User manual AT&T 2255

[. . . ] USER'S MANUAL Part 2 2. 4 GHz Dual Handset Cordless Telephone Answering System 2255 with Caller ID/Call Waiting Please also read Part 1 -- Important Product Information AT&T and the globe symbol are registered trademarks of AT&T Corp. licensed to Advanced American Telephones. CONTENTS BEFORE YOU BEGIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 About the Base and the Charger . . 1 About Caller Identification (Caller ID). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 About Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Table/Desk Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Spare Charger Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Belt Clip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Headset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Wall Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 FEATURE SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Feature Setup Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Handset Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Ring Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ring Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Auto Answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Key Click . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Key Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Handset Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Language Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Clear Message Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Set Dial Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 TELEPHONE OPERATION. . . . . . . . . . 11 Making a Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Redial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Flash/Call Waiting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Intercom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Call Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Page/Handset Locator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Temporary Tone Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Transferring a Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Forwarding a Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Conference Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 TELEPHONE PHONE BOOK. . . . . . . . 14 Storing a Number and Name in Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Dialing a Number in Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Editing a Number/Name in Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Deleting a Number/Name in Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 CALLER ID OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Reviewing Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Removing Call Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Storing a Call Record in Phone Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Display Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION At the Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Audible Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Set the Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 About Mailboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 About Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Record Your Announcement. . . . . . . 19 Answering System Feature Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Feature Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Listen To, Save & Delete Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Call Screening Intercept . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Record a Memo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Message Window Display . . . . . . . . . . . 22 ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION At Touch Tone Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Connect with the Answering System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Voice Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Remote Access Commands. . . . . . . . . 23 BATTERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Charge the Handset Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Replace the Handset Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY . . . . . . . . . . 27 BEFORE YOU BEGIN About the Base and the Charger This cordless product provides you with two cordless handsets, a base station and a spare charger. [. . . ] Press to erase a digit -- OR -- Press and hold to delete entire telephone number. Press S to store number correction, and enter edit name mode. Press to erase a character -- OR -- Press and hold to delete entire name. You will hear a confirmation tone. 4 5 6 Deleting a Number/Name in Phone Book 1 2 3 Press m. Press < or > to scroll through phone book. Press to delete the displayed name/number entry. 15 CALLER ID OPERATION Caller's name Caller's telephone number Ringer off New call Date of call Time of call Key lock activated Position of call in call history Battery needs charging NOTE: Caller ID information is stored in both handsets. Removing a call record from one handset also removes it from the other. Reviewing Call History 1 2 Press S twice. The screen displays the most recent call in call history (call 1 is the most recent call). Press < or > to scroll through call history. Removing Call Records Removing a Specific Call Record 1 2 3 Press S twice. The screen displays the most recent call in call history (call 1 is the most recent call). Press < or > to scroll through call history. Press and release to delete the displayed call record. Removing All Call Records 1 2 3 Press S twice. Press S to delete all call records -- OR -- Press to exit without deleting. 16 CALLER ID OPERATION Storing a Call Record in Phone Book You can store a number received by Caller ID in the telephone phone book. The screen displays the most recent call in call history (call 1 is the most recent call). 2 Press < or > to scroll through call history. 3 Press S to store displayed number in phone book. NOTE: No confirmation tone will sound when the number is stored. Display Dial Dialing Options Press P to dial a number displayed in call history. While a call history record is displayed, press R until the screen displays the number the way you want to dial it. For example: 1­908­555­1212 908­555­1212 1­555­1212 555­1212 The number of dialing options available for each call displayed depends on the format of the original call. 17 ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION AT THE BASE Audible Indicators This system gives you voice prompts for feature operations and voice confirmations when you press a button or complete an operation. Set the Clock 1 2 3 4 5 With answering system on, press U until the system announces, "Change clock. " Press S until the system announces the correct day, then press t. Press S until the system announces the correct hour, then press t. Press S until the system announces the correct minutes, then press t. The system announces the current clock setting. [. . . ] You might be too far from the base; move closer. You might have too many extension phones on your telephone line to allow all of them to ring. Using the handset near household appliances (microwaves, computers, televisions, stereos, etc. ) can sometimes cause interference. Move away from appliances while using the handset. If your telephone misdials: · If you have dial pulse (rotary) service, you'll need to set the dial mode to PULSE. [. . . ]