AT&T 1726 User Manual

Name: AT&T 1726
Brand: AT&T
SKU: 6353
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

5 (1)

REVISED 6/6/01

1	USER’S MANUAL
	USER’S MANUAL
	Part 2

1726 Digital Answering

System with Mailboxes

Fold open this manual for information

about this product’s installation and

operation. Please also read Part 1 –

Important Product Information.

AT&T and the globe symbol are registered trademarks of AT&T Corp. licensed to Advanced American Telephones.

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.

Table/Desk Installation

	Modular	1 Connect the telephone
	Telephone	line cord.
	Jack	line cord.
	Jack

Strain-relief

tab

Standard

Electrical

Outlet

2 Connect the telephone (optional).

3 Connect the

power cord.

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

Turn System On/Off

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

Feature Setup

1To enter Feature Setup mode, press and hold Suntil the system announces “Selected announcement is…”

2Press and release Suntil the system announces the feature you want to set.

3Press and release or until the system announces the setting you want. Refer to the Feature Summary for options.

4Press and release Sto set up the

next feature listed on the Feature Summary

— OR —

Press and release Xto 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 rings 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.

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

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.

+ 9 hidden pages