AT&T 1782 - Manual (Page 33)

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Answering Calls
When the system answers a call, the caller hears the announcement you recorded
followed by a beep. After the beep, the system begins recording your caller’s message, up
to three minutes long. If the message is longer than three minutes, or if the caller is silent
for more than seven seconds, or if the system runs out of memory, the system beeps once
and hangs up.
Turning the System On and Off
The L1 and L2 lights indicate which lines the system is set to answer. To choose which
line(s) the system will answer, or to turn the system off, press
O repeatedly. This
turns the lines on and off in the following order: Line 1 only; Line 2 only; Both lines on;
Entire system off.
NOTE: When Answering System is turned off, no answering system or Call Match
features can be used.
Volume Control
Press V to increase the volume, or v to decrease volume. The eight volume
settings are 0 (off) to 7. The default setting is 5. The system beeps to let you know
you’ve reached the highest or lowest volume setting.
If you set the volume to 0 and then press P to play back messages, the volume is
reset to 2.
Call Screening/Intercept
Set the system to answer calls, and set the volume control so you can hear the caller’s
message. (If you set the volume to
0, you will be unable to hear callers.)
If you decide to take the call, pick up any phone on the same line as the incoming call. If
you pick up the phone during the announcement and the announcement does not stop
right away, press and release the telephone switchhook, or press
P on the system.
Announcement Bypass
You might want to let frequent callers know they can press # on a touch tone phone
when they hear your announcement begin. The system then stops playing your
announcement and beeps so the caller can immediately begin recording a message.
ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION
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