How to make an internal call announcement

Place the call on hold then press Intercom * 70. This will turn on all of the speakers on all extension which are not in use at the time. Announce the call and line and hang up.

No that was just a hoax started by some randomer.

Here is the answer from the User Guide found on the manufacturers website. for more help go to http://www.home-electronics.net/ge/pc/IB/25942EE1_IB.pdf

Recording the Outgoing Announcement

For best results when recording, you should be about nine inches from the microphone,

and eliminate as much background noise as possible.

1. Make sure the answering system is On2. Press and hold the announce button on the base.

3. Begin speaking after you hear the beep.

4. Release the button when you finish your announcement.

NOTE: If you choose not to record an outgoing announcement, a default

announcement plays instead. To return to the default announcement after

you have recorded your own outgoing announcement, press the announce

button and release it when you hear the beep.

Sample Outgoing Announcement

"Hi, this is (use your name here), I can't answer the phone right now, so

please leave your name, number and a brief message after the tone, and
I'll get back to you. Th anks.

To erase a message while it is playing, press the ON/OFF ERASE button. The

answering system announces, "Message Erased" to confirm the message has been

erased.

To Erase All Messages: When the answering system isn't playing or recording messages, press and hold

the ERASE button until you hear the "Messages Erased" announcement. Release the

button after the announcement. This feature allows you to erase all old messages

but not new messages. If you do not have any messages, the answering system

announces, "Zero Messages."
User Manual: http://www.home-electronics.net/USER-GUIDES/29875_DOM_EN_AN_IB.pdf

A Panasonic Analog PTS ring sound is not adjustable, however, the cadence is. An outside call rings with a single ring, an internal call is either voice announce or a double ring. The digital phones from Panasonic have either 8 or 30 different tones, but that's a different system.

Carl

According to the instruction manual, which can be found at: http://telephones.att.com/docMgt/public/art/175/1872_manual.pdf,

TO RECORD AN ANNOUNCEMENT:
1. Press A.
2. Choose the announcement location by
pressing s until the appropriate
mailbox is displayed.
3. Press R. Begin speaking after the beep
4. When you are finished, press S.
You will hear your new announcement.
5. Repeat Steps 1-4 to record another
announcement
— OR —
Press S.

TO REVIEW YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT:
1. Press A.
2. Press s to choose the announcement
you want to review (A, B, C, AO,
MBOX 3, MBOX 4).
3. Press P to hear the selected
announcement.

Or, if you're away from the office,
CHANGING ANNOUNCEMENTS:
You can re-record any of the announcements
currently in use by any
line or mailbox.
1. Contact the answering system.
2. After two beeps press a number key
(1-4) to select a line or mailbox, then
press 4*. The system beeps and begins
recording.
3. Speak into the telephone in a normal tone
of voice.
4. Press # when you are finished. The
system beeps once and plays the new
announcement.
To review your announcement, press a
number key (1-4) to select a line or mailbox.
Press 41 after the two beeps to play
your announcement.
NOTE: If announcement is being used by
both lines, re-recording the announcement
will change the announcement heard on
both lines.

Hope this helps!
tkhusa420

You can use Do Not Disturb feature
Feature 85 - On
Feature #85 - Off
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1. Make sure the answering system is ON. 2 . Press and hold the announce button until the speaker announces “RECORD ANNOUNCEMENT AFTER TONE“. 3 . Begin speaking after you hear the beep. 4 . Release the button when you finish your announcement. NOTE: If you choose not to record an outgoing announcement, a default announcement plays instead. To return to the default announcement after you have recorded your own outgoing announcement, press the announce button and release it when you hear the beep. Or, press the delete button while the announcement is reviewing. Sample Outgoing Announcement Hi, this is (use your name here), I can’t answer the phone right now, so please leave your name, number and a brief message after the tone, and I’ll get back to you. Thanks. NOTE: The maximum recording time for the outgoing announcement is 2 minutes. Reviewing and Choosing the Announcement Press and release the announce button to review and select this one as your outgoing announcement. NOTE: Press the PLAY/STOP button at any time to stop playing the announcemet

Hi,
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Recording the Outgoing Announcement
For best results when recording, you should be about nine inches from the microphone, and eliminate as much background noise as possible.
1. Make sure the answering system is ON.
2. Press and hold the announce button on the base until the speaker announces "RECORD ANNOUNCEMENT AFTER TONE".
3. Begin speaking after you hear the beep.
4. Release the announce button when you finish your announcement.
NOTE: If you choose not to record an outgoing announcement, a default announcement plays instead. To return to the default announcement after you have recorded your own outgoing announcement, press the announce button and release it when you hear the beep. Or, press the delete button while the announcement is reviewing.
NOTE: The maximum duration allowed for outgoing message is 2 minutes.

Also, here's a link for your manual..
http://www.smithgear.com/ge-27909ee1.html


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Astonishingly, assignment of announcement to phone line is not documented in the user manual. Tech support was totally worthless concerning this issue. I had to discover it by trial and error. To assign an announcement to a specific phone line do the following:
1) Record your announcement message for a, b, c, ao, etc. as documented
2) Press program
3) Keep pressing the feature button until ANNC appear at the bottom of screen, line 1 appears at the top, and the letter 'a' appears in the middle.
4) Choose the announcement to be assigned to Line 1 by pressing the select button
5) Press the feature button again. Line 2 appears in the display.
6) Repeat step 4 to select the announcement to be assigned to Line 2.
7) Press program button, or take phone off-hook to end the sequence.

Shame on AT&T for such shoddy documentation, and lack of support for their products!