User manual AT&T 1720

[. . . ] Answering System 1720 · · · Installation 1. Open the battery door on the bottom of the unit by pulling on the tabs. Insert the batteries, then close the door. The batteries are used to save your messages in the event of a power failure. [. . . ] You must delete messages before F (flashing) new messages can be recorded. 0-9 (flashing) - (flashing) An announcement, memo, phone conversation or message is being recorded. - (steady) Your announcement is being played. RESET was Counts down from 6 to 0 pressed or there was an AC power failure with no battery backup. Message Volume Control You can use the message VOLUME control, on the right side of the unit, to adjust the volume of the system's speaker. Slide the switch until you find a comfortable volume level. The VOLUME control does not affect the level of the announcement heard by callers. Listening to Your Messages To play all messages: · Press and release PLAY. To play only new messages that have not been played before: · Hold down PLAY for about 2 seconds until the system begins playing. (If no new messages have been received, you hear 5 beeps. ) As the system plays each message, the Message Window shows the number of the message. If there are more than 9 messages, the Message Window displays only the second digit (e. g. , 0 for message 10). At the beginning of each message, the system announces the day and time the message was received. After the last message has been played, the system announces "End of Messages. " The following options are available during playback: · To repeat an entire message, press and release REPEAT. · To back up to an earlier message, press and release REPEAT until the number of that message is displayed. · To repeat part of a message (review), hold down REPEAT for a few seconds, then release it to resume playing. (The system beeps while the button is held down. ) · To skip to the next message, press and release FORWARD. · To skip part of a message (cue), hold down FORWARD for a few seconds, then release it to resume playing. (The system beeps while the button is held down. ) · To pause during a message, press and release STOP. To continue playing the message, press PLAY. If you do not continue playing messages within 30 seconds, the system automatically advances to the end of the last message and announces "End of messages. " Saving Messages The system saves your messages automatically if you do not delete them. NOTE: The system can save about 9 minutes of messages (up to a total of 50 messages). When memory is full, you must delete some or all of the messages before any new messages can be recorded. Deleting All Messages from Memory If you wish to delete all messages stored in memory, hold down DELETE after listening to all of your messages. The system beeps once and displays 0 in the Message Window; you can then release the button. NOTE: When you delete all messages, any messages that were stored in memory are erased, whether you have listened to them or not. Deleting Selected Messages To delete only a specific message, press and release DELETE while the message you want to delete is being played. The system erases the message corresponding to the number shown in the Message Window, beeps once, and continues with the next message. [. . . ] To be sure you are deleting the right message, you can press 2 to repeat the message and then press 3 when you are sure that the system is playing the message you want to delete. Saving Your Messages To save messages you've just heard, simply hang up the telephone. Any new messages are recorded after the saved messages. Replaying Your Messages After all messages have been played and you hear "End of messages" followed by 2 beeps, press and release 7 to replay the messages. Deleting All Messages If you do not want to save any of your messages, press and release 3 3 after you listen to all your messages and hear "End of messages" followed by 2 beeps. Recording a Memo After you listen to your messages, you can record a memo to yourself or other members of the household. Press and release # when you are finished. This memo is counted as a new message. Changing Your Announcement To change your announcement: 1. [. . . ]