h e n d i a l a n u m b e r . P r e s s O FF /CL EA R o r p la ce t he h an [...]

12 T elephone operation Basic oper ation Las t number redial Pr ess RE DIA L/ P A USE t o disp lay th e most rec entl y d ia le d nu mb er s (u p t o 3 2 d ig it s) . P r es s C ID /- V OL UM E or D IR /VOLUME + repeatedly to view up to five r ec en tl y ca l le d nu mb er s. Th e h an ds et b e ep s tw i ce a t t he be g in ni ng or en d of th e l[...]

13 T elephone operation Options while on calls V olume contr ol P r e s s C I D / - V O L U M E o r DI R / V O L U M E + t o a d j u s t l i s- t e n i n g v o l u m e . P r e s s i n g C ID / - V O L U M E d e c r e a s e s t h e v o l u m e . P r e s s i n g D I R / V O L U M E + i n c r e a s e s t h e v o l u m e . W he n c h a ng i n g t h e v[...]

14 T elephone operation Handset set tings U s e t h e m e n u t o c h a n g e t h e h a n d s e t f e a t u r e s e t t i n g s . Pres s MENU/ SELE CT , then press CID/-VOL UME or DI R /V OL UM E+ to di sp la y th e f ea tu r e to be ch an ge d. When scrolling through the menu, the displayed me nu it em i s a lw ay s hi gh li gh te d wit h a > s[...]

15 T elephone operation Handset set tings Ringer tone This featur e allows you to choose one of 10 ringer tones. Press CID/-VOL UME or DIR / VOL UME+ to sample each ringer tone. Pr ess MENU/ SELECT to confirm your selection. K ey tone The handset is factory set t o beep with each key press. Pr ess CID/-VOL UME or DIR / VOLUME+ t o select ON or OFF [...]

16 T elephone operation Handset set tings Language T h i s f e a t u r e a ll o w s yo u t o s e l e c t t h e l an g u a g e us ed i n a l l m e n u s a n d s c r e e n d i s p l a y s . P r e s s C I D /- V O L U M E o r D IR / V OL U ME + t o s e l e c t E N G L I S H , FR A NC AI S or E S P A N O L . P r e s s ME N U / S E L E C T t o s a v e y[...]

17 T elephone operation Handset set tings Clear voic email indication If you subscribe to voic email services provided by your local tel ephone company , NEW VOICE MAIL and a icon will appear on the handset display when you have a new voic email message. The VOICEMAIL light on the tel ephone base will flash. Follow the st eps on the left to manuall[...]

18 Dir ectory Memory capacity T he di r ec t or y ca n s t or e u p t o 5 0 en tr ie s. Ea ch en tr y ca n c on ta in a n um be r up t o 32 d ig it s, a nd a n am e up t o 16 le t t er s. Fo r i nf or ma ti on ab ou t a s ea rc h f ea tu re wh ic h can he lp y ou fi nd an d d ia l nu mb er s qu ic kl y s ee p ag e 21 . Timeouts and err or messages [...]

19 Directory New dir ectory entries T o cr eate a new dir ectory entry Press MENU/ SELECT , then press MENU /SELE CT to ch oo s e D IR E C T OR Y . Pr es s CID /-V OL UM E t o h ig hl ig ht S T O R E . P r e s s ME N U / S E L E C T , t h e n e n t e r t h e t e l e p h o n e n um be r wh en E NT ER N UM B ER i s pr om pt ed . Press the dial pad t [...]

20 Directory New dir ectory entries T o ent er a name When ENTER NAME is prompted, use the dial pad and the chart below to enter a name (up t o 16 character s). Each press of a particular ke y will cause characters t o be displayed in the following order: The cursor moves to the right when y ou press another dial pad key or DIR /VOLUME+ . Pr ess th[...]

