© 2002 Advanced American Telephones. All rights reserved. AT&T and the Globe Design are trademarks of AT&T Corp. licensed to Advanced American Telephones. Printed in China. Issue 1AT&T 12/02 Visit us at www.telephones.att.com USER’S MANUAL Part 2 1719 Digital Answering System Fold open this manual for information about this product’s installation and operation. Please also read Part 1 – Important Product Information. AT&T and the Globe Design are trademarks of AT&T Corp.
INSTALLATION Before You Install Choose a location for the answering system near a modular telephone jack and a standard electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch. Use only the power cord supplied with this product. If you need a replacement, call 1 800 222–3111. Input: 120 V, 60 Hz. Output: 6V AC, 350 mA. NOTE: If you do not want to connect a telephone, skip Step 2. 1 2 Standard Electrical Outlet Connect the telephone line cord. Strain-relief tab Connect the telephone (optional).
FEATURE SETUP Feature Setup 1 2 3 4 To enter Feature Setup mode, press and hold S until the system announces “Number of rings is…” Press and release S until the system announces the feature you want to set. Press and release a or r until the system announces the setting you want. Refer to the Feature Summary for options. 5 Press and release S to set up the next feature listed on the Feature Summary — OR — Press and release P to exit Feature Setup. The new settings will be saved.
FEATURE SETUP Feature Summary (continued) Feature/System Announces Options Number Announce When this feature is on, the system will announce the caller’s telephone number between the second and third rings. NOTE: When the Number Announce feature is on and Ring Select is set for two rings, the unit will answer after three rings to allow enough time for the system to announce the caller’s telephone number. (Please see NOTE below.) “Number announce is...” Store Number (Please see NOTE below.
OPERATION Set the Clock 2 To stop recording, release a. The system automatically plays back your announcement. To review your announcement, press and release a. You must set the clock once so that the system announces the correct day and time with your messages. After this, if you subscribe to Caller ID, the system will automatically reset the clock each time new call information is received. Press P to exit at any time while setting the clock.
OPERATION line. The system stops recording and resets to answer calls. If the system doesn’t disconnect immediately, press and release the telephone switchhook. the message playing. Before playing each message, the system announces the day and time the message was received. If the clock wasn’t set when the message was recorded, either because you didn’t set the clock or because there was a power failure after you set it, the system will announce “Power Failure” after the time and day.
OPERATION Memory is Full the system plays an error tone and does not delete messages. Delete selected messages — Press and release D while the message you want to delete is being played. The system deletes the message and plays the next message. If you want to check a message before you delete it, you can press r to replay the message before deleting it.
OPERATION Listen To, Save & Delete Messages • • The system automatically saves your messages until you delete them. You can store approximately 19 minutes of messages, memos, and announcements (up to a maximum of 100 messages). Before playing each message, the system announces the day and time the message was received. If Store Number is set to on, the system also • announces the caller’s telephone number (see “Store Number” under FEATURE SETUP).
REMOTE OPERATION Connect with the Answering System You can access many features remotely from a touch tone phone. 1 Dial your telephone number. 2 When the system answers, enter your three-digit Remote Access Code during or after the announcement. The system announces the number of messages, then begins message playback. If the announcement continues to play after 3 4 entering your code, wait for the announcement to end or press # to stop the announcement, then re-enter the code.
I N C A S E O F D I F F I C U LT Y If you have difficulty operating this product, try the suggestions below. For Customer Service, visit our website at www.telephones.att.com or call 1 800 222–3111. Please retain your receipt as your proof of purchase. • • Messages Are Incomplete • • • The system can accept messages up to three minutes long. If a caller leaves a very long message, part of it might be lost when the system disconnects the call after three minutes.
