AT&T 2812B - Manual (Page 38)

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Answering system operation
Outgoing announcements
The outgoing announcement is the message call-
ers hear when calls are answered by the answering
system.
The telephone is factory set with an announcement.
If the telephone is set up to record messages, it
answers calls with “Hello. Please leave a message
after the tone.” You can use this announcement, or
replace it with a recording of your own voice.
To play your outgoing announcement
Press
ANNC
,
then you will hear "Announcement.
Press PLAY or press RECORD." Press
PLAY/
STOP
.
You will hear the outgoing announcement. Press
ANNC to exit the announcement menu.
To record your outgoing announcement
Press
ANNC, then you will hear "Announcement.
Press PLAY or press RECORD." Press RECORD and
begin speaking after you hear "Record after the tone.
Press
STOP when you are done." Speak facing the
telephone base from about nine inches away. Press
PLAY
/STOP
when you are done. Your recorded
announcement will be played back. Press ANNC to
exit the announcement menu.
Elapsed time (in seconds) will be shown in the
message window when recording. You can
record an announcement up to 90 seconds long.
Announcements shorter than three seconds long will
not be recorded.
To delete your outgoing announcement
Press
ANNC, then you will hear “Announcement.
Press PLAY or press RECORD.” Press
PLAY/
STOP
to begin playback. Press
DELETE
during playback to
delete your announcement. Press ANNC to exit the
announcement menu.
When your announcement is deleted, calls will
be answered with the factory set announcement
described above.
1.
ANNC
“Announcement.
Press
PLAY or press
RECORD.”
2.
(Plays announce-
ment previously
recorded).
2.
RECORD
“Record after the
tone. Press
STOP
when you are
done.”
3.
4.
(Announcement
is played back).
Speak into microphone.
Microphone
- OR -
Elapsed
recording
time (sec-
onds).
Press to stop recording.
PLAY/
STOP
PLAY
/STOP
5.
ANNC
to exit announcement record-
ing.
1.
ANNC
“Announcement.
Press
PLAY or press
RECORD.”