Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HS-8211 AT&T
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900 MHz Cor dless T elephone HS-8211 Please also read Part 1 — Important Product Infor mation USER ’S MANU AL Pa r t 2 A T&T and the globe symbol are registered trademarks of A T&T Corp.
© 2000 Advanced American T elephones. All rights reser ved. Printed in China. 850004128 Issue 1A T&T 7/00.
INST ALLA TION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Befor e Y ou Install ...........................3 T able/Desk Installation...................5 W all Installation ..............................6 TELEPHONE OPERA TION . . . . . . . 8 Mak e or Ans wer a Call .
Befor e Y ou Install 1 Choose a location for the base near an electrical outlet and a telephone jack. This phone requires a modular telephone jac k and a standard electrical outlet (110v A C) not controlled by a wall s witch. 2 Install the handset battery.
INST ALLA TION 4 3 Attach the belt clip to the cordless handset (optional) . T o attach T o remo ve.
INST ALLA TION 5 3 Char ge the handset battery. Place the handset in the base. Charge the battery for at least 24 hours the first time. After the first charge, the batter y is typically fully charg ed overnight. 4 Check for dial tone. After the batteries are charg ed, pick up the handset and press P ; you should hear a dial tone.
INST ALLA TION 6 W all Installation 1 Position the wall mount adapter on the base. 2 Connect the telephone line cord. 3 Connect the power cord. Align tabs on wall mount adapter with holes on bottom of base.
INST ALLA TION 7 4 Mount the base on the wall. 5 Follow Steps 3–5 in T able/Desk Installation. a) Align holes on base with mounting studs on wall jack. b) Place power cord as shown, so it hangs straight down between base and wall. c) Pull base down on mounting studs until it locks into place.
End a Call Place handset in base — OR — Press O . Exit progr amming. Cancel a page. TELEPHONE OPERA TION 8 Handset V olume Adjust volume of what you hear through the handset. Mak e or Answ er a Call Lift handset from base — OR — Press P and w ait f or light to go on steadil y .
TELEPHONE OPERA TION 9 P age/ Handset Locator Pr ess once to page the handset for up to one minute — OR — Pr ess twice to cancel. On steady when handset is in base.
T emporar y T one Dialing If you hav e dial pulse (rotar y) ser vice, you can chang e from dial pulse to touch tone dialing during a call by pressing * . This is useful if you need to send touch tone signals f or access to telephone banking or long-distance ser vices.
Headset Jack Y ou can use this telephone hands-free when you install the 2.5 mm headset. Plug the headset into the jack located on the right side of the handset (under the small rubber f lap). Do not for ce the connection, but make sure the plug fits securel y .
Stor e a P ause in a Memory Number Pr ess to store a two-second pause in the dialing sequence. Eac h press adds another two- second pause and counts as one digit. TELEPHONE MEMOR Y 12 Stor e Memory Numbers 1 Mak e sure the handset is off. 2 Press G . The PHONE light blinks.
BA TTERIES 13 Char ging the Handset Ba tter y P ack This batter y should remain charg ed up to six days with the ringer turned on and up to 12 days with the ring er of f. A fully charg ed batter y provides an aver a ge talk time of about six hours. The batter y pack needs charging when: • A new batter y is installed in the handset.
Nickel-Cadmium Rechargeable Batteries m ust be recycled or disposed of properl y . Do not dispose of in household garbage. If bur ned, it could e xplode. If punctured, it could release caustic material which could injure the skin or eyes. If swallo wed, it may be toxic.
IN C ASE OF DIFFICUL TY 15 If you hav e dif ficulty operating this phone, tr y the suggestions below . For Customer Service, visit our website at www .telephones.att.com or call 1 800 222–3111. Please retain your r eceipt as your pr oof of pur chase .
If y ou hear noise or interference when using the phone: • Mak e sure the base antenna is full y upr ight. • Y ou may be out of rang e. Move closer to the base. • Press and release C to c hange to another of the 30 channels available. If noise is exceptionall y loud, move closer to the base bef ore changing c hannels.
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