AT&T E2562 - Manual

Answering system controls (see pages 24-33) ON/OFF ..................Press, then select mailbox to turn on or off (L1 or L2) RECORD ................Press to record a memo or outgoing announcement DELETE ..................Press to delete message currently playing MAILBOX LINE 1 ....Press to play or s...

4 Getting Started Parts checklist Remember to save your sales receipt and original packaging in case you ever need toship your telephone for warranty service. Check to make sure the telephone packageincludes the following: Telephone base Base handset Cordless handset Basepoweradapter Chargerpowerada...

5 Getting Started Before you begin About Caller Identification Caller ID with Call Waiting features inthis telephone let you see who’s callingbefore you answer the phone, evenwhen you’re on another call. Thesefeatures require services provided byyour local telephone company.Contact your telephone se...

6 Getting Started Telephone base installation (2-line jack) If you have a 2-line jack , install the base as shown below. Choose a location away from electronic equipment, such as personal computers, television sets or microwaveovens. Avoid excessive heat, cold, dust or moisture. Plug base powercord ...

7 Getting Started Telephone base installation (separate line jacks) If you have separate jacks for each line, install the base as shown below. Choose a location away from electronic equipment, such as personal computers, television setsor microwave ovens. Avoid excessive heat, cold, dust or moisture...

8 Getting Started LOW BATTERY RDL MEM MENU Battery & charger installation After installation, place the handset in the charger and allow the battery to charge for 12hours before use. You can keep the battery charged by returning the handset to the chargerafter each use. When battery power is ful...

9 Getting Started Belt clip & accessories Install belt clip as shown below if desired.For hands-free telephone conversations, you can use any industry standard 2.5 mmheadset (purchased separately). For best results use an AT&T 2.5 mm headset. Snap belt clip into notches onside of handset. Ro...

10 Telephone Operation Basic handset operation Making and answering calls To answer an incoming call, press L1 or L2 . Press L1 or L2 to make a call on line 1 or line 2, then dial a number. Press OFF to hang up. To preview before dialing, enter numbers first, then press L1/L2 to dial. Press CLEAR to...

11 Telephone Operation Basic base operation Making and answering calls To answer a call, lift the base handset, press SPEAKER- PHONE , or press HEADSET (if a headset is connected). To make a call, lift the base handset, press SPEAKER- PHONE or press HEADSET , then dial a number. To choose a line, pr...

12 Telephone Operation Options while on calls To adjust volume Press VOLUME buttons on the handset or the base to adjust listening volume. Each button press raises orlowers volume by one level. Press OK to save the current setting for future calls. Call waiting If you have Call Waiting service, you ...

13 Telephone Operation Intercom calls & conference calls Intercom calls Press the INTERCOM button at a handset or at the base. Scroll down to select a station, or select GLOBAL PAGE to page all stations. Press OK to page the selected station. To answer an intercom page at the handset, press INTE...

14 Telephone Operation Handset settings Ringers At this menu you can set default ring volumes, or turn theringer off. You can also select one of six call melodies.Settings are selectable for the intercom and each line.Follow the menu instructions to select the volume andmelody you prefer, then press...

15 Telephone Operation Base settings Ringers At this menu you can set default ring volumes, or turn theringer off. You can also select one of six call melodies.Settings are selectable for the intercom and each line.Follow the menu instructions to select the volume andmelody you prefer, then press OK...

16 Phonebooks Handset and base phonebooks There are separate phonebook directories in the hand-set and the base. Each phonebook can store up to 50 entries. Each entrycan contain a number up to 32 digits, and a name up to16 letters long. A convenient search feature can helpyou find and dial numbers q...

17 Phonebooks 555-1234 PAUSE MEM MENU ENTRY HAS BEEN STORED RDL MEM MENU ENTER NAME PAT WILLIAMS CLR > SAVE Enter number, then press MEM Enter name, then press SAVE New phonebook entries To enter a number Use the dial pad to enter up to 32 digits. When thenumber is complete, press MEM . • Press C...

