AT&T ATTTL92273 manual

Compl et e user’s manual TL92273/TL92373/TL92473 DECT 6.0 c ordl ess telephone/ answering syst em with BL UETOO TH® wir eless t echnology[...]

Congr atulations on purchasing your new A T&T pr oduct. Befor e using this A T&T product, please read the Important saf ety inf ormation section on pages 121-122 of this manual. Please thoroughl y read the user’s manual for all the f eature operations and troubleshooting inf ormation necessary to install and oper ate your new A T&T pr[...]

P arts checklist Y our telephone package contains the f ollowing items. Save y our sales rec eipt and original packaging in the event warr anty service is necessary . Cordless handset (2 for TL92273) (3 for TL92373) (4 for TL92473) Abridged user’s manual Quick start guide Basic steps to set up & operate your phone This quick start guide provi[...]

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QUIET mode ..........................................38 No line alert ..........................................39 Cell alert ................................................39 T elephone opera tion T elephone operation...............................40 Make, answer or end a home call .............................................................40 C[...]

Answering sys tem Answering system set tings ..................77 Announcement ....................................77 Answer on/off ......................................79 Call screening .......................................80 Number of rings ..................................81 Remote ac cess code .........................82 Message alert tone [...]

1 Quick r ef er ence guide - t elephone base Getting started X/ D E LE TE Press to delet e the message currently playing (page 88). When the phone is not in use, press twice to delete all previousl y reviewed messages (page 90). • • /R E P E AT Press to r epeat a message or press twice to play the previous message (page 88). / A N S ON/O FF Pre[...]

2 Getting started Quick r ef er ence guide - handset CHARGE light On when the handset is charging in the telephone base or charger . Soft key s (2) Press to select the menu it em displayed above the k ey. While in a menu, press to sel ect an item or save an entry or setting. CELL 1/ CELL 2 Press to mak e or answer a cell call. During a call, press [...]

3 Getting started Quick r ef er ence guide - handset DIR/VOL UME Press to scr oll up while in menus. During a call or message playback, press t o increase the listening volume. Press to show dir ectory entries when the telephone is not in use. While entering names or numbers in the dir ectory , press to move the cursor to the right. CID/VOL UME Pre[...]

4 Getting started Quick r ef er ence guide - handset PUSH TO T ALK Press to display the P TT menu to begin a PTT call (page 57). Press and hold to begin a one-t o-group broadcast when the handset is not in use (page 58). • • F eatur e menu Play messages Answering sys Direct ory Caller ID log Interc om Bluetooth Ringers Set date/time Caller ID a[...]

5 Getting started Install ation Install the telephone base cl ose to a telephone jack and a power outlet not controll ed by a wall switch. The tel ephone base can be placed on a flat surface or vertically mounted on the wall (page 9). F or optimum range and better reception, plac e the telephone base in a centr al and open location. Y ou may hear i[...]

6 Getting started T elephone base and char ger install ation Install the telephone base and char ger as shown below. The telephone base is r eady for tablet op use. If you want to change t o wall mounting, see Installation options on page 9 f or details. T elephone base inst allation Charger ins tallation IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION: Use only the power[...]

7 Getting started Bat t ery install ation and char ging Once you hav e installed the bat tery, the scr een indicates the batt ery status (see table below). If necessary , place the handset in the telephone base or char ger to charge the bat tery. F or best performance, keep the handset in the telephone base or charger when not in use. The bat tery [...]

8 Getting started Step 1 Plug the battery c onnector securely int o the socket inside the handset battery compartment. Insert the supplied battery with the label THIS SIDE UP facing up as indicated. Step 2 Align the cover flat against the battery compartment, then slide it upwards until it clicks into place. IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION: Use only the su[...]

9 Getting started Install ation options Y our t ele pho ne bas e i s r eady f or tab leto p use . I f y ou wa nt to mo unt yo ur te lep hone on a w all , u se the pr ovid ed wa ll mount brac k et to at tach t o a st andar d dua l-s tud tel eph one wa ll mo unt ing pl at e. If you do n ot hav e thi s w all m oun tin g pla te , y ou ca n p ur chase o[...]

10 Getting started Install ation options Hold the cor ds to the side of the telephone base. Align the upper sl ots on the back of the telephone base just above the upper t abs (marked A ) of the wall mount brack et. Make sur e the lower slots of the tel ephone base are also aligned above the lower tabs (mark ed B ) of the wall mount bracket. Push t[...]

11 Getting started Bundle the telephone line c ord and power adapter c ord neatly with twist ties. Place the bundled cor ds into the space behind the telephone base. 5. Install ation options W all mount to tabl etop inst all ation T o change the telephone base from the wall mount position to t abletop position, follow the steps bel ow. If the telep[...]

12 Bluetooth Intr oducing Bluet ooth Y our new AT&T TL92273 / TL92373 / T L924 73 telephone syst em with Bluetooth wireless t echnology has the following feat ures: Pair up to 4 Bluet ooth enabled devices (cell phones or headset s) with the telephone base. Connect a maximum of 2 cell phones to mak e and receive cell calls. Both cell phones can [...]

13 Bluetooth Intr oducing Bluet ooth IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION After plugging in the tel ephone base, wait at least 20 seconds befor e connecting a Bluetooth device. The scr een shows Bluetooth syst em busy if you try to connect t oo soon. Refer t o the user's manual of your Bluetooth enabled cell phone or headset for more in formation about how[...]

