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AT&T EL52401, EL52351, EL52301, EL52201, EL52251 Announcement, To play the current announcement

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Answering system

Answering system settings

Use the answering system menu in the handset to turn the answering system on or off or change the settings for the outgoing announcement, call screening, number of rings, remote access code and the message alert tone.

Announcement

The announcement is the greeting callers hear when calls are answered by the answering system.

The telephone has a default announcement, “Hello. Please leave a message after the tone.” You can use this announcement, or record your own announcement.

You can record an announcement up to 90 seconds. The system does not record any announcement shorter than two seconds.

To play the current announcement:

1.Press menu/select in idle mode.

2.Press CID or DIR to scroll to >Answering sys, then press menu/select.

>ANNOUNCEMENT DELETE ALL OLD

3. Press menu/select to select >Announcement. The system announces, “To play, press 2. To record, press 7.”

4. Press 2 to play the current announcement from
the speakerphone.	2-PLAY		3-DELETE
• Press DIR/volume to increase or press CID/volume	5-STOP		7-RECORD
to decrease the message playback volume.
to decrease the message playback volume.

•Press /speaker to switch between speakerphone and handset.

To record a new announcement:

1.Follow Steps 1 and 2 in To play the current announcement above.

2.Press menu/select to select >announcement. The system announces, “To play, press 2. To record, press 7.”

3.Press 7. The system announces “Record after the tone. Press 5 when you are done.”

4.Face the handset and speak towards the microphone to record your announcement.

5.Press 5 when you finish the recording. The handset plays back the recorded announcement.

RECORD ANNC...

5-STOP

note: If the answering system memory is full, when you press 7 in Step 3, the answering system announces, “Memory is full.” You must delete some messages before you can record a new announcement. Refer to Message playback on pages 48-49.

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AT&T EL52401, EL52351, EL52301, EL52201, EL52251 user manual Announcement, To play the current announcement

Contents

User’s manual Canada version Congratulations Parts checklist Table of contents User’s manual Appendix Caller IDAnswering system Avoid placing the telephone base too close to Quick reference guide Main menu Telephone base and charger installation Important information Battery installation and charging Battery installationThis side up facing Charge light Place in charger Battery chargingLow battery Wall mount installation Tabletop to wall mount installation DSL filter Wall mount to tabletop installation Menu overview Menu structure Handset settings Voicemail waiting visual message waiting indicator To manually turn off the new voicemail indicatorsTurn off indicator? Clear voicemail indication Key tone Set date/time Dial mode Home area codeMenu/select Pulse Setting Pages Telephone base ringer volumeAnswering system settings Making, answering and ending calls Making a call To make a callOn-hook dialing predialing To silence the ringer temporarily on the telephone base Ending a call Answering a callSpeakerphone Redial View numbers in the redial listCall a number from the redial list Speaker to dial Copy a number from the redial list to the directory Delete a number in the redial list Options while on calls To access the directory while on a call To access the caller ID history while on a callTemporary tone dialing Chain dialing To access the redial list while on a call To exit the call Handset locator To start the paging toneTo stop the paging tone Press /handset locator on the telephone base Intercom Make and answer an intercom callAnswer an incoming call during an intercom call To answer the incoming outside call Call transfer using intercom Its screen shows other handset is calling Directory overview Create directory entries Add a new contact Add a predialed telephone number to the directory Character chartCharacters by number of key press Search by name Review the directoryReview directory entries Dial, delete and edit a directory entry See Review directory entries on page 29 or Search byDial a directory number Delete a directory entry Speed dial locations Entry to a speed dial location above to enter the speed Dial a speed dial number About home area code About caller IDInformation about caller ID with call waiting Memory match Caller ID historyHow caller ID history call log works Reasons for missing caller ID information Missed new calls indicatorCaller ID operation View the caller ID history View the dialing options Dial a caller ID history number To delete all caller ID history entries Save a caller ID history entry in the directory Announcement To play the current announcement Answer on/off Using the handsetUsing the telephone base To change the settings Call screeningPress menu/select to select Call screening Number of rings Remote access code To change the remote access codeTo change the setting Message alert tone Recording time Voice language Answering system overview Answering system and voicemail indicatorsUsing the answering system and voicemail together Voice prompts Message capacityAnswering system new message indication Call screening at the base Call screening at the handset Call intercept Message playback Listen to messagesTo listen to messages at the telephone base To listen to messages at the handset Options during playback When messages are playing on the telephone baseWhen messages are playing on the handset Delete all old messages To delete all old messages at the telephone baseTo delete all old messages at the telephone handset Menu/select . The screen shows delete all old Play back memos Recording and playing memosRecord a memo Message window displays Remote access Remotely access the answering system Remote access Screen icons, indicator lights and alert tones Handset indicator lightsScreen icons Speaker light Telephone base indicator lights Handset alert tonesTelephone base alert tones Ans. On/off light Handset display screen messages Handset display screen messages Troubleshooting My telephone doesn’t work at allCannot get a dial tone Cannot dial out My cordless handset isn’t performing normally Batteries do not hold a charge Charge light is off My calls cut in and out while I’m using my cordless handset Experience poor sound quality when using the speakerphoneHear other calls while using my telephone My cordless handset does not ring when I receive a call My telephone does not receive caller ID when on a call My caller ID isn’t working Icon shows on the display and I don’t know why Cannot retrieve voicemail messagesIncomplete messages Difficulty hearing messages Answering system does not record messages Answering system does not respond to the remote commandsAnswering system announces Time and date not set Announcement is not clear Common cure for electronic equipment Maintenance Cleaning your telephoneTaking care of your telephone Avoid water Important safety information Especially about cordless telephones Especially about telephone answering systems FCC Part 68 and Acta Industry Canada FCC Part How long is the limited warranty period? Limited warrantyWhat does this limited warranty cover? How do you get warranty service? Other limitations Telephone operating range Technical specificationsDect 6.0 digital technology Index Index Remote access wallet card