At Cordless Handset Or Touch Tone Phone; Call Screening; Connect With The Answering System - AT&T 900 MHz User Manual

ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION

AT CORDLESS HANDSET OR TOUCH TONE PHONE

Call Screening

You can use the cordless handset to listen to callers as they leave messages,
even when you are away from the base.
Press a on the handset.
1
To end monitoring without taking the call, press a or put the
2
handset in the base
— OR—
Press P to speak to a caller.

Connect with the Answering System

You can access many features of this system remotely from a touch tone
phone or from the cordless handset (within range of the base).
Whether you are using the cordless handset or calling from a touch tone
phone, you press the same buttons. The only difference is the way you
connect with the answering system.
From the Cordless Handset
When the Ringer is set to
new messages. To access the answering system:
Press a on the handset. The screen displays REMOTE
1
ACCESS.
2
The system announces the number of messages, and then beeps
twice.
3
After the two beeps, the system is ready to accept a command (see
"Remote Access Commands").
To disconnect from the answering system, press a or return
4
the handset to the base.
From a Touch Tone Phone
1
Dial your telephone number.
2
When the system answers, enter your Remote Access Code (preset
to 500). The system announces the number of messages, then
beeps twice.
3
Wait four seconds for the system to play back all messages
— OR—
Enter a remote command (see "Remote Access Commands").
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