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Answering
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INSTALLATION
BeforeYou
Install
Choose alocation for the answering
system ne r a modular telephone lack and
astandardelectricaloutlet not controlled
by a wall switch.
NOTE: If you do not uant to connect a
telepbone, skip Step 2.
Table/Desk
Installation
Useonly the power cord supplied
with this product. If you needa
replacement,
call18O0222-3llt.
Input: 12OY6OHz.
Output: 6VAC,35OmA.
Modular
Telepbone
Jack
L Connect the telephone
line cord.
'rc
Standard.
Electrical
Outlet Connect the
telephone
(optional).
3 Connect the
power cord.

FEATURE
SETUP
Turn SystemOn/Off
Press loltzorrl to turn the system on or off.
The messagewindow will display
information when the system is on.
Feature
Setup
1 To enter Feature Setup mode, press and
hold FrruFl until the systemannounces
"Selected
announcerrrent is..."
2 Pressand release[SrrttFunti] the svstem
announces the feature vou want to set.
Announce
Select
"
Selected announcentent is..."
Pressand releaseFunaml orWEttlnEFEM
until the s)-stemannounces the setting
you want. Refer to the Feature
Summaryfor options.
Press
and release lsrruplto set up the
next feature listed on the Feature
Summary
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Pressand release WEdxl/s-l4to exit
FeatureSetup.
The ne*- senings will be saved.
Choosethe announcement your callers will hear.
The system comes preset for announcement B.
. Selectannouncement B,b,or I when )'ou want
th€ systemto record callers'messages. SelectFB
(announce only) when vou want the svstemto
plar-an announcement and then hang up __?
. lf )'ou select annosscement F.
b.or I and do not
record an announcement, the $'stem plal-sthe
pre-recorded announcement;'Hello. Please
leaue a rncssage ctfter tbe tone."
. Ifyou select80and do not record an
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announcement, the s\-stem s-ill answer after
10ringsandannounce-No announcerne,'" -/ rtt. {
See
"
Record\-our Announcement" under OPERATION
for recording instructions.
Feature
Summary
Numberof Rings
"Number
ofringsis..."
Choose how many times the line will ring before
the system answers a call. The system comes pres€t
to 4 rings.
. Set for 2 to 7 rings, or choose Toll Saver 2/4 orToll
Saver4/6.
. w-hen set toToll saver 2/4,the system answers
after four rings when you have no new messages
and after two rings when you do. Toll Saver4/6
causesthe system to answer after six rings when
you have no new messagesand after four rings
when you do.
AudibleMessageAlert \\he n this feature is on. the s!'stem beeps every 15
secondswhen vou havenes- messages.
Audible
llessage-\lert comes pr€set to OFF.

FEATURE
SETUP
Feature
Summary
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Remote
Access
Code
"Remote accesscode is..."
Change the RemoteAccessCode to any three digit
number from 5OO to 999. Do not set to samenumber
as
Priority Calling Code.
. The RemoteAccess
Code,
presetto 5O0,
allows
you to accessmany features of this answering
systemremotely from atouch tone phone.
. The systemwill prompt you to repeat Steps 2
and 3 of FeatureSetup until you have set all
three digits.
Priority CallCode
"Priority call cocleis..." Change the Priorin- Call Code to any three-digit
number from 5O0
to999. Codeis presetto 999.
Do not setto s:rmenumber asRemoteAccessCode.
See
-Priorin- Call Code
-under OPER{TION for
information about using this fearure.
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Announcement
Monitor Choose ON to hear the announcement when your
system answers a call. Choose OFFto have it
silent on your end. (Your caller will still hear the
announcement.) Announcement \tonitor ispreset
to O\. ffi,
to use
AnnouncementMonitor
Number
Announce
(PleaseseeNOTE below.) When this feature is on. the svstemwiII announce
the caller's telephone number between the second
and third rings. NumberAnnounce is preset to OFF.
NOTE: Wben tbe Number Announce feature is on
and Number of Rings is setfor tuo rings or Tbll
Sauer 2/1, tbe unit uill ansuer after tbree rings to
allou enouglJ tinxe
for tbe system to announce tbe
caller's telepbone number
Store
Number
(PleaseseeNOIE below.) When this feature is on,the systemannounc€s the
caller'stelephone number s'hen it plays
backa
message. Store Number is preset to OFE
AcceptBlocked
Calls
(Please seeNOTE below.) Choose O\ to har-e
the s.vstem
accept all calls.
Choose OFFto har-ethe svstemrespond to"blocked"
callswith the pre-recorded announcement, 'We're
sorry, blocked calk to tbis number cannot be
accepted,"
and hang up without recording amessage.
