BT 5500 Telephone User Manual


 
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The pre-set Answer and Record outgoing
message, that allows your caller to leave a
message, is “Hello, your call cannot be taken at
the moment, so please leave your message after
the tone”.
Your Answer and Record outgoing message can
be up to 3 minutes long and will replace the
prerecorded message.
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The pre-set Answer Only outgoing message,
where callers hear an announcement but cannot
leave a message, is “Hello, your call cannot be
taken at the moment and you cannot leave a
message, so please call later”.
When recording your Answer Only message,
remember to advise your caller that they will not
be able to leave a message.
Your Answer Only message can be up to 3
minutes long (maximum recording length) and
will replace the pre-recorded message.
However, you should try to keep your message
short to allow time for recording memos, or
incoming messages when using Answer and
Record mode.
Answering machine
Outgoing messages
The outgoing message is the message a caller rst hears when the answering
machine picks up their call. There are 2 pre-recorded outgoing messages to
choose from (see note right) or you can record your own. You can only record
your outgoing message using the handset.
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1. Press menU, scroll
to answer macHine and press select.
2. Scroll
to oUtgoing message and press select.
3. recorD is highlighted, press select.
4. Scroll
or to answer & recorD or answer onlY and press
select.
5. The display shows Please sPeak after tHe tone.
6. After the tone, speak your message clearly into the handset then press save
to end recording.
7. Your outgoing message is played back. If you want to delete it, press Delete
during playback. If you press
save or wait for the message to play back, it will
be saved.