AT&T 1070 User Manual

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•  When recording the announcement, make sure 

you speak in a normal tone of voice about nine 
inches from the front of the telephone base.

•  If 

HEADSET is selected in the AUTOMATIC 

MODE menu and a headset is connected on 
the telephone, you need to speak into the 
microphone of the headset to record the 
announcement (page 39).

•  Make sure there is no background noise 

(television, music, traffic, etc.) when recording.

The outgoing announce-
ment is not clear (1080 
only).

•  For private messages, make sure the answering 

system is on. Select 

ON in ANSWER STATUS 

(see the 

ANSWER STATUS section on the 1080 

user’s manual).

•  If 

Toll Saver is activated, the number of rings 

changes to eight seconds when there are new 
messages waiting (see the 

TOLL SAVER section 

on page 58 of this manual).

•  If you subscribe to the Centrex service provided 

by your local telephone company, make sure 
the 

ANSWER DELAY time (see the ANSWER 

DELAY on page 58 of this manual) is shorter 
than the 

CSL DELAY RING time on the same 

telephone (see the 

CSL DELAY RING section on 

page 75 of this manual).

•  If a 1080 extension is on a phone call, or 

recording, or playing any type of message or 
announcement, it will not be able to answer 
incoming calls.

The answering system 
does not answer at the 
correct time (1080 only). 

If the telephone is not responding normally, try 
the following (in the order listed):
1. Disconnect the power to the telephone base.
2. Disconnect the spare battery (if the set has 

one).

3. Wait a few minutes before connecting power to 

the telephone base.

4. Re-install the spare battery (if the set has one).
5. Wait for the telephone to synchronize its 

connection. This may take up to one minute.

Common cure for 
electronic equipment:

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