AT&T 1856 manual

User’s manual 1856 Speak erphone/ answering sy st em with caller ID/call waiting[...]

Model #: 1856 Product name: Speakerphone/answering syst em Serial #: (found on the bott om of the telephone base) Purchase dat e: P l a c e o f p u r c h a s e : Congr a tulations on purchasing y our new A T&T product. Befor e using this A T&T product, please read the Impor t ant pr oduct information on pages 36-37 of this manual. Please th[...]

For customer servic e or product information, visit our website at www .tel ephones.at t.com or call 1 (800) 222-3111 . In Canada, dial 1 (866) 288-4268 . CAUTION: T o reduce the risk of fire or injury to per sons or damage to the telephone, r ead and follow these instructions carefully: • Re ad a nd u nd er st an d al l in st r u ct io ns i n th[...]

Get ting st art ed Qui ck r efer enc e g uide ... ..... ... ..... ... ..... .2 Pa rts c heckl ist . ... ..... ... ..... ... ..... ... ..... ... .....3 Bef ore you inst all ... ..... ... ..... ... ..... ... ..... ..4 T ele phone ba se in st all ation ... ..... ... .. 5 Ins talla tion opt ions ..... ..... ... ..... ... ..... ... .. 6 T el epho ne o p[...]

Getting started V OL UM E Du ri ng a c al l, p r ess VO L UM E or V OL UME t o a dju st li st eni ng vo lum e (p ag e 11 ). MU TE Pr es s t o s i l e nc e th e m i c r op ho ne . P r es s ag a i n t o r e s u m e c o nv er sa t i o n ( p a g e 1 1 ) . SP EA KE R Pr es s t o tur n the sp ea k erp ho ne on o r of f (b eg in o r en d a ca ll ) (p ag e[...]

Getting started P arts checklist Save your sales receipt and original packaging in case it is necessary to ship your telephone f or warranty service. Check to mak e sure the t elephone package includes the following: User's manual Quick start guide T elephone base with wall mount bracket at tached Handset Handset cord T elephone line cord Powe[...]

Getting started Ch oo se a c en tr al lo ca ti on c l os e t o a te le ph on e j a c k an d an electrical outlet not controll ed by a wall switch. Th e te le ph on e ca n be pl a c ed on a fl at su rf ac e or mo un t e d on a s ta nd ar d wa ll p la t e. Avoid placing the t elephone base too close t o: • Excessive heat sourc es. • Excessive dus[...]

Getting started 4 5 2 1 3 T elephone base installation NO TE S: • U se o nl y th e po w e r ad ap t er s up p l ie d wi th t hi s pr od uc t o r e qu iv a l en t. T o or de r a r ep l a ce me nt po we r ad a p te r , vi si t o u r we bs i t e at w ww . t e l ep h on e s. a t t . c om , o r ca ll 1 (8 0 0) 22 2 -3 1 11 . I n Ca n a da , di al 1 ( [...]

Getting started Install ation options T ab let op in sta ll atio n po siti on W all i nst al lati on po siti on NO TE: T he mo unt ing b ra cket must be used f or bo th tabl et op us e a nd wa ll ins talla tion pos ition s. Telephone outlet mounting plate with mounting studs. 1 . To remove the bracket, hold the t el ep ho ne b as e i n bo th h an d[...]

Getting started Install ation options 3 . Conne ct the telephone line cord and p o w e r a d a p t e r t o t h e j a c k s o n t h e b a c k o f t h e t e l e p h o n e b a s e . B u n d l e t h e t e l e p h o n e l in e c or d, a nd se c ur e i t w it h a tw i s t ti e b e f o r e p l a c i n g i t i n s i d e t h e b r a c k e t . P l e a s e s [...]

T elephone operation T elephone settings Y ou can change settings to program how the telephone works. Press CID SETUP repeatedly until the feature you want is displayed. Press CID or CID to change settings. Press CID SETUP again to accept the new setting and move to next featur e. Press FLASH at any time to exit. Contras t There are five contr ast [...]

T elephone operation T elephone settings Language Press CID or CID to select the language used in all menus and screen displays. Y ou can choose ENGLISH , ESP ANOL or FRANCAIS . Home ar ea code/local ar ea codes Y ou can program this phone to recogniz e one hom e are a code and up to fou r loca l area codes . If you simply dial the last seven digit[...]

