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Turning The System On/Off; Answering Calls; Screening Your Calls - AT&T 1720 User Manual

Answering machine

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2.
Press and release CHANGE.
The Message Window displays "C".
3.
Press and release CLOCK.
The current day setting is announced (for example, "Sunday").
4.
To change the day setting,
hold down FORWARD or REPEAT until the correct day is announced.
Then, release the button.
5.
Press and release CLOCK.
The current hour is announced (for example, "10 AM").
6.
To change the hours setting,
Hold down FORWARD or REPEAT until the correct hour is announced. Them release the button.
Check that the hour is correctly set for AM or PM. If it is not, hold down FORWARD to advance 12
hours.
7.
Press and release CLOCK.
The current minutes setting is announced (for example, "oh three").
8.
To change the minutes setting,
Hold down FORWARD or REPEAT until the correct minutes setting is announced. Then, release the
button.
9.
Press and release CLOCK.
The new day and time are announced. You are done setting the day and time.
Audible Clock
To hear the clock setting at any time, press and release CLOCK.

Turning the System On/Off

After you have set the clock, the Message Window should be on, indicating that the system is ready to
answer calls. The Message Window shows the number of messages stored in memory (0 if no messages
have been received).
If the Message Window is not on, press and release ON/OFF to turn the system on.
If you do not want your system to answer calls, press and release ON/OFF so that the Message Window
turns off.

Answering Calls

When the system answers a call, the caller hears the announcement you recorded, followed by a beep. After
the beep, the system begins recording the caller's message. While the system is taking a call, the Message
Window displays "—".
NOTE: To conserve memory, messages are limited to a maximum of 2 minutes each. If the caller is
still speaking after 2 minutes, or if the caller is silent for more than 7 seconds, or if the system's
memory runs out, the system beeps once and hangs up.

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 stops recording
and resets to answer calls.
NOTE: If the announcement does not stop right away, press and release the telephone switch hook or
press STOP.

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