GETTING STARTED
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Axxess
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Model 8500 Phone User Guide
SETTING UP VOICE MAIL
To begin using your voice mailbox you will need to complete a few basic set-up pro-
cedures to initialize your mailbox, customize your personal greetings, and record your
voice mail directory name. See page 41 for additional voice mail options.
Initializing Your Mailbox
One of the first things you should do is initialize your mailbox. This allows you to:
• Change the default password number to a personal password.
• Record a name to identify yourself in the company directory.
• Listen to the voice mail introduction.
To initialize your mailbox:
1. Dial the voice mail extension number. (You hear the main menu.)
NOTE: If you don’t know what the voice mail extension number is, check with your
system administrator.
2.
Press to identify yourself as a subscriber.
3. Enter your mailbox number and default password.
NOTE: Your mailbox number is your default password.
4. If you want a password, enter a new password using digits 0-9 (up to 12 digits).
Then press . Voice mail plays back your password.
If you do not want to use a password, just press .
5. Press to accept the entry. Press to re-enter your password. The system
prompts you to record your directory name.
6. After the tone, record your first and last name. When finished, press .
7. Do one of the following:
• Press
again to accept the name.
• Press
to replay the name you just recorded.
• Press
to add to your name.
• Press
to erase and re-record your name.
The system then plays a prompt that introduces you to the basic voice mail features.
You can skip this introduction by pressing , if desired.
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