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DECT4086 Series User's Guide
What's in the box?
Desk stand/wall mount
DECT4086 two-line
bracket
base with cordless Rechargeable
handset and dual battery pack
answering system (BT-1018)
Belt clip
Battery
cover
Base AC adapter
(PS-0034)
Telephone cord
with two-line
support
You might also find:
DCX400
If you purchased You should
accessory model number: have:
Rechargeable
handset and
DECT4086 None
battery pack
charger
DECT4086-2 1 of each
(BT-1018)
Battery
DECT4086-3 2 of each
Charge
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What's in the manual? Installing Your Phone ............................ 1 Using Multi-station Features .............. 29 Set Up the Base ..................................... 1 Expanding Your Phone ......................... 29 Setup the Handset(s) ............................. 3 Using Multi-Station Conference Calling 29 Test the Connection ............................... 5 Using Privacy Mode ............................ 30 Using Call Transfer............................... 30 Getting to Know Yo
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Installing Your Phone Set Up the Base Attach the stand Before you attach the stand, you have to decide if you want the phone to rest on a desk or hang on a wall. 1. For desktop use, turn the stand so the locking tabs that say Desk are facing the base with the arrows pointing up. OR For wall mount use, turn the stand so the locking tabs that say waLL are facing the base with the arrows pointing down. 2. Align the stand with the notches on the base. D D EE 3. Slide the stand onto
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AC IN AC IN TEL LINE 1/2 TEL LINE 2 TEL LINE 1/2 TEL LINE 2 7.8V 7.8V A AC IN C IN TEL LINE 2 TEL LINE 2 TEL LINE 1/2 TEL LINE 1/2 7.8V 7.8V Connect the power and telephone cords 1. Connect the base AC adapter to the AC IN 7.8V jack and route the cord as shown: For desktop use For wall mount use 2. Connect the included two-line telephone cord to the TEl lINE 1/2 jack. If your phone company uses a separate phone jack for each line, connect a standard telephone cord to the TeL LINe 2 jack. Ro
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Place the phone on the wall Place the mounting slots over the pins on the wall plate, and slide the base down to lock it into place. ( (T To t o telephone jack elephone jack f for sec or second line) ond line) Setup the Handset(s) Install the battery 1. Unpack all handsets, battery packs, and battery covers. If any handset has the battery cover already attached, press in on the notch and slide the cover down and off. 2. Line up the battery pack connector with the jack inside the hands
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Charge the battery 1. If your phone came with any accessory handsets and chargers, connect a charger AC adapter to each charger's AC IN 8V jack and set the plug into the notch as shown. (These adapters might already be connected.) 2. Plug the other end of the adapter into a standard 120V AC power outlet. 3. Place one handset in the base and any other handsets in a charger with the displays facing forward. (It doesn't matter which handset you place in the base.) The CHAr GE lights on
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Test the Connection Pick up the handset from the base and press Ta Lk. The phone should pick up line 1 automatically and change the display to show Talk , and you should hear a dial tone. When you get a dial tone, make a test call; press eND to hang up. If... Try... the base display says checking the connection between the base and the phone jack: make sure Check or you don't hear a the cord is connected to TEl lINE 1/2. dial tone you keep hearing a dial setting line 1 to pulse dialing (s
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Changing from Tone to Pulse Dialing Phones can communicate with the telephone network in two ways: tone (DTMF) or pulse dialing. If you know your phone company uses pulse dialing or the test call for line 1 did not work, follow these steps: Me Nu 1. With the phone in standby, press . ok 2. Use up or DowN to highlight Global Setup, then press . LINe1 3. When your phone prompts you to select a line, press . o k 4. Use up or DowN to highlight Dial Mode, then press . ok 5. Highlight Pulse, then
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Getting to Know Your Phone Parts of the Base If the key name is spelled out on the key itself, it's not labeled in the drawing below. U UP P P PL LA AY Y/ /S ST TO OP P D DO OW WN N P PH HO ON NE EB BO OO OK K/ / C CA AL LL LE ER R I ID D/ / Display Display L LE EF FT T R RI IG GH HT T D DO O N NO OT T Charging Charging Soft Soft I IN NT TE ER RC CO OM M/ / 12-k 12-key ey D DE EL LE ET TE E D DI IS ST TU UR RB B contacts contacts H HO OL LD D S SP PE EA AK KE ER R k keys eys dial pad d
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Key name What it does (and icon) - In standby: increase the ringer volume for line 1 or line 2. - During a normal call: increase the earpiece volume. UP ( ) - During a speakerphone call or while a message is playing: increase the speaker volume. - In the menu or any list: move the cursor up one line. CAllEr ID/ - In standby or during a call: open the Caller ID list. rIGHT - During text entry: move the cursor to the right. ( / ) - While a message is playing: skip to the next message. - In sta
