AT&T 1856 Speakerphone - Manual (Page 25)

Answering system operation
Outgoing announcements
Outgoing announcements are the messages call-
ers hear when calls are answered by the answering
system.
The telephone is pre-programmed with an announce-
ment. If the telephone is set up to record messages,
it answers calls with “Hello, Please leave a message
after the tone.” You can use this announcement, or
replace it with a recording of your own voice.
To record your outgoing announcement
Press and hold
SKIP
/ANNC. Begin speaking when
A appears in the message window. Speak fac-
ing the telephone from about nine inches away.
To stop recording, release the button. The mes-
sage just recorded will be played back. You can
record an announcement up to three minutes.
Announcements less than one second will not be
recorded. Press
PLAY
/STOP to exit.
To play your outgoing announcement
Press
SKIP
/ANNC to listen to the currently used
outgoing announcement. Press
PLAY
/STOP to exit.
To delete your outgoing announcement
Press
SKIP
/ANNC to listen to the currently used
outgoing announcement. Press DELETE during play-
back to delete your announcement.
When your announcement is deleted, calls will be
answered with the pre-programmed announcement
described above. Press
PLAY
/STOP to exit.
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