Telephone operation Telephone operation Make, answer or end a home call Using a handset: To make a home call: Press HOME/FLASH or /SPEAKER, then enter the telephone number. ff To predial a home call: Enter the telephone number, then press ff To answer a home call: Press HOME/FLASH, /SPEAKER, (0-9 or TONE ). HOME/FLASH or /SPEAKER. CELL 1, ff CELL 2 or any dialing key To end a home call: Press OFF/CANCEL, or put the handset in the telephone base or charger.
Telephone operation Telephone operation Using a Bluetooth headset: You can use a Bluetooth headset for home calls. However, you need to keep the device within 15 feet of the telephone base for optimal performance. Please see the user’s manual of your Bluetooth headset for more information. If you make or answer a home call on the telephone base, you can transfer the call to your headset. The telephone base remains active, but the telephone base speaker and microphone are muted.
Telephone operation Telephone operation Make, answer or end a cell call The TL96457/TL96547 can be used to make or answer calls on the cell line. You can connect a maximum of two Bluetooth enabled cell phones to the telephone base. Both cell phones can be used on cell calls at the same time. Using a handset: To make a cell call: Press CELL 1 or ff CELL 2. Enter the telephone number, then press DIAL.
Telephone operation Telephone operation Silence the ringer When the telephone is ringing, you can temporarily silence the ringer of the handset or telephone base without disconnecting the call. The next call rings normally at the preset volume. To silence the handset ringer: Press MUTE (for home calls), SILENCE (for cell calls), OFF/CANCEL, MUTE/DELETE or QUIET # on the handset. The handset screen shows Ringer muted.
Telephone operation Telephone operation Call waiting on the cell line If you subscribe to call waiting service from your cell phone service provider, and someone calls while you are already on a call on the cell line, you hear two beeps. Using a handset: Press CELL 1 or CELL 2 to put your current call on hold and take the new call. Press CELL 1 or CELL 2 at any time to switch back and forth between calls. -ORPress SWAP to switch. To switch back, press CELL 1 or CELL 2.
Telephone operation Telephone operation To answer the incoming cell call: Using a handset: Press CELL 1 or CELL 2 on the handset or telephone base. The home call is automatically placed on hold. All other handsets and the telephone base display Home call on hold and Cell 1/2 line in use, alternately. ff To end the cell call: Using a handset: Press OFF/CANCEL on the handset. The home line is still on hold. All devices display Home call on hold.
Telephone operation Conference calls Conference home and cell calls When you have calls established on the home and cell lines, you can create a 3-way conference. To conference both home and cell calls: 1. Press OPTION on the handset or telephone base. 2. Press CID or DIR to highlight Conference, then press SELECT. The conferencing device’s screen displays Conf. To select an option while on a conference call: 1. Press OPTION on the handset or telephone base. 2.
Telephone operation Conference calls Using the home and cell lines together: You can be on two different calls at the same time using the cell line and home line and two handsets. ff ff ff You can be on a call using the cell line and a Bluetooth headset via the home line at the same time. If you are on a call using the cell line, you cannot join the call using your paired cell phone. However, you can join the call using another TL96457/ TL96547 device.
Telephone operation Options while on calls Handset speakerphone During a call, press /SPEAKER to switch between the speakerphone and normal handset use. Press OFF/CANCEL, or return the handset to the telephone base or charger to hang up. Volume control While on a call, you can adjust the listening volume on the handset or telephone base. If it is a cell call and the volume is too loud, too quiet or drops out, try changing the volume on your cell phone.
Telephone operation Options while on calls Mute Use the mute function to turn off the microphone. You can hear the caller, but the caller cannot hear you. Using a handset: To mute a call: While on a call, press MUTE/DELETE. When mute is on, the handset screen shows Muted for a few seconds and the MUTE icon appears until you end mute the call. To end mute a call: Press MUTE/DELETE again and resume speaking. When mute is off, Microphone ON appears temporarily on the handset.
Telephone operation Options while on calls Hold You can place any call on hold. You hear an alert tone at the telephone base if you have not taken the call off hold after 14 minutes. You hear another alert tone at the telephone base 30 seconds later. At 15 minutes on hold, the call on hold automatically disconnects. To place a home call on hold: Press HOLD on the handset or telephone base. Home call on hold appears on the handsets and telephone base.
Telephone operation Options while on calls Chain dialing Use this feature to initiate a dialing sequence from numbers stored in the directory, caller ID log or redial list while you are on a call. Chain dialing is useful if you wish to access other numbers (such as bank account numbers or access codes) from the directory, caller ID log or redial list. Using a handset: To access a number in the directory while on a call: 1. Press OPTION. 2. Press CID or DIR to highlight Directory, then press SELECT. 3.
Telephone operation Options while on calls Using the telephone base: To access a number in the directory while on a call: 1. Press DIR. 2. Press CID or DIR to highlight the desired directory, then press REVIEW. 3. Press CID or DIR to scroll to the desired entry or perform an alphabetical search (page 90). 4. Press DIAL to dial the displayed number. To access a number in the caller ID log while on a call: 1. Press CID. 2. Press CID or DIR to scroll to the desired entry. 3.
