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Getting started

Installation options

Desktop to wall mount installation

4. Route the telephone line cord through the bracket hole and plug it into the

wall jack or a DSL filter (if required). Align the holes on the bracket with the

standard wall plate and slide the bracket downward on the mounting studs

until the telephone is secure. Plug the power adapter into a power outlet

not controlled by a wall switch.

3. Bundle the telephone line cord and power adapter cord, and secure them withBundle the telephone line cord and power adapter cord, and secure them with

a twist tie before placing them behind the telephone base as shown below.

DSL filter (not included),

required if you have DSL

high-speed Internet service.

Getting started

5. Make sure the telephone is securely positioned as shown below.

Installation options

Desktop to wall mount installation

Getting started

Installation options

Wall mount to desktop installation

Before you begin, make sure you unplug the telephone line cord and power

adapter from the wall outlets. To prevent possible damage, remove the

handset from the telephone base.

1. Remove the telephone base from the wall and untie the bundled telephoneuntie the bundled telephone

line cord and power adapter cord.

2. Press on the catches on both sides of the bracket (indicated by arrows below)

to unlock the telephone base from the bracket.

3. Pull the telephone base up to detach it from the bracket.

Enlargement of the catch

on each side of the wall

mount bracket.

Getting started

Installation options

4. Plug the telephone line cord into a telephone wall jack, and plug the power

adapter cord into a power outlet not controlled by a wall switch. Route the

cords through the channels.

Power

adapter DSL filter (not included),

required if you have DSL

high-speed Internet service.

Telephone

line cord

Power outlet not

controlled by a wall

switch.

Bluetooth

Introducing Bluetooth

Your new AT&T TL91178�TL91278�TL91378 telephone system with BluetoothTL91178�TL91278�TL91378 telephone system with Bluetoothtelephone system with Bluetooth

wireless technology has the following features:

• Pair a Bluetooth enabled cell phone with the telephone base. Pair a Bluetooth enabled cell phone with the telephone base.

• Connect a cell phone to make and receive Connect a cell phone to make and receive CELLULAR calls. Only one cell

phone can be paired and connected on a call at a time.

• Make and receive calls using your cell phone plan while benefiting from the Make and receive calls using your cell phone plan while benefiting from the

ease and comfort of your home telephone system.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• Refer to your cell phone user's manual for more information about itsRefer to your cell phone user's manual for more information about its

Bluetooth function.

• Make sure that your Bluetooth enabled cellular phone is between one toMake sure that your Bluetooth enabled cellular phone is between one to

12 feet away from the telephone base to maintain a clear and consistent

connection between your Bluetooth cell phone, telephone base and cell

tower.

• Make sure that your cellular phone has sufficient signal strength. You mayMake sure that your cellular phone has sufficient signal strength. You may

need to move the cellular phone and telephone base to a location where

the cellular signal may be stronger.

• It is recommended that you plug your Bluetooth cell phone into its charger,It is recommended that you plug your Bluetooth cell phone into its charger,

because the cell phone battery discharges at a faster rate while connected

wirelessly to the telephone base.

• Be aware that calls placed or received using thee aware that calls placed or received using the CELLULAR line use

minutes just like regular cell phone usage.

Refer to the Bluetooth Setup section (pages 17-19) to learn how to set

up your Bluetooth device. Refer to the Handset operation section (pages

29-34) to learn how to operate your Bluetooth devices with your new

AT&T telephone system with Bluetooth wireless technology. Refer to the

Troubleshooting section (pages 61-70) if you experience difficulty when using

the telephone system.

Bluetooth

Glossary of terms

Below are some terms used in this user’s manual to help you become familiar

with using your Bluetooth devices and your new AT&T telephone system.

Bluetooth cell phone - Refers to a mobile Bluetooth enabled cellular phone.

CELLULAR line - The communications service provided through your

Bluetooth enabled cellular telephone.

HOME line - Your conventional telephone land line.Your conventional telephone land line.

Connected - You can only use a Bluetooth device when it is connected to the

telephone base.

