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Telephone operation

Operation

Steps

Making a call

To make a home call

Press 

HOME 

or 

/

SPEAKER

 

-> Enter the telephone number.

To make a cell call

Press 

CELLULAR

 

-> Enter the telephone number

 

-> 

DIAL

.

On-hook dialing 
(predialing)

To predial a home call

Enter the telephone number -> Press 

HOME

 

or            

/

SPEAKER

 

to call.

 

To predial a cell call

Enter the telephone number -> Press 

CELLULAR

 to call

.

Answering a call 

To answer a home call

Press 

HOME 

or 

/

SPEAKER

.

To answer a cell call

Press

 

CELLULAR

.

Ending a call

To end a home call

Press 

OFF

 or put the handset to the telephone base  

or charger.

To end a cell call

Press 

OFF 

or put the handset to the telephone base  

or charger.

Handset 
speakerphone

During a call, press 

/

SPEAKER

 to switch between 

handsfree speakerphone and normal handset use.

Redial

To dial a redial entry using the home line

Press 

REDIAL

 repeatedly to select the desired entry ->    

HOME

 or 

/

SPEAKER

 

to call.

To dial a redial entry using the cell line

Press 

REDIAL

 repeatedly to select the desired entry ->    

CELLULAR

 to call.

Volume control

Press 

VOLUME

q

 to decrease or press 

VOLUME

p

 to 

increase the listening volume during a call. 

Call waiting 

(Requires subscription 
from telephone 
service provider)

On home line

Press 

FLASH

 to put current call on hold and to take the 

new call; press again to switch back and forth between calls.

On cell line

Press 

CELLULAR

 to put current call on hold and to  

take the new call; press again to switch back and forth  
between calls. 

-OR-

Press 

SWAP

 to switch. To switch back, press 

OPTION

 -> 

q

 or 

p

 to highlight 

Swap

 -> 

SELECT

.

For more detailed instructions, please refer to the 

TL92271/TL92321/TL92371/

TL92421/TL92471 DECT 6.0 cordless telephone/answering system with 
BLUETOOTH® wireless technology

 user’s manual provided in your package, or 

see the online user’s manual at 

www.telephones.att.com/manuals

.

For customer service or product information, visit our website at  

www.telephones.att.com

 or call 

1 (800) 222-3111

. In Canada, dial  

1 (866) 288-4268

.

The 

Bluetooth

® word mark and logos are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks 

by Advanced American Telephones and its parent, VTech Holdings Limited, is under license. VTech 

Holdings Limited is a member of Bluetooth SIG, Inc. Other trademarks and trade names are those of 

their respective owners.

© 2011-2014 Advanced American Telephones. All Rights Reserved.  

AT&T and the AT&T logo are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property licensed to  

Advanced American Telephones, San Antonio, TX 78219.  

Printed in China. Issue 7.0 AT&T 04/14.

Caller ID

This product supports caller ID services offered by most telephone service providers. 
The telephone stores caller ID information of the last 50 incoming calls in the 
telephone base. This information is common to all devices.

Missed call indicator

When a handset is in idle mode and has new or missed calls, its screen shows 

XX Missed calls

You can erase the missed call indicator either by reviewing the call log one by 
one, or by pressing and holding 

CANCEL

 on the handset in idle mode. 

Review and dial a number in the call log

1. 

CID 

in idle mode

 

-> 

q

 or 

p

 

to select the desired line -> 

REVIEW

.

2. 

q

 or 

p

 to scroll through the list.

3.

  HOME

 or

  /SPEAKER

 to dial with the home line. 

    -OR-
     CELLULAR 

to dial with the cell line.

Caller ID announce

When this feature is on and you have an incoming call, the handset and/or 

base speaks 

“Call from...”

 and the name of the caller based on the directory 

or caller ID information. You can turn this feature off for the base or each 

individual handset, or both.

1. 

MENU

 -> 

q

 or 

p

 

->

 

Settings 

->

 

SELECT

.

2. 

q

 or 

p

 -> 

Caller ID Annc

 -> 

SELECT

.

3. 

q

 or 

p

 to choose 

Handset

 or 

Base

 -> 

SELECT

.

4. 

q

 or 

p

 to choose 

On 

or

 Off

 -> 

SET

Directory

The home directory can store up to 200 entries, which are shared by all  
system devices.

Operation

Steps

Adding an entry 
in the home 
directory

1. 

MENU

.

 

2. 

q

 or 

p

 

->

 Directory 

->

 

SELECT

.

3. 

OPTION

 to select 

Home

4. 

SELECT

 to select 

Add contact

.

5. Enter a telephone number up to 30 digits ->

 

SELECT

.

6

q

 or 

p

 to select 

Home, Cell, Work 

or 

Other

 -> 

NEXT

.

7.

 

Enter a name up to 15 characters ->

 

SAVE

.

Searching/dialing 
an entry

1. 

DIR

 in idle mode -> 

q

 or 

p

 to select the desired line -> 

REVIEW

2. Press 

q

 or 

p

 

to browse through the directory, or

 

press 

the dialing keys (

0

-

9

) to start a name search. 

