AT&T 1726 Answering Machine User Manual


 
OPERATION
Answering
Calls
When
you
ve
selected
annormcement 8,
b,
or f, and the system
answers a call,
the
caller hears the announcement you
recorded,
followed
by a beep. During
the
announcement,
callers can
pfess
I,2,or
3
to select a mailbox,
or
they can wait for
the beep to leave
a message
in Mailbox
1.
After
the
beep, the system
begins
recording your
caller's
message.
A caller
can leave
a message
up
to three minutes
long.
If
the
message
is longer than
three
minutes,
or if
the caller
is silent for
more
than seven
seconds,
or if the system
runs
out of
memory the
system
beeps
once and
hangs
up.
If
you've
selected
announcement
F0,
callers hear
your
announcement
but
cannot
record a
message.
Call
Screen ing/l
ntercept
During
Feature Setup. \'ou
can set the
system so
)ou
can hear
th6 crllgrs'messags
as they are recorded.
If
you
decide to speak
with the
caller, lift
the
handset of any
telephone on
the same
line
as the answering
system.
The system
stops recording
and resets
to answer
calls.
If the
system
doesn't disconnect
immediately, press
and release
the
telephone
switchhook.
Priority
Call Code
If a
caller enters
the code
you
provide
(preset
to
999)
while
your
announcement
is
playing,
the system
will alert you
with
a special
tone that a
priority
caller
is on
the line.
Answer
the call
with a
telephone
connected
on the same
line as
the
answering
system.
If
you
do not
answer,
the caller
can
press
@,
then
@
and leave
a message.
Record
a ilemo
You
can record a
memo up
to three
minutes
long
to be stored
as an incoming
message.
1
Press and
release
WEMIdEPEfl. Press
the
MBOX
button
where
you
want
the
memo
to
be stored. When
the system
beeps,
speak
toward the
microphone
.
2 To
stop recording, press
WBoassTlp-t.
3
To
play
the memo,
press
WEoy,tsro4.
Record
a
Phone
Conversation
While
on a
call,
you
can record
a
conversation
to
be stored as
an incoming
message.
1
Press and
release
WrruotnrFE$l.
Press
the MBOX
button where you
want the
recording
to be stored.
2 To
stop recording,
press
EMnn.
3
To
plal'
the recording. press
rtsTEFl.
l{emory },fonitor
You can
determine
rhe s.ystem's
rcmaining
recording
time.
I If
the system
is on,
press
ldMlFn
to
rrrrn-
qi
the system
off.
2
Press
loN/OFft
again
to turn
the
system
on.
The system
announces
the
remaining
recording
time in
minutes.
(If
there
is less than
five minutes
remaining,
the system
announces,
"Tbe
macbine
is on. Less
tbanfiue
minutes
to record.')
Moving
a Message
to Another
l.lailbox
You
can move
a message
from
one mailbox
to
another. The
message
is saved
as a
new
message
in the
mailbox to
which it's
been
added,
and
is deleted from
the original
mailbox.
1 While
the message
you
want to
move
is
plar-ing.press
s.srrup].
The
system
beeps
and
stops
plal'back,
the Message
S-indos-
displar-s
IP
(for
copy),
and
the
^\tailbox
ligha
flash.
2
Press
the MBOX
button where you
r*'ant
to move
the message.
The
system
resumes playing
messages
in
the
original
mailbox.
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