Answering System; About The Answering System; Answering System And Voicemail; Message Capacity - AT&T DECT EL52419 User Manual

Answering system

About the answering system

Answering system and voicemail

Your telephone has separate indicators for two different types of voice
messages: those left on its built-in answering system and those left at
your service provider's voicemail (fees may apply). Your telephone's built-in
answering system messages and voicemail messages are separate. Each alerts
you to new messages differently.
• If and NEW VOICEMAIL display on the handset, your telephone service
provider is indicating that it has new voicemail for you. To listen to your
voicemail, you typically dial an access number provided by your telephone
service provider, followed by a security code or PIN.
• To listen to messages recorded on your digital answering system, press
PLAY/
Some telephone service providers bundle or combine multiple services like
voicemail and call waiting, so you may not be aware that you have voicemail.
To check what services you have and how to access them, contact your
telephone service provider.
You can use your telephone answering system and voicemail together by
setting your built-in answering system to answer before voicemail answers. To
learn how to program your voicemail settings, contact your telephone service
provider. If you are on a call, or if the answering system is busy recording a
message and you receive another call, the second caller can leave a voicemail
message by following the instruction below.
Set your answering system to answer calls at least two rings earlier than your
voicemail is set to answer. For example, if your voicemail answers after six
rings, set your answering system to answer after four rings. Some voicemail
providers may program the delay before answering calls in seconds instead
of rings. In this case, allow six seconds per ring when determining the
appropriate setting.

Message capacity

The answering system can record and store up to 99 messages. Each message
can be up to four minutes in length. The total storage capacity for the
announcement, messages and memos is approximately 14 minutes. The actual
recording time depends on individual message characteristics. Messages
remain available for replay until you delete them.

Turn the answering system on or off at the telephone base

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.
Press ANS ON/OFF to turn the answering system on or
off. If the answering system is turned on, it announces "Calls
will be answered." If the answering system is turned off, it
announces "Calls will not be answered."
button on the telephone base (page 39).
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