AT&T 7720 - Manual

9 INSTALLATION Wall Installation The wall mounting bracket is a wedge-shaped plastic piece attached to thebottom of the base. You’ll need to attach this piece so the thickest end ofthe bracket is facing the floor when you wall-mount the base. 1 Follow Steps 1–4 in “Table/Desk Installation,” except d...

11 About Softkeys This telephone has been designed with your convenience in mind,offering you many features which you can access using the two “softkeys”shown in the illustration. By pressing the softkey below the operationindicated on the display screen, you select that operation. Making a Call 1 P...

12 TELEPHONE OPERATION AT THE HANDSET Flash Press F to activate custom-calling services such as Call Waiting or 3-Way Calling. You may have to press other buttons before or after F as explained in the custom-calling instructions provided by your localphone service company. Redial The last number dia...

13 TELEPHONE OPERATION AT THE HANDSET Hold Press H to put a call on hold. The PHONE light flashes. To return to the call, press H again — OR — Press P on the handset — OR — Press K on the base — OR — Lift the handset of an extension phone on the same line. Page/Intercom Paging someone at the base fr...

14 TELEPHONE OPERATION AT THE HANDSET Recording a Phone Conversation Using the handset (not the speakerphone), you can record a phoneconversation up to three minutes long. You can listen to the recording as you do any other messages. NOTE: This unit does not sound warning beeps to let the other part...

15 CALLER ID About Caller Identification This telephone has a Caller ID feature that works with Caller Identificationservice provided by your local telephone company. When you receive acall, the display on the handset will show you the information transmittedby the telephone company about that call....

16 CALLER ID SET UP Programming Local Area Codes The Display Dial feature allows you to dial numbers recorded in your Call History with a single button press. (See “Display Dial” in the CALLER IDFEATURES section of this manual.) To use this feature, you need to program one or more area codes, so tha...

17 CALLER ID SET UP Turn Off Caller ID with Call Waiting If you don’t have Caller ID with Call Waiting service, you can turn thisfeature off (the phone comes with the feature on). 1 Press U . 2 Use the softkey to select NEXT . 3 Use the softkey to select SETUP . 4 Select NEXT until the screen displa...

18 CALLER ID FEATURES New Call Indicator The handset screen displays NEW CALL when showing unreviewed call information as you scroll through the call history. Call Announce This phone allows you to record a personalized announcement to beplayed from the speaker at the base each time a call is receiv...

19 CALLER ID FEATURES Reviewing and Deleting Call Announcements 1 Press the following combination of keys and softkeys: U , NEXT , DIRECTORY , ANS SYS , LOCAL , and REVIEW . 2 Use the + and - keys to select the announcement you want. 3 Select OPTION . 4 To hear the announcement assigned to the telep...

20 CALLER ID FEATURES Display Dial As you review the Call History, you can dial a displayed phone number bypressing D . NOTE: If you try to use the Display Dial feature, but your call cannot be completed unless you dial “1” before the number, follow the stepsbelow: 1 Press + or - to locate the numbe...

21 TELEPHONE MEMORY You can store 20 telephone phone numbers and names. The telephonememory works with the Caller ID features Memory Match and PriorityRing. When you receive a call from a number you’ve stored in memory,the screen displays the name information as you’ve stored it, not as theservice s...

22 TELEPHONE MEMORY Storing a Name with a Number 1 Follow steps 1–5 under “Storing Numbers in Memory.” 2 Use the keypad to enter a name. To enter the first letter on a key,press the key once. To enter the second letter on the key, press thekey twice. To enter the third or fourth letter on the key, p...

23 TELEPHONE MEMORY Storing a Number Just Dialed in Telephone Memory 1 Press U . 2 Select the following softkeys in sequence: NEXT , DIRECTORY , MEM , ADD , and REDIAL . 3 Follow Steps 5–7 under “Storing Numbers in Memory.” Replacing a Stored Number You can replace a stored number by storing a new n...

24 Answering a Call To answer using the speakerphone, press K on the base. The speaker light goes on and the call is connected. To end the call, press K again. Speakerphone Volume Control Press + to increase speakerphone volume. Press - to decrease volume. Mute Mute allows you to hear your caller, b...

25 This cordless telephone answering system operates at the maximumpower allowed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Evenso, the handset and base can communicate over only a certain distance—which can vary with the locations of the base and handset, the weather,and the construction of yo...

ANSWERING SYSTEM SET-UP 26 Turning the System On/Off The answering system must be on in order to use any answering systemfunctions. When the answering system is on, the Message Counter is on (a steady or flashing display). To turn the answering system on, press O on the base. The system announces “T...

ANSWERING SYSTEM SET-UP 27 Announcement Options Before using this answering system, you can record an announcement (upto three minutes long) that callers will hear when the system answers acall. When you record your announcement, make sure you indicate whohas been assigned each mailbox, and that cal...

28 Recording Your General Announcement 1 If the announcement you want to record is the currently selectedannouncement ( A , B or AO ) go to Step 2. If not, select the announcement by following Steps 1–4 in “SelectingYour General Announcement,” then go to Step 2 below. 2 Press C . 3 Press A . 4 When ...

29 ANSWERING SYSTEM SET-UP Setting Up Caller Specific Outgoing Announcements 1 Access the announcement directory by pressing the following key andsoftkeys in sequence: U , NEXT , DIRECTORY , ANS SYS , and then OUTGOING . 2 Select SETUP . The screen displays the number of the announcement on the firs...

