Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 957 AT&T
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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.
© 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 . . . .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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 .
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).
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 * .
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
An important point after buying a device AT&T 957 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought AT&T 957 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 957 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, AT&T 957 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get AT&T 957 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of AT&T 957, 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 957.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with AT&T 957. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device AT&T 957 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
