AT&T EL52100, EL52110 User Manual

User’s manual

EL52100/EL52110 DECT 6.0 cordless

telephone/answering system with caller ID/ call waiting

Congratulations

on purchasing your new AT&T product. Before using this AT&T product, please read Important safety information on pages 65-66 of this user’s manual. Please thoroughly read the user’s manual for all the feature operations and troubleshooting information you need to install and operate your new AT&T

product. You can also visit our website at www.telephones.att.com or call 1 (800) 222-3111. In Canada, dial 1 (866) 288-4268.

Model number: EL52100/EL52110

Type: DECT 6.0 cordless telephone with answering system

Serial number:

Purchase date:

Place of purchase:

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Parts checklist

Your telephone package contains the following items. Save your sales receipt and original packaging in the event warranty service is necessary.

User’s manual

EL52100/EL52110 DECT 6.0 cordless telephone/answering system with caller ID/ call waiting

Quick start guide

Cordless handset

Battery for cordless handset

Telephone base

Power adapter for

telephone base

Wall mount bracket

Telephone line cordBattery compartment cover

User’s manual

EL52100/EL52110 DECT 6.0 cordless telephone/

answering system with caller ID/ call waiting

Table of contents

Getting started

Quick reference guide ..................................................2

Telephone base installation .......................................4

Battery installation and charging ............................5

Battery installation ..................................................5

Battery charging .......................................................6

Wall mount installation ................................................7

Tabletop to wall mount installation................7

Wall mount to tabletop installation ...............9

Telephone settings

Menu overview...............................................................10

Handset settings ...........................................................11

Ringer volume .........................................................11

Ringer tone...............................................................11

LCD language ..........................................................11

Voicemail waiting (visual message

waiting) indicator ..................................................12

Clear voicemail indication ................................12

Key tone .....................................................................13

Set date/time ..........................................................13

Home area code .................................................... 14

Dial mode ..................................................................14

Answering system settings ......................................15

Announcement ....................................................... 15

Answering mode ....................................................16

Call screening setup ............................................17

Number of rings .....................................................17

Remote access code............................................18

Message alert tone...............................................18

Telephone base ringer volume ..............................19

Telephone operation

Making, answering and ending a call .................20

Making a call ...........................................................20

Temporary ringer silencing ...............................20

Answering a call .................................................... 21

Speakerphone ......................................................... 21

Ending a call ............................................................21

Redial..................................................................................22

To review numbers in the redial list ............22

To call a number from the redial list ..........22

To copy a number from the redial list

to the directory ...................................................... 22

To delete a number in the redial list .......... 23

Options while on calls ............................................... 24

Volume control .......................................................24

Mute .............................................................................24

Flash/call waiting .................................................24

Temporary tone dialing ......................................25

Chain dialing ............................................................25

Handset locator .............................................................27

Directory

Directory overview .......................................................28

Directory memory capacity ..............................28

Exiting the directory ............................................28

Speed dial overview .............................................28

Creating directory entries ........................................ 29

To create a new directory entry ....................29

To add a predialed telephone number

to the directory ...................................................... 30

Reviewing the directory ............................................ 31

To review directory entries ...............................31

To search by name ...............................................31

Dialing, deleting and editing

a directory entry ........................................................... 32

To dial a directory number ............................... 32

To delete a directory entry .............................. 32

To edit a directory entry .................................... 32

Speed dial locations ...................................................33

To assign or reassign a directory entry

to a speed dial location .....................................33

To clear a speed dial location ........................ 33

To dial a speed dial number ............................34

Caller ID

About caller ID ..............................................................35

Information about caller ID with call

waiting ........................................................................ 35

About home area code ......................................35

Caller ID history ............................................................ 36

How caller ID history (call log) works ........36

Memory match ........................................................ 36

Caller ID operation ...................................................... 37

Missed (new) calls indicator ............................37

Reasons for missing caller ID

information ...............................................................37

To review the caller ID history ....................... 38

To view the dialing options .............................. 38

To dial a caller ID history number ................39

To delete caller ID history entries ................39

Saving a caller ID history entry

in the directory ....................................................... 40

Answering system

Answering system and voicemail .........................41

Answering system new message

indication ...................................................................41

Answering system overview ...................................42

Voice prompts .........................................................42

Message capacity .................................................. 42

Call screening .........................................................42

Call intercept ...........................................................43

Temporarily turning off the message

alert tone ..................................................................43

Message playback ........................................................44

To listen to messages .........................................44

Options during playback ...................................45

To delete all old messages .............................. 46

Recording and playing memos ..............................47

To record a memo ................................................ 47

To play back memos ...........................................47

Message window displays ........................................48

Remote access ............................................................... 49

To remotely access the answering

system ......................................................................... 49