T elephone operation T elephone operation Making and answering calls T o m ak e a c al l, l if t th e ha nd se t or p re ss S PE AK ER , th en d ia l a n u m b e r . R ep la ce t h e h a nd se t or p re ss SP EA KE R to h an g u p . T o an sw er a c al l, l if t t h e ha nd se t, o r pr es s SP EA KE R t o us e th e sp ea k er ph on e. L as t num b[...]

T elephone operation Options while on calls T o ad ju st l is t en i ng v ol um e While on calls, press VOL UME to adjust the listening volume. Th er e a r e ei gh t v ol u me l ev el s fo r th e sp e a k er ph on e, an d fo ur l ev el s fo r th e h a n d se t. P r e s s V OLUME o r V OLUME on c e to i n cr ea se o r l ow er t he l is t en in g v o[...]

Directory Dir ect ory Memory capacity The telephone can stor e up to 12 (three one- touch and nine speed dial) numbers in memory locations for quick dialing. Each memory location can stor e a number up to 24 digits. Timeouts and err or messages I f y o u p a u s e f o r t o o l o n g w h i l e c re a t i n g a n entry , the procedur e will time out[...]

Directory Speed dialing Y ou can enter nine speed dial numbers of up to 24 digits. Each number is stor ed in a one-digit speed dial location (1-9). T o stor e a number in speed dial 1. Press PROG/ MEM . 2. Enter a telephone number (up to 24 digit s), or import one by pressing REDIAL . 3. Press PROG/ MEM . 4. Pre ss a dig it t o s elect a sp eed dia[...]

Directory One-t ouch dialing T elephone numbers called most frequentl y can be stor ed in one-touch locations so that they can be dialed with only one k ey press. Y ou can ent er thr ee te lepho ne numb ers up to 24 digits. There are three ( M1, M2, M3 ) one-touch k ey s o n you r te le pho ne. T o stor e number in one-touch 1. Press PROG/ MEM . 2.[...]

Caller ID hist ory Informa tion about caller ID with call waiting This product has a caller ID function with call waiting featur e which works with service from your local telephone c ompany. Caller ID with call waiting lets you see the name and telephone number of the caller befor e answering the telephone, even when on another call. It may be nec[...]

Caller ID hist ory Ho w ca ll er I D wo rk s If you subscribe to caller ID service provided by your local telephone company, information about each caller will be displayed between the first and second ring. Information about the last 50 incoming calls is st ore d in the call his tory . Y ou can rev iew the ca ll hist ory to find out who has call e[...]

T o r eview the call hist ory T o r eview the call hist ory Press C ID o r C I D to display the most recent call. Press CID or CID re pea tedl y to scroll thr ough the list of earlier calls. T o r eturn a call T o dial a number currently displayed, pr ess DISPLA Y DIAL and then lift the handset or press SPEAKER (see below for important dialing opti[...]

Delet e or copy an entry T o copy an entry int o memory T o copy a displayed number int o memory, press PROG/ MEM . The name and time will be removed, and the telephone number will remain in the screen. Press PROG/ M EM again, E NT E R L OCA TION? w il l a p pe ar in th e s c ree n . E nt er a me mo ry lo ca ti on nu mb er ( 1-9 ) or p res s a on e[...]

Answering system operation Message count er NOTE: The answering syst em must be on to review or change settings. Message guard™ is a trademark of Advanc ed American T elephones. MS G# 4 Nu mb er of m ess ag es (or during playback, message number cur- rently pla ying). 19 A ns w er i n g s ys t em op e r at io n Message capacity The answering syst[...]

Answering system operation Answering syst em mode Th e a ns we ri ng sy ste m’ s d efa ul t fa c tor y s et ti ng is ON in order to answer and record messages. Y ou can turn the answering system off, but if you do, the answering system will not answer calls or recor d incoming messages. T o turn the answering sys tem off Press ON /O FF until you [...]

Answering system operation Day & time announcement s T o set day and time Befor e playing each message, the answering system announces the day and time the message was receiv ed. Befor e using the answering system, follow the s te ps on th e l ef t t o s e t t he da y a nd t im e, so messages are dated correctly . If the clock is not set, befor[...]

Answering system operation Out going announcement s Outgoing announcements are the messages call- er s he ar w he n ca lls ar e an sw er ed by th e an swe rin g sy st em . Th e te lep ho ne is pr e-p ro gr amm ed wit h an an nou nc e- me nt . If t he te le pho ne is se t up t o re cor d m es sa ge s, it a nsw er s ca lls w ith “ He ll o, pl ea se[...]

