AT&T 1256 Cordless Telephone User Manual


 
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About Mailboxes
This answe ring system has three voice m a i l b oxe s. C a l l e rs using a touch
tone phone can select the mailbox in which their messages will be
re c o rded by pre s s i n g , , o r while the system plays the outgo i n g
a n n o u n c e m e n t . All other messages will be re c o rded in
M a i l b ox 1.
About Announcements
You can re c o rd up to two diffe rent a n n o u n c e m e n t s — one fo r
n o rmal answe ring and one for when yo u ’ve set the system to play
the announcement only.
Use normal answe ring when you want the system to re c o rd callers ’
m e s s age s . Use Announce Only when you want to gi ve info rmation
to callers without accepting message s .
If you choose not to re c o rd an announcement,the system answe rs
with a pre - re c o rded announcement.
The normal answe ring p re - re c o rded announcement s ay s :
“ H e l l o. Please leave a message after the tone.” The Announce
O n ly pre - re c o rded announcement say s : “ We ’re sorry, m e s s a ges
to this number cannot be accep t e d .
By setting Announce Only to On or Off, you decide which
announcement your callers will hear when the system answers
a call (the system comes set for normal answering,with Announce
Only turned off). See “Change Announce Only”on page 45 to
change your announcement selection.