Appendix

Screen icons, indicator lights and

alert tones .......................................................................51

Screen icons ............................................................51

Handset indicator lights ..................................... 51

Telephone base indicator lights.....................52

Handset alert tones .............................................52

Telephone base alert tones ............................. 52

Handset display screen messages .......................53

Troubleshooting ............................................................ 55

Maintenance....................................................................64

Important safety information .................................65

Safety information ................................................ 65

Especially about cordless telephones ........65

Precautions for users of implanted

cardiac pacemakers ............................................. 66

Pacemaker patients .............................................66

Especially about telephone answering

systems ...................................................................... 66

FCC Part 68 and ACTA............................................... 67

FCC Part 15 .....................................................................68

Limited warranty ...........................................................69

Technical specifications ............................................71

DECT 6.0 digital technology ............................71

Telephone operating range .............................. 71

Index ................................................................................... 72

Remote access wallet card ..................................... 74

You must install and charge the battery before using the cordless handset.

See pages 5 and 6 for easy instructions.

Install the telephone base close to a telephone wall jack and an electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch. The telephone base can be placed on a flat surface or vertically mounted on the wall (page 7). For optimum range and better reception, place the telephone base in a central and open location.

If you subscribe to high-speed Internet service (DSL - digital subscriber line) through your telephone line, you must install a DSL filter between the telephone line cord and the telephone wall jack (page 4). 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 service or product information, visit our website at

www.telephones.att.com or call 1 (800) 222-3111. In Canada, dial 1 (866) 288-4268.

Avoid placing the telephone base too close to:

Communication devices such as: television sets, VCRs, 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 a washing machine or

• work bench.

Getting started

Quick reference guide

REDIAL/PAUSE

Press repeatedly to view the last 20 numbers dialed (page 22).

While entering numbers, press and hold to insert a dialing pause (pages 20 and 29).

PHONE/FLASH

Press to make or answer a call (page 20).

During a call, press to answer an incoming call when you receive a call waiting alert (page 24).

While reviewing a caller ID history entry, press repeatedly to add or remove 1 in front of the telephone number before dialing or saving it in the directory (page 38).

While entering names in the directory, press to add a space (page 29).

MUTE

During a call, press to mute the microphone (page 24).

TONE

During a call, press to send touch-tone signals (page 25).

SPEAKER

Press to turn on the handset speakerphone. Press again to resume normal handset use (pages 15, 21 and 45).

DELETE

While predialing, press to delete digits (page 20).

While reviewing the redial list, directory, speed dial list or caller ID history, press to delete an individual entry (pages 23, 32, 33 and 39).

DIR/VOLUME

Press to scroll up while in menus (page 10).

Press to increase the listening volume (pages 24 and 45).

Press to show directory entries when the handset is not in use (page 31).

While entering names or numbers in the directory, press to move the cursor to the right (page 29).

CID/VOLUME

Press to scroll down while in menus (page 10).

Press to decrease the listening volume (pages 24 and 45).

Press to show the caller ID history when the handset is not in use (page 38).

While entering names or numbers in the directory, press to move the cursor to the left (page 29).

MENU/SELECT

Press to display the menu (page 10).

Once in the menu, press to select an item or save an entry or setting (page 10).

OFF/CLEAR

During a call, press to hang up (page 21).

While using menus, press to cancel an operation, back up to the previous menu, or exit the menu display (page 10).

Press and hold while the handset is not in use to erase the missed calls indicator (page 37).

When reviewing a caller ID history entry, press repeatedly to view the dialing options (page 38).

Getting started

Quick reference guide

The > symbol indicates the feature to select.