Answering system operation Announce onl y mode In announce only mode, callers can hear your announcement but cannot leave messages. This op tio n i s us ef ul, fo r ex amp le, to no ti fy ca lle rs th at yo u w il l b e a wa y fo r a n e xt end ed p eri od a nd re que st th at t he y ca ll b ac k a ft er a c er ta in d at e. If you do not reco rd a[...]

Answering system operation Changing f eatur e options W h e n t h e a n s w e r i n g s y s t e m i s o n , y o u c a n c u s t o m i z e h o w t h e s y s t e m o p e r a t e s . P r e s s a n d h o l d T A S S E T U P t o b e g i n , t h e n p r e s s r e p e a t e d l y t o h e a r e a c h f e a t u r e . P r e s s S K I P o r R E P E A T t o c [...]

Answering system operation W ha t is p ri or it y c a l l c od e? I f a ca ll er e nt er s yo ur pr io ri ty c al l c od e w hi le y ou r an no un c e- m en t is p la yi ng , y ou ’ l l be a le rt ed w it h a sp e- c ia l t o ne s o yo u ca n a ns we r th e ca l l . If t he c al l is n ot a n s w er ed , y ou w il l he ar " t h e m ac hi ne [...]

Answering system operation Message playback Pre ss PLA Y/ S T OP to listen to only new (unhear d) messa ges. Press and hold PLA Y/ S T OP to liste n to all m essage s (oldest first). Announ cement s duri ng message playba ck • Before each message, you will hear the day and time it was receiv ed. • After the last message, you will hear “ End o[...]

Answering system operation T o r ecor d & play memos Memos are messag es you rec ord by yours elf. Y ou can recor d a memo as a re minde r to your self or leav e a message f or someone els e if oth ers in your house hold use the ans wering sy ste m. Memos are saved, pla yed bac k a nd deleted e xactly lik e incomin g messages . T o re co r d a [...]

Answering system operation T o r ec or d & p la y a ph o n e c o nv er s at i o n While on a call on t he han dset, you can r ecor d a te lephone c onversat ion t o be st or ed as an inco ming messa ge. Rec orded t elephon e co nver sations ar e save d, play ed back an d del eted e xactly l ik e incomin g messa ges. T o re co r d a phone co nve[...]

Answering system operation Message count er displays The message counter usually displays the total num ber of m emo s and in comin g messa ges. S ee t he lis t belo w for ex plana tio ns of othe r disp lays in this co unt er . Message count er displ ays 0 No messages. 1-99 Number of message s/memo s, or message number curr ently play ing (p age 26[...]

Answering system operation R emote ac cess A th r ee -d ig it s ec ur it y co de is r eq u i r ed t o a cc es s y ou r an sw erin g sy ste m fr om an y tou ch -to ne tel eph one. Th is c od e is 50 0 by de f a u l t, se e Ch a ng in g fe at ur e op ti on s (p ag e 2 4 ) t o c ha ng e it . N O TE : If y ou pa us e fo r mo re t ha n 1 5 se co nd s du[...]

Appendix Display scr een messages, t ones & lights Scr een icons Ringer is off. New call receiv ed. Repeat call fr om the same number . Call number . Error (current operation has been unsuc- cessful, try again). NEW REP No. ERR MSG# CL Message number . The clock is not set. “Beep-Beep-Beep” (three quick beeps, repeated). Priority call alert[...]

Appendix My telephone does not work at all. T r oubleshooting If you have difficul ty with your telephone, pl ease try the suggestions below . For Customer Service, visit our websit e at www .tel ephones.at t.com or call 1 (800) 222-3111 . In Canada, dial 1 (866) 288-4268 . There is no dial tone. • F ir st , t r y a ll t he a bo ve s ug g e s t i[...]

Appendix T r oubleshooting • Test a working telephone at the same telephone jack. If another telephone has the same problem, the problem is in the telephone jack. Contact your local telephone company (charges ma y apply). • The telephone line cord might be malfunctioning. Try installing a new telephone line c ord. I cannot dial out. • First, [...]

