AT&T 1480 manual

2.4 GHz Corded Cordless T elephone with Caller ID/Call W aiting 1480 Please also read Part 1 — Important Product Infor mation USER ’ S MANU AL Pa r t 2 A T&T and the globe symbol are registered trademar ks of A T&T Corp. licensed to Advanced American T elephones. DRAFT 2/25/02 1480_book_1ATT 2/25 2/25/02 10:30 AM Page ii[...]

© 2002 Advanced American T elephones. All rights r eser ved. Printed in China. Issue 1A T&T 03/02 1480_book_1ATT 2/25 2/25/02 10:30 AM Page iii[...]

CONTENTS BEFORE YOU BEGIN . . . . . . . . . . .1 About the Base and the Charger . . . .1 Choosing the Best Location . . . . . . .1 About Caller ID with Call W aiting . . .1 About Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 INST ALLA TION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Base Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Handset Charger Installation . . . [...]

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 1 About the Base and the Charger This product provides y ou with a base station with corded handset, a cordless handset, and a handset charg er . Y ou’ll need to connect the base to both AC po wer and a modular telephone jack. Y ou’ ll connect the handset charg er to AC power onl y . For more inf ormation, please see INST ALLA [...]

About Call Histor y This phone assigns each incoming call a number from 1 to 90. The most recent call will have the lo west number . When the memor y is full, the oldest call information is deleted to make room f or new incoming call information. If you ans wer a call bef ore inf or mation appears on the screen, it may not be in the call histor y .[...]

3 Connect the power cord. The ANSWER ON/OFF light goes on, and CL f lashes in the Message Window . 4 Check for dial tone. Lift the handset; you should hear a dial tone. Base Installation T able/Desk INST ALL A TION 3 Standard electrical outlet Modular telephone jack 2 Connect the telephone line cord. 1 Connect the corded handset to the base Use onl[...]

INST ALLA TION 4 Wall Mount 1 Remove the adapter from under the base as shown. 2 Reverse handset tab. 3 Connect the telephone line cord to the jack labeled TEL LINE on the back of the base. 4 Connect the power cord to the jack labeled DC IN on the back of the base. 1480_book_1ATT 2/25 2/25/02 10:30 AM Page 4[...]

INST ALLA TION 5 5 W rap the telephone line cord ar ound the posts on the bottom of the base. 6 Replace the adapter on the base so the larger end is towar d the bottom as shown. 1480_book_1ATT 2/25 2/25/02 10:30 AM Page 5[...]

INST ALLA TION 6 7 Connect the corded handset to the base. 8 Connect the telephone line cord to the modular telephone jack. 9 Plug the power cord into the electrical outlet. The ANSWER ON/OFF light goes on, and CL f lashes in the Messa g e Windo w . Use only the pow er cord supplied with this product. If you need a replacement, call 1 800 222–311[...]

7 INST ALLA TION Handset Charger Installation 1 Connect the power cord. Feed the power cor d through the strain-relief channel on the bottom of the handset charg er . Then plug the cord into an electrical outlet not controlled by a wall s witch. CHARGING Light: on when handset is in charging stand 2 Install the handset battery. Use only A T&T R[...]

INST ALLA TION 8 3 Charge the handset battery. • Place the handset in the remote charging stand. The CHARGING light goes on. • Charge the battery at least 12 hour s. 4 Check for dial tone. • After the batteries are charg ed, lift the handset and press P ; you should hear a dial tone. 5 Set the time and date displayed on handset screen. If you[...]

9 INST ALLA TION Headset Y ou can use this telephone with any industr y standard 2.5 mm headset (purc hased separately). For best results, use an A T&T 2.5 mm headset. Plug the headset into the jack located on the left side of the handset (under the small rubber f lap) or into the jack on the right side of the base Do not for ce the connection,[...]

