AT&T EL42208 Bedienungsanleitung

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Model #: EL42208/EL42308/EL42408/EL42258 Type: 5.8GHz cordl ess telephone/answering system Serial #: (found on the bott om of the telephone base) Purchase dat e: Place of purchase: Both the model and serial number of your A T&T product can be f ound on the bottom of the t elephone base. Congr a tulations on purchasing y our new A T&T produc[...]

Se e pa ge 9 for easy instructions. Y ou mus t in st al l an d c ha r ge th e ba t te ry b e fo r e us in g th e t el ep ho ne . If you subscribe to high-speed Int ernet service (Digital Subscriber Line - DSL) through your telephone lines, you must install a DSL filter between the telephone base and the telephone wall jack (page 6). The filter will[...]

P arts checklist Save your sales r eceipt and original packaging in the event warr anty service is necessary . Y our telephone c ontains the following items: T elephone base Battery f or cordless handset (2 for EL42208) (2 for EL42258) (3 for EL42308) (4 for EL42408) Power adapter for telephone base T elephone line cor d Battery c ompartment cover [...]

Getting s tart ed Quick ref erence guide handset .............................................. 2 telephone base .............................. 3 Handset main menu .......................... 4 T elephone base & charger installation ....................................... 5 Installation options ............................ 7 Battery inst allatio[...]

Quick r ef er ence g uide - handset Getting started REMOVE MENU / SEL TRANSFER CID/-VOLUME When in a menu, press to scroll down. When the phone is not in use, press to display call history entries (page 30). While entering names or numbers, press to move the cursor to the left. During a call, press to decrease listening volume. DIR /VOLUME+ When in[...]

3 Quic k r ef er enc e gui de - t ele phone base Getting started RECORD ANNC. RECORD ANNC. SETUP Press to r eview or change answering system options (page 36). DELETE Press to del ete message currently pla ying; press twice to delet e all old messages while the phone is not in use (page 37). ANNC. Press to r eview or recor d announcement; press aga[...]

Getting started Handset main menu To enter the main menu: 1. Press MENU/ SEL when the handset is not in use. 2. Press CID or DIR to select a handset feature menu, then press MENU/ SEL to enter that menu. To return to the idle mode, press OFF/ CLEAR . DIRECTORY DIRECT ORY allows you to stor e and search for names and numbers (page 21). SPEED DIAL al[...]

5 T elephone base & char ger installation The telephone base can be placed on a flat surf ace or vertically mount ed on the wall (page 7). For optimum r ange and better r eception, place the telephone base in a centr al and open location. Avoid placing the t elephone base t oo close to: • Communication devices such as: personal computers, com[...]

6 T e l ep ho ne b as e & c h a r g e r i n s t a l l a t i o n If you subscribe to high-speed Internet servic e (Digital Subscriber Line - DSL) through your t elephone lines, you must install a DSL filt er between the telephone base and the tel ephone wall jack. The filter will pr event noise and caller ID problems caused b y DSL interfer ence[...]

7 Install ation options The telephone base is designed for both deskt op installation and wall mount installation. If wall mounting is desir ed, a telephone outlet wall mounting plate with mounting studs is r equired. This mounting plate is av ailable for purchase at many har dware or consumer el ectronics ret ailers and may r equire professional i[...]

8 Install ation options W al l mo un t t o de sk t op in st al la ti on T o change the telephone base fr om the wall mount position to desktop position, make sur e that you first unplug the power adapter and tel ephone line cord fr om the wall outlets bef ore you begin. 1. Slide the telephone base upwards, then pull the telephone base awa y from th[...]

9 Bat t ery installation & char ging Install the batt ery as shown below. Aft er installing the battery , you can make and receiv e short calls, but replace the handset in the tel ephone base or charger when not in use. For optimal performanc e, charge the handset batt ery for at least 16 hours bef ore use. When fully char ged, the handset batt[...]

10 Getting started Bat t ery installation & char ging L ow batt ery indicator Return the handset to the telephone base or charger to rechar ge when this symbol flashes and the handset beeps or when the handset screen displays L OW BA TTERY . IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION Use only the supplied rechar geable battery , replacement bat tery (part number [...]

