Announce Only; Screening Your Calls; Toll Saver - AT&T 1337 User Manual

Bypassing the Announcement
People who call frequently can press * (on touch tone phones only) when the announcement begins. The
system skips the rest of the announcement, beeps, and begins recording.
No Answer Operation
If you do not want your system to answer calls, press and release ON/OFF; the Message Indicator Light
turns off.
NOTE: The ON/OFF button does not affect any other answering system features.
When you turn off the Automatic Answering feature, the system picks up calls only after 10 rings. It does
not play the announcement; instead it beeps twice. You can then enter a remote command.

Announce Only

If the Automatic Answering feature is on, you may also set your system to play your announcement
without recording messages. This feature is often used by businesses such as movie theaters and doctors'
offices.
1. Set the MESSAGES switch to NO.
2. Change your announcement if necessary.
Example: "Hello. This is Chris. Sorry to miss your call, but I can't come to the phone right
now. If you call back after nine o'clock in the morning, I'll be available to talk to you. Thanks."
When the system is set to answer calls without recording messages, the message window displays AO
(Announce Only), as shown in Figure 1. When a call comes in, the system answers the call, plays your
announcement, and then hangs up.
When the Announce Only feature is turned on, you can still access your answering machine if you are away
from home (to change your announcement, turn the system on or off, or record a memo).

Screening Your Calls

To screen your calls, set the system to answer calls and adjust the VOLUME control so you can hear the
announcement and a caller's message on the system's built in speaker.
If you decide to take a call, lift the handset of any telephone on the same line. The system will stop
recording and reset to answer calls.
NOTE: If the announcement does not stop right away, press and release the telephone
switchhook or press STOP.
Ring Select
Set the RINGS switch to 2, 4, or TS (Toll Saver) to choose the number of times the phone rings before the
system answers.
Set to 2 if you want the system to answer all calls on the second ring. This is the factory
setting.
Set to 4 if you want the system to answer all calls on the fourth ring.
Set to TS if you want the system to answer calls on the second ring if you have messages and
on the fourth ring if you do not have messages.

Toll Saver

Use the Toll Saver setting when you will be calling from another location to check for messages. If you
have messages waiting, the system will answer after two rings. If there are no messages, the phone will