AT&T 1080 manual You need to speak into the microphone

Appendix J

In case of difficulty

The outgoing announce- • When recording the announcement, make sure

ment is not clear.	you speak in a normal tone of voice about nine
	inches from the telephone base.
	• If HEADSET is selected in the AUTOMATIC MODE
	menu and a headset is connected on the telephone,
	you need to speak into the microphone of the
	headset to record the announcement (page 39 of
	the installation guide).
	• Make sure there is no background noise (television,
	music, traffic, etc.) when recording.
The answering sys-	• Make sure the answering system is on (page 65
tem does not record	of the installation guide).
messages.	• If the memory is full, the system will announce
	"Memory full" then hang up. You need to delete
	some old messages in order to make room for
	new messages.
	• If GREETING ONLY is selected in the MESSAGE
	LENGTH menu, the answering system will only
	play back the outgoing announcement. It will not
	record incoming private message (page 68).
	• If you subscribe to the Centrex service provided
	by your local telephone company, make sure
	the ANSWER DELAY time (page 66) is
	shorter than the CSL DELAY RING time on
	the same telephone (page 75 of the installation
	guide).

Some messages on the answering system are cut off.

•If a caller reaches the maximum recording time you set for each message (page 60 of the installation guide), the system will disconnect and part of the message may be lost.

•If the caller pauses for more than seven seconds, the system stops recording and disconnects the call.

•If the memory on the system becomes full during a message, the system stops recording and disconnects the call.

•If the caller’s voice is very soft, the system may stop recording and disconnect the call.

•If the DTAD INTERCEPT feature is on and another telephone answers the call on that line, the message will stop recording (page 69).

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