AT&T 1455 manual

2.4 GHz Cordless T elephone/ Answering System with Caller ID/Call W aiting 1 455 Please also read Part 1 — Important Product Infor mation USER ’ S MANU AL Pa r t 2 A T&T and the globe symbol are registered trademar ks of A T&T Corp. licensed to Adv anced American T elephones. 1455_book_1ATT 7/26/01 10:23 AM Page ii[...]

© 2001 Advanced Amer ican T elephones. All rights reser ved. Printed in China. Issue 1A T&T 07/01 1455_book_1ATT 7/26/01 10:23 AM Page iii[...]

CONTENTS BEFORE YOU BEGIN . . . . . . . . . . 1 About Caller Identification ................. 1 INST ALLA TION . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Befor e Y ou Install ................................. 2 T able/Desk Installation ........................ 3 W all Installation ................................... 5 TELEPHONE OPERA TION . . . . . . . 6 Make a C[...]

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 1 About Caller Identification (Caller ID) This product has a Caller ID with Call W aiting feature that wor ks with ser vice from your local phone service provider . Caller ID with Call W aiting lets you see who’ s calling before y ou answ er the phone, even when you’ re on another call. Y ou may need to chang e your phone servi[...]

Before Y ou Install 1 Choose a location for the base near an electrical outlet and a telephone jack. This phone requires a modular telephone jac k and a standard electrical outlet (110v AC) not contr olled b y a wall s witch. 2 Install the handset battery. Use only A T&T Batter y 2414, SKU#23403. INST ALLA TION 2 b) Align two holes in plug with[...]

INST ALL A TION 3 3 Attach belt clip to the cordless handset (optional) . T o attach T o remo ve T able/Desk Installation Standard electrical outlet Modular telephone jack 1 Connect the telephone line cord. 2 Connect the power cord. NOTE: Install the base unit and spar e handset charger a way fr om electronic equipment such as personal computers, t[...]

INST ALLA TION 4 3 Charge the handset battery. Place the handset in the base. Charge the battery for at least 12 hours the first time. 4 Check for dial tone. After the batteries are charg ed, pick up the handset and press P ; you should hear a dial tone. 5 Set the dial mode. If you hav e touch tone ser vice, the phone is ready to use as soon as the[...]

INST ALLA TION 5 a) Align holes on base with mounting studs on wall jack. b) Pull base down on mounting studs until it locks into place. 4 Follow Steps 3–5 in T able/Desk Installation. W all Installation 1 Connect the telephone line cord. 2 Connect the power cord. 3 Mount the base on the wall. Modular telephone jack Standard electrical outlet 145[...]

HEADLINE LEFT HEADLINE L-SUB 6 TELEPHONE OPERA TION End a Call Press O — OR — Place handset in base. Exit progr amming. Cancel a page. Handset Volume While on a call, adjust volume of what you hear . Hold Press to put a call on hold. Press again to release hold — OR — Lift the handset of an e xtension. Answer a Call Press any key e xcept O [...]

7 TELEPHONE OPERA TION Page/Handset Locator Press to page the handset f or up to 60 seconds. Press again to cancel, or press O on handset. Flashing: handset is in use On steadily: handset is charging in base Flashes when y ou have unr eviewed call inf ormation. 1455_book_1ATT 7/26/01 10:23 AM Page 7[...]

8 TELEPHONE OPERA TION Handset Ringer Style/Batter y Save Y ou can select from four different handset ring er styles, or tur n the ringer off and extend the battery life. 1 Make sure the handset is off. 2 Press G to enter programming mode. 3 Press > until the screen displays RINGER: . 4 Press S . The scr een displays the current setting. 5 Press[...]

9 TELEPHONE OPERA TION Operating Range This cordless telephone operates within the maximum po wer allowed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Even so, this handset and base can communicate over onl y a certain distance — which can var y with the locations of the base and handset, the weather , and the construction of your home or offi[...]