21 Directory Dir ectory sear ch T o br owse through the dir ectory Pr ess DIR / V OL UME+ to dis pla y th e f ir st lis ti ng in t he d ir ec to ry . Pr es s CID /-V OL UM E or DI R / VO LU ME+ t o br ow se t hr ou gh th e di r ec to ry fo r a sp ec if ic en tr y . En tr ie s w il l b e d is pl ay ed a lp ha be ti cal ly by t he fi rs t le tt er i [...]

22 Directory T o dial, edit or del ete entries T o dial a displayed number W h e n a n y d i r e c t o r y e n t r y i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s S P E A K E R o r P H O N E / F LA S H t o d i a l t h e d i s p l a y e d n u m b e r . T o edit a name Whe n any d ire ct ory en try is disp lay ed, f oll ow the s t ep s on t he l e ft t o ed it t[...]

23 Directory T o dial, edit or del ete entries T o edit a number When an y dire ctor y entry is di splay ed, fo llow the s t ep s on t he l e ft t o ed it t he n um b er . P r es s CI D/- VO L UME to mo ve t he cu rs o r t o th e l ef t or DI R /V OL UM E+ t o mo v e t he c ur so r t o t he r ig ht . Pr es s D EL ET E t o e ra se d ig it s, o r p r[...]

Call er ID oper ation Informa tion about caller ID with call waiting T h i s p r o d u c t h a s a c a l l e r I D f u n c t i o n w i t h c a l l w a i t i n g f ea tu r e wh ic h w or ks wi th s er vi ce f r om yo ur l oc a l t el- ep ho n e co m pa ny . C al le r ID wi th ca ll wa it in g l et s y ou se e th e n am e a n d t e le ph on e n um be[...]

25 25 CHRISTINE SMITH 908-555-0100 10:01 AM 11/23 Call er ID oper ation How caller ID works I f yo u s ub sc ri be t o c al l er ID se rv ic e pr ov id ed b y y ou r loca l tele phone c ompan y , infor mation about each ca ll er w il l be d is pl a ye d be tw ee n th e fi r st a nd s ec on d ri ng . I nf or ma ti on a b ou t t he l as t 50 i n co m[...]

26 Call er ID oper ation About names N a m e s o f c a l l e r s w i l l b e d i s p l a y e d o n l y i f t h e i n f o r m a t i o n i s pr ov id ed by y ou r lo ca l t el ep ho ne c o mp an y . If the telephone number of the caller matches an ex act numb er in yo ur dir ec to ry , t he n am e th at ap pe ar s o n sc r ee n w il l m at ch th e na[...]

27 Caller ID operation T o r eview the call log T o r eview the call log P r e s s C I D / - V O L U ME t o r e v i e w t h e c a l l l o g . T h e c a l l l o g d i s pl a y s th e c a l l er I D e n tr i e s i n r e v er s e chr on ol ogi cal or der . The most rec ent call is displ ay ed fir st. Pre ss C ID /- VO L UME o r DI R / V OL UM E+ to s [...]

28 Caller ID operation T o r eview the call log Other options while r eviewing the call log • Pr es s D EL ET E t o de le te th e cu rr en t e n tr y f ro m th e ca ll lo g. • P res s a nd h ol d DELETE to d el ete a ll en tr ies from the call log. When asked to confirm, press CI D/- V OL UM E t o ch oo se YE S th e n MEN U/ S EL E C T t o c l [...]

29 Appendix Scr een icons, indicat or lights & tones Scr een icons & al ert tones HANDSET 1 10:01 AM 11/23 NEW MUTE Ringer off. MUTE Microphone is muted. NEW Missed and un-reviewed calls. Scr een icons Battery char ging (animated display). Low batt ery (flashing); place handset in telephone base to rechar ge. Speakerphone is in use. New voi[...]

30 Appendix Handset display scr een messages DIRECTOR Y EMPTY Y ou are acc essing an empty directory . ENDED Y ou have just disconnected a call. CALL L OG EMPTY Y ou are accessing an empty call l og. Scr een display messages XX MISSED CALLS Ther e are new calls in the caller ID log. CONNECTING... The handset has lost c onnection with the telephone [...]

