3.8

Out of 1 Ratings

Owner's of the AT&T Answering Machine 984 gave it a score of 3.8 out of 5. Here's how the scores stacked up:
  • Reliability

    4.0 out of 5
  • Durability

    5.0 out of 5
  • Maintenance

    3.0 out of 5
  • Performance

    4.0 out of 5
  • Ease of Use

    3.0 out of 5
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In case of difficulty
In case of difficulty
Caller ID operation
Problem Solution
COVM line indicator • Make sure you have reviewed all messages
remains on. on that line.
You may have received a false signal
from the central office. To clear, see
Reset COVM indicator on page 39 in
Feature setup.
Answering system operation
Problem Solution
Messages If message length is programmed to 1
are incomplete. minute, messages longer than this duration
will be cut off. See Set message length
beginning on page 51 in
Feature setup
to
change message length to Unlimited.
Problem Solution
Answering • See Set answer delay beginning on page
system does 45 in
Feature setup
to change how long
not answer the phone rings before the answering
after correct system picks up a call.
number of rings. • DTAD features only work when the
answering function is turned on. See Set
answering system status on page 43 in
Feature setup.
• If a fax machine that shares a line with the
answering function is turned on, the answer
delay must be programmed to allow the
fax machine to answer calls first.
Problem Solution
Answering • When DTAD memory is full, saved
system will messages must be deleted before new
not record messages can be recorded.
messages. • Make sure message length is NOT set
to Greeting Only. (See Set message
length beginning on page 51 and choose
Unlimited or 1 minute.)
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