AT&T 1854 Answering Machine User Manual


 
ANNOUNCEMENT OPTIONS
Announcements A and B are used when
you want the system to record callers'
messages.
Announcement AO (Announce Only) is
used when you want the system to play an
announcement and then hang up. This
option is often used by businesses. Even
if Announcement AO is selected, callers
who press * on a touch tone phone can
still leave a message.
Pre-Recorded Announcement
If you select Announcement A or B, but
do not record you own announcement, call-
ers will hear a prerecorded voice say,
“Hello. Please leave a message after the
tone.” There is no prerecorded announce-
ment for Announcement AO.
Call Match Announcement
Use Call Match announcement when you
want to play a special announcement for
certain callers (for example, calls from a
certain number, or calls whose identifying
information has been blocked). You can
also choose to have the system hang up
instead of letting the caller leave a mes-
sage. Call Matching is available only when
you subscribe to Caller Identification
Service offered by your local telephone
company.
RECORD AN ANNOUNCEMENT
1 Prepare your announcement. Each
announcement can be up to 4 minutes long.
2 Press A.
3 Press and release S until you see
the letter of the announcement you want
to record (A, B, or O).
4 Press R. Begin speaking after you
hear the beep. Speak in a normal tone
of voice, about 9 inches from the
microphone.
5 Press S. The system plays your new
announcement. To hear the announce-
ment again, press P.
6 Repeat Steps 3 to 5 to record another
announcement, or press S.
REVIEW AN ANNOUNCEMENT
1 Press A.
2 Press S one or more times to choose
the announcement you want to review
(A, B, or O). Stop when the announce-
ment you want is displayed.
3 Press P. You will hear the announcement.
4 Either repeat Steps 2-3 to review another
announcement, or press S.
DELETE AN ANNOUNCEMENT
Press D while the announcement is
playing.
SELECT ANNOUNCEMENT CALLERS HEAR
1 Press and release F until the screen
displays ANNC.
2 Press and release S until the screen
displays the announcement you want
callers to hear (A, B, or O). If you
select AO, you must record an announce-
ment, as instructed in “Record an
Announcement.”
3 Press S to return to the message display.
SET SYSTEM TO ANSWER CALLS
To turn the system on or off, press O.
RING SELECT
1 Press and release F until the screen
displays RING SELECT.
2 Use the keypad to select the number of
times (1 to 7) the phone will ring before
the system answers a call. For example,
to select 3 rings, press 3.
3 To select the Toll Saver, press 8 to have
the system ring 4 times when there are
no new messages, and 2 times when
there are messages
— OR —
Press 9 to have the system ring 6 times
when there are no new messages, and 4
times when there are messages.
4 Press S when you are done.
SET UP CALL MATCH ANNOUNCEMENT
1 Prepare your announcement.
2 Press A.
3 Press and release S until the screen
displays ANN: CALL MATCH.
4 To choose which callers will hear the
special announcement:
Enter the phone number of a particular
caller you want to hear the announcement
— OR —
Press # if you want all callers who block
name and number information to hear
the announcement.
5 Press R. Begin speaking after you
hear the beep. Speak in a normal tone
of voice, about 9 inches from the
microphone.
6 Press S. The system plays your new
announcement. To hear the announce-
ment again, press P.
7 Press S when you are done.
REVIEW CALL MATCH
ANNOUNCEMENT
1 Press A.
2 Press and release S until the screen
displays CALL MATCH.
3 Press P. You will hear the announcement.
4 Press S when you are done
— OR —
Press D while the announcement is
playing to delete it.
RING SELECT FOR CALL MATCHING
1 Press A.
2 Press and release S until the screen
displays CALL MATCH.
3 Press F.
4 Use the keypad to select the number of
times (1 to 7) the phone rings before the
system answers. To choose Toll Saver,
press 8 for 4 rings/2 rings; press 9 for
6 rings/4 rings. (For more information
about Toll Saver, see “Ring Select.”)
ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION