Answering system operation, At the base, Answering system feature setup – AT&T 2255 User Manual

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Answering System Feature Setup

You can set up one feature at a time, or you can set up a feature and then
move on to set up another feature.

1

Make sure the answering system is on.

2

Press and release

U until you hear the system announce the

feature you want to set. Refer to the “Feature Summary” below for a
description of the features and your choices.

3

Press

S to hear the feature’s settings.

4

Press

t to confirm your selection.

Feature Summary

Default settings indicated by

*

.

System announces:

Description/directions:

“Change remove access code” Set the remote access code you will use

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*

to access features and functions of the
answering system from a touch tone phone.

“Change clock”

Set the clock: After you set the day, repeat
Steps 3 and 4 in “Answering System
Feature Setup” to set hours and minutes.

“Change message alert”

When Audible Message Alert is turned on,

Off

*

the base beeps once every 10 seconds

On

when new messages have been received.

“Change announce only”

When you turn Announce Only on, callers

Off

*

hear your announcement but cannot

On

leave a message.

“Change base ringer”

Turn the base ringer on or off.

On

*

Off

“Change number of rings”

Choose how many times the phone will

2

ring before the system answers a call.

4

*

With Toll Saver active, the system answers

6

after two rings when you have new

Toll Saver

messages and after four rings when you
have no new messages.

NOTE: Exit Feature Setup at any time by pressing a MAILBOX/STOP button.

ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION

AT THE BASE

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