About The Answering System; Answering System And Voicemail Indicators; Using The Answering Machine And Voicemail Together - AT&T CRL32202 Complete User's Manual

Answering system

About the answering system

Answering system and voicemail indicators

Your telephone has separate indicators for two different types of voice
messages: those left on its built-in digital answering system and those
left at your telephone
telephone's built-in digital answering system messages and voicemail
messages are separate. Each alerts you to new messages differently.
• If and XX New messages show on the handset
and the message window on the telephone base
flashes, there are new messages in the built-in
answering system.
your digital answering system, press
on the telephone base (page 52).
and New voicemail display on the handset,
• If
your telephone service provider is indicating that
it has new voicemail for you. To listen to your
voicemail, dial an access number provided by
your telephone service provider, followed by a
security code or PIN.
Some telephone service providers bundle or combine multiple services
like voicemail and call waiting, so you may not be aware that you have
voicemail. To check what services you have and how to access them,
contact your telephone service provider.
To use your voicemail service rather than the answering system, turn off the
answering system. To use the answering system rather than your voicemail
service, contact your telephone service provider to deactivate the voicemail
service.
NOTE: After reviewing all new messages, the number of old messages appears on the
message window.

Using the answering machine and voicemail together

You can also use your telephone answering system and voicemail together
by setting your built-in answering system to answer before voicemail
answers, as described below. To learn how to program your voicemail
settings, contact your telephone service provider. Then, if you are on a call,
or if the answering system is busy recording a message and you receive
another call, the second caller can leave a voicemail message.
Set your answering system to answer calls at least 2 rings earlier than your
voicemail is set to answer. For example, if your voicemail answers after 6
rings, set your answering system to answer after 4 rings. Some voicemail
providers may program the delay before answering calls in seconds instead
of rings. In this case, allow 6 seconds per ring when determining the
appropriate setting.
service provider's voicemail (fees may apply). Your
To listen to messages recorded on
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/PLAY/
STOP
Caller ID
Announce
49
HANDSET 1
1 New message
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