Paired Devices - Once you have paired a Bluetooth device with the

telephone base, it is identified as registered to the telephone base. Only one

Bluetooth cellular phone can be paired with the telephone base.

Pairing - This refers to the process of two Bluetooth devices registering

device information with each other. The telephone base must be paired with a

Bluetooth cellular phone before you can use the Bluetooth device. Depending

on the manufacturer, this process is also referred to as Bonding.

PIN - By default, the PIN is 0000 for the telephone base and for most

Bluetooth devices. PIN information must be exchanged between Bluetooth

devices before you can use them. The PIN is also known as a Passkey or

Passcode.

Bluetooth

HANDSET 1

NOTE: You can only

pair one Bluetooth

cell phone

with the

telephone base at a

time.

Bluetooth setup

To use a Bluetooth-enabled cellular phone with

your telephone, you must first pair and connect

your Bluetooth cellular phone with the telephone

base.

Pairing a device

Before you begin, make sure that your Bluetooth-

enabled cellular phone is not connected to any

other Bluetooth device. Refer to your cellular

phone user's manual to learn how to search for or

add new Bluetooth devices.

To pair and connect a cellular phone:

1. Press and hold the Bluetooth button on the

telephone base until it flashes, indicating that

Bluetooth is active.

2. Using your cellular phone, turn on the Bluetooth

feature and search for a new device.

3. Once your cellular phone has found the AT&T

DECT 6.0 telephone base, select it.

4. Using your cellular phone, enter the PIN of the

telephone base (the default PIN is 0000) to

continue the pairing process.

When a cell phone successfully connects, the

status icon appears on the cordless handset

screen, and the light of the Bluetooth button on

the telephone base is on steadily.

Auto connection

Once you have paired a cellular phone with

the telephone base, the pairing information is

stored in the telephone base. If the paired device

becomes disconnected, the telephone base will

automatically search and re-connect to that

cellular phone. If the connection does not resume

in one minute, you will need to re-connect to the

cellular phone manually, refer to the next section

for details.

Bluetooth

Bluetooth setup

Manual connection

To manually re-connect to a paired cellular phone,

make sure the Bluetooth feature is activated on

your cellular phone. Select AT&T DECT 6.0 from

the paired device list in your cellular phone. Once

the connection is established again, the Bluetooth

button on the telephone base lights up.

Turning off the auto connection

If you do not want the telephone base to re-

connect to a paired cellular phone automatically

after it is disconnected, you can turn off the auto

connection feature manually. To turn off the auto

connection, initiate a disconnection from the paired

cellular phone.

While the cellular phone is connected to the

telephone base, find the cellular phone’s Bluetooth

device list and select AT&T DECT 6.0 to manually

disconnect the device. (If disconnection is not an

option on your cellular phone, you may need to

disable Bluetooth or unpair the telephone base.)

Refer to your cellular phone’s user’s manual for

instructions. The telephone base will not search

and re-connect to this cellular phone until you

reactivate it.

Bluetooth

Bluetooth setup

To resume the auto connection

To resume the auto connection between the

paired cellular phone and the telephone base,

you will need to connect the cellular phone

manually. Make sure the Bluetooth feature is

turned on in your cellular phone. Select AT&T

DECT 6.0 from the paired device list in your

cellular phone to reconnect. If the connection isIf the connection is

successfully resumed, the status icon appears

on the cordless handset screen, and the light of

the Bluetooth button on the telephone base is on

steadily.

If the connection between the paired cellular

phone and the telephone base does not resume by

manually connecting the device on the paired device

list, unpair or de-register the device from the cellular

phone. Make sure the device is no longer on the

paired list after de-registration. Then follow the steps

in Pairing a device on page 17.

Replace a paired cellular phone

If you want to pair and connect a new cellular

phone when there is already a device paired with

the telephone base, press and hold the Bluetooth

button on the telephone base until it is flashing,

then start with step two of Pairing a device on

page 17. If you do not pair a new cellular phone

within two minutes, the Bluetooth light on the

telephone base will turn off and the system will

return to idle mode.

