AT&T HS8240 manual

Please read Part 1: Important Pr oduct Information, included in this packag e. For Customer Service, visit our website at www .telephones.att.com A T&T and the globe symbol are trademarks of A T&T Corp. licensed to Lucent T echnologies Consumer Products L.P . L2 L1 1 900 MHz Cor dless T elephone Caller ID/Call W aiting HS8240 USER’S MANU [...]

This A T&T product is manufactured by Lucent T echnologies Consumer Products L.P . © 2000 Lucent T echnologies Consumer Products L.P . All rights reserved. Printed in Mexico. 850000993 Issue 1A T&T 3/00[...]

1 CONTENTS CALLER ID OPERA TION ................. 17 About Caller Identification .................. 17 Call W aiting ......................................... 18 NEW CALL Light ................................. 18 Message W aiting Indicator .................. 18 Incoming Call Histor y ......................... 18 Memor y Match .....................[...]

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3 INST ALLA TION Power cord Long telephone line cord Strain-relief gr oove Standard electrical outlet Modular telephone jack The instructions below are for both table and wall installation. 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) not co[...]

4 5 Mount the base on the wall. (W ALL MOUNTING ONL Y) INST ALLA TION Standard electrical outlet Modular telephone jack Power cord Short telephone line cord 6 Charge the handset battery. Place the handset face up or face do wn in the base. The CHARGING/HANDSET IN USE light on the base goes on to sho w the handset is in the right position to charge [...]

5 INST ALLA TION Belt Clip If you wish, you can attach the belt clip to the cor dless handset, f ollowing the illustrations below . (The handset may not c harg e in the face-up position if the belt clip is attac hed.) To Remove To Attach[...]

6 FEA TURE SETUP Y ou can set up one feature at a time as described below , or y ou can set up a featur e, and then move on to set up another f eature. After you c hange one featur e, press U to e xit, or select the DONE softkey to move to the ne xt feature. About Softk e ys This telephone has been designed with your conv enience in mind, offering [...]

7 FEA TURE SETUP Ringer Off / Battery Sa v e When the Ringer is set to OFF , the handset stays ready to use f or up to 30 days in the standby mode bef ore you hav e to return it to the base for recharging. When the Ringer is off , the P age/Handset Locator f eature does not wor k, and the screen does not display incoming call inf or mation. Howev e[...]

8 Pr ogramming Home and Local Area Codes Y our “home area code” is the area code from whic h you are dialing. Numbers called within your home area code do not require y ou to dial a “1” or the area code bef ore dialing the telephone number . “Local area codes” are area codes that require no “1” befor e dialing the telephone number; [...]

9 FEA TURE SETUP Call List Options Y ou can customize how the phone stores call inf or mation. Select whether the system stores inf ormation a bout ALL CALLS receiv ed, or for NO CALLS . The system comes set to ALL CALLS . 1 Make sure the is not displayed. 2 Press U > . 3 Use the softkey to select SETUP . 4 Select DONE until the screen displays [...]

10 L2 L1 TELEPHONE OPERA TION Making a Call 1 Press P , and wait f or to appear on the displa y. As the phone is selecting a channel, the screen may display SEARCHING... . 2 When you hear a dial tone, dial the number . 3 See the TELEPHONE MEMOR Y and CALLER ID sections of this manual f or more calling options. Pr evie w a Number Befor e Calling 1 E[...]

11 Ans w ering a Call Press P on the handset. The appears and the call is connected. Ending a Call Press P on the handset. The disappear s. — OR — Place the handset in the cradle. Redial The last number dialed on this phone (up to 24 digits) is stored in redial memor y until you dial another number . 1 Press P . 2 W ait for the dial tone and f [...]

12 Mute Mute allows y ou to hear your caller , but prev ents the caller from hearing you. 1 Press > while on a call, until the screen displa ys MUTE ; select MUTE . 2 T o return to your conversation, select UNMUTE . Flash Press F to activate custom-calling services such as Call W aiting or Three-W ay Calling. Y ou might have to press other butto[...]

13 Changing Channels This cordless telephone has an advanced A utoSelect f eatur e that minimizes the chance of interf erence. When the phone is looking for a c lear channel, the screen displays SEARCHING... . If it is unable to locate a clear c hannel, the screen displa ys TRY AGAIN . Hang up and tr y your call again. In the unlikely ev ent that y[...]

