Bluetooth
Glossary of terms
Below are some terms used in this user’s manual to help you become familiar with using your Bluetooth devices and your new AT&T telephone system.
Active Devices list - A maximum of two paired devices (two cellular phones or one cellular phone and one headset) on the Active Devices list can be connected to the telephone base, but only one cellular phone or headset can be on a call at a time.
Bluetooth headset - Refers to a Bluetooth enabled headset.
Bluetooth cell phone - Refers to a mobile Bluetooth enabled cellular telephone.
CELLULAR line - The communications service provided through your Bluetooth enabled cellular telephone.
Connected - A Bluetooth device (cellular phone or headset) can only be used when it is connected to the telephone base. When a Bluetooth device is connected to the telephone base and active on the Active Devices list, it will be ready for use.
Disconnected - An X in front of a device in the Active Devices list will appear and a line will appear over devices 1 and/or 2 in the icon status bar when a Bluetooth device is disconnected from the telephone base.
Discoverable mode - Before a Bluetooth device can be paired, it must be set in this mode. When pairing your cellular phone, the telephone base will be set in this mode. When pairing a headset, the headset must be set in this mode. Depending on the manufacturer, this mode is sometimes referred to as Find Me or Visibility.
HOME line - Your conventional telephone land line.
Paired Devices list - Once Bluetooth devices have been paired with the telephone base, they will appear in the Paired Devices list. A maximum of eight devices can be paired with the telephone base, but only two can be on the Active Devices list.
Pairing - This refers to the process of Bluetooth devices registering device information with each other. The telephone base must be paired with a Bluetooth cellular phone or headset before the Bluetooth device(s) can be used. Depending on the manufacturer, this is also referred to as Bonding.
PIN - By default, the PIN is 0000 for the telephone base and for most Bluetooth devices. PIN information must be exchanged between Bluetooth devices before they can be used. This is also known as a Passkey or Passcode.
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