Lucent Digital Answering Machine Model 1715

Check this site:
AT 1715 Installation And Operation Manual

AT 1715 Installation And Operation Manual

Check the bottom of your answering machine. It should have the required power adapter listed. At least my answering machine had a nice clear label.

My 1337 AT&T answering machine uses the DAS-2 power adapter. This outputs 9V 780mA. Googling the adapter number I found that the Lucent 1715 also uses the DAS-2 adapter. (The Lucent is probably identical to the AT&T but check your machine.)

I found a used one here: http://cgi.ebay.com/LUCENT-TECHNOLOGIES-DAS-2-TELEPHONE-POWER-UNIT-9-VAC-/250730379907 . There may be other e-bay sellers with the item.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

You can download the manual at
http://www.home-electronics.net/USER-GUIDES/29875_DOM_ES_AN_IB.pdf

The instructions for switching the language begin on page 9.

I had a problem recently when I looked online to find the manual for this model and a similar model, and thankfully I was able to solve the mystery and locate it. Even though the answering machine says it is a Lucent AS40, the correct user manual for it is the manual for the AT&T 1715. Once I figured this out, it was super easy to locate the manual on AT&T’s website... and sure enough, these two products are identical!!!

The user manual for the AS40 can be found at http://telephones.att.com/docMgt/public/art/161/1715_manual.pdf

I figured this out when I ran across an old article discussing a joint venture between Lucent Technologies (AT&T) and Philips Electronics. Apparently the two companies decided to merge together and combine their resources to develop technologically advanced answering machines. After the products were developed, each company marketed them under their name with a different model number, but both were selling the same thing! The reason we couldn’t find the user manual for the Philips model is because Lucent (AT&T) has the manuals!

In case this might help someone, I own two of these answering machines and can vouch that the user manual for the Lucent AS40 is the same as the AT&T 1715 and the Philips AD2735 is the same as the AT&T 1725. Here are the models that were produced during the joint venture:

AT&T/ Lucent 1715 = Lucent/ AT&T AS40
AT&T/ Lucent 1725 = Philips AD2735
AT&T/ Lucent 1717 = ?
AT&T/ Lucent 1815 = ?
AT&T/ Lucent 1825 = ?
AT&T/ Lucent 7625 = ?
AT&T/ Lucent 7630 = ?

The instruction for 29869GE2 Digital Answering Machine =>

http://www.home-electronics.net/ge/pc/IB/29869GE2_IB.pdf

If you are looking for a different manual, post here in comments. You mentioned Bell South, but the model was cut off. I posted the manual based on the section the question was in.

9VAC 780mA Lucent power adapter model DAS-2

http://cgi.ebay.com/9VAC-780mA-Lucent-power-adapter-model-DAS-2_W0QQitemZ400058784645QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20090702?IMSfp=TL090702188003r11483

i found this after searching the web for a long, long time.
http://safemanuals.com/user-guide-instructions-owner-manual/AUDIOVOX/AXT847-_E

I know this is a very old topic....

According to the 1715's manual, the "F" means that the memory is full. Try erasing some stored messages and see if that helps.

Here is the link to the 1715's User Manual

http://telephones.att.com/telephones_ui/support/dsp_manual.cfm?manualID=161

Try just pressing down on the greeting button on the answering machine, you will hear the lady say "record greeting" and keep holdong down until you are finished recording the message. When you are done, remove your finger, done!