18 Phonebooks Phonebook search You can use the up/down arrows to browse throughthe phonebook, or search to find a specific entry. Youcan press CLEAR at any time to exit the directory. To browse through the directory To browse, press ^ or V to scroll through all entries one by one. To search alphabet...

19 Phonebooks To dial, edit or delete entries To dial a number When any phonebook entry is displayed, press L1/L2 (or L1/L2 , then SPEAKERPHONE at the base) to dial. To delete an entry Press EDIT , then DEL . Select THIS to delete only this entry, or ALL then YES to delete all entries in the phonebo...

20 Caller ID Logs How Caller ID works If you subscribe to Caller ID service provided by yourlocal phone company, information about each caller willbe displayed after the first ring. Information about the last 50 incoming calls is stored inyour call log. You can review the call log to find outwho has...

21 Caller ID Logs To review your call log To review your call log The most recent call is displayed first. Use the arrowbuttons to scroll through the list as shown at left. To return a call Press L1/L2 (or L1/L2 , then SPEAKERPHONE at the base) to call the person currently displayed (see nextpage fo...

22 Caller ID Logs To dial a call log entry When any Caller ID screen is displayed, press L1/L2 (or L1/L2 , then SPEAKERPHONE at the base) to dial the number exactly as it appears on the screen. Dialing options Caller ID numbers may appear with an area code thatmay not be required for local calls. If...

23 Caller ID Logs Voice messages with Caller ID If a caller leaves a voice message, the Caller ID screenwill display LEFT A MESSAGE beneath the caller’sname.To hear the message, press 1 (or press MENU , select PLAY MESSAGE , then press OK ). To pause playback, press 5 (or press MENU , select PAUSE/R...

24 Answering SystemOperation Message capacity The answering system can record up to 99 messages, depending on how long each message is.Individual messages can be up to 4 minutes long, buttotal maximum recording time for all messages is 25minutes. Messages will remain available for replay untilyou de...

25 Answering System Operation Day and time announcements To set day and time Before playing each message, the answering systemannounces the day and time the message was received. Before using the answering system, you should followthe steps at left to set the day and time, so messagesare dated corre...

26 Answering System Operation Outgoing announcements Outgoing announcements are the messages callers hearwhen calls are answered by the answering system.The phone is pre-programmed with an announcementthat answers calls with “Hello. Please leave a message after the tone.” You can use this announceme...

27 Answering System Operation Message playback At the base, press a mailbox button to hear messages.At the handset, select MAILBOXES , then choose a mailbox. If you have new messages waiting, you will hear only thenew messages (oldest first). If there are no new messages,the system will play back al...

28 Answering System Operation Answering mode In Answer + Record mode, callers are asked to leave amessage. In Answer Only mode, callers hear anannouncement but cannot leave messages. This optionis useful, for example, to notify callers that you will beaway for an extended period and request that the...

29 Answering System Operation Number of rings before answer At this menu you can select how the answering systemanswers incoming calls. Press the - or + buttons to select one of four options:• Answer calls after 2 rings • Answer calls after 4 rings (default) • Answer calls after 6 rings • Toll Saver...

30 Answering System Operation Audible message alert At this menu you can choose whether you want to bealerted when you have new messages waiting. When the audible message alert is on, the telephonewill beep every 10 seconds to alert you when there arenew messages waiting.Press OFF or ON buttons, the...

31 Answering System Operation Recording and playing memos Memos are messages you record yourself. They aresaved, played back and deleted exactly like incomingmessages. You can record a memo as a reminder toyourself, or leave a message for someone else if othersin your household use the answering sys...

32 Answering System Operation Change security code You must enter a security code for remote access tothe answering system from another telephone. The security code is factory programmed to 5000 , but you should change it to a number known only to you.To change the code, follow the steps at left. En...

