AT&T 964 Telephone User Manual


 
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ANSWERING SYSTEM
(D-TAD) Operation
ANSWERING SYSTEM
(D-TAD) Operation
Recording an Outgoing Announcement
1 Enter D-TAD mode.
2 Press o7, r.
3 Wait for the beep. Then speak toward the phone in a normal tone
of voice, without any background noise.
4 To stop recording, press s.
5 If you choose not to record an outgoing message, the system plays
a pre-recorded announcement for callers: “Please leave your
message after the tone.”
Erasing the Outgoing Announcement
NOTE: When you erase your announcement, the system returns to the
factory programmed announcement until you record a new one.
1 Enter D-TAD mode.
2 Press o7.
3 When the current announcement starts to play, press X twice
to erase the announcement.
Monitoring Incoming Calls
Whenever an incoming message is being recorded, you can hear it through
the speaker if you have programmed the Monitor to on (see SET UP
SYSTEM FEATURES). If you would like to take the call, pick up the line at
any 964 extension connected to the same incoming line and the D-TAD
stops recording. Non-system phones can pick up the line but cannot
intercept a D-TAD message being recorded.
Listening to Your Messages
The screen displays the numbers of total and new voice messages. For
example the display DTAD:11/21 indicates that you have 11 new and a
total of 21 voice messages stored.
Enter D-TAD mode and follow the directions below to hear your messages.
Play all messages
Press P t to begin message playback. The system plays messages
in the order they were received and the screen displays the number of
each message as it plays. The system announces the time and date each
message was received.
The answering system can store approximately 25 minutes of messages,
memos, and announcements, for a total of up to 99 messages.
Turning the Answering System On/Off
Press A to switch the answering function on or off. The ANSWER
light is lit when the answering function is turned on. D-TAD features only
work when the answering system is turned on.
NOTE: If you are using this phone as part of a multi-phone system, be
sure Auto-Attendant is turned on as well. If you are using this phone
as a single phone, leave the Auto-Attendant Off and set your phone for
Single Phone Operation (see SET UP SYSTEM FEATURES).
Entering D-TAD Mode
You may access answering system features whether the answering function
is turned on or off by entering D-TAD mode.
Press d. The D-TAD light goes on to indicate that the phone is in D-TAD
mode. The screen displays:
or, if D-TAD memory is full and the system cannot store additional
messages, the screen displays:
If there are new messages waiting, the D-TAD light flashes.
Reviewing the Outgoing Announcement
1 Enter D-TAD mode.
2 Press o7. The system plays the previously recorded
announcement.
3 To stop playback, press s.