Set Answering System Status - AT&T 984 User Manual

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Set answering system status

Turn the answering function on or off, or set this phone
to be an auto-attendant for your multi-phone system.
Set answer status to On to activate the answering
system in a single phone system. Set answer status to
Auto-Attendant to activate the answering system and
auto-attendant functions for a multi-phone system.
NOTE: The auto-attendant feature only works with a
multi-phone system. If this phone is the only telephone
in your system, do NOT select Auto-Attendant for
the answer status.
1. Press E to begin feature setup.
2. Press - until the screen display includes
DTAD/AA.
3. Press E. The screen display includes
ANSWER STATUS and the current setting.
4. Press < or > to scroll through the choices
(On, Off, or AutoAttendant). When the
correct setting is shown, press - to save
your choice. The screen display includes
SINGLE PHONE.
5. Proceed to step 5 on page 44 to set the
next feature (single phone).
—OR—
Press and hold E to return to the idle
screen.
NOTE: You can exit feature setup and return to the
idle screen any time. Simply press and hold E.
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