Www.telephones.att.com User’s manual (Canada version) 1740 Digital answering system Before using this AT&T product, please read Important product information on pages 11-12 of this user’s manual. Answering machine, but callers will hear the announcement.

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REVISED 1/15/01
USER’S MANUAL
Part 2
1
1718 Digital
Answering System
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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At home

INSTALLATION Before You Install Choose a location for the answering Use only the power cord system near a modular telephone jack and supplied with this product. a standard electrical outlet not controlled If you need a replacement, by a wall switch. call 1 800 222–3111. Input: 120 V, 60 Hz. NOTE: If you do not want to connect a Output: 6V AC, 350 mA. telephone, skip Step 2. Standard Electrical Outlet 1 Connect the telephone line cord. Strain-relief 2 Connect the tab telephone (optional). 3 Con

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ManualUser

FEATURE SETUP Feature Setup 1 To enter Feature Setup mode, press 4 Press and release S to set up the and hold S until the system next feature listed on the Feature announces “Number of rings.” Summary — OR — 2 Press and release S until the Press and release P to exit system announces the feature you Feature Setup. want to set. The new settings will be saved. 3 Press and release or until the system announces the setting you want. Refer to the Feature Summary for options. Feature Summary Feat

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At And T Answering Machine

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. “Remote 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. Announcement Monitor Choose ON to hear the announcement when your sys

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OPERATION Set the Clock Call Screening/Intercept You must set the clock once so that the Set the system to answer calls, and set the system announces the correct day and volume control so you can hear the caller’s time with your messages. After this, if you message. If you choose not to hear the subscribe to Caller ID, the system will caller’s message, adjust the volume to the automatically reset the clock each time lowest setting. new call information is received. (There is NOTE: If you list

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OPERATION Listen To, Save & Delete Messages • The system automatically saves your Number is set to on, the system also messages until you delete them. You announces the caller’s telephone can store approximately 19 minutes of number (see “Store Number” under messages, memos, and announcements FEATURE SETUP). After playing the (up to a maximum of 100 messages). last message, the system announces “End of messages.” • Before playing each message, the system announces the day and time • You cannot

At Home

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REMOTE OPERATION Connect with the Answering System You can access many features remotely entering your code, wait for the from a touch tone phone. announcement to end or press # to stop the announcement, then re-enter 1 Dial your telephone number. the code. 2 When the system answers, enter your 3 To use a remote access command three-digit Remote Access Code during (below), press 5 during message or after the announcement. The system playback and wait for the two-beep announces the number of mes

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IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY If you have difficulty operating this System Does Not Respond To Remote product, try the suggestions below. Commands For Customer Service, visit our • Make sure you are calling from a website at www.telephones.att.com or touch tone phone. When you dial a call 1 800 222–3111. Please retain your number, you should hear tones. If you receipt as your proof of purchase. hear clicks instead, the phone is not a touch tone telephone. Messages Are Incomplete • The answering syste

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ONE KEY REMOTE COMMANDS ONE KEY REMOTE COMMANDS Play All Play New Delete Play All Play New Delete Voice Help/ Voice Help/ Repeat Stop Skip Repeat Stop Skip Review Review Review Review Clock Features Clock Features TWO KEY REMOTE COMMANDS TWO KEY REMOTE COMMANDS Turn system on or off *0 Turn system on or off *0 Delete all messages 33 Delete all messages 33 Review announcement 7 Review announcement 7 Record announcement *7, speak after beep, Record announcement *7, speak after beep, press 5 to sto