14 Bluetooth Intr oducing Bluet ooth Charge your c ell phone while it is connected t o the telephone base. Y our cell phone's batt ery discharges fast er while it is connected to the telephone base via Bluetooth wirel ess technology . Monitor your cell phone's usage, because minut es may be deducted from your cellular plan for the dur ati[...]

15 Bluetooth Glossary of t erms Below are some terms used in this user’s manual to help you become familiar with using your Bluetooth devices and your new AT&T telephone system. Act iv e d evi ce slo ts - the Dev ice lis t has two active slots for two cell phones, or one cell phone and one headset. When a device in the list is active it will [...]

16 Bluetooth Bluet ooth setup To use a Bluetooth enabled cellular phone or headset with your telephone, you must first pair and connect your Bluetooth cellular phone or headset with the telephone base. The TL92273/TL92373/TL92473 can then be used to make or answer calls on the cell phone line. Bluetooth wireless technology operates within a short r[...]

17 Bluetooth Bluet ooth setup Press NEXT to turn on the telephone base discoverable mode. The screen displays Set cell to search base: AT&T DECT 6.0 PIN: 0000 . Promptly turn on the Bluetooth feature of your cell phone and search for or add new devices. Once your cell phone finds your A T&T phone ( A T&T DECT 6.0 ), press the appropriat[...]

18 Bluetooth Bluet ooth setup Add a headset Befor e you begin, make sur e that your Bluetooth enabled headset is not connected t o any other Bluetooth device. R efer to your headset user's manual to learn how t o search for or add new Bluet ooth devices. T o pair and connect a headset: Using a cor dless handset: Press MENU in idle mode. Press [...]

19 Bluetooth Bluet ooth setup Set your headset to disco verable mode (r efer to the user’s manual of your headset), then press NEXT . T he sc re en di spl ay s Sea rc hi ng for B lu eto ot h hea dse ts .. . All devices that are c onnected to the t elephone base are tempor arily disconnected. When the screen displays the f ound devices, press CID [...]

20 Bluetooth Bluet ooth setup Auto c onnection When an active device moves within Bluet ooth range of the telephone base, or is turned on within range, the tel ephone base tries to connect to the devic e. When the device moves out of r ange, it is disconnected. Y our device might make a connect or disc onnect sound. A connected device c ould also b[...]

21 Bluetooth Bluet ooth setup Review the activ e device list Press MENU on the handset when it is not in use. Press CID or DIR to highlight Bluet ooth , then press SELECT . Press CID or DIR to highlight Devic e list , then press SELECT . Connect/disconnect an active devic e While in the active devices menu, you ma y connect or disconnect your activ[...]

22 Bluetooth Bluet ooth setup Remov e a device When you already ha ve the maximum of 4 paired devic es on the device list and you want to add another device, y ou must first delete a devic e from the device list. T o remov e a device: Press MENU on the handset in idle mode t o enter the main menu. Press CID or DIR to highlight Bluet ooth , then pre[...]

23 Bluetooth Bluet ooth setup Replac e an active device If you already hav e two active devices on the device list and you w ant to activate a differ ent device, you must deactivate one of the two active devices. T o replac e an active devic e: Press MENU on the handset when it is not in use. Press CID or DIR to highlight Bluet ooth , then press SE[...]

24 Bluetooth Bluet ooth setup Download dir ectory Y ou can download up to 4 cell phone direct ories (phonebooks) to your TL92273/TL92373/TL92473 telephone sy stem via Bluetooth wir eless technology . Each downloaded directory can st ore up to 1,500 entries. Befor e downloading a direct ory , make sur e the cell phone is paired, activ e, and connect[...]

25 Bluetooth Bluet ooth setup Y our cell phone may requir e you to pr ess a key t o confirm the dir ectory download. Y our cell phone may requir e a passcode. In this case the handset screen displays Ch eck c ellula r . E NTE R P ASS C ODE. Enter the cell phone passcode into the handset and pr ess SET to save. If the selected device’s dir ectory [...]

26 Bluetooth Bluet ooth set up se t up Interruption t o dir ectory downl oad If you are downloading a dir ectory from a cell phone and the phone r eceives a call, the download proc ess stops and all handsets display Downl oad fail . When you try to view the downloaded dir ectory, the handset displa ys Last Downl oad fail ed: MM/DD/YY . You need t o[...]

27 Bluetooth Bl ue to oth s et up Change PIN Y ou are requir ed to enter a PIN when establishing a Bluetooth connection. The default PIN of your telephone base is 0000 . T o change the PIN: Press MENU on the handset in idle mode t o enter the main menu. Press CID or DIR to highlight Bluet ooth , then press SELE CT . Press CID or DIR to highlight Ch[...]

28 Handset set tings Use the menu to change the telephone set tings. Press MENU when the cor dless handset is not in use to enter the main menu. Press CID or DIR to scr oll to the feature t o be changed. When scrolling through the menu, the select ed menu item is highlighted. Press SELE CT to select the highlight ed item. NOTE: Pr ess OF F /CA NCEL[...]

29 T elephone settings Handset set tings Ringer tone Y ou can select the ringer tones for incoming home and cell calls. Press MENU in idle mode. Press CID or DIR to highlight Ringers , then press SELE CT . Press CID or DIR to highlight R inger t one , then press SELE CT . Press CID or DIR to highlight A ll li nes , Hom e , C ell 1 or Cel l 2 , then[...]

