AT&T E5903B manual

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Congr atulations on purchasing your new A T&T product. Befor e using this A T&T product, please read the Import ant safety instructions on pages 50 to 53 of this manual Please thoroughl y read the user’s manual for all the featur e operation and troubleshooting in formation you need to install and oper ate your new A T&T product. For [...]

T able of c ont ents S T O P ! Se e pag e 4 for easy instructions. Y ou m us t ch ar ge th e ba tt er y an d r egis te r the han dset be for e use. For customer servic e or product information, pl ease visit our website at www .telephones.att.c om or call 1 (800) 222-3111. In Canada dial 1 (866) 288-4268. Quick ref erence guide ....................[...]

1 Getting st arted REDIAL/P AUSE Pr ess to v iew red ial m em- ory (see pag e 10) . While entering numbers, press and hold to insert a dial- ing pause (see page 27). 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 ef er ence guide TONE DELET[...]

2 Getting st arted F eatur e menu Featur e menu DIRECTOR Y ..................................................................26 CALL L OG .....................................................................33 SETTINGS ......................................................................17 SOUNDS ...................................................[...]

3 Getting st arted P arts checklist Save your sales receipt and original packaging in case you need to ship your telephone for warranty service. Check to mak e sure the te lephone packag e inclu des the follow ing: Battery compartment cover Charger for cor dless handset TONE DELETE PAUSE MUTE REDIAL Cordless handset Belt clip for cor dless handset [...]

4 Getting st arted Bat t ery installation & char ging A f t e r b a t t e r y i n s t a l l a t i o n , t h e b a t t e r y m a y h a v e e n o u g h c h a r g e t o a l l o w f o r s o m e c a l l s . F o r b e s t p e r f o r m a n c e , p l a c e t h e h a n d s e t i n t h e c h a r g e r o r t e l e p h o n e b a s e a n d a l l o w i t t [...]

5 Getting st arted Belt clip & optional headset Install belt clip as shown below if desir ed. Snap belt clip into notches on both sides of handset. T o release belt clip, pull and unlock one flap from the notch first befor e detach- ing the whole belt clip from handset. For hands- free tel ephone conv ersati ons, y ou can use any indust ry stan[...]

6 Getting st arted Adding and r egistering handset s Befor e using a new E598-2 handset, you must register it with your E5901/E5902B/E5903B/E5911/E5912B/E5913B/E5914B/ E5 921 /E59 22 B/ E59 23 B/ E59 24 B/ E60 01 /E 600 2B /E 601 2B /E 601 3B / E3813B or E6014B telephone base (purchased separatel y). The E5901/E59 02B/E5903B/ E5911/E5912B /E5913B/E[...]

7 Getting st arted NOT REGISTERED PRESS HNDST LOC 4 SEC ON BASE Adding and r egistering handset s Be fo re us in g a n ew E5 98 -2 ha nd se t, yo u mu st reg is te r it wi th t he t el eph on e bas e. Ea ch ha nd set mus t be r eg is te r ed se pe r- at ely . T o r egister a handset t o your tel ephone base Wh en fi rs t pu r ch as ed , th e ex pa [...]

8 Getting st arted R eplacing a handset Y ou may need to de-register y our handsets if: Y ou have the maximum number of register ed handsets (four) and you need to r eplace a handset. - OR - Y ou wish to change the designated handset number of your reg- ister ed handsets. Y ou must first de-register ALL the handsets, and then r e-register ALL the h[...]

9 T elephone oper ation Basic oper ation Making and answering calls To answer an incoming call, press PHONE /FLASH or SPEAKER , or any dial pad key (0-9, * or #). To make a call, press PHONE /FLASH or SPEAKER , then dial a number. Press OFF /CLEAR to hang up. On-hook dialing To predial (preview numbers before dialing), enter numbers first, then pre[...]