CALL LOG

DIRECTORY

Handset settings

Handset main menu

To enter the main menu:

1. Press Press MENU/SELECT when the handset is in idle mode (not in use).

2. Press DIR / CID to select a handset feature menu, then press

MENU/SELECT to enter that menu.

To return to the idle mode, press and hold OFF/CLEAR.

DIRECTORY allows you

to store and search for

names and numbers

(page 40).

INTERCOM allows you

to intercom with other

handsets (page 36). This

feature is not available

on model TL91178.

RINGER TONE allows you

to set the ringer for the

HOME and CELLULAR

lines (page 22).

RINGER VOLUME

allows you to set the

ringer volume

(page 21).

KEY TONE allows you to

turn the dial pad tones

on or off (page 23).

CLR VOICEMAIL allows

you to turn off the new

voicemail indication

(page 24).

HOME AREA CODE

allows you to set your

home area code

(page 25).

LANGUAGE allows you

to set your handset

display language

(page 23).

CALL LOG allows you

to view caller ID history

(page 47).

CALL LOG

INTERCOM

RINGER VOLUME

RINGER TONE

KEY TONE

LANGUAGE

CLR VOICEMAIL

HOME AREA CODE

DIRECTORY

Handset settings

Using the feature menu, you can change many of

the telephone’s settings.

1. Press MENU/SELECT when in idle mode (when

the phone is not in use) to enter the feature

menu.

2. Use DIR / CID to scroll to the feature

to be changed. When scrolling through the

menu, the top menu item is always highlighted

with a > symbol.

3. Press MENU/SELECT to select the highlighted

item.

Ringer volume

You can set the ringer volume level (1-6), or turn the

ringer off. When the ringer is off, appears on the

handset screen. The volume setting applies to both

HOME and CELLULAR calls.

To adjust the RINGER VOLUME:

1. Press MENU/SELECT when in idle mode to enter

the feature menu.

Use DIR / CID to scroll to >RINGER

VOLUME, then press MENU/SELECT.

3. Press DIR / CID to sample each volume

level.

4. Press MENU/SELECT to save your preference and

return to the feature menu.

NOTE: The ringer volume also determines the ringer

volume of the intercom calls (pages 36-37) and the

paging tone for the handset locator feature (page 31). If

the handset ringer volume is set to off, that handset is

silenced for all incoming calls and paging.

DIRECTORY

CALL LOG

RINGER VOLUME

RINGER TONE

RINGER VOLUME

DIRECTORY

CALL LOG

NOTE:

Press

OFF/CLEAR to

cancel an operation,

back up to the

previous menu or exit

the menu display.

Press and hold

OFF/CLEAR to

return to idle mode.

Handset settings

Ringer tone

You can select from 10 ringer tones for the HOME

and CELLULAR calls.

To choose a ringer tone for the HOME line:

1. Press MENU/SELECT when in idle mode to enter

the feature menu.

2. Use DIR / CID to scroll to >RINGER

TONE, then press MENU/SELECT.

3. Press MENU/SELECT to select HOME TONE.

4. Press

DIR / CID

to get to the next

ringer tone and to hear a sample of it.

5. Press MENU/SELECT to save your preference

and return to the feature menu.

To choose a ringer tone for the CELLULAR line:

1. Press MENU/SELECT when in idle mode to enter

the feature menu.

2. Use DIR / CID to scroll to >RINGER

TONE, then press MENU/SELECT.

3. Press DIR / CID to scroll to CELLULAR

TONE, then press MENU/SELECT.

4. Press DIR / CID to get to the next

ringer tone and to hear a sample of it.

5. Press MENU/SELECT to save your preference

and return to the feature menu.

HOME TONE

DIRECTORY

CALL LOG

RINGER TONE

KEY TONE

HOME TONE

CELLULAR TONE

DIRECTORY

CALL LOG

RINGER TONE

KEY TONE

CELLULAR TONE

HOME TONE

Handset settings

Key tone

The handset is factory programmed to beep with

each key press. If you turn off the KEY TONE,

there are no beeps when you press keys.