>PLAY MESSAGES

ANSWERING SYS

Main menu

PLAY MESSAGES (page 44)

ANSWERING SYS (page 15)

DIRECTORY (page 29)

CALL LOG (page 38)

RINGERS (page 11)

SETTINGS (pages 11-14)

ANSWER ON/OFF

Press to turn the built-in answering system on or off (page 16).

Message window

Displays the number of messages. During playback, displays the message number currently playing (page 48).

PLAY/STOP

Press to start or stop message playback (page 44).

While call screening, press to temporarily turn call screening on or off (page 42).

DELETE

Press to delete the message currently playing (page 45).

Press twice to delete all old messages when the telephone is not in use (page 46).

Using menus

Press MENU/SELECT to enter the main menu.

Press DIR or CID to scroll through menu items.

Press MENU/SELECT to select or modify an item.

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

VOLUME

While the telephone is not in use, press to adjust the telephone base ringer volume (page 19).

During call screening or message playback, press to adjust the listening volume (pages 42 and 44).

SKIP

Press to skip a message (page 45).

REPEAT

After the answering system plays the day and time the current message was received, press to repeat the message currently playing (page 45).

While the answering system is playing the day and time the current message was received, press to listen to the previous message (page 45).

HANDSET LOCATOR

Press to make the handset beep so you can locate it (page 27).

Getting started

Telephone base installation

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

The telephone base comes ready for tabletop use. If you want to mount your telephone on a wall, refer to Wall mount installation on page 7 for details.

Electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch

Plug the large end of the power adapter into an electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch.

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

Telephone wall jack

Plug the other end of the telephone line cord into a telephone wall jack.

A DSL filter (not included) is required if you have DSL high-speed Internet service.

Telephone line cord

Route the cords through the slots.

Plug one end of the telephone line cord into the TEL. LINE jack on the bottom of the telephone base.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Use only the power adapter provided with this product. To obtain a replacement, visit our website at www.telephones.att.com or call 1 (800) 222-3111. In Canada, dial 1 (866) 288-4268.

Getting started

Battery installation and charging

Battery installation

Install the battery as shown below.

1. Insert the supplied battery connector securely into the socket inside the handset battery compartment, matching the color-coded label.

with the label THIS SIDE UP facing up as indicated.

Align the cover flat against

3.Plug the battery the battery compartment, then slide it upwards until it clicks into place.

CHARGE light

Charge the handset by placing it face up in

the telephone base. The CHARGE light is on when charging.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Use only the supplied rechargeable battery or replacement battery (model BT166342). To order, visit our website at www.telephones.att.com, or call 1 (800) 222-3111. In Canada, dial 1 (866) 288-4268.

To replace the battery, press the tab and slide the battery compartment cover downwards. Lift out the old battery and disconnect it from the handset. Follow the instructions above to install and charge the new battery.

Getting started

Battery installation and charging

Battery charging

Once you have installed the battery, the screen indicates the battery status (see the table below). If necessary, place

HANDSET 1

16 MISSED CALLS

the handset in the telephone base to charge the battery. For best performance, keep the handset in the telephone base when not in use. See Technical specifications on page 71 for battery charging and operating times.

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Battery status icon

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If the screen is blank, you need to charge the handset without interruption for at least 30 minutes to give the handset enough charge to use the telephone for a short time. The screen shows LOW BATTERY until you have charged the battery without interruption for at least 30 minutes. The following table summarizes the battery charge indicators and actions to take.

Battery indicators Battery status Action

The screen is blank or shows PLACE IN CHARGER.

The screen shows

LOW BATTERY and flashes.

The screen shows HANDSET 1 and the battery icon shows

, or .

Battery has no or very little charge. The handset cannot be used.

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

Battery is charged. To keep the battery charged,

Charge without interruption until the screen shows LOW BATTERY or HANDSET 1 (at least 30 minutes).

Charge without interruption until the screen shows HANDSET 1 (at least 30 minutes).

place it in the telephone base when not in use.

NOTES:

If you are on a call in low battery mode, you hear four short beeps every 50 seconds.

•

When you place the handset in the telephone base, if no battery is installed in that handset,

•

the CHARGE light is off and the screen shows NO BATTERY. Follow the instructions in Battery installation on page 5 to install the battery.

