4 W
hen finished, hang up.
Voice guidance
n When the English voice guidance is selected
During remote operation, the unit’s voice
guidance starts and prompts you to press 1 to
perform a specific operation, or press 2 to
listen to more available operations.
n When the Spanish voice guidance is selected
To start the voice guidance, press 9. The
voice guidance announces the available
remote commands (page 34).
Note:
R If you do not press any dial keys within 10
seconds after a voice guidance prompt, the unit
disconnects your call.
Remote commands
Y
ou can press dial keys to access certain
answering system functions without waiting for the
voice guidance to prompt you.
Key Operation
1
Repeat message (during playback)
*
1
2 Skip message (during playback)
4 Play new messages
5 Play all messages
9
Stop playback
*
2
Start voice guidance
*3
0 Turn answering system off
*4 Erase currently playing message
*5 Erase all messages
*# End remote operation
(
or hang up)
*1 If pressed within the first 5 seconds of a
m
essage, the previous message is played.
*2 For English voice guidance only
*3 For Spanish voice guidance only
Turning on the answering system
remotely
If the answering system is off, you can turn it on
remotely.
1 D
ial your phone number from a touch-tone
phone.
2 Let the phone ring 15 times.
R A long beep is heard.
3 Enter your remote access code within 10
seconds after the long beep.
R The greeting message is played back.
R You can either hang up, or enter your
remote access code again and begin
remote operation (page 33).
Answering system settings
Number of rings before the unit
a
nswers a call
You can change the number of times the phone
rings “Ring count” before the unit answers
calls. You can select 2 to 7 rings, or “Toll
saver”.
The default setting is “4 rings”.
“Toll saver”: The unit’s answering system
answers at the end of the 2nd ring when new
messages have been recorded, or at the end of
the 5th ring when there are no new messages. If
you call your phone from outside to listen to new
messages (page 33), you know that there are no
new messages when the phone rings for the 3rd
time. You can then hang up without being charged
for the call.
Handset
1 MM
ENUN#211
2 MbN: Select the desired setting. a MSAVEN
a MOFFN
For voice mail service subscribers
I
f you subscribe to a flat-rate service package that
includes Caller ID, call waiting, voice mail, and
unlimited local/regional/long distance calls, please
note the following:
R To use the voice mail service provided by your
service provider/telephone company rather than
the unit’s answering system, turn off the
answering system (page 31).
R To use this unit’s answering system rather than
the voice mail service provided by your service
provider/telephone company, please contact
your service provider/telephone company to
deactivate your voice mail service.
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