To turn the KEY TONE on or off:

1. Press MENU/SELECT when in idle mode to enter

the feature menu.

2. Use

DIR / CID

to scroll to >KEY TONE,

then press MENU/SELECT.

3. Press

DIR / CID

to select ON or OFF.

4. Press MENU/SELECT to save your preference

and return to the feature menu.

Language

You can select the language used for all screen

displays.

To select a language:

1. Press MENU/SELECT when in idle mode to enter

the feature menu.

2. Use

DIR / CID

to scroll to

>LANGUAGE, then press MENU/SELECT.

3. Press

DIR / CID

to select ENGLISH,

FRANCAIS or ESPANOL.

4. Press MENU/SELECT to save your preference

and return to the feature menu.

LANGUAGE

ENGLISH

DIRECTORY

CALL LOG

LANGUAGE

CLR VOICEMAIL

KEY TONE

DIRECTORY

CALL LOG

KEY TONE

LANGUAGE

Handset settings

Visual message waiting (voicemail) indicator

If you subscribe to voicemail service on your

HOME line (offered by your telephone service

provider), the voicemail waiting indicator feature

alerts you to new messages. The indicators are:

1) The VOICEMAIL light on the telephone base

will flash. 2) NEW VOICE MAIL will show on all

handset screens, and 3) The icon will show

on all handset screens. The indicator does not

support voicemail on your CELLULAR line..

NOTE: This telephone does not have a built-in answering

system.

Clear voicemail indication

Use this feature when the telephone indicates that

there is new voicemail on your HOME line but there

is none. For example, when you have accessed

your voicemail from a different telephone line

while away from home. This feature only turns off

the displayed NEW VOICE MAIL message, the

icon, and the VOICEMAIL light; it does not delete

your voicemail messages. If there actually are new

voicemail messages, your local telephone company

will continue to send the signal to turn on the visual

message waiting indication.

To manually turn off the new voicemail indicator:

1. Press MENU/SELECT when in idle mode to enter

the feature menu.

2. Use DIR / CID to scroll to

>CLR VOICEMAIL, then press MENU/SELECT.

3. Press MENU/SELECT again to turn the voicemail

indication off, or press OFF/CLEAR to cancel

the procedure.

DIRECTORY

CALL LOG

CLR VOICEMAIL

HOME AREA CODE

TURN OFF

INDICATOR?

NOTES:

1. Telephone company

voicemail may alert you to

new messages with stutter

(broken) dial tone. Contact

your telephone company

for more details.

2. For information about

using your voicemail

service, contact your

telephone company for

assistance.

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 will only display the seven

digits of the telephone number.

This feature makes it easy for you to place a call

from the caller ID log.

If you dial 10 digits to make a local phone call,

do not use this home area code feature. If you do,

you will not be able to place calls from you caller

ID log as they will have only seven digits.

1. Press MENU/SELECT in the idle mode to enter

the handset main menu.

2. Use

DIR / CID

to scroll to

>HOME AREA CODE, then press MENU/SELECT.

3. Press the dial pad keys to enter a three-digit

home area code. Press DELETE/MUTE to delete

digits while entering.

4. Press MENU/SELECT to save and return to the

main menu.

Temporary ringer silencing

Press OFF/CLEAR or DELETE/MUTE while the

telephone is ringing to silence the ringer temporarily

on that handset only. This will silence the ringer

without disconnecting the call. The next incoming

call will ring normally at the preset volume.

NOTE: Each handset will ring when there is an incoming

call unless the ringer volume is turned off.

OFF/CLEAR

DELETE/MUTE

DIRECTORY

CALL LOG

HOME AREA CODE

DIRECTORY

HOME AREA CODE

___

NOTE: If, in the future,

your telephone service

provider requires you to

dial 10 digits to make a

local call (area code +

phone number). With

the home area code

displayed, press and

hold DELETE/MUTE. The

home area code is now

restored to its default

setting of

_ _ _

Telephone operation

Handset operation

HOME calls use your home telephone land line.