11 Set tings Each cordless handset operates independently from the other handsets. The ringer sound, ringer volume, date and time, dial mode, home area code and language must be programmed separately for each cordless handset. To customize how the handset works: 1. Press MENU/ SEL in the idle mode to enter the handset main menu. 2. Use CID or DIR t[...]

12 NO TES: 1. If y ou c hoo se O FF , the co r dl es s han ds et r in ger wi ll b e t ur ne d of f , a nd t he sc r een w il l di spl a y R IN GE R OF F an d w he n the co r dl es s han ds et i s idl e (n ot i n u se ). I f the r e ar e un r evi ew ed c al ls, t he s cr ee n wi ll d isp la y XX M IS SED CA LL S and i ns te ad o f RI NG ER OF F an d[...]

13 Set tings Date & time T o manually set the date and time on the handset display: 1. Press MENU/ SEL in the idle mode t o enter the handset main menu. 2. Press CID or DIR until the scr een displays DA TE/TIME . 3. Press MENU /SEL t o view or set date and time. 4. Press CID or DIR to change the month in the date and time line at the bott om of[...]

14 REMOVE MENU / SEL TRANSFER Basic oper ation Make & end a call To make a call: • Press PHONE/ FLASH, then enter the telephone number. To end a call: • Press OFF/ CLEAR or return the handset in the telephone base or charger. On-hook dialing (pr edialing) • Enter the telephone number, then press PHONE/ FLASH. To make corrections as you en[...]

15 REMOVE MENU / SEL TRANSFER Basic oper ation Redial While the phone is not in use, press REDIAL/ P AUSE repeatedl y to display the last five numbers called (up to 30 digit s). T o dial the number displayed, pr ess PHONE/ FLASH . Or , after pressing PHONE/ FLASH , press REDIAL/ P AUSE to call the number last dialed. T o delete the r edial memory ,[...]

16 RECORD ANNC. REMOVE MENU / SEL TRANSFER Basic oper ation Handset locat or The handset locator feat ure is useful if you misplace a handset(s). T o start the paging tone: • Press HANDSET L OCA TOR at the t elephone base. This starts the paging tone at the handsets for 60 seconds t o help you locate the handsets. NOTE: If one of the c ordless ha[...]

17 REMOVE MENU / SEL TRANSFER REMOVE MENU / SEL TRANSFER Options while on calls Volume control While on a call, press CID/ -VOLUME to decrease the volume, press DIR /VOLUME+ to increase the volume. Call waiting If you subscribe to call waiting service with your local telephone company, there will be a beep if there is an incoming call while you are[...]

18 Call tr ansf er for EL42208/EL42258 Call trans fer During a conversation, you can tr ansfer the call to the other cordl ess handset. 1. Press MENU/SEL /TR ANSFER to transf er the external call t o the other cordless handset. Y our cor dless handset will display CALL TRANSFERED . The other handset will begin ringing and TRANSFERED CALL will be di[...]

19 Call tr ansf er for EL42308 Call trans fer During a conversation, you can tr ansfer the call to another cordl ess handset. 1. Press MENU/SEL /TR ANSFER to transf er the external call t o another cordless handset. The handset will display CALL TR ANSFERED . All other handsets will begin ringing and TRANSFERED CALL will be displa yed on the screen[...]

20 T elephone operation Call tr ansf er for EL42408 Call trans fer During a conversation, you can tr ansfer the call to another cordl ess handset. 1. Press MENU/SEL /TR ANSFER to transf er the external call t o another cordless handset. The handset will display CALL TR ANSFERED . All other handsets will begin ringing and TRANSFERED CALL will be dis[...]

21 Directory REMOVE MENU / SEL TRANSFER Dir ectory Memory capacity The handset directory can st ore up to 30 entries (including nine speed dial entries). Each entry can contain a number up to 24 digit s, and a name up to 14 charact ers. A convenient sear ch feature can help you find and dial numbers quickly (page 25). NOTE: Each cor dless handset h[...]

22 Directory Speed dial You can enter nine speed dial numbers of up to 30 digits. Each number is stored in a speed dial location (1-9). The nine speed dial numbers on the handset will be automatically added to the handset directory. You can also make existing directory entries into speed dial entries (page 26). Enter a speed dial number 1. Press ME[...]