Getting started

Wall mount installation

The telephone base comes ready for tabletop use. If you want to mount your telephone on a wall, use the provided wall mount bracket to connect with a standard dual-stud telephone wall mounting plate. If you do not have this mounting plate, you can purchase one from many hardware or consumer electronics retailers. Professional assistance may be required to install the mounting plate.

Tabletop to wall mount installation

To change the telephone base from the tabletop installation to wall mount installation, make sure you first unplug the power adapter from the electrical outlet and unplug the telephone line cord from the telephone wall jack.

Plug one end of the telephone line cord into the TEL. LINE jack on the

1. bottom of the telephone base. Plug the small end of the larger power adapter into the power jack on the bottom of the telephone base.

Position the telephone base as shown below. Insert the extended tabs of

2. the wall mount bracket into the slots on the back of the telephone base. Push the telephone base down until it clicks securely in place.

Route the telephone line cord through the wall mount bracket hole. Route

3. the power cord out of the bottom of the telephone.

Slots for wall mount

bracket installation

A DSL filter (not included) is required if you have DSL highspeed Internet service.

Getting started

Wall mount installation

Plug the other end of the telephone line cord into the telephone wall jack.

4. Plug the large end of the larger power adapter into an electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch.

A DSL filter (not included) is required if you have DSL highspeed Internet service.

Align the holes on the wall mount bracket with the mounting studs of the

5. wall mounting plate and slide the bracket down until it locks securely. Bundle the telephone line cord and power adapter cord neatly with twist ties.

DSL filter

Getting started

Wall mount installation

Wall mount to tabletop installation

To change the telephone base from the wall mount installation to tabletop installation, follow the steps below.

Unplug the large end of the larger power adapter from the electrical outlet.

1. If the telephone line cord and power adapter cord are bundled, untie

2. them first. Slide the wall mount bracket up and remove it from the wall mounting plate. Unplug the end of the telephone line cord from the telephone wall jack.

Lift the telephone base up to detach it from the wall mount bracket.3.

Refer to Telephone base installation on page 4 to install the telephone base.4.

Telephone settings

Menu overview

Use the menu to change the telephone settings.

Press MENU/SELECT in idle mode (when the handset is

1. not in use) to enter the main menu.

Press DIR or CID to scroll until the > symbol is next to

2. the feature you want to select.

Press MENU/SELECT to select or save the indicated item.

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

-OR- Press and hold OFF/CLEAR to cancel an operation and return to idle mode.

-OR- If no key is pressed within 30 seconds, the handset automatically cancels an operation and returns to idle mode.

Menu structure

PLAY MESSAGES

ANSWERING SYS

DIRECTORY

CALL LOG

RINGERS

SETTINGS

ANNOUNCEMENT

DELETE ALL OLD

RECORD MEMO

ANSWER ON/OFF

ANS SYS SETUP

HANDSET 1

16 MISSED CALLS

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The handset is in idle mode.

>PLAY MESSAGES

ANSWERING SYS

The > symbol indicates the feature to select.

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RINGER VOLUME

RINGER TONE

LCD LANGUAGE

CLR VOICEMAIL

KEY TONE

SET DATE/TIME

HOME AREA CODE

DIAL MODE

CALL SCREENING

# OF RINGS

REMOTE CODE

MSG ALERT TONE

Telephone settings

Handset settings

Ringer volume

You can set the handset ringer volume level (1-6), or turn the ringer off. When the ringer is off, appears on the handset screen.

Press MENU/SELECT in idle mode to enter the main menu.

1. Press DIR or CID to scroll to >RINGERS. Press

MENU/SELECT.

Press MENU/SELECT to select >RINGER VOLUME.

3. Press DIR or CID to sample each volume level.

4. Press MENU/SELECT to save your preference.

NOTE S:

Changing the handset ringer volume does not affect the base ringer volume. For more

• information on the base ringer volume, see Telephone base ringer volume on page 19.

If the handset ringer volume is set to off, that handset ringer is silenced for all incoming

• calls; however, that handset still plays the paging tone when initiating the handset locator feature (see Handset locator on page 27).

While the telephone is ringing, press OFF/CLE AR or MUTE to silence the ringer

• temporarily on the handset (see Temporary ringer silencing on page 20).

Ringer tone

RINGER VOLUME

You can choose one of 10 ringer tones for the handset.

Follow Steps 1 and 2 in Ringer volume on this page.

