AT&T 1722 User Manual page 11

IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY
ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION
PROBLEM
System Does Not
Respond To Remote
Commands
telephone.
• The answering system may not detect the Remote Access
Code while your announcement is playing. Try waiting
until the announcement is over before entering the code.
• There may be noise interference on the phone line you
are using. Press dial buttons firmly.
• Make sure you are entering your Remote Access
Code correctly.
• You might be calling from a phone that sends tones
too short for your answering system to detect.
• If there are many messages recorded, the system may
take longer than usual to respond.
PROBLEM
Power Failure
Recovery
If the system announces, "P
the time and day, you may need to reset the clock. See the instructions on the bottom
of the unit.
PROBLEM
System Takes Longer If there are many messages recorded, the system may take
Than Usual To Respond
PROBLEM
Message Window
is Blank
by a wall switch.
Press O to make sure the system is on.
•
SOLUTION
• Make sure you are calling from a touch tone phone.
When you dial a number, you should hear tones. If you
hear clicks instead, the phone is not a touch tone
SOLUTION
If the system is disconnected from AC power it will not operate.
Your announcement and messages are retained in memory
during a power failure, but you will need to reset the clock.
See the instructions on the bottom of the unit.
OWER FAILURE
SOLUTION
longer than usual to respond audibly.
SOLUTION
• Make sure the power cord is securely connected to both
the answering system and an electrical outlet not controlled
" after announcing
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