Accept Blocked Callsispresetto ON.
NOTE: For tltisfeatute to u'ork. ),ou must subscribe to Caller ldentification sert,ice
front your telqpbone serrice prorider Tberc is afeefor tbis serdce. and it ma1' not be
auailable in aII arcas.
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FEATURESETUP
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FeatureSummary
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CallScreening Setthe s\'stem
to hearcallers'messagesasthey are
being recorded (O\) or to remain silent while callers
are recording messages
(OFF). Call Screening is
preset to ON.
NOTE: Volume must be set to a letel lou can bear
to use Call Screening.
ReviewFeatureSetup
To review the current feature settings.press and release EET
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OPERATION
ListenTo,
Save
& Deletel'lessages
The system automatically saves
your
messagesuntil you delete them. You
can store approximately 4Ominutes of
messages,
memos,and announcements
(up to amaximum of 119messages).
Asthe systemplays back messages
in
a mailbox, the Message!{rindow
displays the number of the message
playing. Before playing each message.
the system announces the day and
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time the messagewas received. ff
Store Number is set to ON, the system
also announces the caller's telephone
number (see
"Store
Number"under
FEATURESETUP).After playing the
last message,the system announces
"End of ntessages."
You cannot delete a messageuntil it's
been reviewed; deleted messages
cannot be recovered.
Tooperate tbe system,followtbeinstructions
below. *Press" means
press
and quickly
release
tbebutton. "Hold"meansboldtbebufiondownuntilyou beartbesystemrespond.
Pressto delete
the message
that'splaying.
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tttettttor cbeck
feature -te//i,/.q-r.
Settbe clock
or cbeck
clock settings.
Pressto repeat
amessage.
Pressduring
time/day
announcement
to fep€at
previous
message.
Hold to play at
half speed.
PressWEruoEEFEM,
then pressan
MBOX button to
record a memo
or telephone
conversation.
Pressto turn the
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Pressto play only
new messages.
Hold to play all
messages.
Pressagain to stop
playback.
5
Press
loaErrl.
then
press an ITBOX
button to delete
all messages
in
that mai-lbox
Press
to adiust
vohrme.
Systembeeps
three times at
highest or
lowest setting.
Messageuindow.
Off, system is off.
Systemwill ttot
answer calls.
Pressto skip
all or part of a
message
.
Hold to play
twice asfast.
Off: no messages.
Blinking: new
messages
are present.
Flasbing quickly:
memory isfull.
(Delete messages
to make roomfor
neu messages.)
On steadily:
old messagesare
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OPERATION
Setthe Clock
You must set the clock once for the
systemto announce the correct day and
time with your messages.
A-fterthis. if t-ou
subscribe to Caller ID. the svstems'ill
automaticalh'reset the clock each time
new call information is receil-ed. Cfhere
is afee for Caller ID sen'ice,and it may
not be availablein all areas.)
Press WSIMSTIA
to exit at any time while
setting the clock.
1- Pressand hold [EZocrl
until the default
day is announced.
2 To change the day setting. hold down
WEMaRFFEior enncsw until the
correct daf isannounced. Then
releasethe bufton.
3 Press
and release ELoen.
The cdrrent
hour setting is announced.
4 RepeatSteps 2 and 3 to serthe hours,
minutes, andyear.
5 The new day,time, and year are
announced.
To cbeck the clock. press and release
i.ER
NOTE: In tbe euent of a pouter failurc,
seetbe instructions on tbe bottom of the
unit to resettbe clock.
AboutMailboxes
This answering system offers three voice
mailboxes, providing a convenient way to
share an answering system with other
members of your household or business.
Callersusing a touch tone phone can
select the mailbox in which their
messages
will be recorded by pressing1,2
or 3 after the s,vstemanswers the call.
Those not using atouch tone phone, or
thosewho do not press1,2 or 3,can still
leave amessage,which is automatically
recorded in Mailbox l.
Announcement
Options
Before using this answering system,you
should record an annollncement (up to
three minutes long) that callers will hear
when the system answers a call. Callers
can skip the announcement by pressing @.
You can record up to four different
announcements - H,b, f , andHB
- so
that you can easilyswitch between
announcements without making a new
recording every time. You can select one
announcement at a time for the system,
not
separateannouncements for individual
mailhols5 (see
-Announcement Select"in
FEAIIJRESFILT). Announcements fr,b,
and f are used when you want the system
to record callers' messages.
Announcement
F0(announcement only) is used when
you want to girreinformation to callers.
By selecting H,b,f.,andB0,youdecide
which announcement your callers will
hear when the system answers a call.
When you record an announcement, make
sure\ou indicate who hasbeen assigned
eachmailbox, and that callers should press
1.2 or 3 to access
the appropriate
mailbox.
