VTech Telecommunications 80 7301 00 Users manual

User’s manual

CL84100/CL84200/CL84300
DECT 6.0 corded/cordless
telephone/answering system
with caller ID/call waiting

Getting started

Backup batteries installation and use

In the event of a power failure, your telephone can still operate with limited
functions if there are backup batteries (purchased separately) installed in
the telephone base. If a power failure happens during a call on the corded
handset, the call continues (at the lowest volume) until you hang up; while a
call on the cordless handset or speakerphone disconnects immediately.

During a power failure, you can still make and answer calls using the corded
handset. However, you cannot make or answer calls on the cordless handset
or speakerphone.

If power resumes while you are on a call, the call continues and the
telephone resets once you hang up.

Follow the steps below to install backup batteries.

1. Make sure the telephone line cord
and power adapter cord are not
connected to the telephone base.

2. Press the tab on the base battery
cover (on the bottom of the
telephone base) toward the cover
and swing open the battery door.

3. Insert three new AAA alkaline
batteries, matching the + and

- signs engraved on the telephone
base.

4. Replace the backup battery cover
onto the telephone base; the
cover clicks into place when it is

Battery compartment tab

attached properly.

During a power failure, if the backup batteries are installed, the telephone
base displays CHECK AC POWER.

BASE

CHECK AC POWER

NOTES:

1. Use disposable AAA alkaline batteries only. Do not use rechargeable batteries.

2. With backup batteries, the base ringer and the handset listening volume will be at the
lowest setting.

3. We recommend changing the batteries every nine months.

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Getting started

Telephone base installation

Install the telephone base as shown below.
The telephone base is ready for tabletop use. If you want to change to wall

mounting, see page 10 for details.

Plug the small end

Plug the large end of

•

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

Plug the other

•

end of the
telephone line
cord into a
telephone jack or
a DSL filter.

Raise the

•

antenna.

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

•

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

Plug one end of

•

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

Plug the other

•

end of the coiled
handset cord
into the jack at
the left of the
telephone base.

Place the cords into

•

the channels.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

1. Use only the power adapter(s) supplied with this product. To order a replacement
power adapter, visit our website at www.telephones.att.com or call

1 [phone]. In Canada, dial 1 [phone].

2. The power adapters are intended to be correctly oriented in a vertical or floor
mount 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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Getting started

Charger installation

Install the charger as shown below.

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

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

1. Use only the power adapter(s) supplied with this product. To order a replacement
power adapter, visit our website at www.telephones.att.com or call

1 [phone]. In Canada, dial 1 [phone].

2. The power adapters are intended to be correctly oriented in a vertical or floor
mount 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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Getting started

Battery installation and charging

Install the battery as shown below. Once you have installed the battery, the

screen indicates the battery status (see table below). If necessary, place the
handset in the telephone base or charger to charge the battery. For best
performance, keep the handset in the telephone base or charger when not in
use. The battery is fully charged after 16 hours of continuous charging. See

the table on page 71 for battery operating times.
If the screen shows Low battery, 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 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 X.

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 X (at least 30 minutes).

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

place it 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.

Step 1

Plug the battery
connector securely
into the socket inside
the handset battery
compartment, matching

Step 2

Align the cover flat
against the battery
compartment, then
slide it upwards until

it clicks into place.
the color-coded label.
Insert the supplied
battery with the label
THIS SIDE UP facing up
as indicated.

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Getting started

Battery installation and charging

CHARGE light

Step 3

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

After you install your telephone or power returns following
a power outage, the handset will prompt you to set the date
and time. For instructions, see Set date/time on page 14. To
skip setting the date and time, press OFF/CLEAR.

SET DATE

--/--/--

SET TIME

--:-- --

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

1. Use only the supplied rechargeable battery or replacement battery (model BT166342).

To order, visit our website at www.telephones.att.com or call

1 [phone]. In Canada, dial 1 [phone].

2. If you do not use the handset for a long time, disconnect and remove the battery
to prevent possible leakage.

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