Telstra 5600 User manual

If you have any

problems with your

phone,refer to the Help

section of this User

Guide or call TecHelp

on 1300 369 193.

Telstra 5600/5600a

Digital DECT Cordless Telephone

Digital DECT Cordless Telephone & Digital Answering Machine

Introduction

to your Telstra 5600/5600a Digital

DECT Cordless Telephone

•Colour display with friendly,intuitive menu icons

•150 name and number Phonebook

•Use Calling Number Display* to see the number of the person calling and

keep track of unanswered calls

•Send and receive text messages^

•Use up to ﬁve handsets with the base without the need for additional wiring

● Digital answering machine with 13 minutes recording time (Telstra 5600a

only)

* Excludes blocked calls.Monthly charge applies. Available most areas.

^For most Telstra and Telstra reseller customers for messages between compatible services.Charges

apply.

As a Digitally Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) product,your

Telstra 5600/5600a provides: -

• Digital clarity

• Digital range

• Digital security

‘H

IMPORTANT

This equipment is not designed for making

emergency telephone calls when the power

fails.Alternative arrangements should be

made for access to emergency services.

This User Guide provides you with all the

information you need to get the most from

your phone.

Before you make your ﬁrst call you will needs

to set up your phone.Follow the simple

instructions in“Getting Started”,on the next

few pages.

Need help?

If you have any problems setting up or using

your Telstra 5600/5600a please contact

TecHelp on 1300 369 193.

Alternatively,you may ﬁnd the answer in

‘Help’at the back of this guide.

Got everything?

•Telstra 5600/5600a handset

•Telstra 5600/5600a base unit

•2 x AAA NiMH rechargeable

batteries

•AC power adaptor

•Telephone line cord

•Telephone adaptor plug

If you have purchased a

Telstra 5600/5600a with

multiple handsets you will

have received additional

components which are

shown in the extension user

guide.

4In this guide In

Getting started 6

Location 6

Setting up 6

Getting to know your phone 9

Handset buttons 9

Base buttons & LEDs 10

Handset display icons 12

Navigating the menu 13

Menu map 14

Using the phone 15

Switch handset on/off 15

Make a call 15

Preparatory dialling 15

Call timer 15

End a call 15

Receiving calls 15

Handsfree 15

Earpiece/handsfree volume 16

Redial 16

Secrecy (Mute) 16

Paging 17

Keypad lock 17

Internal calls 17

Call another handset 17

3-Way call 17

Transfer a call 18

Caller on hold 18

Phonebook 19

Add entry 19

Dial 19

Edit name and number 19

View details 20

Delete an entry 20

Text messaging (SMS) 21

To register for Telstra’s text messaging service 21

Calling Line Identiﬁcations and text messaging 21

Using text messaging 22

Fast-Text (Eatoni predictive texting) 22

Writing tips 23

Character map 23

Using options 24

To write and send a text message 24

Using Fast-Text 24

Outbox 25

To send a message from the outbox 25

Receiving and reading text messages 26

Delivery of text messages 26

Open Inbox 26

Open Inbox from standby screen 27

Deleting 27

SMS settings 27

SMS Service Centre numbers 27

To change the SMS Service Centre phone

numbers 28

Set SMS text alert 28

Sub-addressing 29

Receiving sub-addressed text messages 29

Setting up sub-addressed users 30

Sending sub-addressed text messages 30

Sending text messages from a sub-addressed

user 30

Delete sub-addressed user 31

Default settings for text messaging (SMS) 31

Telstra Network Features 32

Calling Number Display 32

Calls lists 32

To access calls list via menu 33

Missed calls 33

Redial 33

Delete Calls Lists 34

Flashing Message Indicator 34

Telstra Calling Features 35

Telstra Home Messages 101® 35

Call Waiting 35

Via the menu 35

In this guide

Handset settings 36

Handset ringtone 36

Ringer volume 36

Handset name 36

Language 37

Menu colour 37

Auto talk 37

Handset default settings 38

Base settings 39

Ringtone 39

Ringer volume 39

Handset priority 39

System PIN 40

Default base settings 40

Time settings 41

Using your phone as an alarm clock 41

Set alarm 41

Alarm tone 41

Switch alarm off 41

Set time and date 42

Setting up your answering machine

(Telstra 5600a only) 43

Message display on the base unit 43

Switching the answering machine on/off 43

Outgoing messages 44

Answer and Record 44

Answer only 44

Select and play outgoing message 44

Record you own outgoing message 44

Delete your outgoing message 45

Answer delay 45

Adjust answer delay 45

Listening to your messages 45

Message indicator 45

Play all messages 45

Play new messages only 46

Record a memo 46

Memory full 46

Memory full during a call 47

Call screening 47

Power failure 47

Remote access 47

Switch on your answering machines

from another phone 48

Change the security code 48

Operating your answering machine

from another phone 49

Outgoing message menu 50

Additional handsets and bases 51

Select base 52

De-register a handset 52

Help 53

Replacing handset batteries 53

General information 55

Safety 55

Cleaning 55

Environmental 55

Technical information 56

How many telephones can you have ? 56

Connecting to a switchboard 56

Access code and entering pause 56

Recall 56

Accessories and spares 56

For your records 57

Product warranty and Customer service 57

6Getting started

Location

You need to place your Telstra 5600/5600a within 2 metres of a mains power

and telephone socket so that the cables will reach.

Make sure it is at least 1 metre away from other electrical appliances to avoid

interference.

Your Telstra 5600/5600a works by sending radio signals between the handset

and base.The strength of the signal depends on where you site the base.

Putting it as high as possible ensures the best signal.

Setting up

1.Plug the power adaptor and telephone cable into the back of the base.

2.Plug the power adaptor into the mains wall socket and switch the power

on.When connected correctly,the green Power light on the base comes on.

