20 Most Recent AT&T 1717 Digital Answering Machine - Page 7 Questions & Answers

is the base in range of the other two bases, have you set each phone in the main base so they get aquainted., are you shure all plugins are snug? try a different telephone wire to hook up to the base from the wall (might be a bad wire) if that persists, try relocating the base, and test it their, if you are still without dialtone use a cell phone and call your tsp say it randomly stopped working and that you changed nothing... they will send someone out :P

check if its plugged in, if its still not powering, try another outlet, if still not powering take it back, or look for a replacement adapter (it sais on the power block and usually on the machine what the power requirements are)

usuuuualy its usually a button from 1 to9 when you hear the voice start, then its sometimes 1-5-9 or 0-0-0-0, or 1-2-3-4~ it would state it in the manual what teh remote number is and how to change/set it up along with the number you press

caller id is on your phone, your machine records the message....

Hello,

The exact way to change the clock settings is on the user manual page #3. Kindly follow the thread to use the user manual.
http://telephones.att.com/docMgt/public/art/162/1717_manual.pdf

Let us know if that was helpful enough.

Thanks

Fame !

unplug your phone's power adapter from the wall for five minutes then plug it back into the wall outlet.

The code it usually set up by you on the device, if you run through the set up procedure (Time Date, message) on your machine one of the steps is the remote access code, which the machine should read off to you at this point, you should change this to a code you can easily remember and not leave it at the factory defaut as this would leave your messages openly accessable to other parties.

Hope this is of some help.
Ed

http://telephones.att.com/docMgt/public/art/162/1717_manual.pdf

Your question is not clear ,please check the manual by youself.

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The unit appears to be stuck in "message retrieval mode) and is asking for your password to give you access when you call in(remote answering). You need to return the unit to it's factory default settings. If you don't still have the instructions you can get them here:http://telephones.att.com/docMgt/public/art/309494/1739_manual.pt2.pdf. Hope this helps!

Setting the Clock
You’ll need to set the clock so that it can
announce the day and time that each
message is received. Press Play/stop to exit
Setting the Clock at any time.
1 Press and hold Clock until the
Message Window displays C, and the
default day is announced.
2 To change the day setting, hold down memo/repeat
or ANNC/Skip until the
correct day is announced. Then
release the button.
3 Press and release Clock. The current
hour setting is announced.
4 To change the hour setting, hold down memo/repeat
or ANNC/Skip until the
correct hour is announced. Then
release the button.
5 Press and release Clock. The current
minutes setting is announced.
6 To change the minutes setting, hold
down memo/repeat or ANNC/skip until the
correct minutes setting is announced.
Then release the button.
7 Press and release C. The new day
and time are announced.
To check the clock, press and release
Clock.
NOTE: In the event of a power failure,
see the instructions on the bottom of the
unit to reset the clock.
Record a memo /
Repeat all or part of a message


I hope this helps! here is the URL to the information provided

http://telephones.att.com/docMgt/public/art/162/1717_manual.pdf

It maybe hardware issue. Make sure the recording DTAM chip is working. You can try to record your personal annoucement, to see if the chip still record message.

http://telephones.att.com/docMgt/public/art/162/1717_manual.pdf


Deleting Messages
Delete All Messages
After you have listened to all messages and
heard the two beeps, press 3 ,3.
Delete Selected Messages
Press and release 3 while the message you
want to delete is playing.

http://telephones.att.com/docMgt/public/art/162/1717_manual.pdf

Check it out.

Looks like hardware issue. Maybe the keyboard doesn't work. The wire inside maybe broken.

Or power off and on again, try to reset the answering machine.

This question maybe related to hardware, Please check the micphone hole is not stocked. Or you can open the product ,if your product already out of warranty. Maybe the microphone wire is broken.

Shellylynch, you'd better delete your message and power cyble again after that.

Betinha52,your annoucement monitor is off, you need to follow the manual and turn it on.

http://telephones.att.com/docMgt/public/art/162/1717_manual.pdf

You can check it out in " Annoucement Monitor" , how to turn it on.

Your question is not clear enough. Change from announcement only mode to ...

There is user manual online

http://telephones.att.com/docMgt/public/art/261/5840_manual.pdf

You can check it out ,if you have more question, let me know.

http://telephones.att.com/docMgt/public/art/20424/959_manual.pdf

It should be simular like ATT 959. Check it out.

http://telephones.att.com/docMgt/public/art/162/1717_manual.pdf

The power cord is
Input: 120V, 60 Hz.
Output: 9V AC, 400 mA.

So , there is no need to worry about Polarity here. Just make sure , the output voltage is around 9V. DC input is ok. since there is bridge rectifier inside.