Announce Only Mode - AT&T 1856 User Manual

AO (announce only) is
displayed and flashing
when announce
only is activated. AO
stops flashing after
an announcement is
recorded.
1.
Press and hold
SETUP for one
TAS
second to enter feature
menu. The system will
announce
"Selected
announcement
is A. To select
a different
announcement,
press SKIP or
REPEAT."
2.
Press
REPEAT.
The system
will announce
"Announce only."
3.
Press
PLAY
to save selection and
exit menu.
Answering system operation

Announce only mode

MSG#
AO
In announce only mode, callers can hear your
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 certain date.
If you do not record an announcement, incoming
calls will be answered after 10 rings, but callers
will hear "No announcement" two beeps, then "The
machine will now hang up" after about 15 seconds,
and the caller will not be able to leave a message.
To record your outgoing announcement
Press and hold
and the message window displays AO to prompt
you to begin recording new announcement. Speak
facing the telephone from about nine inches
away. To stop recording, release the button. The
message just recorded will play back. You can
record an announcement up to three minutes.
Announcements less than one second will not be
recorded. Press
To turn announce only on or off
SKIP or
Press and hold
announcement is A. To select a different announce-
ment, press SKIP or REPEAT." Then press
REPEAT until you hear the option you want:
• A: Callers hear current outgoing announcement
/STOP
and can leave messages.
• Announce only: Callers hear current outgoing
announcement and cannot leave messages.
Press
or press
(pages 24-25).
SKIP
/STOP to exit.
PLAY
SETUP until you hear "Selected
TAS
/STOP to save your selection and exit,
PLAY
SETUP again to change other features
TAS
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/ANNC. There is a beep
SKIP or