Call Intercept; Temporarily Turn Off The Message Alert Tone - AT&T TL96456 Complete User's Manual

Answering system
About the answering system

Call intercept

When a caller is leaving a message on your answering system, you can stop
recording and talk to the caller by pressing HOME/ or /SPEAKER on
FLASH
HOME on the telephone base.
the handset, or pressing

Temporarily turn off the message alert tone

If the message alert tone is turned on, the telephone base beeps every ten
seconds when there are new messages. Pressing any telephone base key
(except /HANDSET LOCATOR) temporarily silences the message alert tone.
If you press X/DELETE when in idle mode to temporarily turn off the message
alert tone, there is a voice prompt directing you to press X/DELETE again
to delete all old messages. The message alert tone is temporarily off. Only
press X/DELETE a second time if you wish to erase all old messages in your
answering system.
The message alert tone resumes when you receive another message.
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