VTech 5873 Telephone User Manual


 
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Advanced operation
Answering system operation
Remote access
You can access many features of your answering system remotely from any touch tone telephone.
A four-digit security code is required to access the system and the factory default code is 4321; see
page 44 to change it. To access remote access:
Dial your telephone number from any touch tone telephone.
When the system answers and announces the greeting, enter the four-digit security code.
After hearing a double beep, enter one of the remote commands in the following table.
Hang up or press * to end the call.
If no key is
pressed within
10 seconds of
entering remote
access, any
new messages
will be played
automatically.
Once the new
messages have
been played,
the system
will announce
the help menu
options. If no key
is pressed within
20 seconds,
the remote
access call is
automatically
disconnected.
Hang up Saves all messages
1 Plays all messages
2 Plays new messages only
5 Plays help menu
7 Reviews the greeting
8 Records the greeting
9 Turns greeting only on or off
0 Turns answering system on or off
3 Deletes the message currently playing and announces "Message deleted"
4 Repeats the message currently playing
4 (twice quickly) Plays the previous message
6 Skips to the next message
# Stops playing or recording
Commands during playback mode:
Commands in remote standby mode: