Answering System Settings; Answer On/Off; Announcement Selection - AT&T ML17939 User Manual

Menu setup

Answering system settings

The answering system setup for each telephone line is separate. The telephone
generates voice prompts to guide you through your answering system setup.

Answer on/off

By default, the answering system is on and ready to record messages on
each telephone line. When the answering system of the corresponding line
is on, the corresponding /ANS oN/off indicator light is on. If you turn
the answering system off, the answering system does not answer calls and
record incoming messages.
• Press /ANS oN/off LINE 1 or /ANS oN/off LINE 2 to turn the
corresponding answering system on or off. When the answering system is
turned on, it announces, "Calls will be answered." The /ANS oN/off LINE 1
or /ANS oN/off LINE 2 indicator light turns on. When the answering
system is turned off, it announces, "Calls will not be answered." The
/ANS oN/off LINE 1 or /ANS oN/off LINE 2 indicator light turns off.
You can also turn the telephone answering system on
or off in the menu by following the steps below:
1. When the telephone is idle, press MENu.
2. Press or
3. Press or
Press ENTER.
4. Press or
Press ENTER.
5. Press or
Press ENTER to save the setting. The telephone plays
6.
a confirmation tone and returns to the previous menu.
NOTES:
• If the recording memory is full, the telephone announces, "Calls will not be answered.
Memory is full," when you press
the answering system cannot be turned on.
• If the answering system is off and you press ENTER to save the settings in Ans sys setup
and Choose Annc menus, the answering system will be automatically turned on.

Announcement selection

If you select Annc A only, announcement A plays when calls are answered by
the answering system. If you select Annc B only, announcement B plays when
calls are answered by the answering system. If you select A & B schedule, you
must select the different time intervals for when announcements A and B play. By
default, announcement A plays between 8:00am and 4:59pm, and announcement
B plays between 5:00pm and 7:59am. The announcement is set to Annc A only
by default. To change the setting, follow the steps on the next page.
to scroll to Answering sys. Press ENTER.
to scroll to Mailbox 1 or Mailbox 2.
to scroll to Answer oN/off.
to scroll to on or off.
/ANS oN/off LINE 1 or
21
Speed dial Speed dial
Phone settings Phone settings
Call settings Call settings
answering sys answering sys
aNSwERING SyS aNSwERING SyS
Mailbox 1 Mailbox 1
Mailbox 2 Mailbox 2
MaILbOx 1 MaILbOx 1
Delete all old Delete all old
Record memo Record memo
answer ON/OFF answer ON/OFF
/ANS oN/off LINE 2 and
1 1