User manual AT&T 1256

USER'S MANUAL Part 2 2.4 GHz Cordless Telephone Answering System 2256/1256 with Caller ID/Call Waiting Please also read Part 1 -- Important Product Information © 2003 Advanced American Telephones. All Rights Reserved. AT&T and the Globe Design are trademarks of AT&T Corp., licensed to Advanced American Telephones. Visit us at www.telephones.att.com © 2003 Advanced American Telephones. All Rights Reserved. AT&T and the Globe Design are trademarks of AT&TCorp., licensed to Advanced American Telephones. Printed in China. Issue 1AT&T 05/03 CONTENTS Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 About Caller Identification (Caller ID). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 About the Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Charging Stand Installation . . . . . .3 Table/Desk Installation . . . . . . . . 3 Belt Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Headset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Wall Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Feature Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . 7 Ring Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Ring Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Key Click . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Handset Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Language Setting . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Clear Message Waiting . . . . . . . . 13 Set Dial Method . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Idle Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Make a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Answer a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Handset Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Call Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Speakerphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Flash/Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Page/Handset Locator . . . . . . . 18 Temporary Tone Dialing . . . . . . .18 Display Screen Messages . . . . . . 19 Display Screen Icons . . . . . . . . . 20 Base Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Tones and What They Mean . . . 22 BEFORE YOU BEGIN . . . . . . . . 1 INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Dial a Number in Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Edit a Number/Name in Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Delete a Number/Name in Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Review Call Log . . . . . . . Remove Call Records. . . . Store a Call Record in Phone Book. . . . . . . Display Dial . . . . . . . . . . CALLER ID OPERATION . . . . . . 35 . . . . . 36 . . . . . 37 TELEPHONE FEATURE SETUP . . 7 . . . . . 39 . . . . . 40 ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION AT THE BASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Audible Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . Turning Answering System On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About Mailboxes . . . . . . . . . . . About Announcements . . . . . . . Record Your Announcement . . . Answering System Feature Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . Feature Summary . . . . . . . . . . . Listen to Messages . . . . . . . . . . Adjust Playback Volume . . . . . . Delete Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . Record Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Message Window Display . . . . . 41 41 41 42 42 43 44 45 46 47 47 48 49 TELEPHONE OPERATION . . . . . 15 Connect with the Answering System . . . . . . . . . 50 Voice Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Remote Access Commands . . . . . 51 Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Charge the Handset Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Replace the Handset Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 REMOTE ACCESS . . . . . . . . . 50 BATTERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 INTERCOM OPERATION . . . . . 23 Intercom Calls . . . . . . . Answer an Incoming Call on an Intercom Call . . Transfer a Call . . . . . . . Forward a Call . . . . . . . Conference Calling . . . . ..... While ..... ..... ..... ..... . 23 . . . . 24 24 25 26 PHONE BOOK . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Store a Number and Name in Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . 27 IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY . . . . . 54 DEFAULT SETTINGS . . . . . . . . 60 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . 