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Set the Clock

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.

1

Press and hold 

C

until the Message

Window displays 

C

, and the default day

is announced.

2

To change the day setting, press and
release 

r

or 

a

until

the correct day is announced.

3

Press and release 

C

. The current

hour setting is announced.

4

To change the hour setting, press and
release 

r

or 

a

until

the correct hour is announced.

5

Press and release 

C

. The current

minutes setting is announced.

6

To change the minutes setting, press and
release 

r

or 

a

until

the correct minutes setting is announced.

7

Press and release 

C

. The current

year is announced.

8

To change the year setting, press and
release 

r

or 

a

until

the correct year is announced.

9

Press and release 

C

. The new day,

time, and year are announced.

To check the clock

, press and release

C

.

NOTE:

In the event of a power failure,

see the instructions on the bottom of
the unit to reset the clock.

Record Your Announcement

Before using this answering system, you
should record the announcement (up to
three minutes long) that callers will hear
when the system answers a call. If you
choose not to record an announcement,
the system answers with a pre-recorded
announcement: “H

ELLO

. P

LEASE LEAVE A

MESSAGE AFTER THE TONE

.”

1

Press and hold 

a

. When the

system beeps, speak toward the
microphone normally, from about nine
inches away. While you are recording,
the Message Window blinks

.

2

To stop recording, release 

a

.

The system automatically plays back
your announcement.

To review your announcement

, press

and release 

a

.

To erase your announcement

and

return to the pre-recorded announcement,
press 

D

while your announcement is

playing.

Callers can skip the announcement by
pressing 

#

.

Record a Memo

You can record a memo up to three minutes
long to be stored as an incoming message.

1

Press and hold 

r

. When 

the system beeps, speak toward the
microphone.

2

To stop recording, release 

r

.

3

To play the memo, press 

P

.

Answer Calls

When the system answers a call, the caller
hears the announcement you recorded,
followed by a beep. 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 system runs out of memory, the system
beeps once and hangs up.

Callers can skip over your announcement 
by pressing 

#

.

Call Screening/Intercept

Set the system to answer calls, and set the
volume control so you can hear the caller’s
message. If you choose not to hear the
caller’s message, adjust the volume to 
the lowest setting. The Message Window
displays 

0

. If the Number Announce feature

is on, the caller’s telephone number will be
announced.

NOTE:

If you listen to messages or

change feature settings, the volume will
automatically adjust to an audible level.
You will need to reset the volume to 
the lowest setting.

If you decide to speak with the caller, lift the
handset of any telephone on the same line.

OPERATION

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Page 1: ...12 03 Visit us at www telephones att com 1722 Digital Answering System USER S MANUAL Part 2 2003 Advanced American Telephones All Rights Reserved AT T and the Globe Design are trademarks of AT T Corp licensed to Advanced American Telephones Fold open this manual for information about this product s installation and operation Please also read Part 1 Important Product Information ...

Page 2: ...Use only the power cord supplied with this product If you need a replacement call 1 800 222 3111 Input 120V 60 Hz Output 6V AC 350 mA Turn System On Off Before proceeding to set up features press O to turn the system on To turn the system off press O again When the system is off the indicator above the PLAY STOP button is off and the Message Window is blank NOTE If the Message Window is blank make...

Page 3: ...E SYSTEM OPTIONS ANNOUNCES RING SELECT NUMBER OF Choose how many times the line will RINGS IS ring before the system answers a call Set for 2 to 7 rings or choose Toll Saver 2 4 or Toll Saver 4 6 When set to Toll Saver 2 4 the system answers after four rings when you have no new messages and after two rings when you do Toll Saver 4 6 causes the system to answer after six rings when you have no new...

Page 4: ...e for the system to announce the caller s telephone number STORE NUMBER STORE NUMBER IS When this feature is on the system Please see announces the caller s telephone NOTE below number when it plays back a message ACCEPT ACCEPT BLOCKED Choose ON to have the system accept BLOCKED CALLS CALLS IS all calls Choose OFF to have the system Please see respond to blocked calls with the NOTE below pre recor...

Page 5: ...m beeps speak toward the microphone normally from about nine inches away While you are recording the Message Window blinks 2 To stop recording release a The system automatically plays back your announcement To review your announcement press and release a To erase your announcement and return to the pre recorded announcement press D while your announcement is playing Callers can skip the announceme...

Page 6: ...off when there are no messages in memory Listen toYour Messages As the system plays back messages 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 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 t...

Page 7: ...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 When the system reaches the end of the last message the messages not deleted are renumbered and the Message Window displays the total number of messages remaining in memory OPERATION Mes...

Page 8: ...all or part of a message Press during time day announcement to repeat previous message Hold to play at half speed Press to turn the system on or off Off when system is off System will not answer calls On steadily when system is on with no new messages Blinks once for each new message up to nine Flashes quickly when memory is full Delete messages to make room for new messages Press to listen to ONL...

Page 9: ...ESSAGE Press 4 while the message is playing STOP MESSAGE PLAYBACK Press 5 SKIP A MESSAGE Press 6 while the message is playing SAVE MESSAGE Hang up DELETE MESSAGE Press and release 3 while the message is playing DELETE ALL MESSAGES After you have listened to all messages and heard the two beeps press 3 3 RECORD ANNOUNCEMENT Press 7 after beep record announcement press 5 to stop System plays back an...

Page 10: ... than seven seconds the system stops recording and disconnects the call If the system s memory fills up during a message the system stops recording and disconnects the call PROBLEM SOLUTION System Does Not If the Toll Saver feature is on the number of rings Answer After Correct changes from four to two or six to four when you have Number of Rings new messages waiting In some cases the system might...

Page 11: ... to detect If there are many messages recorded the system may take longer than usual to respond PROBLEM SOLUTION Power Failure If the system is disconnected from AC power it will not operate Recovery 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 If the system announces POWER FAILURE a...

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