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

Light goes on when

 

 

 

 

 

handset is in use or

 

 

 

 

 

battery is charging.

 

 

 

 

 

CHARGING

 

 

 

HANDSET

IN

USE

MEMO/REWIND

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLOCK

 

 

 

 

FAST

 

 

 

 

FWD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAVE

 

 

 

 

 

PLAY/STOP

Record a memo, or

 

 

 

VOLUME

rewind tape during

 

 

 

message playback.

Save

 

 

 

 

 

 

messages.

Fast forward during message playback.

Audible clock; also use with CHANGE (under the cover) to set time/day.

Blinking light indicates messages are waiting.

Play messages or stop message playback.

Adjust message playback volume.

Volume Control

Use the volume control on the side of the base to adjust the answering system volume. Slide the control up toward the back of the base to increase volume while listening to your announcement or messages, or down toward the bottom of the base to decrease volume.

Recording Your

Announcement

Before using this answering system, you need to record the announcement (up to 30 seconds long) that callers will hear when the system answers a call. Your announcement should tell callers that they will hear a series of beeps, or one long beep, before the system begins recording the message.

1Prepare an announcement.

For example: Hello. I can’t come to the phone right now. Please leave your name, telephone number, and short message after you hear a series of beeps or one long beep. I will return your call as soon as I can.

2Press and release g, located under the microcassette cover.

3Press and release Aand wait for the beep.

4After the beep, speak toward the front of the unit, from about 9 inches away.

5Press and release Pwhen you are finished. The tape resets automatically and plays the announcement.

To review your announcement — Press and release A, located under the microcassette cover.

Turning the System

On and Off

Press and release Olocated under the microcassette cover. The PLAY/STOP light is lit steadily or blinking slowly when the system is on, and is not lit when the system is off.

NOTE: If the PLAY/STOP light flashes rapidly, the tape might be missing or broken. Check the tape, then press

Pto reset the system.

Setting the Clock

You’ll need to set the clock so that it can record the day and time that each message is received.

1Press and release g.

2Press and release C. You will hear a day of the week.

3To change the day, hold down for Muntil you hear the correct day, then release the button.

4Press and release C. You will hear an hour setting.

5To change the hour, hold down for Muntil you hear the correct hour, then release the button.

6Press and release C. You will hear a minutes setting.

7To change the minutes setting, hold down for Muntil you hear the correct minutes setting, then release the button.

8Press and release C. You

will hear the day and time setting. If it is incorrect, start over at Step 1.

To review the day and time — Press and

release C.

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AT&T 7610 S W E R I N G S Y S T E M O P E R a T I O N, Volume Control, Recording Your Announcement, Setting the Clock