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User’s manual TL86009 DECT 6.0 e xpansion handset for use with A T&T model TL86109 cor ded/cor dless t elephone/ answering sys tem with BL UET OO TH ® wir eless t echnology[...]
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T Compatible with Hearing Aid T-Coil TIA-1083 T elephones identified with this logo have reduced noise and interfer ence when used with most T-coil equipped hearing aids and cochlear implants. The TIA-1083 Compliant L ogo is a trademark of the T elecommunications Industry Association. Used under license. The Bluetooth ® word mark and logos ar e ow[...]
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Parts checklist Y our telephone package contains the f ollowing items. Cordless handset Charger for cor dless handset with power adapter installed Battery for cordless handset Battery compartment c over User’s manual Belt clip for cordless handset User’s manual TL86009 DECT 6.0 expansion handset for use with A T&T model TL86109 corded/cor d[...]
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User’s manual T L 8 6 0 0 9 DECT 6.0 e xpansion handset for use with A T&T model TL86109 cor ded/cor dless t elephone/ answering sys tem with B L U E T O O T H ® w i r e l e s s t e c h n o l o g y T able of cont ents Getting s tarted Installation ....................................... 1 Quick ref erence guide ............... 2 Charger inst[...]
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1 Y our product may be shipped with a prot ective sticker covering the handset display - remo ve it befor e use. For customer servic e or product information, visit our website at www .tel ephones.at t.com or call 1 (800) 222-3111 . In Canada, dial 1 (866) 288-4268 . Avoid placing the t elephone base t oo close t o: Communication devices such as te[...]
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2 Getting started Quick r ef er ence guide CHARGE light (blue ring around DIR/ /VOL/ /CID ) On when the handset is charging in the charger . DIR/ /VOL Press to scr oll up while in menus. Press to incr ease the volume level during a call. Press to show dir ectory entries when the tel ephone is not in use. While entering names or numbers, press to mo[...]
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3 Getting started Quick r ef er ence guide TONE Press to swit ch to tone dialing temporarily during a call if you have pulse service. 1 LINE/FLASH/ 2 LINE/FLASH Press 1 LINE/FLASH to make or answer a call on line 1. During a call, press to answer an incoming call on line 1 when you receive a call waiting alert. Press 2 LINE/FLASH to make or answer [...]
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4 Getting started Quick r ef er ence guide Press the MENU softke y to enter the main menu which includes the following: PLA Y MESSAGES ANSWERING SY S DIRECTOR Y CALL LO G INTE RCOM RINGER SETTINGS WEBSITE EQ During an outside call, interc om call, message or announcement playback, press t o change the quality of the audio to best suit your hearing.[...]
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5 Getting started IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION: Use only the power adapter pr ovided with this product. T o obtain a replacement, visit our websit e at www .telephones.a tt.c om or call 1 (800) 222-3111 . In Canada, dial 1 (866) 288-4268 . The power adapter is intended to be c orrectly oriented in a v ertical or floor mount position. The prongs are not [...]
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6 Getting started Bat t ery install ation and char ging Install the batt ery as shown below. Step 3 Charge the handset by placing it face up in the char ger. The CHARGE light is on when charging. Step 1 Plug the battery connector secur ely into the sock et inside the handset battery compartment, matching the color-coded label. Insert the supplied b[...]
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7 Getting started IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION: Use only the supplied rechar geable battery or r eplacement battery (model BT184342/BT284342). T o order , visit our website at www .tel ephones.at t.com or call 1 (800) 222-3111 . In Canada, dial 1 (866) 288-4268 . If you do not use the handset for a long time, disconnect and r emove the battery to pr eve[...]
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8 Getting started Bat t ery char ging Once you have inst alled the battery , the screen indicates the battery st atus (see table below). If necessary , place the handset in the charger t o charge the batt ery . For best performanc e, keep the handset in the charger when not in use. The batt ery is fully charged aft er 16 hours of continuous chargin[...]