CELLULAR calls use your cellular phone line.

Making a HOME call

To make a HOME call:

• Press HOME/FLASH or SPEAKER, then enter

the telephone number.

The screen displays the elapsed time as you talk

(in hours, minutes and seconds).

On-hook dialing (predialing)

• Enter the telephone number. Press

DELETE/MUTE or OFF/CLEAR to make

corrections when entering the phone number.

• Press HOME/FLASH or SPEAKER to dial.

Answering a HOME call

To answer a HOME call:

• Press HOME/FLASH or SPEAKER.

Ending a HOME call

To end a HOME call:

• Press OFF/CLEAR or return the handset to the

telephone base or charger.

Call waiting on the HOME line

If you subscribe to call waiting service with your

local telephone service provider, you will hear a

beep if someone calls while you are already on a

call.

Press HOME/FLASH to put your current call on

hold and take the new call. You can press

HOME/FLASH at any time to switch back and

forth between calls.

NOTE:

Pressing

HOME/FLASH to

access services from

your local telephone

service provider does

not affect the elapsed

time.

HOME 0:00:30

Elapsed

time

Telephone operation

Handset operation

Receive a CELLULAR call while on a HOME call

While you are on a HOME call, if there is an

incoming CELLULAR call, CELLULAR on the

handset flashes and you hear a short beep.

To answer the incoming CELLULAR call:

• Press CELLULAR on the handset. The HOME

call is automatically placed on hold, HOME LINE

HELD appears on the screen display, and

HOME/FLASH starts flashing.

To end the CELLULAR call:

• Press OFF/CLEAR on the handset. The HOME

line remains on hold.

To resume the HOME call already on hold:

• Press HOME/FLASH on the handset.

NOTE: If you have voicemail service active on your

cellular phone, and you do not answer the incoming

CELLULAR call, the call will be answered by your

cellular phone's voicemail. Contact your cellular service

provider for more information about cellular voicemail

service.

CELLULAR

Telephone operation

Handset operation

Making a CELLULAR call using the cordless

handset

To make a CELLULAR call:

• Enter the telephone number (predial mode),

then press CELLULAR. Press DELETE/MUTE

or OFF/CLEAR to make corrections when

entering the phone number.

To end a CELLULAR call:

• Press OFF/CLEAR or return the handset to the

telephone base or charger.

The screen displays the elapsed time as you talk

(in hours, minutes and seconds).

NOTES:

1. Some cellular phones have a default setting that disables

the feature of making a call through the Bluetooth

connection. Refer to your cellular phone’s user’s manual for

instructions to enable this setting.

2. You may hear interference if your cellular phone is too

close to the telephone base during a CELLULAR call. Make

sure that your Bluetooth enabled cellular phone is between

one to 12 feet away from the telephone base to maintain

a reliable connection between your Bluetooth cell phone,

telephone base, and cell tower.

Answering a CELLULAR call using the cordless

handset

To answer a CELLULAR call:

• Press CELLULAR or SPEAKER.

To end a CELLULAR call:

• Press OFF/CLEAR or return the handset to the

telephone base or charger.

CELL 0:00:30

Elapsed

time

Telephone operation

Handset operation

Call waiting on the CELLULAR line

If you subscribe to call waiting service provided by

your cellular service provider, you will hear one or

more beeps if you have an incoming CELLULAR

call while already on a call.

Press CELLULAR to put your current call on

hold and take the new call. You can press

CELLULAR at any time to switch back and forth

between calls.

Receive a HOME call while on a CELLULAR call

While you are on a CELLULAR call, if there is an

incoming HOME call, HOME/FLASH flashes on the

handset and you hear a short beep.

To answer the incoming HOME call:

• Press HOME/FLASH on the handset. The

CELLULAR call is automatically placed on hold,

CELL LINE HELD appears on the screen display,

and CELLULAR starts flashing.

To end the HOME call:

• Press OFF/CLEAR on the handset. The

CELLULAR line remains on hold.

