ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION

AT THE BASE

Answering System Feature Setup

You can set up one feature at a time, or you can set up a feature and then move on to set up another feature.

1Make sure the answering system is on.

2Press and release Uuntil you hear the system announce the feature you want to set. Refer to the “Feature Summary” below for a description of the features and your choices.

3Press Sto hear the feature’s settings.

4Press tto confirm your selection.

Feature Summary

Asterisk (*) indicates default settings.

System announces:

Description/directions:

 

 

“Set Outgoing Message”

See “Record Your Announcement” on

 

page 24.

 

 

“Set Security Code”

Set the remote access code you will use

19 *

to access features and functions of the

 

answering system from a touch tone phone.

“Set Day and Time”

Set the clock: After you set the day, repeat

 

Steps 2 and 3 in “Answering System

 

Feature Setup” to set hours and minutes.

 

 

“Set Audible Message Alert”

When Message Alert is turned on, the base

Off *

beeps once every 10 seconds when new

On

messages have been received.

“Set Announce Only”

When you set the system to Announce

Off *

Only, callers hear your announcement,

On

but cannot leave a message.

“Set Base Ringer”

Turn the base ringer on or off.

On *

 

Off

 

“Set Number of Rings”

Choose how many times the phone will

2

ring before the system answers a call.

4 *

With Toll Saver active,the system answers

6

after two rings when you have new

Toll Saver

messages and after four rings when you

 

have no new messages.

 

 

NOTE: Exit Feature Setup at any time by pressing a MAILBOX button.

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AT&T 2455 user manual Answering System Feature Setup, Feature Summary