AT&T 1825 - Manual (Page 9)

A N S W E R I N G S Y S T E M O P E R A T I O N
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Listening to Your Messages
As the system plays back messages in a mailbox, the
Message Window displays the number of the message
playing. Before playing each message, the system
announces the day and time the message was received.
After playing the last message, the system announces “End
of messages.”
Play all messages — Press and release the appropriate
Z button. If you have no messages, the system
announces “No messages.”
Play new messages only — Hold down the appropriate
Z button for about two seconds, until the system begins
playing. If you have no new messages, the system
announces “No new messages.”
Repeat entire message — Press and release ?.
Repeat part of message — Hold down ? for a
few seconds, then release it to resume playing. The system
beeps while the button is held down.
Skip to next message — Press and release /.
Skip part of a message — Hold down / for a few
seconds, then release it to resume playing. The system
beeps while the button is held down.
Stop message playback — Press and release S.
Previewing Messages
You can use this feature to “preview” the first five seconds
of each message in a mailbox.
1 Press w. The mailbox lights flash and the
message window displays
Pr.
2 Either press and release (to preview all messages) or
hold down (to preview new messages only) B,
b, X or x.
3 To listen to an entire message, press w while the
message is playing. The system is now in regular
playback mode, and plays all messages completely.
4 You can press S at any time to exit previewing.
NOTE: Day and time are not announced during
message previewing.
Saving Messages
The system saves your messages automatically if you do
not delete them. The system can save about 24 minutes of
messages, including your announcement, for up to a total
of 99 messages. When memory is full, you must delete
some or all messages before new messages can be
recorded.
Privacy Playback
Instead of hearing your messages through the system's
speaker, you can listen to them through the answering
system handset.
1 Hold down S while you lift the handset.
2 Press and release Z to play all messages
— OR —
Hold down Z for about 2 seconds to play new
messages only.
3 After pressing Z, you can follow the directions
above to repeat, skip, or stop message playback.
NOTE: Privacy Playback will not work if you have
answered a call, or if you lift the handset and place a
call before pressing Z.
Moving a Message to Another Mailbox
You can move a message from one mailbox to another. The
message is saved as a new message in the mailbox to which
it’s been added, and is deleted from the original mailbox.
1 While the message you want to move is playing, press
g. The system stops playback, the Message
Window displays
CP (for copy), and the mailbox lights
flash.
2 Press the MBOX button where you want to move the
message. The system beeps twice and resumes playing
messages in the original mailbox.
Deleting Messages
Delete all messages in a mailbox — Press and release
D, then press the MBOX button of the mailbox you
want to clear. The system announces “Messages deleted.” If
you haven’t listened to all of the messages, the system
beeps five times, and does not delete messages.
Delete selected messages — Press and release D
while the message you want to delete is being played. The
system beeps once, and continues with the next message.
If you want to check a message before you delete it, you
can press ? to replay a message before deleting it.
When the system reaches the end of the last message, the
messages not deleted are renumbered, and the Message
Window displays the total number of messages remaining
in memory.