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- Page 1 Abridged user’s manual CL83143 DECT 6.0 cordless telephone/ answering system with caller ID/call waiting...
- Page 2 This Abridged user’s manual provides you with basic installation and major operation instructions. A limited set of features are described in an abridged form. Please refer to the online CL83143 DECT 6.0 cordless telephone/answering system with caller ID/call waiting Complete user’s manual for a full set of installation and operation instructions at www.telephones.att.com/manuals...
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Page 3: Parts Checklist
Your telephone package contains the following items. Save your sales receipt and original packaging in the event warranty service is necessary. Quick start guide CL83143 This quick start guide provides you with basic instructions only. Abridged user’s manual For more complete instructions, refer to your Abridged user’s... -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Abridged user’s manual CL83143 DECT 6.0 cordless telephone/ answering system with caller ID/call waiting For more detailed instructions, refer to the Complete user’s manual at www.telephones.att.com/manuals. Table of contents Getting started Voicemail (visual message waiting) indicator ....... 13 Quick reference guide - handset ..1 Clear voicemail indication ..... - Page 5 Telephone operation Caller ID Telephone operation......22 Caller ID ............37 Making a call ........22 Missed (new) call indicator ... 37 Answering a call ......... 22 Review the caller ID history ..37 Ending a call ......... 22 View dialing options ......37 Handset speakerphone ....
- Page 6 Appendix Adding and registering handsets/ headsets ..........52 Register a handset to the telephone base ........52 Deregistering handsets ......53 Deregister all handsets from the telephone base ........53 Troubleshooting ........54 Maintenance..........58 Important safety information .... 59 Safety information ......
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Page 7: Getting Started
Getting started Quick reference guide - handset CHARGE indicator On when the handset is charging in the telephone base or charger. qCID/VOLUME • Press qCID to show the caller ID log when the handset is not in use. • Press to scroll down while in menus. •... -
Page 8: Quick Reference Guide - Handset
Getting started Quick reference guide - handset pDIR/VOLUME Press pDIR to show directory entries when the handset • is not in use. • Press to scroll up while in menus. • While entering names or numbers, press to move the cursor to the right. -
Page 9: Quick Reference Guide - Handset & Telephone Base
Getting started Quick reference guide - handset & telephone base Handset side view PUSH TO TALK • Press to initiate a one-to-one (page 30) or one-to-group broadcast (page 31). • Press and hold to broadcast to a group of system devices (page 31). •/RECORD Press to record a memo (page 50) or an announcement (page 39). -
Page 10: Quick Reference Guide - Telephone
Getting started Quick reference guide - telephone base MENU/SELECT CANCEL • When the telephone base is not in use, • While in a menu, press to cancel an operation, press to show the menu. back up to the previous menu or exit the menu display. -
Page 11: Telephone Base Installation
Getting started Telephone base installation Install the telephone base, as shown below. Plug one end of the Plug the large end of the telephone line cord into a telephone base power telephone jack or a DSL filter. adapter into a power outlet not controlled by a If you have DSL high-speed wall switch. -
Page 12: Battery Installation And Charging
Getting started Battery installation and charging Once you have installed the battery, the screen indicates the battery status (see the following table). For best performance, keep the handset in the telephone base or charger when not in use. The battery is fully charged after ten hours of continuous charging. - Page 13 Getting started Battery installation and charging 2. Align the cover flat against the battery compartment, then slide it upwards until it clicks into place. CHARGE light 3. Charge the handset by placing it face forward in the telephone base or charger. The CHARGE light on the handset is on during charging.
