Answering system

Answering system operation

• Press /PLAY/STOP to end the message playback.

Delete all old messages

Use this feature to delete old (reviewed) messages. You cannot delete new messages until you review them. You cannot retrieve deleted messages.

1.

When the telephone is idle, press MENU.

1

2.

Press

or

to scroll to Answering sys. Press ENTER.

MAILBOX 1

3.

Press

or

to scroll to Mailbox 1 or Mailbox 2.

Play messages

Announcement

 

Press ENTER.

 

Delete all old

4.

Press

or

to scroll to Delete all old.

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5.

Press ENTER. The screen displays Delete all old

Delete all

old messages?

 

messages?

 

 

 

 

6.Press ENTER to delete all old messages. The telephone plays a confirmation tone and the screen

 

displays All old messages deleted!

All old

-OR-

messages

deleted!

1.

When the telephone is idle, press DELETE.

 

2.

Press or to scroll to Mailbox 1 or Mailbox 2.

 

3.

Press ENTER. The screen displays Delete all old messages?

4. Press ENTER to delete all old messages. The telephone plays a confirmation tone and the screen displays All old messages deleted!

NOTE: If there are no messages in the mailbox you accessed, the screen displays No message.

Record and play memos

Memos are messages you can record for the people in your household. Memos are saved, played, and deleted exactly like incoming messages. Each memo can be up to four minutes. Memos shorter than one second are not recorded. If there is no recording time left, the system announces, “Memory is full.

To record a memo:

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 Record memo. Press ENTER. The system announces, “Record after the tone. Press STOP when you are done.” After the tone, speak towards the microphone.

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MAILBOX 1 Announcement Delete all old Record memo

1

Recording

memo...

5.Press /PLAY/STOP when finished recording. The system announces, “Recorded,” and then returns to the previous menu.

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AT&T ML17939, ML17959 Delete all old messages, Messages?, Displays All old messages deleted, Record and play memos

ML17959, ML17939 specifications

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