Basic cordless handset operation – AT&T E2116 User Manual

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Basic cordless handset operation

Making and answering calls
To answer an incoming call, press

PHONE

(or

SPEAKER,

or any dial pad key). To make a call, press

PHONE

or

SPEAKER

, then dial a number. Press

OFF

or place the

cordless handset back in the base to hang up.
To preview numbers before dialing, enter numbers first,
then press

PHONE

or

SPEAKER

to dial. Press

V

at any

time to make corrections as you are entering numbers.
The screen displays the elapsed time as you talk (in
hours, minutes and seconds).

Hands-free speakerphone calls
To answer a call, press

SPEAKER.

To make a call, press

SPEAKER

, then dial a number. During a call you can press

SPEAKER

to toggle between hands-free speakerphone

and normal cordless handset use. Press

OFF

to hang up.

Last number redial
Press

REDIAL

on the cordless handset to display the

last number called (up to 32 digits). To dial the number
displayed, press

PHONE

or

SPEAKER.

Or, after pressing

PHONE

or

SPEAKER

, press

REDIAL

to call the last num-

ber dialed.
To delete this number, press

REDIAL

twice when the

phone is not in use. This will clear the redial memory
and leave it blank.

Temporary ringer silencing
Press

OFF

while the phone is ringing to temporarily turn

off the ringer. The next phone call will ring normally.

Redial

NOTE: The elapsed time format is in minutes and seconds “MM:SS” until
one hour has elapsed, then it will change to hours, minutes and seconds

“H:MM:SS”.

Pressing

FLASH

to access services from your local telephone service provider

will not affect the elapsed time.

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