AT&T ATT1856 Telephone User Manual


 
Appendix
Troubleshooting
My caller ID
features are not
working properly
• Caller ID is a subscription service. You must subscribe to
this service from your local telephone company for this
feature to work on your telephone.
• The caller may not be calling from an area which supports
caller ID.
Both you and the caller’s telephone companies must use
equipment which are compatible with caller ID service.
If you subscribe to DSL service, install a DSL filter to the
telephone line between the telephone base and the tele-
phone line jack. Contact your DSL service provider for filter
information.
The system does
not receive caller
ID or the system
does not display
caller ID during
call waiting
Make sure you subscribe to caller ID with call waiting fea-
tures services provided by the local telephone company.
• The caller may not be calling from an area which sup-
ports caller ID.
Both you and the caller’s telephone companies must use
equipment which are compatible with caller ID service.
If you subscribe to DSL service, install a DSL filter to the tel-
ephone line between the telephone base and the telephone
line jack. Contact your DSL service provider for filter infor-
mation.
My display reads
power failure
• You need to reset the clock (page 21).
If the telephone is not responding normally, try the fol-
lowing (in the order listed):
1. Disconnect the power to the telephone base.
2. Wait a few minutes before connecting power to the
telephone base.
Common cure
for electronic
equipment
The announce-
ment message is
not clear
When recording the announcement, make sure you
speak in a normal tone of voice about nine inches from
the telephone base.
Make sure there is no background noise (television, music,
traffic, etc.) when recording.
"Power failure"
prompts
• You need set the answering system clock (page 21).
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