AT&T E5815 - Manuals

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 Poweradapter Belt clip Battery pack telephone line cord Wall m...

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...

NOTE: Use only the power cord supplied with this product. If you need a replacement, call 1-800-222–3111. Be sure to use an electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch. 6 Getting Started Telephone base installation Install the telephone base as shown below. Choose a base location away from ele...

7 Getting Started Battery installation & charging After installation, place the handset in the base and allow to charge for 12 hours beforeuse. You can keep battery charged by returning the handset to the base after each use.When battery is fully depleted, a recharge takes about 10 hours. Insert...

8 Getting Started Wall mounting The speakerphone base can be installed on any standard wall-phone outlet as shownbelow. Choose a location away from electronic equipment, such as personal comput-ers, television sets or microwave ovens. Avoid excessive heat, cold, dust or moisture. Step 4: Plug power ...

9 Getting Started 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. Snap belt clip into notches onside of handse...

10 Telephone Operation Basic operation Making and answering calls To answer an incoming call, press PHONE (or SPEAKER, or any dial pad key). To make a call, press PHONE or SPEAKER , then dial a number. Press OFF or place the handset in the base to hang up.To preview numbers before dialing, enter num...

11 Telephone Operation Options while on calls Volume control Press VOLUME buttons on the side of the handset to adjust listening volume. Each button press raises orlowers volume by one level.When you change the volume level, the new settingbecomes the default. The new volume level will beapplied eac...

Handset settings At the feature menu you can change settings to customize how the telephone works. Press MENU , then use the ^V buttons to scroll to the feature you want to change. As you scroll throughthe menu, the top menu item is always highlighted witha > character. Press SELECT to select the...

13 Telephone Operation Handset settings Handset name At this menu you can customize the name that appearson the handset screen when the phone is idle. Press DELETE to erase letters, then replace them with a name of your preference, up to 16 characters long (seepage 15 to enter letters). Press SELECT...

14 Phonebook Memory capacity The phonebook directory can store up to 50 entries.Each entry can contain a number up to 32 digits, and aname up to 16 letters long. A convenient search featurecan help you find and dial numbers quickly (see page 16). Timeouts and error messages If you pause for too long...

15 Phonebook New phonebook entries To create a new phonebook entry Press MENU twice to select DIRECTORY . Press V to highlight STORE . Press SELECT , then enter the telephone number when prompted. Use the dial pad to enter up to 32 digits, then press SELECT. You will be notified if the number is alr...

16 Phonebook Phonebook search Press DIR to display the first listing in the phonebook. You can then use the up/down arrows to browsethrough the phonebook, or search to find a specificentry. Press OFF at any time to exit the directory. To browse through the directory To browse, press ^ or V to scroll...

17 Phonebook To dial, change or delete entries To dial a number When any phonebook entry is displayed, press PHONE (or SPEAKER ) to dial the displayed number. To delete an entry When any phonebook entry is displayed, press DELETE to delete the displayed entry from the phonebook.Once deleted, an entr...

18 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...

19 Caller ID Logs To review your call log To review your call log Press CID to review your call log. The most recent call is displayed first. Use the arrow buttons to scrollthrough the list as shown at left. To return a call Press PHONE (or SPEAKER ) to call the number as displayed. To change the nu...

20 Answering SystemOperation Message capacity The answering system can record up to 99 messages,depending on the length of each message. Individual messages can be up to 4 minutes long, but total maximum recording time is 15 minutes. Messages willremain available for replay until you delete them. Me...

21 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...

22 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...

23 Answering System Operation Announce Only mode In Announce Only mode, callers hear an announcementbut cannot leave messages. This option is useful, forexample, to notify callers that you will be away for anextended period and request that they call back after acertain date. To turn Announce Only o...

24 Answering System Operation Changing feature options Menu features can be changed to customize how theanswering system operates. Press MENU repeatedly to hear each feature. Press CHANGE when you hear the feature you want to modify. Feature options (Default settings underlined). System announces: F...

25 Answering System Operation Message playback Press PLAY/STOP to hear messages. The system announces the number of messages, then begins playback.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 all messages ...

26 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...

27 Answering System Operation Message window displays The message window usually displays the total number ofmemos and incoming messages. See the list below for explanations of other displays in this window. Message window displays 0 No messages. 1-98 Number of messages/memos, or message numbercurre...

28 Answering System Operation 1 Remote access A 2-digit security code is required to access youranswering system from any touch-tone phone. Thiscode is “19” by default; see page 24 to change it. Dial your telephone number fromany touch-tone phone. 2 When system answers, enter 2-digit Remote Access C...

29 Appendix Screen icons, indicator lights & tones Handset screen icons & alert tones Speakerphone in use. Ringer off. Battery charging (animated display). Low battery (flashing); place handset in base to recharge. MUTE SPEAKER Microphone is muted. NEW New calls (press CID to review call log...

30 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 battery is installed and charged correctly (see page 7). •...

Technical specifications RF Frequency Band(Handset to Base) 2401.056 MHz - 2482.272MHz Output Power handset 20 dBm, base 30dBm Sensitivity -96 dBm Modulation GFSK RF Frequency Band(Base to Handset) 5744.736MHz - 5825.952MHz Channels 95 Channel Spacing 864 KHz Operating Temperature 32°F — 122°F0°C — ...

33 Appendix A AC adapter, 6 Alert tones, 29 Answering calls, 10 Answering system, 20-28 B Battery charging, 7 Battery installation, 7 Belt clip, 9 C Caller ID, 18 add entries to phone directory, 19 delete entries, 19 dial entries, 19 CID, 18 D Delete Call Log entries, 19 Delete redial entries, 10 Di...