Using The Answering Machine And Voicemail Together; Message Capacity - AT&T CLP99283 User Manual

Answering system
About the answering system

Using the answering machine and voicemail together

You can also use your telephone answering system and voicemail together
by setting your built-in answering system to answer before voicemail
answers, as described below. To learn how to program your voicemail
settings, contact your telephone service provider. If you are on a call, or the
answering system is busy recording a message and you receive another call,
the second caller can leave a voicemail message.
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 up to 99 messages, depending on the
length of each message. Individual messages can be up to three minutes
(see Recording time on page 110), and the maximum recording time is
approximately 14 minutes. The actual recording time depends on individual
message characteristics. Messages remain available for replay until you
delete them.
When there are new messages (including memos) on the answering system,
the number of messages stored shows in the message counter.
If the answering system has less than three minutes of recording time
left, it announces, "Less than three minutes to record," before message
playback at the handset or the telephone base. Rec mem low displays on
the device screen in idle mode. When you turn on the answering system at
the telephone base, it announces, "Calls will be answered. Less than three
minutes to record."
If the memory is full, the answering system announces, "Memory is full,"
before message playback. The device screen displays Rec mem full in idle
mode. Once the memory is full, you cannot turn the answering system back
on if it has been turned off, nor can you record new messages until old
ones have been deleted. Memory full displays if you want to turn on the
answering system on the handset but there is no memory.
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