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...) Your telephone can add new handsets (sold separately) at any time. All Rights Reserved. See page 7 for easy instructions, For customer service or product information, visit our web site at a time can be assigned numbers in product package, Add new handsets to make your telephone are trademarks of eight handsets. Additional handsets will be used. You must install and charge batteries before using the telephone, STOP! Up to four handsets at www.telephones.att.com or call...
...) Your telephone can add new handsets (sold separately) at any time. All Rights Reserved. See page 7 for easy instructions, For customer service or product information, visit our web site at a time can be assigned numbers in product package, Add new handsets to make your telephone are trademarks of eight handsets. Additional handsets will be used. You must install and charge batteries before using the telephone, STOP! Up to four handsets at www.telephones.att.com or call...
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User Manual (Part 2) 5.8 GHz Cordless Telephone/Answering System E5900B Table of contents Getting Started Quick reference guide 2 Parts checklist 4 Before you begin 5 Telephone base & charger installation...6 Battery installation & charging ..........7 Wall mounting 8 Belt clip & optional headset 9 Telephone Operation Basic handset operation 10 Basic base operation 11 Options during calls 12 Intercom calls 13 Handset screen images 14 Handset sounds & alerts 15 Handset settings 16 Base settings 17 Phonebook Directory New phonebook entries 19 Phonebook search 20 To dial, edit or ...
User Manual (Part 2) 5.8 GHz Cordless Telephone/Answering System E5900B Table of contents Getting Started Quick reference guide 2 Parts checklist 4 Before you begin 5 Telephone base & charger installation...6 Battery installation & charging ..........7 Wall mounting 8 Belt clip & optional headset 9 Telephone Operation Basic handset operation 10 Basic base operation 11 Options during calls 12 Intercom calls 13 Handset screen images 14 Handset sounds & alerts 15 Handset settings 16 Base settings 17 Phonebook Directory New phonebook entries 19 Phonebook search 20 To dial, edit or ...
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... center button to activate handset speakerphone. While using menus, press to begin a call , if Call Waiting is activated (see page 12). Main menu Intercom Directory Calls Log Pictures Sounds&Alerts Settings See page 13 See page 18 See page 22 See page 14 See page 15 See page 16 Sounds & Alerts menu Vibrate Ringer Control Ringers Settings menu Clock On/Off Set Time Contrast Low Batt Tone Keypad Tone Range Tone Phone Setup Language Reset Settings 2 Phone/Flash...
... center button to activate handset speakerphone. While using menus, press to begin a call , if Call Waiting is activated (see page 12). Main menu Intercom Directory Calls Log Pictures Sounds&Alerts Settings See page 13 See page 18 See page 22 See page 14 See page 15 See page 16 Sounds & Alerts menu Vibrate Ringer Control Ringers Settings menu Clock On/Off Set Time Contrast Low Batt Tone Keypad Tone Range Tone Phone Setup Language Reset Settings 2 Phone/Flash...
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... message. INTERCOM Press to change answering system options. Press to skip to delete message currently playing. TIME SET Press to record a memo or outgoing announcement. 3 RECORD Press to set the answering system clock. CHANGE Press to transfer a call , if Call Waiting is activated. Press to the previous menu, or exit the menu display. CLEAR Press to cancel an operation, back up to play or stop playing messages. MUTE Press to adjust speakerphone listening volume...
... message. INTERCOM Press to change answering system options. Press to skip to delete message currently playing. TIME SET Press to record a memo or outgoing announcement. 3 RECORD Press to set the answering system clock. CHANGE Press to transfer a call , if Call Waiting is activated. Press to the previous menu, or exit the menu display. CLEAR Press to cancel an operation, back up to play or stop playing messages. MUTE Press to adjust speakerphone listening volume...
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.... Telephone operating range This cordless telephone operates with the maximum power allowed by your telephone service provider if: • You have only Caller ID service, or only Call Waiting service • You don't subscribe to the base. For best performance, keep the base antenna fully upright. There may be fees for more details about how these services, and they may need combined service) • You have both telephone companies use compatible equipment...
.... Telephone operating range This cordless telephone operates with the maximum power allowed by your telephone service provider if: • You have only Caller ID service, or only Call Waiting service • You don't subscribe to the base. For best performance, keep the base antenna fully upright. There may be fees for more details about how these services, and they may need combined service) • You have both telephone companies use compatible equipment...
