AT&T CL4940 Answering system settings, Announcement, To play your current outgoing announcement

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Answering system

Answering system settings

Use the answering system menu of the telephone to set up the announcement message, message alert, activate call screening, or change the number of rings, remote access code or priority code.

1.

When the telephone is in idle mode, press

>Answering sys

Directory

 

MENU/SELECT to enter the main menu.

 

 

2.

Press MENU/SELECT again to select >Answering sys.

 

Announcement

Your outgoing announcement plays when calls are answered by the answering system.

The telephone has a default outgoing announcement, “Hello. Please leave a message after the tone.” You can use this announcement, or record your own.

You can record an announcement of up to three minutes. The system does not record any announcement shorter than two seconds.

To play your current outgoing announcement:

1.When the telephone is in idle mode, press MENU/SELECT to enter the main menu.

2.Press MENU/SELECT again to select >Answering sys.

3.Press CIDq or DIRp to scroll to >Announcement, then press MENU/SELECT.

4.Press CIDq or DIRp to scroll to >Play current, then press MENU/SELECT.

To record a new outgoing announcement:

1.When the telephone is in idle mode, press MENU/SELECT to enter the main menu.

2.Press MENU/SELECT again to select >Answering sys.

3.Press CIDq or DIRp to scroll to >Announcement, then press MENU/SELECT.

4.Press CIDq or DIRp to scroll to >Record new, then press MENU/SELECT. The system announces, “Record after the tone. Press 5 when you are done.”

>Announcement Delete all old

Record new >Play current

>Record new Play current

5.Speak towards the telephone to record your announcement. Press 5 to end recording. Your recorded announcement plays.

To listen to the recorded announcement again, scroll to >Play current and press MENU/SELECT.

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