30 T elephone settings Handset set tings Set date and time The answering system announces the da y and time of each message prior to playing it. If you subscribe to call er ID service, the day , month and time are set automatically with each incoming call. If y ou do not want to set the date and time automatically with caller ID in formation, turn [...]

31 T elephone settings Handset set tings Caller ID announc e The caller ID announce featur e lets you know who’s calling without having to look at the display . When you have an incoming call, the handset and/or base speaks “Call from... ” and the name of the caller based on the directory or caller ID information. If the caller’s name is pr[...]

32 T elephone settings Handset set tings Set speed dial voicemail number This featur e lets you save y our voicemail number for quick acc ess when you press and hold the 1 key . T o set your voicemail number: Press MENU in idle mode. Press CID or DIR to highlight Se t tin gs , then press SELECT . Press CID or DIR to highlight Voicemail # , then pre[...]

33 T elephone settings Handset set tings Voicemail (visual message waiting) indicator If you subscribe to a voicemail service offered by your telephone service provider, New voicemail and the icon appear on the handset screen when you have new voicemail messages. Contact your service provider for more information and assistance about using your voi[...]

34 T elephone settings Handset set tings Key tone The handset are set to beep with each key press. You can adjust the key tone volume or turn it off. If you turn off the key tone, there are no beeps when you press keys. Press MENU in idle mode. Press CID or DIR to highlight Settings , then press SELECT . Press CID or DIR to highlight Key tone , the[...]

35 T elephone settings Handset set tings Home ar ea code If you dial seven digits to mak e a local call (no area code r equired), enter y our area code int o the telephone as the home area code. When you r eceive a call from within your home ar ea code, the caller ID history only displays the seven digits of the telephone number . This featur e mak[...]

36 T elephone settings Handset set tings Cell ar ea code Most cell phone entries are st ored in a 10-digit format. If all of your cell phone entries are stor ed this way, y ou do not need to progr am your cell ar ea code. If your cell phone stor es entries in a 7-digit format, we recommend that you program y our cell area c ode so that your 7-digit[...]

37 T elephone settings Handset set tings Dial mode The dial mode is preset t o tone dialing. If you have pulse (r otary) service, you must change the dial mode to pulse dialing befor e using the telephone. Press MENU in idle mode. Press CID or DIR to highlight S ett ing s , then press SELECT . Press CID or DIR to highlight D ial m ode , then press [...]

38 T elephone settings Handset set tings QUIET mode When QUIET mode is turned on, the telephone silenc es all sounds during the set period of time (1-12 hours). However , the handset locator paging tone and any sound-generating operations initiat ed by users, such as making calls using the speakerphone or set ting ringer volume, will sound as norma[...]

39 T elephone operation Handset set tings No line alert If there is no tel ephone line connected t o the telephone base, the screens show No home line . If you do not want to display this message on the scr eens (for exampl e, if you use the cell phone only), you can turn the no line al ert off using the code described below . T o turn off the no l[...]

40 T elephone operation T elephone oper ation Mak e, answer or end a home call T o mak e a home call: Press HOME/ FLASH or / SPEAKER , then enter the t elephone number. T o predial a home call: Enter the tel ephone number , then press HOME/ FLASH or / SPEAKER . T o answer a home call: Press HOME/ FLASH , / SPEAKER , CELL 1 , CELL 2 or any dialing k[...]

41 T elephone operation T elephone oper ation T o transf er a call from a handset t o a Bluetooth headset: Press OPTION during a home line call. Press CID or DIR to highlight Use B T headset , then press SELECT twice. The screen displa ys T r ansf erri ng aud io to Head set A , the message disappears if the call is successfull y transferred to the [...]

42 T elephone operation T elephone oper ation Mak e, answer or end a cell call The TL92273/TL92373/TL92473 can be used to make or answer calls on the cell line. You can connect a maximum of 2 Bluetooth enabled cell phones to the telephone base. Both cell phones can be used on cell calls at the same time. T o mak e a cell call: Press CELL 1 or CELL [...]

43 T elephone operation T elephone oper ation Call waiting on the cell line If you subscribe to call waiting service fr om your cell phone service provider , you hear a beep if someone calls while you ar e already on a call. Press CELL 1 or CELL 2 to put your curr ent call on hold and tak e the new call. Press CELL 1 or CELL 2 at any time to switch[...]

44 T elephone operation T elephone oper ation Cell phone voicemail If you have voic email service active on your cell phone, and y ou do not answer the incoming cell call, the call is answer ed by your cell phone’s voic email. Contact your cell phone servic e provider for mor e information about voicemail service. Answer an incoming home call whi[...]

45 T elephone operation T elephone oper ation Confer ence home and c ell calls When you have calls established on the home and c ell lines, you can creat e a 3-way conf erence. T o conf er ence both home and c ell calls: Press OPTION . Press CID or DIR to highlight Con fer ence . Press SELE CT . T o select an option while on a c onfer ence call: Pr[...]

46 T elephone operation T elephone oper ation Handset speak erphone During a call, press /SPEAKER t o switch between the speakerphone and normal handset use. Press OFF/ CA CNEL , or return the handset t o the telephone base or char ger to hang up. Las t number r edial Each handset stores the last 10 dial ed numbers (up to 30 digits each) in the red[...]

