AT&T CL84109 - Manual (Page 61)

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Answering system
About the answering system
Answering system and voicemail
Your telephone has separate indicators for two different types of voice
messages: those left on its built-in answering system and those left at
your service provider’s voicemail (fees may apply). Your telephone’s built-in
answering system messages and voicemail messages are separate. Each alerts
you to new messages differently.
If and NEW VOICEMAIL display on the handset, your telephone service
provider is indicating that it has new voicemail for you. To listen to your
voicemail, you typically dial an access number provided by your telephone
service provider, followed by a security code or PIN.
To listen to messages recorded on your digital answering system, press
PLAY/
STOP
button on the telephone base (page 57).
Some telephone service providers bundle or combine multiple services like
voicemail and call waiting, so you may not be aware that you have voicemail.
To check what services you have and how to access them, contact your
telephone service provider.
You can use your telephone answering system and voicemail together by
setting your built-in answering system to answer before voicemail answers. To
learn how to program your voicemail settings, contact your telephone service
provider.
If you are on a call, or if the answering system is busy recording a
message and you receive another call, the second caller can leave a voicemail
message by following the instructions below.
Set your answering system to answer calls at least two rings earlier than your
voicemail is set to answer. For example, if your voicemail answers after six
rings, set your answering system to answer after four rings. Some voicemail
providers may program the delay before answering calls in seconds instead of
rings. In this case, allow six seconds per ring when determining the appropriate
setting.
Message capacity
The answering system can record and store up to 99 messages. Each message
can be up to four minutes in length. The total storage capacity for the
announcement, messages and memos is approximately 14 minutes. The actual
recording time depends on individual message characteristics. Messages remain
available for replay until you delete them.
Turn the answering system on or off at the telephone base
Unless you change it, the answering system is on and ready to record
messages. You can turn the answering system off, but if you do so, the
answering system does not answer calls and record incoming messages.
Press
ANSWER ON to turn the answering system on or off. If the answering
system is turned on, it announces “Calls will be answered.” If the answering
system is turned off, it announces “Calls will not be answered.”
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