AT&T CL83315, CL83215, CL83465, CL83365, CL83415 Quick Start Manual

Telephone base installation

This quick start guide provides you with basic instructions only.
For more complete instructions, refer to your Abridged user’s
manual provided in the package, or see the online Complete
user’s manual at www.telephones.att.com/manuals.

Battery installation

Install the battery, as shown below. Charge your handset(s) before initial use. The battery

is fully charged aer ten hours of continuous charging.

Quick start guide

CL83215/CL83315/CL83365/CL83415/CL83465/CL83565

Use only the supplied rechargeable battery or replacement battery (model BT183342/
BT283342).

Caution: Use only the power adapter(s) provided with this product. To obtain a replacement,
visit our website at www.telephones.att.com or call 1 [phone]. In
Canada, dial 1 [phone].

Quick reference guide - handset

PUSH TO TALK

Press to initiate a one-to-one or one-to­group broadcast.

Press and hold to broadcast to a group of
system devices.

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Initial settings

We recommend you program your telephone system before
use. The following are a few examples of common features to set before

using the telephone. Refer to the Handset settings, Telephone base settings
and Answering system settings in the Abridged user’s manual or the online
Complete user’s manual for detailed instructions on setting all telephone features.

Set date/time

Set the date/time before using the answering system.

Using a cordless handset or the telephone base:

MENU -> q or p -> Set date/time -> SELECT.

Enter the month, day and year using the dialing keys -> SELECT.
Enter the hour and minute using the dialing keys.
q or p to choose AM or PM -> SELECT.

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Basic answering system setup via voice guide

You can follow the voice guide to record your own announcement, set the
number of rings and set the message aler t tone.

Using the telephone base:

1. MENU -> q or p -> Answering sys -> SELECT.

2. q or p -> Voice guide -> SELECT.

3. Set up the answering system by inputting the designated numbers, as instructed.

Record your own announcement

Your outgoing announcement plays when calls are answered by the answering
system. You can use the preset announcement to answer calls, or replace it
with your own recorded announcement.

Using a cordless handset:

1. MENU -> q or p -> Answering sys -> SELECT.

2. SELECT to select Announcement.

3. SELECT to select Record annc.

4. Facing the handset, record your announcement and press 5 to end recording.

Using the telephone base:

1. •/RECORD -> q or p -> Announcement -> SELECT.

2. Speak towards the telephone base to record your announcement and press
5 to end recording.

Number of rings

You can set the answering system to answer an incoming call aer two, three,
four, ve or six rings, or toll saver. If you choose toll saver, the answering system
answers a call aer two rings if you have new messages, or aer four rings

when there are no new messages. This enables you to check for new messages
and avoid paying unnecessary long distance charges if you are calling from out
of your local area.
If you want the built-in answering system instead of the voicemail to answer
a call, you should set the answering system to answer a call at least two rings
before the voicemail is set to answer. Contact your telephone service provider
for information on your voicemail settings.

Using a cordless handset or the telephone base:

1. MENU -> q or p -> Answering sys -> SELECT.

2. q or p -> Ans sys setup -> SELECT.

3. q or p -> # of rings -> SELECT.

4. q or p to choose among 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or Toll saver -> SELECT.

Ringer volume

You can set the ringer volume level to one of the six levels or tur n the
ringer off.

Using a cordless handset or the telephone base:

1. MENU -> q or p -> Ringers -> SELECT.

2. SELECT to select Ringer volume.

3. q or p to choose the desired level -> SELECT.

Reset language to English

If you have accidentally changed the screen display language and want to
switch it back to English, follow the step mentioned below.

MENU in idle mode -> enter 364#.•

Quick reference guide - telephone base

CHARGE light

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

REDIAL/PAUSE

Press repeatedly to view the
last ten numbers dialed.

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

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qCID/VOLUME

Press qCID to show caller
ID log when the handset is
not in use.

Press to scroll down while
in menus.

Press to decrease the
listening volume when on
a call.

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FLASH/PHONE

Press to make or answer a call.

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Press and hold to set or dial
your voicemail number.

TONE /a>A

Press to switch to tone
dialing temporarily during
a call if you have pulse
service.

While entering names, press
to change the next letter to
upper or lower case.

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/SPEAKERSPEAKER

Press to make or answer a call
using the speakerphone.

pDIR/VOLUME

Press pDIR to show
directory entries when the
handset is not in use.

Press to scroll up while in
menus.

Press to increase the
listening volume when on
a call.

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MENU/SELECT

When the handset is not
in use, press to show the
menu.

While in the menu, press to
select an item or save an
entry or setting.

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CANCEL/OFF

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, or
press and hold this button
to exit to idle mode.

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QUIET# (pound key)

Press and hold to enter the
QUIET mode setting screen,
or to deactivate QUIET mode.

MUTE/DELETE

During a call, press to mute
the microphone.

