User manual AT&T 1820

[. . . ] ANSWERING SYSTEM TELEPHONE 1820 · · · · · Installation Setting Up the System Follow these steps below to set up your new system before you install it on a desk, table or wall. Install the batteries: Open the battery door on the bottom of the unit by pulling on the tabs. The batteries are used to save your messages in the event of a power failure. Set the DIAL MODE switch: Set the DIAL MODE switch on the bottom of the system to TT (touch tone) unless you have dial pulse (rotary) service. [. . . ] The current minutes setting is announced (for example, "oh three"). To change the minutes setting, hold down FORWARD or REPEAT until the correct minutes setting is announced. You are done setting the day and time. 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. 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 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. Message Window The Message Window is used to display the number of messages that have been recorded. If more than 9 messages are recorded, the display alternates between "9" and "-". [. . . ] · If a valid code number is entered, the system changes the Remote Access code and beeps twice. · If an invalid number is entered, or no number is entered, you hear 5 rapid beeps, followed by 2 beeps. NOTE: To bypass the announcement, enter your Remote Access code as soon as the announcement begins. If the announcement does not stop, enter the code again. When the Remote Access code is entered correctly, the system announces the number of messages it has received, then beeps twice. [. . . ]