3.4

Out of 22 Ratings

Owner's of the AT&T Telephone 1856 gave it a score of 3.4 out of 5. Here's how the scores stacked up:
  • Reliability

    3.52 out of 5
  • Durability

    3.57 out of 5
  • Maintenance

    3.33 out of 5
  • Performance

    3.36 out of 5
  • Ease of Use

    3.09 out of 5
of 50
 
Answering system operation
Outgoing announcements
Outgoing announcements are the messages call-
ers hear when calls are answered by the answering
system.
The telephone is pre-programmed with an announce-
ment. If the telephone is set up to record messages,
it answers calls with “Hello, please leave a message
after the tone.” You can use this announcement, or
replace it with a recording of your own voice.
To record your outgoing announcement
Press and hold SKIP/ANNC. There is a beep
and the message window displays A to prompt
you to begin recording new announcement. Speak
facing the telephone from about nine inches
away. To stop recording, release the button. The
message just recorded will be played back. You
can record an announcement up to three minutes.
Announcements less than one second will not be
recorded. Press PLAY/STOP to exit.
To play your outgoing announcement
Press SKIP/ANNC to listen to the currently used
outgoing announcement. Press PLAY/STOP to exit.
To delete your outgoing announcement
Press SKIP/ANNC to listen to the currently used
outgoing announcement. Press DELETE during play-
back to delete your announcement.
When your announcement is deleted, calls will be
answered with the pre-programmed announcement
described above. Press PLAY/STOP to exit.
MSG#
A
Microphone.
22
2 CALLS 1 NEW