Call Screening Setup; Number Of Rings - AT&T EL52100 User Manual

Telephone settings
Answering system settings

Call screening setup

You can choose whether incoming messages are played through the speaker
on the telephone base while they are being recorded.
To change the settings:
1. Press mEnU/
2. Press or
DIR
press /SELECT.
mEnU
3. Press or
DIR
/SELECT.
mEnU
4. Press /SELECT to select >CALL SCREEnInG.
mEnU
5. Press or
DIR
/SELECT to confirm your setting. There is a confirmation tone.
6. Press
mEnU
note: For more details about the call screening feature, see Call screening on page 42.

number of rings

You can set the answering system to answer an incoming call after two, four
or six rings. You can also select toll saver, which is explained below. Unless
you change it, the answering system answers an incoming call after four rings.
To set the number of rings:
1. Follow Steps 1-3 in Call screening setup on this page.
2. Press or
DIR
/SELECT.
mEnU
3. Press or
DIR
ToLL SAvER.
• Toll saver- the answering system answers a call after two rings when
you have new messages, and after four rings when there are no new
messages. This feature allows you to check for new messages and avoid
paying long distance charges if you are calling from out of your local area.
/SELECT to confirm your setting. There is a confirmation tone.
4. Press
mEnU
note: If you subscribe to a voicemail service offered through your telephone service
provider, see Answering system and voicemail on page 41.
when in idle mode to enter the main menu.
SELECT
to scroll to >AnSWERInG SyS, then
CID
to scroll to >AnS SyS SETUP. Press
CID
to choose between on and oFF.
CID
to scroll to ># oF RInGS, then press
CID
to scroll and choose among 2, 4, 6 or
CID
17
CALL SCREENING
>ON
# OF RINGS
>4