AT&T EL52109 - AT&T DECT 6.0 User manual

User’s manual
EL52109
DECT 6.0 cordless telephone/
answering system with
caller ID/call waiting

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Model #: EL52109 (one handset)
Type: DECT 6.0 cordless telephone/answering system
Serial #:
(found on the bottom of the telephone base)
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User’s manual
EL52109
DECT 6.0 cordless telephone/
answering system with
caller ID/call waiting
Quick start guide
EL52109
DECT 6.0 cordless telephone/
answering system with
caller ID/call waiting
Parts checklist
Save your sales receipt and original packaging in the event warranty service is
necessary.
Your telephone package contains the following items:
User’s manual Quick start guide Cordless handset
Battery for
cordless handset
Battery
compartment cover AC power adapter
for telephone base
Telephone line cord
Telephone base Wall mount bracket

Getting started
Quick reference guide - handset........ 1
Quick reference guide - telephone
base ................................................................... 2
Installation ..................................................... 3
Telephone base installation .................. 4
Battery installation & charging............ 5
Wall installation........................................... 7
Tabletop to wall installation .......... 7
Wall to tabletop installation .......... 8
Handset settings
Telephone settings..................................... 9
Menu settings ........................................ 9
Ringer volume ....................................... 9
Ringer tone .......................................... 10
Key tone ................................................ 10
LCD language...................................... 10
Set date/time...................................... 11
Voicemail (visual message waiting)
indicator................................................. 12
Clear voicemail indication ............ 12
Home area code................................ 13
Answering system settings................. 14
Answer on/off .................................... 14
Announcement................................... 15
Number of rings................................. 16
Remote access code ....................... 17
Message alert tone .......................... 18
Telephone operation
Making, answering, and ending
calls ................................................................ 19
Making a call....................................... 19
On-hook dialing (predialing) ....... 19
Answering a call................................ 19
Temporary ringer silencing .......... 19
Ending a call........................................ 19
Auto off.................................................. 19
Handset operation................................... 20
Speakerphone information........... 20
Last number redial ........................... 20
Options while on calls........................... 21
Volume control................................... 21
Call waiting .......................................... 21
Mute......................................................... 21
Chain dialing........................................ 22
Handset locator ........................................ 23
Directory
About the directory ................................ 24
Capacity ................................................. 24
Exiting the directory ........................ 24
Create directory entries ....................... 25
To create a new directory
entry ........................................................ 25
Review directory....................................... 27
To review directory entries .......... 27
Search directory ....................................... 27
To search by name........................... 27
To dial, delete or edit entries............ 28
Display dial........................................... 28
To delete an entry............................ 28
To edit an entry ................................. 28
Caller ID
About caller ID.......................................... 29
Information about caller ID with
call waiting........................................... 29
Caller ID operation.................................. 30
Memory match.................................... 30
Missed (new) calls indicator ........ 30
Caller ID history........................................ 31
How the caller ID history (call log)
works....................................................... 31
To review the caller ID history... 32
User’s manual
EL52109
DECT 6.0 cordless telephone/
answering system with
caller ID/call waiting
Table of contents

Make a call log entry ready to
dial............................................................ 32
Dial a call log entry ......................... 33
Delete entries ..................................... 33
Save a call log entry to the
directory ................................................ 33
Reasons for missing caller ID
information.................................................. 35
Answering system
About the answering system............. 36
Answering system and
voicemail ............................................... 36
Message capacity.............................. 36
Turn the answering system on or
off at the telephone base............. 36
New message indication ............... 37
Call screening at the telephone
base ......................................................... 37
Call intercept....................................... 37
Base ringer........................................... 37
Temporarily turning off the
message alert tone.......................... 37
Message playback ................................... 38
Options during playback ............... 39
To delete all old messages.......... 39
Recording & playing memos.............. 40
Base message counter displays....... 41
Remote access.......................................... 42
Appendix A
Alert tones and lights............................ 44
Handset screen icons...................... 44
Handset alert tones ......................... 44
Telephone base tone ...................... 44
Lights....................................................... 44
Appendix B
Handset display screen messages .. 45
Appendix C
Troubleshooting........................................ 46
Appendix D
Maintenance.............................................. 55
Appendix E
Important safety information............. 56
Safety information............................ 56
Especially about cordless
telephones............................................ 56
Precautions for users of implanted
cardiac pacemakers......................... 57
Pacemaker patients ......................... 57
Especially about telephone
answering systems........................... 57
Appendix F
FCC part 68 and ACTA.......................... 58
Appendix G
FCC part 15 ................................................ 59
Appendix H
Limited warranty ...................................... 60
Appendix I
Technical specifications........................ 62
DECT 6.0 digital technology ........ 62
Telephone operating range ......... 62
Extended range and clarity.......... 62
Index.............................................................. 63

