AT&T 2255 Bedienungsanleitung

2.4 GHz Dual Handset Cordless T elephone Answering System 2255 with Caller ID/Call W aiting 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 trademarks of A T&T Corp. licensed to Advanced American T elephones.[...]

CONTENTS BEFORE YOU BEGIN .................1 About the Base and the Charger ..1 About Caller Identification (Caller ID). .................................1 About Call Histor y ........................1 INST ALLA TION........................2 T able/Desk Installation .................2 Spare Charg er Installation .............3 Belt Clip............[...]

About the Base and the Charger This cordless product provides y ou with two cordless handsets, a base station and a spare charg er . Y ou can charge either handset in the base or in the spare charg er . Y ou’ll need to connect the base to both A C power and a modular telephone jack. Y ou’ ll connect the spare charg er to A C power onl y . For m[...]

2 Connect the power cord. The ANSWER ON/OFF light goes on, and CL f lashes in the Messag e Windo w . Use only the pow er cord supplied with this product. If you need a replacement, call 1 800 222–3111. 3 Install the handset battery. Use only A T&T Batter y 2422, SKU# 23402. INST ALLA TION Modular telephone jack Standard electrical outlet T ab[...]

INST ALLA TION 3 4 Charge the handset battery. • Place the handset in the base (or the spare charg er). • Charge the battery at least 12 hour s. After the fir st charge, the batter y will charge in eight hours. 5 Check for dial tone. • After the batter ies are charged, lift the handset and press P ; you should hear a dial tone. Spare Charger [...]

W all Installation 1 Press the tabs as indicated (figure a). 2 Flip the base extension open (figure b). 3 Run the line cord and the power cord thr ough the opening in the base extension (figure c). 4 Connect the telephone line cord (figure c). 5 Connect the power cord (figure c). The ANSWER ON/OFF light goes on, and CL f lashes in the Message Windo[...]

FEA TURE SETUP 5 Feature Setup Menu NOTE: When y ou follo w the dir ections to “Clear Messag e W aiting” or “Set Dial Mode” y ou change settings f or both handsets. All other f eatures must be set se parately at each handset. Press S to enter the Featur e Setup menu. Use < or > to choose featur es, then press S to save y our choice. P[...]

Ring V olume Adjust the volume of the handset ringer . Setting volume to 0 turns the ringer off. Def ault setting is 3 . 1 Press S . 2 Press < until the screen displa ys 3 Press S . The screen displays 4 Use the keypad to enter a volume setting ( 0 – 6 ) — OR — Press < or > to hear ring volumes. 5 Press S to save desir ed setting. Ri[...]

Auto Answer When this featur e is on, an incoming call is connected when you lift the handset from the base or the charg er (you don’t have to press P ). If the handset is not in the base or charg er , you do hav e to press P to answ er a call, regardless of the setting. The default setting is OFF . 1 Press S . 2 Press < until the screen displ[...]

Key Lock When this featur e is on, the keypad cannot be used to dial calls. Y ou can still answ er calls, but when the call is ended, the keypad lock is reactivated. The key lock icon is display ed on the screen when this featur e is activated. The default setting is OFF . NOTE: T o make an emerg enc y call when the k eypad is lock ed, press P then[...]

Language Setting Y ou can set each handset so the display appears in English or Spanish. The default setting is ENGLISH . 1 Press S . 2 Press < until the screen displa ys 3 Press S . The screen displays 4 Press < or > to select a language. 5 Press S to save the displa yed setting. Clear Message W aiting If you subscribe to telephone compan[...]

Set Dial Mode NOTE: When y ou change the dial mode setting, BO TH handsets are af fected. This phone comes set for touc h tone ( DTMF ) dialing. If you have dial pulse (rotar y) ser vice, set the dial mode to PULSE . 1 Press S . 2 Press < until the screen displa ys 3 Press S . The screen displays 4 Press < or > to displa y DTMF or PULSE . [...]

11 TELEPHONE OPERA TION Making a Call 1 Press P , then dial the number — OR — Dial the number , then press P . 2 Press P again to end the call. Answering a Call 1 Press P to answ er a call. 2 Press P again to end the call. NOTE: If you ha ve the Auto Answ er f eature turned on, y ou can answer a call by lifting the handset from the base or char[...]

12 T emporar y 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. 1 Make the call, and wait until it is connected. 2 Press S then # . K eys pressed after this send touch tone signals. 3 After you hang up, the phone automatically returns to dial pulse (rotar y) ser vice. T ra[...]

