Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 2455 AT&T
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1 2.4 GHz Cor dless Ans wering System 2455 with Caller ID/Call W aiting 1 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 AT&T Corp. licensed to Advanced American T elephones.
© 2000 Advanced Amer ican T elephones. All rights reser ved. Printed in China. 850004565 Issue 1A T&T 9/00.
CONTENTS 1 BEFORE Y OU BEGIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Using More Than One Handset ......3 Choosing the Best Location ...........3 About Caller ID with Call W aiting ...3 INST ALLA TION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Belt Clip ...
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Using Mor e Than One Handset This system can support up to four handsets. Y ou must “register” additional handsets (purc hased separately) with the base. The handset that came with the system (Handset 1) will automatically be r eg istered with the base.
1 Connect the power cord to the base and an electrical outlet not controlled by a wall s witch. Use only the pow er cord supplied with this product. If you need a replacement, call 1 800 222-3111. INST ALLA TION 4 Standard electrical outlet Modular telephone jack 2 Connect the telephone line cord.
INST ALLA TION 5 4 Install the handset battery. 5 Charge the handset battery. • Place the handset in the base (or a remote charging stand, purc hased separately). • Charge the battery at least 12 hour s. After the first charge, the batter y will quick charg e in only eight hours.
Belt Clip Attac h belt clip to the cor dless handset (optional) . Headset Y ou can use this telephone hands-free when you install a 2.5 mm headset (purc hased separately). Plug the headset into the jack located on the left side of the handset (under the small rubber f lap).
FEA TURE SETTINGS 7 Handset Softk eys Pr ess the softkey below the operation displa yed on the screen to select that operation. For example, to enter the menu, press the center softke y . T elephone Featur e Setup 1 Mak e sure the handset is off. 2 Use the softkey to select MENU .
Handset F eatures Fea ture Dir ections Ringer V olume Y ou can adjust the r inger v olume to four settings or off. Use the softkeys to adjust the volume down or up, or to turn the r inger off. Y ou will hear a volume sample each time y ou change the setting, and the screen displays the v olume level.
TELEPHONE OPERA TION 9 Redial 1 Use the softkey to select RDL . 2 Use the softkeys to scroll through the last five numbers dialed. 3 Press P to call the highlighted number . Mak e a Call Press P , then dial the number — OR — Dial the number (it will be display ed on the screen), then press P .
TELEPHONE OPERA TION 10 V olume 1 Dur ing a call, select VOLUME , then use the softkeys to adjust the earpiece volume. 2 Select OK to save the setting f or future calls. Mute Mute allows you to hear y our caller , but prevents the caller from hearing you.
TELEPHONE OPERA TION 11 Handset Icons Icon Description Line in Use On steadily with no number ne xt to it when a parallel set is in use. On steadily with one or mor e number s next to it to show which e xtensions are using the line. F or example, 12 indicates that Handset 1 and Handset 2 are on outside calls.
12 TELEPHONE OPERA TION Indicates handset is in base Indicates base is connected to AC power Flashes when a call is coming in; on steadily when any phone on this line is in use P age/Handset Loca tor Pr ess once to page all r egistered handsets for up to 30 seconds; press again to cancel.
TELEPHONE OPERA TION 13 Opera ting Range This cordless telephone operates within the maxim um power allowed by the Federal Comm unications Commission (FCC).
TELEPHONE DIRECT OR Y 14 Y ou can store up to 50 telephone numbers and names in memor y . Stor e a Number and Name in Memor y 1 Star t from the “idle” screen. 2 Begin entering the number you want to store. Use the PAUSE softke y to enter a dialing pause if you wish.
TELEPHONE DIRECT OR Y 15 Vie w a Memory Number 1 Star t from the “idle” screen. Select MEM . 2 The screen displa ys: 3 Use the and softkeys to scroll through memor y in alphabetical order — OR — Select FIND , then enter the first few letters of the name and select FIND again to search.
TELEPHONE DIRECT OR Y 16 Delete a Memor y Number 1 Follow Steps 1–3 under “Vie w a Memor y Number . ” 2 Select EDIT . 3 Select DEL . 4 Select THIS to delete the display ed entr y — OR — Select ALL to delete the entire memor y . 5 If you selected ALL , the screen displays ARE YOU SURE? .
