I need to find the directions to set the answering machine, it got unplugged and we cannot set the time date ect.

Manual is online here
http://www.fixya.com/support/p84926-southwestern_bell_fa_970_digital/manual-17765

ANSWERING MACHINE
FEATURES
Voice Time/Day Stamp
The FA982 records the time and day at the end of each
message, if set.
Note: When setting the Time/Day, do not allow more than
20 seconds to elapse between any step:
Setting Voice Time/Day Stamp
Day Set
1. Press and hold the TIME SET/REPEAT button for 2
seconds. The unit will say “Monday”.
2. Press the ANSWER ON/OFF button until you hear
the correct day.
3. To return to the previous day, press the MAIL 1 or
MAIL 2 button.
Hour Set
1. Once you hear the correct day, press the TIME SET/
REPEAT button to set the hour. The unit will say
“Twelve”.
2. Press the ANSWER ON/OFF button until you hear
the correct hour.
To return to the previous hour, press the MAIL 1 or
MAIL 2 button.
Minute Set
1. Once you hear the correct hour, press the TIME SET/
REPEAT button to set the minute. The unit will say “0”
(which sounds like “oh”).
2. Press the ANSWER ON/OFF button until you hear
the correct minute. To return to the previous minute,
press the MAIL 1 or MAIL 2 button.
AM/PM Set
1. Once you hear the correct minute, press the TIME
SET/REPEAT button to set AM/PM. The unit will say
“AM”.
2. Press the ANSWER ON/OFF button. The unit will say
“PM”. Press the MAIL 1 or MAIL 2 button to return to
“AM”.
3. Once you hear the correct AM/PM setting, press the
TIME SET/REPEAT button to complete the procedure.
The unit will announce the day and time that is now
set.
Note: To check the current day and time, press and
release the TIME SET/REPEAT button. If you did not
set the Voice Time/Day Stamp, the unit will say “Time is
not set”.