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Parts of the Handset Message Message waiting LED waiting LED, , Earpiece Earpiece visual ringer visual ringer Display Display Soft keys Soft keys T TA AL LK K/ /F FL LA AS SH H U UP P E EN ND D P PH HO ON NE EB BO OO OK K/ / L LE EF FT T C CA AL LL LE ER R I ID D/ / D DO OW WN N R RI IG GH HT T 12-key 12-key dial pad dial pad R RE ED DI IA AL L/ / P PA AU US SE E S SP PE EA AK KE ER R I IN NT TE ER RC CO OM M/ / H HO OL LD D Microphone Microphone Charging Charging contacts contacts Handset k
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Key name What it does (and icon) CAllEr ID/ - In standby or during a call: open the Caller ID list. rIGHT ( ) - During text entry: move the cursor to the right. SPEAKEr ( ) - Switch a normal call to the speakerphone (and back). INTErCom/ - In standby: page another station using the intercom. HolD - During a call: put the call on hold and start a call transfer. rEDIAl/ - In standby: open the redial list. PAUSE - While entering a phone number: insert a 2-second pause. ( ) - In standby: decrease
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reading the Displays On the base Status icon areas Status icon areas Answering Answering Day & time Day & time system status system status for: for: Line 1 Line 1 SSUUNN 1122::0000AA Date Date 1122//3311//0088 Line 2 Line 2 Caller ID Caller ID NNeeww CCIIDD:: 44 count count 11112222 Current Current LI LINE1 NE1 ME MENU NU LI LINE2 NE2 functions functions for: for: Soft k Soft key 1 ey 1 Soft k Soft key 2 ey 2 Soft k Soft key 3 ey 3 On the handset Status Status icons ico
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Base Icon Handset Icon What it means The ringer is turned off for 1) line 1 only, 2) line 2 only, or 3) both. This station will not ring when a call comes in on the indicated lines. You have a voice message waiting (see "Using Voice Message Notification" on page 34). Privacy Mode is on: no other station can join your call. The speakerphone is on. The microphone is muted, and the caller can't hear you. The alarm is set. (See "Using the Alarm NA Feature" on page 32.) T-coil mode is on
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Using the Soft Keys Soft keys are controlled by the software: they will automatically change their function depending on what you're currently doing: Soft keys with the phone in standby on the base on the handset SUN 12:00A SUN 12:00A 12/31/08 Handset #1 New CID: 4 1122 New CID: 2 LINE1 MENU LINE2 LINE1 MENU LINE2 Soft key Soft key 2 Soft key Soft key 1 Soft key 2 Soft key 3 1 3 Soft keys in the main menu on the base on the handset Base Setup Hand
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If the description for a soft key is blank, that key doesn't currently have a function. Sometimes, the current function of a soft key can duplicate the function of a regular key. If this happens, you can press either key. When this manual refers to a soft key, it uses the soft key's description printed on a black background. Common soft key descriptions The table below lists some soft key descriptions that the phone uses across several menus or operations. These are not all the soft k
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Entering Text on Your Phone When you want to enter text into your phone (for example, a name in the phonebook), use the twelve-key dial pad to enter the letters printed on the number keys. Here's how it works: The phone enters the letters in the order they appear on the key. 2 For example, if you press the number key once, the phone enters the letter A. Press 2 twice for B, and three times for C. If you press the key again after the last letter, the phone starts the 2 same letter sequ
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Using the menus The menus are designed to be as easy as possible. Some users don't even need the manual once they know how to perform these actions: T To open the menu, o open the menu, press press ME MENU NU T To close the o close the menu: menu: on the on the < > handset, handset, RReettrriieevvee M Mssgg press press END END; ; HHaannddsseett S Seettuupp on the base, on the base, AAnnss.. S Seettuupp press press Use Use UP UP and and MUTE/EXIT MUTE/EXIT.. CClloocckk
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END mUTE/ On the handset, press ; on the base, press ExIT . Close the menu BACK (If you open the menu during a call, press to back out of the menu without hanging up.) The next several pages list all the available menu options and how to use them. Most of the menus are the same for the base and cordless handsets; any option that is available only for the base or handset is noted in the description. The Handset and Base Setup menu When you open the menu on a handset, this menu is called Han
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menu option: Use it to: (Handset only) Turn on Auto Talk so you can answer the Autotalk phone just by picking up the handset from the cradle (without having to press any buttons). (Handset only) Turn on Any Key Answer so you can Any Key answer the phone by pressing a key on the twelve-key Answer dial pad. (Handset only) Change the name used on the handset's Banner display. Enter any name up to 10 characters. Handset/Base Change the language used in the display. Language LCD Contrast Chang