Conference Calling 1 If one handset is already on a call, y ou can connect the second handset to the call by pressing P . 2 Disconnect either or both handsets by pressing P . Mute 1 During a telephone conversation, mute the handset microphone by pressing . The other party will by unable to hear anything on your end. The screen displa ys Y ou will h[...]

This telephone can store up to 20 telephone numbers and names. Stor ing a number and name in one handset automatically stores it in both. Storing a Number and Name in Phone Book 1 Press S . 2 Press < until the screen displa ys 3 Press S . 4 Press < to select STORE . The screen displays 5 Press S . 6 Enter the telephone number (up to 24 digits[...]

Dialing a Number in Phone Book 1 Press m . 2 Enter the first letter of the stored name, then scroll using < or > — OR — Press < or > to scroll through memory locations. 3 Press P to dial the display ed number . Editing a Number/Name in Phone Book 1 Press m . 2 Press < or > to scroll through memor y locations. Press S to enter [...]

16 NOTE: Caller ID inf ormation is stored in both handsets. Remo ving a call r ecord fr om one handset also r emoves it fr om the other . Reviewing Call Histor y 1 Press S twice. The screen displays the most recent call in call histor y (call 1 is the most recent call). 2 Press < or > to scroll through call history . Removing Call Records Rem[...]

Storing a Call Record in Phone Book Y ou can store a number received by Caller ID in the telephone phone book. 1 Press S twice. The screen displays the most recent call in call histor y (call 1 is the most recent call). 2 Press < or > to scroll through call history . 3 Press S to store displa yed number in phone book. NOTE: No confirmation to[...]

18 ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERA TION A T THE BASE Audible Indicators This system gives y ou voice prompts f or featur e operations and voice confirmations when you press a button or complete an oper ation. Set the Clock 1 With ans wering system on, press U until the system announces, “Change clock. ” 2 Press S until the system announces the correct d[...]

19 Record Y our Announcement NOTE: If you hav e assigned diff erent mailbo xes to dif fer ent people, be sur e to tell caller s in your announcement to pr ess *1 , *2 , or *3 while the announcement is playing to leav e a message in the appropriate mailbo x. Remember to leave a f ew seconds blank at the end of y our r ecorded announcement to allo w [...]

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 f er t o the “F eature Summar y” below f or a description of the featu[...]

Listen T o, Save & Delete Messages The system automatically sav es your messages until you delete them, and can store approximately 15 minutes of messages, memos, and announcements (up to a maximum of 99 messages). After playing a messag e, the system announces the day and time it was received. While the messa ge pla ys, the Message Windo w dis[...]

Call Screening/Intercept 1 Make sure the answ er ing system is on, and set the messa ge playback volume control abov e level 1 so you 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 during the announcement and the announcement does not stop right a wa y , press and r [...]

Connect with the Answering System Y ou can access many features of this system r emotely from a touch 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 twice. 3 Within tw o seconds, enter a remote command (see “Remote Access Commands”). 4 Press *[...]

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 . Tur n system of f Press # 0 ; the system announces, “machine of f . ” Press # 0 again to turn the system back on. T urn system on When system is [...]

Batter y Life Batter y life depends on how far the handset is from the base, and other environmental conditions. NOTE: For optim um performance, charge y our handset on the base or charg er every night. Charge the Handset Batter y Pack • This batter y should remain charg ed for up to three da ys. A fully charg ed batter y provides an average talk[...]

Replace the Handset Batter y Pack 1 Install the handset battery. Use only A T&T Batter y 2422, SKU# 23402. 2 Charge the handset battery. • Place the handset in the base or charg er . • Charge the battery for at least 12 hours. After the fir st charge, the batter y will charge in eight hours. BA TTERIES 26 b) Plug the batter y pack connector[...]

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 proof of pur chase . If the phone does not work at all, check these items first: • Make sure the power cor d is plugged into the base and an el[...]

If you hear noise or interference when using the phone: • Y ou may be out of rang e. Move c loser to the base. • Household appliances plugged into the same cir cuit as the base can sometimes cause interfer ence. T r y moving the appliance or the base to another outlet. • The lay out of your home or office may be limiting the operating rang e.[...]

If the caller’ s name or phone number is not displayed during Call Waiting: • Y ou should call your ser vice provider to confirm that you subscribe to a combined Caller ID with Call W aiting ser vice. • Caller ID information received during Call W aiting is display ed only on the handset that is in use. The inf or mation is stored in the Call[...]

If the system does not respond to commands from a remote touch tone phone: • Make sure you ar e calling from a touch tone phone. When you dial a number , you should hear tones. If you hear c licks instead, the phone is not a touch tone telephone. • The answ er ing system may not detect the Remote Access Code while your announcement is pla ying.[...]

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