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MEMO ANNC C A L L E R I D / M E S S A G E S User Manual (P ar t 2) Speak erphone/ Answ ering System 1855 with Caller ID & Call W aiting ATT-1855CIB-d05.qxp 4/8/2005 5:35 PM Page 1[...]

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1 T ab le of contents User Manual (P ar t 2) Speak erphone/ Answ ering System 1855 Getting Started Quick ref erence guide ........................2 Parts checklist .......................................3 Befor e you begin ..................................4 T elephone installation .........................5 W all mounting .........................[...]

MEMO ANNC C A L L E R S A G E S Answering system controls (see pages 17-24) 2 Getting Started Quick r eference guide MEMO ANNC C A L L E R I D / M E S S A G E S MEMO ANNC T elephone function keys (see pages 8-9) REDIAL ..................Press to redial last number called. FLASH ....................During a call, press to receive an incoming call, i[...]

3 Getting Started P ar ts checklist Remember to sa ve y our sales receipt and original packaging in case you e ver need to ship your telephone f or warranty ser vice . Check to make sur e the telephone package includes the following: MEMO ANNC C A L L E R I D / M E S S A G E S T elephone T elephone handset Handset cord Po w e r adapter T elephone l[...]

4 Getting Started Befor e y ou begin About Caller Identification Caller ID with Call W aiting features in this telephone let you see who’ s calling befor e you answ er the phone , ev en when you’ r e on another call. These featur es require services pro vided by your local telephone compan y . Contact your telephone service pro vider if: • Y [...]

5 Getting Started T elephone installation Install the telephone as shown below . Choose a location where the phone is not exposed to excessive heat, cold, dust or moisture. TEL LINE POWER AC 6V Plug power cord transf or mer into electrical outlet. Plug line cord into telephone jack. NO TE: Use only the power cord supplied with this product. If you [...]

6 Getting Started W all mounting The telephone can be installed on any standar d wall-phone outlet. Choose a location where the phone is not exposed to excessiv e heat, cold, dust or moisture. TEL LINE POWER AC 6V Press and pull to remov e wall-mount brack et. T urn brack et upside down. Inser t brack et tabs into lower notches. Press down firmly t[...]

7 Getting Started Plug power cord transf ormer into electrical outlet. After cords are connected, press and slide down firmly so phone is held securely on outlet mounting pegs. ME C A L L E R I D / M E Remov e handset cradle tab, rotate and replace to hold handset securely in place when wall mounted. W all mounting Plug line cord into telephone, th[...]

8 T elephone Operation Basic operation Making and answ ering calls T o answ er a call, lift the handset, or pr ess SPEAKER to use the speak erphone . T o mak e a call, lift the handset (or press SPEAKER ), then dial a number . Replace the handset (or press SPEAKER ) to hang up . Hands-free speak erphone calls T o answ er an incoming call, press SPE[...]

9 T elephone Operation Options while on calls T o adjust listening volume Press the VOLUME buttons to adjust listening v olume . There ar e eight volume le vels for the speak erphone , and four lev els for the handset. Each button press raises or low ers listening volume by one le vel. Call waiting If you ha v e Call W aiting ser vice, y ou will he[...]

MEMO ANNC C A L L E R I D / M E S S A G E S 10 T elephone Operation F eature men u In the featur e menu you can customize how the tele- phone works. Mak e sure the answ ering system is off (red light off), then press SET UP repeatedl y until the featur e you want is displa yed. Press SKIP/REPEA T to change settings. Press SET UP again to accept the[...]

11 T elephone Operation F eature men u Languag e Press SKIP/REPEA T to select the language used in all menus and scr een displays. Y ou can choose English, Espanol or Francais. Home area code/Local ar ea codes Caller ID numbers ar e not alwa ys display ed in the corr ect dialing format. T o make callbacks easier , you can enter your home ar ea code[...]

MEMO ANNC C A L L E R I D / M E S S A G E S 12 Memory dialing Memor y capacity The telephone can store up to 12 n umbers in memor y locations for quick dialing. Each memor y location can store a n umber up to 24 digits long. One touch dialing (M1-M3) T o dial numbers stor ed in One T ouch buttons, lift the handset (or press SPEAKER ), then press a [...]

MEMO ANNC L L E R I D / M E S S A G E S MEMO ANNC C A L L E R I D / M E S S A G E S 13 Memory Dialing Entering numbers One touch dialing (M1-M3) T o program One T ouch buttons: 1 Press PROG/MEM . 2 Enter a telephone number (up to 24 digits), or import one by pressing REDIAL or REPEA T/MEMO . 3 Press PROG/MEM . 4 Press a One T ouch button ( M1, M2, [...]

1 2:34 1 0-23 555 1 234 P a t Williams 0 MSG# NEW REP No: 1 PM 14 Caller ID Log Ho w Caller ID works If you subscribe to Caller ID service provided b y your local phone company , information about each caller will be displa yed after the first or second ring. Information about the last 50 incoming calls is stor ed in y our call log . Y ou can r e v[...]