33 Answering System Operation 1 Dial your telephone number fromany touch-tone phone 2 When system answers, enter 4-digit Remote Access Code (“5000”unless you have changed it) 3 Enter remote commands (see list at right) 4 Hang up to end call and save allundeleted messages If you enter no commands, th...

34 Appendix Display screen status icons Status icons 1-8 Line in use (line number shown in phone icon) Handset using answering system (handset number followed by “T”) Phone in use (intercom call); flashes when handset is being paged Battery power level (see below) Ringer off Answering system is answ...

35 Appendix “Beep” (Single beep) Handset registration or programmingcommand successfully completed. “Beeeeeeeeep” (1 long beep) The handset is out of range. Move closerto the base. “Beeeeeeeeep” (1 long beep) Error tone (current operation has beenunsuccessful; try again). Alert tones and indicator l...

ENTER BASE ID 123456789012345 < OK HANDSET 2 RDL MEM MENU 36 Appendix Adding new handsets Your telephone can accommodate up to eight cordless handsets. You can add new hand-sets (sold separately) at any time, but each must be registered with the base before use. Before using a new handset, you mu...

37 Appendix Charging a spare battery An optional spare battery (AT&T 2401 or 2403, sold separately) can be kept chargedin the base, for quick replacement when the handset battery becomes depleted.In the event of a power failure, the charged battery in the base will allow you to makeand receive c...

38 Appendix In case of difficulty If you have difficulty with your phone, please try the suggestions below. For CustomerService, visit our web site at www.telephones.att.com , or call 1 800 222–3111. Telephone doesnot work at all • Make sure the battery is installed and charged correctly (see page 8...

40 Appendix A AC adapter, 6, 7 Access code, 32, 33 Alert tones, 35 Answering calls, 10, 11 Answering system, 24 answer only, 28 audible message alert, 30 delete messages, 27 outgoing announcement, 26 memos, 31 message window, 32 play messages, 29, 30 remote access, 33 rings before answer, 29 securit...

41 Appendix N Names, enter into phonebook, 17 search for, 18 New handsets, 36 Number of rings before answer, 29 O On/off button, 24 Operating range, 5 Outgoing announcement, 26 Out of range, 5, 14 P Paging, 13 Phonebooks, dial number, 19 edit entries, 19 name search, 18 new entries, 17 Playback (mes...

42 Appendix Technical specifications RF Frequency Band 2400 MHz — 2483.5 MHz Base Unit Voltage(AC Voltage, 60Hz) 96 — 144 Vrms Base Unit Voltage(AC Adapter Output) 8.61 Vdc Handset Voltage 2-3 Vdc Channels 95 Channel Spacing 864 KHz Sensitivity -93 dBm ATT-2562CIB-d4.qxd 12/29/2003 6:26 PM Page 42

Appendix Your package includes a handy wallet card to help you remember access commandsyou can use to control your answering system from any touch-tone telephone.If you misplace this card, just clip and save the card below. Remote access wallet card Action Remote Command Voice help menu ...............

1 Before you begin This cordless telephone operates withthe maximum power allowed by theFederal Communications Commission(FCC). Even so, this handset and basecan communicate over only a certaindistance — which can vary with thelocations of the base and handset, theweather, and the construction of yo...

3 Registering the handset Before using your new handset, you must register it withthe base. During registration, you must enter the 15-digitID number of the telephone base. To find this number, goto the base, press MENU , scroll down to select DISPLAY BASE ID , then press OK . The handset provided w...

4 Belt clip & optional headset Install belt clip as shown below if desired.For hands-free telephone conversations, you can use any industry standard 2.5 mmheadset (purchased separately). For best results use an AT&T 2.5 mm headset. Plug 2.5 mm headsetinto jack on side ofhandset (beneathsmall...

5 Quick reference guide For complete instructions, please refer to the manual provided with your telephone. Off/Clear During a call, press to hang up. While using menus, press to cancel anoperation, back up to the previousmenu, or exit the menu display. Speaker Press to activate handset speaker-phon...