Turn Answering System On Or Off; Message Alert Tone; Call Screening - AT&T BL103-3 Quick Start Manual

Answering system

Turn answering system on or off

The answering system must be turned on to answer and record messages.
Using a cordless handset:
1. -> /
MENU
-> Answer on/off -> SELECT.
2. /
to choose On or Off-> SELECT.
3. /
When the answering system is on, the handset shows ANS ON.
Using the telephone base:
/ANS ON to turn the answering system on or off. If the answering
Press
f
system is turned on, it announces, "Calls will be answered." If the answering
system is turned off, it announces, "Calls will not be answered."

Message alert tone

When this feature is on, and there is at least one new message, the telephone base
beeps every 10 seconds.
Using a cordless handset or the telephone base:
1. -> /
MENU
2. / -> Ans sys setup -> SELECT.
3. / -> Msg alert tone -> SELECT.
to choose On or Off -> SELECT.
4. /

Call screening

Use this feature to choose whether incoming messages can be heard over the
speaker when they are being recorded. If you turn call screening on, you hear the
incoming message. While monitoring an incoming message, you can answer the call
by pressing HOME/FLASH on the handset or
Using a cordless handset or the telephone base:
1. -> /
MENU
2. / -> Ans sys setup -> SELECT.
3. to select Call screening.
SELECT
to choose On or Off -> SELECT.
4. /
-> Answering sys -> SELECT.
-> Answering sys -> SELECT.
-> Answering sys -> SELECT.
/HOME on the telephone base.
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