Getting started
1
Quick reference guide - handset
SDIR/VOLUME
Press DIRSto show directory
entries (page 27) when the
phone is not in use.
Press to scroll up while in
menus (page 9). Press
SVOLUME to increase the
volume level during a call
(page 21).
CHARGE light
The charge light is on when the
handset is charging (page 6).
REDIAL/PAUSE
Press repeatedly to view the last
five numbers dialed (page 20).
While entering numbers, press
and hold to insert a dialing
pause (page 25).
SPEAKER
Press to turn on the handset
speakerphone, press again to
resume normal handset use
(page 20).
MENU/SELECT
Press to display the menu (page
9). Once in the menu, press to
select an item or save an entry
or setting.
OFF/CLEAR
Press and hold while the
telephone is not in use to erase
the missed calls indicator.
During a call, press to hang up
(page 19).
While using menus, press to
cancel an operation, back up to
the previous menu, or exit the
menu display (page 9).
MUTE
During a call, press to mute
microphone (page 21).
DELETE
While reviewing the caller ID
history (page 33), or the
directory (page 28) or the redial
memory (page 20), press to
delete an individual entry.
While predialing, press to delete
digits (page 19).
Main menu
ANS. SYSTEM (page 36)
DIRECTORY (page 24)
CALL LOG (page 29)
RINGER VOLUME (page 9)
RINGER TONE (page 9)
KEY TONE (page 10)
LCD LANGUAGE (page 10)
SET DATE/TIME (page 11)
CLR VOICEMAIL (page 12)
HOME AREA CODE (page 13)
Using menus
Press SDIR or TCID to scroll
through menu items.
Press MENU/SELECT to select or
modify a highlighted item.
Press OFF/CLEAR to cancel
an operation, back up to the
previous menu, or exit the menu
display.
Main menu
>Highlights a menu item
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While reviewing a call log entry,
press repeatedly to add or
remove 1 in front of the
telephone number before dialing
or saving it in the directory
(page 32).
#
Press repeatedly to display
other dialing options when
reviewing a call log entry
(page 32).
TCID/VOLUME
Press TCID to show caller ID
information (page 32) when the
phone is not in use.
Press to scroll down while in
menus (page 9). Press
TVOLUME to decrease the
volume level during a call
(page 21).
Menu
PHONE/FLASH
Press to make or answer a call
(page 19).
During a call, press to answer an
incoming call when you receive
a call waiting alert (page 21).

Getting started
2
Quick reference guide - telephone base
IN USE indicator
On when the handset is
in use or when the
answering system is
answering an incoming
call.
Flashes when another
telephone is in use on
the same line.
Flashes quickly when
there is an incoming call.
VOICEMAIL indicator
Flashes when you have
new voicemail.
Voicemail service is
offered by your local
telephone company, and
is different from
answering system
messages (page 12).
HANDSET LOCATOR
Press to make handset
beep so you can locate
it (page 23).
MESSAGE COUNTER
Number of messages (or
during playback, message
number currently
playing).
REPEAT
Press to repeat a
message. Press twice to
play the previous
message (page 39).
X DELETE
Press to delete the
message currently
playing (page 39).
Press twice to delete all
old messages when the
phone is not in use
(page 39).
ON/OFF
Press to turn the
answering system on
or off (page 36).
PLAY/STOP
Press to start or stop
message playback
(page 38).
SKIP
Press to skip a
message (page 39).
STVOLUME
During message
playback, press to
adjust the listening
volume (page 39).
While in idle mode,
press to adjust the base
ringer volume
(page 37).

