ATT Intercom Speakerphone 955 Users Guide

CALLER IDOPERATION
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Display Messages
Private NameThe other party is blocking name information.
Private NumberThe other party is blocking telephone number
information.
Unknown NameYour phone company is unable to receive information
about this caller’s name.
Unknown NumberYour phone company is unable to receive information
about this caller’s number.
ErrorThe Caller IDinformation received from the phone
company was not recognizable.
Removing Calls from Call List
Removing a Specific Call Record from Call...

CALLER ID OPERATION
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Removing All Calls from Call List
1Press c.The screen displays the numbers of total calls and
new calls in the call history.
2Press R.The screen prompts REMOVE:all?.
3Press Ragain within three seconds to confirm your decision.
The screen displays for two seconds:
and then displays:
Dialing a Number from Call List
As you review calls in history,you can dial a displayed phone number.Ifthe
call information came from your Home Area Code(the one you programmed
during features set...

CALLER ID OPERATION
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Saving a Number from Call Listto the Directory
1Locate the number you wish to store in call history.
2Press E.
3Press D.The screen displays DIRECTORY.
4Press S.The screen prompts (Enter name).
5Press cto copy the name and phone number from the call
history to the screen.
6Edit the name  (See “Changing Directory Entries”in DIRECTORY
OPERATION.)
— OR —
Press Sto store the name and move on to edit the number.
7When the name and number appear as you would like to store
them,press Sto...

ADDING A FAX MACHINE
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NOTE: Do not connect a fax machine to Line 1.Doing so will interrupt
the system’s intercomdata channel.
You may wish to use a fax machine with your phone.Choose Line 2,3 or
4 for the fax machine,and connect it according to the manufacturer’s
instructions for installation and use.
•That line’s telephone number is your fax number.
•The same line can be used for outgoing calls (incoming faxes will get a
busy signal).
•Set your fax machine to answer on the first ring (follow...

IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY
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If you have difficulty operating this phone,try the suggestions below.For
Customer Service,visit our website at www.telephones.att.comor call
1800 222-3111.Please retain your receipt as your proof of purchase.
Telephone Does Not Ring
•Make sure the Do Not Disturb (DND) feature is not activated.
•Make sure ringers are turned on.
•If there are several non-system phones on the line that don’t ring,
disconnect some of them.Having too many phones connected can
also result in low...

IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY
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Tone Signals Do Not Activate a Remote Device
•Tone signaling does not work during conference calls.
•The phone generates tones of fixed duration,which may not be long
enough to activate some devices such as answering machines.
Operation During a Power Failure
This phone will operate during a power failure if a charged battery has
been installed.You will be able to dial and answer calls with the handset
or headset,but no other features will work until power is restored.
No Caller...

IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY
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Screen Displays COVM
The screen displays COVMwhen the COVMindicatoris turned on for at
least one line,whether or not there are messages waiting,and whether or
not you have the service.
•If you subscribe to Voice Mailservice with your local telephone
service provider,but prefer not to display COVM on the screen,turn
off the COVM indicator for each line.
•If you do not subscribe to Voice Mail service,turn off the COVM
indicator for each line.
See “Turning COVM Indicators On and...

EXPANDING THE 955 SYSTEM
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When you combine two or more 955 phones you create an interacting
system where phones share lines.You can have up to twelve phones and
up to 15 telephone lines.The 955 can be expanded with or without
Centrexservice.
NOTE:All 955 features work as described earlier in this manual.
Line Groups
When phones share lines,Line-in-use lightslet users at different extensions
know when a specific line is in use.For accurate Line-in-use lights,the
same lines must be connected to each...

EXPANDING THE 955 SYSTEM
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Private Lines
You can use the fourth line on each station as a private line.A private line
is a telephone number assigned to just one extension.
NOTE:You must program the lines you are using at each extension so
that the system knows which lines are shared and which are private
(you cannot physically wire lines with different telephone numbers into
each unit for Line 4).
The chart below shows 12 extensions,each sharing the first three lines
andhaving its own private line....

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CENTREX OPERATION
Setup Checklist
Before expanding your system or installing for Centrex,review the
installation checklist.If you have Centrex,contact your local telephone
company for further information about Centrex service.
•The phone number for Line 1 must be the same on all phones
inorder for the Intercomand Pagefeatures to work.
•Determine the number of phones that will be on the system.
•Identify the phone that will be the Console phone.
•Identify the private linefor the Console phone.The...