AT&T 2256 - Manual

INSTALLATION Table/Desk Installation ¥ NOTE: Install this telephone away from electronic equipment, such as personal computers, television sets or micr owave ovens. Avoidexcessive heat, cold, dust or moisture. 1 Connect the telephone line cord. Use only the po wer cord supplied with this product.If ...

Wall Installation 1 Press the tabs as indicated (figure a). 2 Flip the base extension open (figure b). 3 Run the line cord and the powercord through the opening in thebase extension and plug theminto the jacks on the phone. (figure c). 4 Connect the telephone line cord (figure e). 5 Connect the powe...

¥ NOTE: This section directs you through setting up telephone features only. To set up and use theanswering system, see ANSWERING SYSTEMOPERATION AT THE BASE beginning on page 41. F e a t u re Setup Menu ¥ NOTE: When you follow the directions to “Clear Message Waiting”or “Set Dial Method” you change...

Ring Vo l u m e Adjust the volume of the handset ri n ge r. Setting vo l u m eto t u rns the ri n ger off and displays the ri n ger off icon( ) on scre e n . The default setting is . 1 Press . The screen displays 2 Press or until the screen displays 3 Press . The screen displays 4 Use the keypad to ...

Ring Pattern The external ring pattern sets which ringer you hearwhen you have an outside call. The internal ringpattern sets which ringer you hear when you havean intercom call from another registered handset (ifinstalled). External ring pattern default setting is ;internal ring pattern default set...

Key Click When this feature is on,each key press makes a sound.Default setting is . 1 Press . The screen displays 2 Press or until the screen displays 3 Press . The screen displays the cur rent setting. 4 Press or to select . — OR — Press or to select . 5 Press to save the displayed setting. 1 0

1 1 Handset Name You can customize the handset to display a name orword of your choice (up to 16 characters) in place of • idle screen and • (during intercom calls). The default setting is . 1 Press . The screen displays 2 Press or until the screen displays 3 Press . The screen displays 4 Use the ke...

Language Setting You can set each registered handset so the displayappears in English,Spanish or French. The defaultsetting is . 1 Press . The screen displays 2 Press or until the screen displays 3 Press . The screen displays the cur rent language 4 Press or to scroll through the language choices. 5...

Clear Message Wa i t i n g If you subscribe to telephone company voice mailservice,and the message waiting indicator remains on even after you ha ve reviewed all messa ges, followthe directions below to turn off the indicator. ¥ NOTE: These steps will clear the message waiting indicator for both han...

Set Dial Method ¥ NOTE: When you change the dial method setting, both handsets are affected. This phone comes set for touch tone ( ) dialing. If you have dial pulse (rotary) service, you must set the dial method to . 1 Press . The screen displays 2 Press or until the screen displays the current sett...

TELEPHONE OPERATION 1 5 Idle Scre e n When the handset is within range of the base and noton a call or in Feature Setup mode,the screen displays If you assign a name to the handset (see “HandsetName”on page 11),that name will be displayed instead of . Make a Call 1 Press , then dial the number — OR ...

Call Ti m e r When the handset is on a call,the screen displays atimer and whether the call is external or internal(intercom). For example: S p e a k e r p h o n e When the handset speakerphone is activated, you canuse the phone hands-free. Stand the handset on a flatsurface (not in the base) and co...

R e d i a l The last five phone numbers dialed at the handset are stored in redial memory.Press repeatedly until the number you want to call is displa yed then,press to dial the displayed number — OR — Press , then press repeatedly until the number you want to call is displayed. Press to dial the di...

Page/Handset Locator Page the handset(s) from the base by pre s s i n g . The handsets will sound a re p e a t i n g t o n e . To cancel the pa ge press any key (Except functionkeys) on a handset or , or wait 60 seconds. Te m p o r a ry Tone Dialing If you have dial pulse (rotary) service, you can c...

1 9 DISPLAY SCREEN MESSAGES SCREEN DISPLAYS: WHEN: You have an incoming phone call(without Caller ID). You have an incoming intercom call.The screen also shows the callinglocation (for example, ). This handset is not registered to the base. A new unch a rged battery has beeni n s t a l l e d. Place ...

2 0 DISPLAY SCREEN ICONS THIS ICON: INDICATES The handset ringer is turned off(See “Ring Volume”on page 8 for details). The battery needs to be recharged. The Caller ID information displa yed is an unreviewed call. NEW There are unreviewed calls in the call log.

2 1 BASE LIGHTS LIGHT: STATUS: INDICATES: ON/OFF on Answering system is on ON/OFF off Answering system is off CHARGING on Handset is in the base charging IN USE on Handset is on a call IN USE flashing Phone line is disconnected IN USE fast flash Handset registration is in progress MAILBOX/STOP on Ol...