For exarnple,
"
HeIlo. You't,e rcacbed Meadoutlark
Nurserl'. Tbleaue a messagefor Ms.
Rose,
press I. Tb leaue a message
for
Ms.Arbo4 press 2. Toleaue a
messagefor Ms.Brooks, press J. If
you don't bate a toucl>tonepbone,
u'aitfor tbe tone."
If vou choose not to an announcement
for 8,b.or [, the sr-stem
ans$-erswith a
prerecorded announcemenl -
Hello. Pleas
kate a ,trcssage
afiu tb bne.- The srstem
doesnot haveaprerecorded announcement
for H0.
RecordYour
Announcement
You must record your announcements
(H,
b,t,andHC) oneatatime.
Selectthe announcement you wish to
record by following the instructions in
the FEATURE
SETUP
SECtiON.
Pressand hold?nne6(iA. $7hen the
systembeeps,speak toward the
microphone normally, from about
nine inches away.
3 To stop recording, release ENNc/sKn.
The systemautomatically plays back
'youf announcement.
To reaieut your announcement, ptess
and releaseFnneSxn.
NOTE: Tberase your announcement
and return to tbe pre-recorded
announcement, press lDEtfrA
ubile
your announcement isplaying.

OPERATION
Answering
Calls
When you ve selected annormcement 8,b,
or f, and the systemanswers a call,the
caller hears the announcement you
recorded, followed by abeep. During the
announcement,
callerscan pfess I,2,or 3
to select amailbox, or they can wait for
the beepto leave
amessage
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. If the message
is longer than three
minutes, or if the caller is silent for more
than seven seconds,
or if the systemruns
out of memory the system beeps once and
hangsup.
If you've selectedannouncement F0,
callers hear your announcement but
cannot record amessage.
Call
Screening/l
ntercept
During FeatureSetup.\'ou can setthe
systemso )ou can hear th6 crllgrs'messags
asthey arerecorded.
If you decide to speak with the caller, lift
the handset of any telephone on the same
line asthe answering system.The system
stopsrecording andresets
to answercalls.
If the system
doesn't disconnect
immediately, press and releasethe
telephone switchhook.
Priority CallCode
If a caller enters the code you provide
(preset to 999) while your announcement
is playing, the systemwill alert you with
a special tone that apriority caller is on
the line. Answer the call with a telephone
connected on the sameline as
the
answering system.
If you do not answer,
the caller can press
@,then @ and leave amessage.
Record
a ilemo
You can record amemo up to three
minutes long to be stored asan incoming
message.
1 Pressand releaseWEMIdEPEfl.Press
the
MBOX button where you want the
memo to be stored. When the system
beeps,speak toward the microphone .
2 To stop recording, press WBoassTlp-t.
3 To play the memo, press WEoy,tsro4.
Record
a Phone
Conversation
While on a call,you can record a
conversation to be stored asan incoming
message.
1 Pressand release WrruotnrFE$l.
Press
the MBOX button where you want the
recordingto be stored.
2 To stop recording, press EMnn.
3 To plal' the recording. press rtsTEFl.
l{emory },fonitor
You can determine rhe s.ystem'srcmaining
recording time.
I If the system is on, press ldMlFnto rrrrn- qi
the system off.
2 PressloN/OFft
again to turn the system
on. The system announces the
remaining recording time in minutes.
(If there is lessthan five minutes
remaining, the systemannounces,
"Tbe macbine is on. Less
tbanfiue
minutes to record.')
Moving
a Message
to Another
l.lailbox
You can move a message
from one mailbox
to another. The message
is savedasa new
message
in the mailbox to which it's been
added,
and is deleted from the original
mailbox.
1 While the message you want to move
isplar-ing.press
s.srrup].
The system
beeps and stops plal'back, the Message
S-indos- displar-s
IP (for copy), and the
^\tailbox ligha flash.
2 Press
the MBOX button where you
r*'ant to move the message.
The
systemresumesplaying messages
in
the original mailbox.
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IREMOTE
OPERATION
Connectwith the Answering System
You can access
many features remotely
from a touch tone phone.
1 Dial your telephone number.
2 When the system answefs, enter youf
three-digitRemoteAccessCodeduring 3
or after the announcement. The system
announcesthe number of messages,
then begins playing back new messages
in Mailbox 1. If the announcement 4
continues to play after entering your
code,wait for the announcement to end
or press
@ to stop the announcement,
then reenter the code.
To use a remote accesscommand
@elow), press @ during message
playback and wait for the two-beep
signal.
Enteraremote access
command.