47 T elephone operation T elephone oper ation The handset displays EDIT NUMBER . Use the dialing k eys to edit the number , if necessary. Press MUTE /DELETE to er ase a digit. Press and hold MUTE /DELETE t o erase all digits. Press CID or DIR to mo ve the cursor to the right or le ft. Press and hold REDIAL /P AUSE to insert a dialing pause (a p app[...]

48 T elephone operation T elephone oper ation Handset locat or This featur e helps you find a misplaced handset. T o start paging: Press /HANDSET L OCA TOR on the t elephone base when it is not in use. All idle handsets ring and display ** P aging ** . T o stop the paging t one on a cordl ess handset: Press MUTE or MUT E/ D ELET E . T o end paging:[...]

49 T elephone operation Options while on calls V olume contr ol While on a call or message playback, you can pr ess DIR /VOL UME to increase or CID /VOL UME to decrease the list ening volume on the handset. If it is a cell call and the volume is too l oud, too quiet or drops out, try changing the volume on your cell phone. On some cell phones, chan[...]

50 T elephone operation Options while on calls Hold Y ou can place any call on hold. Y ou hear an alert tone at the telephone base if you have not tak en the call off hold after 14 minutes. Y ou hear another alert tone at the telephone base 30 sec onds later. A t 15 minutes on hold, the call on hold automatically disc onnects. T o place a home call[...]

51 T elephone operation Options while on calls Chain dialing Use this feature t o initiate a dialing sequence from numbers st ored in the directory , caller ID log or redial list whil e you are on a call. Chain dialing can be useful if you wish to ac cess other numbers (such as bank account numbers or ac cess codes) from the dir ectory, call er ID [...]

52 Int er com Use the interc om feature for conver sations between two handsets. Y ou can buy additional expansion handsets (A T&T model TL90073, sold separatel y) for this telephone sy stem. Y ou can register up t o 12 handsets to the telephone base. T o initiate an int er com call Press MENU in idle mode. Press CID or DIR to highlight Int erc[...]

53 Multiple handset Int er com T o end an inter com call at the destination handset: Press END , OFF/ CANCEL or place either handset back in the telephone base or charger . Both handsets display Inter com ended . NOTES: Y ou can cancel the intercom call befor e it is answered by pressing OFF/ CANCEL or END on your originating handset. If you are ca[...]

54 Multiple handset Call tr ansfer using int er com Use the interc om feature to trans fer an outside call to another sy stem handset or the telephone base. T o transf er an outside call: When on an outside call, press OPTION . Press CID or DIR to highlight Intercom , then press SELECT . The call is automatically put on hold. If you have a two-hand[...]

55 Multiple handset Call tr ansfer using int er com From this intercom call, you have the following options: You ca n t ran sfe r t he cal l. Pre ss OPT ION an d t hen pr ess SE LEC T t o s ele ct Tra nsf er on the ca lli ng han dse t. Y our sc re en sh ows Cal l tr ansf err ed . The oth er han dse t a uto mat ica lly co nne cts to th e o uts ide c[...]

56 Multiple handset Push-t o-talk (P TT) Y ou can directly broadcast messages fr om one handset to the speakerphone of one or a gr oup of other handsets. Press PUSH T O T ALK to begin a 2-way communication. Only one handset can talk at a time. T o do so, press and hold PUSH T O T ALK on the handset. Y ou must release PUSH T O T ALK , so the other p[...]

57 Multiple handset Push-t o-talk (P TT) PTT to a singl e handset Y ou have 2 ways to begin a PTT call: If you have two handsets, pr ess and hold PUSH TO T ALK when the handset is not in use. -OR- If you have thr ee or more handsets, pr ess PUSH TO T ALK when the handset is not in use. Use the dialing keys t o enter a handset number ( 1 - 9 for han[...]

58 Multiple handset Push-t o-talk (P TT) PTT to a gr oup of handsets When there ar e multiple handsets r egistered to the phone syst em, PTT supports one-to-group calls. P TT supports a maximum of one-to-f our calls when two to five handsets ar e register ed, and a maximum of one-to-three calls when six or more handsets ar e registered. The fir st [...]

59 Multiple handset Push-t o-talk (P TT) Answer a PTT call Y ou can respond to a PTT call whenever the speak erphone light is off, as described below . When your handset rec eives a PTT call, the handset beeps and displays Pr ess and hold [PTT] t o talk . When someone else is speaking, your speakerphone light is on, and you handset displays PTT F r[...]

60 Multiple handset Push-t o-talk (P TT) Change a one-to-one PTT call t o an inter com call Y ou can convert a one-to-one PTT conv ersation to an inter com call. When your handset displays Pr ess and hold [PTT] to t alk , press INTC OM . Y our handset displays Switch t o Inter com? Pr ess SELECT to c onfirm. If you have a two-handset syst em, your [...]

61 Multiple handset Push-t o-talk (P TT) Answer an incoming call during P TT When you receive an incoming outside call during PTT, there is a call waiting tone. The caller ID is displayed with PTT screen, alternately. During a one-to-one PTT call, press HOME/ FLASH , CELL 1 or CELL 2 on the originating or destination handset. The PTT call ends auto[...]

