AT&T 1719 User Manual

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1719 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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Printed in China. Issue 1AT&T 12/02

USER’S MANUAL

Par t 2

INSTALLATION

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.

1 Connect the

telephone line cord.

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

Outlet

2 Connect the

telephone (optional).

Turn System On/Off

Before proceeding to set up features, press O to turn the system on. To turn the system off, press O again.

When the system is off, the indicator above the PLAY/STOP button is off and the Message Window is blank.

Strain-relief tab

3 Connect the

power cord.

Modular Telephone Jack

NOTE: If the Message Window is blank make sure the power cord is securely connected to both the answering system and an electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch. Press O to make sure the system is on.

FEATURE SETUP

Feature Setup

1 To enter Feature Setup mode, press

and hold S until the system announces “Number of rings is…”

2 Press and release S until the

system announces the feature you want to set.

3 Press and release a or

r until the system

announces the setting you want. Refer to the Feature Summary for options.

When any feature is on, the Message Window displays

When any feature is off, the Message Window displays

Feature Summary

4 Press and release S to set up

the next feature listed on the Feature Summary

— OR —

Press and release P to exit Feature Setup.

The new settings will be saved.

5 After you have selected the feature

options, you can review the settings by pressing and releasing S.

Feature/System Announces Options

Ring Select

“Number of rings is...” • Set for 2 to 7 rings, or choose Toll Saver 2/4 or

Choose how many times the line will ring before the system answers a call.

Toll Saver 4/6.

• When set to Toll Saver 2/4, the system answer 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.

• During setup, the Message Window will display the number of rings, (8 for Toll Saver 2/4, or 9 for Toll Saver 4/6).

Remote Access Code Change the Remote Access Code to any three digit

number from 500 to 999.

“Remote access code is...” • The Remote Access Code, preset to 500, allows

you to access many features of this answering system remotely from a touch tone phone.

• The system will prompt you to repeat Steps 2 and 3 of Feature Setup until you have set all three digits.

Announcement Monitor Choose ON to hear the announcement when your

“Announcement monitor is...” system answers a call. Choose OFF to have it silent

on your end. (Your caller will still hear the announcement.)

NOTE: Volume must be set to a level you can hear to use Announcement Monitor.

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