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Accessing Your Answering Machine
If your base has an answering machine, you can use your
handset to get your messages and change your answering
machine setup. To access the answering machine, press the
soft key. The answering machine announces the
number of new and old messages and then waits for your
next command. You have the following options:
Screening Calls
You can listen to callers who leave a message. Press the
SCREEN soft key when the system is answering to listen to the
caller without answering the phone.
Play messages
Repeat a message
Skip a message
Delete a message
End message review
Record a memo
Turn the answering
machine on or off
Record a greeting
Listen to Help
Exit and hang up
Press [ /2]. The system announces
the time, and number of new and old
messages.
Press [|<</1] to go to the start of
the current message. Press [|<</1]
repeatedly to go back to a previous
message.
Press [>>|/3] to go to the beginning of the
next message.
While a message is playing, press [ /4]
and the message will be permanently
deleted.
Press [ /5] to stop the message
playback.
Press [7] to start recording. Press [ /5]
or [7] to stop.
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Press [6] to turn the answering machine
on. Press [9] to turn the answering
machine off.
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Press [9] to turn the answering machine
on/off.
Press [8] to start recording. Press [ /5]
or [8] to stop.
Press [0] to hear the Help prompts.
Press [ ] to exit the system and return to
standby.