3.Install the 2 x AAA rechargeable batteries supplied.

Then slide the battery compartment cover into place.

4.Charge the handset for at least 16 hours by placing it on the base.The

red Charging light comes on.The handset is pre-registered to the base as

Handset 1.The screen shows the standby display.

The screen will show the standby display and a scrolling battery icon to

show that the handset is charging.

The backlit screen will turn off after approximately 30 sec.Press any key to

turn on the screen again.

WARNING

Do not place your

Telstra 5600/5600a

in the bathroom or

other humid areas.

Handset range

The Telstra

5600/5600a has a

range of up to 300

metres outdoors

when there is a

clear line of sight

between the base

and handset.When

there is no clear line

of sight between the

base and handset,

e.g.base indoors

and handset either

indoors or outdoors,

the range could be

reduced to 50 metres.

Thick stonewalls

severely affect the

range.

Signal strength

The antenna symbol

on your handset

screen indicates

when you are in

range.When you

are out of range,it

ﬂashes.

IMPORTANT

Do not connect the

telephone line until

at least one of the

handsets is fully

charged.

The base must be

plugged into the

mains power at all

times.

Screen display.

5.After 16 hours,plug the telephone line cord into the wall socket and your

Telstra 5600/5600a base.

Setting date and time on the handset

If you have subscribed to Telstra Calling Number Display*,the time (24 hours)

and date will be set automatically when you receive your ﬁrst call. You can

also set the time manually.

1.On the handset,press Menu.Scroll to Time Settings and press OK.Scroll to

Set Date & Time and press OK.

2.Enter the date,e.g.16 04 for 16th April.Press OK.

3.Enter the time,e.g.09 30 for 9:30am.

Press OK.

The time and date is saved.

4.Press and hold Back to return to standby.

Getting started

Which socket?

Power socket

Telephone line

socket

The red Charging

light stays on while

the handset is on the

base,even when the

batteries are fully

charged.

Talk/Standby time

Under ideal

conditions,fully

charged handset

batteries should

give up to 8 hours

talktime or 80 hours

standby on a single

charge.

Battery low

warning

The handset battery

symbol is empty and

ﬂashing and you will

hear a warning beep.

Start recharging

your handset right

away.

When charging the

battery, level bars

are animated.

Replacing batteries

Use only

rechargeable

750mAh or higher

AAA NiMH batteries.

*Excludes blocked

calls.Monthly

charge applies.

Available most areas.

Setting day and time on the answering machine (Telstra 5600a

only)

The message counter on the base unit will ﬂash 0and Cuntil the day and

time are set.

You will need to set the date and time so that you know when each message

was received.

Once a message has been played back,the machine will announce, for

example,“Tuesday, four ﬁfty,pm.”

1.Press and hold until you hear the current day setting.

2.Press or to scroll through the days.

Press to select.The day is announced followed by the current hour

setting.

3.Press or to scroll through the hours.

Press to select.The day and hour are announced followed by the

current minutes setting.

4.Press or to scroll through the minutes.

Press to select.The newly set day and time is announced.

Default date and time

The default date and time is Saturday,12.01pm.If the power to the base is

lost,the date and time will revert to this default setting.Your messages will

be unaffected.

To check current date and time setting

Press the button.

Your Telstra 5600/5600a is now ready for use.

Helpline

If you have any difﬁculties setting up your Telstra 5600/5600a, please call the

TecHelp on 1300 369 193.

Battery

performance

When batteries are

fully charged the

display shows the

battery is full.

To keep your

batteries in the best

conditions,leave the

handset off the base

for a few hours at a

time (after the initial

16 hour charge).

Please note however,

that new NiMH

batteries do not

reach full capacity

until they have

been in normal

use for several

days.Running the

batteries right down

at least once a week

will help them last

as long as possible.

The charge capacity

of rechargeable

batteries will

reduce with time

as they wear out,

so reducing the

talk/standby time of

the handset.

Eventually they will

need to be replaced.

New batteries can

be obtained from

the TecHelp on 1300

369 193 or your local

electrical retailer.

Range indicator

The antenna symbol

on your handset

display indicates

when you are in

range of the base.If

the symbol ﬂashes

and you hear a

warning beep,you

are out of range

and will need to

move closer to the

base.The display

shows Base and the

number of the base

last used.

Getting started

Handset buttons

On-screen options

Open the menu and select

the option shown on the

screen above.

Talk/Handsfree

Press to make calls,page

15.Dial numbers and

hold conversation via the

handset loudspeaker.

Redial

Opens the redial list,page

16.

Press and hold to dial

MessageBank® or Telstra

Home Messages 101®,

page 35.

# Hash

Press and hold to switch

key lock on,page 17.

For use with a

switchboard,page 56

and Telstra Calling

Features,page 56.

Getting to know your phone

On-screen options

Access the Phonebook

page 19.Go backward in

the menu,page 13.

End/Cancel

Press to end a call, page

15.

Press and hold to switch

handset on or off,page

15.

Exit the menu,page 15.

Calls list/Scroll

Opens the Calls list and

lets you scroll through

the entries,page 32.

Press and hold to answer

Call Waiting,page 35.

Int

Lets you make calls

between handsets

registered to the base,

page 17.

Also used to switch

between upper and lower

case characters.

Base buttons and LEDs

Telstra 5600 base unit

Getting to know your phone G

Page button

Press to page handset(s),

page 17.

Also used when registering

handsets,page 51.

Power/In use indicator

On = Power on

Flashes (slowly) =During a

call

When the phone rings

When registering handsets

Flashes (rapidly) =When a

message has been left on

MessageBank® or Telstra

Home Messages 101® page

34.

Charging indicator

On = Handset charging

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