AT&T 1722 - Manual (Page 11)

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IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY
ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION
PROBLEM SOLUTION
System Does Not • Make sure you are calling from a touch tone phone.
Respond To Remote When you dial a number, you should hear tones. If you
Commands hear clicks instead, the phone is not a touch tone
telephone.
• The answering system may not detect the Remote Access
Code while your announcement is playing. Try waiting
until the announcement is over before entering the code.
• There may be noise interference on the phone line you
are using. Press dial buttons firmly.
• Make sure you are entering your Remote Access
Code correctly.
• You might be calling from a phone that sends tones
too short for your answering system to detect.
• If there are many messages recorded, the system may
take longer than usual to respond.
PROBLEM SOLUTION
Power Failure If the system is disconnected from AC power it will not operate.
Recovery Your announcement and messages are retained in memory
during a power failure, but you will need to reset the clock.
See the instructions on the bottom of the unit.
If the system announces, “P
OWER FAILURE
” after announcing
the time and day, you may need to reset the clock. See the instructions on the bottom
of the unit.
PROBLEM SOLUTION
System Takes Longer If there are many messages recorded, the system may take
Than Usual To Respond
longer than usual to respond audibly.
PROBLEM SOLUTION
Message Window • Make sure the power cord is securely connected to both
is Blank the answering system and an electrical outlet not controlled
by a wall switch.
• Press
O to make sure the system is on.