AT&T 1872 - Manual (Page 10)

LINE SELECTION OPTIONS
The system is preset so that when you lift
the handset or press
K, it will choose
the ringing line. The system is preset to
choose Line 1 (preferred) if both lines are
are not in use.
To change the selection option:
1 Press
p.
2 Press
F.
3 The line status lights show the current option
Steady light indicates preferred line
Flashing light indicates line selected
if other line is in use
Light off indicates line is never
automatically selected.
4 To choose a new preferred line, press
L or l.
5 To set the remaining line so it is never
automatically selected, press
* to turn
the remaining light off.
To set the remaining line so it is selected
when ringing or when preferred line is
in use, press
# so the remaining light is
flashing.
6 Press
p when you are finished.
A N S W E R I N G S Y S T E M O P E R A T I O N
VOICE MAILBOXES
This system provides four voice mailboxes
for you to customize. Mailbox 1 normally
handles calls received on Line1. Mailbox
2 normally handles calls received on Line
2. Two secondary mailboxes, 3 and 4, can
be accessed by touch tone callers on either
Line 1 or Line 2.
ANNOUNCEMENT OPTIONS
You can record up to 4 different primary
announcements — A, B, C, and AO. Each
announcement can be presented to callers
on either Line 1 or Line 2. (If you choose
not to record an announcement, or if your
announcement is lost because of a power
failure, the system has a back-up an-
nouncement.) You can assign the same
announcement to both Line 1 and Line 2,
or you can assign different announcements
to each line. If you are using the second-
ary mailboxes, you can record separate
announcements for Mailboxes 3 and 4.
Callers need to press 3 or 4 to access Mail-
box 3 or Mailbox 4.
NOTE: The system provides about 23 min-
utes of total recording time for announce-
ments and callers’ messages.
RECORD AN ANNOUNCEMENT
1 Press
A.
2 Choose the announcement location by
pressing
s until the appropriate
mailbox is displayed.
3 Press
R. Begin speaking after the
beep.
4 When you are finished, press
S.
You will hear your new announcement.
5 Repeat Steps 1-4 to record another
announcement
— OR —
Press
S.
REVIEW YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT
1 Press
A.
2 Press
s to choose the announce-
ment you want to review (A, B, C, AO,
MBOX 3, MBOX 4).
3 Press
P to hear the selected
announcement.