AT&T E5811 User Manual

Quick start guide

E5811

5.8 GHz cordless telephone/
answering system with
caller ID/call waiting

Battery installation & charging

After installing the battery, you may be able to make or receive short calls. For
best performance, place the handset in the telephone base to charge for 16
hours before use.

You can keep the battery charged by returning the handset to the telephone
base after use. When the battery is fully depleted, a recharge takes about 12
hours. The average talk time on a fully charged battery is about five hours, and
the standby time is approximately six days. Actual battery life depends on usage
conditions and age of battery.

1. Insert the plug as indicated. Be sure to
securely insert the plug, making sure that
it matches the color-coded label inside the
battery compartment.

2. Place the battery and wires inside the com-

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Caution: Use only the supplied rechargeable battery, replacement battery 2422 (SKU 23402, part

number 89-0047-00-00) or equivalent. To order a replacement battery, visit our

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

partment.

3. Slide the battery compartment cover up until
it clicks.

NOTE: Under normal conditions, the bat­tery should last around one year. This may vary
depending on usage.

Choose a central location close to a telephone jack and a power outlet not
connected to a wall switch. The telephone base can be placed on a flat sur­face or mounted on a standard wall plate. For optimum range and better
reception, place the telephone base in a high and open location.

Avoid placing the telephone base too close to:

• Communication devices such as: personal computers, computer routers, tel­evision sets, VCRs, wireless routers (wireless broadband, wi-fi, or 802.11) or
other cordless telephones.

• Excessive heat sources.

• Noise sources such as a window with traffic outside, motors, microwave ovens,
refrigerators, or fluorescent lighting.

• Excessive dust sources such as a workshop or garage.

• Excessive moisture.

• Extremely low temperature.

• Mechanical vibration or shock such as on top of the washing machine or
work bench.

Telephone base installation

1. Plug the small end of the larger

power adapter into the power jack at
the bottom of the telephone base.

DSL filter
(Optional for DSL users, see
number four in the note
section, below.)

5. Plug the other end of the telephone

line cord into a telephone jack.

2. Plug the end of the telephone line

cord into the telephone jack at the
bot tom of the telephone base.

Telephone line cord

6. You may be able to make

or receive short calls. For
best performance, place the
handset in the telephone
base to charge for at least
16 hours before first use.

3. Route cords through

slots.

4. Plug the large end of the

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

NOTES:

1. Use only the power adapter supplied with this product or equivalent. To order a replace-

ment power adapter, visit our website at www.telephones.att.com
or call 1 [phone]. In Canada dial 1 [phone].

2. Be sure to use an electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch.

3. This power adapter is intended to be correctly oriented in a vertical or floor mount position.

4. If you receive high speed internet through your telephone line (commonly referred to as DSL), and
you are experiencing interference during telephone conversations and/or your caller ID features
are not functioning properly, install a DSL filter to the telephone line between the telephone base
and the telephone wall jack. Contact your DSL service provider for a DSL filter.

Quick reference guide

Cordless handset

CID/

-VOLUME

While in a menu, press to scoll
down. When in idle mode, press
to display call summary entries.
While entering names or num­bers, press to move the cursor to
the left. During a call, press CID
to decrease listening volume.

DIR

/VOLUME +

While in a menu, press to scoll up.
When in idle mode, press to dis­play directory entries. While enter­ing names, press to advance the
cursor. During a call, press DIR to
increase listening volume.

PHONE/FLASH

Press to make or answer a call.
During a call, press to receive
an incoming call if call waiting is
activated.

CHAN/DELETE

When on a call, press
to scan for a clearer channel when
there is static or interference on
the line. When in caller ID mode,
press to delete the displayed call­er ID entry, or press and hold to
delete all caller ID entries.

CHAN/DELETE

SPEAKER

Press to activate handset speak­erphone. Press again to resume
normal handset use.

Feature menu

DIRECTORY

Feature menu

DIRECTORY
SPEED DIAL
RINGER
DATE/TIME
DIAL MODE
LANGUAGE

OFF/CLEAR

During a call, press to hang up.
While using menus, press to
cancel an operation, or exit the
menu.

MENU/SELECT

Press to display a menu or to con­firm a command.

MUTE

While on a call, press to mute
microphone. Press again to resume.

REDIAL/PAUSE

While in idle mode, press to display
last number called. While dialing or
entering numbers to the directory,
press to insert a four-second dial­ing pause.

Using menus

Press

CID

or

DIR

menu items.

Press MENU
a highlighted item.

Press
or exit the menu display.

/SELECT to select or modify

OFF/CLEAR to cancel an operation,

to scroll through

NOTE: For more information, please refer to the user's manual.

Quick reference guide

Telephone base

CHARGE/IN USE

• Flashes when the answering
system is answering an incom­ing call.

• Flashes quickly while an incom­ing call is ringing.

• On steady when the handset is
properly positioned to charge in
the telephone base.

HANDSET LOCATOR

Press to make the handset
beep when the handset is
not on the telephone base.

SETUP

Press to review or change
answering system options.

MESSAGE COUNTER

Number of messages (or
during playback, message
number currently playing).

CLOCK

Press to review or set clock.

DELETE

Press to delete message
currently playing; press and
hold to delete all old mes­sages.

REPEAT

Press to repeat message;
press twice to play previous
message.

PLAY/STOP

Press to start or stop mes­sage playback.

ANNC.

Press to review or record
announcement; press
again to quit.

RECORD

Press to record a memo
or after pressing ANNC.
to record an outgoing
announcement.

ANSWER ON

Press to turn answering
system on or off.

VOLUME

Press to adjust playback
volume.

SKIP

Press to skip message.

NOTE: For more information, please refer to the user's manual.

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