62 Directory About the dir ect ory The home direct ory stores up t o 200 entries with up to 30 digits for each phone number and 15 characters f or each name. Each of the downloaded directories st ores up to 1,500 entries with up to 30 digits for each phone number and 15 characters f or each name. Directory entries ar e stored at the telephone base [...]

63 Cr eat e and r eview entries Cr eate a new entry in the home dir ectory Press MENU in idle mode . Press CID or DIR to highlight Dir ectory , then pr ess SELECT . Press OP T IO N to select Home. Press SELE CT to choose Add cont act . Use the dialing keys t o enter a telephone number (up to 30 digits) when the screen displays ENTER NUMBER . Press [...]

64 Directory Cr eat e and r eview entries NOTE: Wh en e nt er in g a na me i n th e di re c to r y , the f i r s t le t te r of ea ch w or d is a uto m ati c al ly ca pi t al iz ed . D i a l i n g k e y s C h a r a c t e r s b y n u m b e r o f k ey p r e s s e s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 1 . - , ( ) * # & / , 2 A B C a b c 2 3 D E F d e f 3 [...]

65 Directory Cr eat e and r eview entries T o add a predial ed telephone number t o the dir ectory Y ou can save a predialed t elephone number to the dir ectory . Enter the tel ephone number in idle mode (see Step 5 in Cr eate a new entry in the home dir ectory on page 63). Press S A VE to move on to the number (see St ep 3 in Edit a dir ectory ent[...]

66 Directory Cr eat e and r eview entries Review the dir ectory Entries are sorted alphabeticall y. Press DIR in idle mode. Press CID or DIR to highlight a dir ectory, then pr ess REVIEW . Press CID or DIR to br owse. -OR- Press MENU on the handset in idle mode t o enter the main menu . Press CID or DIR to highlight Dir ectory , then pr ess SELECT [...]

67 Directory Cr eat e and r eview entries Sear ch by name Y ou can use the enhanced 3-character sear ch to find your contacts quickl y and efficiently . Press DIR in idle mode. Press CID or DIR to highlight the desir ed directory , then press REVIEW . Press CID or DIR to br owse through the directory . When an entry appears, use the dialing key s t[...]

68 Directory Dir ect ory Edit a dir ectory entry Y ou can edit any directory entry . However , be aware that if you downl oad a directory fr om a cell phone again, the directory is er ased and replaced with the current cell phone dir ectory. If y ou have edited the downloaded entries on the TL92273/TL92373/TL92473 , those changes are lost. T o avoi[...]

69 Directory Dir ect ory Edit the type of a dir ectory entry If you onl y want to edit the type of a dir ectory entry: Search for the desir ed entry in the directory (see R eview the dir ectory or Sear ch by name on page 66 or page 67). When the desired entry appears, pr ess LABEL . Enter the corresponding shortcut k eys shown in the below table. T[...]

70 About caller ID This product supports caller ID servic es provided by most telephone service providers. Call er ID allows you to see the name, number , date and time of calls. The available caller ID inf ormation will appear after the first or second ring. Caller ID from the home line allows y ou to see the name, number , date and time of the in[...]

71 Caller ID Caller ID oper ation How the caller ID his tory (call er ID log) works The telephone stor es caller ID information about the last 50 incoming calls in the telephone base. Entries ar e stored in r everse chronological or der . The phone deletes the oldest entry when the log is full t o make room for new calls. This information is common[...]

72 Caller ID Caller ID oper ation Review the call er ID log Review the caller ID hist ory to find out who called, to easil y return a call, or to copy the caller’s name and number int o your direct ory . Caller ID l og empty appears if there ar e no records in the caller ID l og. When a handset is in idle mode, press CID t o review the caller ID [...]

73 Caller ID Caller ID oper ation View dialing options Although the caller ID log entries ma y contain 10 digits (the area c ode plus the 7-digit number), in some areas, you ma y need to dial only the 7 digits, or 1 plus the seven digits, or 1 plus the area code plus the sev en digits. Y ou can change the number of digits that you dial fr om the ca[...]

74 Caller ID Caller ID oper ation Save a caller ID l og entry to the dir ectory Caller ID log entries can only be sav ed to the Home direct ory. Select a desired entry in the call er ID log (see Review the call er ID log on page 72). When the desired entry appears, pr ess # (pound key) repeatedl y to show different dialing options if nec essary . W[...]

75 Caller ID Caller ID oper ation T o delete a singl e entry Select a desired entry in the call er ID log (see Review the call er ID log on page 72). When the desired entry is display ed, press MUTE /DELETE . The handset shows the previous caller ID log entry . Y ou hear a confirmation tone. T o delete all entries Press MENU on the handset in idle [...]

76 Caller ID Caller ID oper ation Reasons f or missing caller ID informa tion There ar e occasions when other information or no inf ormation shows for various reasons: On-scr een message Reason PRIVATE NAME The caller pr efers not to show the name. PRIVATE NUMBER The caller prefers not t o show the phone number. PRIVATE CALLER The caller prefers no[...]

77 Answering syst em settings Use the answering system menu of a system handset to set up the announcement message, turn the answering system or message alert tone on or off, activate call screening, or change the number of rings, remote access code or message recording time. If you turn off the answering system and you change any setting in the an[...]

