User manual AT&T 1718

[. . . ] · If you select "Announcement A" and do not record an announcement, the system plays a pre-recorded announcement: "Hello. Please leave a message after the tone. " · If you select "Announce Only" and do not record an announcement, the system will answer after 10 rings and announce "No announcement. " See "Record Your Announcement" under OPERATION for recording instructions. Choose how many times the line will ring before the system answers a call. · Set for 2 to 7 rings, or choose Toll Saver 2/4 or Toll Saver 4/6. [. . . ] 2 To change the day setting, hold down or until the correct day is announced. NOTE: In the event of a power failure, see the instructions on the bottom of the unit to reset the clock. Call Screening/Intercept Set the system to answer calls, and set the volume control so you can hear the caller's message. If you choose not to hear the caller's message, adjust the volume to the lowest setting. NOTE: If you listen to messages or change feature settings, the volume will automatically adjust to an audible level. If you decide to speak with the caller, lift the handset of any telephone on the same line. If the system doesn't disconnect immediately, press and release the telephone switchhook. Record a Memo You can record a memo up to three minutes long to be stored as an incoming message. 3 To play the memo, press P. Memory Monitor You can determine the system's remaining recording time. (If there is less than five minutes remaining, the system announces, "The machine is on. Less than five minutes to record. ") Record Your Announcement Before using this answering system, you should record the announcement (up to three minutes long) that callers will hear when the system answers a call. When the system beeps, speak toward the microphone normally, from about nine inches away. NOTE: To erase your announcement and return to the pre-recorded announcement, press D while your announcement is playing. 4 OPERATION Listen To, Save & Delete Messages · The system automatically saves your messages until you delete them. You can store approximately 19 minutes of messages, memos, and announcements (up to a maximum of 100 messages). Before playing each message, the system announces the day and time the message was received. If Store Number is set to on, the system also announces the caller's telephone number (see "Store Number" under FEATURE SETUP). After playing the last message, the system announces "End of messages. " You cannot delete a message until it's been reviewed; deleted messages cannot be recovered. · · To operate the system, follow the instructions below. "Hold" means hold the button down until you hear the system respond. (Delete messages to make room for new messages. ) Press to adjust volume. System beeps three times at highest or lowest setting. Press to delete the message that's playing. Press again to stop playback. Press to skip all or part of a message. Hold to play twice as fast. 5 REMOTE OPERATION Connect with the Answering System You can access many features remotely from a touch tone phone. 2 When the system answers, enter your three-digit Remote Access Code during or after the announcement. The system announces the number of messages, then begins message playback. [. . . ] If there are many messages recorded, the system may take longer than usual to respond. Messages Are Incomplete · The system can accept messages up to three minutes long. If a caller leaves a very long message, part of it might be lost when the system disconnects the call after three minutes. If the caller pauses for more than seven seconds, the system stops recording and disconnects the call. If the system's memory fills up during a message, the system stops recording and disconnects the call. [. . . ]