10 T elephone oper ation Basic oper ation L as t nu mb er r ed ia l Be fo r e pr es si ng PH ON E /F LAS H , pr es s RE DIA L / P A US E t o di spl a y th e m os t r ec ent l y ca lle d n umb er s ( up to 3 2 di git s). Pr es s , o r RED IAL /P AUS E r epe at ed l y t o vi ew up t o fi v e r ec ent ly cal led nu mbe r s. T he ha nds et wi ll be ep [...]

11 T elephone oper ation Options while on calls V olume contr ol Press VOL UME keys on the side of the handset to adjust listening volume. Each button pr ess increases or decr eases the volume by one level. When you change the volume level, the new setting is saved. NOTES: 1. All volu me s ett ings, (no rmal hand set, spea ke r- phon e, a nd h eads[...]

12 T elephone oper ation Options while on calls Mute Pr ess MUT E t o sil enc e t he m icr ophon e. Y ou w ill be abl e t o h ear the cal ler , but yo ur c all er w ill no t be ab le to hea r y ou unt il you pr ess MUT E a gain an d r esume spe akin g. T empor ary ring silencing Press OFF /CLEAR or MUTE /DELETE while the phone is ringing to silence[...]

13 T elephone oper ation Options while on calls Las t number redial ac cessing While on a call, you can press REDIAL /P AUSE to r eview the most recent- ly called number . T o return to your call, press REDIAL /P AUSE . T o call the most recentl y called number displayed, wait for two seconds. The number will be dailed out automatically . NOTE: Whi[...]

14 T elephone oper ation TONE DELETE PAUSE MUTE REDIAL TONE DELETE PAUSE MUTE REDIAL INTERCOM TO: INTERCOM Int er com Use th e i nte rc om f eatu re f or con ver sat ion s bet wee n ha ndse ts. 1. Pre ss I NT . The sc re en o f t he o rig inat ing han dse t wi ll s how INT ER C OM T O . 2. Ente r t he h and set num ber of the des - tin atio n h and[...]

15 T elephone oper ation Int er com Han dli ng i nc omi ng c alls Th e t e le ph on e w il l be ep i f y ou r ec ei ve a n ou ts id e ca ll d ur in g an in te rc om co nv er sa - t io n. Y ou c an e it he r: • Pre ss PH ONE / FLAS H t o en d t he i nt er- co m ca ll and ans wer the inc oming cal l. - OR - • Pre ss I NT or OFF /C LEAR to dis con[...]

16 T elephone oper ation TRANSFER TO NOTES 1. Before the int ercom call is answered, you can cancel the transfer and return to the e xternal call by pressing OFF/ CLEAR , PHONE/ FLASH , or INT . 2. If the destination hand- set does not answer the interc om call within 100 seconds, or if the other handset is in the direc- tory or call log mode, or o[...]

17 T elephone oper ation Set tings In the SETTINGS menu, you can change the language, dial type, and clock setting. Y ou can also clear the voice mail indica- tion. 1. Press MENU/ SELECT in idle mode to enter the featur e menu. 2. Press t o h ig hl ig ht S ET TI NG S , t h en p r es s ME NU / SE LE CT t o en te r th e SE TT IN GS me nu . 3. Pr es s[...]

18 T elephone oper ation Set tings Dial type In this menu, you can choose TONE or PULSE (rotary service) dialing. The fac- tory defaul t setting is TONE . Change this to PULSE only if you do not have touch- tone dialing service. 1. I n t h e SETTINGS menu, press o r to highlight DIAL TYPE , then press MENU /SELECT . 2. P r e ss o r to highlight TO [...]

19 T elephone oper ation 06: 00 AM 06:45 AM 12:00AM Set tings 3. Pr es s or to highlight CL OCK SETTING , then press MENU /SELE CT . 4. Use the dial pad keys (0-9) to enter two digits for the hour (01-12). Y ou can also press or to set the hour. 5. Press MENU /SELECT . 6. Use the dial pad keys (0-9) to enter two digits for the minute (00-59). Y ou [...]

