ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION AT THE BASE

Audible Indicators

This system gives you voice prompts for feature operations and voice confirmations when you press a button or complete an operation.

Turn Answering System On or Off

Press to turn the system on or off.

The message window will show the number of messages at all times.

When the system is turned on, you will hear

Machine on” and the light will be lit.

When the system is off, you will hear “Machine off

and the light will not be lit. The system will still answer after 10 rings if it is off, then announce “Please enter your remote access code” and wait for you to enter the code to access remote functions. (See REMOTE ACCESS beginning on page 50 for details.)

Set the Clock

This system comes preset to Monday, 12:00 AM and will flash in the message window. You will need to set the correct day and time at the base.

1With answering system on,press . The system announces the clock setting,

then “To change clock, press .”

2Press until the system announces the

correct day, then press . The system

announces the current hour setting.

3Press until the system announces

the correct hour, press . The system

announces the current minute setting.

4Press to advance the minutes one at a time

— OR —

Press and hold to advance 10 minutes at a time. When the system announces the

correct minutes,press . The system announces the current clock setting.

5Press a MAILBOX/STOP button to exit programming.

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AT&T 2256 Answering System Operation AT the Base, Audible Indicators, Turn Answering System On or Off, Set the Clock