AT&T 1722 User Manual

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1722 Digital Answering System

USER’S MANUAL

Part 2

AT&T and the Globe Design are trademarks of AT&TCorp., licensed to Advanced American Telephones.

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

Product Information

Strain-relief tab

1 Connect the telephone

line cord.

2 Connect the

telephone (optional).

3 Connect the

power cord.

Standard Electrical

Outlet

Modular Telephone Jack

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

INSTALLATION

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.

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 SETUP

When any feature is on, the Message Window displays

When any feature is off, the Message Window displays

Feature Summary

FEATURE: SYSTEM OPTIONS:

ANNOUNCES:

RING SELECT “N

UMBER OF Choose how many times the line will

RINGS IS

...” ring before the system answers a call.

• 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.

• 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 “R

EMOTE ACCESS

Change the Remote Access Code to

ACCESS CODE

CODE IS

...” any three-digit number from 500 to 999.

• 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.

Feature Summary continued

FEATURE: SYSTEM OPTIONS:

ANNOUNCES:

ANNOUNCEMENT “ANNOUNCEMENT Choose ON to hear the announcement MONITOR MONITOR IS

...” when your system answers a call. Choose

OFF to have it silent on your end. (Your caller will still hear the announcement.)

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

NUMBER “NUMBER When this feature is on, the system will ANNOUNCE ANNOUNCE IS...” announce the caller’s telephone number

(Please see between the second and third rings. NOTE below.)

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NOTE: When the Number Announce feature is on and Ring Select is set for two rings, the unit will answer after three rings to allow enough time for the system to announce the caller’s telephone number.

STORE NUMBER “S

TORE NUMBER IS

...” When this feature is on, the system (Please see announces the caller’s telephone NOTE below.) number when it plays back a message.

ACCEPT “ACCEPT BLOCKED Choose ON to have the system accept BLOCKED CALLS CALLS IS...” all calls. Choose OFF to have the system

(Please see respond to “blocked” calls with the NOTE below.) pre-recorded announcement, “WE’RE SORRY,

BLOCKED CALLS TO THIS NUMBER CANNOT BE ACCEPTED,” and hang up without recording

a message.

AUDIBLE “MESSAGE ALERT IS...” When this feature is on, the system beeps MESSAGE ALERT every 15 seconds when you have new

messages.

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NOTE: For this feature to work, you must subscribe to Caller Identification service from your telephone service provider. There is a fee for this service, and it may not be available in all areas.

FEATURE SETUP

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