20 T elephone oper ation Set tings T o manually turn off the NEW VOICE MAIL m e s s a g e , t h e i c o n a n d VOICEMAIL light: 1. P re s s MENU/ SELECT i n i dl e m od e t o enter the featur e menu. 2. Press Press t o hi ghl ig ht SET TI NG S , t hen pr es s ME NU /S EL EC T t o en te r th e SE TTI NG S me nu . 3. Press or to highlight CLR VOICE [...]

21 T elephone oper ation Sounds In the SOUNDS menu, you can choose one of ten ringer melodies, and turn the key t one on or off. NOTE: Press OFF/CLEAR t o cancel an opera- tion, back up to the previous menu, or e xit the menu display . Press and hold OFF/CLEAR to return t o the idle mode. Ringer melody T o choose a ringer melody: 1. Press MENU/ SEL[...]

22 T elephone oper ation Sounds K ey tone The handset is preset to beep with each key press. If you turn off the KEY TONE , there will be no beeps when keys are pressed. T o turn the KEY TONE on or off: 1. Press MENU/ SELECT in idle mode to enter the featur e menu. 2. Use the , , an d/ or k ey s t o hi gh- li ght S OUN DS , th en pr es s ME NU /S E[...]

23 T elephone oper ation Display In the DISPLA Y menu, you can select an image to be displayed as wallpaper . Y ou can also adjust the contrast t o one of five levels to suit diff erent lighting conditions. NOTE: Press OFF/CLEAR t o cancel an opera- tion, back up to the previous menu, or e xit the menu display . Press and hold OFF/CLEAR to return t[...]

24 T elephone oper ation Display Contras t T o adjust the screen contrast on the handset: 1. Press MENU/ SELECT in idle mode to enter the featur e menu. 2. Use the , , an d/ or k ey s t o hi gh- li ght D ISP LA Y , t hen pr es s ME NU /S EL E CT t o en te r th e DIS PLA Y me nu . 3. Pr ess t o hig hl igh t C ON TR AS T , th en pr es s ME NU /S EL E[...]

25 T elephone oper ation Ringer volume I n t hi s m en u, yo u ca n s et t he ri ng er vo lu me l ev el (1 -6 ), or tu rn th e ri ng er of f ( 0) . Wh e n t he ri ng er is tu rn ed of f , th e wi ll ap pe ar on t h e ha nd se t sc r ee n. NOTE: Press OFF/CLEAR t o cancel an opera- tion, back up to the previous menu, or e xit the menu display . Pres[...]

26 Dir ectory Dir ectory Shar ed dir ectory The directory is st ored in the tel ephone base, and is shared by all handset s. Changes made to the dir ectory at any one handset will be refl ected in all. NOTE: When one handset is offhook and another handset is in idle mode, both hand sets can view caller ID log and direct ory at the same time. Memory[...]

27 Dir ectory New dir ectory entries T o cr eate and stor e a new directory entry 1. P r es s MENU/ SELECT i n i d le m o d e t o enter the featur e menu. 2. Press MENU /SELECT again to ent er the DIRECT ORY menu. 3. Press to highlight S T ORE . 4. Press MENU/ SELECT . 5 . Enter the telephone number when prompt ed. • Use the dial pad to enter up [...]

28 Dir ectory Dial Ke y Characters by number of k ey presses 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 0 # # , . - & ‘ ? ! / ( ) @ 1 1 A B C 2 a b c 3 d e f 4 g h i 5 j k l 6 m n o S 7 p q 8 t u v Z 9 w x r y s z D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R T U V W space X Y 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 New dir ectory entries 6. P r e s s MENU/ SELE CT t o s a v e t h e number . The display [...]

29 Dir ectory Dir ectory sear ch T o br owse through the dir ectory 1. Press DIR in idle mode to display the first listing in the directory . DIRE CT ORY EMPT Y will be displayed if there are no direct ory entries. 2. Pres s or to brow se throu gh the directory . Entries will be displayed alphabetically by the first letter in the name. NOTES: 1. Pr[...]