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... buttons to highlight the set you want, then press the middle NavKey button to transfer the call you can then press PHONE (or SPEAKERPHONE at the base) to resume speaking. 10 You can press SPEAKER to toggle between hands-free speakerphone and normal handset use. 1 REDIAL 2:10 PM CID LOG 1H CALL ON HOLD HOLD 2:10 PM MUTE Press NavKey 1 Transfer Call BASE HANDSET 2 HANDSET 3 Telephone Operation Basic handset operation Making and answering calls To answer a call...
... buttons to highlight the set you want, then press the middle NavKey button to transfer the call you can then press PHONE (or SPEAKERPHONE at the base) to resume speaking. 10 You can press SPEAKER to toggle between hands-free speakerphone and normal handset use. 1 REDIAL 2:10 PM CID LOG 1H CALL ON HOLD HOLD 2:10 PM MUTE Press NavKey 1 Transfer Call BASE HANDSET 2 HANDSET 3 Telephone Operation Basic handset operation Making and answering calls To answer a call...
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... to hear, but your caller will be able to transfer the call to resume speaking. Use arrow buttons to highlight the set you press MUTE again to a handset. Telephone Operation Speakerphone CALL ON HOLD XFER HOLD MUTE PHONE ON XFER HOLD MUTE HANDSET 1 HANDSET 2 HANDSET 3 ^ OK V Basic base operation Volume Answering calls To answer an incoming intercom page or external call on hold . Press SPEAKERPHONE again to display a list of registered handsets. You can transfer the call . Press XFER to hang...
... to hear, but your caller will be able to transfer the call to resume speaking. Use arrow buttons to highlight the set you press MUTE again to a handset. Telephone Operation Speakerphone CALL ON HOLD XFER HOLD MUTE PHONE ON XFER HOLD MUTE HANDSET 1 HANDSET 2 HANDSET 3 ^ OK V Basic base operation Volume Answering calls To answer an incoming intercom page or external call on hold . Press SPEAKERPHONE again to display a list of registered handsets. You can transfer the call . Press XFER to hang...
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... have Call Waiting service, you will not be useful if you need to send tone signals for access to answering systems or long-distance services. 12 Each button Tone press changes to the next tone type. Mute Ring silencing Press OFF while the handset is ringing (or MUTE while the base is in progress, others can press PHONE (or SPEAKERPHONE at the base) to join the conference call is ringing) to silence the ringer. While a call...
... have Call Waiting service, you will not be useful if you need to send tone signals for access to answering systems or long-distance services. 12 Each button Tone press changes to the next tone type. Mute Ring silencing Press OFF while the handset is ringing (or MUTE while the base is in progress, others can press PHONE (or SPEAKERPHONE at the base) to join the conference call is ringing) to silence the ringer. While a call...
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... answer the incoming call. • At the base, press INTERCOM to terminate the intercom call, then press SPEAKERPHONE to select INTERCOM at the base. Press the middle NavKey button (or OK at the base) to end the call is finished, press OFF at the handset (or INTERCOM at the base) to join your intercom call . At the base, the phone will beep if you receive an outside caller to page the selected station...
... answer the incoming call. • At the base, press INTERCOM to terminate the intercom call, then press SPEAKERPHONE to select INTERCOM at the base. Press the middle NavKey button (or OK at the base) to end the call is finished, press OFF at the handset (or INTERCOM at the base) to join your intercom call . At the base, the phone will beep if you receive an outside caller to page the selected station...
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... recharging. Volume Level: 1 to 5. Select Sounds&Alerts. 1 Sounds & Alerts Telephone Operation Handset sounds & alerts Note: After selecting any option below, press the middle Navkey button to confirm your choice. 1 Vibrate Options: On/Off. 1 Ringer Control Vibrate (silent call alerting) When on, the phone vibrates to signal an incoming call alerter. You can turn the ringer off at each ringing type as you can be useful in situations where ring tones are undesirable...
... recharging. Volume Level: 1 to 5. Select Sounds&Alerts. 1 Sounds & Alerts Telephone Operation Handset sounds & alerts Note: After selecting any option below, press the middle Navkey button to confirm your choice. 1 Vibrate Options: On/Off. 1 Ringer Control Vibrate (silent call alerting) When on, the phone vibrates to signal an incoming call alerter. You can turn the ringer off at each ringing type as you can be useful in situations where ring tones are undesirable...