2 2 TONES AND WHAT THEY MEAN TONE: INDICATES: Three quick beeps Handset is out of range of the base One double beep Handset has failed to register with base Two double beeps Handset battery char ge is lo w One beep Handset registration is complete

INTERCOM OPERATION I n t e rcom Calls You can mak e intercom calls between handsets. 1 Call one handset from another by pressing . 2 Press when the desired handset is highlighted. 3 To answer, press on the second handset. 2 3

2 4 Answer an Incoming Call While on an Intercom Call If an incoming call is received while you are using theintercom, you will hear a double beep and the screenwill display call information as usual for 15 seconds.To answer the incoming call,press on either handset. The intercom call is automatical...

2 5 F o rw a rd a Call You can fo r wa rd a call f rom one handset to anotherwithout announcing the caller. 1 Press . Your call is put on hold and the screen displays 2 Press SELECT, the call will ring at the second handset and FORWARDED CALL will bedisplayed.Press on the second handset to answer th...

2 6 C o n f e rence Calling 1 If one handset is already on a call, you canconnect the second handset to the call bypressing on the second handset — OR — Press at the active handset. When someone at the second handset answers,pressand hold . 2 Disconnect either or both handsets bypressing .

PHONEBOOK 2 7 This telephone can store up to 50 telephone numbersand names. Phone book entries a re stored in alphab e t i c a lorder. Storing a number and name in one handsetautomatically stores it in both handsets. S t o re a Number and Name in Phone Book 1 Press . The screen displays 2 Press . Th...

2 8 7 Press . The screen displays 8 Enter a name (up to 16 characters) connectedwith this number, using the dial pad and thechart below.You must store a name with each number. D i a l P re s s e s K e y 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 space 1 A B C 2 a b c D E F 3 d e f G H I 4 g h i J K L 5 j k l M N O 6 m n o P...

3 0 Dial a Number in Phone Book 1 Press . The screen displays the first phone book entr y.Skip to Step 5 . — OR — Press . The screen displays 2 Press . The screen displays 3 Press . The screen displays 4 Press . The screen displays the first phone book entry and looks similar to 5 Enter the first le...

3 1 Edit a Number/Name in Phone Book 1 Press . The screen displays the first phone book entr y.Skip to Step 5 . — OR — Press . The screen displays 2 Press . The screen displays 3 Press . The screen displays 4 Press . The screen displays the first phone book entry and looks similar to 5 Enter the fir...

3 3 Delete a Number/Name from Phone Book 1 Press . The screen displays the first phone book entr y.Skip to Step 5 . — OR — Press . The screen displays 2 Press . The screen displays 3 Press . The screen displays 4 Press . The screen displays the first phone book entry and looks similar to 5 Enter the...

If you subscribe to Caller ID service with your local phone serviceprovider, this phone stores all incoming calls with valid Caller ID information in the call log. Name, number, time and date information can all be stored,if they are sent with the call. Calls are automaticallystored in the order the...

3 6 Review Call Log 1 Press . The screen displays the most recent call in the call log and displays if the call is ne w. Skip to Step 3 . —OR— Press . The screen displays 2 Press . The screen displays the most recent call in the call log and displays if the call is ne w. 3 Press or to scroll through...

3 7 Remove Call Record s Removing a Specific Call Record 1 Press . The screen displays the most recent call in the call log and displays if the call is ne w. Skip to Step 3 . —OR— Press . The screen displays 2 Press . The screen displays the most recent call in the call log and displays if the call ...

Remove All Call Record s 1 Press . The screen displays the most recent call in the call log and displays if the call is ne w. Skip to Step 3 . —OR— Press . The screen displays 2 Press . The screen displays the most recent call in the call log and displays if the call is ne w. 3 Press and hold (DELET...

3 9 S t o re a Call Record in Phone Book You can store a number re c e i ved by Caller ID in thetelephone phone book. For a call re c o rd without a valid name you will be prompted to enter a new name. You can fo l l ow the directions in “Edit a Number/Namein Phone Book” on page 31 to assign a name ...

4 0 Display Dial While you are r eviewing the call log, you can dial anumber displayed on the screen. 1 Press . The screen displays the most recent call in the call log and displays if the call is ne w. Skip to Step 3 . —OR— Press . The screen displays 2 Press . The screen displays the most recent c...

4 1 Audible Indicators This system gi ves you voice prompts for fe a t u reo p e rations and voice confi rmations when you press a button or complete an opera t i o n . Tu rn Answering System On or Off P ress to turn the system on or off. The message window will show the number ofm e s s ages at all...

4 2 About Mailboxes This answe ring system has three voice m a i l b oxe s. C a l l e rs using a touchtone phone can select the mailbox in which their messages will bere c o rded by pre s s i n g , , o r while the system plays the outgo i n g a n n o u n c e m e n t . All other messages will be re c...