30 Dir ectory Dir ectory sear ch 3. To see other names that start with the letter s on the dial pad key , keep press- ing the key . The names will be shown in alphabetical order . For example, if you have name entries Jennifer , Jessie , K evin and Linda in your directory: • If you press 5 (JKL) once, you will see Jennifer . • If you press 5 (J[...]

31 Dir ectory T o dial, delet e or change entries T o d ia l, d el et e or c h an ge a d ir ec to ry e nt ry (n am e a nd n um be r) , th e e nt ry m us t be d is - p la ye d on t he h an ds et . U se d ir ec to ry s ea r c h (p ag e s 29 -3 0) t o di sp la y an e nt ry . T o di a l a di sp la ye d n um be r When a directory entry is displa yed, pr[...]

32 Dir ectory T o dial, delet e or change entries T o ch a ng e an e nt ry Wh en a di r ec to ry e nt r y is d is pl ay ed : 1. Pr es s MEN U/ S EL E CT t o mo di fy th e en tr y . Y o u wi ll b e pr om p t ed t o E DI T N UM BE R . • Pr es s th e di al p a d ke ys t o ad d di gi ts . • Pr es s MUT E/ D EL ET E t o er as e di gi ts . • Pr es [...]

33 Caller ID operation Caller ID Informa tion about caller ID with call waiting This product has a caller ID with call waiting featur e that works with service from your local telephone service provider . Caller ID with call waiting lets you see who is call ing befor e answering the phone , even when you’r e on anot her call. Y ou may nee d t o c[...]

34 Caller ID operation Caller ID Shar ed caller ID log The caller ID log is stor ed in the tele- phone base, and is shared by all hand- sets. Changes made at any one handset will be reflect ed in all. NOTE: When one handset is offhook and another handset is in idle mode, both hand sets can view caller ID log and direct ory at the same time. How cal[...]

Caller ID operation 35 Caller ID operation Caller ID Memory match Names of callers will be displayed onl y if the information is pr ovided by your local telephone company . If the incoming telephone number exactly mat ches a telephone number in your direct ory, the name that appear s on the screen will match the c orresponding name as you enter ed [...]

36 Caller ID operation Caller ID Missed calls When a handset is in idle mode and has calls that have not been reviewed, its screen will show XX MIS SED CALLS . A n y e n t r i e s w h i c h h a v e n o t b e e n reviewed will be counted as MISSED CALLS when the phone is idle. Each time a call log entry marked NEW is reviewed, the number of missed c[...]

Caller ID operation 37 Caller ID operation T o r eview the call log T o r eview the call log Press CID to r eview the call log. The call log displays the caller ID entries in rever se chronological or der . The most recent call is displa yed first. Use or to scroll thr ough the list as shown at left. T o r eturn a call Pr e ss P HO NE /F LA SH or S[...]

38 Caller ID operation T o r eview the call log Other options • P r es s MU TE / DE LE T E to de le t e th e d is - pl ay ed en tr y fr om t he ca ll l og . • Pre ss a nd hol d MU TE/ DE LET E t o d ele te all ent rie s fr om t he c all lo g. W hen ask ed t o c onf irm , pr ess MENU/ SELE CT to cl ear the cal l l og of a ll entr ies , or pr ess[...]

Caller ID operation Appendix 39 Scr een icons, indicat or lights & tones Scr een icons & al ert tones Scr een icons The handset is in use. The handset speakerphone is in use. The handset headset phone is in use. Microphone is muted. There are new v oice mail messages. Ringer off. Battery char ging (animated display). Low batt ery (flashing)[...]

40 Appendix Handset display scr een messages TONE DELETE PAUSE MUTE REDIAL Scr een display messages PHONE The handset is in use. ENDED Y ou have just ended a call. CALL LOG EMPTY Y ou are accessing an empty call log. DIRECTORY EMPTY Y ou are accessing an empty directory . LIST FULL Trying t o save to a full direc- tory . MUTED The call is on mute. [...]