TELEPHONE DIRECT OR Y 17 Edit a Memor y Number 1 Follow Steps 1–3 under “Vie w a Memor y Number . ” 2 Select EDIT . 3 Select EDIT . 4 Select to mov e the cur sor to where you want to begin editing the phone number . 5 Select MORE for mor e editing choices.
Handset to Handset 1 Press I on the handset. 2 Press the number of the handset y ou are calling (f or example, press 2 for Handset 2) — OR — Use the softkeys to scroll to the handset you are calling, then select OK . 3 The responding handset presses I to ans wer your signal.
19 INTERCOM/TRANSFER OPERA TION Announced T ransfer Advise another person that you are transf er ring a call. 1 Press H to put the call on hold. 2 Press I . 3 Enter the number of the handset ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) where y ou are sending the call — OR — Use the softkeys to scroll to the handset where you ar e sending the call, then select OK .
C ALLER ID OPERA TION 20 Vie w Calls Lo g The handset stores up to 50 Caller Identification recor ds in the Calls Log, with the most recent recor ds displayed first. 1 Select MENU . 2 Select CALLS LOG . The screen display is similar to: 3 Select or to scroll through the Calls Log.
C ALLER ID OPERA TION 21 Displa y Dial Options Displa y up to f our possible dialing strings for the number in Calls Log. 1 Follow the dir ections to “View Calls Log. ” 2 Select CID . The screen displa y is similar to: 3 Select OPT# . 4 Select or to highlight the number as you want it to be dialed.
Stor e Call Record in T elephone Memor y NOTE: Onl y call recor ds with telephone n umbers will be stored in the telephone memory . 1 Follo w the dir ections to “View Calls Log. ” 2 Select CID . 3 Select SAVE . The number is stored in the memory .
ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERA TION A T THE BASE 23 Audib le Indica tors This system gives y ou voice prompts f or feature oper ations and voice confirmations when you press a button or complete an oper ation. About Mailbo xes This answ ering system has three voice mailboxes.
Recor d Y our Announcement NOTE: If you ha ve assigned dif fer ent mailbo xes to dif fer ent people, be sur e to tell caller s in y our announcement to press * 1 , * 2 , or * 3 to leav e a message in the appr opriate mailbox. 1 Press U until y ou hear “Set outgoing message.
ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERA TION A T THE BASE 25 Answ ering System Fea ture 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.
Listen T o , Sa v e & Delete Messages The system automatically sav es your messages until y ou delete them, and can store approximately 15 min utes of messa ges, 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.
ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERA TION A T THE BASE 27 Call Scr eening/Intercept 1 Mak e sure the ans wering system is on, and set the messa ge pla yback 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.
Connect with the Answering System Y ou can access many f eatures 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 twice.
29 ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERA TION A T T OUCH T ONE PHONE Remote Access Commands Function: Command: Play messages in Press # , then the appropriate mailbox a mailbox n umber ( 1 , 2 , or 3 ). The system plays new messages. If there are no new messages, the system plays old messages.
HEADLINE LEFT HEADLINE L-SUB 30 Batter y Life Batter y life depends on ho w far the handset is from the base, and other environmental conditions. NOTE: F or optimum perf ormance, charg e your handset on the base every night. Char ge the Handset Ba tter y P ack • This batter y should remain charg ed for up to fiv e days.
BA TTERIES 31 Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries. Dispose of batteries in a safe manner . Consult your local waste disposal compan y for disposal inf or mation.
BA TTERIES 32 P o w er F ail Operation Y ou can use your cordless phone during a pow er outa ge when a full y charg ed batter y is installed in the base unit (see “Spare Batter y”). This batter y will provide enough power f or you to make and receiv e calls for up to five hours.
IN C ASE OF DIFFICUL TY 33 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 receipt as your pr oof of purchase .
IN C ASE OF DIFFICUL TY If y ou hear noise or interference when using the phone: • Y ou may be out of rang e. Mov e closer 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.
PERF . PERF . fold Answ ering System 2455 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 W ithin two seconds, enter a remote command from inside this card.
PERF . Remote Command Press V oice Help menu * 5 Play messag es # , then mailbox number ( 1 , 2 , or 3 ) Repeat message # 4 Skip message # 6 Stop # 5 Save messag es Hang up Delete message #9 while mes.
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