User manual AT&T 1306

[. . . ] Press ON/OFF to turn on and reset the unit. At Home Operation Recording Your Announcement Before using your new answering system, you should record an announcement. Please leave your name, telephone number, and a short message after the beep. When the system beeps, speak toward the front of the unit in a normal tone of voice. Set the VOLUME control (on the right side of the system) to the middle. [. . . ] You can then hang up after the third ring to avoid paying long distance charges. To use the Toll Saver feature, remember to move the RING SELECT switch to the TS setting. Messages Light The number of messages received is shown by the MESSAGES light. For example, if 5 messages are on the tape, the MESSAGES light will blink 5 times, pause, and repeat. NOTE: The maximum message count is 25. If the unit records more than 25 messages or memo, all messages after the 25th will be treated as part of the last message. Turning the System On and Off The MESSAGES light shows whether the system is on or off. When the light is on steadily or blinking slowly, the system is on and ready to answer calls according to the RING SELECT setting. In this state, the system will answer only after 10 rings, which will allow you to call in to turn the system on when you are away from home. NOTE: If the MESSAGES light is flashing rapidly, the tape may be missing of broken; the system will not answer calls until the condition is corrected. Listening to Your Messages To play your messages, press and release MESSAGES. The system will beep once after each message and 5 times after the last message has been played. You can then either press and release to save your messages or do nothing and the system will reset after 10 seconds to clear your messages. The following options are available: To Listen to New Messages Only To listen to new messages only (messages that were recorded after the last time you listened to your messages), hold down MESSAGES until the system begins playing. To Clear Messages If you do not press and release SAVE within 10 seconds after you have played your messages, the system automatically resets itself to record new messages over the old. The old messages are not actually erased from the tape until new messages come in. The system will reset the tape, but the MESSAGES light will continue to blink to show that messages have been saved. To replay Old (Cleared) Messages Even if you have cleared messages, "old" messages remain on the tape until new messages have been recorded over them. The system will reset the tape and the MESSAGES light will begin to blink. After all messages have played, press and release SAVE to save messages or the unit will automatically reset to clear all messages. NOTE: If you press STOP to pause while listening to messages, you must press another button ­ MESSAGES, FAST FWD, or REWIND ­ within 60 seconds to continue. If not, the unit automatically saves all messages and resets to answer calls. Screening Your Calls To screen your calls, set the system to answer calls and adjust the VOLUME control so you can hear a caller's message. If you decide to take a call, lift the telephone handset of any telephone on the same line and talk to the caller. [. . . ] Advancing the Tape While listening to messages, hold down 5 to advance the tape quickly. When you release 5, messages resume playing from that position on the tape. Rewinding the Tape While listening to messages, hold down 2 to rewind the tape. When you release 2, messages resume playing from that position on the tape. [. . . ]