30 Reviewing and Deleting Caller Specific Outgoing Announcements 1 Press the following combination of keys and softkeys: U , NEXT , DIRECTORY , ANS SYS , OUTGOING , and REVIEW . 2 Select OPTION . 3 To hear the announcement assigned to the telephone number or calltype displayed, select PLAY — OR — To...

31 ANSWERING SYSTEM SET-UP Ring Select and Toll Saver Use Ring Select to select how many times the phone will ring before thesystem answers a call. Set for 1 to 7 rings, or set to SA for Toll Saver (Ring Select is preset to 4 ). When you set the system to SA , the system answers after four rings whe...

32 Priority Call Signal When a caller enters the Priority Calling Code from a touch tone phone,the system beeps loudly to alert you that you have a priority call. You’llneed to provide select callers with the Priority Calling Code (preset to999), in order for them to use this feature. 1 Your caller ...

33 Answering Calls When you’ve selected Announcement A or B and turned the system on, the caller hears the announcement you recorded, followed by a beep.During the announcement, callers can press 1 or 2 to select a mailbox, or they can wait for the beep to leave a message in Mailbox 1. A callercan l...

ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION AT THE BASE Listening to Your Messages As the system plays back messages in a mailbox, the Message Counterdisplays the number of the message playing. Before playing eachmessage, the system announces the day and time the message wasreceived. After playing the last message, ...

Saving Messages The system saves your messages automatically until you delete them, and can store approximately 12 minutes of messages, memos andannouncements (up to a maximum of 99 messages). When memory isfull, or the maximum number of messages is recorded, the MessageCounter flashes an F. You’ll ...

ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION AT THE BASE Recording a Memo You can record a memo to be stored as an incoming message. The memocan be up to three minutes long, and will be played back with othermessages. 1 Press m on the base. Both mailbox lights blink rapidly. 2 Press a l button to select a mailbox for...

This cordless answering system allows you to retrieve messages and accessother features even when you are away from your home or office.Additionally, you can use the cordless handset to access answering systemfeatures when you are within range of the base. Whether you are using the cordless handset ...

Remote Access Commands Playing messages 1 Connect with the answering system. 2 After the two beeps, wait four seconds. The system plays themessages in Mailbox 1 — OR — Press 1 , then enter a Mailbox number (1 or 2), to play all messages in that mailbox — OR — Press 2 , then enter a Mailbox number (1...

Call Screening You can use the cordless handset to listen to callers as they leave messages.You can speak to a caller by pressing P . To monitor a call: 1 If the handset is away from the base, press a . 2 To end monitoring without taking the call, press a or put the handset in the base. Changing Out...

40 Recording a Memo 1 Connect with the answering system. 2 Press # , then enter the number of the mailbox where you want the memo recorded, and begin speaking after the beep. 3 Press 5 when you are finished. Setting The Clock 1 Connect with the answering system. 2 Press * 8 . You will hear the curre...

Changing Settings 1 Connect with the answering system. 2 Press * 9 . You will hear “To listen to settings, press 9,” followed by two beeps. 3 Press 9 . You will hear the currently selected announcement, followed by “To select a different announcement, press 6 or 4.” 4 Press 6 or 4 to change the sele...

HANDSET BATTERIES 42 Charging the Handset Battery Pack The handset batteries need charging when:• The handset beeps four times when you press P . • The low battery symbol is visible on the display on the handset. • The phone does not respond when you press P and no lights go on. Place the handset in...

BASE UNIT BACK-UP BATTERIES Replacing the Base Power Reserve Batteries The base unit back-up batteries need to be replaced when the PWR RESERVEBATT LOW light on the base flashes when the phone is on. 1 Turn the base unit over. (Remove the wall bracket if the phone iswall-mounted.) 2 Open the battery...

44 SIGNALS AND DISPLAYS Long ringing Incoming call Single beep Valid button press Three-part tone Page Repeating three-part tone Handset locator Two short beeps Handset is out of range Four short beeps Low battery Long buzzing tone Error—unsuccessful action Series of ascending tones Action has been ...

45 If you have difficulty operating this phone, try the suggestions below. Ifyou still have trouble, call 1 800 722–9125. If the phone does not work at all, check these items first • Make sure the power cord is plugged into the base and an electricaloutlet not controlled by a wall switch. • Make sur...

46 IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY If you have no dial tone Check all the previous suggestions. If you still do not hear a dial tone,disconnect the phone and try another phone in the same jack. If there isno dial tone on that phone either, the problem is probably in your wiringor local service. Call your loca...

47 IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY If you hear noise in the handset and the buttons don’t work The base unit and handset might not be set to the same security code. Placethe handset in the base for at least 15 seconds to reset the security code. If speakerphone conversation sounds distorted After the phone is...

IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY If the system does not respond to remote commands from aremote touch tone phone • Make sure you are calling from a touch tone phone. When you dial a number, you should hear tones. If you hear clicks instead, the phoneis not a touch tone telephone. • The answering system may not...

IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY The caller’s name or phone number is not displayed during Call Waiting • Make sure you subscribe to combined Caller ID with Call Waitingservice. • If you subscribe to the combined service, make sure you have thisfeature turned on. (See “Turn Off Caller ID with Call Waiting” in ...

Cordless Digital Answering System Speakerphone 7720 Connect with answering system1 Dial telephone number and waitfor system to answer. 2 Enter Remote Access Code. 3 After the system beeps twice, entera command from the other side ofthis card. Your Remote Access Code __________.(The preset code is 50...