AT&T 9357 manual

900 MHz Cordless Answering System with Caller ID/Call W aiting 9357 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 Advanced American T elephones. DRAFT 7/6/01 9357_book/wc_1ATT 7/6/01 4:10 PM Page ii[...]

© 2001 Advanced American T elephones. All rights reser ved. Printed in China. Issue 1A T&T 07/01 9357_book/wc_1ATT 7/6/01 4:10 PM Page iii[...]

BEFORE YOU BEGIN . . . . . .1 About Caller Identification ............1 INST ALLA TION . . . . . . . . . .2 Befor e Y ou Install ...........................2 T able/Desk Installation...................4 W all Installation ..............................5 TELEPHONE OPERA TION . . .6 Answ er a Call .................................6 Make a Call ......[...]

About Caller Identification (Caller ID) This product has a Caller ID with Call W aiting feature that w orks with ser vice from y our local phone ser vice provider . Caller ID with Call W aiting lets you see who’ s calling before y ou answer the phone, even when you’ re on another call. Y ou may need to chang e your phone service to use this fea[...]

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 by a wall switch. 2 Install the handset battery. 2 INST ALLA TION b) Align two holes in plug with socket pins, and snap the plug into place. d) [...]

3 INST ALL A TION 3 Attach belt clip to the cordless handset (optional) . T o attach To r e m o v e 9357_book/wc_1ATT 7/6/01 4:10 PM Page 3[...]

Use only the pow er cord supplied with this product. If you need a replacement, call 1 800 222–3111. 3 Charge the handset battery. Place the handset in the base. Charge the battery for at least 16 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[...]

5 INST ALLA TION W all Installation 1 Connect the telephone line cord. 2 Connect the power cord. CL f lashes in the Messa g e Window . Use only the pow er cord supplied with this product. If you need a replacement, call 1 800 222–3111. 3 Mount the base on the wall. 4 Follow Steps 3–5 in “T able/Desk Installation.” a) Align holes on base wit[...]

TELEPHONE OPERA TION 6 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 . Change Channel Switch to a [...]

TELEPHONE OPERA TION 7 Page/Handset Locator Press once to page the handset f or up to one minute; press twice to cancel. Flashing quickly: a call is coming in Flashing slowly: the handset is in use On steadily: the handset is char ging Lit when ther e are unr eviewed Caller ID r ecords 9357_book/wc_1ATT 7/6/01 4:10 PM Page 7[...]

8 TELEPHONE OPERA TION Handset Ringer Style/Batter y Save Y ou can select from four different handset ring er styles, or turn the r ing er 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 screen displa ys the cur rent setting. 5 Pre[...]

9 TELEPHONE OPERA TION Operating Range This cordless telephone operates within the maximum pow er 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 constr uction of your home or off[...]

10 TELEPHONE MEMOR Y This cordless phone can store 20 telephone numbers with names, each up to 16 digits long. Entries are stored alphabetically . For consistency with Caller ID entries, you ma y wish to enter last names fir st. Note: Pr ess O at any time to e xit memor y . Store Memor y Numbers 1 Press G . The screen displa ys DIRECTORY . 2 Press [...]

11 4 When you finish entering the name, press s . The screen displays ENTER NUMBER . 5 Enter the telephone number . Use < to backspace and make a correction. Press r to store a pause in the dialing sequence. 6 Press s to store your entr y . The screen displa ys SAVING… and you’ ll hear a ser ies of beeps confirming the entr y . Note: When me[...]

12 TELEPHONE MEMOR Y Delete Numbers Stored in Memor y 1 Press > (DIR). The screen displa ys DIRECTORY . 2 Press < or > to scroll alphabetically through numbers 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 pr[...]

13 CALLER ID OPERA TION About Call Histor y This phone assigns each incoming call a number from 1 to 50. 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 displa ys the following inf ormation b[...]

14 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 displa ys ERASE NO YES ALL and the phone number . The current choice f lashes. 4 Press < or > until YES f lashes. 5 Press[...]

15 CALLER ID OPERA TION Store a Call Histor y Record in Memory 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 stor ed, 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 Press s [...]

HEADLINE LEFT HEADLINE L-SUB 16 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, “ Chang e clock. ” 2 Press S until the system announces the cor rect da y , then[...]

17 ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERA TION A T THE BASE Record Y our Announcement NOTE: If you ha ve assigned dif f erent 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 fe w seconds blank at the end[...]

18 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 featur e 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 fe at u re yo u w an t t o s e t. Refer to the “Feature S[...]

19 ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERA TION A T THE BASE Listen T o, 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 and time it w as received. Whi[...]

20 ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERA TION A T THE BASE Call Screening/Intercept 1 Make sure the ans wering system is on, and set the messa g e playback volume control abov e level 1 so y ou can hear the caller’ s message. 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 announcement and the announce[...]

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

22 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 exit. End remote access call Press * 0 . Tur n system of f Press # 0 ; the system announces, “Machine of f . ” Press # 0 a gain to tur[...]

23 Charging the Handset Batter y Pack This batter y should remain charg ed up to six days with the ringer turned on and up to 12 days with the ring er of f . A fully charg ed batter y provides an averag e talk time of about five hours. The batter y pack needs c harging when: • A new batter y is installed in the handset. • The phone beeps twice [...]

24 Replacing the Handset Batter y Pack 1 Remove the battery compartment cover on the handset by 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 compart[...]

If you hav e dif ficulty operating this phone, tr y the suggestions belo w . For Customer Service, visit our website at www .telephones.att.com or call 1 800 222–3111. Please retain your r eceipt as your proof of pur chase . If the phone doesn’t work at all, check these items first: • Make sure the A C adapter is plugged into an outlet not co[...]

26 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 c loser to the base before changing c hannels. ?[...]

If you have difficulty hearing messages: Check the volume setting. If the system does not answer after the correct number of rings: • Make sure that the ans wering system is on. • If T oll Saver is on, the number of r ings chang es to two when y ou have new messages w aiting. • In some cases, the system may be affected by the r inging system [...]

PERF . PERF . fol d Answering System 9357 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 mailbox number ( 1 , 2 ,o r 3 ) Repeat message # 4 Skip message # 6 Stop #5 Save messages 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 mailbox number , speak after beep, p[...]