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Remote operation

Connect with the answering 

system

You can access many features remotely from a 

touch tone telephone.
1.  Dial your telephone number.

2.  When the system answers, enter your 

three-digit remote access code during 
or after the announcement. The system 

announces the number of messages, then 
begins playing back the messages. If the 

Feature summary

FUNCTION 

COMMAND

VOICE HELP MENU

PLAY ALL 

MESSAGES

PLAY NEW 

MESSAGES

REPEAT A MESSAGE

STOP MESSAGE 
PLAYBACK

SKIP A MESSAGE

SAVE MESSAGE 

DELETE MESSAGE

DELETE ALL 
MESSAGES

RECORD 
ANNOUNCEMENT 

REVIEW 
ANNOUNCEMENT

RECORD MEMO 

SET THE CLOCK

TURN SYSTEM OFF

TURN SYSTEM ON 

 
 
 
 
 
 

END REMOTE ACCESS 
CALL

Press 

5

.

After the two beeps, wait four seconds for the system to 

automatically play back all messages, or press 

.

Press 

Press 

 while the message is playing.

Press 

5

 while the message is playing. 

Press 

 while the message is playing.

Hang up. 

Press 

 while the message is playing.

After listening to all messages and the system has beeped twice, 
press 

 twice.

Press 

. after the beep. Record the announcement, and press 

5

 to 

stop. The system will then play back the announcement. 

Press 

Press 

#

, and speak after the beep. Press 

5

 to exit. 

Press 

. Follow the prompts to set day, time, and year.

Press 

0

.

When the system is off, it answers after 10 rings, and announces 
“The machine is off,” then beeps twice. You have two options to 
turn the system on, 
1. Press 

the system announces 

“The machine is on, xx minutes 

to record,”

 then beeps twice, the system is now turned on, you can 

leave a message by pressing 

#

 or you can hang up to exit. 

2. Enter your three-digit remote access code, press 

5

 during the 

message playback, then press 

0

.

Press 

9

. The system announces 

“The machine will now hang up,”

 

and disconnects the call.

announcement continues to play after 
you have entered your code, wait for the 

announcement to end or press 

#

 to stop 

the announcement, then re-enter the code.

3.  To use a remote access command (below), 

press 

5

 during message play back and wait 

for the two-beep signal.

4.  Enter a remote access command.

Summary of Contents for 1739

Page 1: ...American Telephones Printed in China Issue 1 2 AT T 03 07 1739 Digital answering system This manual contains information about this product s installation and operation please also read Part 1 Important product information For customer service or product information visit our website at www telephones att com or call 1 800 222 3111 In Canada dial 1 866 288 4268 ...

Page 2: ...att com or call 1 800 222 3111 In Canada dial 1 866 288 4268 NOTES 1 If you do not want to connect this answering system to a telephone skip to step 3 2 Power adapter Input 120VAC 60 Hz 4 5W Output 6VAC 350 mA 3 If the message window is blank make sure the power adapter is securely connected to both the answering system and an electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch Press ON OFF to make ...

Page 3: ...telephone will ring before the system answers a call You can set it between 2 and 7 rings toll saver 2 4 or toll saver 4 6 When set to toll saver 2 4 the system answers after four rings when there are no new messages and after two rings when there are new messages Toll saver 4 6 causes the system to answer after six rings when there are no new messages and after four rings when there are new messa...

Page 4: ...ystem to announce the caller s telephone number Number announce is STORE NUMBER Please see NOTE below When this feature is on the system announces the incoming telephone number when it plays back a message Store number is ACCEPT BLOCK CALLS Please see NOTE below Choose ON to have the system accept all calls Choose OFF to have the system respond to blocked calls with the pre recorded announcement W...

Page 5: ...ndow Press to delete the message that s playing Press and hold to delete all messages if no new messages Press to turn the system on or off Off when system is off System will not answer calls On steadily when system is on with no new messages Flashes quickly when memory is full Delete messages to make room for new messages Flashes when there are new messages Press to repeat all or part of a messag...

Page 6: ...KIP The system automatically plays back the outgoing announcement To review the outgoing announcement press ANNC SKI To erase the outgoing announcement and return to the pre recorded announcement press DELETE while the announcement is playing Callers can skip the outgoing announcement by pressing Record a memo A memo can be up to three minutes and will be stored as an incoming message 1 Press and ...

Page 7: ...ytem will announce Power failure after the time and day After playing the last message the system announces End of messages If you want the system to answer a call when you are playing message press PLAY STOP to end message playback Play messages Press PLAY STOP If there are new messages they will be played If there are no new messages the old messages will be played If there are no messages in me...

Page 8: ... the desired message is being played The system will delete the message and play the next message If you want to replay a message before deleting it press MEMO REPEAT When the system reaches the end of the last message the messages not deleted are renumbered and the message window will then display the total number of messages remaining in memory Message window displays DISPLAY FUnction Clock need...

Page 9: ...e is playing After listening to all messages and the system has beeped twice press 3 twice Press 7 after the beep Record the announcement and press 5 to stop The system will then play back the announcement Press 7 Press and speak after the beep Press 5 to exit Press 8 Follow the prompts to set day time and year Press 0 When the system is off it answers after 10 rings and announces The machine is o...

Page 10: ...all If the system s memory fills up when recording a message the system stops and disconnects the call System does not answer after correct number of rings If the toll saver feature is on the number of rings changes from four to two or six to four when there are new messages waiting In some cases the system might be affected by the ringing system used by the local telephone company If the system s...

Page 11: ...stem to detect If there are many messages recorded the system may take longer than usual to respond Power failure recovery If the system is disconnected from the AC power it will not operate The announcement and messages are retained in memory during a power failure but it will be necessary to reset the clock See the instructions at the bottom of the answering machine If the system announces Power...

Page 12: ...generate electrical noise motors fluorescent lights etc DO NOT expose it to direct sunlight or moisture Avoid dropping the answering system and or other rough treatment Clean with a soft cloth Never use a strong cleaning agent or abrasive powder because this will damage the finish Retain the original packaging in case it is necessary to ship it at a later date ...

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