AT&T 9050 manual

Part 2 Please r ead Part 1 — Important Product Information, inc luded in y our packag e. User ’ s Manual for Cor dless T elephone Ans w ering System 90 5 0 2 9050_cover.1AT&T 8/12/98, 4:14 PM 3[...]

© 1998 Philips Consumer Communications L.P . All rights reser ved. Printed in China. 848232518 Issue 1A T&T 9050_cover.1AT&T 8/12/98, 4:14 PM 2[...]

1 CONTENTS INST ALLA TION ................................. 3 T able/Desk Installation .......................... 3 W all Installation ..................................... 4 Belt Clip ................................................ 5 OPERA TION ..................................... 6 Making a Call ......................................... 8 Answ [...]

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3 INST ALLA TION T able/Desk Installa tion 1 Choose a spot near an electrical outlet and a telephone jack. This phone requires a modular telephone jac k and a standard electrical outlet (110v A C). The outlet should not be controlled by a wall switc h. 2 Install the handset battery. (For an illustr ation of batter y installation, see BA TTERIES in [...]

4 4 Connect the telephone line cord. Plug one end of the telephone line cord into the jack on the bac k of the base. Plug the other end of the line cor d into a modular jac k. Make sure the plugs snap firmly in place. 5 Connect the power cord. Plug the power adapter into the jack labeled 11V DC on the back of the base. Plug the A C adapter on the p[...]

5 INST ALLA TION 3 Connect the power cord. • Plug the power adapter into the jack labeled 11V DC on the bac k of the base. • Run the cord under the tab on the bottom of the base unit and under the tab on the wall mounting base. • Plug the A C adapter into an electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switc h. The Message Window f lashes — ?[...]

6 OPERA TION Adjust speaker volume Latch for Spar e Battery Compartment Light goes on when spar e battery (optional) is placed in Spar e Battery Compartment Send paging tone to handset Light goes on when handset is in use, or when handset is charging in base Dir ectory car d Light goes on when system is connected to power and phone line 9050_book.1[...]

7 OPERA TION End a call Redial last number called Access numbers in telephone memory Make or answer a call Change channel Temporary Tone Store numbers in telephone memory Light goes on when battery needs charging Headset jack Handset V olume Contr ol Light goes on while you ar e on a call 9050_book.1AT&T 8/12/98, 4:14 PM 7[...]

8 Making a Call 1 Press and release P , and wait for dial tone. 2 When you hear a dial tone, dial the number . Ans w ering a Call Press P . The P light goes on, and the call is connected. Ending a Call Press o on the handset. Redial The last number dialed on this phone (up to 16 digits) is stored in r edial memor y until you dial another number . 1[...]

9 Handset V olume Adjust the handset volume to high ( H ) or lo w ( L ) using the s witch on the side of the handset. T emporar y T one NOTE: If y ou have touch tone service, you do not need to use the T empor ar y T one f eatur e. If you hav e dial pulse (rotary) ser vice, this feature allo ws you to enter codes or tones needed to operate ans weri[...]

10 Headset Jack Y ou can use this telephone hands-free when you install an optional headset and use the belt clip provided. 1 Attach the belt c lip (see “Belt Clip” in the INST ALLA TION section of this manual). 2 Plug the headset (purc hased separately) into the jac k located on the right side of the handset. (For best r esults, use only an ac[...]

11 OPERA TING RANGE This cordless telephone operates at the maximum po wer allo wed by the Feder al Communications Commission (FCC). Even so, this handset and base can communicate over onl y a cer tain distance — which can var y with the locations of the base and handset, the w eather , and the construction of your home or office. F or best perfo[...]

12 TELEPHONE MEMOR Y This cordless phone can store 10 telephone numbers that you can dial just by pressing m and a number button. Storing Memor y Numbers 1 Make sure the handset is off. 2 Press p (the PHONE light blinks). 3 Press a number key (0 to 9) to select a memor y location. 4 Enter the number you w ant to store (up to 16 digits) — OR — P[...]

13 ANSWERING SY STEM SETUP T ur ning the System ON/OFF Press O to turn the answering system on or off. The ON/OFF light is on when the system is on. V olume Press + to incr ease volume when listening to messages. Press - to decrease volume. Setting the Clock Y ou’ ll need to set the clock so it can r ecord the day and time that eac h messa ge is [...]

14 ANSWERING SY STEM SETUP Announce Only Mode Y ou can choose whether the ans wering system will signal callers and record their message (Normal Announce mode, described above) or pla y an announcement f or callers and then hang up (Announce Only mode). The system lets you r ecord up to two differ ent announcements, one f or Normal Announce mode, a[...]

