AT&T HS8240 User Manual

USER’S MANUAL

900 MHz Cordless Telephone

Caller ID/Call Waiting HS8240

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CONTENTS

INSTALLATION................................. 3

Belt Clip ................................................ 5

FEATURE SETUP.............................. 6

About Softkeys ...................................... 6

Dial Mode.............................................. 6

Ringer Off / Battery Save ...................... 7

Handset Ringer Selection...................... 7

Programming Home and

Local Area Codes ............................... 8

Turning Off Caller ID

with Call Waiting ............................... 8

Call List Options.................................... 9

TELEPHONE OPERATION ............... 10

Making a Call....................................... 10

Preview a Number Before Calling....... 10

Answering a Call ................................. 11

Ending a Call ....................................... 11

Redial .................................................. 11

Handset V olume .................................. 11

Tempor ary Tone .................................. 11

Mute .................................................... 12

Flash .................................................... 12

Page..................................................... 12

Handset Locator.................................. 12

Changing Channels ............................. 13

Headset Jack........................................ 13

TELEPHONE MEMORY ................... 14

Storing Numbers in Memory .............. 14

Storing a Pause in a Memory Number.. 14

Storing a Name with a Number .......... 14

Replacing a Stored Number ................ 15

Storing a Number and Name from

Call History in Telephone Memory . 15

Viewing Numbers in Memory............. 15

Deleting Memory Numbers ................ 15

Editing Memory Numbers................... 16

Priority Ring Numbers ........................ 16

Dialing Memory Numbers................... 16

CALLER ID OPERATION ................. 17

About Caller Identification.................. 17

Call W aiting ......................................... 18

NEW CALL Light ................................. 18

Message W aiting Indicator .................. 18

Incoming Call History ......................... 18

Memory Match.................................... 18

Reviewing Call History ....................... 19

Display Dial ......................................... 19

Deleting Call Records from

Call History ..................................... 20

Caller ID Display Messages ................. 20

BATTERIES.................................... 21

Charging the Handset Battery Pack .... 21

Replacing the Handset Battery Pack ... 22

OPERATING RANGE....................... 23

IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY ................ 24

INSTALLATION

Standard

electrical

outlet

Strain-relief

groove

Power cord

The instructions below are for both table and wall installation.

1 Choose a spot near an electrical outlet and a telephone jack.

This phone requires a modular telephone jack and a standard electrical outlet (110v AC) not controlled by a wall switch.

2 Install the handset battery.

(For an illustration of battery installation, see the BATTERIES section of this manual.)

• Remove the battery cover by pressing on the indentation and sliding downward.

• Plug the battery pack connector into the handset, and place the battery pack and wires into the compartment.

• Replace the battery cover by sliding it on its track up over the battery compartment until it snaps firmly into place.

3 Connect the telephone line cord.

Make sure the plugs snap firmly into place. (If you are wall mounting the phone, use the short line cord, and press the excess cord into the groove on the bottom of the base.)

4 Connect the power cord as shown above.

Long telephone line cord

Modular telephone jack

NOTE: Connect power to the base unit before placing the handset in the cradle.

INSTALLATION

5 Mount the base on the wall.

(WALL MOUNTING ONLY)

Modular telephone jack

Short

telephone

line cord

Standard electrical outlet

Power cord

6 Charge the handset battery.

Place the handset face up or face down in the base. The CHARGING/HANDSET IN USE light on the base goes on to show the handset is in the right position to charge the battery.

For best battery performance, charge the battery for at least 12 hours the first time. After the first charge, the battery will quick-charge in only six hours.

7 Check for dial tone.

After the batteries are charged, pick up the handset. Press P; you should hear a dial tone.

INSTALLATION

Belt Clip

If you wish, you can attach the belt clip to the cordless handset, following the illustrations below. (The handset may not charge in the face-up position if the belt clip is attached.)

To RemoveTo Attach

FEATURE SETUP

You can set up one feature at a time as described below, or you can set up a feature, and then move on to set up another feature. After you change one feature, press U to exit, or select the DONE softkey to move to the next feature.

About Softkeys

This telephone has been designed with your convenience in mind, offering you many features which you can access using the two “softkeys” shown in the illustration. Press U to begin viewing options. Use < and > to scroll through the choices or to move to the next display. By pressing the softkey below the operation indicated on the display screen, you select that operation.

Softkey

Dial Mode

If you have touch tone service, the phone will be ready to use as soon as the battery is charged. If you have dial pulse (rotary) service, you’ll need to set the dial mode.

1 Make sure the is not displayed. 2 Press U >. 3 Use the softkey to select SETUP (see “About Softkeys”). The screen

displays DIAL MODE: TONE.

4 Use the softkey to select CHANGE. The screen displays DIAL

MODE:PULSE.

5 Select DONE to move to the next feature

— OR —

Press U to e xit.

To change back to touch tone dialing, repeat Steps 1 through 5. The screen displays DIAL MODE:TONE.

FEATURE SETUP

Ringer Off / Battery Save

When the Ringer is set to OFF, the handset stays read y to use for up to 30 days in the standby mode before you have to return it to the base for recharging. When the Ringer is off, the Page/Handset Locator feature does not work, and the screen does not display incoming call information. However, the call information is stored in the call history.

When the Ringer is on, the handset stays ready to use for up to 15 days, and all features are active.

1 Make sure the is not displayed. 2 Press U >. 3 Use the softkey to select SETUP. 4 Select DONE until the screen displays RINGER. 5 Select CHANGE to turn the Ringer ON or OFF. 6 Select DONE to move to the next feature

— OR —

Press U to e xit.

Handset Ringer Selection

You can select from four different handset ringer styles.

1 Make sure the is not displayed. 2 Press U >. 3 Use the softkey to select SETUP. 4 Select DONE until the screen displays RING TYPE. 5 Select CHANGE. Each time you select CHANGE, you hear a sample

of the ringer style.

6 Select DONE to save the last ringer style you heard and move to

the next feature

— OR —

Press U to e xit.

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