AT&T ATT1856 Telephone User Manual


 
Answering system operation
Answering system operation
Message capacity
The answering system can record up to 99 mes-
sages, depending on the length of each message.
Individual messages can be up to three minutes,
and total maximum recording time is 19 minutes.
Messages will remain available for replay until
you delete them.
Memory monitor
After the last message, you will hear "End of
messages." If the system has less than five min-
utes of recording time left, it announces the time
remaining.
Voice prompts
Each time you press any answering system key,
the answering system uses voice prompts to
guide you.
Message guard™ memory for power failure
Protects against the loss of messages in the
event of a power failure.
Message counter
Press to repeat a message
currently playing or twice to
listen to the previous mes-
sage, or press to record a
memo (page 28); Hold while
listening to slow down play-
back.
Press to turn the answering
system on or off (page 20).
Press to delete mes-
sage (page 26).
Press to listen to feature
options.
Press and hold to change
options (page 24).
Press to listen to day/
time. Hold to set day/
time (page 21).
Press to skip a message
(page 26); Hold while lis-
tening to speed up play-
back.
Press and hold to record
an outgoing announce-
ment (page 22).
Press to start or stop
message playback (page
26).
NOTE: The answering system must be on to review or change settings.
MSG#
4
Number of messages
(or during playback,
message number cur-
rently playing).
Press to adjust playback
volume (page 26).
19