1. Press DIR or CID to scroll to >RINGER TONE, then

RINGER TONE >1

press MENU/SELECT. Press DIR or CID to sample each ringer tone.

3. Press MENU/SELECT to save your preference.

NOTE: If you turn off the handset ringer volume, you will not hear ringer tone samples.

LCD language

You can select the language used for all screen displays.

Press MENU/SELECT in idle mode to enter the main menu.

1. Press DIR or CID to scroll to >SETTINGS.

2. Press MENU/SELECT twice to select >LCD LANGUAGE.

3. Press DIR or CID to select ENGLISH, FRANÇAIS or

LCD LANGUAGE >ENGLISH

ESPAÑOL. Press MENU/SELECT to save your preference.

Telephone settings

Handset settings

Voicemail waiting (visual message waiting) indicator

If you subscribe to a voicemail service offered by your telephone service provider, this feature provides a visual

HANDSET 1

NEW VOICEMAIL

indication when you have new voicemail messages. NEW VOICEMAIL and appear on the handset screen.

NOTE S:

Your telephone service provider might alert you to new voicemail messages with a stutter

• (broken) dial tone. Contact your telephone service provider for more details.

This feature does not indicate new messages recorded on your telephone’s built-in

• answering system.

For more information about the difference between your answering system and voicemail,

• see Answering system and voicemail on page 41.

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Clear voicemail indication

Use this feature when the telephone indicates there is new voicemail but there is none. This may occur, for example, when you have accessed your voicemail while away from home. This feature only turns off the displayed NEW VOICEMAIL message and icon; it does not delete your voicemail messages. As long as you have new voicemail messages, your telephone service provider continues to send the signal to turn on the indicator.

To manually turn off the new voicemail indicator:

Press MENU/SELECT when in idle mode to enter the main menu.

1. Press DIR or CID to scroll to >SETTINGS, then press

MENU/SELECT.

Press DIR or CID to scroll to >CLR VOICEMAIL, then press

MENU/SELECT. The screen shows TURN OFF INDICATOR?

Press MENU/SELECT to turn the voicemail indication off. A

TURN OFF

INDICATOR?

confirmation tone sounds.

-OR- Press OFF/CLEAR to cancel the procedure.

NOTE: For information about using your voicemail service, contact your telephone

service provider.

Telephone settings

Handset settings

Key tone

The handset is programmed to beep with each key press. You can turn KEY TONE off, so there are no beeps when you press keys.

Press MENU/SELECT in idle mode to enter the main menu.

1. Press DIR or CID to scroll to >SETTINGS, then press

MENU/SELECT.

Press DIR or CID to scroll to >KEY TONE, then press

MENU/SELECT.

Press DIR or CID to select ON or OFF.

4. Press MENU/SELECT to save your preference.

Set date/time

The answering system announces the day of the week and time of each message received prior to playing it. If you subscribe to caller ID service, the day, month and time are set automatically with each incoming call (see About caller ID on page 35). However, the year must be set so that the day of the week can be calculated from the caller ID information.

Follow the steps below to set the month, day, year and time.

Follow Steps 1 and 2 in Key tone on this page.

1. Press DIR or CID to scroll to >SET DATE/TIME, then press MENU/SELECT.

2. Use the dial pad keys (0-9) to enter the two-digit number

3. (01-12) for the month.

Use the dial pad keys (0-9) to enter the two-digit number

4. (01-31) for the day.

Use the dial pad keys (0-9) to enter the two-digit number

5. (00-99) for the year. Press MENU/SELECT.

Use the dial pad keys (0-9) to enter the two-digit number

6. (01-12) for the hour.

Use the dial pad keys (0-9) to enter the two-digit number

7. (00-59) for the minute.

Press DIR or CID to choose AM or PM. Press MENU/SELECT to confirm. A

8. confirmation tone sounds.

KEY TONE >ON

SET DATE

11/20/09

SET TIME

10:30 PM

Telephone settings

Handset settings

Home area code

If you dial seven digits to make a local call (no area code required), enter your area code into the telephone as the home area code. When you receive a call from within your home area code, the caller ID history only displays the seven digits of the telephone number.

This feature makes it easy for you to place a call from the caller ID history. If you dial 10 digits to make a local telephone call, do not use this home area code feature. If you do, you will not be able to place calls from your caller ID history as they have only seven digits.

