Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 250 AT&T
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1 T rimline ® Caller ID T elephone 250 1 Please also read Part 1 — Important Product Infor mation P ara recibir este manual en español, por fav or llame al 1 800 222-3111. A T&T and the globe symbol are registered tr ademarks of A T&T Corp.
© 2000 Advanced American T elephones. All rights reser ved. Printed in China. 850001884 Issue 1A T&T 5/00.
1 BEFORE Y OU BEGIN . . . . . . . . . .3 About Caller Identification (Caller ID) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 About Home Area Code and Local Area Codes . . . . . . . . . . .3 INST ALLA TION . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Batter y Installation . . . .
About Caller Identification (Caller ID) This product has a Caller ID with Call W aiting feature that w orks with ser vice available from y our local phone service provider . Caller ID with Call W aiting lets you see who’ s calling before y ou answ er the phone, even when you’ re on another call.
4 Batter y Installation This telephone requires f our AA batteries in order for the Caller ID with Call W aiting, Memor y , and New Call light to work. INST ALLA TION 1 Pr ess on batter y compartment covers to open. 2 Install two AA batteries (not included) in each compartment as shown, and close the covers.
5 INST ALLA TION T elephone Installa tion T able/Desk 1 Plug one end of the line cord into the telephone line jack. 2 Feed the line cord through the channel (so the phone will sit f lat). 3 Connect the other end to a wall jack, then continue with the steps in “For T able/Desk and W all Installation” on page 7.
INST ALLA TION 6 W all Installation 1 Plug one end of the line cord into the telephone line jack. 2 Feed the line cord into the c hannel and wind it around and out of the mounting area as shown.
7 1 Plug the coiled cord into the jack on the base. Plug the other end into the handset, then hang up. 2 Lift the handset and listen for a dial tone. If you can’t hear a dial tone, see IN CASE OF DIFFICUL TY .
8 FEA TURE SETTINGS Option: Choice: W HICH L ANGU AGE Choose whether the displa y appears in English or ENGLISH* Spanish. SPANISH S ET H OME A REA C ODE HOME AREA CODE? Set the unit to recognize calls from y our area code.
9 NOTE: Y ou will need to lift the handset to set featur es; your phone will be “off the hook” during this time. Language Selection Y ou can select English or Spanish as the language in which y our Caller ID information is display ed. 1 Press N . 2 Press - until the screen displa ys your languag e selection.
10 FEA TURE SETTINGS Set Local Area Codes Y ou can program up to f our Local Area Codes. If y ou dial F or Enter in Steps 2-4 11 digits All calls outside No Local Area Codes ( 1 + area code + phone n .
11 FEA TURE SETTINGS Displa y Scr een Options Y ou can customize how the features of this pr oduct work. 1 Press and release N until the scr een displays the option y ou want to set. 2 Press + or - until the screen displa ys your selection. 3 Press N .
12 TELEPHONE OPERA TION Handset V olume Adjust volume of what you hear through the handset ( LO , MED or HI ) . Making and Answ ering Calls T o make or answer a call, lift the handset. T emporar y T one Dialing If you have dial pulse (rotary) service, you can change from dial pulse to touch tone dialing during a call by pr essing * .
13 TELEPHONE OPERA TION Flash/Call W aiting When you r eceive a call waiting signal, use F to put your curr ent call on “hold” and connect to the new call. Pr ess F again to r etur n to the first call. Also use F to activate other phone company subscriber services such as 3-W ay Calling.
14 TELEPHONE MEMOR Y Dialing Numbers in Memory For two-touch dialing: 1 Lift the handset. 2 Pr ess and r elease M , then pr ess the number button (0-9) where the memory number is stored. Storing Memory Numbers 1 Pr ess and release P . 2 Dial the telephone number (up to 24 digits).
15 About Caller Identification When the first call is received, the unit sets the current time and date automatically (y ou cannot set them), and resets them each time a new call comes in. (The time and date line remain blank until the f ir st call comes in.
16 C ALLER ID OPERA TION Revie wing Call History The scr een displays call infor mation for about 30 seconds after it has been r eceived. 1 To r eview earlier calls, pr ess - . 2 To advance thr ough Call History from an earlier call, pr ess + . When you r each the end of Call History, the scr een displays END OF LIST , then begins again.
17 Remo ving Call Records fr om History Remo ving a Specific Call Recor d 1 Press + or - to displa y the call recor d you want to remo ve. 2 Press and release r to r emove the displa yed number from Call Histor y . The screen displa ys: 3 Press r again.
18 C ALLER ID OPERA TION Displa y Scr een Messages Screen Displa ys: When: PRIVATE NAME The other party is blocking name inf ormation. PPP The other party is blocking number inf ormation. PRIVATE CALLER The other party is blocking name and number information.
If you hav e difficulty operating this phone, tr y the suggestions below . F or Customer Ser vice, visit our website at www .tele phones.att.com or call 1 800 222–3111. Please retain your receipt as your pr oof of purchase . No Dial T one • Mak e sure all plugs ar e connected properly .
20 IN C ASE OF DIFFICUL TY New Call Light Sta ys On Mak e sure you ha ve review ed all calls. Ne w Call Light Does Not Go On • Mak e sure y ou have installed f our AA batteries. • Replace old batteries with four new ones. Scr een is Blank • The screen is b lank until you receiv e a call.
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If you have not bought AT&T 250 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data AT&T 250 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, AT&T 250 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get AT&T 250 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of AT&T 250, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime AT&T 250.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with AT&T 250. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device AT&T 250 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
