Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
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Product support: Digital Answering System with Time/Day Stamp
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Frequently asked questions
- What are the differences between the Build-in answering system in my telephone and the Voicemail service from the telephone service provider? How to choose between them?
- I am using my VoIP box to set up my wireless home phone and other network devices. All devices work normally except my phone, which has no dial tone/ displays Line in Use with busy tone/ poor sound quality. What should I do?
- Voice prompts are the wrong language for me
- Does the answering machine have announce-only feature?
- How do I record an announcement on my answering system ?
- How do I access my answering system from a remote location?
- Why is the answering system not picking up the call after the designated number of rings?
- Why does my answering system not answer the call?
- Why won’t my Answering System record any messages?
- My base is locked up. None of the features or buttons are working. What can I do?
- How do I set the day and time on my telephone answering system?
- I am using my VoIP box to set up my wireless home phone and other network devices. All devices work normally except my phone, which has no dial tone/ displays Line in Use with busy tone/ poor sound quality. What should I do?
Or view basic troubleshooting tips:
- My caller ID announce (voice announce CID) isn’t easy to understand at times.
- My telephone product is suddenly acting strange or stopped working altogether. What can I do?
- Who is Charlie Johnson and why is his name displayed on my phone?
- My answering system plays my greeting to callers but will not record messages. Why?
- I subscribe to a non-traditional telephone service (for example: magicJack, Skype or Windows Live Call), and my phone is not working correctly.
- My battery pack does not last very long between charges. I am charging the handset more frequently. What should I do?
- I want to dial a phone number found in my Caller ID log, but the number is not displayed correctly. What can I do?
- Why am I not receiving Caller ID?
- Why won’t my answering system record messages?
- How can I reduce static and noise on my phone?
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- How do I get status on a product or accessory I ordered?
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- I want to expand my AT&T multi-handset product, how do I find the handset I need?
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