Menu setup

Answering system settings

The answering system setup for each telephone line is separate. The telephone generates voice prompts to guide you through your answering system setup.

Answer on/off

By default, the answering system is on and ready to record messages on each telephone line. When the answering system of the corresponding line is on, the corresponding /ANS ON/OFF indicator light is on. If you turn the answering system off, the answering system does not answer calls and record incoming messages.

Press /ANS ON/OFF LINE 1 or /ANS ON/OFF LINE 2 to turn the corresponding answering system on or off. When the answering system is

turned on, it announces, “Calls will be answered.” The /ANS ON/OFF LINE 1 or /ANS ON/OFF LINE 2 indicator light turns on. When the answering system is turned off, it announces, “Calls will not be answered.” The

/ANS ON/OFF LINE 1 or /ANS ON/OFF LINE 2 indicator light turns off.

You can also turn the telephone answering system on or off in the menu by following the steps below:

1.When the telephone is idle, press MENU.

2.Press or to scroll to Answering sys. Press ENTER.

3.Press or to scroll to Mailbox 1 or Mailbox 2. Press ENTER.

4.Press or to scroll to Answer On/Off. Press ENTER.

5.Press or to scroll to On or Off.

6.Press ENTER to save the setting. The telephone plays a confirmation tone and returns to the previous menu.

NOTES:

Speed dial Phone settings Call settings Answering sys

Answering Sys

Mailbox 1

Mailbox 2

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Mailbox 1

Delete all old

Record memo

Answer ON/OFF

If the recording memory is full, the telephone announces, “Calls will not be answered. Memory is full,” when you press /ANS ON/OFF LINE 1 or /ANS ON/OFF LINE 2 and the answering system cannot be turned on.

If the answering system is off and you press ENTER to save the settings in Ans sys setup and Choose Annc menus, the answering system will be automatically turned on.

Announcement selection

If you select Annc A only, announcement A plays when calls are answered by the answering system. If you select Annc B only, announcement B plays when calls are answered by the answering system. If you select A & B schedule, you must select the different time intervals for when announcements A and B play. By default, announcement A plays between 8:00am and 4:59pm, and announcement B plays between 5:00pm and 7:59am. The announcement is set to Annc A only by default. To change the setting, follow the steps on the next page.

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AT&T ML17939, ML17959 user manual Answering system settings, Answer on/off, Announcement selection

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