AT T 2256 User Manual

USER’S MANUAL  
Part 2  
2.4 GHz Cordless Telephone  
Answering System 2256/1256  
with Caller ID/Call Waiting  
Please also read  
Part 1 — Important  
Product Information  
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CONTENTS  
Dial a Number  
in Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . 30  
Edit a Number/Name  
in Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . 31  
Delete a Number/Name  
in Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . 33  
BEFORE YOU BEGIN . . . . . . . . 1  
Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1  
About Caller Identification  
(Caller ID). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2  
About the Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . 2  
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . 3  
Charging Stand Installation . . . . . .3  
Table/Desk Installation . . . . . . . . 3  
Belt Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5  
Headset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5  
Wall Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6  
CALLER ID OPERATION . . . . . . 35  
Review Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . . 36  
Remove Call Records. . . . . . . . . 37  
Store a Call Record  
in Phone Book. . . . . . . . . . . . 39  
Display Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40  
TELEPHONE FEATURE SETUP . . 7  
Feature Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . 7  
Ring Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8  
Ring Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9  
Key Click . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10  
Handset Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11  
Language Setting . . . . . . . . . . . 12  
Clear Message Waiting . . . . . . . . 13  
Set Dial Method . . . . . . . . . . . . 14  
ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION  
AT THE BASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41  
Audible Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . 41  
Turning Answering System  
On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41  
Set the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41  
About Mailboxes . . . . . . . . . . . 42  
About Announcements . . . . . . . 42  
Record Your Announcement . . . 43  
Answering System  
Feature Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . 44  
Feature Summary . . . . . . . . . . . 45  
Listen to Messages . . . . . . . . . . 46  
Adjust Playback Volume . . . . . . 47  
Delete Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 47  
Record Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48  
Message Window Display . . . . . 49  
TELEPHONE OPERATION . . . . . 15  
Idle Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15  
Make a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15  
Answer a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15  
Handset Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . 15  
Call Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16  
Speakerphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16  
Redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17  
Flash/Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . 17  
Mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17  
Page/Handset Locator . . . . . . . 18  
Temporary Tone Dialing . . . . . . .18  
Display Screen Messages . . . . . . 19  
Display Screen Icons . . . . . . . . . 20  
Base Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21  
Tones and What They Mean . . . 22  
REMOTE ACCESS . . . . . . . . . 50  
Connect with the  
Answering System . . . . . . . . . 50  
Voice Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50  
Remote Access Commands . . . . . 51  
BATTERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52  
Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52  
Charge the Handset  
Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52  
Replace the Handset  
INTERCOM OPERATION . . . . . 23  
Intercom Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23  
Answer an Incoming Call While  
on an Intercom Call . . . . . . . . 24  
Transfer a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24  
Forward a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25  
Conference Calling . . . . . . . . . . 26  
Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53  
IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY . . . . . 54  
DEFAULT SETTINGS . . . . . . . . 60  
TECHNICAL  
SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . 61  
PHONE BOOK . . . . . . . . . . . . 27  
Store a Number and Name  
in Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . 27  
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62