About The Answering System; Message Capacity; Voice Prompts; Call Screening - AT&T CL4940 User Manual

Answering system

About the answering system

Message capacity

The system can record up to 99 messages. The total recording time for the
announcement, messages and memos is approximately 25 minutes. If the
memory is full, the answering system announces, "Memory is full" before
message playback. The screen displays Memory is full in idle mode. Once the
memory is full, the answering system will not answer calls even it is turned
on, nor can you record new messages until old ones have been deleted.
Messages remain available for replay until you delete them. When there are
new messages (including memos) on the answering system, the screen shows
XX new messages.
When the telephone is in idle mode, you can press and hold CANCEL to
temporarily clear the missed call indicator and/or new message indicator.
There is a confirmation tone.

Voice prompts

The system provides voice prompts to guide you through the setup procedures,
message playback, remote access and recording outgoing announcements.

Call screening

If the answering system and call screening are on (see Call screening on
page 36), the announcement and the incoming message are broadcast at the
telephone when a call is answered by the answering system.
Options while a message is being recorded:
Press pVOLUMEq to adjust the call screening volume.
•
SPEAKER or lift the handset to answer the call.
• Press

Call intercept

While screening a call, you can stop recording and speak to the caller by
pressing SPEAKER or lifting the handset.
Message Guard®
The answering system protects the recorded messages from being lost in the
event of a power failure.
Message Guard® is a registered trademark of Advanced American Telephones.
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