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USING THE ANSWERING SYSTEM
Answering System Options (
Ans. Setup
)
You can set or change the answering system options from any handset. Just
open the menu and select
Ans. Setup
. Select one of the following:
Security Code
Enter a 2-digit PIN so you can access your answering
system from any touch-tone phone (see p. 15).
Ring Time
Set the number of rings (
2
,
4
, or
6
) before the system
answers.
Toll Saver
makes the system answer after 2 rings
if you have new messages or after 4 rings if you don't.
Record Time
Set the amount of time (
1 or
4
minutes) callers have to
leave a message. Choose
Announce Only
if you don't
want the system to let callers to leave a message.
Message Alert
Have the system beep every 15 seconds when you have
a new message. The alert stops after you listen to all
your new messages or if you press any key on the base.
Ans. Language
Change the language of the system's voice prompts.
Call Screen
Turn on the call screen feature so you can hear callers as
they leave messages on the base speaker (see p. 15).
Ans. On/off
Turn your answering system on or off.
Record Greeting
Record an outgoing message or greeting (see below).
Greeting Options
Switch greetings or delete your greeting (see below).
Personalizing the Greeting
Your personal outgoing message or greeting can be from 2 to 30 seconds
long. If you don’t record a greeting, the system uses a pre-recorded
greeting: Hello, no one is available to take your call. Please leave a message
after the tone.
To... Follow these steps:
Record a
personal
greeting
Open the menu with the phone in standby. Select
Ans.
Setup
, then
Record Greeting
.
Press
MEnu/sElEcT
to start recording. Wait until the system
says "Record greeting" before speaking.
Press
MEnu/sElEcT
to stop recording. The system plays back
your new greeting.
To keep the greeting, press
End
. To re-record it, press
MEnu/sElEcT
.
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