AT&T 1477 - Manual

3 Getting Started Quick reference guide Answering system controls (see pages 28-36) MENU ......................Press to review or change answering system options. CHANGE ................Press to change a menu option. REC/MEMO ............Press to record a memo or outgoing announcement. TIME/SET .......

4 Getting Started Parts checklist Remember to save your sales receipt and original packaging in case you ever need toship your telephone for warranty service. Check to make sure the telephone packageincludes the following: Telephone base Telephone handset Poweradapter Belt clip Battery pack Telephon...

5 Getting Started Before you begin About Caller Identification Caller ID with Call Waiting features inthis telephone let you see who’s callingbefore you answer the phone, evenwhen you’re on another call. Thesefeatures require services provided byyour local telephone company.Contact your telephone se...

6 Getting Started Telephone base installation Install the speakerphone base as shown below. Choose a location away from electron-ic equipment, such as personal computers, television sets or microwave ovens. Avoidexcessive heat, cold, dust or moisture. Plug power cord transformer into electrical outl...

7 Press coin into slot onbase of handset torelease latch, thenremove cover. Place handset in base to charge for 12 hoursbefore first use. Rotate antennato fully upright position. Low battery indicator Return handset to base to rechargewhen this symbol appears. (Handsetwill beep when battery is low.)...

8 Getting Started Wall mounting The speakerphone base can be installed on any standard wall-phone outlet as shownbelow. Choose a location away from electronic equipment, such as personal comput-ers, television sets or microwave ovens. Avoid excessive heat, cold, dust or moisture. Plug power cord tra...

9 Getting Started Belt clip & optional headset Install belt clip as shown below if desired.For hands-free telephone conversations, you can use any industry standard 2.5 mmheadset (purchased separately). For best results use an AT&T 2.5 mm headset. Snap belt clip into notches onside of handse...

10 Telephone Operation Press @ PROG/CHAN to begin programming Press V or ^ to display features one by one Press SELECT to modify a displayed feature To stop at any time, press O Customizing your telephone Follow the steps below to program the telephone. Tostop at any time, press O . If the phone rin...

11 Telephone Operation Customizing your telephone Choose dial mode 1 Press @ PROG/CHAN to begin programming. 2 Press ^ until screen displays DIAL MODE & setting. 3 Press SELECT to change current setting: 4 Press ^ to display TONE or PULSE. 5 Press SELECT to select displayed dial mode and exit. C...

12 Telephone Operation 12 Making and answering calls Handset calls To answer an incoming call, press any key except O . To make a call, press PHONE , then dial a number. Press O to hang up or place the handset on cradle. To preview numbers before dialing, enter numbers first,then press PHONE to dial...

13 Telephone Operation Making and answering calls 3-way conference calls During a call, you can use both the handset and basespeakerphone to allow three-way conversation.Press PHONE at the handset to initiate a call. Someone else can press @ SPEAKERPHONE at the base to join the conversation by using...

14 Telephone Operation Options while on calls Caller ID (Handset Only) If you have Caller ID service, the caller’s number willappear on the display screen after the first ring (seepage 23 for additional Caller ID features and options). Call waiting If you have Call Waiting service, you will hear a b...

15 Telephone Operation Options while on calls Mute (Base Only) During a speakerphone call, press MUTE to silence the microphone. Your caller will not be able to hear youuntil you press MUTE again to resume speaking. To adjust listening volume During a call you can press V to decrease or ^ to increas...

16 Telephone Operation Handset locator & intercom Handset locator If the handset is misplaced, press @ INTERCOM/PAGE on the base. The handset will beep for 60 seconds tohelp you find it. When the handset is found, press O to stop the beeping (or press @ INTERCOM/PAGE on the base). Intercom calls...

17 Directory Dialing Directory dialing (handset) The telephone directory in the handset can store up to50 names and telephone numbers. Each entry can con-tain a number up to 24 digits, and a name up to 15 let-ters long. A convenient search feature can help you findand dial numbers quickly (see pages...

18 Directory Dialing Speed dialing Base: Numbers called most frequently can be stored in memory locations 0-9 and dialed with only three buttonpresses. The base can store 10 Speed Dial numbers upto 24 digits long. Handset: Numbers called most frequently can be stored in memory locations 1-9 and dial...

19 Directory Dialing Speed dialing To call, change or delete a Speed Dial number Base: Press @ SPEAKERPHONE , then @ MEM , fol- lowed by the memory location number (0-9). The num-ber is dialed automatically. Follow steps 1-5 on the pre-vious page to change an existing number. To delete anumber, pres...

20 Directory Dialing 1 @ PROG/CHAN 3 4 SELECT DIRECTORY 2 SELECT ENTER NAME PAT JOHNSON_ 5 PAT JOHNSON5556789_ ENTER NUMBER 6 SELECT DISTINCT RING? N5556789 7 SELECT NEW 00 OLD 07 1/01 12:00 AM Entering names into directory To enter a name Press dial pad buttons once for the first letter, twice fort...

21 Directory Dialing 1 ^ DIR DIRECTORY 2 ^ V ^ ADAM5551234 BETH5554321 5 JOHN5550123 Directory name search Follow the steps at left to browse through the tele-phone directory, or search to find a specific entry. Youcan press O at any time to exit the directory. To browse through the directory To bro...

22 Directory Dialing To move, edit or delete a listing When any listing is displayed, press SELECT to see options. Press ^ or V to highlight the option you want (blinking text), then press SELECT again to select it. To move a listing When SPEED is blinking, press SELECT , then dial a memory location...

23 Caller ID Operation Caller ID Operation How Caller ID works If you subscribe to Caller ID service provided by yourlocal phone company, information about each caller willbe displayed after the first ring. Information about the last 90 incoming calls is stored inyour call log. You can review the ca...

