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Setting the Clock

You’ll need to set the clock so that it can
announce the day and time that each
message is received. Press 

P

to exit

Setting the Clock at any time.

1

Press and hold 

C

until the

Message Window displays 

C

, and the

default day is announced.

2

To change the day setting, hold down

or 

until the correct

day is announced. Release the button.

3

Press and release 

C

. The current

hour setting is announced.

4

To change the hour setting, hold down

or 

until the correct

hour is announced. Release the button.

5

Press and release 

C

. The current

minutes setting is announced.

6

To change the minutes setting, hold
down 

or 

until the

correct minutes setting is announced.
Release the button.

7

Press and release 

C

. The new day

and time 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.

Recording Your Announcement

Before using this answering system, you
should record the announcement (up to
one minute long) that callers will hear
when the system answers a call. If you
choose not to record an announcement,
the system answers with a prerecorded
announcement: “

Hello. Please leave a

message after the tone.

1

Press and hold 

. The system

beeps. Speak toward the microphone
normally, from about nine inches away.
While you are recording, the Message
Window displays a flashing 

.

2

To stop recording, release 

.

The system automatically plays back
your announcement.

To review your announcement,

press

and release 

.

ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION

6

Set/review day
and time

Set/review
feature set up

Turn answering
system on or off

Record a memo
OR repeat all or
part of message

Access custom-
calling services
Store and access
numbers in
telephone memory

HANDSET volume
switch

RINGER volume
switch

Adjust message volume

Flashing: new

messages/ 

Steady: saved messages

Displays number of
messages and other

information

Delete all or

some messages

Record/review outgoing

announcement 

OR 

skip all or part of

announcement

Play messages OR 

Stop message playback

Redial last

number called

Store numbers in

telephone memory

Microphone

Summary of Contents for 1817

Page 1: ...ced American Telephones All rights reserved Printed in Mexico 850002684 Issue 1AT T 6 00 USER S MANUAL Part 2 1 Tapeless Digital Answering System Telephone with Time Day 1817 Fold open this manual for information about this telephone s installation and operation Please also read Part 1 Important Product Information ...

Page 2: ...right side up it should sit flat on your table during use 4 Connect the line cord to a modular wall jack Plug the free end of the line cord into a modular wall jack Make sure it snaps firmly into place 5 Connect the handset to the telephone Plug one end of the coiled cord into the handset jack on the bottom of the set near the right side Press the cord down and through the channel to the side Plug...

Page 3: ...unt the telephone on a wall you must reverse the handset tab This tab holds the handset when you hang up Hold down the switchhook and slide the tab up and out of its slot Figure 5 Turn the tab so that the end with the hook is up Figure 6 Then insert the tab back into its slot Figure 7 5 Connect the line cord to the modu lar jack and mount the phone onto the wall jack Plug the free end of the line ...

Page 4: ... If you have dial pulse rotary service you can change from pulse to tone dialing during a call by pressing t This is useful if you need to send tone signals to access telephone banking or long distance services 1 Dial the telephone number 2 Press t All buttons pressed after this send tone signals 3 After you hang up the phone returns to pulse dialing 3 T E L E P H O N E O P E R AT I O N This telep...

Page 5: ...plete 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 If the caller pauses for more 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 System Does Not...

Page 6: ... during a power failure but you will need to reset the clock when power is restored See the instructions on the bottom of the unit Message Window Displays Clock needs to be reset Flashing System is busy or in use OR Steady System in Remote Access mode Remote listening mode Deleting rotating Memory is full OR Announcement monitor is off shown during Setup Call 1 800 222 3111 5 I N C A S E O F D I F...

Page 7: ...you should record the announcement up to one minute long that callers will hear when the system answers a call If you choose not to record an announcement the system answers with a prerecorded announcement Hello Please leave a message after the tone 1 Press and hold The system beeps Speak toward the microphone normally from about nine inches away While you are recording the Message Window displays...

Page 8: ...n you have messages in memory that you ve already played The PLAY light is off when there are no messages in memory 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 you decide to take the call lift the handset...

Page 9: ... exit Listening to Your 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 After playing the last message the system announces End of messages Play all messages Press and release P If you have no messages the system announces No messages Play new messages...

Page 10: ...ge the messages not deleted are renumbered and the Message Window displays the total number of messages remaining in memory Recording a Memo You can record a memo to be stored as an incoming message The memo can be up to three minutes long and will be played back with other messages 1 Press and hold After the beep speak toward the microphone 2 To stop recording release 3 To play the memo press P W...

Page 11: ... playing To skip part of a message Hold down 6 To resume playing release 6 To stop message playback Press and release 5 To save messages hang up Deleting Messages Delete All Messages After you have listened to all messages and heard the two beeps press 3 3 Delete Selected Messages Press and release 3 while the message you want to delete is playing Record Announcement 1 Press 7 and begin speaking a...

Page 12: ...answers after 10 rings announces The machine is off and beeps twice 1 Press 0 to turn the system on 2 The system beeps twice and is ready to answer calls and record messages If the system beeps five times the memory is full Memory Full The system answers after 10 rings then announces Memory is full and beeps twice you must delete messages to make room for new ones 1 After two beep signal enter the...

Page 13: ...inside this card 2000 Advanced American Telephones All rights reserved Printed in Mexico 850002692 6 00 fold 2000 Advanced American Telephones All rights reserved Printed in Mexico 850002692 6 00 1 Tapeless Digital Answering System 1817 Remote Commands To connect with your answering system 1 Dial your telephone number from a touch tone phone 2 When the system answers enter your Remote Access Code ...

Page 14: ...5 to exit End remote access call 9 Play All Play New Delete Repeat Stop Exit Skip System On Record Memo ONE KEY REMOTE COMMANDS TWO KEY REMOTE COMMANDS Turn system off 0 0 Delete all messages 3 3 Review announcements 7 1 Record announcement 7 speak after beep press 5 to stop Room monitor 9 8 press 8 to speak with someone in the room press 5 to exit End remote access call 9 Play All Play New Delete...

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