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9 Getting started Belt clip & optional headset For handsfr ee telephone conversations, you can use any industry standard 2.5 mm headset (pur chased separately). For best result s, use an A T&T 2.5 mm headset. T o purchase a headset, visit our website www .tel ephones.att.c om or call 1 (800) 222-3111 . In Canada, dial 1 (866) 288-4268 . Plu[...]
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10 Adding and r egist ering handsets Befor e using a new TL86009 handset, you must register it with the AT&T TL86109 telephone system (purchased separatel y). The AT&T TL86109 telephone system can accommodate up to 12 handsets. The handset provided with the TL86109 comes registered as HANDSET . You can register up to 11 additional handsets [...]
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11 Adding handset to your telephone base Expand your t elephone syst em Add and r egister a handset When first purchased, each e xpansion handset shows Pr ess [ HOLD] on base for 4 sec, then pr ess [#] on handset after a bat tery is installed. Each handset should be char ged without interruption for at least 25 minut es before regist ering to the t[...]
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12 Adding handset to your telephone base R eplace a handset If you want to r eplace a handset or reassign the designat ed handset number of a regist ered handset, you must der egister all the handsets and then individually r egister each handset. T o make deregistration easier , read all of the instructions on this page befor e you begin. T o dereg[...]
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13 Appendix T r oubleshooting If you have difficulty with y our telephone, please try the suggestions below . For customer servic e, or to purchase accessories or r eplacement parts, visit our website at www .tel ephones.at t.com , or call 1 (800) 222-3111 . In Canada, dial 1 (866) 288-4268 . My phone doesn’t work at all. Make sur e the power cor[...]
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14 Appendix T r oubleshooting I cannot get a dial tone. First try all the suggestions above. Move the cor dless handset closer to the telephone base. Y ou might have moved out of range. If the previous suggestions do not work, disconnect the telephone base fr om the telephone jack and connect t o a different phone. If ther e is no dial tone on that[...]
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15 Appendix T r oubleshooting My cor dless handset isn’t performing normall y . Make sur e the power cord is secur ely plugged into the telephone base. Plug the power adapter int o a different working electrical outlet not contr olled by a wall switch. Move the cor dless handset closer to the telephone base. Y ou might have moved out of r ange. R[...]
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16 Appendix T r oubleshooting Out of range OR no power a t base appears on my cor dless handset. Ensure that the tel ephone base is powered up. Move the cor dless handset closer to the telephone base. Y ou might have moved out of r ange. Reset the tel ephone base. Unplug the electrical power . Wait for 15 seconds then plug it back in. Allow up t o [...]
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17 Appendix T r oubleshooting I get noise, sta tic, or a weak signal even when I’m near the tel ephone base. If you subscribe to high-speed Internet servic e (DSL - digital subscriber line) through your t elephone lines, you must install a DSL filter between each t elephone line cord and telephone wall jack. The filter pr events noise and caller [...]
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18 Appendix T r oubleshooting I experienc e poor sound quality when using the speak erphone. For incr eased sound quality while using the speakerphone, place the handset on a flat surface with the dial pad facing up. When using a speakerphone, contr olling background noise in your environment is essential. While y ou are listening t o your party , [...]
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19 Appendix T r oubleshooting My cor dless handset does not ring when I r eceive a call. Make sur e that the ringer is not turned off. R efer to Ringer volume on your user’s manual. Make sur e the telephone line cor d is plugged securely into the telephone base and the tel ephone jack. Make sur e the power cord is secur ely plugged in. The cordl [...]
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20 Appendix T r oubleshooting My calls cut in and out while I’m using my c ordless handset. Other electronic pr oducts such as HAM radios and other DECT phones can cause interfer ence with your cordless phone. T ry installing your phone as far aw ay as possible from these types of electronic devic es. Do not install this phone near a microwa ve o[...]
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21 Appendix T r oubleshooting The char ge light is off . Make sur e the power and line cords ar e plugged in correctly and securely . Unplug the electrical power . Wait for 15 seconds, then plug it back in. Allow up to one minute f or the cordless handset and telephone base to r eset. Clean the cor dless handset and charger char ging contacts each [...]