10 TELEPHONE MEMOR Y This cordless phone can store 10 telephone numbers with names, each up to 16 digits long in memor y locations you assign (0-9). Note: Pr ess O at any time to exit memory dial mode. This cordless phone can store an additional 40 telephone numbers with names alphabetically in the directory . See TELEPHONE DIRECTOR Y for instructi[...]

11 5 When you finish entering the name, press S or G . The screen displa ys ENTER NUMBER . 6 Enter the telephone number . Use < to backspace and make a correction. Press r to store a pause in the dialing sequence. —OR— Press r to displa y the last number dialed from this phone. 7 Press S or G to store your entr y . The screen displays DISTIN[...]

12 TELEPHONE MEMOR Y Delete a Number/Name Stored in Memor y 1 Press M . The screen displays ENTER 0-9 . 2 Press the memor y location key of the entr y y ou wish to edit. 3 When the screen displa ys the number you want to delete, press S . Then press < or > until ERASE f lashes. 4 Press S . The screen displays ERASE NO YES and the number . The[...]

TELEPHONE DIRECTOR Y 13 This cordless phone can store 40 telephone numbers with names, each up to 16 digits long. Entries are stored alphabetically . For consistency with Caller ID entries, you may wish to enter last names first. Note: Pr ess O at any time to exit dir ectory . Store a Number/Name in the Director y 1 Press G . The screen displays DI[...]

4 When you finish entering the name, press S or G . The screen displa ys ENTER NUMBER . 5 Enter the telephone number . Use < to backspace and make a correction. Press r to store a pause in the dialing sequence. —OR— Press r to displa y the last number dialed from this phone. 6 Press S or G . The screen displa ys DISTINCT RING? and the curren[...]

Delete a Number/Name Stored in the Director y 1 Press > (DIR). The screen displays DIRECTORY . 2 Press < or > to scroll alphabetically through entries stored in memor y —OR— Press the dial pad key for the first letter of the entr y you want to delete. 3 When the screen displa ys the number you want to delete, press S . Then press < [...]

16 CALLER ID OPERA TION About Call Histor y This phone assigns each incoming call a number from 1 to 99. The most recent call will have the highest number . When the memor y is full, the oldest call information is deleted to make room f or new incoming call information. For eac h call that comes in, the screen displays the f ollowing information be[...]

17 CALLER ID OPERA TION Delete Records from Call Histor y Delete a Specific Call 1 Locate the record y ou want to delete from call histor y . 2 Press S , then press < or > until ERASE f lashes. 3 Press S . The screen displays ERASE NO YES ALL and the phone number . The cur rent choice f lashes. 4 Press < or > until YES f lashes. 5 Press[...]

18 CALLER ID OPERA TION Store a Call Histor y Record in the Directory 1 Locate the record in call history you want to store in memor y . 2 If you wish to c hange how the number is stored, press # . The screen displa ys any alternate dialing sequences available for this call (ar ea code + number; 1 + area code + number; 1+ number; number only). 3 Pr[...]

HEADLINE RIGHT HEADLINE R-SUB 19 ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERA TION A T THE BASE Audible Indicators This system gives y ou voice prompts f or feature oper ations and voice confirmations when you press a button or complete an operation. Set the Clock 1 With ans wering system on, press U until the system announces, “ Change clock. ” 2 Press S until the [...]

20 ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERA TION A T THE BASE Record Y our Announcement NOTE: If you ha ve assigned dif fer ent mailbo xes to dif f erent people, be sur e to tell callers in your announcement to pr ess *1 , *2 , or *3 while the announcement is playing to lea ve a messag e in the appropriate mailbo x. Remember to leav e a few seconds b lank at the end[...]

HEADLINE RIGHT HEADLINE R-SUB 21 ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERA TION A T THE BASE Answering System Feature Setup Y ou can set up one feature at a time, or you can set up a f eature and then move on to set up another f eature. 1 Make sure the ans wering system is on. 2 Press and release U until y ou hear the system announce the featur e you want to set. Re [...]