15 ANSWERING SY STEM SETUP T o return to the prer ecor ded announcement 1 Press and release U until y ou hear “Set outgoing message. ” 2 Press and release Y . The system pla ys the current announcement. 3 Press and release D while the announcement is pla ying. The system prompts “Outgoing messag e has been erased. ” 4 Press and release U to[...]

16 ANSWERING SY STEM SETUP NOTE: Y ou may stop the Audib le Message Alert beep by pr essing any button ( except G ) on the base. When new messag es ar e r eceived, the Audib le Messag e Alert is activated ag ain. Remote Access Code The Remote Access Code allows y ou to access features and functions of the answering system fr om a touch tone phone. [...]

17 Message Window displays number of messages ANSWERING SY STEM OPERA TION AT THE BASE Record a memo Set/r eview answering system featur es Use with other buttons to change settings Set/r eview day and time Tur n answering system on or off Skip to next message Stop/start message playback Repeat all or part of message Delete all or some messages Lig[...]

18 ANSWERING SY STEM OPERA TION AT THE BASE Ans w ering Calls When the system is on and you’ ve selected the Normal Announce mode, the caller hears the announcement, f ollowed by a beep. A caller can leave a message up to 4 minutes long. If the messag e is long er than 4 minutes or shorter than 2 seconds, or if the caller is silent f or more than[...]

19 ANSWERING SY STEM OPERA TION AT THE BASE Sa ving Messages The system saves y our messages automaticall y until you delete them, and can store approximately 15 minutes of messag es, memos and announcements (up to a maximum of 99 messages). When memor y is full, or the maximum number of messages is r ecorded, the Messa g e Windo w f lashes F (for [...]

20 ANSWERING SY STEM OPERA TION FR OM A REMO TE TOUCH TONE PHONE This cordless telephone ans wering system allows you to retrieve messages and access other featur es using a remote touch tone phone, even when you ar e aw ay from y our home or office. Connect with the Answ ering System 1 Dial your telephone number . 2 When the outgoing announcement [...]

21 ANSWERING SY STEM OPERA TION FR OM A REMO TE TOUCH TONE PHONE Deleting Messages 1 Connect with the answering system, and begin playing messages. 2 While the message is pla ying, press # 9 . Recording Outgoing Announcement 1 Connect with the answering system. 2 Press * 7 , and begin recording y our announcement. 3 When you’ re finished recordin[...]

22 BA TTERIES CAUTION: T o reduce the risk of fire or injur y to persons or dama g e to the telephone, r ead and follo w these instructions carefully . • Use only Replacement Batter y 3470. • Do not dispose of the batter y in a fire. The cell might explode. Check with local codes for special disposal instructions. • Do not open or mutilate th[...]

23 BA TTERIES 1 Open the batter y door on top of the base cradle by lifting the latch on top. 2 Insert the batter y . The SP ARE BA TT CHARGING light goes on. 3 Replace the batter y door . The spare batter y will be charged in about 24 hours. Replacing the Handset Battery Pack 1 Remove the battery cover by pressing on the indentation and sliding do[...]

24 IN C ASE OF DIFFICUL TY If you hav e difficulty operating this phone, try the suggestions below . If you still have troub le, call 1 800 722-9125. If the phone doesn’ t w ork at all, check these items first: • Make sure the A C adapter is plugg ed in. • Make sure the telephone line cord is plugg ed firmly into the base unit and the modular[...]

25 IN C ASE OF DIFFICUL TY If the phone does not ring when y ou r eceiv e a call: • Make sure the handset ringer is on. • Make sure the telephone line cord is connected firmly to the base and the telephone jack. • Make sure the A C adapter is plugged firmly into an outlet not contr olled b y a wall s witch. • Y ou might be too far from the [...]

26 IN C ASE OF DIFFICUL TY If the system does not respond to r emote commands from a touch tone phone: • Make sure you are calling from a touc h tone phone. When you dial a number , you should hear tones. If you hear clicks instead, the phone is not a touch tone telephone. • The answering system ma y not detect the Remote Access Code while your[...]

Cordless T elephone Answ ering System 9050 Connect with Answering System 1 Dial telephone number and wait for system to ans wer . 2 Press and release # , then immediately enter Remote Access Code. 3 After the system beeps once, new messages are pla yed. Enter a command from the other side of this card. Y our Remote Access Code ______ (The preset co[...]

Play all messages # 2 Save messages Hang up Delete messages # 9 Repeat a message # 4 Return to the # 4 # 4 previous message Skip a message # 6 Stop playback # 5 Change announcement * 7 , hang up when finished recording Review announcement # 7 Record a memo * 8 , hang up when finished recording Change on/off status # 0 T urn system on # , enter Remo[...]