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Page 14: Installation Options
Getting started Installation options Your telephone base is ready for tabletop use. If you want to mount your telephone on a wall, follow the steps, as mentioned below, to connect the telephone base with a standard dual-stud telephone wall-mounting plate. You may need a professional to install the mounting plate. -
Page 15: Telephone Settings
Telephone settings Handset settings Use the menu to change the telephone settings. 1. Press MENU/ on the handset when it is not in use to SELECT >Play messages enter the main menu. Answering sys 2. Press to scroll to the feature to be changed. When scrolling through the menu, the >... -
Page 16: Set Date/Time
Telephone settings Handset settings Set date/time The answering system announces the day and time of each message prior to playing it. Before using the answering system, set the date and time as follows. If you subscribe to caller ID service, the day, month and time are set automatically with each incoming call. -
Page 17: Lcd Language
Telephone settings Handset settings LCD language You can select the language used for all screen displays. 1. Press MENU/ in idle mode to enter the main menu. SELECT to scroll to Settings, then press /SELECT. 2. Use MENU 3. Press /SELECT to choose LCD language. -
Page 18: Caller Id Announce
Telephone settings Handset settings Caller ID announce The caller ID announce feature lets you know who’s calling without having to look at the display. To turn on or off the caller ID announce feature: 1. Press MENU/ in idle mode to enter the main menu. SELECT 2. -
Page 19: Voicemail (Visual Message Waiting) Indicator
Telephone settings Handset settings Voicemail (visual message waiting) indicator If you subscribe to a voicemail service offered by your telephone service provider, New voicemail and the icon appear on the handset screen when you have new voicemail messages. Contact your service provider for more information and assistance about using your voicemail service. -
Page 20: Home Area Code
Telephone settings Handset settings Home area code If you dial seven digits to make a local call (no area code required), enter your area code into the telephone as the home area code. When you receive a call from within your home area code, the caller ID history only displays the seven digits of the telephone number. -
Page 21: Quiet Mode
Telephone settings Handset settings QUIET mode When QUIET mode is turned on, the telephone silences all sounds (except the handset locator paging tone) during the set period of time (1-12 hours). After you turn on QUIET mode, this feature activates immediately and the answering system turns on automatically. -
Page 22: Telephone Base Settings
Telephone settings Telephone base settings Use the menu to change the telephone settings. Press MENU/ on the telephone base when it is not SELECT >Play messages in use to enter the main menu. Answering sys Press to scroll to the feature to be changed. When scrolling through the menu, the >... -
Page 23: Set Date/Time
Telephone settings Telephone base settings Set date/time The answering system announces the day and time of each message prior to playing it. Before using the answering system, set the date and time as follows. If you subscribe to caller ID service, the day, month and time are set automatically with each incoming call. -
Page 24: Lcd Language
Telephone settings Telephone base settings LCD language You can select the language used for all screen displays. 1. Press MENU/ in idle mode to enter the main menu. SELECT 2. Use to scroll to Settings, then press /SELECT. MENU 3. Press /SELECT to choose LCD language. -
Page 25: Caller Id Announce
Telephone settings Telephone base settings Caller ID announce The caller ID announce feature lets you know who’s calling without having to look at the display. To turn on or off the caller ID announce feature: 1. Press MENU/ in idle mode to enter the main menu. SELECT 2. -
Page 26: Voicemail (Visual Message Waiting) Indicator
Telephone settings Telephone base settings Voicemail (visual message waiting) indicator If you subscribe to a voicemail service offered by your telephone service provider, New voicemail and the icon appear on the telephone base screen when you have new messages. Contact your service provider for more information and assistance about using your voicemail service. -
Page 27: Home Area Code
Telephone settings Telephone base settings Home area code If you dial seven digits to make a local call (no area code required), enter your area code into the telephone as the home area code. When you receive a call from within your home area code, the caller ID history only displays the seven digits of the telephone number. -
Page 28: Telephone Operation
Telephone operation Telephone operation Making a call Using a cordless handset: PHONE/ /SPEAKER, then enter the telephone number. • Press FLASH Using the telephone base: • Press /SPEAKER, then enter the telephone number. Answering a call Using a cordless handset: PHONE/ /SPEAKER. -
Page 29: Last Number Redial
Telephone operation Telephone operation Last number redial Each handset and the telephone base stores the last ten telephone numbers dialed (up to 30 digits each). Using a cordless handset: , then q • Press REDIAL/ or REDIAL/ repeatedly to view up to PAUSE PAUSE ten recently called numbers. -
Page 30: Call Waiting
Telephone operation Telephone operation Call waiting If you subscribe to call waiting service from your telephone service provider, and someone calls while you are already on a call, you hear two beeps. /FLASH on the handset or FLASH on the telephone base to •... -
Page 31: Options While On Calls
Telephone operation Options while on calls Chain dialing Use this feature to initiate a dialing sequence from the numbers in the directory, caller ID history or redial memory while you are on a call. Using a cordless handset: To access the directory or caller ID log while on a call: 1. -
Page 32: Blind Transfer
Telephone operation Options while on calls Blind transfer While on an outside call, you can transfer the call to a specific device or any device without notifying them. To transfer an outside call from a cordless handset: 1. During the call, press MENU/ SELECT 2. -
Page 33: Multiple Handset Use
Multiple handset use Multiple handset use Handset locator The handset locator feature is useful if you misplace any handsets. To start the paging tone: HANDSET LOCATOR on the telephone • Press base to start the paging tone on all handsets for 60 seconds. -
Page 34: Intercom
Multiple handset use Intercom Use the intercom feature for conversations between two handsets, or a handset and the telephone base. You can buy additional expansion handsets (model AT&T CL80143/CL80173/CL80183/CL80193) for this telephone base to expand your telephone system (up to 12 handsets). Using a cordless handset: in idle mode to enter the main menu. - Page 35 Multiple handset use Intercom Using the telephone base: in idle mode to enter the main menu. Press q Press MENU/ SELECT to scroll to Intercom, then press /SELECT. MENU If you have one handset, the telephone base shows Calling HANDSET X. •...