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... touch-tone dialing service. Contrast At this number, go to the base, press MENU, scroll down to select DISPLAY BASE ID, then press OK.) The phone is preset at the factory to use LEFT/RIGHT buttons to set AM or PM. After you set the handset time once, it to maximize readability in all entries from your choice. Choose Tone or Pulse dialing. 1 Language Choose screen display language. 1 Reset Settings Clear phonebook. You should change it...
... touch-tone dialing service. Contrast At this number, go to the base, press MENU, scroll down to select DISPLAY BASE ID, then press OK.) The phone is preset at the factory to use LEFT/RIGHT buttons to set AM or PM. After you set the handset time once, it to maximize readability in all entries from your choice. Choose Tone or Pulse dialing. 1 Language Choose screen display language. 1 Reset Settings Clear phonebook. You should change it...
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... hear a caller's telephone number spoken after the first ring. Number announce If you have touch-tone dialing service. Keypad tone The handset is TONE. Contrast At this menu. RINGER VOLUME RINGER MELODY NUMBER ANNOUNCE KEYPAD TONE ^ OK V Options: on/off the ringer. KEYPAD TONE TONE/PULSE CONTRAST LANGUAGE ^ OK V Set contrast (levels 1-16). You can turn the keypad tones on or off at this menu you can turn off . Tone/pulse Factory default setting is factory programmed to beep at each ringing style as...
... hear a caller's telephone number spoken after the first ring. Number announce If you have touch-tone dialing service. Keypad tone The handset is TONE. Contrast At this menu. RINGER VOLUME RINGER MELODY NUMBER ANNOUNCE KEYPAD TONE ^ OK V Options: on/off the ringer. KEYPAD TONE TONE/PULSE CONTRAST LANGUAGE ^ OK V Set contrast (levels 1-16). You can turn the keypad tones on or off at this menu you can turn off . Tone/pulse Factory default setting is factory programmed to beep at each ringing style as...
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... new messages. Press CHANGE when you hear the feature you can be changed to modify. "Change call screening" Options: On / Off When on, you want to customize how the answering system operates. Press MENU repeatedly to advance the remote access code number by 10. 34 "Change remote access code" Enter a 2-digit number (10-99) for remote Options: [enter 2-digit code] 19 access from another phone (see page 32). "Change number of rings" Options: 2 / 4 / 6 /Toll Saver Choose number of rings...
... new messages. Press CHANGE when you hear the feature you can be changed to modify. "Change call screening" Options: On / Off When on, you want to customize how the answering system operates. Press MENU repeatedly to advance the remote access code number by 10. 34 "Change remote access code" Enter a 2-digit number (10-99) for remote Options: [enter 2-digit code] 19 access from another phone (see page 32). "Change number of rings" Options: 2 / 4 / 6 /Toll Saver Choose number of rings...
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... answered. Record memo *8to begin speaking. Press to repeat current message. 1 Dial your telephone number from any touch-tone phone. Repeat or go back #4 Press to turn on #0 Press * 8, wait for beep, then begin recording #5to stop recording Turn system off , system will no command for more than 10 seconds during playback to hear previous message. Review announcement #7 Press to turn off answering system. Incoming calls will answer after 10 rings. Enter your access code...
... answered. Record memo *8to begin speaking. Press to repeat current message. 1 Dial your telephone number from any touch-tone phone. Repeat or go back #4 Press to turn on #0 Press * 8, wait for beep, then begin recording #5to stop recording Turn system off , system will no command for more than 10 seconds during playback to hear previous message. Review announcement #7 Press to turn off answering system. Incoming calls will answer after 10 rings. Enter your access code...
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... searching for base. Handset is muted. Battery power levels Battery fully charged. Battery power level (see below); Answering system is receiving an incoming call. 1 Phone in use (external call). animated display when charging. Appendix Display screen status icons 1 REDIAL 2:10 PM CID LOG MENU Handset status icons Phone in use (external or intercom call); 1-8 = handsets, 0 = base. Base status icons Spare battery charging. flashes when handset is low; Ringer off . Ringer off . Parallel set in use (non-system). Phone in use (intercom call); Battery power...