To resume the CELLULAR call on hold:

• Press CELLULAR on the handset.

NOTE: If you subscribe to voicemail service offered by

your telephone service provider and you do not answer

an incoming HOME call while on the CELLULAR line, the

incoming HOME call will be answered by your voicemail.

Telephone operation

Handset operation

Handset speakerphone

During a call, you can press SPEAKER to alternate

between hands-free speakerphone and normal

handset use.

For better sound quality while using the

speakerphone, place the handset on a flat surface

with the dial pad facing up.

NOTES:

1. When the battery is low, the speakerphone is disabled.

However, if the handset enters low battery mode while

you are using the speakerphone, the call remains in

speakerphone mode until you hang up.

2. When the battery is low, you cannot switch a call from

normal handset use to speakerphone mode.

Last number redial

To view the five most recently dialed numbers:

• Press REDIAL/PAUSE to display the most

recently called number (up to 30 digits).

• Press DIR / CID or REDIAL/PAUSE

repeatedly to view up to five recently called

numbers.

The handset beeps twice at the beginning and at

the end of the list.

Press OFF/CLEAR to exit.

To redial a number:

• Press HOME/FLASH or SPEAKER to dial the

displayed number from the HOME line.

-OR-

• Press CELLULAR to dial the displayed

number from the CELLULAR line.

-OR-

REDIAL

888-883-2445

HOME

0:00:30

Elapsed

time

Telephone operation

Handset operation

• Press HOME/FLASH or SPEAKER, then

REDIAL/PAUSE to call the most recently called

number (up to 30 digits).

While reviewing the redial memory, press

DELETE/MUTE to delete the displayed number.

Handset locator

The handset locator feature is useful if you misplace

a handset.

To start the paging tone:

• Press HANDSET LOCATOR at the telephone

base to start the paging tone on the handsets for

60 seconds.

NOTE: When paging, if you press OFF/CLEAR or

DELETE/MUTE on a handset, the ringer of the handset is

silenced but the page will not stop.

To stop the paging tone:

• Press HOME/FLASH, SPEAKER, or any dial

pad key (0-9, *, or #) on the handset,

–OR–

• Press HANDSET LOCATOR on the telephone

base.

NOTE: The handset ringer volume also determines the

volume of the paging tone. If the handset ringer volume

level is set to off, that handset is silent for all calls and

paging (page 21).

**PAGING**

Telephone operation

Options while on calls

Volume control

To adjust the listening volume on a handset:

Press DIR / CID to adjust the listeningto adjust the listening

volume when on a call. Each press of the button

increases or decreases the volume level by one

increment.

NOTES:

1. Handset and speakerphone volume settings are independent.

2. When the volume reaches the minimum or maximum setting,

you will hear two beeps.

Multiple handset use (not available on model

TL91178)

You can conference with another system handset

while you are on a HOME or CELLULAR call.

However, you cannot conference between a

HOME call and a CELLULAR call. You can use aYou can use a

maximum of two handsets on an outside call.

If a handset is already on a HOME call and you

would like to join the call, press HOME/FLASH or

SPEAKER on another system handset.

-OR-

If a handset is already on a CELLULAR call and

you would like to join the call, press CELLULAR

on another system handset

Press OFF/CLEAR or place the handset in the

telephone base or charger to end the call. The

call is not terminated until all handsets hang up.

Volume

control

NOTE: You can use

a maximum of four

handsets at a time.

When two handsets

are used on either

the HOME or

CELLULAR call, the

other two system

handsets can be

used for a call on

the line that is not in

use.

Telephone operation

Options while on calls

Mute

Use the mute function to turn off the microphone.

You can hear the caller, but the caller does not

hear you.

To mute a call:

• Press DELETE/MUTE to turn off the microphone.

When mute is on, the handset screen shows

MUTED for a few seconds and MUTE appears

until you turn off mute.

To un-mute a call:

• Press DELETE/MUTE again and resume speaking.

When mute is off, MICROPHONE ON appears

temporarily on the handset screen.

DELETE/MUTE

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