AT&T 1726 User Manual

REVISED

6/6/01

1726 Digital Answering System with Mailbox es

USER’S MANUAL

Part 2

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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INSTALLATION

Before Y ou 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.

T able/Desk Installation

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.

Modular

Telephone

Jack

1 Connect the telephone

line cord.

Strain-relief tab

Standard Electrical

Outlet

2 Connect the

telephone (optional).

3 Connect the

power cord.

FEATURE SETUP

Turn System On/Off

Press O to turn the system on or off. The message window will display information when the system is on.

Feature Setup

1 To enter Feature Setup mode, press and

hold S until the system announces “Selected announcement is…”

2 Press and release S until the system

announces the feature you want to set.

3 Press and release or

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 X to exit Feature Setup.

The new settings will be saved.

Feature Summary

Feature/System Announces Options

Announce Select Choose the announcement your callers will hear.

The system comes preset for announcement A.

“Selected announcement is...” • Select announcement A, , or C when you want

the system to record callers’ messages. Select AO (announce only) when you want the system to play an announcement and then hang up.

• If you select announcement A, , or C and do not record an announcement, the system plays the pre-recorded announcement: “Hello. Please

leave a message after the tone.”

• If you select AO 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.

Number of Rings Choose how many times the line will ring before

the system answers a call. The system comes preset to 4 rings.

“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 r ings when you do.

Audible Message Alert When this feature is on, the system beeps every 15

seconds when you have new messages. Audible Message Alert comes preset to OFF.

FEATURE SETUP

Feature Summary (cont’d)

Feature/System Announces Options

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

number from 500 to 999. Do not set to same number as Priority Calling Code.

“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.

Priority Call Code Change the Priority Call Code to any three-digit “Priority call code is...” number from 500 to 999. Code is preset to 999.

Do not set to same number as Remote Access Code. See “Priority Call Code” under OPERATION for information about using this feature.

Announcement Monitor Choose ON to hear the announcement when your

system answers a call. Choose OFF to have it silent on your end. (Your caller will still hear the announcement.) Announcement Monitor is preset to ON.

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

Number Announce When this feature is on, the system will announce

(Please see NOTE below.)

the caller’s telephone number between the second and third rings. Number Announce is preset to OFF.

NOTE: When the Number Announce feature is on and Number of Rings is set for two rings or Toll Saver 2/4, the unit will answer after three rings to allow enough time for the system to announce the caller’s telephone number.

Store Number When this feature is on, the system announces the

(Please see NOTE below.)

caller’s telephone number when it plays back a message. Store Number is preset to OFF.

Accept Blocked Calls Choose ON to have the system accept all calls.

(Please see NOTE below.)

Choose OFF to have the system respond to “blocked” calls with the pre-recorded announcement, “We’re

sorry, blocked calls to this number cannot be accepted,” and hang up without recording a message.

Accept Blocked Calls is preset to ON.

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.

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