31 Appendix Handset display scr een messages Scr een display messages PHONE The handset is in use. SA VED The call log entry was saved to the directory suc cessfully . P AGING FROM BASE The t elephone base is paging hand- set. SPEAKER The handset speakerphone is on. The battery is very low . The handset should be placed in the telephone base for ch[...]

32 Appendix T r oubleshooting I f y ou h a v e d if fi cu lt y wi th y o u r t el ep ho ne , pl e a se t r y t he s ug ge st io ns b e l o w . F o r C u s t o m e r S e r v i c e , v i s i t o u r w e b s i t e a t w w w . t e l e p h o n e s . a t t . c o m , o r c a l l 1 ( 8 0 0 ) 2 2 2 - 3 1 1 1 ; i n C a n a d a , c a l l 1 ( 8 6 6 ) 2 8 8 - 4[...]

33 Appendix L OW BA TTER Y is displayed on screen. • Pl a ce t h e ha nd se t in t he b as e f or r ec ha r gi ng . • Re mo ve an d r e- in st a ll th e ba t t er y an d us e i t n or ma ll y un ti l full y dischar ged, then re charg e the handset on the tel - e ph on e ba se f or 1 6 ho ur s. • If th e ab ov e m e as ur es d o no t co rr ec [...]

34 Appendix T r oubleshooting The telephone does not ring w he n t he r e is an i nc om in g c al l. • Ma k e su re t h e ri ng er i s on . (S ee pa ge 1 4 f or h an ds et ). • Ma k e su r e th e t el ep h on e li ne co rd an d po we r ad ap te r ar e p lu gg ed i n pr op er ly ( se e pa ge 6 ). • Th e co r dl es s h an dse t m a y be t oo fa[...]

35 Appendix T r oubleshooting C ONNECTING... displays on my c o r d l e ss h a nd s e t . • En s u r e th a t t h e t el ep h o n e b a s e i s p o w e r ed u p . • Pl ac e th e c o r dl es s ha nd se t in th e t e l e ph on e ba se f or o ne m i n u t e t o a ll o w th e c o r dl e s s ha nd s e t an d t e l e p h o n e ba se t o r es y n c h [...]

36 Appendix T r oubleshooting • Oth er e le ctr oni c pr odu ct s ca n cau se in t er fe re nc e t o y ou r cor dless telephon e. Try installing your tel ephone as far away as possib le from the fol lowing elect ronic devices: w ir el es s r ou te r s, r ad io s, ra di o t ow er s, pa ge r t ow er s, ce ll ul ar t el eph on es , di gi ta l t ele [...]

37 Appendix I h e a r o th e r c al l s when using the t e l e p h o n e . • D isc onn ec t t he t el ep ho ne bas e f r om th e tel eph on e ja ck . P lu g in a d if fe re nt t el ep ho ne . I f yo u st il l he ar o th er c al ls , t he pr ob le m i s p r ob ab l y i n th e wi ri ng or lo ca l s er vi c e. Ca ll y ou r l oc al t el ep ho ne co m[...]

38 Appendix Common cure for electronic e qu ip me nt . • If th e te le ph on e is n ot r es po nd in g no r ma ll y , tr y in g p ut ti ng t he c or dl es s ha n ds et in t he te le ph on e b as e. If i t do es no t s ee m t o re sp on d, t ry th e f ol lo wi ng ( in th e or de r li st ed ): 1. Dis co nnec t t he p owe r t o t he t eleph one bas [...]

39 Appendix Important saf ety instructions This symbol is to alert you t o important operating or servicing instructions that may appear in this user’s manual. Always follow basic sa fety precautions when using this product t o reduce the risk of injury , fire, or electric shock. Safety inf ormation • Re ad and un ders tand all ins tructi ons i[...]

40 Appendix Important saf ety instructions Especially about c ordl ess tel ephones • Pri va cy: The s ame f eat ur es th at mak e a c ord le ss phon e c on ven ient cr eat e s om e li mi t at io ns . T el ep ho ne ca ll s ar e t r an sm it t ed b et we en th e ba se a nd th e h an ds et by r ad io w av es , so t he r e is a po ss ib i li ty t ha [...]

