AT&T E5815 manual

User Manual (P ar t 2) 5.8 GHz Cor dless T elephone/Answ ering System E5815 with Caller ID & Call W aiting 91-000091-020-000.E5815.RO.qxd 2/13/1950 7:21 PM Page 1[...]

Copyright © 2004 Advanced American Telephones. All Rights Reserved. AT&T and the Globe Design are trademarks of AT&T Corp., licensed to Advanced American Telephones. STOP! See page 7 for easy instructions. You must install and charge battery before using the telephone. Please also read Important Product Information Enclosed in product pack[...]

1 T ab le of contents Getting Started Quick reference guide ........................2 Parts checklist .......................................4 Before you begin ..................................5 Telephone base installation................6 Battery installation & charging ..........7 Wall mounting ......................................8 Belt cl[...]

2 Getting Started Off/Clear During a call, press to hang up. While using menus, press to cancel an operation, back up to the previous menu, or exit the menu display. Quick r eference guide Mute/Delete Press to mute microphone (see page 11). While reviewing call log, press and hold to clear Caller ID log (see page 19). V CID Press to scroll down in [...]

Answering System Controls (see pages 20-28) ON/OFF ..................Press to turn answering system on or off. DELETE ..................Press to delete message. Hold to delete all old messages. TIME SET ................Press to review or set the answering system clock. MENU ......................Press to review or change answering system options. C[...]

4 Getting Started P ar ts checklist Remember to save your sales receipt and original packaging in case you ever need to ship your telephone for warranty service. Check to make sure the telephone package includes the following: Telephone base Power adapter Belt clip Battery pack telephone line cord Wall mount bracket Telephone handset Battery compar[...]

5 Getting Started Befor e y ou begin About Caller Identification Caller ID with Call Waiting features in this telephone let you see who’s calling before you answer the phone, even when you’re on another call. These features require services provided by your local telephone company. Contact your telephone service provider if: • You have both C[...]

NOTE: Use only the power cord supplied with this product. If you need a replacement, call 1-800-222–3111. Be sure to use an electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch. 6 Getting Started T elephone base installation Install the telephone base as shown below. Choose a base location away from electronic equipment, such as personal computers, [...]

7 Getting Started Batter y installation & charging After installation, place the handset in the base and allow to charge for 12 hours before use. You can keep battery charged by returning the handset to the base after each use. When battery is fully depleted, a recharge takes about 10 hours. Insert supplied battery pack Place handset in base to[...]

8 Getting Started W all mounting The speakerphone base can be installed on any standard wall-phone outlet as shown below. Choose a location away from electronic equipment, such as personal comput- ers, television sets or microwave ovens. Avoid excessive heat, cold, dust or moisture. Step 4: Plug power cord transformer into electrical outlet. Step 1[...]

9 Getting Started Belt clip & optional headset Install belt clip as shown below if desired. For hands-free telephone conversations, you can use any industry standard 2.5 mm headset (purchased separately). For best results use an AT&T 2.5 mm headset. Snap belt clip into notches on side of handset. Rotate and pull to remove. Plug 2.5 mm heads[...]

10 Telephone Operation Basic operation Making and answering calls To answer an incoming call, press PHONE (or SPEAKER, or any dial pad key). To make a call, press PHONE or SPEAKER , then dial a number. Press OFF or place the handset in the base to hang up. To preview numbers before dialing, enter numbers first, then press PHONE or SPEAKER to dial. [...]

11 Telephone Operation Options while on calls Volume control Press VOLUME buttons on the side of the handset to adjust listening volume. Each button press raises or lowers volume by one level. When you change the volume level, the new setting becomes the default. The new volume level will be applied each time you use the handset, speakerphone or he[...]

Handset settings At the feature menu you can change settings to customize how the telephone works. Press MENU , then use the ^V buttons to scroll to the feature you want to change. As you scroll through the menu, the top menu item is always highlighted with a > character. Press SELECT to select the highlighted item. Press OFF at any time to canc[...]

13 Telephone Operation Handset settings Handset name At this menu you can customize the name that appears on the handset screen when the phone is idle. Press DELETE to erase letters, then replace them with a name of your preference, up to 16 characters long (see page 15 to enter letters). Press SELECT to confirm. Language At this menu you can selec[...]

14 Phonebook Memory capacity The phonebook directory can store up to 50 entries. Each entry can contain a number up to 32 digits, and a name up to 16 letters long. A convenient search feature can help you find and dial numbers quickly (see page 16). Timeouts and error messages If you pause for too long while making an entry, the procedure will time[...]

15 Phonebook New phonebook entries To create a new phonebook entry Press MENU twice to select DIRECTORY . Press V to highlight STORE . Press SELECT , then enter the telephone number when prompted. Use the dial pad to enter up to 32 digits, then press SELECT. You will be notified if the number is already in your phonebook. To insert a number from yo[...]

