AT&T E5908 - Manual (Page 40)

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Answering System Operation
Outgoing announcements
Outgoing announcements are the messages callers hear
when calls are answered by the answering system.
The phone is pre-programmed with an announcement. If
the phone is set up to record messages, the phone
answers calls with “Hello. Please leave a message
after the tone.” You can use this announcement, or
replace it with a recording of your own voice.
To play your outgoing announcement
Press
ANNC
until you hear "Announcement. Press
PLAY or press RECORD." Then press
PLAY/STOP
.
You will hear the outgoing announcement.
To record your outgoing announcement
Press
ANNC
until you hear "Announcement. Press
PLAY or press RECORD." Then press
RECORD
and
begin speaking after you hear "Record after the tone.
Press STOP when you are done." Speak facing the
telephone base from about nine inches away. Press
PLAY/STOP
when you are done. Your recorded
announcement will be played back.
Elapsed time (in seconds) will be shown in the message
window as you record. You can record an announce-
ment up to 90 seconds long. Announcements less than
three seconds long will not be recorded.
To delete your outgoing announcement
Press
ANNC
until you hear “Announcement. Press
PLAY or press RECORD.” Then press
PLAY/STOP
to
begin playback. Press
DELETE
during playback to delete
your announcement.
When your announcement is deleted, calls will be
answered with the pre-programmed announcement
described above.
NOTE: Press ANNC to exit the announcement programming.
1. ANNC
“Announcement. Press
PLAY or press
RECORD.”
2.
(Plays announcement
previously recorded).
3. RECORD
“Record after the tone.
Press STOP when you
are done.”
4.
5.
(Announcement is
played back).
Speak into microphone.
Microphone
Or
Elapsed
recording time
(seconds). Press to stop
recording.
(Play/Stop)
(Play/Stop)
6. ANNC
to exit announcement programming.
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