AT&T 1825 - Manual (Page 8)

A N S W E R I N G S Y S T E M O P E R A T I O N
After the beep, the system begins recording your caller’s
message. A caller can leave a message up to three minutes
long. If the message is longer than three minutes, or if the
caller is silent for more than seven seconds, or if the system
runs out of memory, the system beeps once and hangs up.
If ANNC SELECT is set to AO, callers hear your
announcement. If a caller doesn’t enter a mailbox number
before the announcement ends, the system plays to the end
of the announcement, then hangs up.
Ring Select/Toll Saver
Use the RING SELECT switch on the back of the system to
select how many times the line will ring before the system
answers a call. Set to
2 for two rings, set to 4 for four rings,
or set to TS for Toll Saver. When you set the system to TS,
the system answers after four rings when you have no new
messages, and after two rings when you have new
messages.
Message Window
The Message Window displays the number of messages that
have been recorded. If the Message Window displays
F,
then the memory is full and you’ll need to delete messages
before new ones can be recorded. If the Message Window
displays
AO, the system is set to Announcement Only.
Mailbox Lights
There are four MBOX (mailbox) lights that indicate
whether you have messages in a particular mailbox. The
MBOX light for a mailbox blinks when you have new
messages in that mailbox, and remains steady when you
have messages that you’ve already played. The MBOX light
is off when there are no messages in the mailbox.
Audible Message Alert
If you want the system to beep once every 15 seconds to
notify you that new messages have been received, set the
MSG ALERT switch, located on the back of the system,
to ON.
Call Screening/Intercept
Set the system to answer calls, and set the volume control
so you can hear the caller’s message.
If you decide to take the call, lift the handset of this telephone
or any telephone on the same line, or press K. The
system stops recording and resets to answer calls.
NOTE: If the announcement does not stop right away,
press and release S or press and release the telephone
switchhook, or F on an extension.
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You can record up to three different announcements —
A, B, and AO. Announcements A and B are used when you
want the system to record callers’ messages.
Announcement
AO (Announcement Only) is used when
you want to give information to callers. (Some businesses
use this announcement to advise callers of their hours of
operation.) By setting the
ANNC SELECT switch to A, B,
or AO, you decide which announcement your callers will
hear when the system answers a call.
If you choose not to record an announcement for A or B,
the system answers with a prerecorded announcement:
“Hello. Please leave a message after the tone.” The system
does not have a prerecorded announcement for
AO.
Recording Your Announcement
A total of about 24 minutes of recording time is available
for announcements and messages. Each announcement
can be up to three minutes long; however, shorter
announcements leave more recording time for messages.
For best results record your announcement in a quiet
environment, without “background” noise.
1 Move the ANNC SELECT switch, located on the back
of the system, to the announcement you want to
record.
2 Press and release g. The Message Window
displays
CH.
3 Press and release A. The system beeps. Speak
toward the microphone normally, from about nine
inches away. While you are recording, the Message
Window displays the elapsed time of your recording.
4 Press S when you are finished. The system
automatically plays back your announcement.
Reviewing Your Announcement
1 Set the ANNC SELECT switch to A, B, or AO.
2 Press and release A.
Turning the System On/Off
Use O to turn the system on and off. When the system
is off, the Message Window is blank.
Volume Control
Use the V button to adjust the volume of the system’s
speaker. Press the top arrow to increase volume. Press the
bottom arrow to decrease volume.
Answering Calls
When ANNC SELECT is set to A or B, and the system
answers a call, the caller hears the announcement you
recorded, followed by a beep. During the announcement,
callers can press 1, 2, 3, or 4 to select a mailbox, or they
can wait for the beep to leave a message in Mailbox 1.