HEADLINE LEFT HEADLINE L-SUB 22 ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERA TION A T THE BASE Listen to, Save & Delete Messages The system automatically sav es your messages until y ou delete them, and can store approximately 15 minutes of messag es, memos, and announcements (up to a maximum of 99 messages). After playing a messag e, the system announces the day an[...]

HEADLINE RIGHT HEADLINE R-SUB 23 ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERA TION A T THE BASE Call Screening/Intercept 1 Make sure the ans wering system is on, and set the message playbac k volume control abov e level 1 so you can hear the caller’ s messa ge. 2 If you decide to take the call, press P on the handset. 3 I f you pick up an e xtension phone dur ing the [...]

24 ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERA TION A T TOUCH TONE PHONE Connect with the Answering System Y ou can access many featur es of this system remotely from a touc h tone phone. 1 Dial your telephone number . 2 When the system answ er s, press # , then enter your Remote Access Code (preset to 19). The system beeps once. 3 Within tw o seconds, enter a remote c[...]

HEADLINE RIGHT HEADLINE R-SUB 25 ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERA TION A T TOUCH TONE PHONE Remote Access Commands (continued) Function: Command: Record memo Press * 8 ; then mailbox number where you want memo r ecorded; speak after beep; press # 5 to e xit. End remote access call Press * 0 . T urn system of f Press # 0 ; the system announces, “Machine of [...]

26 Charge the Handset Batter y Pack • This batter y should remain charged up to six da ys with the ringer turned on and up to 10 days with the ringer off. A fully c harged batter y provides an aver a ge talk time of about 10 hours. • The batter y pack needs charging when: — A new batter y is installed in the handset. — The phone beeps twice[...]

27 Replacing the Handset Batter y Pack 1 Remove the battery compartment cover on the handset b y pressing on the indentation and sliding the cov er downward. 2 Lift out the old battery pack and disconnect. 3 Align the two holes in the new battery pack’s plug with the socket pins, and snap the plug into place. Place the batter y pack in the compar[...]

28 IN CASE OF DIFFICUL TY If you hav e dif ficulty operating this phone, tr y the suggestions below . For Customer Service, visit our website at www .telephones.att.com or call 1 800 222–3111. Please retain your r eceipt as your pr oof of purchase . If the phone doesn’t work at all, check these items first: • Make sure the A C adapter is plug[...]

29 IN CASE OF DIFFICUL TY If you hear noise or interference when using the phone: • Make sure the base antenna is fully upright. • Y ou may be out of rang e. Move closer to the base. • Press and release G to c hange to another of the 30 c hannels available. If noise is exceptionally loud, move closer to the base bef ore changing c hannels. ?[...]

If messages are incomplete: • If a caller leaves a v er y long messa ge, par t of it may be lost when the system disconnects the call after three minutes. • If the caller pauses for mor e than seven seconds, the system stops recording and disconnects the call. • If the system’ s memor y becomes full during a messa ge, the system stops recor[...]

If callers cannot leave messages in Mailbox 2 or 3. • Re-record y our announcement, making sure to leave a f ew seconds blank at the end to allow callers enough time to select a mailbox. (See “Record Y our Announcement” in ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERA TION A T THE BASE). IN CASE OF DIFFICUL TY 31 1455_book_1ATT 7/26/01 10:23 AM Page 31[...]

PERF . PERF . fold Answering System 1455 Remote Commands T o connect with your answering system: 1 Dial your telephone number from a touc h tone phone. 2 When the system answ er s, press # , then enter your Remote Access Code (preset to 19). 3 Within tw o seconds, enter a remote command from inside this card. T o connect with your answering system:[...]

PERF . Remote Command Press V oice Help menu *5 Play messag es # , then mailbo x number ( 1 , 2 , or 3 ) Repeat message # 4 Skip message # 6 Stop #5 Save messag es Hang up Delete message #9 while message pla ys Review announcement #7 Record announcement *7 , speak after beep, press #5 to stop Record memo *8 , then mailbo x number , speak after beep[...]