AT&T 7720 Answering Machine User Manual


 
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ANSWERING SYSTEM SET-UP
Ring Select and Toll Saver
Use Ring Select to select how many times the phone will ring before the
system answers a call. Set for 1 to 7 rings, or set to SA for Toll Saver
(Ring Select is preset to 4). When you set the system to SA, the system
answers after four rings when you have no new messages, and after two
rings when you have new messages.
1 Press C.
2 Press and release u until you hear “Number of rings…” The
Message Counter displays the current Ring Select setting.
3 Press n or N to change the setting.
4 Press u to save the setting.
Audible Message Alert
If you want the base to beep once every 15 seconds to notify you that
new messages have been received, set the Message Alert to on (the
Message Counter displays + for on and for off).
1 Press C.
2 Press and release u until you hear “Message Alert is…” The
Message Counter displays the current Message Alert setting.
3 Press n or N to change the setting.
4 Press u to save the setting.
Remote Access Code
The Remote Access Code allows you to access features and functions of
the answering system from a touch tone phone. The Remote Access Code
is preset to 500, but you can change it to any three-digit number from 500
to 999 following the steps below.
NOTE: Do not use the same code as the Priority Calling Code.
1 Press C.
2 Press and release u until you hear “Remote Access Code is…”
The system announces the current Remote Access Code.
3 Press n or N to change the first digit. Press
u to move to the second digit.
4 Press n or N to change the second digit. Press
u to move to the third digit.
5 Press n or N to change the third digit. Press
u to save. The system announces the new Remote Access Code.