... searching for base. Handset is muted. Battery power levels Battery fully charged. Battery power level (see below); Answering system is receiving an incoming call. 1 Phone in use (external call). animated display when charging. Appendix Display screen status icons 1 REDIAL 2:10 PM CID LOG MENU Handset status icons Phone in use (external or intercom call); 1-8 = handsets, 0 = base. Base status icons Spare battery charging. flashes when handset is low; Ringer off . Ringer off . Parallel set in use (non-system). Phone in use (intercom call); Battery power...
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...hold). 40 Confirmation tone ("Happy" tone) Handset registration or programming command successfully completed. Appendix Alert tones and indicator lights Alert tones "Beep-Beep-Beep-Beep-Beep" Handset battery is out of Range tone (multiple beeps at 1-second intervals) The handset is low. Move closer to charge the battery. try again). SPEAKER On when speakerphone is in (5 quick beeps) base to the base. Indicator lights ON/OFF On when answering system is on . MUTE On when base microphone is muted. "Beeeeeeeeep" (1 long beep) Error tone (current operation has been...
...hold). 40 Confirmation tone ("Happy" tone) Handset registration or programming command successfully completed. Appendix Alert tones and indicator lights Alert tones "Beep-Beep-Beep-Beep-Beep" Handset battery is out of Range tone (multiple beeps at 1-second intervals) The handset is low. Move closer to charge the battery. try again). SPEAKER On when speakerphone is in (5 quick beeps) base to the base. Indicator lights ON/OFF On when answering system is on . MUTE On when base microphone is muted. "Beeeeeeeeep" (1 long beep) Error tone (current operation has been...
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... be replaced. Call your wiring or local service. Check battery" or "Warning! They must be removed immediately and replaced with your home or office might have too many extension phones on (see page 15). • Make sure the telephone line cord and AC adapter are installed and charged correctly (see page 7). • Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into an outlet not controlled by a wall switch. • Make sure the telephone line cord...
... be replaced. Call your wiring or local service. Check battery" or "Warning! They must be removed immediately and replaced with your home or office might have too many extension phones on (see page 15). • Make sure the telephone line cord and AC adapter are installed and charged correctly (see page 7). • Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into an outlet not controlled by a wall switch. • Make sure the telephone line cord...
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... you have new messages waiting (see page 38). • Make sure you should hear tones. If you lose a call , set the handset in • You need to increase speaker volume. Press dial-pad buttons firmly. Appendix In case of difficulty If you hear clicks, the phone is not a touch-tone telephone and cannot activate the answering system. • The answering system may not detect the Remote Access Code while your...
... you have new messages waiting (see page 38). • Make sure you should hear tones. If you lose a call , set the handset in • You need to increase speaker volume. Press dial-pad buttons firmly. Appendix In case of difficulty If you hear clicks, the phone is not a touch-tone telephone and cannot activate the answering system. • The answering system may not detect the Remote Access Code while your...
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... Call screening, 34 Call waiting, 5, 12 CID, 24, 28 Conference calls, 12 D Day/time, 31 Delete Call Log entries, 24, 28 Delete redial entries, 26 Dialing, manual dialing, 10, 11 phonebook dialing, 21 Display screen, 39 Distinctive ring, 18 E Elapsed time, 32, 36 Ending calls, 10, 11 Error tones, 40 F Flash (switchhook flash), 12 H Hands-free use, 10 Headphone, 9 Hold, 10, 11 I Incoming call log, 24, 28 Incoming calls, answering, 10, 11, 13 Incoming messages, 30 Indicator lights, 40 Intercom, 13 L Last number redial, 26 Low battery, 7 M Making calls...
... Call screening, 34 Call waiting, 5, 12 CID, 24, 28 Conference calls, 12 D Day/time, 31 Delete Call Log entries, 24, 28 Delete redial entries, 26 Dialing, manual dialing, 10, 11 phonebook dialing, 21 Display screen, 39 Distinctive ring, 18 E Elapsed time, 32, 36 Ending calls, 10, 11 Error tones, 40 F Flash (switchhook flash), 12 H Hands-free use, 10 Headphone, 9 Hold, 10, 11 I Incoming call log, 24, 28 Incoming calls, answering, 10, 11, 13 Incoming messages, 30 Indicator lights, 40 Intercom, 13 L Last number redial, 26 Low battery, 7 M Making calls...