AT&T 1718 User Manual

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REVISED 1/15/01

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USER’S MANUAL

 

 

Part 2

1718 Digital

Answering System

Fold open this manual for information about this product’s installation and operation. Please also read Part 1 – Important Product

Information.

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AT&T 1718 User Manual

I N S T A L L A T I O N

Before You Install

Choose a location for the answering system near a modular telephone jack and a standard electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch.

NOTE: If you do not want to connect a telephone, skip Step 2.

Use only the power cord supplied with this product. If you need a replacement, call 1 800 222–3111. Input: 120 V, 60 Hz. Output: 6V AC, 350 mA.

Standard

Electrical

1 Connect the Outlet

telephone

line cord.

Strain-relief

2 Connect the tab telephone

(optional).

3 Connect the

power cord.

Modular

Telephone

Jack

Turn System On/Off

Before proceeding to set up features, press Oto turn the system on. To turn the system off, press Oagain.

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F E A T U R E S E T U P

Feature Setup

1

To enter Feature Setup mode, press

4 Press and release Sto set up the

 

and hold Suntil the system

next feature listed on the Feature

 

announces “Number of rings.

Summary

2

Press and release Suntil the

— OR —

 

system announces the feature you

Press and release Pto exit

 

want to set.

 

Feature Setup.

3

Press and release

or

The new settings will be saved.

 

until the system announces the setting

 

 

you want. Refer to the Feature

 

 

Summary for options.

 

 

Feature Summary

Feature/System Announces

Options

 

 

Announce Select

Choose from Announcement A or Announce Only.

“Selected announcement is...”

• Select “Announcement A” when you want the

 

system to record callers’ messages. Select

 

“Announce Only” when you want the system to

 

play an announcement and then hang up.

 

• If you select “Announcement A” and do not record

 

an announcement, the system plays a pre-recorded

 

announcement: “Hello. Please leave a message

 

after the tone.”

 

• If you select “Announce Only” and do not record

 

an announcement, the system will answer after 10

 

rings and announce“No announcement.

 

See “Record Your Announcement” under OPERATION

 

for recording instructions.

 

 

Ring Select

Choose how many times the line will ring before the

 

system answers a call.

“Number of rings is...”

• 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 messages and after four rings

 

when you do.

 

 

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