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Page 36: Push-To-Talk (Ptt)
Multiple handset use Push-to-talk (PTT) You can directly broadcast messages to the speakerphone of any device. Press and hold PUSH TO TALK on a handset or PTT on the telephone base to begin two-way communication. • Only one device can talk at a time. To do so, press and hold PUSH TO TALK on the handset or PTT on the telephone base. -
Page 37: Ptt Call To Multiple Devices
Multiple handset use Push-to-talk (PTT) Using the telephone base: 1. There are a few ways to begin a PTT call to a single handset. When the telephone base is not in use: • If you have one handset, press and hold PTT. •... -
Page 38: Answer A Ptt Call
Multiple handset use Push-to-talk (PTT) Answer a PTT call You can respond to a PTT call, as described below. When your device receives a PTT call, it beeps and shows Press and hold [PTT] to talk. When the other party is speaking, your speakerphone light is on, and your device shows: •... -
Page 39: Directory
Directory Directory The directory can store up to 50 entries, shared by all handsets and the telephone base. Create a new directory entry 1. Press MENU/ in idle mode to enter the main menu. SELECT 2. Press q or p to scroll to Directory, then press /SELECT. -
Page 40: Review The Directory
Directory Review the directory Search by name 1. Press pDIR in idle mode to show the first listing in the directory. 2. When an entry appears, press the dialing keys (0-9) to start a name search. The directory shows the first name beginning with the first letter associated with the dialing key, if there is an entry in the directory beginning with that letter. -
Page 41: Edit A Directory Entry
Directory Review the directory Edit a directory entry 1. When a directory entry displays, press /SELECT. The screen shows MENU EDIT NUMBER along with the phone number to be edited. If you only want to edit the name, skip to Step 3. 2. -
Page 42: Speed Dial
Directory Speed dial The telephone system has nine speed dial locations (2-9, 0) and a voicemail 1 where you can store the telephone numbers you wish to access location dial more quickly. You can store up to 30 digits in each location. Speed dial assignments can only be selected from the existing directory entries. -
Page 43: Caller Id
Caller ID Caller ID This product supports caller ID services offered by most telephone service providers. The telephone stores caller ID information for the last 50 incoming calls in the telephone base. This information is common to all handsets and the telephone base. -
Page 44: Dial A Caller Id Log Entry
Caller ID Caller ID Dial a caller ID log entry 1. When in the caller ID log, press q or p to browse. PHONE/ /SPEAKER on the handset, or /SPEAKER on 2. Press FLASH the telephone base to dial the displayed entry. Save a caller ID log entry to the directory 1. -
Page 45: Answering System
Answering system Answering system settings Use the answering system menu of a system handset or the telephone base to set up the announcement message, turn the answering system or message alert tone on or off, activate call screening, or change the number of rings, remote access code or message recording time. -
Page 46: Answer On/Off
Answering system Answering system settings Using the telephone base: 1. When the telephone base is in idle mode, press MENU/ to enter the SELECT main menu. or p to scroll to Answering sys, then press /SELECT. 2. Press MENU 3. Press /SELECT again to select Announcement. -
Page 47: Call Screening
Answering system Answering system settings Call screening Use this feature to choose whether incoming messages can be heard over the speaker when they are being recorded. If you turn call screening on, you hear the incoming message. To change the setting: Using a cordless handset or the telephone base: 1. -
Page 48: Remote Access Code
Answering system Answering system settings Remote access code To access your answering system remotely from any touch-tone phone, you need to enter a two-digit number (00-99). By default, the remote access code is 19. To change the remote access code: Using a cordless handset or the telephone base: 1. -
Page 49: Message Recording Time
Answering system Answering system settings Message recording time You can set the recording time allowed for incoming messages. The message length is three minutes by default. To change the setting: Using a cordless handset or the telephone base: 1. When the handset or telephone base is in idle mode, press MENU/ to enter SELECT the main menu. -
Page 50: About The Answering System
Answering system About the answering system Answering system and voicemail indicators Your telephone has separate indicators for two different types of voice messages: those left on its built-in digital answering system and those left at your telephone service provider’s voicemail (fees may apply). Your telephone’s built-in digital answering system messages and voicemail messages are separate. -
Page 51: Using The Answering Machine And Voicemail Together
Answering system About the answering system Using the answering machine and voicemail together You can also use your telephone answering system and voicemail together by setting your built-in answering system to answer before voicemail answers, as described below. To learn how to program your voicemail settings, contact your telephone service provider. -
Page 52: Call Intercept
Answering system About the answering system Options while a message is being recorded: Press q /VOLUME or p • /VOLUME on the handset to adjust the call screening volume. /CANCEL to temporarily silence the call screening. • Press • Press /SELECT to temporarily turn on the call screening if call screening MENU is set to off. -
Page 53: Message Playback
Answering system Message playback To listen to messages at the telephone base: Press /PLAY/ /STOP again to end the . Press STOP PLAY message playback. To listen to messages on a cordless handset: 1. When the handset is in idle mode, press MENU/ to enter the main menu. - Page 54 Answering system Message playback When messages are playing on the handset: Press q /VOLUME or p • / VOLUME to adjust the message playback volume. Press EQ • to adjust the message playback audio quality. Press 6 to skip to the next message. •...
