Remote Operation - AT&T 1740 User Manual

Remote operation

Access the answering system remotely
You can access many features remotely from a touch-tone telephone.
1. Dial the telephone number of your answering system.
2. When the system answers, enter your two-digit remote access code during or
after the announcement. The system announces the number of messages, then
begins playing back the messages. If the announcement continues to play after
you have entered your remote access code, wait for the announcement to end,
then enter the remote access code again.
3. To use remote access commands (see below), press 5 during message playback
and wait for the two-beep signal.
4. Enter a remote access command.
Feature summary
FUNCTION
Voice help menu
Play all messages
Play new messages Press 2.
Repeat a message
Stop new playback
Skip a message
Save message
Delete message
Delete all
messages
Record
announcement
Review
announcement
Record memo
Review the clock
Set the clock
Turn system off
Turn system on
Review settings
COMMAND
Press 5.
Press 1.
Press 4 while the message is playing.
Press 5 while the message is playing.
Press 6 while the message is playing.
Hang up.
Press 3 while the message is playing. You hear "Deleted."
After listening to all messages and the system has beeped
twice, press 3 twice. You hear "Messages deleted."
Press 7 after the beep. Record the announcement, and press
5 to stop. The system will then play back the announcement.
Press 7.
Press #, and speak after the beep. Press 5 to exit.
Press 8.
Press 8. Follow the prompts to set the day, time and year.
Press 0.
When the system is off, it answers after 10 rings, and
announces, "The machine is off." The system beeps twice. You
can turn the system on as follows:
• Press 0. The system announces, "The machine is on. XX
minutes to record," then beeps twice. The system is now
turned on.
Press 9.
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