Press to delete digit or
character.

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EQ

During an outside call,
intercom call, message or
announcement playback, press
to change the audio quality to
best suit your hearing.

•/RECORD

Press to record a memo or an announcement.

/REPEAT

During playback, press to repeat the playing message.
During playback, press twice to play the previous message.

/SKIP

Press to skip a message.

/PLAY/STOP

Press to start or stop message playback.

X/DELETE

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

Press to delete digit or character.

/ANSWER ON

Press to turn the built-in answering system on or o.

MUTE

During a call, press to mute the microphone.
When the phone is ringing, press to mute the ringer

temporarily.

/SPEAKER

Press to make or answer a call using the speakerphone.

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Charger installation

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

Handset
side view

Raise the
antenna.

Plug the other end of the telephone
line cord into the telephone jack on the
back of the telephone base.

Route the
power adapter
cord through
this slot.

Plug the small
end of the
telephone base
power adapter
into the power
adapter jack on
the back of the
telephone base.

Plug the large end of th e telephone
base power adapter into a p ower
outlet not controlled by a wall switch.

Plug one end of the
telephone line cord
into a telephone jack

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a DSL lter (not

included) is
required.

Route the
telephone
line cord
through this
slot.

Step 1

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

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Step 3

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

Step 2

Align the cover at against the battery compartment, then slide it upwards until it clicks

into place.

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CHARGE light

IN USE light

On when the telephone is in use,
or when the answering system is
answering an incoming call.

On when a handset is being
registered.

Flashes when there is an incoming
call or when all handsets are being
deregistered.

Flashes when another telephone is
in use on the same line.

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PTT/FLASH

Press to initiate a one-to-one or
one-to-group broadcast.

Press and hold to broadcast to
a group of system devices .

REDIAL/PAUSE

Press repeatedly to view the
last 10 numbers dialed.

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

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/HANDSET LOCATOR

While the phone is idle, press to page
all handsets.

q/VOLUME/p

During message playback or
call screening, press to adjust
the listening volume.

While in idle mode, press to
adjust the base ringer volume.

When on a call, press to adjust
the listening volume.

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MIC

Microphone

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Press and hold to
set or to dial your
voicemail number.

MENU/SELECT

When the telephone base is not in use,
press to show the menu.

While in the menu, press to conrm or
save an entry or setting.

pDIR

Press to display the directory when the
phone is not in use.

Press to scroll up while in menus and lists.
While entering names or numbers, press to
move the cursor to the right.

INT

Press to initiate an intercom conversation or
transfer a call.

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CANCEL

While in a menu, press to cancel an
operation, back up to the previous menu or
exit the menu display; or press and hold to
go back to idle mode.

When the telephone base is ringing, press to
mute the ringer temporarily.

When the telephone base is not in use, press
and hold to erase the missed call indicator.

qCID

Press to display the caller ID log when the
phone is not in use.

Press to scroll down while in menus and lists.
While entering names or numbers, press to

move the cursor to the le.

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Telephone operation

Operation Steps

Making a call Using a cordless handset:

Press PHONE or /SPEAKERSPEAKER -> Enter the telephone number.

Using the telephone base:

Press /SPEAKERSPEAKER -> Enter the telephone number.

On-hook dialing
(predialing)

Using a cordless handset:

Enter the telephone number -> Press PHONE or

/SPEAKERSPEAKER to call.

Using the telephone base:

Enter the telephone number -> Press /SPEAKERSPEAKER to call.

Answering a call Using a cordless handset:

Press PHONE or /SPEAKERSPEAKER, or press any dialing keys
(0-9, TONE or #).

Using the telephone base:

Press /SPEAKERSPEAKER, or press any dialing keys (0-9, TONE
or #).

Ending a call Using a cordless handset:

Press OFF or return the handset to the telephone base or
charger.

Using the telephone base:

Press /SPEAKERSPEAKER.

Handset
speakerphone

During a call, press /SPEAKERSPEAKER to switch between
handsfree speakerphone and normal handset use.

Redial Using a cordless handset:

Press REDIAL repeatedly to select the desired entry

-> PHONE or /SPEAKERSPEAKER to call.

Using the telephone base:

Press REDIAL repeatedly to select the desired entry

-> /SPEAKERSPEAKER to call.

Volume control

Press VOLUMEq to decrease or press VOLUMEp to
increase the listening volume during a call.

Call waiting

(Requires subscription
from telephone
service provider)

Press FLASH on the handset or FLASH on the telephone
base to put current call on hold and to take the new call;
press again to switch back and forth between calls.

Caller ID

This product supports caller ID services oered by most telephone service

providers. The telephone stores caller ID information of the last 50 incoming calls
in the telephone base. This information is common to all devices.

Missed call indicator

When a handset or the telephone base is in idle mode and has new or missed
calls, its screen shows XX Missed calls.