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Page 55: Delete All Old Messages
Answering system Message playback Delete all old messages To delete all old messages on the telephone base: 1. When the telephone is idle, press X/DELETE. The system announces, “To delete all old messages, press DELETE again.” 2. Press X/DELETE again. The system announces, “All old messages deleted.” To delete all old messages on the handset: 1. -
Page 56: Recording And Playing Memos
Answering system Recording and playing memos Memos are your own recorded messages used as reminders for yourself or others using the same answering system. You can record your own memos using a system handset or the telephone base. Play and delete them in the same way as incoming messages. -
Page 57: Remote Access
Answering system Remote access You can reach your answering system remotely by dialing your home telephone number from any touch-tone telephone. To remotely reach your answering system: 1. Dial your telephone number from any touch-tone telephone. 2. When the system answers, enter the two-digit remote access code (19 is the default code. -
Page 58: Appendix
Appendix Adding and registering handsets/headsets Your telephone can support up to 12 DECT 6.0 cordless handsets (AT&T model CL80143/CL80173/CL80183/CL80193, sold separately) or up to ten cordless www.telephones. handsets and two cordless headsets (sold separately). Visit att.com/headsets for a list of compatible DECT 6.0 cordless headsets. Each new handset or headset must be registered to the telephone base before use. -
Page 59: Deregistering Handsets
Appendix Deregistering handsets You may need to deregister your handsets if: • You have 12 registered handsets and need to replace a handset. -OR- • You wish to change the designated handset number of your registered handsets. You must first deregister ALL handsets, and then register each handset you wish to use again, one at a time. -
Page 60: Troubleshooting
If changing the telephone line cord does not help, the wall jack (or the wiring to this wall jack) may be defective. Try using a different wall jack in your home to connect your CL83143 telephone, or contact your telephone service provider (charges may apply). - Page 61 Appendix Troubleshooting I cannot dial out. • Try all the suggestions, as mentioned above. • Make sure you have a dial tone before dialing. The cordless handset may take a second or two to find the telephone base and produce a dial tone. This is normal. Wait an extra second before dialing.
- Page 62 Appendix Troubleshooting My caller ID isn’t working. • Caller ID is a subscription service. You must subscribe to this service from your telephone service provider for this feature to work on your phone. • The caller may not be calling from an area that supports caller ID. •...
- Page 63 Appendix Troubleshooting I’ve set my LCD language to Spanish or French and I don’t know how to change it back to English. • Press /SELECT on your handset or base in idle mode, then enter 364# on the MENU handset or base. You hear a confirmation tone. I cannot retrieve voicemail messages.
