Answering System Operation - AT&T 1856 User Manual

Message counter
Number of messages
(or during playback,
message number cur-
rently playing).
Press to delete
message (page 26).
Press to repeat a message
currently playing or twice
to listen to the previous
message, or press to record
a memo (page 27); Hold
while listening to slow down
playback.
Press to listen to feature
options.
Press and hold to change
options (page 24).
Press to turn the answering
system on or off (page 20).
NOTE:The answering system must be on to review or change settings.
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Answering system operation

Answering system operation
Message capacity
The answering system can record up to 99
MSG#
messages, depending on the length of each
4
message. Individual messages can be up to three
minutes, and total maximum recording time is 19
minutes. Messages will remain available for replay
until you delete them.
Memory monitor
After the last message, you will hear "End of
messages." If the system has less than five
minutes of recording time left, it announces the
time remaining.
Voice prompts
Each time you press any answering system key,
the answering system uses voice prompts to guide
you.
Message guard™ memory for power failure
Protects against the loss of messages in the event
of a power failure.
Press to adjust playback
volume (page 26).
19
Press to skip a message
(page 26); Hold while
listening to speed up
playback.
Press and hold to record
an outgoing announce-
ment (page 22).
Press to start or stop
message playback (page
26).
Press to listen to day/
time. Press and hold to
set day/time (page 21).