AT&T AT3211-2 User Manual

Quick start guide

AT3211-2
DECT 6.0 dual handset cordless
telephone with caller ID/
call waiting

Installation preparation

You must install and charge
the battery before using the
telephone.

Install the telephone base close to a telephone jack and a power outlet not
controlled by a wall switch. For optimum range and better reception, place the
telephone base in a central and open location.

If you subscribe to high-speed Internet service (digital subscriber line ­DSL) through your telephone line, you must install a DSL filter between the
telephone line cord and the telephone wall jack (see the following page). The
filter prevents noise and caller ID problems caused by DSL interference. Please
contact your DSL service provider for more information about DSL filters.

Your product may be shipped with a protective sticker covering the handset or
telephone base display - remove it before use.

For customer support, please call the appropriate number listed below based
on your location: If you live in CT, please call 1 [phone]. If you live
in AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC or TN, please call 1 [phone]. For
all other states, please call 1 [phone].

Avoid placing the telephone base too close to:

STOP!

See pages 5-6
for easy instructions.

Communication devices such as: television sets, VCRs, or other cordless

•
telephones.

Excessive heat sources.

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Noise sources such as a window with traffic outside, motors, microwave

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ovens, refrigerators, or fluorescent lighting.

Excessive dust sources such as a workshop or garage.

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Excessive moisture.

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Extremely low temperature.

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Mechanical vibration or shock such as on top of the washing machine or

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workbench.

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Telephone base installation

Install the telephone base as shown below.

Plug the other end

5.
of the telephone line
cord into a telephone
wall jack.

If you have DSL high
speed Internet service, a
DSL filter (not included)
is required.

Route the telephone

4.
line cord through the
channel.

Plug the large end

6.
of the power adapter
into a power outlet
not controlled by a
wall switch.

Plug the small end

1.
of the power adapter
into the power jack
on the bottom of the
telephone base.

Route the power

2.
adapter cord through
the channel.

Plug one end of the telephone line

3.
cord into the telephone jack on the
bottom of the telephone base.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Use only the power adapter(s) supplied with this product. To order a replacement

1.
power adapter, please call the appropriate number listed below based on your
location: If you live in CT, please call 1 [phone]. If you live in AL, FL,
GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC or TN, please call 1 [phone]. For all other
states, please call 1 [phone].

The power adapters are intended to be correctly oriented in a vertical or floor mount

2.
position. The prongs are not designed to hold the plug in place if it is plugged into a
ceiling, under-the-table or cabinet outlet.

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Charger installation

Install the charger as shown below.

Plug the large end of the power

2.
adapter into an electrical outlet not
controlled by a wall switch.

The small end of the power adapter

1.
has been already plugged into the
jack on the bottom of the charger
at the factory. Check to make sure it
clicks firmly into place.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Use only the power adapter(s) supplied with this product. To order a replacement

1.
power adapter, please call the appropriate number listed below based on your
location: If you live in CT, please call 1 [phone]. If you live in AL, FL,
GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC or TN, please call 1 [phone]. For all other
states, please call 1 [phone].

The power adapters are intended to be correctly oriented in a vertical or floor mount

2.
position. The prongs are not designed to hold the plug in place if it is plugged into a
ceiling, under-the-table or cabinet outlet.

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Battery installation & charging

Install the battery as shown on the next page. Once you have installed the
battery, the screen indicates the battery status (see table below). If necessary,
place the handset in the telephone base to charge the battery. For best
performance, keep the handset in the charger when not in use. The battery is
fully charged after 16 hours of continuous charging. See the table on page 53
of the user’s manual for battery operating times.

If the screen is blank, you need to charge the handset without interruption for
at least 10 minutes to give the handset enough charge to use the telephone
for a short time. The screen shows LOW BATTERY and the backlight is off until
you have charged the battery without interruption for at least one hour. The
following table summarizes the battery charge indicators and actions to take.

Battery indicators Battery status Action

The screen is blank. Battery has no charge and

the handset cannot be
used.

The screen shows
PLACE IN CHARGER
and flashes.

The screen shows LOW
BATTERY, flashes, and
the handset beeps.

The screen shows
HANDSET X.

Battery has very little
charge and the handset
cannot be used.

