Announce Only Mode; Changing Feature Options - AT&T 1175 User Manual

Answering System Operation

Announce Only mode

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In Announce Only mode, callers hear an announcement
but cannot leave messages. This option is useful, for
example, to notify callers that you will be away for an
extended period and request that they call back after a
"A" is displayed with Announce
certain date.
Only is activated
To turn Announce Only on or off
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MENU
Press
"Change
Announce Only." Then press
Announce Only"
the option you want (On or Off). Press any
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button to store your selection and exit, or press
CHANGE
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"Off" MENU
To record your outgoing announcement
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CHANGE
When Announce Only is turned on, calls are answered
"On"
with a pre-recorded announcement that says "We're
sorry, messages to this number cannot be accept-
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ed." You can use this announcement, or replace it with
MBOX
a recording of your own voice.
Beep
(Option selected)
After turning on the Announce Only feature, follow the
steps on page 27 to record your announcement. Callers
will hear this announcement only when the Announce
Only feature is turned on. Otherwise they will hear the
standard announcement asking them to leave a message.
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repeatedly until you hear "Change
MENU
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CHANGE
again to modify other features (see page 29).
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Press until desired feature
is heard(see list at right)
until you hear 2
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MBOX
Press until desired selection
is heard
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Press to set selection and
move to next menu option
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Press to set selection and
exit menu
Answering System Operation

Changing feature options

Menu features can be changed to customize how the
answering system operates. Press
to hear each feature. Press
the feature you want to modify.
MENU
Feature options
System announces:
CHANGE
"Change Announcement"
Options: [record announcement]
"Change remote access code"
Options: [enter 2-digit code] 50
MENU
"Change message alert"
Options: On / Off
"Change announce only"
Or
Options: On / Off
"Change call screening"
Options: On / Off
MBOX1/2/3
"Change number of rings"
Options: 2 / 4 / 6 /Toll Saver
NOTE: Press and hold
code number by 10.
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repeatedly
MENU
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when you hear
CHANGE
(Default settings underlined)
Feature description:
Record your outgoing announcement
(see page 27).
Enter a 2-digit number (40-99) for remote
access from another phone (see page 33).
When on, the telephone beeps every 10
seconds when you have new messages.
When on, callers hear an announcement
but cannot leave messages (see page 28).
When on, you can hear callers leave
P
messages, or press to answer.
Choose number of rings before the system
answers a call. When Toll Saver is active,
the system answers after 2 rings if you
have new messages, and after 4 rings if
you have no new messages.
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to advance the remote access
CHANGE