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Answering Calls
When you’ve selected Announcement A or B and turned the system on, the caller
hears the announcement you recorded, followed by a beep. During the announce-
ment, callers can press 1 or 2 to select a mailbox, or they can wait for the beep to
leave a message in Mailbox 1. A caller can leave a message up to 3 minutes long.
If the message is longer than 3 minutes, or if the caller is silent for more than 7
seconds, or if the system runs out of memory, the system beeps once and hangs up.
If you’ve selected Announcement AO, callers hear your announcement. If a caller
doesn’t enter a mailbox number before the announcement ends, the system plays
to the end of the announcement, then hangs up. (If you want a caller to be able to
leave a message when announcement is set to AO, instruct him or her to press #
or a mailbox number while the announcement is playing.)
If the system if OFF and the phone rings, the call will be answered after 10 rings
and the caller will hear "The machine is off." If the system is ON and the memory
is full, the call will also be answered after 10 rings. The caller will hear "Memory
is full." Remote access commands to change the ON/OFF status are explained
in "ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION–From Cordless Handset or Touch
Tone Phone."
Call Screening/Intercept
Set the system to answer calls, and set the volume control so you can hear the
caller’s message.
If you decide to take the call, press P on the handset or K on the base.
If you pick up an extension phone during the announcement and the announce-
ment does not stop right away, press and release the telephone switchhook or press
S on the base.
Announcement Bypass
You might want to let frequent callers know they can press # on a touch tone phone
when they hear your announcement begin. The system then stops playing your an-
nouncement and beeps so that the caller can immediately begin recording a message.
ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION
At the Base
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