Turning the System On/Off
Use O to turn the system on or off.
When the system is off, the Message
Window is blank.
Volume Control
Use VOLUME buttons (+ and -) to
adjust the volume of the system’s speaker.
Press the top button (+) to increase
volume. Press the bottom button (-) to
decrease volume. The system beeps three
times when you reach the maximum or
minimum volume setting.
Answering Calls
When the system answers a call, the caller
hears the announcement you recorded,
followed by a beep. After the beep, the
system begins recording your caller’s
message. A caller can leave a message up
to three minutes long. If the message is
longer than three minutes, or if the caller
is silent for more than seven seconds,or if
the system runs out of memory,the system
beeps once and hangs up.
Callers can skip over your announcement
by pressing #.
Message Window
The Message Window displays the number
of messages that have been recorded. If
there are more than nine messages
recorded,the Message Window alternately
displays the two digits of the total number
of messages recorded. If the Message
Window displays F,then the memory is
full and you’ll need to delete messages
before new ones can be recorded.
PLAY Light
The PLAY light blinks when you have new
messages,and remains steady when you
have messages in memory that you’ve
already played. The PLAY light is off when
there are no messages in memory.
Call Screening/Intercept
Set the system to answer calls, and set the
volume control so you can hear the caller’s
message. If you choose not to hear the
caller’s message, adjust the volume to the
lowest setting. The Message Window
displays 0.
If you decide to take the call,lift the
handset of any telephone on the same
line. The system stops recording and
resets to answer calls.
Feature Set Up
You can set up one feature at a time as
described below, or you can set up a
feature, and then move on to set up
another feature. After you change one
feature, press and release S until you
hear the voice prompt for the next feature
you want to change
— OR —
Press P to exit
— OR —
The system will time out after 30 seconds
and save any changes already made.
Ring Select and Toll Saver
Use Ring Select to choose how many times
the line will ring before the system
answers a call. Set for 2,4 or Toll Saver.
When you set the system to Toll Saver, it
answers after four rings when you have no
new messages,and after two rings when
you have new messages.
1 Press and hold S for about two
seconds. The system announces the
current ring selection.
2 Press and release or
until the system announces your ring
selection.
3 Press and release P to exit
— OR —
Press and release S to change the
Remote Access Code (follow Steps
2–5 under “Remote Access Code”).
ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION
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