User manual AT&T 1810

[. . . ] Answering System Telephone 1810 · · · · · Installation Setting Up the System Follow the 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. Insert the batteries, making sure that they are in correctly, then close the door. The batteries are used to save your messages in the event of a power failure. [. . . ] 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 taking a call, the Message Window displays "-. " NOTE: To conserve memory, messages are limited to a maximum of 90 seconds each. If the caller is still speaking after 90 seconds, is silent for more that 7 seconds, or if 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 is you want the system to answer all calls on the second ring. 1. · · 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 calls on the second ring if you have new messages and on the fourth ring if you do not have new messages. Use the Toll Saver setting when you will be calling from another location to check for messages. The system will answer after 2 rings only if you have received new messages since the last time you listened to messages. If no messages have been received, the phone will ring at least 3 times before the system answers. You can then hang up after the third ring to avoid paying for the call. When Memory is Full The system can record approximately 9. 5 minutes of messages (including the time for your announcement) or a maximum of 50 messages. When memory is full or 50 messages have been recorded, an "F" flashes in the Message Window. To make room for more messages, listen to your messages and delete some or all of them. [. . . ] When you are finished, press and release #. The system automatically plays your new announcement. To listen to your announcement again, press and release 4 1 after the 2 beeps. Bypassing the Announcement People who call frequently can press * (on touch tone phones only) when the announcement begins. [. . . ]