RemoteAccess
Commands
Yoice
helpmenu Press
@
Play
all messages After the two beeps,wait four secondsfor systemto
automatically play back all messagesin Mailbox 1,
or press E, then enter mailbox number.
Playnewmessages Press
E, then enter mailbox number.
Repeat
a message Press@while the messageis playing.
Skipa message Press
@while the message
isplaying.
Stopmessage
playback press
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Savemessage Hangup.
Deletemessage Pressand release@ while the messageis playing.
Deleteall messages After you have listened to all messages and heard
the two beeps,press @,and then enter the mailbox
number.
Recordannouncement Press
I Z:after beep,record announcement,
press
@ to stop. Sy'stem
plal's back announcement.
Reviewannouncement Press
E.
Recordmemo Press
@;enter mailbox number;speakafterbeep;
press @ to exit.
Setthe clock Press
I @. Follow prompts to set day,time, and year.
Changeremote accesscode Press
E @. Follow prompts to setnew code.
Turn
system
off Press
@ @.
Turnsystemon When systemis off, it ans\\-ers
after lO rings,
announces"Tbe macbitte is of. then beeps twice.
Press
I @.
l'lemory full V'hen the memory is full, the system answers after
10rings, announces "Memory is
full," then beeps
twice. Enter your RemoteAccess Code and delete
som€ or all messages.PressE @ to make sure
systemison beforehangingup.
Endremoteaccesscall Press
E @.The systemannounces
"Tbe macbine
will nou bang upi and disconnects the call.

IN
CASEOFDIFFICULTY
If you have difficulty operating this
product, try the suggestions
below.
For Customer Service,visit our website
at u)uxa.
telepbones.att. com or call
1 8OO222-31 11. Please retain your
receipt as your proofofpurchase.
MessagesAre Incomplete
. The system can accept messagesup to
three minutes long. If a caller leavesa
very long message,
part of it might be
lost when the system disconnects the
call after three minutes.
. If the caller pausesfor more than
seven seconds,the system stops
recording and disconnects the call.
. If the system's memory fills up dunilf"
amessage
,the system stops recording
and disconnects the call.
System Will l{ot Record Messages
. When memory is full, savedmessages
must be deleted before new messages
can be recorded.
If B0(announce only) is selected,no
messageswill be recorded.
Incoming Messagesare ilot Heard
DuringRecording
. PressVOLLllE
I until!-ol'meisat
desired
level.
. Make sure Call Screening is not set o
to OFE
System Takes Longer Than Usual
To Respond
If there aremany messagesrecorded,
the systemmay take longer than usual to
respond audibly.
System DoesNot RespondTo Remote
Commands
. Make sure you are calling from a touch
tone phone .When you dial a number,
you should heartones. Ifyou hear
clicks instead,the phone is not atouch
tone telephone.
. The answering system may not detect
the RemoteAccess
Codewhile your
announcement is playing. Try waiting
until the announcement is over before
entering the code.
. There may be noise interference on
the phone line you are using. Press
dial buttons firmly.
. Make sureyou are entering your
RemoteAccessCodecorrectly.
. You might be calling from aphone
that sendstones too short for your
answering system to detect.
. If there aremany messagesrecorded,
the system may take longer than usual
to respond.
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Not Anqwel|fter Correc!_
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Number
of Rings
If the Toll Saverfeature is on,the
number of rings changesfrom four to
two. or six to four,when you har-enew
messages
waiting.
In some cases,the systemmight be
affected by the ringing systemused
by the local telephone company.
If the system'smemory is full or the
systemis off, the system answers after
1Orings.
When NumberAnnounce is on and
Number of Ringsis set to 2, system
answers after three rings so it can
announce caller's number.
If ffO
(announce only) is selected and
no announcement is recorded, system
answers after 1Orings and announces
"Noannouncement."
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IN
CASE
OF
DIFFICULTY
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l'lessage Window ls Blank
. Make sure the power cord is securely
connected (and threaded through the
strain relief tab) to both the answering
systemand an electrical outlet not
controlled by awall switch.
. Press @unFFl
to make sure the system
ison.
Message
Window Displays
dFo.t.t.
/- lt.-o record
d- teteptrone conversation record
fL ctoct needsto be reset
-- Systembusy,
in use or in remote
access
mode
F Memory is tull
fP Sytt..n is copving a message
from one
mailbox to another
b, S-tr,.- is busr-
Power Failure Recovery
If the systemis disconnect€d fromAC
power it will not operate. Your
announcement and messages
areretained
in memory during a power failure but you
will need to reset the clock. See
the
instructions on the bottom of the unit.
lf the message
window displays [[, you
need to reset the clock. Seethe
instructions on the bottom of the unit.
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