23 Directory New dir ectory entries Create & store a directory entry 1. Press MENU/ SEL in the idle mode to enter the handset main menu. . 2. Press MENU /SEL again to enter the DIRECTORY menu. 3. Enter the name when prompted. • Use the dial pad to enter a name (up to 14 characters). See the chart below. - Press DIR to move the cursor to the r[...]

24 Directory New dir ectory entries 5. Enter the telephone number when prompted. • Use the dial pad to enter up to 24 digits. - Press DIR to move the cursor to the right. Press CID to move the cursor to the left. - Press DIR or CID to move to the digit you want to delete, then press CHAN /REMOVE to erase the digit. - Press REDIAL /PAUSE to enter [...]

25 Directory Dir ectory sear ch Review directory entries 1. Press DIR in idle mode. DIRECTORY EMPTY will be displayed if there are no directory entries in that handset. 2. Press CID or DIR to browse through the directory. 3. Press OFF/ CLEAR to exit the directory. NOTES: 1. Wh en r ev ie wi ng di r ec to ry e nt rie s, a ll e ntr ie s (i nc lud in [...]

26 Directory Change or dial entries When any entry is displayed, pr ess MENU/ SEL to see options. Press CID or DIR to highlight the option you want (blinking te xt), then press MENU /SEL again to select it. Edit an entry When EDIT is blinking, press MENU /SEL . Y ou can change the name and number (or distinctive ring setting on the cor dless handse[...]

27 REMOVE MENU / SEL TRANSFER Caller ID hist ory About caller ID with call waiting This pr oduct has a caller ID function with call waiting feat ure which works with service from your local telephone c ompany. Caller ID with call waiting lets you see the name and tel ephone number of the caller bef ore answering the telephone, even while on another[...]

28 REMOVE MENU / SEL TRANSFER Caller ID hist ory How caller ID works If you subscribe to caller ID servic e provided by your local telephone c ompany , information about each caller will be displayed between the first and second ring. Information about the last 30 incoming calls is stor ed in the call history . Y ou can review the call history to f[...]

29 Caller ID REMOVE MENU / SEL TRANSFER Caller ID hist ory There ar e also occasions when other information or no information is displayed f or various reasons: On-scr een message R eason PRIVA TE NAME Caller pref ers to remain anonymous. PRIVA TE CALLER Caller name and telephone number not revealed at caller's request. UNKNOWN NAME Y our loca[...]

30 Caller ID R eview the call hist ory The call history displays the caller ID in reverse chronological order, with the latest one (the one with the highest number) first. When the telephone is not in use, press CID to display information about the most recent caller. Review your call history Press CID to scroll backward (display older calls) or DI[...]

31 Caller ID Delet e call hist ory entries Delet e a single call hist ory entry Press CID to display the latest call er ID listing. Use the CID or DIR keys t o find the entry you want to delet e, then press CHAN /REMOVE . When the entry is deleted, the ne xt oldest recor d is displayed. Delet e all call history entries T o clear your call history c[...]

32 Caller ID A dd e n tr ie s t o t h e di r ec t o ry Add entries to the directory While you have a caller ID entry displayed, follow the steps below to enter it into your telephone directory. 1. Press CID in idle mode. CID EMPTY will be displayed if there are no call history entries in that handset. 2. Press MENU /SEL , then press CID or DIR unti[...]

33 Answering system RECORD ANNC. A n s w e r i n g s y s t em Message capacity The answering system can r ecord up t o 95 messages depending on the length of each message. Individual messages can be up to four minutes. The ma ximum recor d time can be more than 11 minutes. The act ual recor ding time depends on individual message characteristics. M[...]

34 Day & time announcement s Check day & time You can press CLOCK at any time to hear the current day and time without changing it. Set day & time Before playing each message, the answering system announces the date and time when the message was received. Follow the steps below to set the day, time and year, so that messages are dated c[...]

35 Answering system RECORD ANNC. Out going announcements The outgoing announcement is the message callers hear when calls are answered by the answering system. The telephone is factory set with an announcement. If the telephone is set up to record messages, it answers calls with “ Hello. Please leave a message after the tone. ” You can use this[...]

