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User’s manual
EP562
Expansion 5.8 GHz digital
cordless handset
For use with the AT&T EP5632/
EP5632-2 telephone system with
BLUETOOTH® wireless technology
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Congratulations on purchasing your new AT&T product. Please read this user’s manual for the information necessary to install your new AT&T product. For complete instructions, please refer to the manual provided with your EP5632/EP5632-2 telephone, which can be downloaded from our website at www.telephones.att.com or call 1 (800) 222-3111. In Canada dial 1 (866) 288-4268. Model #: EP562 Product name: 5.8GHz expansion digital cordless handset Serial #: (found on the bottom of the
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Before you begin you must install and charge the battery, see page 2 for Battery installation instructions. Please read and follow these instructions carefully: • Use only the supplied rechargeable battery or replacement battery. • Observe the proper polarity orientation between the battery and handset during the battery installation. • Do not dispose the battery in a fire. Check with local codes for special disposal instructions. • Do not open or mutilate the battery. Released electrolyte
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Getting started Parts checklist Your new AT&T EP562 expansion handset includes: Cordless Handset Handset Belt clip battery telephone battery handset compartment cover User’s manual EP562 Expansion 5.8 GHz digital cordless handset For use with the AT&T EP5632/EP5632-2 telephone system with BLUETOOTH® wireless technology User's manual Charger and power adapter Table of contents Getting started Appendix Battery installation.......................2 Troubleshooting.......................9
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Getting started Battery installation Install the battery as shown below. After installing the battery, you need to register the handset with the telephone base (page 4). Once registered, you can make and receive calls. For optimal performance, charge the handset battery for at least 6 hours before use (page 3). Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Press the tab and Insert the supplied Align the cover slide the battery battery as indicated. flat against compartment Insert the top edge the battery c
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Getting started Battery charging When fully charged, the handset battery provides approximately five hours of talk time and three days of standby time. For optimal performance, charge the handset battery for at least 6 hours before use. Charge the handset face up in telephone base, or place the handset in the additional charger. The CHARGE light will be on when charging. Electrical outlet not controlled by a wall Power adapter switch 2:00AM Charger IMPORTANT INFORMATION . Use o
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Getting started Adding your new handset Before using a newly purchased handset (EP562), it must be registered with the telephone base. If you already have 2 handsets registered to the telephone base and you wish to replace your newly purchased handset with another, see page 5. Register Handset Before registering an additional handset 2:00AM (EP562), make sure that the handset battery is installed and charged. Place in To register a new handset: Charger . Place the unregistered handset
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Getting started Replacing a handset NOTE: If you replace When you are replacing rather than a registered handset, adding a handset, for your handsets to the new handset will be numbered sequentially, you need to be assigned the next delete all the handset registrations on available registration number, rather than the the telephone base. handset number of the handset you will replace. To delete all the handset registrations: . Press the MENU softkey on the Settings telephone base
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Getting started Quick reference guide Handset VOLUME Status light Press to increase or Flashes rapidly during an decrease handset listening incoming call, and when volume while on a call. there is a new voice mail message or new message OFF/CANCEL in the answering system. During a HOME or Softkeys (2) CELLULAR line call, press Press to select a menu to end the call. item displayed just above 2:00AM While in a menu, press to the key. cancel an operation, back HANDSET up to the pre
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Getting started Quick reference guide Handset main menu To enter the main menu: . Press MENU/SELECT when the handset is in idle mode. 2. Press the UP and DOWN Navkeys to select a handset feature menu, then press MENU/SELECT to enter that menu. To return to the idle mode, press and hold OFF/CANCEL. Directory allows you to store and Settings allows you to change search for names and numbers. your handset settings. Directory Settings Settings Call Log allows you to review Ringers allows you t
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Getting started Belt clip & optional headset Install belt clip as shown below, if desired. To release the belt clip from the handset, press on both flaps of the belt clip (as shown). Pull and unlock one flap from the notch first before detaching the Snap the belt whole belt clip from clip into the handset. notches on both sides of the handset. For handsfree headset conversations, use any industry standard 2.5 mm headset (purchased separately). For best results, use an AT&T 2.5 mm h
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Appendix Troubleshooting If you have difficulty with your telephone, please try the suggestions below. For complete instructions, please refer to the user’s manual provided with your EP5632/EP5632-2 telephone system, which can be downloaded from our website at www.telephones.att.com, or call 1 (800) 222–3111. In Canada dial 1 (866) 288-4268. • Make sure the handset battery is installed and charged My correctly. For optimum daily performance, return the telephone cordless handset
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Appendix • Make sure the handset is placed in the charger correctly. The battery The CHARGE light on the charger should be on. does not charge in • Remove the battery from the handset and install it in the spare battery compartment on the side of the telephone the handset base and let it charge for 6 hours. Then re-install the -OR- charged battery pack into the handset. The handset • If the cordless handset is in the charger or in the telephone battery does base but the CHARGE ligh
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Appendix • Make sure the ringer is on. The telephone • Make sure the telephone line cord and power adapter are does not plugged in properly. ring when • The cordless handset may be too far from the telephone there is an base. Move it closer to the telephone base. incoming • There may be too many extension phones on the telephone call. line to allow all of them to ring simultaneously. Try unplugging some of them. • If the other telephones in your home are having the same problem, the
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Appendix • The handset may be out of range. Move it closer to the There is telephone base. noise or • Appliances or other cordless telephones plugged into the interference same circuit as the telephone base can cause interference. during a Try moving the appliances or telephone base to another telephone outlet. conversation. • Other electronic products can cause interference to -OR- your cordless telephone. Try installing your telephone as far away as possible from the following elect
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Appendix • Caller ID is a subscription service. You must subscribe to My caller ID this service from your local telephone company for this features are feature to work on your telephone. not working • The caller may not be calling from an area which supports properly. caller ID. • Both you and the caller’s telephone companies must use equipment which are compatible with caller ID service. • If you subscribe to DSL service, install a noise filter to the telephone line between the telephon
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Appendix Technical specifications Operating 0 deg C to 50 deg C temperature (32 deg F to 22 deg F) Power input 20V A C 60Hz voltage Accessory handset 9V DC 50mA charger output voltage Handset battery 3.6V 600mAh (NiMH) Cordless system 5.725GHz to 5.850 GHz operating frequency Telephone operating range This cordless telephone operates with the maximum power allowed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Even so, the handset(s) and telephone base can communicate over only a cert
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Appendix Important safety instructions This symbol is to alert you to important operating or servicing instructions that may appear in this user’s manual. Always follow basic safety precautions when using this product to reduce the risk of injury, fire, or electric shock. Safety information • Read and understand all instructions in the user’s manual. Observe all markings on the product. • Avoid using a telephone during a thunderstorm. There may be a slight chance of electric shock from lig
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Appendix Important safety instructions • If this product has user-replaceable batteries, replace batteries only as described in your user’s manual. Do not burn or puncture batteries — they contain caustic chemicals. • If this product has a three-prong (grounding) plug or a polarized plug with one wide prong, it may not fit in non- polarized outlets. Do not defeat the purpose of these plugs. If they do not fit in your outlet, the outlet should be replaced by an electrician. • The power unit
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Appendix Important safety instructions • Potential TV interference: Some cordless telephones operate at frequencies that may cause interference to TVs and VCRs. To minimize or prevent such interference, do not place the telephone base of the cordless telephone near or on top of a TV or VCR. If interference is experienced, moving the cordless telephone farther away from the TV or VCR will often reduce or eliminate the interference. • Rechargeable batteries: This product contains either ni
