AT&T EL51400 manual

Quick start guide (Canada ver sion) EL51200/EL51250/EL51300/ EL51400 DE CT 6.0 c or dl ess t el ephone with call er ID/call waiting[...]

1 Intr oduction This quick start guide provides y ou with basic installation and use instructions. A limited set of features ar e described in abbreviated form. Please ref er to the complete on-line EL51200/EL51250/EL51300/EL51400 DECT 6.0 cor dless tel ephone with caller ID/call waiting user’s manual for a full set of installation and operation [...]

2 P arts checklist Y our telephone package contains the foll owing items. Save your sales receipt and original packaging in the event warranty servic e is necessary. Power adapter for telephone base Wall mount brack et Charger for cor dless handset with power adapter installed (1 for EL51200 or EL51250) (2 for EL51300) (3 for EL51400) Battery for c[...]

3 Installation Install the telephone base and char ger as shown below. If you subscribe to high-speed Internet service (DSL - digit al subscriber line) through your telephone line, you must install a DSL filt er on the DSL line. If you want to mount your telephone on a wall, use the included wall mount brack et and ref er to W all mount installatio[...]

4 Batt ery installation Install the battery as shown bel ow. IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION: Use only the supplied rechar geable battery or replacement batt ery (model BT166342). To or der, visit our website at www .tel ephones.att.c om , or call 1 (866) 288-4268 . T o replace the battery , press the tab and slide the battery compartment c over downwards.[...]

5 Batt ery charging Once you have inst alled the battery , the screen indicates the battery stat us (see the table below). If necessary, plac e the handset in the telephone base or char ger to charge the battery . For best performance, k eep the handset in the telephone base or charger when not in use. The battery is fully char ged after 16 hours o[...]

6 Handset overview INT Press to initiat e an intercom conversation or trans fer a call. REDIAL/P AUSE Press repeat edly to view the last 20 numbers dialed. While entering numbers, press and hold to insert a dialing pause. PHONE/FLASH Pres s to mak e or answer a call. During a call, press to answer an incoming call when you receive a call waiting al[...]

7 T elephone base overview HANDSET L OCA TOR Press to mak e handsets beep so you can locate them.[...]

8 Menu overview Use the menu to change the telephone set tings. Press MENU/ SELE CT in idle mode (when the handset is not in use) to enter the main menu. Press DIR or CID to scroll until the > is ne xt to the feature you want to select. Press MENU /SELE CT to select or save the indicat ed item. Press OFF/ CLEAR to cancel an operation, back up t [...]

9 T elephone set tings Use Menu structur e on page 8 to find and set features. Many ar e simple yes/no questions. The following are a f ew examples of common featur es to set. Refer to Handset settings in the on-line user’s manual for det ailed instructions on setting all telephone featur es. Ringer volume Y ou can set the handset ringer volume l[...]

10 Making, answering and ending a call Making a call Press PHONE/ FLASH or SPEAKER and then dial a telephone number , or predial by first dialing the number and then pressing PHONE/ FLASH or SPEAKER . When entering the number before pr essing PHONE/ FLASH or SPEAKER , you can: Press and hold REDIAL /P AUSE to insert a thr ee-second dialing pause (a[...]

11 Options while on a call V olume contr ol While on a call, press DIR /VOL UME to increase or press CID /VOL UME to decrease the listening v olume. NOT E : Th e han ds et ea rp iece v olu me se t tin g (1 -5) a nd sp eake rp hon e vol ume s et ti ng (1 - 6) are i nde pe nde nt . Ch ang in g one d oes n ot af fe c t the o the r. Join a call in pr o[...]

12 Handset locat or Use the handset locator to find misplac ed handsets. T o start the paging tone: Press HANDSET L OCA TOR at the telephone base t o start the paging tone on all handsets for 60 sec onds. T o stop the paging tone: Press PHONE/ FLASH , SPEAKER or any dial pad key (0-9, , or #) on a handset, or press HANDSET L OCA TOR on the telephon[...]