You can erase the missed call indicator either by reviewing the call log one by
one, or by pressing and holding CANCEL on the handset or CANCEL on the
telephone base in idle mode.

Review and dial a number in the call log

1. CID in idle mode -> q or p to scroll through the list.

2. PHONE or /SPEAKER on the handset, or /SPEAKER on the telephone
base to call when the desired entry is displayed.

Caller ID announce

When this feature is on and 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. You can turn this feature o for the base or each

individual handset, or both.

1. MENU -> q or p -> Settings -> SELECT.

2. q or p -> Caller ID annc -> SELECT.

3. q or p to choose Set all On/Off, Local handset or Base -> SELECT.

4. q or p to choose On or Off -> SELECT.

Answering system

About answering system and voicemail

Your telephone has separate indicators for two dierent types of voice messages:
those le on the built-in answering system and those le at your telephone

service provider’s voicemail. To listen to messages recorded on the built-in
answering system, refer to the following Message playback section; to listen to
voicemail, contact your telephone service provider for more information.

Turn answering system on/off

The answering system must be turned on to answer and record messages.

Using a cordless handset:

1. MENU.

2. q or p -> Answering sys -> SELECT.

3. q or p -> Answer ON/OFF -> SELECT.

4. q or p to choose On or Off -> SELECT.
When the answering system is on, the handset shows ANS ON.

Using the telephone base:

Press /ANSWER ON to turn the answering system on or o. If the
answering system is turned on, it announces, “Calls will be answered.” If the
answering system is turned o, it announces, “Calls will not be answered.”

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Message alert tone

When this feature is on, and there is at least one new message, the telephone
base beeps every 10 seconds.

Using a cordless handset or the telephone base:

1. MENU -> q or p -> Answering sys -> SELECT.

2. q or p -> Ans sys setup -> SELECT.

3. q or p -> Msg alert tone -> SELECT.

4. q or p to choose On or Off -> SELECT.

For more detailed instructions, please refer to the Abridged user’s manual
provided in your package, or for a full set of installation and operation
instructions, refer to the online CL83215/CL83315/CL83365/CL83415/CL83465/

CL83565 DECT 6.0 cordless telephone/answering system with
caller ID/call waiting Complete user’s manual at

www.telephones.att.com/manuals.

For customer service or product information, visit our website at

www.telephones.att.com or call 1 [phone]. In Canada, dial
1 [phone].

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Advanced American Telephones, San Antonio, TX 78219.

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Call block

If you have subscribed to caller ID service, you can use the call block feature to
reject certain calls automatically. The call block list can store up to 20 entries.
This feature is only available on the telephone base.

Operation Steps

Adding a call
block entry

1. MENU -> q or p -> Call block -> SELECT.

2. SELECT to select Block list.

3. q or p -> Add new entry -> SELECT.

4. Enter a telephone number up to 30 digits -> SELECT.

5. Enter a name up to 15 characters -> SELECT.

Blocking calls
without number

1. MENU -> q or p -> Call block -> SELECT.

2. q or p -> Calls w/o num -> SELECT.

3. q or p to choose Not block or Block -> SELECT.

Directory

The directory can store up to 50 entries, which are shared by all system devices.

Operation Steps

Adding an entry

1. MENU -> q or p -> Directory -> SELECT.

2. q or p -> Add contact -> SELECT.

3. Enter a telephone number up to 30 digits -> SELECT.

4. Enter a name up to 15 characters -> SELECT.

Searching/
dialing an entry

1. DIR in idle mode.

2. Press q or p to browse through the directory, or press
the dialing keys (0-9) to start a name search.

3. Press PHONE or /SPEAKER on a handset to call.

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Press /SPEAKERSPEAKER on the telephone base to call.

Call screening

Use this feature to choose whether incoming messages can be heard over at
telephone base when they are being recorded. If you turn call screening on, you
hear the incoming message at the telephone base. While monitoring an incoming
message, you can answer the call by pressing PHONE on the handset or

/SPEAKERSPEAKER on the telephone base.

Using a cordless handset or the telephone base:

1. M ENU -> q or p -> Answering sys -> SELECT.

2. q or p -> Ans sys setup -> SELECT.

3. SELECT to select Call screening.

4. q or p to choose On or Off -> SELECT.

Message playback

Using the telephone base:
Press /PLAY when the telephone base is in idle mode.

Using a handset:
Press MENU twice when the handset is in idle mode.

Options during playback

Feature On the telephone base On a handset

Adjust playback volume

Press q/VOLUME/p

Press qVOLUME or

pVOLUME

Stop playback

Press

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STOP

Press 5

Skip to the next message Press /SKIP Press 6

Repeat the message Press /REPEAT Press 4

Play the previous message Press /REPEAT twice Press 4 twice

Delete the message Press X/DELETE Press DELETE

Answering system (continued)