Sony SPP-A985 Cordless Telephone User Manual


 
Answering Machine Features
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Answering Machine Features
Tip
All the mailbox buttons ((MAILBOX 1), (MAILBOX 2) and (MAILBOX 3)) work as
the (PLAY/STOP) button; press any of the three in this case.
To hear the current time
Press (TIME/SET). The current time setting is announced.
Recording the greeting
You can record your own greeting for the “normal” and
“announcement only” modes (see page 55).
1 Press (MENU) repeatedly until
“Set out-going message” is
announced.
“- -” blinks on the display.
2 Press (REC/MEMO).
“Now recording” is announced
and a long beep sounds.
3 Speak about 12 inches (30 cm)
away from the microphone
(MIC). The display starts
counting. You can record up to
90 seconds.
4 Press (PLAY/STOP) to stop
recording.
Your greeting replays
automatically.
Notes
If you do not record your own greeting, the prerecorded greeting will be
assigned automatically (see page 48).
If your greeting is less than two seconds, the greeting is not recorded. The
prerecorded greeting will be assigned automatically.
If a call comes in during recording, recording stops automatically.
If 90 seconds have passed or memory becomes full in step 3, recording stops
automatically.
“Memory full” is announced if no recording space is available when you
press (REC/MEMO). Erase unnecessary messages (see page 54).
Tip
To record a greeting for the “announcement only” mode, select the
announcement only mode first (see page 55), then follow the instructions above.
Otherwise, the normal greeting will be recorded.
(ERASE)
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MIC (microphone)