REVISED 6/6/01 1 USER’S MANUAL 1726 Digital Answering System with Mailboxes 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 symbol are registered trademarks of AT&T Corp. licensed to Advanced American Telephones. © 2001 Advanced American Telephones. All rights reserved. Printed in China.
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. Table/Desk Installation Modular Telephone Jack 1 Connect the telephone line cord.
FEATURE SETUP Turn System On/Off 3 Press O to turn the system on or off. The message window will display information when the system is on. 4 Feature Setup 1 2 To enter Feature Setup mode, press and hold S until the system announces “Selected announcement is…” Press and release S until the system announces the feature you want to set. Press and release or until the system announces the setting you want. Refer to the Feature Summary for options.
FEATURE SETUP Feature Summary (cont’d) Feature/System Announces Options Remote Access Code Change the Remote Access Code to any three digit number from 500 to 999. Do not set to same number as Priority Calling Code. • The Remote Access Code, preset to 500, allows you to access many features of this answering system remotely from a touch tone phone. • The system will prompt you to repeat Steps 2 and 3 of Feature Setup until you have set all three digits. “Remote access code is...
FEATURE SETUP Feature Summary (cont’d) Feature/System Announces Options Call Screening Set the system to hear callers’ messages as they are being recorded (ON) or to remain silent while callers are recording messages (OFF). Call Screening is preset to ON. NOTE: Volume must be set to a level you can hear to use Call Screening. Review Feature Setup To review the current feature settings, press and release S.
OPERATION Listen To, Save & Delete Messages • • The system automatically saves your messages until you delete them. You can store approximately 40 minutes of messages, memos, and announcements (up to a maximum of 119 messages). As the system plays back messages in a mailbox, the Message Window displays the number of the message playing. Before playing each message, the system announces the day and • time the message was received.
OPERATION Set the Clock each mailbox, and that callers should press 1, 2 or 3 to access the appropriate mailbox. For example, “Hello. You’ve reached Meadowlark Nursery. To leave a message for Ms. Rose, press 1. To leave a message for Ms. Arbor, press 2. To leave a message for Ms. Brooks, press 3. If you don’t have a touch-tone phone, wait for the tone.” You must set the clock once for the system to announce the correct day and time with your messages.
OPERATION Answering Calls Record a Memo When you’ve selected announcement A, , or C, and the system answers a call, the caller hears the announcement you recorded, followed by a beep. During the announcement, callers can press 1, 2, or 3 to select a mailbox, or they can wait for the beep to leave a message in Mailbox 1. After the beep, the system begins recording your caller’s message. A caller can leave a message up to three minutes long.
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 playing back new messages in Mailbox 1. If the announcement 3 4 continues to play after 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 System Does Not Respond To Remote Commands 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.
I N C A S E O F D I F F I C U LT Y Message Window Is Blank Power Failure Recovery • If the system is disconnected from AC power it will not operate. Your announcement and messages are retained in memory during a power failure but you will need to reset the clock. See the instructions on the bottom of the unit. Make sure the power cord is securely connected (and threaded through the strain relief tab) to both the answering system and an electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch.
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ONE KEY REMOTE COMMANDS ONE KEY REMOTE COMMANDS Play All* Play New* Delete Play All* Play New* Delete Repeat Voice Help/ Stop Skip Repeat Voice Help/ Stop Skip Review Review Announcement Clock Review Features Review Review Announcement Clock Record a Memo* TWO KEY REMOTE COMMANDS Turn system on or off Delete all messages Record announcement Change clock Change remote access code End remote access call * * 0 3 and mailbox number * 7, speak after beep, press 5 to stop * 8 * # * 9 Specify