78 Answering system Answering syst em settings T o rec ord a new outgoing announc ement: Press MENU in idle mode. Press CID or DIR to scr oll to Answering sys , then press SELECT . Press SELE CT again to selec t Announcement . Pre ss SELE CT to sele ct R ecor d annc . T he sy stem ann oun ce s, “R ec or d a fter th e t one. Pres s ST OP w hen yo [...]

79 Answering system Answering syst em settings Answer on/off If you turn the answering system on, it answer s calls and recor ds messages only on the home line. If your pair ed cell phone has voicemail, caller s can leave messages with that voicemail service. If your answering system is turned off and y ou change any of its settings, the answering [...]

80 Answering system Answering syst em settings Call scr eening The call screening feat ure lets y ou listen at the telephone base t o a caller leaving a message. While monit oring an incoming message, you can answer the call by pressing HOME/ FLASH or /SPEAKER on the handset . T o turn call scr eening on or off: Press MENU in idle mode. Press CID o[...]

81 Answering system Answering syst em settings Number of rings Y ou can set the answering system to answer an incoming call a fter two, three, four , five, or six rings. Y ou can also select toll saver , which is explained below. By default, the answering s ystem answers an incoming call a fter four rings. T o set the number of rings: Press MENU in[...]

82 Answering system Answering syst em settings Remot e access c ode T o access your answering system r emotely from any touch-t one phone, you need to enter a two-digit number (00-99). By def ault, the remote access c ode is 19. T o change the remot e access c ode: Press MENU in idle mode. Press CID or DIR to highlight Answering s ys , then press S[...]

83 Answering system Answering syst em settings Message alert tone When the message alert tone is set to On , and ther e is at least one new message, the telephone base beeps every 10 sec onds. The tone stops when all new messages have been r eviewed. By default, the message alert t one setting is Off . T o change the setting: Press MENU in idle mod[...]

84 Answering system Answering syst em settings Message r ecor ding time Y ou can set the recording time limit f or each incoming message. The default setting is 3 minutes. T o change the setting: Press MENU in idle mode. Press CID or DIR to highlight Answering s ys , then press SELECT . Press CID or DIR to highlight Ans s ys setup , then press SELE[...]

85 Answering system About the answering syst em Answering sys tem and voic email Y our telephone has separate indicat ors for two differ ent types of voice messages: those recor ded on its built-in answering system and those rec orded in your service pr ovider’s voicemail (fees ma y apply). Y our telephone’s built-in answering system messages a[...]

86 Answering system About the answering syst em Message capacity The answering system can r ecord and store up t o 99 messages. Each message can be up to 3 minutes in length depending on the message l ength set. The total st orage capacity for the announcement, messages and memos is appro ximately 14 minut es. The actual recor ding time depends on [...]

87 Answering system About the answering syst em Call inter cept When a caller is leaving a message on your answering sy stem, you can stop r ecording and talk t o the caller by pressing HOME/ FLASH or /SPEAKER on the handset. T emporaril y turning off the message alert tone Pressing any t elephone base key (e xcept /HANDSET L OCA T OR and X/DELE TE[...]

88 Answering system Message playback On the telephone base, if you ha ve new messages, the telephone plays onl y the new messages in chronological or der. If ther e are no new messages, the telephone plays back all messages in chr onological order . On the handset, if you have both new and old messages, you can pla y either new or old messages. The[...]

89 Answering system Message playback When messages ar e playing on a cor dless handset: Press /SPEAKER t o play the messages through the handset earpiece. Press /SPEAKER again t o return to pla ying messages through the speakerphone. Press CID / VOLUM E / DIR to adjust the speak erphone volume. Press SKIP to skip t o the next message. Press REPEA T[...]

90 Answering system Message playback Delet e all old messages Using the tel ephone base: Press X/DELETE when the phone is not in use. The tel ephone announces, “T o delete all old messages, press DELETE again. ” Press X/DELETE again. All previously r eviewed messages are erased and the telephone announc es, “ All old messages deleted. ” Usi[...]

91 Answering system R ecor ding and playing memos Memos are messages you r ecord as reminders f or yourself or others using the same answering system. Y ou can recor d your own memos using a system handset or the telephone base. Play and del ete them the same way as incoming messages. Rec ord a memo Using a cor dless handset: Press MENU in idle mod[...]

92 Answering system Base message count er displays Message window displays 0 No messages. 0 (flashing) The time and date need to be set. 0-6 The telephone base ringer lev el while adjusting. 1-8 The telephone base speak er volume level while adjusting. 1-99 T otal number of old messages and memos recor ded. The message number currently pla ying. 0-[...]

93 Answering system R emote ac cess Y ou can reach your answering system r emotely by dialing your home telephone number from any t ouch-tone telephone. T o remot ely acc ess the answering syst em Dial your telephone number fr om any touch-tone telephone. When the system play s your announcement, enter the two-digit r emote access code ( 19 is the [...]

94 Answering system R emote ac cess Print out and carry the remote ac cess wallet card at the back of this user’s manual for quick re ferenc e. NOTES: If you do not press any k eys after you ent er the remote acc ess code, all new messages play . If there are no new messages, all ol d messages play . Once the new messages have played, the t eleph[...]

95 Adding and r egist ering handsets/headsets Y our telephone can support up to 12 DECT 6.0 cor dless handsets (A T&T model TL90073, sold separatel y) or up to 10 cor dless handsets and 2 cor dless headsets (sold separat ely). Visit www .tel ephones.att.c om/headsets for a list of compatible DECT 6.0 c ordless headsets. Each new handset or head[...]

