AT&T 2812B - Manual (Page 44)

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Answering system operation
1. Dial your telephone
number from any touch-
tone telephone.
2. When system answers,
enter two digit remote
access code ( 19­ unless you
have changed it).
3. Enter remote commands
(see list at right).
4. Hang up to end call and
save all undeleted mes-
sages.
NOTES:
• If there are many old mes-
sages in the mailbox, press-
ing 3 twice to delete all old
messages may take up to
20 seconds. You will hear
one beep every one sec-
ond to alert you that the
answering system is delet-
ing the messages. During
deletion, if the remote
caller hangs up to end the
remote access call, the
answering system will stop
deleting messages. In this
case, only some of the old
messages may be deleted.
• If you pause for more than
four seconds during remote
access, you will hear a help
menu listing all features
and commands. If there is
no command entered for
another 20 seconds, the
call will end automatically.
Remote access
A two digit security code is required to access your
answering system from any touch-tone telephone.
This code is
19­ by default, see Changing feature
options (page 36) to change it.
Play all messages
1
Play new messages
2
Delete message(s)
3
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Repeat or go back
4
Stop
5
Skip to next message
6
Record announcement
*7
to begin recording
5
to stop recording
Help menu
*5
Turn system off
0
Turn system on
0
Exit
8
Press to hear all messages.
Press to hear new messages.
Press once during playback to
delete current message. Press
twice to delete all old messages.
Press during the caller’s message
to repeat the message. Press dur-
ing the beginning of the day and
time announcement to go back to
the previous message.
Press to stop any operation (stop
playback, stop recording).
Press to skip current message
and advance to next message.
Press
* 7
, wait for beep, then
begin speaking. Press
5
to stop
recording and hear playback of
new announcement.
Press to hear list of features &
commands.
Press to turn off answering
system. Incoming calls will no
longer be answered.
If off, system will answer after
10 rings. Enter your access code,
then press
0
to turn the answer-
ing system on.
Press
8
or hang up to end the
remote access call.