AT&T 5870 - Manual

INST ALLA TION INST ALLA TION Table/Desktop Installation NOTE: Install this telephone away from electronic equipment, such as personal computers, television sets or microwave ovens. Avoidexcessive heat, cold, dust or moisture . 1 Connect the telephone line cord. 2 Connect the power cord. The ON/OFF ...

INST ALLA TION INST ALLA TION 5 About Handset Registration 1 The cordless handset that came with your system is automatically registered as Handset 1. There is no need to re-register. 2 You may register up to a total of six Expansion Handsets to this telepnone system.(Model 5800 handset sold separat...

Wall Installation 1 Connect the power cord andtelephone line cord to the undersideof the base, as shown (figure a). 2 Position the mounting bracket asshown (figure b). 3 Feed the short telephone line cordthrough the hole in the center of themounting bracket (figure b), align the bracket with the bas...

INST ALLA TION INST ALLA TION Spare Battery/Power Failure Backup You can buy a spare handset battery (AT&T Battery 2401, SKU# 91077, soldseparately) and keep it charged in the base at all times. In the event of a power failure, a fully charged battery in the spare batterycompartment will allow y...

8 Belt Clip You may choose to use the optional belt clip with your handset. Headset You can use this telephonehands-free when you installany industry standard 2.5 mmheadset (purchasedseparately). For best resultsuse an AT&T 2.5 mm headset. Plug the headset into the jacklocated on the left side o...

FEA TURE SETUP – HANDSET FEA TURE SETUP – HANDSET 9 Feature Setup Menu Press the softkey under to enter the Feature Setup menu. Use or to choose features, then select to save your choice. NOTE: If you wait more than 20 seconds without pressing a key, the handset returns tothe idle screen. NOTE: If y...

10 Clock Mode You can choose to display the time when the phone is idle, or you can turn this feature off. The defaultsetting is ON . 1 Press . 2 Press until the screen highlights 3 Press . The screen displays 4 Press or . 5 Press to save the displayed setting. OK ON OFF CLOCK ENABLE ON OK VOICE ANN...

FEA TURE SETUP – HANDSET FEA TURE SETUP – HANDSET 11 Sound Select This telephone uses the latest acoustic receiver design,providing you with four different sound quality settings. During a call, you can adjust the quality of the sound.Pressing repeatedly will cycle you through four different respons...

Ringer Volume Adjust the volume of the handset ringer. Setting thevolume so that no bars show on the graph turns the ringeroff. 1 Press , then until the screen highlights HANDSET SETTINGS . 2 Press . 3 Press when RINGER VOLUME is highlighted. The screen displays 4 Press or to hear samples of ring vo...

FEA TURE SETUP – HANDSET FEA TURE SETUP – HANDSET 13 Ringer Melody The Ringer Melody sets which ringer you hear when youhave an outside call. The Ringer Melody default setting is#01; there are eight Ringer Melody selections. 1 Press , then until the screen highlights handset settings. 2 Press , then...

14 Vibrate Control When this feature is on, the handset vibrates when youhave an incoming call. The default setting is OFF . 1 Press , then until the screen highlights HANDSET SETTINGS . 2 Press , then until the screen highlights VIBRATE CONTROL . 3 Press . The screen displays 4 Press or . 5 Press t...

FEA TURE SETUP – HANDSET FEA TURE SETUP – HANDSET 15 Low Batt Tone You can set the handset to sound a tone when batterypower is low, or you can turn the tone off. Default settingis ON . 1 Press , then until the screen highlights handset settings. 2 Press , then until the screen highlights low batt t...

16 Range Tone You can set the handset to sound a tone when you areapproaching the range limit, or you can turn this tone off.The default setting is ON . 1 Press , then until the screen highlights HANDSET SETTINGS . 2 Press , then until the screen highlights RANGE TONE . 3 Press . The screen displays...

FEA TURE SETUP – HANDSET FEA TURE SETUP – HANDSET 17 Keypad Tone When this feature is on, each key press makes a sound.The default setting is ON . 1 Press , then until the screen highlights handset settings. 2 Press , then until the screen highlights keypad tone. 3 Press . The screen displays 4 Pres...