Telephone operation Redial Last number redial The telephone base and each handset store the last 10 dialed numbers (up to 30 digits each) in the redial list. The redial entries of each handset and the telephone base are independent. To view the 10 most recently dialed numbers: Using a handset: 1. Press REDIAL/PAUSE in idle mode. 2. Press CID, DIR or REDIAL/PAUSE repeatedly to browse until the desired number displays. The handset beeps twice at the end of the list. 3. Press OFF/CANCEL to exit.
Telephone operation Redial Using the telephone base: 1. Press REDIAL/PAUSE in idle mode. 2. Press CID, DIR or REDIAL/PAUSE repeatedly to browse until the desired number displays. The telephone base beeps twice at the end of the list. 3. Press HOME to dial using the home line, or press CELL 1 or CELL 2 to dial using the cell line. -OR1. Press HOME to dial using the home line, or press CELL 1 or CELL 2 to dial using the cell line, then press REDIAL/PAUSE to enter the redial list. 2.
Telephone operation Redial Save a redial entry to the directory Using a handset: 1. Press REDIAL/PAUSE in idle mode. 2. Press CID, DIR or REDIAL/PAUSE repeatedly to browse until the desired number displays. 3. Press SAVE. 4. The screen displays EDIT NUMBER. Use the dialing keys to edit the number, if necessary. Press CID or DIR to move the cursor to the left or right. Press BACKSP or MUTE/DELETE to erase a digit. Press and hold MUTE/DELETE to erase all digits.
Telephone operation Redial Using the telephone base: 1. Press REDIAL/PAUSE in idle mode. 2. Press CID, DIR or REDIAL/PAUSE repeatedly to browse until the desired number displays. 3. Press SAVE. 4. The screen displays EDIT NUMBER. Use the dialing keys to edit the number, if necessary. Press CID or DIR to move the cursor to the left or right. Press BACKSP or X/DELETE to erase a digit. Press and hold X/DELETE to erase all digits.
Telephone operation Handset locator This feature helps you find a misplaced handset. To start paging: Press /FIND HS on the telephone base when it is not in use. All idle handsets ring and display ** Paging **. ff To mute the paging tone on a cordless handset: Press MUTE, MUTE/DELETE, OFF/CANCEL, or QUIET#. ff To stop paging to all handsets: Press /FIND HS, CANCEL or STOP on the telephone base. -ORPress HOME/FLASH, /SPEAKER, or any dialing key (0-9, TONE ) on the handset.
Multiple handset use Join a call in progress Another handset or the telephone base can join you on an outside call. The call continues until all people hang up. You can share an outside call with the telephone base and up to four system handsets. To join a home call: Using a handset: Press HOME/FLASH or /SPEAKER on another handset to join the call. Using the telephone base: Press HOME to join the call. ff ff To join a cell call: Using a handset: Press CELL 1 or CELL 2 on another handset to join the call.
Multiple handset use Intercom Use the intercom feature for conversations between two handsets, a handset and the telephone base, or a handset/telephone base and a cordless headset/ speakerphone (sold separately). You can buy additional expansion handsets (AT&T model TL90077, sold separately), cordless headsets and speakerphones for this telephone system. You can register up to 12 handsets or 10 cordless handsets and two cordless headsets/speakerphones to the telephone base.
Multiple handset use Intercom Using the telephone base: 1. Press MENU in idle mode. 2. Press CID or DIR to highlight Intercom, then press SELECT. If you have one handset and no other registered device, the telephone base displays Calling HANDSET 1. If you have other registered device(s) or more than one handset, the telephone base displays INTERCOM TO: and a list of registered devices. Press CID or DIR to highlight a destination device or all devices, then press SELECT.
Multiple handset use Intercom Answer an intercom call Using a handset: Press HOME/FLASH, /SPEAKER, CELL 1, (0-9 or TONE ). Both devices show Intercom. ff CELL 2 or any dialing key Using the telephone base: Press HOME, CELL 1, CELL 2 or any dialing key (0-9 or TONE ). Both devices show Intercom. ff End an intercom call Using a handset: Press END or OFF/CANCEL, or place the handset back in the telephone base or charger. The other party hears four beeps. Both devices display Intercom ended.
Multiple handset use Intercom Answer an incoming call during an intercom call When you receive an incoming home call or cell call during an intercom call, the two devices on the intercom call hear an alert tone, and their screens display Incoming call and then the caller ID. The telephone base and all other handsets ring. To answer a home call during an intercom call: Using a handset: Press HOME/FLASH to answer the home call and the intercom call ends automatically.
Multiple handset use Call transfer using intercom Use the intercom feature to transfer an outside call to another system handset or the telephone base. You can also share an outside call with another system handset or the telephone base. To transfer or share an outside call using intercom: Using a handset: 1. When on an outside call, press OPTION. 2. Press SELECT to choose Intercom. The call is automatically Intercom put on hold.