13 Inter com T o mak e and answer an inter com call Y ou can intercom between handsets. Press INT on your handset when not in use. If you have two handsets, your scr een shows CALLING HANDSET X . If you have mor e than two handsets, your screen shows INTERC OM TO: Use the dial pad keys t o select the other handset. The other handset rings and its s[...]

14 Dir ectory Dir ectory overview The directory is st ored in the telephone base, and is shared by all handset s. It stores up to 100 entries. Changes made to the dir ectory on any one handset apply to all. Only one handset can review the dir ectory at a time. Storing names and numbers Y ou can add new entries to the directory whenever a t elephone[...]

15 T o dial a dir ectory number When you see the desired dir ectory number, pr ess PHONE/ FLASH or SPEAKER . T o edit a dir ectory entry When the desired dir ectory number is on the screen, press MENU /SELECT . Edit the telephone number (page 14). Pr ess MENU /SELECT . Edit the name (page 14). Press MENU /SELE CT to confirm. T o delet e a directory[...]

16 Caller ID ov erview This product supports caller ID servic es offered by most telephone service pr oviders. Caller ID allows you to see the name, number , date and time of calls. The availabl e caller ID information will appear aft er the first or second ring. Caller ID hist ory (call log) The caller ID information is stor ed in a 50-entry calle[...]

17 T r oubleshooting If you have difficulty with y our telephone, please try the suggestions below . For customer service, or to pur chase accessories or replacement parts, visit our websit e at www .tel ephones.att.c om , or call 1 (866) 288-4268 . When you call customer service, you will need the serial number or model number f ound on the bottom[...]

18 Check that all the telephones connect ed to the same telephone line are hung up. Make sur e to set the dial mode to the correct setting (pulse dialing or t one dialing) for the service in your ar ea (see the DIAL MODE menu on page 8). Eliminate any back ground noise. Noise from a television, radio or other applianc es may cause the telephone t o[...]

19 If the battery is deplet ed, it ma y take appro ximately 30 minut es to char ge the h andset befo re it sh ows L OW BA TTER Y . Ref er to Ba tter y char ging o n page 5 f or details . Y ou may need to purchase a new batt ery. Please re fer to Batt ery installation on page 4. The charge light is off . Make sur e the power cord is plugged in corre[...]

20 I experienc e poor sound quality when using the speakerphone. For incr eased sound quality while using the speakerphone, place the handset on a flat surface with the dial pad f acing up. When using a speakerphone, contr olling background noise in your envir onment is essential. While you are list ening to your party, pr ess MUTE/ DELETE to tempo[...]

21 Important saf ety informa tion This symbol is to alert you t o important operating or servicing instructions that may appear in this quick start guide and the on-line 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 unders tand al[...]

22 Electrical power: The telephone base of this c ordless telephone must be connected t o 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, swit ched off or if the electrical power is interrupted . Pot ential TV interferenc e: Some cordless telephones op[...]

23 FC C Part 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 CTA). The label on the back or bott om of this equipment contains, among other things, a product identifier in the f ormat US:AAAEQ##TXXXX. This identifier must be prov[...]

24 The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for this t erminal equipment is 0.1B. The REN is an indication of the maximum number of devices allowed to be c onnected to a telephone interfac e. The termination on an interfac e may consist of any combination of devices subject only to the requirement that the sum of the RENs of all the devic es does not ex[...]

25 Limited warr anty The A T&T brand is used under license - any repair , replacement or warranty service, and all questions about this product should be dir ected to our website at www .tel ephones.att.c om or call 1 (866) 288-4268 . What does this limited warr anty cover? The manufacturer of this A T&T-branded product warr ants to the hol[...]

26 PRODUCT returned without a valid pr oof of purchase (see item 6 below); or Charges for installation or setup, adjustment of cust omer controls, and installation or repair of systems outside the unit. How do you get warr anty service? T o obtain warranty service in Canada, visit www .tel ephones.att.c om or call 1 (866) 288-4268 . NOTE: Bef ore c[...]

27 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 – 130Vrms T elephone base voltage (DC adapter output) AC6V @300mA Handset voltage DC2.4 – 3.2V Charger volt age (AC adapter output) AC6V @300mA Operating times[...]

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