3. Press 

HOME

 or 

/SPEAKER

 to call using the  

home line.

    -OR-
    

Press 

CELLULAR

 to call using the cell line.

Answering system

About answering system and voicemail

Your telephone has separate indicators for two different types of voice messages: 
those left on the built-in answering system and those left at your telephone 
service provider’s voicemail. To listen to messages recorded on the built-in 
answering system, refer to the 

Message playback

 section below; to listen to 

voicemail, contact your telephone service provider for more information.

Turn answering system on/off

The answering system must be turned on to answer and record messages. 

Using the telephone base:

Press 

/ANS ON

 to turn the answering system on or off. If the answering 

system is turned on, it announces, 

“Calls will be answered.”

 If the answering 

system is turned off, it announces, 

“Calls will not be answered.”

Message alert tone

When this feature is on, and there is at least one new message, the telephone 
base beeps every 10 seconds.

1. 

MENU

 

->

 

q

 or 

p

 

->

 

Answering sys 

->

 

SELECT

.

2.

 

q

 or 

p

 

->

 Ans sys setup 

->

 

SELECT

.

3.

 

q

 or 

p

 

->

 Msg alert tone 

->

 

SELECT

.

4. 

q

 or 

p

 

to choose

 On

 or 

Off 

->

 

SET

.

Call screening

Use this feature to choose whether incoming messages can be heard over at 
telephone base when they are being recorded. If you turn call screening on, you 
hear the incoming message at the telephone base. While monitoring an incoming 
message, you can answer the call by pressing 

HOME

 or  /

SPEAKER 

on  

the handset

.

1. 

MENU

 

->

 

q

 or 

p

 

->

 

Answering sys 

->

 

SELECT

.

2.

 

q

 or 

p

 

->

 Ans sys setup 

->

 

SELECT

.

3.

 

SELECT

 

to select

 Call screening

.

4. 

q

 or 

p

 

to choose 

On

 or 

Off

 -> 

SET

.

Message playback

Using the telephone base:

Press 

/PLAY

 

when the telephone base is in idle mode. 

Using a handset:

1. 

MENU

.

2. 

SELECT

 to select 

Play messages.

Options during playback

Feature

On the telephone base

On a handset

Adjust playback volume

Press 

q

/VOLUME/

p

Press 

q

VOLUME

 or 

p

VOLUME

Stop playback

Press 

/STOP

Press 

OFF

Skip to the next message

Press 

/SKIP

Press 

SKIP

Repeat the message

Press 

/REPEAT

Press 

REPEAT

Play the previous message

Press 

/REPEAT 

twice 

Press 

REPEAT

 

twice

Delete the message

Press 

X/DELETE

Press 

DELETE

Bluetooth

®

 setup

The following are a few common Bluetooth features to set. Refer to the 

Bluetooth 

setup

 section in the user’s manual provided in the package for more details. 

When you pair a Bluetooth cell phone or Bluetooth headset to the telephone base, 
keep the device within 15 feet of the telephone base for optimal performance.

Add a cell phone

To pair and connect a cell phone using a cordless handset:

1. 

MENU

 

->

 

q

 or 

p

 

->

 

Bluetooth 

->

 

SELECT

.

2.

 

SELECT

 

to select

 Add device

.

3. 

q

 or 

p

 -> 

Add cellular

 -> 

SELECT

.

4. Disconnect the cell phone from any Bluetooth device -> 

NEXT

.

5. Place the cell phone next to the telephone base. 
6. 

NEXT

 to turn on the telephone base discoverable mode.

7. Turn on the Bluetooth feature of your cell phone and search for or add new 

advices.

8. Enter the cell phone passcode (typically 

0000

) if required -> 

SET

.

9. Enter the PIN (default PIN: 

0000

) of the telephone base into your cell phone.

Add a headset

To pair and connect a headset using a cordless handset:

1. 

MENU

 

->

 

q

 or 

p

 

->

 

Bluetooth 

->

 

SELECT

.

2.

 

SELECT

 

to select

 Add device

.

3. 

q

 or 

p

 -> 

Add headset

 -> 

SELECT

.

4. Disconnect your headset from any Bluetooth device -> 

NEXT

.

5. Set your headset to discoverable mode -> 

NEXT

6. 

q

 or 

p

 to choose your headset -> 

SELECT

.

7. Enter the PIN (typically 

0000

) of your headset and press 

NEXT

.

Download directory

Before downloading a directory, make sure the cell phone is paired, active, and 

connected to your 

TL92271/TL92321/TL92371/TL92421/TL92471

.

To download a cell phone directory using a cordless handset.

1. 

MENU

 

->

 

q

 or 

p

 

->

 

Bluetooth 

->

 

SELECT

.

2.

 

q

 or 

p

 

->

 Download dir 

->

 

SELECT

.

3. 

q

 or 

p

 to select the desired device if necessary -> 

SELECT

.

4. 

q

 or 

p

 -> 

Phone memory, SIM card only 

or

 Phone and SIM

 -> 

SELECT

.

5. Enter the cell phone passcode if necessary, then press 

SET

.

6. Press 

OK

 to return to the 

Bluetooth

 menu when the download  

is complete.

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