Telephone settings

Answering system settings

To delete your outgoing announcement:

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

2.Press qCID or pDIR to scroll to >Answering sys, then press MENU/SELECT.

3.Press MENU/SELECT again to select >Announcement. The

system announces, “To play, press 2. To record, press 7.”

>Announcement

4. Press 3 to delete your recorded announcement.

Delete all old

 

When your announcement is deleted, the system answers

 

calls with the default announcement described on the

 

 

previous page.

 

Answer on/off

Unless you change it, the answering system is on and ready to record messages. You can turn the answering system off, but if you do so, the answering system does not answer calls and record incoming messages.

To turn the answering system on or off:

Using the telephone base:

Press /ANSWER ON to turn the answering system on or off. If the answering system is turned on, it announces, “Calls will be answered.” If the answering system is turned off, it announces, “Calls will not be answered.”

Using a handset:

 

Play messages

1.

When the handset is in idle mode, press MENU/SELECT to

>Answering sys

 

enter the main menu.

 

 

2.

Press qCID or pDIR to scroll to >Answering sys, then

 

 

press MENU/SELECT.

 

 

>Answer ON/OFF

3.

Press qCID or pDIR to scroll to >Answer ON/OFF, then

Ans sys setup

 

press MENU/SELECT.

 

 

4.

Press qCID or pDIR to highlight On and Off, then press

 

 

MENU/SELECT to confirm the setting. You hear a confirmation

 

 

 

 

tone. Press OFF/CLEAR to cancel.

ANSWER ON/OFF

If the answering system is on, the handset screen shows

>On

ANS ON.

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: If the answering system is off and there is an incoming call, the

 

 

system answers after 10 rings and announces, “Please enter your remote access code.”

 

For more information about remote access codes, see page 47.

 

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AT&T CL82450 user manual To delete your outgoing announcement, Answer on/off, Using the telephone base, Using a handset