AT&T 1738 Digital Answering Machine

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FEATURE SETUP

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INSTALLATION Parts List

Feature Setup

• 1738 Answering System • Power Cord • User Manual Part 1 • User Manual Part 2 • Wallet cards

If you do not want to connect NOTE: a telephone, skip Step 2.

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2 Use only the power cord supplied with this product. If you need a replacement, call 1-800-2223111. Input: 120 V, 60 Hz. Output: 6V AC, 350 mA.

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Before You Install Choose a location for the answering system near a modular telephone jack and a standard electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch.

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FEATURE SETUP Feature Summary continued

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To enter Feature Setup mode, press and hold S until the system announces “VOICE IS…” Press and release S until the system announces the feature you want to set. Press and release a or r until the system announces the setting you want. Refer to the Feature Summary for options.

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Press and release S to set up the next feature listed on the Feature Summary — OR — Press and release P to exit Feature Setup. The new settings will be saved. After you have selected the feature options, you can review the settings by pressing and releasing S.

Set the Clock

FEATURE:

SYSTEM ANNOUNCES:

OPTIONS:

REMOTE ACCESS CODE

“REMOTE ACCESS CODE IS...”

Change the Remote Access Code to any three-digit number from 500 to 999. • 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.

When any feature is on, the Message Window displays When any feature is off, the Message Window displays

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Connect the telephone line cord.

FEATURE:

LANGUAGE

SYSTEM ANNOUNCES:

OPTIONS:

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“VOICE IS...”

• Choose ENGLISH to have the system announce voice prompts in English. Choose ESPANOL to have the system announce voice prompts in Spanish.

RING SELECT 3

1738 Digital Answering System Fold open this manual for information about this product’s installation and operation. Please also read Part 1 — Important Product Information

NUMBER ANNOUNCE (Please see NOTE below. )

“NUMBER

When this feature is on, the system will announce the caller’s telephone number between the second and third rings.

ANNOUNCE IS...”

When the Number Announce  NOTE: feature is on and Ring Select is set for two rings, the unit will answer after two rings to allow enough time for the system to announce the caller’s telephone number.

Choose how many times the line will ring before the system answers a call.

Connect the power cord.

• Set for 2 to 7 rings, or choose Toll Saver 2/4 or Toll Saver 4/6. • When set to Toll Saver 2/4, the system answers after four rings when you have no new messages and after two rings when you do. Toll Saver 4/6 causes the system to answer after six rings when you have no new messages and after four rings when you do. • During setup, the Message Window will display the number of rings (8 for Toll Saver 2/4, or 9 for Toll Saver 4/6).

If the Message Window is blank NOTE: make sure the power cord is securely

Before proceeding to set up features, press O to turn the system on. To turn the system off, press O again.

connected to both the answering system and an electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch. Press O to make sure the system is on.

When the system is off, the indicator above the PLAY/STOP button is off and the Message Window is blank. © 2004 Advanced American Telephones. All Rights Reserved. AT&T and the Globe Design are trademarks of AT&T Corp., licensed to Advanced American Telephones.

“NUMBER OF RINGS IS...”

Modular Telephone Jack

Turn System On/Off

Volume must be set to a  NOTE: level you can hear to use

• During setup the Message Window will display the current language setting (E for English or S for Spanish).