AT&T 1177 User Manual

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Answering System Operation
Changing feature options
Menu features can be changed to customize how the
answering system operates. Press 
@
MENU
repeatedly
to hear each feature. Press 
@
CHANGE
when you hear
the feature you want to modify.
Feature options
(Default settings underlined)
System announces:
Feature description:
1
@
MENU
3
@
MENU
@
PLAY/STOP
Or
Press until desired feature
is heard(see list at right)
Press until desired selection
is heard
Press to set selection and
move to next menu option
Press to store selection and
exit menu
2
@
CHANGE
“Change Announcement”
Options: [record announcement]
“Change remote access code”
Options: [enter 2-digit code] 19
“Change message alert”
Options: On / Off
“Change announce only”
Options: On / Off
“Change call screening”
Options: On / Off
“Change number of rings”
Options: 2 / 4 / 6 /Toll Saver
Record your outgoing announcement
(see page 30).
Enter a 2-digit number (10-99) for remote
access from another phone (see page 36).
When on, the telephone beeps every 10 
seconds when you have new messages.
When on, callers hear an announcement
but cannot leave messages (see page 31).
When on, you can hear callers leave
messages, or press PHONE on the
handset or 
@
SPEAKERPHONE on the
base to answer the call
Choose number of rings before the system
answers a call. When Toll Saver is active,
the system answers after 2 rings if you
have new messages, and after 4 rings if
you have no new messages.
NOTE:
Press 
@
CHANGE
to advance the remote access code
number by one digit at a time. Press and hold to advance by 10 digits at a
time.
NOTE:
If you turn your answering system off or if you experience a
loss of power, the message alert feature will be turned off. To turn the mes-
sage alert feature back on follow the above instructions.
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