Answering System Settings; Answer On/Off - AT&T DECT EL52419 User Manual

Handset settings

Answering system settings

Use the answering system menu to turn the answering system on or off,
record your announcement (greeting), change the number of rings, remote
access code and message alert tone.
1. When the handset is in idle mode, press MENU/
main menu.
2. Press /SELECT again.
MENU
3. Press qCID or DIRp to scroll to >ANS SYS SETUP, then press
/SELECT.
MENU

Answer on/off

Unless you change it, the answering system is on and ready to record
messages. You can turn the answering system off, but if you do so, the
answering system does not answer calls and record incoming messages.
To turn the answering system on or off from a handset:
1. When the handset is in idle mode, press MENU/SELECT to
enter the main menu.
/SELECT again.
2. Press
MENU
3. Press qCID or DIRp to scroll to >ANS SYS SETUP, then
/SELECT.
press
MENU
4. Press /SELECT again to select >ANSWER ON/OFF.
MENU
5. Press qCID or DIRp to select between
press /SELECT to confirm the setting. A confirmation
MENU
tone sounds.
If the answering system is on, the ANS ON icon displays on the
handset screen.
NOTE: If the answering system is off and there is an incoming call, the
system answers after 10 rings and announces, "Please enter your remote access code." For
more information about remote access codes, see pages 43-44.
to select between ON and OFF, then
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to enter the
SELECT
>ANS SYS SETUP
PLAY MSGS
>ANSWER ON/OFF
ANNOUNCEMENT
ANSWER ON/OFF
ON