36 Answering system "Number of rings," current setting, then "To change the setting press SKIP or REPEAT ; to continue setup, press SETUP ." Options: 2/ 4 /6/toll saver “Base ringer,” current setting, then “To change the setting, press SKIP or REPEAT ; to continue setup, press SETUP .” Options: high/ low /off "Remot[...]

37 Answering system RECORD ANNC. Message playback Press PLAY/ STOP to listen to messages. The system announces the number of messages, then begins playback. If you have new messages, you will hear only the new messages (oldest first). If there are no new messages, the system will playback all messages (oldest first). Announcements • When playback[...]

38 Answering system RECORD ANNC. RECORD ANNC. R ecor d & play memos Memos are messages you record yourself. They are saved, played back and deleted exactly like incoming messages. You can record a memo as a reminder to yourself, or leave a message for someone else if other members of your household are using the answering system. Record a memo [...]

39 Answering system RECORD ANNC. Message count er displays When the answering system is idle, the message counter display s the total number of answering system messages. See the list below f or explanations of other displays in this c ounter . Message counter displays 0 No messages. 0 (flashing) The clock needs to be set (page 34). 1-95 Total numb[...]

40 Answering system RECORD ANNC. Press ON/OFF un t il t he sy st em a nn ou nc es “ C a ll s wi l l no t b e an sw e re d . ” "Beep." The system has been turned off. 1 . 2 . Answering syst em mode The answering system’s default factory setting is ON in order to answer and record messages. You can turn the answering system off, but i[...]

41 Answering system 1 . R emot e acc ess A two digit security code is required to access your answering system from any touch-tone telephone. This code is 19 by default, see Changing feature options (page 36) to change it. Dial your telephone number from any touch- tone telephone. 2 . When the system answers, enter two digit remot e access code ( 1[...]

RECORD ANNC. Scr een icons, indicat or lights & tones Scr een icons & al ert tones Scr een icons Low batt ery (flashing); place handset in telephone base or charger to r echarge. Missed and unreviewed calls. Handset alert tones T wo short beeps Double beep every minute when on a call Four beeps Confirmation tone T elephone base tones One be[...]

43 Handset display scr een messages Scr een display messages REMOVE MENU / SEL TRANSFER CONNECTING. . . CONNECTING... The cordless handset is waiting for a dial tone. L OW BA TTERY Cordless handset batt ery is low. Place the cordl ess handset in the base or charger to char ge the battery . SCANNING... Cordless handset is scanning for a clear channe[...]

44 Handset display scr een messages REMOVE MENU / SEL TRANSFER SY STE M H S BU SY Scr een display messages Another telephone on the same line is in use. P ARALLEL SET ON Cordless handsets cannot communicate with the base. Check base power , or move closer . POWER F AILURE followed by OR OUT OF RANGE Appendix B[...]

45 My telephone does not work at all. • Make sure the batt ery is installed and charged c orrectly (page 9). For optimum daily perf ormance, return the cordl ess handset to the telephone base aft er use. • Make sure the power adapter is secur ely plugged into an outlet not connected t o a wall switch. • Make sure the tel ephone line cord is p[...]

46 There is no dial tone. • First, try all the suggestions in My telephone does not work at all , on the previous page. • Move the cordless handset closer t o the telephone base. It might be out of range. • The telephone line cord might be malfunctioning. T ry installing a new telephone line c ord. • Disconnect the telephone base from the t[...]

47 • Make sure the ringer is on (page 12). • Make sure the tel ephone line cord and power adapter are plugged in pr operly (page 6). • The cordless handset may be t oo far from the tel ephone base. Move it closer to the t elephone base. • There may be too many e xtension telephones on the telephone line to all ow all of them to ring simulta[...]

48 I cannot dial out. There is noise or interfer ence during a telephone conversation. • The handset may be out of range. Move it closer to the telephone base. • First, try all the suggestions in The telephone does not ring when ther e is an incoming call , on the pr evious page. • Make sure ther e is a dial tone befor e dialing. It is normal[...]

49 The announcement message is not clear . • When recording the announcement, mak e sure you speak in a normal tone of voice about nine inches from the tel ephone base. • Make sure ther e is no background noise (t elevision, music, traffic, et c.) when recor ding. • If your telephone is plugged in with a modem or a surge pr otector , plug the[...]