Getting started
3
Installation
Install the telephone base close to a telephone jack and a power outlet not
controlled by a wall switch. The telephone base can be placed on a flat
surface or vertically mounted on the wall (see page 7). For optimum range
and better reception, place the telephone base in a central and open
location.
If you subscribe to high-speed Internet service (digital subscriber line - DSL)
through your telephone line, you must install a DSL filter between the
telephone line cord and the telephone wall jack (see the following page). The
filter prevents noise and caller ID problems caused by DSL interference.
Please contact your DSL service provider for more information about DSL
filters.
Your product may be shipped with a protective sticker covering the handset or
telephone base display - remove it before use.
For customer service or product information, visit our website at
www.telephones.att.com or call 1 [phone]. In Canada, dial
1 [phone].
Avoid placing the telephone base too close to:
• Communication devices such as: television sets, VCRs, or other cordless
telephones.
• Excessive heat sources.
• Noise sources such as a window with traffic outside, motors, microwave
ovens, refrigerators, or fluorescent lighting.
• Excessive dust sources such as a workshop or garage.
• Excessive moisture.
• Extremely low temperature.
• Mechanical vibration or shock such as on top of the washing machine or
workbench.
You must install and charge the
handset battery before using the
cordless handset.
See pages 5-6 for easy instructions.
STOP!

Getting started
4
Telephone base installation
Install the telephone as shown below.
The telephone base is ready for table use. If you want to change to wall
mounting, see page 7 for details.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
1. Use only the power adapter supplied with this product. To order a replacement
power adapter, visit our website at www.telephones.att.com, or call
1 [phone]. In Canada, dial 1 [phone].
2. The power adapter is intended to be correctly oriented in a vertical or floor mount
position. The prongs are not designed to hold the plug in place if it is plugged into
a ceiling, under-the-table or cabinet outlet.
5. Plug the other end
of the telephone
line cord into a
telephone jack or a
DSL filter. 1. Plug one end of
the telephone
line cord into
the telephone
jack on the
bottom of the
telephone base.
3. Route the power
adapter cord
through the slot.
4. Plug the large end
of the AC power
adapter into a
power outlet not
connected to a wall
switch.
2. Plug the small
end of the AC
power adapter
into the power
jack on the
bottom of the
telephone base.
If you have DSL high speed
Internet service, a DSL filter
(not included) is required.
Telephone line cord

Getting started
5
Battery installation & charging
Install the battery as shown on the next page. Once you have installed the
battery, the screen indicates the battery status (see table below). If necessary,
place the handset in the telephone base to charge the battery. For best
performance, keep the handset in the charger when not in use. The battery is
fully charged after 16 hours of continuous charging. See the table on page 62
for battery operating times.
If the screen is blank, you need to charge the handset without interruption for
at least 10 minutes to give the handset enough charge to use the telephone
for a short time. The screen shows LOW BATTERY and the backlight is off until
you have charged the battery without interruption for at least one hour. The
following table summarizes the battery charge indicators and actions to take.
Battery indicators Battery status Action
The screen is blank. Battery has no charge
and the handset
cannot be used.
Charge without
interruption until the
screen shows LOW
BATTERY (at least 10
minutes).
The screen shows
PLACE IN CHARGER
and flashes
Battery has very little
charge and the handset
cannot be used.
Charge without
interruption until the
screen shows LOW
BATTERY (at least four
minutes).
The screen shows LOW
BATTERY and
flashes.
Battery has enough
charge to be used for a
short time.
Charge without
interruption until the
screen shows
HANDSET (at least one
hour).
The screen shows
HANDSET.
Battery is charged. To keep the battery
charged, place it in the
telephone base when
not in use.
NOTE: If you are on a phone call in low battery mode, you hear four short beeps
every minute.