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Feature summary
FEATURE

SYSTEM 
ANNOUNCEMENT

OPTIONS

Language

You may choose English or Español 
(Spanish) for the voice prompts used by the 
system.
During setup, the message window displays 
the current language setting (

En

 for English 

or 

SP

 for Spanish)

Ring select

“Number of rings...”

Choose the number of rings before the 
system answers a call. You can set it 
between two and seven rings, toll saver 2/4 
or toll saver 4/6.
When the toll saver is set as 2/4, the 
system will answer after two rings if there 
are new messages, or after four rings if 
there are no new messages. When the toll 
saver is set as 4/6, the system will answer 
after 4 rings if there are new messages, or 
after six rings if there are no new messages.
During setup, the message window displays 
the number of rings (or 

24 

for toll saver 

2/4, 

46

 for toll saver 4/6).

Remote access 
code

“Remote access   
 code is...”

Change the remote access code to any  
two-digit number between 

10

 and 

99

.

The default remote access code is 

19

. With 

it, you can access many features remotely 
from a touch-tone telephone.

                                                            

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“Language is...”

Feature setup

To stop recording, press 

 

PLAY

/STOP

. The system automatically plays back the 

recorded outgoing announcement.

To review your announcement

, press 

 ANNOUNCE/

SKIP

.

 

The system announces, 

“Announcement. Press 

ANNOUNCE 

to record or press 

PLAY

 to play.”

 Press 

 

 PLAY/

STOP 

and the system plays the announcement.

To erase your own recorded announcement

, press 

X/DELETE 

while the 

announcement is playing. Calls are then answered with the default announcement.

3.

Feature setup

To enter the feature setup mode, press 

SETUP 

until the system announces, 

“Language is... To change the setting, press 

SKIP

 or 

REPEAT

. To accept and 

continue setup, press 

SETUP

.”

Press 

SETUP

 repeatedly until you hear the desired feature.

When you hear the feature you want to modify, press 

 

ANNOUNCE

/SKIP

 or 

 

 

MEMO

/REPEAT

 to scroll through the setting’s options.

Press 

SETUP

 to save and continue setup. 

-OR-

 

Press 

 

PLAY

/STOP

 to save the setting and exit feature setup.

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Summary of Contents for 1740

Page 1: ...mark of Advanced American Telephones Printed in China Issue 4 AT T 12 11 www telephones att com Part 2 User s manual 1740 Digital answering system This manual contains information about this product s installation and operation Please also read Part 1 Important product information For customer service or product information visit our website at www telephones att com or call 1 800 222 3111 In Cana...

Page 2: ...nd caller ID problems caused by DSL interference Please contact your DSL service provider for more information about DSL filters Press ON OFF to turn the system on or off If the system is on the ON OFF indicator light is on If the system is off the indicator light is off and the message window is blank When the system is off and you press any key except ON OFF it announces The machine is off Press...

Page 3: ...he current year and To change the year press SKIP or REPEAT Press CLOCK when you are done To change the year press MEMO REPEAT or ANNOUNCE SKIP until the correct year is announced Press CLOCK The correct year is saved The new day time and year are announced To check the day and time press CLOCK NOTE In the event of a power failure the clock needs to be reset If the clock is not set the system anno...

Page 4: ...e to any two digit number between 10 and 99 The default remote access code is 19 With it you can access many features remotely from a touch tone telephone 3 Language is Feature setup To stop recording press PLAY STOP The system automatically plays back the recorded outgoing announcement To review your announcement press ANNOUNCE SKIP The system announces Announcement Press ANNOUNCE to record or pr...

Page 5: ...s on the system announces the incoming telephone number when it plays back a message NOTE For this feature to work you must subscribe to caller ID service from your telephone service provider There may be a fee for this service and it may not be available in all areas Accept blocked calls Accept blocked calls is When this feature is on the system answers and records messages from any caller When t...

Page 6: ...ss to start and navigate through the setup process Press to listen to the current time Press twice to set the clock Press to adjust volume The system beeps three times at the highest or lowest setting Press to turn the system on or off The light is off when the system is turned off The light flashes when there is an incoming call The light is on steadily when the system is turned on Press to delet...

Page 7: ...LAY STOP to stop the message recording Call intercept When a caller is leaving a message on your answering system you can talk to the caller by answering a call using any telephone on the same line When you take the call the answering system beeps and stops recording If the system does not disconnect immediately press and release the telephone switch hook Caller ID number announce This system can ...

Page 8: ... recorded in the system the same message will be played again To skip to the next message press ANNOUNCE SKIP To stop message playback press PLAY STOP Memory monitor Find out the remaining recording time by turning the system on If the system is already on press ON OFF to turn the system off Press ON OFF again to turn the system back on The system announces the remaining recording time Save messag...

Page 9: ... is idle 0 7 The volume level appears while adjusting the volume SP The language is set to Spanish En The language is set to English To delete all previously played messages press X DELETE in idle mode The system announces To delete all old messages press DELETE again Press X DELETE again to delete all previously played messages The system announces Messages deleted To delete selected messages pre...

Page 10: ...4 while the message is playing Stop new playback Press 5 while the message is playing Skip a message Press 6 while the message is playing Save message Hang up Delete message Press 3 while the message is playing You hear Deleted Delete all messages After listening to all messages and the system has beeped twice press 3 twice You hear Messages deleted Record announcement Press 7 after the beep Recor...

Page 11: ... system might be affected by the ringing system used by the telephone service provider If the system s memory is full or the system is off the remote access system answers after 10 rings If the system is in feature setup mode and a call comes in it will not answer the call until you press PLAY STOP or the setup timeout has elapsed The system does not record messages When the memory is full some sa...

Page 12: ...e window is off Make sure the power cord is securely connected to both the answering system and an electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch Press ON OFF to turn on the system General product care To keep the answering system working and looking good follow these guidelines Avoid putting it near heating appliances and devices which generate electrical noise motors fluorescent lights etc DO...

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