Southwestern Bell FA970B manual

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    22 T OLL FREE HELP LINE 1-800-366-0937 http://www .s wbfreedomphone.com F A970B OWNER’S MANU AL All-Digital T elephone Ans wering System with V oice Da y/Time Stamp ST OP — don’t take unit back to the store LOOK — fo r the toll-free “help” telephone number LISTEN — as our experts talk you through the problem For immediate ans wers to [...]

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    IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING Y OUR TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT , B ASIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SHOULD AL WA YS BE FOLLO WED T O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK AND INJUR Y T O PERSONS, INCLUDING THE FOLLO WING: 1. Read and understand all instructions. 2. Follo w all warnings and instr uctions marked on the product. 3. Unplug this product[...]

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    T o Install Three AAA Batteries Three AAA batteries (not included) are required to maintain your personaliz ed greeting and recorded messages during a power failure . If there is a power failure and the batteries are not installed, both y our personalized greeting and recorded messages will be lost. 1. Using a small Philips type screwdriver , remov[...]

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    Choosing Y our Location Before making an y connections, locate F A970B near an AC po wer outlet and a wall telephone jack (RJ11C). T o Connect the T elephone Line 1. Plug the telephone line cord (connected to the back of the F A970B) into the modular outlet in your telephone wall jack . 2. If you are connecting your F A970B to an extension telephon[...]

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    2. Press the ANSWER ON/OFF button until you hear the correct minute . T o return to the previous minute, press the MAIL 1 or MAIL 2 button. AM/PM Set 1. Once you hear the correct minute, press the TIME SET/REPEA T button to set AM/PM. The unit will sa y “AM”. 2. Press the ANSWER ON/OFF button. The unit will say “PM”. Press the MAIL 1 or MAI[...]

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    Battery Low Indicator The Batt. Low LED will flash to indicate the three AAA batteries (not included) need to be installed or replaced. P ower Failure Pr otection/Battery Back Up If an AC po wer failure occurs, or the po wer plug comes out of the wall, your unit will shut do wn until the power is restored. When the power is restored, an y messages [...]

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    IMPORT ANT Remote message retriev al will not work when calling from a rotary or push button pulse dialing phone, unless a tone generator is used. Also, some touch tone phones only output tones f or a fraction of a second. If you experience difficulty with remote operation, try another phone, or use a separate tone generator . ANSWERS TO COMMONL Y [...]

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    all areas, the sum of RENs should not e xceed five (5.0). T o be cer tain of the number of de vices that may be connected to a line, as determined by the total RENs , contact the local telephone company . If this equipment F A970B causes har m to the telephone network, the telephone company will notify you in advance that temporary discontinuance o[...]