My AT&T Answering System 1337 has a steady buzz - how do I get rid of it?

The power unit that you are using is bad. It is letting an AC signal go into the machine.

What model answering machine do you have? On some units, there is a physical switch on the side or back to set the number of rings. The options can be limited to 2, 4 or TS (10 rings). This is the case for my AT&T 1337 digital answering system. On others, you will need to access the Menu and look for an Answering System menu item. Enter the sub-menu and look for the number of rings option. Increase this value and save the setting. You may find additional number of rings settings.

Please add a comment with the make and model for a better solution. I hope this gets you started.

Cindy Wells

Um guessing it does not like you

Buy a new one, there like $20

USUALLY A HUMMING SOUND WILL BE FROM THE CIRCUIT BOARD OR A SMALL CAPACITOR WHICH ELIMINATES ALTERNATING CURRENT HUM. HONESTLY SPEAKING, I THINK A NEW PHONE IS IN YOUR FUTURE.

Do you mean the status light on the handset or the one on the base? The status light on the base will be on if the answering system is on. The handset status light will be on but steady when the handset is on the charger. (It's a battery charging indicator in that case; take the handset off the charger to stop the charging system. It provides a trickle charge to offset the battery discharging over time) The light blinks to indicate new messages are available on the answering system. Press the Play button on the base or the Messages/Mute button on the handset to play new messages.

Uniden offers the manuals for many of their phones on their support site: http://www.uniden.com/bin/venda?ex=co_disp-view&bsref=uniden&scat=dectphones_mnl . The direct link to the manual for the DECT-1480 is http://www.uniden.com/content/ebiz/uniden/resources/ownersmanuals/DECT1480-2om.pdf .

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

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

my machine will pick up after three rings no matter what the settings are

1337-1337-1337-1337-1337

The 1337's User Guide mentions the battery that keeps messages during power failures. I suspect those message were lost when the power went down.

Here is the link to the 1337's User Guide:

http://telephones.att.com/docMgt/public/art/153/1337_manual.pdf