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Page 64: Maintenance
Appendix Maintenance Taking care of your telephone • Your cordless telephone contains sophisticated electronic parts, so you must treat it with care. • Avoid rough treatment. • Place the handset down gently. • Save the original packing materials to protect your telephone if you ever need to ship it. -
Page 65: Important Safety Information
Appendix Important safety information This symbol is to alert you to important operating or servicing instructions that may appear in this user’s manual. Always follow basic safety precautions when using this product to reduce the risk of injury, fire, or electric shock. Safety information •... -
Page 66: Especially About Cordless Telephones
Appendix Important safety information CAUTIONS: • Use only the power adapters provided with this product. To obtain a replacement, visit our www.telephones.att.com 1 (800) 222-3111 website at or call 1 (866) 288-4268 Canada, dial • Use only the supplied rechargeable battery or replacement battery (model BT183342). To order, www.telephones.att.com 1 (800) 222-3111 visit our website at... -
Page 67: Precautions For Users Of Implanted Cardiac Pacemakers
Appendix Important safety information Precautions for users of implanted cardiac pacemakers Cardiac pacemakers (applies only to digital cordless telephones): Wireless Technology Research, LLC (WTR), an independent research entity, led a multidisciplinary evaluation of the interference between portable wireless telephones and implanted cardiac pacemakers. -
Page 68: For C-Ul Compliance
Appendix For C-UL compliance In compliance with the bilingual requirements for safety, caution, and warning markings of Canadian Federal and Provincial/Territorial statutes and regulations, the French version of Important safety information is included. Mesures de sécurité importantes Ce symbole vous alertera d’informations importantes ou d’instructions d’entretien pouvant apparaître dans ce guide d’utilisation. - Page 69 Appendix For C-UL compliance MISES EN GARDE: • N’utilisez que les adaptateurs inclus avec ce produit. Pour obtenir une pièce de rechange, visitez www.telephones.att.com notre site Web au ou composez le 1-800-222-3111 1-866-288-4268 . Au Canada, composez le • N’utilisez que la pile de rechargeable incluse ou une pile de rechange (modèle BT183342). www.telephones.att.com Pour commander, visitez notre site Web ou composez le...
- Page 70 Appendix For C-UL compliance Mesures préventives pour les utilisateurs de stimulateurs cardiaques implantés dans l’organisme Stimulateurs cardiaques (ne s’applique qu’aux téléphones sans fil numériques) : L’organisme ‘Wireless Technology Research, LLC (WTR)’, une firme de recherche indépendante, a mené une évaluation pluridisciplinaire des interférences entre les téléphones sans fil portatifs et les stimulateurs cardiaques implantés dans l’organisme.
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Page 71: Fcc Part 68 And Acta
Appendix FCC Part 68 and ACTA This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules and with technical requirements adopted by the Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments (ACTA). The label on the back or bottom of this equipment contains, among other things, a product identifier in the format US:AAAEQ##TXXXX. This identifier must be provided to your telephone service provider upon request. -
Page 72: Fcc Part 15
Appendix FCC Part 68 and ACTA Industry Canada This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. -
Page 73: Limited Warranty
Appendix Limited warranty The AT&T brand is used under license - any repair, replacement or warranty service, and all questions www.telephones.att.com about this product should be directed to our website at or call 1 (800) 222-3111 1 (866) 288-4268 In Canada, dial For more detailed instructions, refer to the online Complete user’s manual at www.telephones.att.com/manuals What does this limited warranty cover? - Page 74 Appendix Limited warranty What is not covered by this limited warranty? This limited warranty does not cover: • PRODUCT that has been subjected to misuse, accident, shipping or other physical damage, improper installation, abnormal operation or handling, neglect, inundation, fire, water, or other liquid intrusion;...
- Page 75 Appendix Limited warranty 6. What must you return with the PRODUCT to get warranty service? You must: • Return the entire original package and contents including the PRODUCT to the service location along with a description of the malfunction or difficulty; and •...
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Page 76: Technical Specifications
Appendix Technical specifications Operation Operating time* Talk time (cordless handset) Up to 7 hours Talk time (cordless handset speakerphone) Up to 5 hours Standby Up to 7 days * Operating times vary depending on your actual use and the age of the battery. DECT 6.0 digital technology The AT&T DECT 6.0 products offer unsurpassed range performance and sound clarity. -
Page 77: Index
Index Index Announcement, 39 Ending a call, 22 Answering system, 39–51 Handset Battery charging, 7 handset locator, 27 Battery installation, 6 quick reference guide, 1–3 ringer tone, 9 ringer volume, 9 voicemail indicator, 13 Caller ID (CID) HD audio, 70 add entries to phone directory, 38 dial entries, 38 review entries, 37... - Page 78 Index Index Time handset, 10 Outgoing announcement, 39 telephone base, 17 Troubleshooting, 54–57 Paging tone, 27 Power adapter, 5 Visual message waiting indicator Push-to-talk, 30–32 handset, 13 telephone base, 20 Voice announce caller ID Quick reference guide, 1–4 handset, 12 telephone base, 19 voice language, 11, 18 Voicemail, 12, 19, 44...
- Page 79 For more detailed instructions, refer to the online Complete user’s manual at www.telephones.att.com/manuals. For customer service or product information, please visit our website at www.telephones.att.com or call 1 (800) 222-3111. In Canada, dial 1 (866) 288-4268. © 2014 Advanced American Telephones. All Rights Reserved. AT&T and the AT&T logo are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property licensed to Advanced American Telephones, San Antonio, TX 78219.