10 TELEPHONE OPERA TION A T THE BASE Speaker Volume While on a call, use to adjust the volume of what you hear . Base Ringer Volume Switch Use to adjust how loudly the base rings. Display Dial Press to dial the number currently display ed on screen. Make, Answer , or End a Call Press K . When calling, use the base keypad to dial or enter a memor y [...]

11 Make a Call Press P , then dial the number — OR — Dial the number (use < to backspace and correct digits), then press P to call. Flash/ Call Waiting Access special telephone company subscriber ser vices. Redial Press P , then press R to call last number dialed (up to 32 digits). TELEPHONE OPERA TION A T THE HANDSET End a Call Press O — [...]

12 Handset Ringer Style/Batter y Save Y ou can select from four different handset ring er styles, or turn the ringer off and extend the battery life. 1 Make sure the handset is off. 2 Press G to enter programming mode. 3 Press > until the screen displays RINGER: . 4 Press S . The screen displays the current setting. 5 Press < or > to selec[...]

13 TELEPHONE OPERA TION A T THE HANDSET Operating Range This cordless telephone operates within the maximum pow er allowed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Even so, this handset and base can communicate over onl y a certain distance — which can var y with the locations of the base and handset, the weather , and the construction of [...]

14 TELEPHONE DIRECTOR Y A T THE BASE OR HANDSET The base and cordless handset can each stor e 50 telephone number s with names, each up to 24 digits long. Director y information is stored independently at the base and cor dless handset. Changes made to entries at one location do not affect the other director y . Entries are stored alphabetically . [...]

15 TELEPHONE DIRECTOR Y A T THE BASE OR HANDSET 4 When you finish entering the name, press S . The screen displa ys ENTER NUMBER . 5 Enter the telephone number . Use < to backspace and make a correction. Press r to store a pause in the dialing sequence. —OR— Press r to display the last number dialed from this phone. 6 Press S . If you are us[...]

16 Delete a Number/Name Stored in the Director y 1 Press > (DIR). The screen displays DIRECTORY . 2 Press < or > to scroll alphabetically through entries stored in memor y —OR— Press the dial pad key for the first letter of the entr y you want to delete. 3 When the screen displa ys the number you want to delete, press S . Then press &l[...]

17 About Call Histor y This phone assigns each incoming call a number from 1 to 90. The most recent call will have the highest number . When the memory is full, the oldest call information is deleted to make room f or new incoming call information. For eac h call that comes in, the screen displa ys the following inf or mation between the first and [...]

18 CALLER ID OPERA TION Delete Records from Call Histor y Delete a Specific Call 1 Locate the record y ou want to delete from call histor y . 2 Press S , then press < or > until ERASE f lashes. 3 Press S . The screen displays ERASE NO YES ALL and the phone number . The cur rent c hoice f lashes. 4 Press < or > until YES f lashes. 5 Pres[...]

19 CALLER ID OPERA TION Store a Call Histor y Record in the Directory 1 Locate the record in call history you want to store in memor y . 2 If you wish to c hange how the number is stor ed, press # . The screen displa ys any alternate dialing sequences available for this call (ar ea code + number; 1 + area code + number; 1+ number; number only). 3 P[...]

20 ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERA TION A T THE BASE Audible Indicators This system gives y ou voice prompts f or feature oper ations and voice confirmations when you press a button or complete an operation. Set the Clock 1 With ans wering system on, press U until the system announces, “ Chang e clock. ” 2 Press c until the system announces the cor rect[...]

21 ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERA TION A T THE BASE Record Y our Announcement NOTE: If y ou hav e assigned dif fer ent mailbox es to diff erent people, be sur e to tell callers in your announcement to pr ess *1 , *2 , or *3 while the announcement is playing to lea ve a messag e in the appropriate mailbo x. Remember to leav e a fe w seconds blank at the end[...]

22 ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERA TION A T THE BASE Answering System Feature Setup Y ou can set up one feature at a time, or you can set up a featur e and then move on to set up another f eature. 1 Make sure the ans wering system is on. 2 Press and release U until y ou hear the system announce the fe at u re yo u wa nt t o se t . Refer to the “F eature S[...]