14 Y ou can store up to 20 telephone numbers and names in memor y . The telephone memor y works with the Memory Match and Prior ity Ring featur es. When you r eceive a call from a number y ou’ ve stored in memory , the screen displays the name inf ormation as you’ ve stor ed it, not as the service sends it (f or example, “ MOM AND DAD ”). A[...]

15 TELEPHONE MEMOR Y Replacing a Stor ed Number Y ou can replace a stored number by storing a new number in its place. Follo w the directions for “Storing Number s in Memor y . ” Storing a Number and Name fr om Call Histor y in T elephone Memory Y ou can store information receiv ed fr om Caller ID in the telephone memory . (See CALLER ID OPERA [...]

16 Editing Memory Numbers 1 Follo w Steps 1 through 4 in “Viewing Numbers in Memor y . ” 2 Press U . 3 T o edit a number , use the softke y to select EDIT . 4 Press < to erase digits, then use the dial pad to enter new digits. 5 Select DONE to edit the name. 6 Press < to erase letters, then use the dial pad to enter new letters. — OR ?[...]

17 CALLER ID OPERA TION Battery status indicator Call Number Unr eviewed Call infor mation V oice Mail Ringer is off Caller’s Number Caller’s Name Time Date Phone in use About Caller Identification This telephone has a Caller ID f eature that works with Caller Identif ication ser vice available through your local telephone compan y . Y ou must [...]

18 Call W aiting If you hav e Caller ID with Call W aiting ser vice, the screen will displa y inf or mation about your Call W aiting call when you hear the call signal. Press F to access the call. Press F again to r etur n to the original call. NOTE: If y ou are using an e xtension phone when y ou r eceive a Call W aiting signal, the scr een displa[...]

19 Re viewing Call History Y ou can review information in the call histor y at any time by pressing either < or > , or by pressing U , then selecting CALL ID . The screen displa ys the number of calls in the call histor y and how many , if any , are ne w . Y ou can continue to use < or > to scroll through the call history . The screen d[...]

20 Deleting Call Recor ds from Call History NOTE: Once y ou delete a call from call history , y ou cannot retrieve the call inf ormation. Deleting a Specific Call Record 1 Press < or > to scroll to the r ecord you w ant to remov e. 2 Press M . 3 Use the softkey to select DELETE . The handset beeps and deletes the call record. The screen displ[...]

21 BA TTERIES Charging the Handset Ba tter y P ack This batter y should remain charg ed up to 15 days with the Ring er turned on and up to 30 days with the Ring er off. A full y charg ed batter y provides an averag e talk time of about 10 hours. The batter y pack needs charging when: • A new batter y is installed in the handset. • The phone bee[...]

22 BA TTERIES The RBRC ™ seal means that the manuf acturer is voluntarily participating in an industr y program to collect and r ecycle Nickel-Cadmium rec hargeable batteries when taken out of ser vice within the United States. These batteries may be taken to a participating local retailer of replacement batteries or recycling center . Or , you m[...]

23 OPERA TING RANGE This cordless telephone operates within the maximum po wer allow ed by the Federal Comm unications Commission (FCC). Even so, the handset and base can communicate over onl y a certain distance — which can vary with the locations of the base and handset, the w eather , and the construction of your home or office. If the handset[...]

24 IN CASE OF DIFFICUL TY If you hav e difficulty operating this phone, tr y the suggestions below . For Customer Service, visit our website at www .telephones.att.com or call 1 800 222–3111. Please retain your receipt as your pr oof of purchase. If the phone does not w ork at all, check these items first: • Make sure the pow er cord is plugged[...]

25 IN CASE OF DIFFICUL TY If y ou hear noise or interference when using the phone: • Make sure the base antenna is fully upright. • Y ou may be out of rang e. Mov e closer to the base. • Press and release h to c hange to another c hannel. Move c loser to the base bef ore changing c hannels. • Household appliances plugg ed into the same circ[...]

26 IN CASE OF DIFFICUL TY If the caller’ s name or phone number is not displa yed during Call W aiting: • Make sure y ou subscr ibe to combined Caller ID with Call W aiting ser vice. • The screen ma y not display the call inf or mation if someone is on an e xtension phone. • The Caller ID with Call W aiting feature is inactiv e during a pow[...]