AT&T 1739 User Manual page 7

Operation
Answer calls
When the system answers a call, the caller hears the outgoing announcement
followed by a beep. After the beep, the system begins recording the caller's
message. A caller can leave a message of up to 3 minutes. If the message is
longer than 3 minutes, or if the caller is silent for more than 7 consecutive
seconds, or if the system runs out of memory, the system beeps once and
announces, "Memory is full. The machine will now hang up," then hangs up.
Call screening
The call screening feature lets you listen at the answering system to a caller
leaving a message. If the answering system and call screening are on, the
announcement and the incoming message broadcast when a call is answered by
the answering system. If the number announce feature is on, the caller's telephone
number will be announced.
NOTE: If you set the volume level to 0, the system will automatically adjust to an audible level
(level 2) during call screening, or when listening to messages or changing feature settings. You
may need to adjust the volume level afterwards.
Options while a message is being recorded:
Press VOLUME
•
• Press
PLAY
Call intercept
When a caller is leaving a message on your answering system, you can stop
recording and talk to the caller by lifting the handset of any telephone on the
same line.
The system stops recording, you hear a beep and you can take the call. If the
system does not disconnect immediately, press and release the telephone
switch hook.
Caller ID number announce
NOTE: You must subscribe to caller ID service from your telephone service provider for this
feature. There may be a fee for this service, and it may not be available in all areas.
This system can announce the caller's telephone number between the second and
third ring (see Feature setup and Feature summary on pages 2 and 3 to turn this
feature on).
Store number
When this feature is on, the system announces the caller's number before playing
back a message.
Accept blocked calls
When this feature is turned on, the system answers and records messages from any
callers. When this feature is turned off, the system responds to blocked calls (from
callers who have chosen to block their numbers from identification) with the default
announcement, "We're sorry. Blocked calls to this number cannot be accepted." The
system then hangs up without recording any incoming messages.
Message window
The message window displays the total number of messages recorded. If there are
more than nine messages recorded, the message window displays the first digit,
second digit and dash alternately. If the message window displays F, then the
memory is full and some messages must be deleted before new messages can
be recorded.
Message Guard®
The answering system protects the recorded messages from loss in the event of a
power failure.
Message Guard® is a trademark of Advanced American Telephones.
to adjust the call screening volume.
/STOP to stop the message recording.
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