4 3 R e c o rd Your Announcement ¥ NOTE: If you have assigned diffe rent mailboxe s to diffe rent people, be sure to tell callers in yo u r announcement to press , , or to leave a m e s s a ge in the appro p riate mailbox . The system will record your announcement for thecurrently selected answer mo...

4 4 Answering System Feature Setup You can set up one feature at a time,or you can set upa feature and then mo ve on to set up another feature. 1 Make sure the answering system is on. 2 Press and release until you hear the system announce the feature you want to set.R e fer to the “ Fe a t u re Summ...

4 5 F E ATURE SUMMARY Default settings indicated by * . SYSTEM ANNOUNCES: DESCRIPTION/DIRECTIONS: “Change remote access code” Set the remote access code you 50* will use to access features andfunctions of the answering systemfrom a touch tone phone. “Change message alert” When Message A l e rt is tu...

4 6 This system automatically sa ves your messa ges untilyou delete them,and can store approximately 15minutes of messa ges, memos, and announcements (up to a maximum of 99 messages).If the system has less than 30 seconds of recordingtime left,it automatically turns off. The system will still answer...

4 7 After playing the last messa ge in a mailbox,the systemannounces “ End of messages .” If the system has less than five minutes of recording time left,it announcesthe remaining time.Press the MAILBOX/STOP button at any time duringplayback to exit message playback. You will hear a long beep. Adjus...

4 8 R e c o rd a Memo You can re c o rd a m e m o up to four minutes long to store as an incoming message . 1 Press and release . The system announces “ Please select mailbox .” 2 Press a MAILBOX/STOP button to select amailbox for the memo. After the systemannounces “ N ow re c o rd i n g ,” speak t...

4 9 MESSAGE WINDOW DISPLAY WINDOW DISPLAYS TO INDICATE: No messages in any mailbo x Total number of messa ges in all mailbo xes ↔ Memory is full,or total number of messages is 99 Counting to Duration of announcement or memo recording , flashing Length of recording is more than 99 seconds , flashing ...

REMOTE ACCESS 5 0 Connect with the Answering System You can access many features of this system remotely from a touchtone phone. 1 Dial your telephone number. 2 When the system ans wers enter your RemoteAccess Code (preset to 50). The system beeps once and announces the number of new messa ges on th...

5 1 REMOTE ACCESS COMMANDS FUNCTION: COMMAND: Record announcement Press ; after beep, record announcement,press to stop. System plays back announcement. Record memo Press , then the mailbox number where you want memo recorded;speakafter the system announces “ Now recording ;”press to exit. End remot...

BATTERIES 5 2 B a t t e ry Life Battery life depends on how far the handset is from the base,and otherenvironmental conditions. ¥ NOTE: For optimum performance, charge your handset on the base every night. C h a rge the Handset Battery Pack • This battery should remain charged for up to three days. ...

Replace the Handset Battery Pack 1 Install the handset battery. Use only AT&T Battery 3301,SKU# 91076. 2 Charge the handset battery. • Place the handset in the base. • Charge the battery for at least 12 hours. After the first charge,the battery will charge in eight hours. 5 3 b) Plug the battery...

If you ha ve difficulty operating this phone,try 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 proof of purc h a s e . TELEPHONE OPERATION PROBLEM SOLUTION If the phone does not • Make sure the po wer...

CALLER ID PROBLEM SOLUTION If the caller’s name or • You should call your service provider to phone number is not confirm that you subscribe to combined displayed during Caller ID with Call Waiting service. Call Waiting: • Caller ID information received during Call Waiting is displayed only on theha...

ANSWERING SYSTEM PROBLEM SOLUTION If your outgoing • When you record your announcement, announcement isn’t make sure you speak in a normal tone of clear: voice, about nine inches from the base. • Make sure there is no “background”noise (TV, music,etc.) while you are recording. 5 9

6 0 DEFAULT SETTINGS FUNCTION: DEFAULT SETTING: Dial Method Tone,DTMF Handset Volume 3 Ring Volume 3 External Ring Patter n 0 Intercom Ring Pattern 1 Key Click ON Remote Access Code 50 Clock Monday, 12:00AM Message Alert OFF Announce Only OFF Number of Rings 4 DEFAULT SETTINGS

6 1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Range 2400 Hz – 2483 MHz Channels 95 Channel Spacing 864 kHz Output Power 23 dBm Sensitivity -92 dBm Modulation GFSK Operating Temperature 0°C – 50°C Base Unit Voltage 96 – 144 Vrms(AC Voltage,60Hz) Base Unit Voltage 9 Vdc(AC Adapter Ou...

A Announce Only 42 announcements 42answer a call 15 answering system 41, 44, 50 B Base Unit 1 C 25 call log 35–36, 39call record 37, 39, 40 Call Waiting 17call-waiting signal 17Caller ID 35, 39 19, 54 appears in the Messa ge Window 58 clock 41 conference call 24,26 D Delete a Number/Name from Phone ...