Call Screening; Message Playback; Delete All Old Messages - AT&T EL52106 Quick Start Manual

Call screening

If Call screening is on, the incoming messages can be played through the speaker on
the telephone base or the handsets. You can press
to stop recording and speak to the caller.
Call screening at the handset:
If the answering system is turned on and there is an incoming call answered by the
answering system, the handset screen shows To screen call and press [SELECT],
alternately. Press
Call screening at the base:
You can turn call screening on or off using the handset. When call screening is off,
you can temporarily turn on the call screening by pressing PLAY/STOP
/VOLUME on the telephone base. The call screening will return to off for the next
incoming call.

Message playback

If there are only new messages or there are both new and old messages, the system
plays only the new messages (in chronological order). If there are no new messages,
the system plays all old messages (in chronological order). When playback begins, the
total number of messages is announced.
You can play messages from either the telephone base or a handset.
On the telephone base, press PLAY/STOP
corresponding key on the telephone base to repeat, skip, delete, or adjust the volume
of messages.
On a handset, press MENU/SELECT twice to select Play messages. Use the
corresponding key, as indicated on the screen, to repeat, skip or delete a message.

Delete all old messages

You can delete all old messages in idle mode. Once deleted, you cannot retrieve
them. You cannot delete messages until you have listened to them.
On the telephone base, press DELETE
•
• On a handset:
1. Press MENU/
2. Press CID or
3. Press CID or
/SELECT on the handset to screen the call.
MENU
in idle mode.
SELECT
DIR to scroll to Answering sys, then press
DIR to scroll to Delete all old, then press
PHONE/
to listen to messages. Use the
twice.
25
on the handset
FLASH
or
/SELECT.
MENU
/SELECT
MENU