Press MENU/SELECT in idle mode to enter the main menu.

1. Press DIR or CID to scroll to >SETTINGS, then press MENU/SELECT.

2. Press DIR or CID to scroll to >HOME AREA CODE, then

3. press MENU/SELECT.

Press the dial pad keys to enter your three-digit area

4. code. Press DELETE to delete digits while entering.

Press MENU/SELECT to save the setting.

NOTE: If, in the future, your telephone service provider requires you to dial 10 digits to make

a local call (area code + telephone number), you will need to delete your home area code. While the home area code displaying in Step 4 above, press and hold DELETE. The home area code is now restored to its default setting of _ _ _ (empty).

HOME AREA CODE

___

Dial mode

The dial mode is preset to tone dialing. If you have pulse (rotary) service, you must change the dial mode to pulse dialing before using the telephone.

Follow Steps 1 and 2 in Home area code on this page.

1. Press DIR or CID to scroll to >DIAL MODE, then press

MENU/SELECT.

Press DIR or CID to select TONE or PULSE.

3. Press MENU/SELECT to save the setting.

NOTE: If you have pulse (rotary) dialing service only, refer to Temporary tone dialing on

page 25 to temporarily switch from pulse to touch-tone dialing during a call.

DIAL MODE >TONE

Telephone settings

Answering system settings

Use the answering system menu of a system handset to turn on or off the answering system, record your announcement, activate the call screening, change the number of rings, set the remote access code and activate the message alert tone.

Announcement

The announcement is the greeting callers hear when calls are answered by the answering system.

The telephone has a default announcement, “Hello. Please leave a message after the tone.” You can use this announcement, or record your own.

You can record an announcement up to 90 seconds. The system does not record any announcement shorter than two seconds.

To play the current announcement:

Press MENU/SELECT when in idle mode.

1. Press DIR or CID to scroll to >ANSWERING SYS, then

2. press MENU/SELECT.

Press MENU/SELECT to choose >ANNOUNCEMENT. The

3. system announces, “To play, press 2. To record, press 7.”

Press 2 to play the current announcement from the

4. speakerphone.

Press DIR/VOLUME to increase or press CID/VOLUME

• to decrease the message playback volume.

Press SPEAKER to switch between speakerphone

• and handset earpiece.

>ANNOUNCEMENT

DELETE ALL OLD

2-PLAY 3-DELETE 5-STOP 7-RECORD

To record a new announcement:

Follow Steps 1 and 2 in To play the current announcement on this page.

Press MENU/SELECT to choose >ANNOUNCEMENT. The

2. system announces, “To play, press 2. To record, press 7.”

Press 7. The system announces, “Record after the tone,

RECORD ANNC... 5-STOP

press 5 when you are done.”

Face the handset and speak towards the microphone to

4. record your announcement.

Press 5 when you finish the recording. The handset plays back the

5. recorded announcement.

NOTE: If the answering system memory is full, when you press 7 in Step 3, the answering

system announces, “Memory is full.” You must delete some messages before you can record a new announcement. Refer to Message playback on page 44.

Telephone settings

Answering system settings

To delete your announcement:

Follow Steps 1 through 4 in To play the current

1. announcement on page 15 to play the announcement.

Press 3 during playback to delete your recorded

2. announcement. The system announces, “Announcement deleted.”

If your announcement is deleted, calls are answered with the default announcement, “Hello. Please leave a message after the tone.”

Answering mode

Unless you change it, the answering system is on and ready to record messages. If the answering system is on, the ANS ON icon displays on the handset screen and the ANSWER ON/OFF light on the telephone base is on. You can turn the answering system off, but if you do so, the answering system does not answer calls and record incoming messages.

Using the handset:

Press MENU/SELECT when in idle mode to enter the main menu.

1. Press DIR or CID to scroll to >ANSWERING SYS, then

2. press MENU/SELECT.

Press DIR or CID to scroll to >ANSWER ON/OFF, then

3. press MENU/SELECT.

Press DIR or CID to select between ON and OFF, then

4. press MENU/SELECT to confirm the setting. A confirmation tone sounds.