Appendix T r oubleshooting M y c a l l er I D f ea tu re s ar e n o t w o r k i n g p r op er ly . • Cal le r ID is a sub sc ript ion ser vic e. Y ou mus t subs cri be to thi s serv ice fro m you r loca l tel eph one compa ny fo r thi s fe atu re to wor k on y our te lep ho ne. • The cal ler m ay no t be c al ling f ro m an are a whi ch su ppor[...]

Appendix T r oubleshooting The answering s y s t e m d o e s not res pon d to r e m o t e c o m - m an ds . • Mak e s ure yo ur r emot e a cc es s c od e is co rr ec t (p age 3 0). • Mak e s ure yo u a r e ca lli ng fr om a tou ch-t one te lep hone . Wh en d ial in g a num be r , you s houl d h ear t one s. I f y ou h ear cl icks , t he n it is[...]

Appendix Important pr oduct inf ormation T hi s sy mb ol i s t o al er t y ou t o im p o r t an t o p e r at in g o r se rv ic in g i n st ru ct io ns th at m ay a pp ea r i n th is u se r’ s m a n u al . Al wa ys f ol lo w ba si c s a fe ty p r ec au ti o n s wh en u si ng t h i s p r od uc t t o re du ce t he r i s k of i nj ur y , f i r e, o r[...]

Appendix Important pr oduct inf ormation Especially about c orded tel ephones • Electrical power: The telephone must be connect ed to a working electrical outlet. The electrical outlet should not be c ontrolled b y a wall switch. Calls cannot be made if the tel ephone base is unplugged, switched off , or if the electrical power is int errupted. ?[...]

Appendix F CC and A CT A information If this equipment was approved for connection to the telephone net- w o r k p r i o r t o J u l y 2 3 , 2 0 0 1 , i t co m p l i e s w i t h Pa r t 6 8 o f t h e Fe d e r a l Communications Commission (FCC) rules. If the equipment was approved after that date, it complies with the Part 68 rules and with T echnic[...]

Appendix F CC and A CT A information 3. R epair instructions If this equipment is malfunctioning, it must be unplugged from the modular jack until the problem has been correct ed. Repairs to this telephone equip- ment can only be made by the manufacturer or its authorized agents. For repair pr ocedures, follow the instructions outlined under the li[...]

Appendix P art 15 of FC C rules Some telephone equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency energy and, if not installed and used properly , may cause interference t o r adio and television reception. This pr oduct has been tested and f ound to meet the standards f or a class B digital device, as specified in part 15 of the F CC rules[...]

Appendix Limit ed warranty The A T&T br and is used under licen se - any r epa ir , repla cement or war ra nty ser vice, and a ll quest ions about this pr oduct s hou ld b e dir ect ed t o: I n the Unit ed St at es of Amer ica, visi t our websi te at www .t ele phon es. at t.c om or call 1 ( 800) 222- 3111 . In Canad a, dial 1 (86 6) 2 88-42 68[...]

Appendix Limit ed warranty 4. What is not cover ed by this limited warranty? This limited warranty does not co ver: • PRODUCT that has been subjected to misuse, ac cident, shipping or other physical damage, improper inst allation, abnormal operation or handling, neglect, inundation, fire, wat er, or other liquid intrusion; or • PRODUCT that has[...]

Appendix Limit ed warranty 6. What must you return with the PR ODUCT to get warranty servic e? Y ou must: a. Return the entire original package and c ontents including the PRODUCT to the service location al ong with a description of the malfunction or difficulty; and b. Include “valid pr oof of purchase” (sales receipt) identifying the PR ODUCT[...]

T echnical specifications Operation t emperature T elephone voltage (AC adapt er input) AC120V 60Hz 5W 44 T elephone voltage (AC adapt er output) AC6V @350mA Appendix 32°F — 122°F 0°C — 50°C[...]

A Alert tones, 31 Answering calls, 10 Answering system, 19-30 C Call history , 8 Call interc ept, 20 Call screening, 20 Caller ID, 15 copy an entry into memory , 18 delete entries, 18 dial entries, 17 with call waiting, 8 Contrast, 8 D Delete entries, 18 Dialing, one-touch dialing, 14 speed dialing, 13 Directory , 12 E Elapsed time, 27 H Hands-free[...]

Appendix Use the wal let c ard below to hel p you re mem ber c omman ds to c ontr ol y our ans werin g s yste m fr om an y to uch ton e t elep hone. R emote ac cess wallet car d Cut along dotted line Fold car d here Action Remot e command Play all messages ................................................... 1 Play new messages .....................[...]

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