Answering System Mode; Call Screening; Call Intercept - AT&T EL42208 User Manual

ANNC. RECORD
1.
ON/OFF
Press
until the system announces
"Calls will not be answered."
2.
"Beep."
The system has been
turned off.
- OR -
1.
ON/OFF
Press
until the system announces
"Calls will be answered."
2.
"Beep."
The system has been turned
on.
Answering system

Answering system mode

The answering system's default factory setting is
ON in order to answer and record messages. You
can turn the answering system off, but if you do
so, the answering system will not answer calls or
record incoming messages.
Turn the answering system off
Press ON/OFF until you hear "Calls will not be
answered" and a confirmation beep. The
ON/OFF will be turned off.
NOTE: If the answering system is off and someone calls,
the telephone will ring 10 times then answer and
announce "Please enter your remote access code." Enter
your remote access code to enter remote access mode
(page 41). If you do not enter the correct remote access
code, the call will be ended automatically.
Turn the answering system on
Press ON/OFF until you hear "Calls will be
answered" then a beep to confirm the ON setting.
The ON/OFF light will be turned on.

Call screening

If the answering system is on and the base
volume is not set to off (volume level 1), you
will hear the announcement and the incoming
message when a call comes in.

Call intercept

While you are call screening, you can intercept
the call by pressing
handset.
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