96 Appendix Der egist er handsets Y ou may need to deregist er your handsets if: Y ou have 12 register ed handsets and need to replace a handset. -OR- Y ou wish to change the designated handset number of your regist ered handsets. Y ou must first deregister ALL handsets, and then r egister each handset you wish to use again, one at a time. Please r[...]

97 Appendix Handset scr een icons HO M E l in e - On s te ad il y wh en t he h om e li ne i s in u s e or t he re i s an i nco mi n g ho me ca ll . 1 2 CE L L l in e - O n s tea di ly wh e n a cel l li n e is i n us e or th e re i s an i nco mi ng c el l c al l . 1 2 Bl ue to ot h co nn ec ted dev i ces - Th e re ar e B lue to oth c on ne c te d de[...]

98 Appendix Alert t ones Handset alert t ones One short beep T one of each key press, if key t one is turned on. One long beep Indication to begin rec ording a message, memo or announcement. Two short beeps Y ou are pressing CID or DIR when the volume is already at its highest or lowest setting. -OR- Y ou have reached the end of the caller ID histo[...]

99 Appendix Handset indicator light s CHARGE light On when the handset is charging in the telephone base or charger . Lighted keypad On when the handset is lifted from the telephone base or charger . On when a key is pr essed. /SPEAKER light On when the speakerphone is in use. • • T elephone base indicat or lights IN USE light On when the hands[...]

100 Appendix Scr een messages Display scr een messages Number already saved The telephone number you have ent ered is already stored in the directory . Bluetooth system busy Y ou are trying to make a cell call or ac cess the Bluetooth menu when the Bluetooth link is already being used. Caller ID log empty There are no entries in the call er ID hist[...]

101 Appendix Home line in use A system handset or another telephone on the same home line is in use. Incoming call There is a call coming in. Intercom The handset is on an interc om call. Intercom ended The interc om call has just ended. Low battery The battery needs to be char ged. Muted The handset microphone is off . The other party cannot hear [...]

102 Appendix No home line There is no telephone line c onnected. No Incoming PTT The incoming PTT function is turned off. The handset will not receive PTT calls. No message There is no message rec orded on the answering system. No signal, call ended The phone lost connection with the telephone base or does not have a strong enough signal and the ph[...]

103 Appendix Scr een messages Ringer muted The ringer is off temporarily whil e the device is ringing. Ringer off The ringer is turned off. Ringer muted The ringer is off temporarily whil e the device is ringing. Saved An entry has been successfully sav ed in the directory . To register, see user manual Screen display bef ore handset registr ation.[...]

104 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.att.c om , or call 1 (800) 222-3111 . In Canada, dial 1 (866) 288-4268 . I cannot pair my cell phone t o the telephone base. Mak[...]

105 Appendix T r oubleshooting I cannot connect my c ell phone with the telephone base. Make sur e that the Bluetooth function of your cell phone is turned on. See the user’s manual of your cell phone for mor e information. Make sur e that your Bluetooth cell phone is not connected to any other Bluetooth device. T urn off your cell phone, then tu[...]

106 Appendix Troubleshooting My cell phone disc onnects with the telephone base. T urn off your cell phone, then turn it on again. Make sur e that you are not using your cell phone when on a cell call. My cell phone is c onnected to the tel ephone base, but I cannot make a c ell call. Make sur e that your cell phone is not in use when you are tryin[...]

107 Appendix Troubleshooting I cannot download c ontacts fr om my cell phone t o my TL92273/TL92373/ TL92473. Make sur e that your cell phone is paired and connected t o the base. Make sur e you place your cell phone next to the base whil e downloading. If y ou r ce ll p ho ne d oe s no t s up po rt t he d ow nl oa d, y o u ca n se nd t he d ir ec [...]

108 Appendix Troubleshooting The ph one do esn ’t play my i Phone ri ngt one whe n t her e i s a n i nc oming ca ll. Make sur e the operating system of your iPhone is iOS 4.1 or later . Make sur e you have turned on the Cell ringer feature (page 27). The iPh one ri ngt one play ed i s u ncl ear or to o lo ud wi th noi se. The quality of ringtone [...]

109 Appendix T r oubleshooting I cannot dial out. Try all the suggestions in I cannot get a dial t one on page 108 . Make sur e you have a dial tone befor e dialing. The handset may tak e a second or two to find the t elephone base and produce a dial t one. This is normal. Wait an e xtra second before dialing. Eliminate any back ground noise. Noise[...]

110 Appendix T r oubleshooting The handset r egistration is unsucc essful. Follow the st eps below to r egister the handset again. Make sur e the handset is out of the telephone base or char ger and shows T o regis ter , see user manual befor e you begin registr ation. Place the handset you wish to r egister on the telephone base cradle. The handse[...]

111 Appendix T r oubleshooting The batt eries do not hold a charge. If the handset is in the charger and the char ge light does not turn on, ref er to The char ge light is off (page 115) in this T r oubleshooting guide. Charge the bat tery in the handset for at least 11 hours. F or optimum daily performance, r eturn the handset to the telephone bas[...]

112 Appendix T r oubleshooting I experienc e poor sound quality when using the speakerphone. For incr eased sound quality while using the speakerphone, plac e the handset on a flat surface with the dial pad f acing up. When using a speakerphone, contr olling background noise in your environment is essential. While y ou are listening t o your party [...]

