Answering system operation

Outgoing announcements

Outgoing announcements are the messages callers hear when calls are answered by the answering system.

The telephone is pre-set with an outgoing announce- ment. If the telephone is set up to record messages, it answers calls with “Hello. Please leave a message after the tone.” You can use this announcement, or replace it with your own recording.

To play your outgoing announcement

Press ANNC. then you will hear "Announcement. Press

PLAY or press RECORD." Press PLAY/STOP to hear the outgoing announcement. Press ANNC to exit the announcement menu.

To record your outgoing announcement

Press ANNC. You will hear "Announcement. Press PLAY or press RECORD." Then press RECORD and begin speaking after you hear "Record after the tone. Press STOP when you are done." Speak facing the telephone

base from about nine inches away. Press PLAY/STOP when you are done. Your recorded announcement will be played back. To listen to the recorded announce-

ment again, press PLAY/STOP. To re-record a new announcement, press RECORD then follow the above steps. Press ANNC to exit the announcement menu.

Elapsed time (in seconds) will be shown in the message window when recording. You can record an announce- ment up to 90 seconds long. Announcement shorter than two seconds long will not be recorded.

To delete your outgoing announcement

Press ANNC. You will hear “Announcement. Press PLAY

or press RECORD." Then press PLAY/STOP to begin playback. Press DELETE during playback to delete your announcement. Press ANNC to exit the announce- ment menu.

When your announcement is deleted, calls will be answered with the pre-set announcement described above.

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AT&T SL82308, SL82208 Outgoing announcements, To play your outgoing announcement, To record your outgoing announcement