50 T r oubleshooting The system does not receiv e caller ID or the system does not display caller ID during call waiting. • Make sure you subscribe t o caller ID with call waiting featur es services provided by the l ocal telephone company . • The caller may not be calling from an area that support s caller ID. • Both you and the caller’s t[...]

51 T r oubleshooting The answering system does not respond to r emote commands. • Make sure your r emote access c ode is correct (page 41). • Make sure you ar e calling from a touch-t one telephone. When dialing a number , you should hear tones. If y ou hear clicks, then it is not a touch-tone t elephone and cannot activate the answering syst e[...]

52 Important saf ety instructions This symbol is to alert you to important operating or servicing instructions that may appear in this user’s manual. Always follow basic safety precautions when using this product to reduce the risk of injury, fire, or electric shock. Safety information • Read and understand all instructions in the user’s manu[...]

53 Important saf ety instructions Especially about c ordl ess tel ephones • Privacy: The same features that mak e a cordl ess telephone convenient create some limit ations. T elephone calls are tr ansmitted between the telephone base and handset by r adio waves, so there is a possibility that your cor dless telephone conver sations could be inter[...]

54 Important saf ety instructions Pr ecautions for users of implanted car diac pacemak ers Cardiac pacemak ers (applies only t o digital cordl ess telephones): Wirel ess T echnology Resear ch, LL C (WTR), an independent resear ch entity, l ed a multidisciplinary evaluation of the interf erence between port able wireless telephones and implanted car[...]

55 F C C part 68 & A CT A This equipment complies with Part 68 of the F CC rules and with technical requir ements adopted by the Administrativ e Council for T erminal Att achments (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. This identifier must be [...]

56 F C C part 68 & A CT A If this product is equipped with a cor ded or cordl ess handset, it is hearing aid compatible. If this product has memory dialing locations, you ma y choose to stor e emergency tel ephone numbers (e.g., police, fire, medical) in these l ocations. If you do stor e or test emergency numbers, pl ease: Remain on the line a[...]

57 F C C part 15 This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the r equirements for a Class B digital device under P art 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rul es. These requir ements are intended t o provide reasonable pr otection against harmful interf erence in a r esidential installation. This equipment generates, use[...]

58 Limit ed warr anty The A T&T brand is used under license - any r epair , replacement or warr anty service, and all questions about this product shoul d be directed t o: In the United Stat es of America, visit our website at visit our website at www .tel ephones.att.c om or call 1 (800) 222-3111 . In Canada, dial 1 (866) 288-4268 . 1. What do[...]

59 Limit ed warr anty 4. What is not cover ed by this limited warranty? This limited warranty does not c over: • PR ODUCT that has been subjected to misuse, accident, shipping or other physical damage, improper inst allation, abnormal operation or handling, neglect, inundation, fire, wat er , or other liquid intrusion; or • PR ODUCT that has be[...]

60 Limit ed 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 c ontents including the PRODUCT to the service location al ong with a description of the malfunction or difficulty; and b. Include “valid pr oof of purchase” (sales r eceipt) identifying the PRODUCT purch[...]

61 T echnical specifications RF frequency band (handset to tel ephone base) 5857.2 MHz — 5865.9 MHz RF frequency band (telephone base t o handset) 912.75 MH z — 917.10 MHz Channels 30 Operating t emperatur e 32°F — 122°F 0°C — 50°C T elephone base volt age (AC vol tage, 60Hz) 104 — 129Vrms T elephone base volt age (AC adapt er output)[...]

62 A Alert tones, 42 Answer a call, 14 Answering system, 33-41 B Battery char ging, 9 Battery inst allation, 9 Battery low , 10 C Call waiting, 17 Caller ID, 27 a d d e n t r ie s t o t h e d i r e c t or y , 3 2 delete entries, 31 dial entries, 30 Channel, 17 Call screening, 40 Call inter cept, 40 Call transfer , 18-20 D Delete call history entrie[...]

R emot e acc ess wallet car d Use the wallet card bel ow to help you remember c ommands to contr ol your answering system fr om any touch tone t elephone. Fold her e. Cut along dotted line. Action Remot e command Play all messages .................. 1 Play new messages ............... 2 Delete the message .............. 3 Delete all old messages ..[...]

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