61 INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 BEFORE YOU BEGIN Parts List Your box should include: This User's Manual Quick Start Guide Base unit Wallet Card Handsets Charging stand Power adapter Telephone line cords NiCd battery packs 1 About Caller Identification (Caller ID) This product has a Caller ID with Call Waiting feature that works with service from your local phone service provider. Caller ID with Call Waiting lets you see who's calling before you answer the phone, even when you're on another call. You may need to change your phone service to use this feature. Contact your phone service provider if: · You have both Caller ID and Call Waiting,but as separate services (you may need combined service) · You have only Caller ID service,or only Call Waiting service · You don't subscribe to any Caller ID or Call Waiting services. You can use this product with regular Caller ID service,and you can use this product's other features without subscribing to either Caller ID or combined Caller ID with Call Waiting service. There are fees for Caller ID services,and they may not be available in all areas. This product can provide information only if both you and the caller are in areas offering Caller ID service,and if both telephone companies use compatible equipment. About the Call Log This phone assigns each incoming call a number from 1 to 50. The most recent call will have the lowest number. When the memory is full,the oldest call information is deleted to make room for new incoming call information. See CALLER ID OPERATION, beginning on page 35, for more details. If you answer a call before call information appears on the screen, it will not appear in the call log. 2 INSTALLATION Charging Stand Installation NOTE: Install the charging stand away ¥equipment, such as personal computers,from electronic or television sets microwave ovens. Avoid excessive heat, cold, dust or moisture. Connect the power cord to an electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch. Standard electrical outlet Table/Desk Installation electronic ¥NOTE: Install this telephone away from microwaveequipment, such as personal computers, television sets or ovens. Avoid excessive heat, cold, dust or moisture. 1 Connect the telephone line cord. Modular telephone jack Standard electrical outlet 2 Connect the power cord. The ON/OFF light goes on,and window. flashes in the message Use only the power cord supplied with this product. If you need a replacement,call 1 800 222­3111. 3 3 Install the handset battery. Use only AT&T Battery 3301, SKU# 91076. a) Remove battery compartment cover by pressing on indentation and sliding downward. b) Plug the battery pack connector into handset. Place the battery pack and wires in the compartment. c) Replace cover by sliding it on its track up over battery case until it snaps firmly into place. 4 5 Charge the handset battery. · Place the handset in the base. · Charge the battery at least 12 hours. After the first charge, the battery will charge in eight hours. Check for dial tone. · After the batteries are charged, lift the handset and press ; you should hear a dial tone. 4 Belt Clip You can remove the belt clip from the handset. a) Slide down into grooves to attach. b) Press tabs on belt clip into slots on back of handset to reattach. c) To remove, lift one side with your thumbnail and push back. Headset You can use this telephone hands-free when you install any industry standard 2.5 mm headset (purchased separately). For best results use an AT&T 2.5 mm headset. Plug the headset into the jack located on the right side of the handset (under the small rubber flap). Do not force the connection,but make sure the plug fits securely. 5 Wall Installation 1 2 3 figure a 4 figure b 5 6 figure c 7 Press the tabs as indicated (figure a). Flip the base extension open (figure b). Run the line cord and the power cord through the opening in the base extension and plug them into the jacks on the phone. (figure c). Connect the telephone line cord (figure e). Connect the power cord (figure e). The ON/OFF light goes on,and flashes in the message window. Use only the power cord supplied with this product. If you need a replacement, call 1 800 222­3111. Snap the base extension down firmly (figure d). Mount the base on the wall (figure e). Align holes on base with mounting studs on wall jack. b) Place power cord as shown. c) Pull base down on mounting studs until it locks into place. a) figure d 8 Follow Steps 3­5 in "Table/Desk Installation." figure e 6 TELEPHONE FEATURE SETUP NOTE: This through ¥up telephonesection directs youset up andsetting features only. To use the answering system, see ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION AT THE BASE beginning on page 41. Feature Setup Menu the to ¥NOTE: When you followDial directionsyou "Clear Message Waiting"or "Set Method" change settings for both handsets. All other features must be set separately at each handset. Press to enter the Feature Setup menu.Use or to choose features,then press to save your choice. Press at any time to return to the previous menu item.Press repeatedly to exit feature setup and return to the idle screen. If you wait more ¥NOTE: pressing a key, thethan 30 seconds to the without handset returns idle screen. NOTE: If you receive an incoming call while in ¥feature setup, the phone automatically exits the menu to take the call. 7 Ring Volume Adjust the volume of the handset ringer. Setting volume to turns the ringer off and displays the ringer off icon ( ) on screen. The default setting is . 1 Press . The screen displays 2 Press or until the screen displays 3 Press . The screen displays 4 5 Use the keypad to enter a volume setting (­) -- OR -- Press or to hear samples of ring volumes. Press to save desired setting. 8 The external ring pattern sets which ringer you hear when you have an outside call. The internal ring pattern sets which ringer you hear when you have an intercom call from another registered handset (if installed). External ring pattern default setting is ; internal ring pattern default setting is . 