Announce Only; Screening Your Calls; Ring Select - AT&T 1339 User Manual

No Answer Operation
If you don't 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 turn the system on if you are calling from a
touch tone telephone.

Announce Only

You can 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."
Note: In order for the system to answer calls, the Message Indicator Light must be on.
When the system is set to answer calls without recording messages, the Message Window displays AO
(Announce Only). When a call comes in, the system answers the call, plays your announcement, and then
hangs up.
When the Announcement 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). See
"Remote Operation".

Screening your calls

To screen your calls, set the system to answer calls. Adjust the VOLUME control so that you can hear the
control so that 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

To choose the number of times the phone rings before the system answers, set the RINGS switch to 2, 4, or
TS (Toll Saver).
Set to 2 if you want the system to answer all calls on the second ring.
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.