Quick start guide
CL83113/CL83213/CL83263/CL83313/CL83363/
CL83413/CL83463
This quick start guide provides you with basic instructions only.
For more complete instructions, refer to your Abridged user's
manual provided in the package, or see the online Complete
user's manual at www.telephones.att.com/manuals.
Charger installation
Telephone base installation
Plug the large end of the
Plug one end of the
Plug the power adapter
telephone base power adapter
telephone line cord
into a power outlet not
into a power outlet not controlled
into a telephone jack
controlled by a wall
by a wall switch.
or a DSL filter.
switch.
Route the power
adapter cord
through this slot.
If you have DSL
high-speed Internet
service, a DSL filter
Raise the
(not included) is
antenna.
required.
Route the
telephone line cord
through this slot.
Plug the power cord and
the telephone line cord
into the jacks.
Caution: Use only the power adapter(s) provided with this product. To obtain a replacement,
www.telephones.att.com
1 (800) 222-3111
visit our website at
or call
1 (866) 288-4268
In Canada, dial
.
Battery installation
Install the battery as shown below. Charge your handset(s) before initial use.
The battery is fully charged after ten hours of continuous charging.
Step 1
Step 2
Plug the battery connector
Align the cover flat
securely into the socket
against the battery
inside the handset battery
compartment, then
compartment. Insert the
slide it upwards until it
clicks into place.
supplied battery with the
label THIS SIDE UP facing
up as indicated.
CHARGE light
Step 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.
Use only the supplied rechargeable battery or replacement battery (model
BT183342
Quick reference guide - handset
CHARGE light
On when the handset is
charging in the telephone base
or charger.
qCID/VOLUME
•
Press qCID to show caller
ID log when the handset is
not in use.
•
Press to scroll down while
in menus.
•
Press to decrease the
listening volume when on
a call.
REDIAL/PAUSE
•
Press repeatedly to view the
last ten numbers dialed.
•
While entering numbers,
press and hold to insert a
dialing pause.
PHONE/FLASH
•
Press to make or answer a
call.
1
•
Press and hold to set or dial
your voicemail number.
TONE /a>A
•
Press to switch to tone
dialing temporarily during
a call if you have pulse
service.
.
•
While entering names, press
to change the next letter to
upper or lower case.
/SPEAKER
SPEAKER
•
Press to make or answer a
call using the speakerphone.
Handset
side view
PUSH TO TALK
Press to initiate a one-to-one or
one-to-group broadcast.
Press and hold to broadcast to a group of
system devices.
).
Quick reference guide - telephone base
pDIR/VOLUME
CANCEL
•
Press pDIR to show
•
While in a menu, press to cancel an operation,
directory entries when the
back up to the previous menu or exit the
handset is not in use.
menu display.
•
Press to scroll up while in
•
Press and hold to go back to idle mode.
menus.
q
•
Press to increase the
CID
listening volume when on
a call.
•
Press to display the caller ID log when the
phone is not in use.
MENU/SELECT
•
Press to scroll down while in menus and lists.
•
When the handset is not
MENU/SELECT
in use, press to show the
menu.
•
When the telephone base is not in use, press
to show the menu.
•
While in the menu, press to
select an item or save an
•
While in the menu, press to confirm or save an
entry or setting.
entry or setting.
OFF/CANCEL
•
During a call, press to hang
up.
1
•
While in a menu, press to
cancel an operation, back
Press and hold to set or dial your
up to the previous menu,
voicemail number.
or exit the menu display, or
press and hold this button
/HANDSET LOCATOR
to exit to idle mode.
While the phone is idle, press to
page all handsets.
QUIET# (pound key)
REDIAL/PAUSE
•
Press and hold to enter the
QUIET mode setting screen,
•
Press repeatedly to view the
or to deactivate QUIET
last 10 numbers dialed.
mode.
•
While entering numbers,
press and hold to insert a
EQ
dialing pause.
During an outside call,
intercom call, message or
q/VOLUME/p
announcement playback, press
•
While in idle mode, press to
to change the audio quality to
best suit your hearing.
adjust the base ringer volume.
•
When on a call, press to adjust
the listening volume.
MUTE/DELETE
•
During a call, press to mute
the microphone.
•
Press to delete digit or
character.
•/RECORD
Press to record a memo or an announcement.
/REPEAT
•
During playback, press to repeat the playing message.
•
During playback, press twice to play the previous message.
/SKIP
Press to skip a message.
/PLAY/STOP
Press to start or stop message playback.
X/DELETE
•
While reviewing the caller ID log, the directory or the
redial memory, press to delete an individual entry.
•
Press to delete digit or character.
/ANS ON/OFF
Press to turn the built-in answering system on or off.
MUTE
•
During a call, press to mute the microphone.
•
When the phone is ringing, press to mute the ringer
temporarily.
/SPEAKER
Press to make or answer a call using the speakerphone.
Initial settings
We recommend you program your telephone system before
p
DIR
use.
The following are a few examples of common features to set before
•
Press to display the directory when the phone
using the telephone. Refer to the Handset settings, Telephone base settings
is not in use.
and Answering system settings in the Abridged user's manual or the online
•
Press to scroll up while in menus and lists.
Complete user's manual for detailed instructions on setting all telephone features.
FLASH
Set date/time
During a call, press to answer an incoming call
when you receive a call waiting alert.
Set the date/time before using the answering system.
Using a cordless handset or the telephone base:
1.
MENU -> q or p -> Set date/time -> SELECT.
Enter the month, day and year using the dialing keys -> SELECT.
2.
3.
Enter the hour and minute using the dialing keys.
4.
q or p to choose AM or PM -> SELECT.
Record your own announcement
Your outgoing announcement plays when calls are answered by the answering
system. You can use the preset announcement to answer calls, or replace it
with your own recorded announcement.
Using a cordless handset:
1.
MENU -> q or p -> Answering sys -> SELECT.
2. SELECT to select Announcement.
3. SELECT to select Record annc.
4. Facing the handset, record your announcement and press 5 to end recording.
Using the telephone base:
1. •/RECORD -> q or p -> Announcement -> SELECT.
2. Speak towards the telephone base to record your announcement and press
5 to end recording.
PTT
MIC
Number of rings
•
Press to initiate a
Microphone
You can set the answering system to answer an incoming call after two, three,
one-to-one or
one-to-group broadcast.
four, five or six rings, or toll saver. If you choose toll saver, the answering
•
Press and hold to
system answers a call after two rings if you have new messages, or after four
broadcast to a group of
rings when there are no new messages.
system devices.
If you want the built-in answering system instead of the voicemail to answer a
call, you should set the answering system to answer a call at least two rings
before the voicemail is set to answer. Contact your telephone service provider
for information on your voicemail settings.
Using a cordless handset or the telephone base:
1.
MENU -> q or p -> Answering sys -> SELECT.
2. q or p -> Ans sys setup -> SELECT.
3. q or p -> # of rings -> SELECT.
4. q or p -> Choose among 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or Toll saver -> SELECT.
Ringer volume
You can set the ringer volume level to one of the six levels or turn the
ringer off.
Using a cordless handset or the telephone base:
1. MENU -> q or p -> Ringers -> SELECT.
2. SELECT to select Ringer volume.
3. q or p to choose the desired level -> SELECT.
Reset language to English
If you have accidentally changed the screen display language and want to
switch it back to English, follow the steps below.
•
MENU in idle mode-> enter 364#.
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