Answering Calls; Screening Your Calls; Audible Message Alert - AT&T 1820 User Manual

Audible Clock
To hear the clock setting at any time, press and release CLOCK.
Turning the System On/Off
After you have recorded your announcement, the Message Window should be on, indicating that the system
is ready to answer calls. The Message Window shows the number of messages stored in memory ("0" if no
messages have been received).
If the Message Window is not on, press and release ON/OFF to turn the system on.
If you do not want your system to answer calls, press and release ON/OFF so that the Message Window
turns off.

Answering Calls

When the system answers a call, the caller hears the announcement you recorded, followed by a beep.
After the beep, the system begins recording your caller's message.
While the system is playing your announcement, the Message Window displays " – " (steady). While the
system is recording the caller's message, the Message Window displays " – " (flashing).
NOTE: To conserve memory, messages are limited to a maximum of 2 minutes each. If the
caller is still speaking after 2 minutes, is silent for more than 7 seconds, or the system's memory
runs out, the system beeps once and hangs up.

Screening Your Calls

To screen your calls, set the system to answer calls and adjust the VOLUME control so you can hear the
announcement and a caller's message on the system's built in speaker.
If you decide to take a call, lift the handset of any telephone on the same line. The system will stop
recording and reset to answer calls.
NOTE: If the announcement does not stop right away, press and release the telephone
switchhook or press STOP.
Ring Select (Toll Saver)
Use the RINGS switch under the access cover to select the number of times the phone rings before the
system answers.
Set to 2 if you want the system to answer all calls on the second ring.
Set to 4 if you want the system to answer all calls on the fourth ring.
Set to TS (Toll Saver) if you want the system to answer on the second ring when the system
has new messages, but on the fourth ring when the system has no new messages.
Use Toll Saver if you will be calling from another location to check for messages.
Suppose that Toll Saver is selected and you call long distance or from a pay phone to check your messages.
If the system has received new messages since the last time you checked your messages, the system
answers after 2 rings. If you hear a third ring, you know the system has no new messages. If you hang up
after the third ring, you can avoid paying for the call.

Audible Message Alert

If you want your system to beep once every 10 seconds to notify you when new messages have been
received, set the MSG ALERT switch, located under the access cover, to ON. If you do not want to hear
the beeps, set it to OFF.