User manual AT&T 1715

[. . . ] If you hear clicks instead, the phone is not a touch tone telephone. · The answering system may not detect the Remote Access Code while your announcement is playing. Try waiting until the announcement is over before entering the code. · There may be noise interference on the phone line you are using. [. . . ] If you decide to take the call, lift the handset of any telephone on the same line. The system stops recording and resets to answer calls. Volume Control Use V button to adjust the volume of the system's speaker. Press the bottom arrow to decrease volume. Listening to Your Messages As the system plays back messages, the Message Window displays the number of the message playing. Before playing each message, the system announces the day and time the message was received. After playing the last message, the system announces "End of messages. " Play all messages -- Press and release P. If you have no messages, the system announces "No messages. " Play new messages only -- Hold down P for about 2 seconds, until the system begins playing. If you have no new messages, the system announces "No new messages. " Repeat entire message -- Press and release ?. for a few seconds, then release it to resume playing. The system beeps while the button is held down. 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. A caller can leave a message up to 3 minutes long. If the message is longer than 3 minutes, or if the caller is silent for more than 7 seconds, or if the system runs out of memory, the system beeps once and hangs up. Frequent callers can skip over your announcement by pressing #. Ring Select/Toll Saver Use the RING SELECT switch on the right side of the system to select how many times OPERATION Skip to next message -- Press and release /. Skip part of a message -- Hold down / for a few seconds, then release it to resume playing. The system beeps while the button is held down. Stop message playback -- Press and release S. When Memory is Full The system can record approximately 12 minutes of messages, including your announcement, for up to a total of 99 messages. When memory is full, or 99 messages have been recorded, the Message Window flashes F. Delete messages to make room for new ones. When memory is full, the system answers calls after 10 rings, and sounds 2 beeps instead of your announcement. Saving Messages The system saves your messages automatically if you do not delete them. The system can save about 12 minutes of messages, including your announcement, for up to a total of 99 messages. When memory is full, you must delete some or all messages before new messages can be recorded. Remote Access Code You can use many features of this answering system remotely from a touch tone phone. Most features can be accessed only after you enter a Remote Access Code, preset to 500. [. . . ] The system announces "Enter new code. " 2 Enter your new Remote Access Code, any number between 500 and 999. 3 If a valid code is entered, the system announces the new Remote Access Code. If an invalid code is entered, the system beeps 5 times rapidly, then beeps twice. Repeat Steps 1 and 2. Turn System Off Press 8, 8. Deleting Messages To delete selected message -- Press and release 3 while the message is playing. [. . . ]