113 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. Refer t o Ringer volume on page 28 in this user’s manual. Make sur e the telephone line cord is plugged secur ely into the tel ephone base and the telephone jack. Mak e sure the power cord is secur ely plugged in[...]

114 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 to your cordl ess telephone. T ry installing your telephone as far away as possibl e from these types of electr onic devices. Do not install this phone near a micr[...]

115 Appendix T r oubleshooting The char ge light is off . Make sur e the power and line cords are plugged in corr ectly and securely . Unplug the electrical power . Wait for 15 seconds, then plug it back in. Allow up to one minute f or the handset and telephone base to r eset. Clean the handset and telephone base char ging contacts each month using[...]

116 Appendix T r oubleshooting I cannot r etrieve voicemail messages. Y our telephone has both a built-in answering system and v oicemail indication. They are independent f eatures and each alerts y ou to new messages differentl y (page 85). If you subscribe to voic email service from your telephone servic e provider (char ges may apply), contact y[...]

117 Appendix T r oubleshooting The answering sys tem does not answer aft er the corr ect number of rings. Make sur e the answering system is on. When the answering system is on, ANS ON should show on the handset and the ANS ON/OFF light is lit on the telephone base. If toll saver is select ed (page 81), the number of rings changes to two when there[...]

118 Appendix T r oubleshooting The answering sys tem does not r ecor d messages. Make sur e the answering system is on. Make sur e the memory of the answering system is not full. When the answering machine memory is full, it does not recor d new messages until some old messages are delet ed. If you subscribe to voic email service, change the number[...]

119 Appendix T r oubleshooting Common cur e for el ectr onic equipment: If the telephone is not r esponding normally , try resetting the telephone. Do the following in the or der listed: Disconnect the power to the t elephone base. Disconnect the handset batt ery , and spare batt ery , if applicable. Wait a f ew minutes. Connect power to the teleph[...]

120 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 dama[...]

121 Appendix Important saf ety inf ormation Safety inf ormation Read and understand all instructions in the user’s manual. Observe all markings on the pr oduct. Avoid using a tel ephone during a thunderstorm. There might be a slight chanc e of electric shock from lightning. Do not use a telephone in the vicinity of a gas leak. Under cert ain circ[...]

122 Appendix Important saf ety inf ormation Electrical power: The telephone base of this cor dless telephone must be connected to a working electrical outlet which is not contr olled by a wall switch. Calls cannot be made fr om the handset if the telephone base is unplugged, switched off or if the electrical power is interrupted. Potential TV inter[...]

123 Appendix F CC P art 68 and A CT A This equipment complies with Part 68 of the F CC rules and with technical r equirements adopted by the Administrative Council for T erminal Attachments (A CT A). The label on the back or bottom of this equipment contains, among other things, a product identifier in the f ormat US:AAAEQ##TXXXX. This identifier m[...]

124 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 (FC C) rules. These requirement s are intended t o provide reasonabl e protection against harmful int erference in a residential installation. This equipment gener[...]

125 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 our website at www .tel ephones.at t.com or call 1 (800) 222-3111 . In Canada, dial 1 (866) 288-4268 . What does this limited warr anty cover? The manufacturer of this [...]

126 Appendix How do you get warr anty service? T o obtain warranty service in the United States of America, visit www .tel ephones.at t.com or call 1 (800) 222-3111 . In Canada, please dial 1 (866) 288-4268 . NOTE: Befor e calling for service, please review the user’s manual. A check of the PRODUCT’s controls and feat ures might save you a serv[...]

127 Appendix T echnical specifications RF frequency band 1921.536MHz — 1928.448MHz Channels 5 Operating temperat ure 32°F — 122°F 0°C — 50°C T elephone base voltage (AC voltage, 60Hz) 96 — 129 Vrms T elephone base voltage (AC adapter output) 6VDC @400mA Handset battery 2.4 VDC, AAA x 2, Ni-MH Charger volt age (AC adapter output) 6VA C @[...]

128 A Add a Bluetooth headset 18-19 Add a cell phone 16-17 Add a handset 95 Alerts manager 14 Alert tones 98 Announcement 77 Answer a cell call 42 Answer a cell call while on a home call 43 Answer a home call 40 Answering system and voic email 85 Answering system set tings 77-84 Answer on/off 79 B Battery char ging 7, 8 Battery inst allation 7, 8 B[...]

129 Index L Last number redial 46 L CD language 29 Lights 99 Limited warranty 125-126 Listening volume 49 M Maintenance 120 Make a cell call 42 Make a home call 40 Memory match 71 Memos 91 Message alert tone 82 Message capacity 86 Message playback 88–90 Message window displays 92 Missed calls 71 Mute 49 N Number of rings 81 O Operating range 127 [...]

130 Index U Use a Bluetooth headset 40 Using the home and cell lines together 45 V View the direct ory download information 26 Voic email 44, 85 Volume 28, 49, 88–89 W Wall mounting 9–11 Warr anty 125-126 Websit e 37 Inde x[...]

R emote ac cess wallet car d The wallet car d below lists the commands needed t o contr ol your answering syst em from any t ouch-tone tel ephone. Fold her e. Cut along dotted line. Action R emote c ommand Play all messages ..................... 1 Play new messages .................. 2 Delete the message ................. 3 (during message playback[...]

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