41 Appendix Important saf ety instructions • Nickel-met al hydride r echargeable bat teries: Dispose of these batteries in a safe manner . Do not burn or puncture. Like other bat teries of this type, if burned or punctured, they c ould release caustic mat erial which could cause injury . Pr ecautions for users of implanted car diac pacemak ers Ca[...]

42 Appendix F C C P ar t 6 8 a n d A C T A T hi s e qu ip me nt co mp l ie s w it h P ar t 6 8 of th e F C C r ul e s a nd wi th t ec hn ic al r eq ui r e- me nt s a dop te d by the Ad mi nis tr at iv e C ou nci l f or T er mi na l A t t ac hm ent s ( A CT A ). T he la be l on t he ba ck o r bo t t o m of t hi s eq ui pm en t c on t ai ns , am on g[...]

43 Appendix F C C P art 68 and ACT A If this product is equipped with a c orded or cordless handset, it is hearing aid compatible. If this product has memory dialing locations, you may choose to store emer- gency telephone numbers (e.g., police, fire, medical) in these locations. If you do store or t est emergency numbers, please: • Remain on the[...]

44 Appendix F C C P art 15 T hi s eq ui pm en t ha s be en t es t ed a n d f ou nd to co mp ly w i th t he r eq ui r em en ts f or a C la ss B di gi t al de vi c e un de r P ar t 15 of th e F ed er al Co mm un i ca ti on s Co mm is s io n ( F C C) r ul es . T he se r eq ui r em en ts ar e in te nd ed to pr ov id e re as on ab l e pr ot ec t io n a [...]

45 Appendix Limited warr anty The A T&T brand is used under license - any r epair , replacement or w arranty service, and all questions about this product shoul d be directed t o: In the United Stat es of America call 1(800) 222-3111 or visit www.tel ephones.att. com; In Canada, call 1 (866) 288-4268. 1. What does this limited warranty c over? [...]

46 Appendix Limited warr anty 4 . Wh at i s no t co ve r ed b y t hi s li mi t ed w ar ra nt y? T hi s li mi t ed w ar ra nt y do es n o t co ve r: • PR ODU CT th at h as b ee n su bj ec te d to mi su se , ac ci den t, sh ipp ing or ot her phy sica l damag e, imp rop er ins tall atio n, abno rmal oper ation or hand ling , ne gl ec t, i nu nd at i[...]

47 Appendix Limited warr anty 6. What must you return with the PR ODUCT to get warranty service? Y ou must: a. Return the entire original package and contents including the PRODUCT to the service location along with a description of the malfunction or dif- ficulty; and b. Include “valid proof of purchase” (sales receipt) identifying the PRODUCT[...]

48 Appendix T echnical specifications RF frequency band (handset to base) 2400 MHz — 2483.5 MHz RF frequency band (base to handset) 2400 MHz — 2483.5 MHz Channels 95 Operating t emperatur e 32°F — 122°F 0°C — 50°C T elephone base volt age (AC adapt er input) AC 117V 60Hz T elephone base volt age (AC adapt er output) DC9V 300mA Handset v[...]

49 Appendix A AC adapter , 6 Alert tones, 38 Answering calls, 11 B Batteries, 7 Belt clip, 10 C Call waiting, 13 Caller ID, 24-28 a dd e nt r i es t o p ho n e d i r e c t o r y , 2 8 delete entries, 28 dial entries, 27 Clear voicemail indication, 17 D Delete call log entries, 28 Delete r edial entries, 12 Dialing, from a caller ID r ecord, 27 dire[...]

Copyright © 2006 Advanc ed American T elephones. All rights reserv ed. A T&T and the Globe symbol are tr ademarks of A T&T Knowledge Vent ures, licensed t o Advanced American T elephones. Print ed in China. Issue 1 A T&T 12/06. 91-001094-010-100 www .telephones.att.c om[...]