AT&T 1717 User Manual page 11

REVISED 1/15/99
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User's Manual for
Tapeless Digital
Answering System
with Time/Day 1717
Fold open this manual for information
about this product's installation and
operation. Please read Part 1 –
Important Product Information,
included in this package.
Part 2
© 1998 Lucent Technologies Consumer Products L.P. All rights reserved.
Printed in Mexico. 848230009 Issue 3AT&T
AT&T 1717 panels_3ATT 1
I N S T A L L A T I O N
TEL LINE TEL SET
Strain
Telephone
Relief Tab
Set Cord
Modular
Standard
Telephone
Electrical
Jack
Outlet
Power Cord
Telephone Line Cord
1 Connect the telephone line cord. 3 Connect the power cord.
Plug one end of the telephone line Plug the power cord into the jack
cord into the jack labeled TEL LINE labeled POWER and into an electrical
on the back of the system. Plug the outlet not controlled by a wall switch.
other end into a modular telephone Fit the power cord behind the strain
jack. relief tab. The Message Window
flashes C to indicate that you need to
2 Connect the telephone.
set the clock.
NOTE: If you do not want to connect a
Use only the power cord supplied
telephone, skip to Step 3.
with this product. If you need a
Plug the telephone set cord from the
replacement, call 1 800 722–9125.
telephone into the jack labeled TEL
Input: 120V, 60 Hz.
SET on the back of the system.
Output: 9V AC, 400 mA.
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O P E R A T I O N
Displays number
of messages and
other information
Adjust volume
Set and hear
Delete all
time/day
or selected
Use with other messages
buttons to
change/hear settings
Turn system on or off
Record and play
outgoing announcement /
Skip all or part of a message
Microphone
Play/Stop messages
Record a memo /
Repeat all or part of a message
PLAY Light indicates messages
Setting the Clock Recording Your Announcement
You'll need to set the clock so that it can Before using this answering system, you
announce the day and time that each should record the announcement (up to
message is received. Press P to
one minute long) that callers will hear
exit Setting the Clock at any time. when the system answers a call. If you
Press and hold C until the
1 choose not to record an announcement,
Message Window displays C, and the the system answers with a prerecorded
announcement: "Hello. Please leave a
default day is announced.
message after the tone."
2 To change the day setting, hold down
1 Press and hold . The system
or until the
beeps. Speak toward the microphone
correct day is announced. Then
normally, from about nine inches
release the button.
Press and release C. The current away. While you are recording, the
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Message Window displays —.
hour setting is announced.
2 To stop recording, release .
4 To change the hour setting, hold
The system automatically plays back
down or until the
your announcement.
correct hour is announced. Then
To review your announcement, press
release the button.
Press and release C. The current and release .
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minutes setting is announced.
Turning the System On/Off
6 To change the minutes setting, hold
Use O to turn the system on and off.
down or until the
When the system is off, the Message
correct minutes setting is announced.
Window is blank.
Then release the button.
Press and release C. The new day
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Volume Control
and time are announced.
Use volume buttons (+ and -) to adjust the
To check the clock, press and release
volume of the system's speaker. Press the top
C.
button (+) to increase volume. Press the
bottom button (-) to decrease volume. The
NOTE: In the event of a power failure,
system beeps three times when you reach the
see the instructions on the bottom of the
maximum or minimum volume setting.
unit to reset the clock.
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O P E R A T I O N
Press P to exit
Answering Calls
— OR —
When the system answers a call, the caller
The system will time out after 30 seconds
hears the announcement you recorded,
and save any changes already made.
followed by a beep. After the beep, the
system begins recording your caller's
Ring Select and Toll Saver
message. A caller can leave a message up
Use Ring Select to choose how many times
to three minutes long. If the message is
the line will ring before the system
longer than three minutes, or if the caller
answers a call. Set for 2, 4 or Toll Saver.
is silent for more than seven seconds, or if
When you set the system for Toll Saver, it
the system runs out of memory, the
answers after four rings when you have no
system beeps once and hangs up.
new messages, and after two rings when
Callers can skip over your announcement
by pressing #. you have new messages.
Press and hold S for about two
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Message Window
seconds. The system announces the
current ring selection.
The Message Window displays the number
of messages that have been recorded. If 2 Press and release or
there are more than nine messages until the system announces your ring
recorded, the Message Window alternately selection.
Press and release P to exit
displays the two digits of the total number 3
of messages recorded. If the Message
— OR —
Window displays F, then the memory is full
Press and release S to change the
and you'll need to delete messages before
Remote Access Code (follow Steps 2–5
new ones can be recorded.
under "Remote Access Code").
PLAY Light
Remote Access Code
The PLAY Light blinks when you have new
You can use many features of this
messages, and remains steady when you
answering system remotely from a touch
have messages in memory that you've
tone phone. Most features can be accessed
already played. The PLAY Light is off
only after you enter a Remote Access Code,
when there are no messages in memory.
which is preset to 123. You can review the
Remote Access Code by pressing and
Call Screening/Intercept
releasing S.
Set the system to answer calls, and set the
You can change the Remote Access Code
volume control so you can hear the caller's
to any three digit number from 100 to 999.
message. If you choose not to hear the
Press and hold S. After the Ring
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caller's message, adjust the volume to the
Select setting is announced, continue
lowest setting. The Message Window
to press and release S until the
displays 0.
system announces the current Remote
If you decide to take the call, lift the
Access Code.
handset of any telephone on the same line.
2 Press and release or
The system stops recording and resets to
until the system announces the first
answer calls.
digit you want.
Feature Set Up Press and release S to select the
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announced digit.
You can set up one feature at a time as
described below, or you can set up a feature, 4 Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for the second
and then move on to set up another feature. and third digits of the code.
Press P to exit
After you change one feature, press and
5
release S until you hear the voice
— OR —
prompt for the next feature you want to Press S to turn the Announcement
change
Monitor on or off (follow Steps 2 and
— OR —
3 under "Announcement Monitor").
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