User manual AT&T 1545

[. . . ] Digital Answering System Speakerphone 1545 · · · · 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 battery, which will be used as backup power to retain memory in case of power failure. Turn the unit over a) Open the battery cover by gently pulling on the moveable tab. Set the dial mode switch: Set the DIAL MODE switch to TT (touch-tone) unless you have dial pulse (rotary) service. [. . . ] When you press FEATURE again, the Message Window displays ANNOUNCE ONLY if you have recorded an announcement for the selected mailbox. If no announcement has been recorded for the selected mailbox, the Message Window displays the previous screen. You must record an announcement. Setting to Answer Calls The ON/OFF light should be on steady when the system is set to answer calls. If the ON/OFF light is not on, press and release ON/OFF to turn on the system. When the system answers a call, the caller hears the announcement you selected. Depending on the setting of the ANNC SELECT switch (AO, A, or B) the system will either hang up (AO), or present a beep and begin to record your callers' message (A or B). While the system takes a call, the Message Window displays: ANSWERING ANNOUNCEMENT PLAYING After the announcement plays, the Message Window displays: RECORDING MESSAGE · If a caller leaves a message, this display remains in the Message Window while the message is being recorded. The display then changes to show the total number of recorded messages for each mailbox. · If a caller does not leave a message, the Message Window displays REMOTE ACCESS and the system begins to present the voice-activated remote access prompts. If the caller is still speaking after 4 minutes or if system memory runs out, the system beeps once and hangs up. Setting to Not Answer Calls If you do not want your system to answer calls, press and release ON/OFF. The ON/OFF light goes off, but the display in the Message Window does not change. Setting the system to not answer calls does not impact your announcement(s) or messages. When the ON/OFF light is off, the system answers calls but only after 10 rings. This allows you to turn the system on from a remote location using either a touch tone telephone or voice-activated commands. Setting to Announce Only When the ANNC SELECT switch is set to AO (Announce Only), your system answers incoming calls, plays your announcement, and then hangs up without recording messages. Mailboxes and touch-tone remote access may be used when the system is set to AO; however, voiceactivated remote access may not be used. Record or change your announcement, if necessary. If no messages or memos have been recorded, the Message Window displays ANNOUNCE ONLY to remind you that Announce Only is on. Setting Volume Control Use the VOLUME control switch, located on the top right of the unit, to adjust the volume of the system's speaker. Slide the switch until you find a comfortable listening level. Setting Ring Select To choose the number of times the phone rings before the system answers, set the RING SELECT switch to 2, 4, or TS (Toll Saver). · Set to 2 ­ and the system answers all calls on the second ring. · Set to 4 ­ and the system answers all calls on the fourth ring. · Set to TS ­ and the system answers calls on the second ring only if you have new messages. If no new messages have been recorded, the system answers on the fourth ring. Toll Saver Set the RING SELECT switch to TS (Toll Saver) when you will be calling long distance or from a pay phone to check for messages. If there are no messages, the phone will ring at least three times before the system answers. NOTE: Toll Saver works only when the system is on and memory is available. [. . . ] Enter the Remote Access code for Mailbox 1 and follow the instructions for "Recording a New Announcement. " If No Primary Announcement Has Been Recorded If a primary announcement (Mailbox 1) has not been recorded, or if the primary announcement has been deleted, the system answers after 10 rings, announces "No announcement" and beeps twice. To record a primary announcement, enter the Remote Access code for Mailbox 1 and follow the instructions under "Recording a New Announcement. " Voice-Activated Commands When a touch tone telephone is not available, you can call your system from a rotary phone to listen to your messages or to turn on the machine. You use your voice to enter a Remote Access code, to repeat messages, and to delete messages. Using Voice-Activated Commands Speak in response to the prompts presented by the system as described below. You must speak quickly and loudly in order for the system to detect your voice. [. . . ]