24 Caller ID Operation 1 CID PAT JOHNSON 908-555-0100 8/12 10:06 AM NEW 03 2 V CHRIS WILLIAMS 908-555-1234 8/12 9:53 AM NEW 02 3 4 V MARK CLAYTON 908-555-5678 8/12 9:12 AM NEW 01 PHONE PHONE ON9085555678 To review your call log When the phone is not in use, press CID to display information about the...

25 Caller ID Operation To dial a call log entry When any Caller ID screen is displayed, press PHONE to dial the number exactly as it appears on the screen. Dialing options Caller ID numbers may appear with an area code thatmay not be required for local calls. If the number displayed is not in the co...

26 Caller ID Operation To delete call log entries To delete a single call log entry Press CID , to display the first Caller ID listing. Use the ^V keys to find the entry you want to delete, then press @ INTER/CID DEL . When the entry is deleted, the next oldest record is displayed. To delete all cal...

27 Caller ID Operation SELECT 5 Edit number as desired SELECT 4 Edit name as desired Entry added to phonedirectory CID 1 SELECT 6 SELECT 3 SELECT 2 DISTINCT RING? N9085550100 8/12 10:06 AM NEW 03 DIAL PROGRAM 908-555-0100 8/12 10:06 AM NE NEW 03 PAT JOHNSON 908-555-0100 8/12 10:06 AM NEW 03 PAT JOHN...

28 Answering System Operation Answering SystemOperation Message capacity The answering system can record up to 99 messages, depending on how long each message is.Individual messages can be up to 4 minutes long, buttotal maximum recording time for all mailboxes is 15minutes. Messages will remain avai...

29 Answering System Operation 1 @ TIME/SET “Monday, 12:00 am, 2003” 8 @ TIME/SET “2003” 10 @ TIME/SET “Tuesday, 1:01 am, 2004” “To change clock, press Time Set” 2 @ TIME/SET “Monday” 3 @ CHANGE “Tuesday” Press until correct day is spoken 4 @ TIME/SET “12 am” 5 @ CHANGE “1 am” Press until correct hou...

30 Answering System Operation Outgoing announcements Outgoing announcements are the messages callers hearwhen calls are answered by the answering system.The phone is pre-programmed with an announcementthat answers calls with “Hello. Please leave a message after the tone.” You can use this announceme...

31 Answering System Operation Announce Only mode In Announce Only mode, callers hear an announcementbut cannot leave messages. This option is useful, forexample, to notify callers that you will be away for anextended period and request that they call back after acertain date. To turn Announce Only o...

32 Answering System Operation Changing feature options Menu features can be changed to customize how theanswering system operates. Press @ MENU repeatedly to hear each feature. Press @ CHANGE when you hear the feature you want to modify. Feature options (Default settings underlined) System announces...

33 Answering System Operation Message playback Press the @ PLAY/STOP button to hear incoming mes- sages you’ve received. The system announces the num-ber of messages, then begins playback.If you have new messages, you will hear only the newmessages (oldest first). If there are no new messages, thesy...

34 Answering System Operation Microphone Speak into microphone Beep(Memo has beenrecorded) @ PLAY/STOP 3 2 “Now recording...” MEMO 1 Recording and playing memos Memos are messages you record yourself. They aresaved, played back and deleted exactly like incomingmessages from callers. You can record a...

35 Answering System Operation Message window displays The message window usually displays the total number ofmemos and incoming messages. See list below for explanation of other displays in this window. Message window displays 0 No messages. 1-98 Total number of messages & memos, or messagenumbe...

36 Answering System Operation 1 Remote access A two-digit security code is required to access youranswering system from any touch-tone phone. Thiscode is “19” by default; see page 32 to change it. Dial your telephone number fromany touch-tone phone 2 When system answers, enter 2-digit Remote Access ...

37 Appendix Display screen messages, lights and tones CONNECTING... CONNECTING... The handset is waiting for a dial tone. NEEDS RECHARGING Handset battery is depleted. Place handset in base to charge the battery. BATTERY LOW Handset battery is low. Place handset inbase to charge the battery. RINGER ...

38 Appendix INTERCOM Flashing: Base is paging handset. Steady: Intercom is in use. Display screen messages, lights and tones Indicator lights IN USE/CHARGING Steady: Handset battery is charging. Flashing: Phone is in use, or call is on hold. MUTE On when base microphone is muted. “Beep-Beep ... Beep...

39 Appendix In case of difficulty If you have difficulty with your phone, please try the suggestions below. For CustomerService, visit our web site at www.telephones.att.com , or call 1-800-222–3111. Telephone doesnot work at all • Make sure the battery pack is installed and charged correctly (seepa...

41 Appendix A AC adapter, 6, 39 Access code, 32, 36 Alert tones, 38 Answering calls, 12 Answering system, 28 announce only, 31 delete messages, 33, 36 feature options, 32 outgoing announcement, 30, 31, 36 memos, 34, 36 message window, 35 play messages, 33, 36 remote access, 36 remote access code, 32...

43 Appendix Technical specifications RF Frequency Band(Handset to Base) 912.75MHz — 917.10MHz Modulation FM RF Frequency Band(Base to Handset) 2410.2MHz — 2418.9MHz Channels 30 Operating Temperature 32°F — 122°F0°C – 50°C Base Unit Voltage(AC Voltage, 60Hz) 108 — 132 Vrms Base Unit Voltage(AC Adapte...

Appendix Use the wallet card below to help you remember commands to control youranswering system from any touch tone telephone. Remote access wallet card Action Remote Command Voice help menu ...................... #1 Play messages ............................ #2 Repeat message ........................