Appendix 41 Handset display scr een messages TONE DELETE PAUSE MUTE REDIAL Scr een display messages WA RNI NG CH ECK BA TTE RY ! Th e b at te ry is n ot ins t al le d o r no t i ns tal le d pr ope rl y in t he ha nds et . - OR- Th e b at te ry ne ed s t o b e r ep la ced . - OR- An in c or r ec t bat te ry h as be en in sta lle d b y m ist ak e. Us[...]

42 Appendix My phone doesn’t work at all • Make sur e the power cord is secur ely plugged in. • Make sur e that the battery pack connector is securel y plugged into the cor dless handset. • Mak e sure the telephone line cor d is securely and firmly plugged into the tel ephone base and the tel- ephone wall jack. • Charge the bat tery pack [...]

Appendix 43 T r oubleshooting I cannot dial out • First try all the suggestions above. • Mak e sure you have a dial tone be fore dialing. The cordless handset ma y take a second or two to find the telephone base and produc e a dial tone. This is normal. Wait an e xtra second befor e dialing. • Mak e sure your phone is set to the corr ect dial[...]

44 Appendix CONNE CTING... displays on my cordless handset • Ensure that the telephone base is power ed up. • Place the cordl ess handset in telephone base for one minute to allow the c ordless handset and telephone base to resynchr onize channels. • Move the cor dless handset closer to the base. Y ou might have moved out of range. • If the[...]

Appendix 45 T r oubleshooting I get noise, static, or weak signal even when I’m near the tel- ephone base • Other c or dle ss ph one s a nd 802 .11 wi re le ss ro ut ers tha t ar e u sed fo r h ome c omp ut er net wor ks bot h u se int erna l r adios t o c ommun ica te . T he ra dio s m ay in te r- fe re wi th one an oth er . Y ou can im pr ov [...]

46 Appendix • If y ou sub scr ibe t o D SL ser vi ce and if y ou hea r n ois e dur in g c onv er sat ion s a nd/ or yo ur cal ler ID f eat ur es ar e not f unc tio nin g p ro per ly , in st all a DSL fi lt er t o t he te l- eph one l ine be twe en the t ele pho ne bas e and th e t el- eph one l ine ja ck. Co nta ct yo ur DSL p ro vid er to ob ta [...]

Appendix 47 T r oubleshooting • T est a working phone at the phone jack. If another phone has the same problem, the pr oblem is the phone jack. Contact your local tel ephone company (charges may apply). • Other electr onic products can cause interfer ence with your cordl ess phone. Try installing your phone as far away as possible fr om electro[...]

48 Appendix • Relocate y our telephone base to a higher loca- tion. The phone will have better r eception when not installed in a low ar ea. • If the other phones in your home are having the same problem, the pr oblem is in your wiring or local service. Contact your local t elephone company (charges may apply). My caller ID isn’t working • [...]

Appendix 49 The charge light is off • Clean the cordl ess handset and telephone base charging contact s each month using a pencil eraser or cloth. • Make sure the power and line c ords are plugged in correctly and secur ely . • Unplug the unit’s electrical power . Wait for 15 sec- onds, then plug it back in. Allow up to one minute for the c[...]

50 Appendix Important saf ety instructions 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 precau- tions when using this product to r educe the risk of injury, fir e, or electric shock. Safety inf ormation • Read and underst and all instructions in [...]

Appendix 51 Important saf ety instructions • If this product has user-r epl aceabl e batteries, r eplace bat- teries onl y as described in your user’s manual. Do not burn or puncture bat teries — they contain caustic chemicals. • If this product has a thr ee-prong (gr ounding) plug or a polarized plug with one wide pr ong, it may not fit in[...]

52 Appendix Important saf ety instructions • Rechar geable bat teries: This pr oduct contains either nick el- cadmium or nickel-met al hydride rechar geable batteries. Exer cise care in handling batt eries in order not to short the battery with c onducting material such as rings, bracelet s, and keys. The bat tery or conductor ma y overheat and c[...]

