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
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Getting started
VOLUME
During a call, press VOLUME
or VOLUME to adjust
listening volume (page 11).
MUTE
Press to silence the microphone.
Press again to resume
conversation (page 11).
SPEAKER
Press to turn the speakerphone
on or off (begin or end a call)
(page 10).
Quick reference guide
CID
When the telephone is idle,
press to display caller ID
information (page 17).
While entering numbers, press
twice to insert a three-second
dialing pause (page 13).
DISPLAY DIAL
Press to dial the number
currently displayed (page 17).
FLASH
During a call, press to receive
an incoming call if call waiting is
activated (page 11).
TAS SETUP
Press to hear setup options.
Press and hold to change
answering system options
(page 24).
CID SETUP
Press to customize the
telephone's operation (page 8).
PROG/MEM
Press to program a number
(pages 13-14).
M1/M2/M3
Press to dial a one-touch
number (page 14).
CLOCK RESET
Press to review. Press and hold
to set the clock (page 21).
REMOVE
Press to delete caller ID currently
displayed (page 18).
REDIAL
Press to redial last number
dialed (page 10).
DELETE
Press to delete a message cur-
rently playing.
When phone is not in use,
press and hold to delete all old
messages (page 26).
REPEAT/MEMO
Press once to repeat a message
currently playing, and press
twice to listen to the previous
messages (page 26).
Press to record a memo (page
27) or change a menu setting
(page 24).
ON/OFF
Press to turn answering system
on or off (page 20).
SKIP/ANNC
Press to skip a message (page
26) or change a menu setting.
Press and hold to record an
announcement (page 22).
PLAY/STOP
When the telephone is idle, if
you have new messages, press to
play. Press again to stop message
playback.
Press and hold to play all mes-
sages (the oldest first) (page 26).
CID
When the telephone is idle,
press to display caller ID
information (page 17).
While entering numbers, press
to delete the last number
entered (page 13).
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