23 Listen to, Save & Delete Messages The system automatically sav es your messages until y ou delete them, and can store approximately 15 minutes of messag es, memos, and announcements (up to a maximum of 99 messages). After playing a messag e, the system announces the day and time it w as received. While the message pla ys, the New Message W i[...]

24 ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERA TION A T THE BASE Call Screening/Intercept 1 Make sure the ans wering system is on, and set the messa g e playback volume control abov e level 1 so y ou can hear the caller’ s message. 2 If you decide to take the call, press P on the cordless handset, pick up the corded handset, or press K on the base. 3 I f you pick up [...]

25 ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERA TION A T TOUCH TONE PHONE Connect with the Answering System Y ou can access many features of this system r emotely from a touc h tone phone. 1 Dial your telephone number . 2 When the system answ ers, press # , then within two seconds enter your Remote Access Code (preset to 19). The system beeps once. 3 Within tw o seconds[...]

26 Remote Access Commands (continued) Function: Command: Record memo Press * 8 ; then mailbox number where you want memo r ecorded; speak after beep; press # 5 to e xit. End remote access call Press * 0 . Tur n system of f Press # 0 ; the system announces, “Machine of f . ” Press # 0 again to tur n the system back on. T urn system on When syste[...]

27 Charge the Handset Batter y Pack • This batter y should remain charg ed up to six days with the ringer turned on and up to 10 days with the ringer off. A fully charg ed batter y provides an av erage talk time of about 10 hours. • The batter y pack needs charging when: — A new batter y is installed in the handset. — The phone beeps twice [...]

28 Replacing the Handset Batter y Pack 1 Remove the battery compartment cover on the handset by pressing on the indentation and sliding the cov er downward. 2 Lift out the old battery pack and disconnect. 3 Align the two holes in the new battery pack’s plug with the socket pins, and snap the plug into place. Place the batter y pack in the compa r[...]

29 If you hav e dif ficulty operating this phone, tr y the suggestions belo w . For Customer Service, visit our website at www .telephones.att.com or call 1 800 222–3111. Please retain your r eceipt as your proof of pur chase . If the phone doesn’t work at all, check these items first: • Make sure the ringer is on at the cor dless handset and[...]

30 If you hear noise or interference when using the cordless handset: • Make sure the base antenna is fully upright. • Y ou may be out of rang e. Move closer to the base. • Press and release G to c hange to another of the 30 c hannels available. If noise is exceptionally loud, move c loser to the base befor e changing channels. • Household [...]

31 If messages are incomplete: • If a caller leaves a v er y long message, par t of it ma y be lost when the system disconnects the call after three minutes. • If the caller pauses for mor e than seven seconds, the system stops recording and disconnects the call. • If the system’ s memor y becomes full dur ing a message, the system stops re[...]

32 If your outgoing announcement isn’t clear: • When you recor d your announcement, make sure you speak in a normal tone of voice, a bout nine inches fr om the base. • Make sure there is no “background” noise (TV , music, etc.) while you are recor ding. If callers cannot leave messages in Mailbox 2 or 3. • Re-record y our announcement, [...]

PERF . PERF . fol d Answering System 1480 Remote Commands T o connect with your answering system: 1 Dial your telephone number from a touc h tone phone. 2 When the system answ er s, press # , then within tw o seconds, enter your Remote Access Code (preset to 19). 3 Within tw o seconds, enter a remote command from inside this card. T o connect with [...]

PERF . Remote Command Press V oice Help menu *5 Play messag es # , then mailbox number ( 1 , 2 ,o r 3 ) Repeat message # 4 Skip message # 6 Stop #5 Save messages Hang up Delete message #9 while message pla ys Review announcement #7 Record announcement *7 , speak after beep, press #5 to stop Record memo *8 , then mailbox number , speak after beep, p[...]