ATT CLASSIC MAIL Voice Messaging System Guide

l
l
lIf the CLASSIC MAIL system reaches your
pager, it displays the number you’ve specified
to call to check your messages. If the CLASSIC
MAIL system reaches you at a phone number,
a recorded voice says there is a new message
for you and you press any key and open your
mailbox to listen to the message. After listen-
ing, you can proceed with regular message
disposition.
If another message arrives, the CLASSIC MAIL
system alerts you again.
If the CLASSIC MAIL system cannot reach you
at the specified...

In addition, some pagers may require a pause to allow
them to answer the page and display the number (or
mailbox) you should call, or an extra code such as the star
or the pound key. If a pause or a special code is required,
you embed them in the sequence of numbers by first
entering the star key. For example, if your pager requires
a pause, you would enter the pager number to call, then
the star followed by a number (1 to 9) to indicate how long
a pause (in seconds) is required, then your mailbox...

Once all the codes are entered, you press # twice to tell the
CLASSIC MAIL system that the operation is finished and
to accept the entry.
The CLASSIC MAIL system allows you to enter a total of
up to 32 digits and accepts the several keys as special codes
to cover various paging circumstances.
The special key codes are shown in Table 4A.
**Insert a “star” into the dialing sequence
*0Pause dialing until dial tone, then continue
*Insert a “pound” into the dialing sequence
#
*(1-9)
Pause for 1-9 sec. in the...

Setting Up Off-Site Message Alert to a Phone
To set up off-site message alert to an off-site
phone:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.Open your mailbox.
To change mailbox settings
To set up off-site message alert
To set up the first number
OR to set up the second number
To tell the CLASSIC MAIL system to dial
an outside phone
Enter the off-site phone number
(including any extra digits or codes)
If you make a mistake
Hear confirmation.press
3
press2
press
press1
2
press
press1
#
pressV
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7.
To acceptpress
OR to re-enter the numberpress
#
V
Repeat steps 4 through 7 to set up a second off-site phone
or go through the steps that follow for setting up a pager.
Setting Up Off-Site Message Alert to a Pager
To set up off-site message alert for a pager:
1.
Open your mailbox.
2.To change mailbox settings
press3
3.To set up off-site message alertpress2
To set up the first numberpress4.1
OR to set up the second numberpress
To dial a pagerpress5.
2
2
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6.
Enter the pager numberpress#
(including any extra digits or codes)
If you make a mistakepress
V
Hear confirmation.
7.
To accept
#
OR to re-enter the numberpress
pressV
Repeat steps 4 through 7 to set up a second off-site pager.
Turning Off-Site Message Alert On or Off
To turn off-site message alert on or off:
1.Open your mailbox.
2.To change mailbox settings
3.
To set up off-site message alertpress
press
3
2
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4.
5.To turn off-site message alert
off/on for the first number
OR to turn it off/on for a second number
Hear confirmation.
To be alerted to new urgent messages3
4
5
only, OR, if off-site message alert is
already set up for urgent messages only,
and you want of be alerted of all
new messages
Hear confirmation.
Setting the Number of Attempts
press
press
press
To set the number of ring attempts:
1.
Open your mailbox.
2.
To change mailbox settingspress
3.
To set up off-site message alertpress
3
2
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4.To select level 1press1
5.To change the number of attemptspress
Hear a message about the number of attempts.
3
6.Enter a numberfrom1to9
Hear confirmation.
Determining How Often You’re Alerted
To specify the number of times the CLASSIC MAIL
system will alert you at a given phone or pager
number:
1.
2.
3.
4.Open your mailbox.
To change mailbox settings
To set up off-site message alert
To select level 1press
press
press
3
2
1
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5.
To change the interval and hear howpress
alert is currently set up4
6.
To signify the number of minutes between alerts,
enter a number between 5 and 999.
Hear confirmation.
Reviewing the Settings for Off-Site Message Alert
To review the off-site message alert settings:
1.Open your mailbox.
2.
To change mailbox settings
3.To set up off-site message alert
4.
To review the settingspress
press
press
3
2
6
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The CLASSIC MAIL system will confirm: the level of off-
site message alert, the phone or pager number it’s calling,
the number of attempts it will make, the interval between
attempts, and whether you’ll be alerted on all new mes-
sages or only just the urgent ones, for each of the two
numbers you may have specified.