AT&T E1814B - Manual (Page 38)

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Answering system operation
Outgoing announcements
The outgoing announcement is the message callers
hear when calls are answered by the answering system.
The telephone is factory set with an announcement.
If the telephone is set up to record messages, it
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., you will hear "Announcement. Press
PLAY or press RECORD." Then press
PLAY/ STOP .
You will hear the outgoing announcement. Press ANNC.
to exit the announcement menu.
To record your outgoing announcement
Press ANNC., then you will hear "Announcement.
Press PLAY or press RECORD." Press RECORD
and begin speaking after hearing "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.
Press ANNC. to exit the announcement menu.
Elapsed time (in seconds) will be shown in the mes-
sage window when recording. You can record an
announcement up to 90 seconds long. Announcements
shorter than two seconds long will not be recorded.
To delete your outgoing announcement
Press ANNC. , then you will hear “Announcement. Press
PLAY or press RECORD.” Then press
PLAY/
STOP
to begin playback. Press DELETE during playback to
delete your announcement. Press ANNC. to exit the
announcement menu.
When your announcement is deleted, calls will be
answered with the the factory set announcement
described above.
1. ANNC.
“Announcement.
Press PLAY or press
RECORD.”
2.
(Plays announce-
ment previously
recorded).
- OR-
PLAY/
STOP
Elapsed
recording
time (in
seconds).
Press to stop recording.
2. RECORD
“Record after the
tone. Press STOP
when you are
done.”
3.
4.
(Announcement
is played back).
Speak into microphone.
Microphone
PLAY
/STOP
5.
ANNC.
to exit announcement record-
ing.
1. ANNC.
“Announcement.
Press PLAY or press
RECORD.”