2-PLAY 3-DELETE 5-STOP 7-RECORD

ANSWER ON/OFF >ON

Using the telephone base:

Press ANSWER ON/OFF to turn the answering

• system on or off. If the answering system is turned on, it announces, “Calls will be answered.” If the answering system is turned off, it announces, “Calls will not be answered.”

NOTE S:

If the answering system is off and there is an incoming call, the system answers after 10 rings

• and announces to the caller, “Please enter your remote access code.” For more information about remote access, see Remote access on page 49.

You can turn the answering system on or off from either the handset or the telephone base,

• but you can only use the handset to change the other answering system settings.

You cannot turn the answering system on or off while the handset is on a call or the

• telephone base is playing messages.

During an incoming call, press ANSWER ON/OFF if you wish to immediately send the call to

• the answering system.

Telephone settings

Answering system settings

Call screening setup

You can choose whether incoming messages are played through the speaker on the telephone base while they are being recorded.

To change the settings:

Press MENU/SELECT when in idle mode to enter the main menu.

1. Press DIR or CID to scroll to >ANSWERING SYS, then

2. press MENU/SELECT.

Press DIR or CID to scroll to >ANS SYS SETUP. Press

MENU/SELECT.

Press MENU/SELECT to select >CALL SCREENING.

4. Press DIR or CID to choose between ON and OFF.

5. Press MENU/SELECT to confirm your setting. A confirmation tone sounds.

NOTE: For more details about the call screening feature, see Call screening on page 42.

Number of rings

You can set the answering system to answer an incoming call after two, four or six rings. You can also select toll saver, which is explained below. Unless you change it, the answering system answers an incoming call after four rings.

CALL SCREENING >ON

To set the number of rings:

Follow Steps 1-3 in Call screening setup on this page.

1. Press DIR or CID to scroll to ># OF RINGS, then press

MENU/SELECT.

Press DIR or CID to scroll and choose among 2, 4, 6 or TOLL SAVER.

Toll saver - the answering system answers a call after two rings if

•

# OF RINGS >4

you have new messages, and after four rings when there are no new messages. This feature allows you to check for new messages and avoid paying long distance charges if you are calling from out of your local area.

Press MENU/SELECT to confirm your setting. A confirmation tone sounds.

NOTE: If you subscribe to a voicemail service offered through your telephone service

provider, see Answering system and voicemail on page 41.

Telephone settings

Answering system settings

Remote access code

To access your answering system remotely from any touch-tone telephone, you need to enter a two-digit number (00-99). Unless you change it, the remote access code is 19.

To change the remote access code:

Press MENU/SELECT when in idle mode to enter the main menu.

1. Press DIR or CID to scroll to >ANSWERING SYS, then

2. press MENU/SELECT.

Press DIR or CID to scroll to >ANS SYS SETUP, then

3. press MENU/SELECT.

Press DIR or CID to scroll to >REMOTE CODE, then

4. press MENU/SELECT.

Press DIR or CID to select the remote access code, or use the dial pad

5. keys to enter the correct number (00-99).

Press MENU/SELECT to confirm your setting. A confirmation tone sounds.

NOTE: For more details about the feature remote access, refer to Remote access on page 49.

Message alert tone

REMOTE CODE 19

When the message alert tone is set to ON, and there is at least one new message, the telephone base beeps every 10 seconds. Unless you change it, the message alert tone is set to off.

To change the setting:

Follow Steps 1-3 in Remote access code on this page.

1. Press DIR or CID to scroll to >MSG ALERT TONE, then

MSG ALERT TONE >OFF

press MENU/SELECT. Press DIR or CID to choose between ON and OFF.

3. Press MENU/SELECT to confirm your setting. A confirmation tone sounds.

NOTE S:

The message alert tone beeps only if all the conditions below are met:

•

Answering system is on.

–

Message alert tone setting is on.

–

There are new messages.

–

To temporarily turn off the message alert tone, see Temporarily turning off the message

• alert tone on page 43.

Telephone settings

Telephone base ringer volume

When the telephone is not in use, press VOLUME on the telephone base to set the ringer volume level (1-5), or turn the ringer off. A sample of the ringer sounds as you adjust the volume. The telephone base announces, “Base ringer is off” when you set the volume to 0.

NOTE: If the handset is on an outside call, the telephone base

volume cannot be changed.

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