Appendix 53 Important saf ety instructions Pr ecautions for users of implanted car diac pacemak ers Cardiac pacemak ers (applies only to 900 MHz digital cor dless telephones): W ireless T echnology Research, LL C (WTR), an inde- Wirel ess T echnology Resear ch, LL C (WTR), an inde- pendent resear ch entity, l ed a multidisciplinary evaluation of th[...]

54 Appendix F C C P art 68 and ACT A This equipment complies with Part 68 of the F CC rules and with technical requir ements adopted by the Administrative Council for T erminal Attachments (ACT A). The label on the back or bottom of this equipment contains, among other things, a pr oduct identifier in the format US: AAAEQ##TXXXX. This identifier mu[...]

Appendix 55 F C C P art 68 and ACT A If this equipment is causing harm to the tel ephone network, the telephone company may temporarily discontinue your telephone service. The telephone company is required to notify you before interrupting service. If advance notice is not practical, you will be notified as soon as possible. Y ou will be given the [...]

56 Appendix F C C P art 15 This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the requir ements for a Class B digital device under P art 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (F CC) rules. These require- ments are int ended to provide r easonable protection against harmful interfer ence in a residential inst allation. This equipment gen[...]

Appendix 57 Limit ed warr anty Limited warranty The A T&T brand is used under license - any repair , replace- ment or warranty service, and all questions about this prod- uct should be directed to: In the United States of America visit visit www.t elephones.att.com or call 1(800) 222-3111. In Canada dial call 1(800) 222-3111. In Canada dial 1 ([...]

58 Appendix Limit ed warr anty 3. How long is the limited warr anty period? The limited warranty period f or the PRODUCT ext ends for ONE (1) YEAR from the dat e of purchase. If the manufactur er repairs or replaces a mat erially defective PR ODUCT under the terms of this limited warranty , this limited warranty also applies to r epaired or replace[...]

Appendix 59 Limit ed warr anty · Charges for inst allation or setup, adjustment of customer contr ols, and installation or repair of s ystems outside the unit. 5. How do you get warranty service? T o obtain warranty service in the United States of America, call 1 (800) 222-3111; in Canada, please dial 1 (866) 288-4268. NOTE: Befor e calling for se[...]

60 Appendix Limit ed warr anty 7. Other limitations This warranty is the complet e and exclusive agreement between you and the man ufact urer o f th is AT&T bran ded PROD UCT. It supersedes all other written or oral communications related to this PRODUCT . The manufacturer provides no other warranties for this PRODUCT . The warranty exclusivel [...]

Appendix 61 T echnical specifications RF frequency band (handset to base) 2400 MHz — 2483.5 MHz RF frequency band (base to handset) 5725 MH z — 5850 MHz Channels 95 Operating t em- peratur e 32°F — 122°F 0°C — 50°C T elephone base vol tage (AC vol tage, 60Hz) 96 — 130 Vrms Handset voltage 3.2 — 4.7 VDC 600mAh Charger vol tage (AC ad[...]

62 Appendix Inde x A AC adapter , 4 Adding new handsets, 6-7 Alert tones, 39 Answering calls, 9 Auto off , 9 B Battery char ging, 4 Battery inst allation, 4 Belt clip, 5 C Call waiting, 11 Call transfer , 16 Caller ID, 33 add entries to phone directory , 38 delete entries, 38 dial entries, 38 D Delete call log entries, 38 Delete r edial entries, 10[...]

Appendix 63 Inde x Q Quick ref erence guide, 1-2 R Receiving calls, 9 Rechar ging, 4 Redial, 10 Replacing a handset, 8 Ring silencing, 12 Ring tone options, 21 Ringer volume, 11, 25 S Search for names, 29 Speakerphone, 9 Switchhook flash, 11 T T echnical specifications, 61 T elephone operating range, 61 T roubleshooting, 42-49 V Volume c ontrols, 1[...]

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