AT&T 1872 - Manual (Page 5)

A N S W E R I N G S Y S T E M O P E R A T I O N
A w a y F r o m H o m e
You can use many answering system
features when you are away from home.
To protect your privacy, most features can
only be used after you enter a 3-digit
Remote Access Code. Enter commands
using the keys on any touch tone phone,
or by using Voice Activated Commands.
CONNECT WITH
THE ANSWERING SYSTEM
1 Dial your telephone number.
2 While the system is playing your
announcement, enter your Remote
Access Code. The system announces the
number of messages in each mailbox,
and beeps twice to indicate it is ready to
accept a command.
PLAYING YOUR MESSAGES
After the two beep signal you can:
• Wait four seconds or press
7 to play
all of your messages.
• Press
6 to play only new messages.
• Press the number of a line or mailbox
(1-4) and then
7 to play all of the
messages from that line or mailbox.
• Press the number of a line or mailbox
(1-4) and then
6 to play only new
messages from that line or mailbox.
SAVE MESSAGES
The system automatically saves messages
after playback.
DELETE MESSAGES
To delete only selected messages, press
3 while that message is playing.
To delete all messages for all lines and
mailboxes, press
0 3 . You’ll hear
“Messages deleted.”
To delete all messages for a particular
line or mailbox, press the number of the
line or mailbox (1-4) and then press
3.
You’ll hear “Messages deleted.”
NOTE: If you try to delete a group of
messages that includes new messages, the
system beeps five times and doesn’t delete
any messages.
REPEAT
To repeat an entire message, press
2
while that message is playing.
To repeat part of a message, hold down
2. To resume playing, release 2.
FORWARD
To skip an entire message, press
5 while
that message is playing.
To skip part of a message, hold down
5.
Release
5 to resume playing.
STOP
Press
# to stop message playback.
RECORDING A MEMO
After listening to your messages, you can
record a memo to be played back later.
1 Press the number of a line or mailbox
(1-4) and then
*.
2 Begin speaking after the beep.
3 Press
# when you are done.
CHANGING ANNOUNCEMENTS
You can re-record any of the announce-
ments currently in use by any
line or mailbox.
1 Contact the answering system.
2 After two beeps press a number key
(1-4) to select a line or mailbox, then
press
4*. The system beeps and begins
recording.
3 Speak into the telephone in a normal tone
of voice.
4 Press
# when you are finished. The
system beeps once and plays the new
announcement.
To review your announcement, press a
number key (1-4) to select a line or mail-
box. Press
41 after the two beeps to play
your announcement.
NOTE: If announcement is being used by
both lines, re-recording the announcement
will change the announcement heard on
both lines.
TURNING THE SYSTEM OFF
After the two beep signal:
• Press
188 to turn off Line 1.
• Press
288 to turn off Line 2.
• Press
88 to turn off both lines.
TURNING THE SYSTEM ON
If you forgot to turn on the system before
leaving home, you can do so from a
touch-tone phone using your Remote
Access Code.
1 Dial your phone number and wait for ten
rings. The system answers and beeps
twice. (No announcement will play.)
2 Press
00 to turn on both lines, or 01
to turn on only Line 1, or
02 to turn on
only Line 2.
NOTE: If you press
0 and hear five rapid
beeps, then either memory is full or
Announcement AO is selected and no
announcement is recorded.
CHANGING THE
REMOTE ACCESS CODE REMOTELY
1 Access the system using the current
Remote Access Code.
2 After the two-beep signal, press
99.
You hear “Enter new code”
3 Enter your new Remote Access Code.
4 If a valid code is entered, the system
announces the new Remote Access Code
and beeps twice.
5 If an invalid code is entered, you hear
five rapid beeps followed by two beeps.
Repeat steps 2 and 3.
VOICE HELP MENU
This feature allows you to use the system
from a remote location when you cannot
remember the touch-tone commands. You
need only to remember your Remote
Access Code and the system will prompt
you for commands. After listening to your
messages you hear “End of messages.” The
system then lists several command
prompts. When you hear the command you
want to use, press the corresponding buttons.
MEMORY FULL/NO ANNOUNCEMENT
If the system is off, memory is full, or your
AO message is lost due to a power or
battery failure, the system will answer
after ten rings and present two beeps
instead of your announcement.
To set your system to record messages
and answer calls:
1 Enter your Remote Access Code after the
two-beep signal.
2 Listen to any messages and delete some
or all of them.
3 Press
141 or 241 to review the
Line 1 or Line 2 announcement. If there
is no announcement, press
14* to
record an announcement on Line 1 or
24* to record on Line 2.
4 Press
00 to make sure the system is on
before you hang up.