1 Press . The screen displays Ring Pattern 2 Press or until the screen displays 3 Press . The screen displays 4 5 6 7 Press or then to choose or . Use the keypad to enter a ring pattern selection ( ­ ) -- OR -- Press or to display desired setting. A sample of the displayed setting is played briefly. Press to save displayed setting. You will hear a confirmation tone. Press to exit ring pattern setup. 9 Key Click When this feature is on,each key press makes a sound. Default setting is . 1 Press . The screen displays 2 Press or until the screen displays 3 Press . The screen displays the current setting. 4 5 Press or to select . -- OR -- Press or to select . Press to save the displayed setting. 10 Handset Name You can customize the handset to display a name or word of your choice (up to 16 characters) in place of · idle screen and · (during intercom calls). The default setting is 1 Press . . The screen displays 2 Press or until the screen displays 3 Press . The screen displays 4 5 Use the keypad and the chart on page 28 to enter a handset name. Press to save the displayed name. To change the name again at any time,simply repeat Steps 1-5. NOTE: Each ¥If an already handset must have a unique name. assigned name is entered, will be displayed. Repeat Steps 1-5 using a new name. 11 Language Setting You can set each registered handset so the display appears in English,Spanish or French. The default setting is . 1 Press . The screen displays 2 Press or until the screen displays 3 Press . The screen displays the current language 4 5 Press or to scroll through the language choices. Press to save the displayed language. The screen returns to ¥NOTE: The display will appear in the language you have selected. 12 Clear Message Waiting If you subscribe to telephone company voice mail service,and the message waiting indicator remains on even after you have reviewed all messages, follow the directions below to turn off the indicator. steps will clear ¥NOTE: Theseboth handsets. the message waiting indicator for 1 Press . The screen displays 2 Press or until the screen displays 3 Press . The screen displays 4 Press to confirm and remove the message waiting indicator -- OR -- Press to exit the menu without clearing the message waiting indicator. The screen returns to 13 Set Dial Method NOTE: When you change the dial ¥setting, both handsets are affected. method This phone comes set for touch tone ( ) dialing. If you have dial pulse (rotary) service, you must set the dial method to . 1 Press . The screen displays 2 Press or until the screen displays the current setting 3 Press setting . The screen displays the current 4 5 Press or to select -- OR -- Press or to select . Press to save the displayed setting. 14 TELEPHONE OPERATION Idle Screen When the handset is within range of the base and not on a call or in Feature Setup mode,the screen displays If you assign a name to the handset (see "Handset Name"on page 11),that name will be displayed instead of . Make a Call 1 Press , then dial the number -- OR -- Dial the number, then press . To end the call,press again -- OR -- Place the handset in the base. 2 Answer a Call 1 2 Press to answer a call. To end the call,press again -- OR -- Place the handset in the base. Handset Volume You can adjust the volume of what you hear through the handset during a conversation by pressing VOLUME or VOLUME . While you adjust the volume level,the screen display is similar to NOTE: You will three short beeps when ¥you have reachedhear minimum or maximum the volume levels. 15 Call Timer When the handset is on a call,the screen displays a timer and whether the call is external or internal (intercom). For example: Speakerphone When the handset speakerphone is activated, you can use the phone hands-free. Stand the handset on a flat surface (not in the base) and continue your conversation. Make a Call 1 Press , then dial the number -- OR -- Dial the number, then press . To end the call,press -- OR -- Place the handset in the base. Press to answer a call. To end the call,press -- OR -- Place the handset in the base. 2 Answer a Call 1 2 Switch Between Handset and Speakerphone While on a call you can press to switch to speakerphone. While on a speakerphone call you can press to return to the handset. 16 Redial The last five phone numbers dialed at the handset are stored in redial memory. Press repeatedly until the number you want to call is displayed then,press to dial the displayed number -- OR -- Press , then press repeatedly until the number you want to call is displayed. Press to dial the displayed number. Press to end the call. Flash/Call Waiting If you subscribe to Call Waiting service with your local telephone service provider, you can answer a new incoming call without losing your current call. 1 2 Press to connect to the new call when you receive a call-waiting signal. Press again to return to the original call. NOTE: Use to access phone ¥company subscriber services,otherdescribed as by your provider. Mute 1 During a telephone conversation, mute the handset microphone by pressing . The other party will be unable to hear anything on your end. The screen is similar to 2 To return to two-way conversation,press again. 17