16 Phonebook Phonebook sear ch Press DIR to display the first listing in the phonebook. You can then use the up/down arrows to browse through the phonebook, or search to find a specific entry. Press OFF at any time to exit the directory. To browse through the directory To browse, press ^ or V to scroll through all entries one by one. Entries will b[...]

17 Phonebook T o dial, chang e or delete entries To dial a number When any phonebook entry is displayed, press PHONE (or SPEAKER ) to dial the displayed number. To delete an entry When any phonebook entry is displayed, press DELETE to delete the displayed entry from the phonebook. Once deleted, an entry cannot be recovered. To change a listing When[...]

18 Caller ID Logs How Caller ID works If you subscribe to Caller ID service provided by your local phone company, information about each caller will be displayed after the first ring. Information about the last 50 incoming calls is stored in your call log. You can review the call log to find out who has called, return the call without dialing, or c[...]

19 Caller ID Logs T o r evie w y our call log To review your call log Press CID to review your call log. The most recent call is displayed first. Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the list as shown at left. To return a call Press PHONE (or SPEAKER ) to call the number as displayed. To change the number before calling, press # repeat- edly to [...]

20 Answering System Operation Message capacity The answering system can record up to 99 messages, depending on the length of each message. Individual messages can be up to 4 minutes long, but total maximum recording time is 15 minutes. Messages will remain available for replay until you delete them. Message counter Number of messages (or, during pl[...]

21 Answering System Operation Da y and time announcements To set day and time Before playing each message, the answering system announces the day and time the message was received. Before using the answering system, you should follow the steps at left to set the day and time, so messages are dated correctly. The system uses voice prompts to guide y[...]

22 Answering System Operation Outgoing announcements Outgoing announcements are the messages callers hear when calls are answered by the answering system. The phone is pre-programmed with an announcement that answers calls with “Hello. Please leave a message after the tone.” You can use this announcement, or replace it with a recording of your [...]

23 Answering System Operation Announce Only mode In Announce Only mode, callers hear an announcement but cannot leave messages. This option is useful, for example, to notify callers that you will be away for an extended period and request that they call back after a certain date. To turn Announce Only on or off Press MENU repeatedly until you hear [...]

24 Answering System Operation Changing featur e options Menu features can be changed to customize how the answering system operates. Press MENU repeatedly to hear each feature. Press CHANGE when you hear the feature you want to modify. Feature options (Default settings underlined). System announces: Feature description: 1 MENU 3 MENU Or Press until[...]

25 Answering System Operation Messag e pla yback Press PLAY/STOP to hear messages. The system announces the number of messages, then begins playback. If you have new messages waiting, you will hear only the new messages (oldest first). If there are no new messages, the system will play back all messages (oldest first). Announcements • When playba[...]

26 Answering System Operation Recording and pla ying 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 others in your household use the answering system. To record a memo Follow the steps at lef[...]

27 Answering System Operation Messag e windo w displa ys The message window usually displays the total number of memos and incoming messages. See the list below for explanations of other displays in this window. Message window displays 0 No messages. 1-98 Number of messages/memos, or message number currently playing (flashes if new message waiting)[...]

28 Answering System Operation 1 Remote access A 2-digit security code is required to access your answering system from any touch-tone phone. This code is “19” by default; see page 24 to change it. Dial your telephone number from any touch-tone phone. 2 When system answers, enter 2- digit Remote Access Code (“19” unless you have changed it).[...]

29 Appendix Scr een icons, indicator lights & tones Handset screen icons & alert tones Speakerphone in use. Ringer off. Battery charging (animated display). Low battery (flashing); place handset in base to recharge. MUTE SPEAKER Microphone is muted. NEW New calls (press CID to review call log). Happy tone Programming command completed succe[...]

30 Appendix In case of difficulty If you have difficulty with your phone, please try the suggestions below. For Customer Service, visit our web site at www.telephones.att.com , or call 1-800-222–3111. Telephone does not work at all • Make sure battery is installed and charged correctly (see page 7). • Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into [...]

31 Appendix Incomplete messages • If a caller leaves a very long message, part of it may be lost when the system disconnects the call after 4 minutes. • If the caller pauses for more than 7 seconds, the system stops recording and disconnects the call. • If the system’s memory becomes full during a message, the system stops recording and dis[...]

T echnical specifications RF Frequency Band (Handset to Base) 2401.056 MHz - 2482.272MHz Output Power handset 20 dBm, base 30dBm Sensitivity -96 dBm Modulation GFSK RF Frequency Band (Base to Handset) 5744.736MHz - 5825.952MHz Channels 95 Channel Spacing 864 KHz Operating Temperature 32°F — 122°F 0°C — 50°C Base Unit Voltage (AC Voltage, 60[...]

33 Appendix A AC adapter, 6 Alert tones, 29 Answering calls, 10 Answering system, 20-28 B Battery charging, 7 Battery installation, 7 Belt clip, 9 C Caller ID, 18 add entries to phone directory, 19 delete entries, 19 dial entries, 19 CID, 18 D Delete Call Log entries, 19 Delete redial entries, 10 Dialing, from a CID record, 19 manual dialing, 10 ph[...]

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