Set Contrast You can adjust the screen contrast for easy viewing. 1 Press , then until the screen highlights HANDSET SETTINGS . 2 Press , then until the screen highlights CONTRAST . 3 Press . The screen displays 4 Press or to decrease or increase contrast. 5 Press to save the displayed setting. OK C...

FEA TURE SETUP – HANDSET FEA TURE SETUP – HANDSET 19 Language Setting You can set each registered handset so the displayappears in English, Spanish or French. The default settingis ENGLISH .

20 Ringer Volume 1 Make sure the base is not in use. 2 Pressing and holding , then press VOL + or VOL - to adjust the ringer volume. Each time you press + or - you will hear how loud the setting is. To turn the ringer off, press - until you hear no tone. M M M O O O FEATURE SETUP – BASE

24 Volume Handset You can adjust the volume of what you hear through thehandset during a conversation by pressing + or - on the right side of the handset. You will hear a special tonewhen you reach the highest or lowest setting. Speaker During a conversation, press VOL + or VOL - to adjust the base ...

TELEPHONE OPERA TION TELEPHONE OPERA TION 25 M M M S S S Handset Speakerphone When the handset speakerphone is activated, you can use the phone hands-free. Stand the handset ona flat surface (not in the base) and continue yourconversation. NOTE: For best performance, use the handset speakerphone in ...

28 Mute Handset 1 During a telephone conversation, mute thehandset microphone by pressing . The other party will be unable to hear anything onyour end. The screen displays 2 To return to two-way conversation, press again. Base Press M on the base to prevent the other party from hearing you, the MUTE...

TELEPHONE OPERA TION TELEPHONE OPERA TION 29 Hold Handset NOTE: When a call is on hold, the screen displays CALL ON HOLD . If the clock feature is on, this message will be displayed for five seconds, thenreturn to the clock display with H on top of the screen. After five minutes, the handset will ri...

30 Temporary Tone Dialing If you have dial pulse (rotary) service, you can changefrom dial pulse to touch tone dialing during a call. 1 Make the call, and wait until it is connected. 2 Press t . K eys pressed after this send touch tone signals. 3 After you hang up, the phone automaticallyreturns to ...

TELEPHONE OPERA TION TELEPHONE OPERA TION 31 DISPLAY SCREEN MESSAGES SCREEN DISPLAYS: WHEN: INCOMING OUTSIDE CALL You have an incoming phone call (withoutCaller ID). INTERCOM FROM You have an intercom call from [ PARTY [PARTY NAME] NAME ], for example HANDSET 2 . Once an intercom call is underway, t...

HANDSET ICONS THIS ICON: INDICATES Line In Use indicator On steady with no number next to it when anotherphone on this line is in use.On steady with one or more numbers next to it,indicating which extensions are using the line.For example, 12 indicates that Handset 1 and Handset 2 are on an outside ...

TELEPHONE OPERA TION TELEPHONE OPERA TION 33 BASE LIGHTS LIGHT STATUS: INDICATES: IN USE on Base or handset is on a call. IN USE flashing Extension is in use. CHARGING on Handset is in the base charging. MUTE on Base microphone is muted. SPEAKER flashing Hold function is activated. SPEAKER on Base s...

34 Intercom Calls If you have more than one handset (AT&T 5800,purchased separately) registered with your 5870 base,you can make intercom calls between handsets. From Base to All Handsets 1 Press on on the base. 2 All handsets will ring. From Base to Selected Handset 1 Press on the base. 2 Press...

INTERCOM OPERA TION INTERCOM OPERA TION 35 Answering Intercom At handset, press P . At base, automatically answered. End Intercom At handset, press O . At base, press K .

36 Blind Call Transfer If you have installed additional AT&T 5800 handsets(purchased separately) with your 5870 telephone, you cantransfer a call from one handset to another. From the Handset 1 Press , then use to highlight where you want the call transferred. 2 Press when the desired destinatio...

INTERCOM OPERA TION INTERCOM OPERA TION 37 Conference Calling From the Handset 1 If one handset is already on a call, you canconnect a second handset to the call by pressing P on the second handset — OR — If you are on an intercom call and have a secondcall on hold, press P to add the held call to t...