Battery has enough charge
to be used for a short time.

Battery is charged. To keep the battery charged, place it

Charge without interruption until the
screen shows LOW BATTERY (at least
10 minutes).

Charge without interruption until the
screen shows LOW BATTERY (at least
four minutes).

Charge without interruption until the
screen shows HANDSET X (at least one
hour).

in the telephone base or charger when
not in use.

NOTE: If you are on a phone call in low battery mode, you hear four short beeps every
minute.

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Battery installation & charging

Step 1

Plug the battery
connector securely
into the socket
inside the handset
battery compartment,
matching the color­coded label. Insert the
supplied battery with
the label THIS SIDE UP
facing up as indicated.

Step 3

Charge the handset by placing it
face forward in the telephone base
or charger. The CHARGE light is on
when charging.

Step 2

Align the cover flat
against the battery
compartment, then
slide it upwards
until it clicks into
place.

CHARGE light

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Use only the supplied rechargeable battery or replacement battery. To order, please

1.
call the appropriate number listed below based on your location: If you live in CT,
please call 1 [phone]. If you live in AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC or
TN, please call 1 [phone]. For all other states, please call

1 [phone].

If you do not use the handset for a long time, disconnect and remove the battery to

2.
prevent possible leakage.

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Quick reference guide - handset

PLAY/MENU/SELECT

Press to play voicemail messages.
Press to show the menu.
While in the menu, press to

select an item or save an entry or
setting.

CHARGE indicator

On when the handset is charging
in the telephone base or charger.

ERASE

Press to erase a voicemail
message.

p

/VOL

Press DIRp to show directory
entries.

Press to scroll up while in menus.
While entering names or

numbers, press to move the
cursor to the right.

Press to increase the listening
volume when on a call.

(Speakerphone)

Press to switch between
speakerphone and handset.

/FLASH

Press to make or answer a call.
During a call, press to answer an

incoming call when you receive a
call waiting alert.

1

While reviewing a call log
entry, press repeatedly to add
or remove 1 in front of the
telephone number before dialing
or saving it in the directory.

REDIAL/PAUSE

Press repeatedly to view the last
five numbers dialed.

While entering numbers,
press and hold to insert a dialing
pause.

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qCID/VOL

Press qCID to display caller ID
history.

Press to scroll down while in
menus.

While entering names or
numbers, press to move the
cursor to the left.

Press to decrease the listening
volume when on a call.

SKIP

Press to skip to the next
voicemail message.

VOICEMAIL

Press to dial to the voicemail
provider for accessing to your
voicemail messages.

OFF/CLEAR

During a call, press to hang up.
While in a menu, press to cancel

an operation, back up to the
previous menu, or exit the menu
display.

Press and hold while the
telephone is not in use to erase
the missed calls indicator.

#

Press repeatedly to display other
dialing options when reviewing a
call log entry.

INT

Press to begin an intercom
conversation or to transfer a call.

MUTE/REMOVE

During a call, press to mute the
microphone.

While reviewing the caller ID
history, the directory or the
redial memory, press to delete an
individual entry.

While predialing, press to delete
digits.

Quick reference guide - handset

Main menu

>Highlights a menu
item.

>DIRECTORY

CALL LOG

Main menu

DIRECTORY
CALL LOG
RINGER VOLUME
RINGER TONE
KEY TONE
LCD LANGUAGE
SET DATE/TIME
CLR VOICEMAIL
SET VOICEMAIL
HOME AREA CODE

Menu

Using menus

Press PLAY/MENU/SELECT to show the first
menu item, DIRECTORY.

Press qCID or p to scroll through menu
items.

Press PLAY/MENU/SELECT to select or save
changes to a highlighted menu item.

Press OFF/CLEAR to cancel an operation,
back up to the previous menu, or exit the
menu display.

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Quick reference guide - telephone base

IN USE indicator

On when the handset is
in use or when you are
registering a handset.

Flashes when another
telephone on the same line
is in use, or when you are
de-registering handset(s)
from the telephone base.

Flashes quickly when there
is an incoming call.

VOICEMAIL indicator

Flashes when you have new
voicemail. Voicemail service
is offered by your local
telephone company.

FIND HANDSET

Press to make handsets
beep so you can locate
them.

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