Indicator lights, Mailbox lights, Message alert – AT&T 5635 User Manual

Page 11: Listening to your messages

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C (steady)

Change function is active

C (followed by 0-9)

Displaying current channel number

P

Reviewing your announcement –OR-

Temporary display while setting unit: setting
indicates you will hear your announcement when
system answers calls

S

Reviewing your announcement (not heard)-OR-

Temporary display while setting unit: setting
indicates you will NOT hear your announcement
when system answers calls

L

Room monitor function has been activated

Indicator Lights

The LO BATT BASE Light will start blinking to tell you when you need to replace the base batteries.

Mailbox Lights

The two mailbox lights indicate whether the mailboxes have messages.

If a mailbox contains new messages, its light blinks.

If a mailbox contains messages, but no new messages, its light is on steady.

If a mailbox contains no messages, its light is off.

Message Alert

If you want your system to beep every 15 seconds to notify you when new messages have been received, set
MESSAGE ALERT, located on the side of the unit, to ON. If you do not want to hear the beeps, set the
switch to OFF.

Listening to Your Messages

To play all the messages in a mailbox:

Press and release MAILBOX 1 or MAILBOX 2
The system announces the number of messages in that mailbox and begins to play the first message.

To play only the new messages in a mailbox (those that have not been played before):

Hold down MAILBOX 1 or MAILBOX 2, for about two seconds until the system begins playing.
The system announces the number of new messages in that mailbox and begins to play the first new
message.

At the beginning of each message, the system announces the day and time the message was received. While
the message is playing, the Message Window displays the number of the message. After the last message
has been played, the system announces “End of messages.”

The following options are available during playback:

To repeat an entire message, press and release REPEAT.

To back up to an earlier message, press and release REPEAT until the number of that message is
displayed.

To repeat part of a message (review), hold down REPEAT for a few seconds, then release it to resume
playing. (The system beeps while the button is held down.)

To skip to the next message, press and release FORWARD.

To skip part of a message (cue), hold down FORWARD for a few seconds, then release it to resume
playing. (The system beeps while the button is held down.)

To pause playing the messages in the current mailbox, press and release STOP.

To exit out of playback mode, press STOP twice.

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