38 PHONE BOOK This telephone can store up to 50 telephone numbersand names. Each number can be up to 32 digits long andeach name can be up to 16 characters. Store a Number and Name in Phone Book 1 Enter the number you want to store. Thescreen displays the number you enter. To deletea digit, press O ...

PHONE BOOK PHONE BOOK Keypad Characters Dial Presses Key 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 & ’ , . 1 2 A B C a b c 2 3 D E F d e f 3 4 G H I g h i 4 5 J K L j k l 5 6 M N O m n o 6 7 P Q R S p q r s 7 8 T U V t u v 8 9 W X Y Z w x y z 9 0 0 *# # 39 91-5431-10-00_ATT5870_R0JUN040 2/5/03 4:03 PM Page 38

40 Dial a Number in Phone Book 1 Press . The screen displays 2 Press or to scroll through memory in alphabetical order — OR — Enter the first letter of a name (then or , if necessary) to display the name you’re searching for — OR — Press , then enter the first few letters of the name you’re searchin...

PHONE BOOK PHONE BOOK 41 Edit a Number/Name in Phone Book 1 Press . The screen displays 2 Press or to scroll through memory in alphabetical order — OR — Enter the first letter of a name (then or , if necessary) to display the name you’re searching for — OR — Press , then enter the first few letters ...

42 Delete a Number/Name in Phone Book 1 Press . The screen displays 2 Press or to scroll through memory in alphabetical order — OR — Enter the first letter of a name (then or , if necessary) to display the name you’re searching for — OR — Press , then enter the first few letters of the name you’re s...

CALLER ID OPERA TION CALLER ID OPERA TION 43 If you subscribe to Caller ID service with your local phone service provider,this phone stores all incoming calls (up to 50 at the handset) with validCaller ID information in the calls log. Name, number, time and dateinformation can all be stored, if they...

44 Setup Talking Caller ID When you set up this feature, the base can announce thename or telephone number of up to 50 callers whosenames/numbers are stored in your phone book beforeyou answer the call. Each announcement can be up tothree seconds long. NOTE: If the caller has blocked Caller ID infor...

CALLER ID OPERA TION CALLER ID OPERA TION 45 L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L Record a New Talking Caller IDAnnouncement 1 Follow the directions on page 38 to “Store aNumber and Name in Phone Book” 2 After Step 4 in “Storing a Number and Name inPhone Book” ( ENTRY HAS BEEN STORED! ) the screen prompts ...

CALLER ID OPERA TION CALLER ID OPERA TION 46 Edit Talking Caller ID Announcement 1 Press , then press until the screen highlights VOICE ANNOUNCE . 2 Press , then press until the screen highlights RECORD NEW. Press 3 Press or to scroll through memory in alphabetical order — OR — Enter the first lette...

CALLER ID OPERA TION CALLER ID OPERA TION 48 Review Calls Log 1 Press , then press . The screen displays the most recent call in the calls log. 2 Press or to scroll through call records. Store Record in Phone book 1 While the call information is displayed, press , then use # t o scroll through diali...

CALLER ID OPERA TION CALLER ID OPERA TION 49 Display Dial While you are reviewing the calls log, you can dial anumber displayed on the screen. You can change theformat of the number using “Dialing Options” below. Press P or K to dial the displayed number. Dialing Options 1 While a call record is dis...

ANSWERING SY STEM OPERA TION Audible Indicators This system gives you voice prompts for featureoperations and voice confirmations when you press abutton or complete an operation. Turn Answering System On/Off Press to turn the system on or off. When the system is turned on, you will hear “Machine on”...

ANSWERING SY STEM OPERA TION ANSWERING SY STEM OPERA TION 51 About Mailboxes This answering system has three voice mailboxes. Callers using a touch tonephone can select the mailbox in which their messages will be recorded bypressing 1 , 2 or 3 . All other messages will be recorded in Mailbox 1. Abou...

ANSWERING SY STEM OPERA TION ANSWERING SY STEM OPERA TION 52 Record Your Announcement NOTE: If you have assigned different mailboxes to different people, be sure to tell callers in yourannouncement to press 1 , 2 , or 3 to leave a message in the appropriate mailbox. 1 Press m until you hear “Change ...

54 ANSWERING SY STEM OPERA TION Feature summary Default settings indicated by * . SYSTEM ANNOUNCES: DESCRIPTION/DIRECTIONS: “Change remote access code” Set the remote access code you 50 * will use to access features andfunctions of the answering systemfrom a touch tone phone. The codecan be changed ...