MEMO ANNC C A L L E R I D / M E S S A G E S MEMO ANNC C A L L E R I D / M E S S A G E S MEMO ANNC C A L L E R I D / M E S S A G E S 15 Caller ID Log 1 2:34 1 0-23 555 1 234 P a t Williams 0 MSG# PM T o re view y our call lo g T o re view y our Caller ID log P r ess REPE A T/MEMO to displa y the most recent call. 1 2:08 1 0-23 555 4321 cHRIS THOMPSO[...]

16 Caller ID Log T o dial a call log entr y T o call a n umber that is cu r r ent l y displ a y ed, press DISPLAY DIAL , then lift the handset (or press SPEAKER ). MEMO ANNC C A L L E R I D / M E S S A G E S 1 2:34 1 0-23 555 1 234 P a t Williams 3 MSG# PM ATT-1855CIB-d05.qxp 4/8/2005 5:38 PM Page 16 Dialing options Caller ID numbers ma y appear wi[...]

17 Answering System Operation MEMO ANNC C A L L E R I D / M E S S A G E S 4 MSG# Answering System Operation Messag e capacity The answ ering system can record up to 99 messages, depending on how long each message is. Individual messages can be up to 3 minutes long, but total maximum r ecording time is 19 minutes. Messages will remain a vailable for[...]

18 Answering System Operation MEMO ANNC Da y and time announcements T o set da y and time Befor e playing each message, the answering system announces the da y and time the message was receiv ed. Befor e using the answering system, you should follo w the steps at left to set the da y and time , so messages are dated cor rectly . T o begin, press an[...]

19 Answering System Operation MEMO ANNC C A L L E R I D / M E S S A G E S Outgoing announcements The outgoing announcement is what callers hear when calls are ans wered b y the answering system. The phone is pre-pr ogrammed to answ er calls with “Hello. Please leave a message after the tone . ” Yo u can use this announcement, or replace it with[...]

20 Answering System Operation Ao MSG# Announce Only mode In Announce Only mode, callers hear an announcement but cannot lea ve messages. This option is useful, for example, to notify callers that you will be a wa y for an extended period and request that the y call back after a certain date . T o turn Announce Only on or off P r ess and hold SET UP[...]

21 Answering System Operation MEMO ANNC C A L L E R I D / M E S S A G E S Changing featur e options When the answ ering system is on, you can customize how the system operates. Pr ess and hold SET UP to begin, then press r epeatedly to hear each feature. Press SKIP/REPEA T to change the setting of any featur e . F eature options (Default settings u[...]

22 Answering System Operation MEMO ANNC C A L L E R I D / M E S S A G E S Messag e pla yback Press PLA Y/STOP to hear only ne w (unheard) messages. Pr ess and hold PLA Y/STOP to hear all messages. If you ha v e new messages waiting, you will hear only the new messages (oldest f irst). Announcements • Befor e each message , you will hear the da y [...]

23 Answering System Operation Recording and pla ying memos Memos are messages y ou recor d yourself. They are sa ved, pla yed back and deleted exactly lik e incoming messages. Y ou can r ecord a memo as a reminder to yourself, or lea ve a message for someone else if others in your household use the ans wering system. T o pla y back a memo Press PLA[...]

24 Answering System Operation Messag e windo w displa ys The message window usually displa ys the total number of memos and incoming messages. See the list below for explanations of other displa ys in this window . Messag e window displa ys 0 No messages waiting. 1-99 Number of messages/memos, or message currently playing (see page 22). Current Rem[...]

25 Answering System Operation 25 1 Remote access Dial your telephone number from any touch-tone phone. 2 When system answ ers, enter your 3-digit Remote Access Code (500 unless you ha ve changed it). 3 Enter remote commands (see list at right). 4 Hang up to end call and sav e all undeleted messages. Play messa g es 1/2 Repeat or go back 4 Skip mess[...]

26 Appendix MEMO ANNC C A L L E R I D / M E S S A G E S “Beep-Beep-Beep-Beep-Beep” (5 quick beeps) Error tone (current operation has been unsuccessful; tr y again). Icons, tones & indicator lights “Beep” (1 quick beep) Confirmation tone (procedure completed). “Beep-Beep-Beep” (3 quick beeps, repeated) Priority call aler t (caller ha[...]

27 Appendix In case of difficulty If you ha v e difficulty with your phone, please tr y the suggestions below . For Customer Ser vice, visit our web site at www .telephones.att.com , or call 1 800 222–3111. T elephone does not work at all • Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into an outlet not controlled by a wall switch. • Make sure the lin[...]

28 Appendix Incomplete messages • If a caller leaves a very long message, part of it may be lost when the system disconnects the call after 3 minutes. • If the caller pauses for more than 7 seconds, the system stops recor ding and disconnects the call. • If the system’ s memory becomes full during a message, the system stops recor ding and [...]

29 Appendix A A C adapter , 5, 7 Access code, 25 Alert tones, 26 Answ ering calls, 8 Answ ering system, 17 announce only , 20 delete messages, 22 featur e options, 21 outgoing announcement, 19 memos, 23 pla y messages, 22, 25 remote access, 25 C Call logs, 14 Caller ID , 14 delete entries, 15 dial entries, 16 Call screening, 21 Call waiting, 4, 9 D[...]

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