F E A T U R E S E T U P

Turn System On/Off

Before proceeding to set up features, press

Oto turn the system on. The PLAY/ STOP light is on or blinking when the system is on.

Feature Setup

1To enter Feature Setup mode, press and hold Suntil the system announces “Selected announcement is…

2Press and release Suntil the system announces the feature you want to set.

3Press and release or until the system announces the setting you want. Refer to the Feature Summary for options.

4Press and release Sto set up the next feature listed on the Feature Summary

— OR —

Press and release Pto exit Feature Setup.

The new settings will be saved.

Feature Summary

Feature/System Announces

Options

 

 

Announce Select

Choose to record an announcement, or use the

 

pre-recorded announcement.

“Selected announcement is...”

• Select “Announcement A” when you want the

 

system to record callers’ messages. Select

 

“Announce Only” when you want the system to

 

play an announcement and then hang up.

 

• If you select “Announcement A” and do not

 

record an announcement, the system plays the

 

pre-recorded announcement: “Hello. Please

 

leave a message after the tone.”

 

• If you select “Announce Only” and do not record

 

an announcement, the system will answer after

 

10 rings and announce “No announcement.

 

See “Record Your Announcement” under ANSWERING

 

SYSTEM OPERATION for recording instructions.

 

 

Number of Rings

Choose how many times the line will ring before the

 

system answers a call.

“Number of rings is...”

• Set for 2 to 7 rings, or choose Toll Saver 2/4 or Toll

 

Saver 4/6.

 

• When set to Toll Saver 2/4, the system answers

 

after four rings when you have no new messages

 

and after two rings when you do. Toll Saver 4/6

 

causes the system to answer after six rings when

 

you have no new messages and after four rings

 

when you do.

Audible Message Alert

When this feature is on, the system beeps every 15 seconds when you have new messages.

Remote Access Code

Change the Remote Access Code to any three digit

 

number from 500 to 999. Do not set to same number

 

as Priority Calling Code.

“Remote access code is...”

• The Remote Access Code, preset to 500, allows

 

you to access many features of this answering

 

system remotely from a touch tone phone.

 

• The system will prompt you to repeat Steps 2

 

and 3 of Feature Setup until you have set all

 

three digits.

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AT&T 1818 user manual A T U R E S E T U P, Turn System On/Off, Feature Setup, Feature Summary