ANSWERING SY STEM OPERA TION ANSWERING SY STEM OPERA TION 55 Listen to, Save & Delete Messages The system automatically saves your messages untilyou delete them, and can store approximately 15minutes of messages, memos, and announcements(up to a maximum of 99 messages). Before playing a message,...

ANSWERING SY STEM OPERA TION ANSWERING SY STEM OPERA TION 57 Record a Memo You can record a memo up to four minutes long tostore as an incoming message. 1 Press and release . 2 Press a PLAY/STOP button to select amailbox for the memo. After the beep,speak toward the microphone. Themessage window dis...

ANSWERING SY STEM OPERA TION ANSWERING SY STEM OPERA TION 58 MESSAGE WINDOW DISPLAY WINDOW DISPLAYS: WHEN: 0 No messages in any mailbox 1 – 99 Total number of messages in all mailboxes, orcurrent message number during messageplayback. 0 – 99 ↔ F Memory is full, or total number of messagesis 99 Count...

ANSWERING SY STEM OPERA TION ANSWERING SY STEM OPERA TION 59 Connect with the Answering System You can access many features of this system remotely from a touch tone phone. 1 Dial your telephone number. 2 When the system answers, enter your Remote Access Code(preset to 50). The system beeps once and...

BA TTERIES BA TTERIES Battery Life A fully charged battery provides an average talk time of about eight hours,or standby time of five days. NOTE: Talk time and standby time may vary depending on operating conditions. Battery Indicator Ten to fifteen minutes before the battery charge gets too low to ...

BA TTERIES BA TTERIES Replace the Handset Battery Pack 1 Install the handset battery.Use only AT&T Battery 2401, SKU# 91077. 2 Charge the handset battery.• Place the handset in the base. • Charge the battery for at least 12 hours. After the firstcharge, the battery will charge in eight hours. 63...

IN CASE OF DIFFICUL TY IN CASE OF DIFFICUL TY 64 If you have difficulty operating this phone, try the suggestions below.For Customer Service, visit our website at www.telephones.att.com or call 1-800-222–3111. Please retain your receipt as your proof of purchase. PHONE PROBLEM SOLUTION If the phone ...

IN CASE OF DIFFICUL TY IN CASE OF DIFFICUL TY 67 CALLER ID Problem Solution If the caller’s name or • Make sure you subscribe to Caller ID phone number is not service from your local telephone displayed: company. • Make sure the battery is charged. • Caller ID service might not work when the phone i...

ANSWERING SY STEM OPERA TION ANSWERING SY STEM OPERA TION 68 ANSWERING SYSTEM PROBLEM SOLUTION If messages are • If a caller leaves a very long message, incomplete: part of it may be lost when the systemdisconnects the call after four minutes. • If the caller pauses for more than seven seconds, the ...

DEF A U LT SETTINGS DEF A U LT SETTINGS 70 DEFAULT SETTINGS FUNCTION: DEFAULT SETTING: Dial Method Tone Handset Volume 2 Ringer Volume 3 Ringer Melody 1 Keypad Tone ON Clock Mode ON Vibrate OFF Remote Access Code 50 Message Alert OFF Announce Only OFF Number of Rings 4 Call Screening ON DEFAULT SETT...

DEF A U LT SETTINGS DEF A U LT SETTINGS 71 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS RF Frequency Band 2400 MHz – 2483.5 MHz (Handset to base) RF Frequency Band 5725 MHz – 5850 MHz (Base to handset) Number of Channels 95 Channel Spacing 864 kHz Handset Transmit Power +23 dBm Base Transmit Power +29 dBm Sensitivity –...

INDEX INDEX 72 # # 21, 22 * * 22, 23 A 42 B Base 1, 23, 28, 35, 36 Base lights 33 Base Ringer 21 Base unit. See Base BASS BOOST 11 battery 32 Beeps 33 Belt Clip 8 C CALL ON HOLD 29 Call Waiting 2 Caller ID 2, 31, 43 48, 49 C 37 CLOCK ENABLE 10 CLOCK MODE 10 conference call 37 CONTRAST 18 D default s...