AT&T 1872 Line Selection Options, Voice Mailboxes, Announcement Options, Record AN Announcement

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A N S W E R I N G S Y S T E M O P E R A T I O N

LINE SELECTION OPTIONS

The system is preset so that when you lift the handset or press K, it will choose the ringing line. The system is preset to choose Line 1 (preferred) if both lines are are not in use.

To change the selection option:

1Press p.

2Press F.

3The line status lights show the current option Steady light indicates preferred line Flashing light indicates line selected if other line is in use

Light off indicates line is never automatically selected.

4To choose a new preferred line, press Lor l.

5To set the remaining line so it is never automatically selected, press *to turn the remaining light off.

To set the remaining line so it is selected when ringing or when preferred line is in use, press #so the remaining light is flashing.

6Press pwhen you are finished.

VOICE MAILBOXES

This system provides four voice mailboxes for you to customize. Mailbox 1 normally handles calls received on Line1. Mailbox 2 normally handles calls received on Line

2.Two secondary mailboxes, 3 and 4, can be accessed by touch tone callers on either Line 1 or Line 2.

ANNOUNCEMENT OPTIONS

You can record up to 4 different primary announcements — A, B, C, and AO. Each announcement can be presented to callers on either Line 1 or Line 2. (If you choose not to record an announcement, or if your announcement is lost because of a power failure, the system has a back-up an- nouncement.) You can assign the same announcement to both Line 1 and Line 2, or you can assign different announcements to each line. If you are using the second- ary mailboxes, you can record separate announcements for Mailboxes 3 and 4. Callers need to press 3 or 4 to access Mail- box 3 or Mailbox 4.

NOTE: The system provides about 23 min- utes of total recording time for announce- ments and callers’ messages.

RECORD AN ANNOUNCEMENT

1Press A.

2Choose the announcement location by pressing s until the appropriate mailbox is displayed.

3Press R. Begin speaking after the beep.

4When you are finished, press S. You will hear your new announcement.

5Repeat Steps 1-4 to record another announcement

— OR —

Press S.

REVIEW YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT

1Press A.

2Press s to choose the announce- ment you want to review (A, B, C, AO, MBOX 3, MBOX 4).

3Press P to hear the selected announcement.

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Contents Part Setting UP the System InstallationTABLE/DESK Installation Selectable Dial Information Wall Mounting InstallationSetting the Clock Reverse the handset tabC a S E O F D I F F I C U L T Y S W E R I N G S Y S T E M O P E R a T I O N Voice Activated Commands L E P H O N E O P E R a T I O N Press before memory button to access gray memory numbers L E P H O N E M E M O R Y Announcement Options Line Selection OptionsVoice Mailboxes Record AN AnnouncementRing SELECT/TOLL Saver Secondary Mailbox Announce onlyAnswer Calls Message AlertREPEAT/REVIEW Messages When Memory is FullRemote Access Code FORWARD/SKIP MessagesAnswering System Help menu