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22 Appendix T r oubleshooting I subscribe to a nontr aditional telephone servic e that uses my comput er to est ablish connections, and my tel ephone does not work. Make sur e your computer is powered on. Make sur e your Internet connection is working properly . Make sur e that the software is installed and running for your nontraditional tel ephon[...]
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23 Appendix Maint enance T aking care of y our tel ephone Y our cordless tel ephone contains sophisticated el ectronic parts, so it must be treat ed with care. Avoid r ough treatment. Place the handset down gently . Save the original packing materials t o prot ect your telephone if you ever need to ship it. Avoid wat er Y our telephone can be damag[...]
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24 Appendix Important saf ety inf ormation This symbol is to alert you t o important operating or servicing instructions that may appear in this user’s manual. Always foll ow basic safety precautions when using this product to r educe the risk of injury, fire, or electric shock. Safety inf ormation Read and understand all instructions in the user[...]
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25 Appendix Especially about cor ded telephones Privacy: The same features that mak e a cordless telephone convenient cr eate some limitations. T elephone calls are transmitted between the t elephone base and the handset by radio waves, so ther e is a possibility that your cordless telephone conver sations could be interc epted by radio r eceiving [...]
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26 Appendix Precautions f or users of implanted cardiac pacemak ers Cardiac pacemak ers (applies only to digital cordless t elephones): Wirel ess T echnology Research, LL C (WTR), an independent research entity , led a multidisciplinary evaluation of the interfer ence between portable wireless telephones and implanted car diac pacemakers. Supported[...]
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27 Appendix F CC P art 68 and A CT A This equipment complies with Part 68 of the F CC rules and with technical requirement s adopted by the Administrative Council f or T erminal Attachments (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 mu[...]
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28 Appendix If this product is equipped with a cor ded or cordless handset, it is hearing aid compatible. If this product has memory dialing locations, you may choose t o store emergency telephone numbers (e.g., police, fir e, medical) in these locations. If you do store or test emergency numbers, pl ease: Remain on the line and briefly e xplain th[...]
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29 Appendix F CC P art 15 This equipment has been tested and found t o comply with the requir ements for a Class B digital device under Part 15 of the F ederal Communications Commission (FCC) rules. These requirement s are intended t o provide reasonabl e protection against harmful interfer ence in a residential installation. This equipment gener a[...]
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30 Appendix Limit ed warranty The A T&T brand is used under license - any repair , replacement or warr anty service, and all questions about this product should be dir ected to: In the United States of America, call 1 (800) 222-3111 or visit www .tel ephones.at t.com ; in Canada, call 1 (866) 288-4268 . What does this limited warr anty cover? T[...]
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31 Appendix What is not cover ed by this limited warr anty? This limited warranty does not co ver: PRODUCT that has been subjected to misuse, ac cident, shipping or other physical damage, improper installation, abnormal oper ation or handling, neglect, inundation, fire, wat er, or other liquid intrusion; or PRODUCT that has been damaged due to r ep[...]
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32 Appendix What must you r eturn with the PRODUCT to get warr anty service? Y ou must: Return the entire original pack age and contents including the PRODUCT to the service location along with a description of the malfunction or difficulty; and Include “valid proof of pur chase” (sales receipt) identifying the PRODUCT purchased (PRODUCT model)[...]
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33 Appendix RF frequency band 1921.536MHz — 1928.448MHz Channels 5 Operating temperat ure 32°F — 122°F 0°C — 50°C Handset voltage 2.4 — 3.2 VDC Charger volt age (AC adapter output) 6VA C @300mA Replacement batt ery 2.4V 750mAH Operating times* T alk time (handset): up to seven hours T alk time (speakerphone): up to five hours Standby: u[...]
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34 Appendix T echnical specifications T elephone opera ting range This cordl ess telephone operat es within the maximum power allowed by the Feder al Communications Commission (FCC). Even so, this handset and telephone base can communicat e over only a certain distanc e — which can vary with the locations of the telephone base and handset, the we[...]
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The Bluetooth ® word mark and logos ar e owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Advanced American T elephones and its parent, VT ech Holdings Limited, is under license. VT ech Holdings Limited is a member of Bluetooth SIG, Inc. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their r espective owners. © 2010 Advanced American T el[...]