AT&T 957 manual

T elephone with Caller ID 957 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 register ed trademarks of A T&T Corp. licensed to Advanced American T elephones. 957_book_2ATT ill at margins 11/16/00 1:39 PM Page i[...]

© 2000 Advanced American T elephones. All rights reser ved. Printed in China. 850003955 Issue 2A T&T 12/00 957_book_2ATT ill at margins 11/16/00 1:39 PM Page ii[...]

1 CONTENTS BEFORE Y OU BEGIN . . . . . . . . . 3 About Caller Identification (Caller ID) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 About Call Histor y . . . . . . . . . . . 3 About Home Area Code and Local Area Codes . . . . . . . . . . 3 INST ALLA TION . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 T able/Desk Installation . . . . . . . 4 W all Installation . . . . . . . . . [...]

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 answer the phone, even when you’ re on another call. Y ou may need to chang e your phone service to use this featu[...]

4 T ab le/Desk Installation 1 (Optional) Y ou can adjust how m uc h the phone tilts by pushing outward with y our thumbs on the recessed “feet. ” Push the feet out from the inside of the base, until they snap into place. If a foot comes out, align the arrow on the foot with the arrow on the base, and squeeze the f oot back in from the inside of[...]

5 INST ALLA TION 6 Connect the line cord to a modular jack. 7 Connect the power cord to a standar d electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch. NOTE: When y ou first plug in the po wer cor d, the screen displays WHICH LANGUAGE? . F ollo w the programming ste ps on page 8 after installation is complete. 8 Connect the handset to the telephone.[...]

6 W all Installation 1 Set the dial mode. This phone comes set for tone dialing. If you have pulse dialing ser vice, you cannot dial numbers with the phone set to tone. Set the switc h on the under side of the base to TT (touch tone) or DP (dial pulse/rotar y), depending on your ser vice. 2 Connect the line cord to the telephone Plug the short line[...]

4 Reverse the handset tab. This tab holds the handset when you hang up. Hold do wn the switc hhook, and slide the tab up and out of its slot. T urn the ta b so that the end with the “hook” is up. Then inser t the tab back into its slot. 5 Plug the power cord into the jack labeled POWER. (Mak e sure the plug is v ertically oriented.) Use only th[...]

FEA TURE SETTINGS 8 NOTE: Y ou can exit f eatur e setup at any time by holding N f or about tw o seconds, or by lifting the handset when ther e is no incoming call. T he or der featur es appear in the menu changes after initial setup. For complete f eature setup, see pages 10 and 11. Language Selection Y ou can select ENGLISH or ESPANOL (Spanish) a[...]

9 Set Local Ar ea Codes Y ou can program up to f our local area codes. If for Y ou dial Enter in Step 2 All calls outside 11 digits No local area codes your ar ea code ( 1 + area code + phone n umber) Some calls outside 10 digits Area codes that do your ar ea code (area code + phone n umber) not requir e a “1” If you dial 10 digits (ar ea code [...]

10 FEA TURE SETTINGS Set Remaining F eatures Y ou can customize how the features of this pr oduct wor k. 1 Press and release N until the scr een displays the f eature you want to set. 2 Press CALL LIST + or CALL LIST - until the screen displays y our selected setting. Refer to the “Feature Summar y” for a full description of the features and y [...]

Fea ture/Options: Choice: C ALL HIST ORY Choose which incoming calls are displa yed. ALL CALLS * The screen displa ys all calls received. NO CALLS The screen displays no call history . UNANS. CALLS The screen displa ys only those calls y ou (or an answ er ing system) did not answ er . REPEA TED CALLS Choose how calls from the same number are displa[...]

12 TELEPHONE OPERA TION Flash/Call W aiting Pr ess to connect to the new call when you receive a call w aiting signal. Press again to return to orig inal call. Also use to access other phone company subscriber ser vices. Mute Press to prev ent the other person from hear ing you (you will still be able to hear the other person). The MUTE light tur n[...]

13 TELEPHONE OPERA TION Ringer V olume Adjust RINGER volume ( LO or HI ) or turn RINGER OFF . Pr ess to dial number display ed on screen (see CALLER ID OPERA TION). T emporary T one Dialing If you hav e dial pulse (rotar y) service, you can chang e from dial pulse to touch tone dialing during a call by pressing * . This is useful if you need to sen[...]

14 TELEPHONE DIRECT OR Y This telephone can store up to 50 telephone numbers (and names) that you can dial just by pressing d , a director y location, and D . When entering a number or name, you can use CALL LIST - to backspace. Storing Dir ector y Numbers & Names If you c hoose to store a name with a telephone number in the director y , you mu[...]

15 TELEPHONE DIRECT OR Y Storing a Pause or Flash in a Dir ector y Number Press + twice to stor e a pause in the dialing sequence (the screen displa ys P ). Press F to store a pr ess of the f lash button (the screen displays F ). Storing Call Histor y Numbers in Dir ector y 1 Pr ess CALL LIST + or CALL LIST - to scroll through the call histor y . 2[...]

16 C ALLER ID OPERA TION Message W aiting and NEW CALL Light Sta ys on when y ou have received call inf or mation but have not y et reviewed it. If you subscribe to a voice mail ser vice, light f lashes when you hav e unretr ieved messages waiting. Remo ving Call Records Remo ving a Specific Record 1 Pr ess CALL LIST + or CALL LIST - to display cal[...]

C ALLER ID OPERA TION Re viewing Call History T o review earlier calls, press CALL LIST - . T o advance through call histor y from an earlier call, press CALL LIST + . When you reac h the end of call histor y , the screen displays END OF LIST , then begins again. Displa y Dial • Pr ess to call the displa yed number . • The screen shows the numb[...]

18 C ALLER ID OPERA TION Setting Displa y Screen Options Y ou can customize how the Caller ID features of this pr oduct wor k. See “Set Remaining Features” on page 10 for instructions. F or options, see Call Histor y , Repeated Calls, and Call List Order in the “Feature Summar y” on pages 10 and 11. Displa y Screen Messages Screen Displa ys[...]

If you hav e difficulty operating this phone, tr y the sugg estions below . F or Customer Ser vice, visit our website at www .telephones.att.com or call 1 800 222–3111. Please retain your receipt as your proof of pur chase . No Dial T one • Mak e sure all plugs are connected properl y . Inspect the line cor d connections at the modular jack and[...]

20 IN C ASE OF DIFFICUL TY Message W aiting/New Call Light Sta ys On • Mak e sure you ha ve r eviewed all calls. • Unplug the power cord f or 10 seconds, then plug it back in. Message W aiting/NEW CALL Light Flashes • Mak e sure you ha ve r eviewed all telephone compan y voice mail. • Reset the voice mail waiting indicator . Press and relea[...]