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Answering system settings
Default settings are indicated by asterisks (*).
Settings menu Description Options
Call screening Set whether you hear the callers while they
are leaving messages to you.
Screening: On*
Screening: Off
# of rings Set the number of times the telephone rings
before the answering system answers.
3*; 2; Toll saver;
6; 5; 4;
Remote code Set a two-digit security code to access the
answering system remotely from any touch-
tone telephone.
19*
Msg alert tone Set whether the telephone beeps every
10 seconds to alert you of new messages.
Tone: On
Tone: Off*
Recording time Set the recording time for each incoming
message.
3 minutes*
2 minutes
1 minute
Set number of rings
You can set the answering system to answer an incoming call after 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6
rings; or toll saver. If you choose toll saver, the answering system answers a call
after 2 rings when you have new messages, or after 4 rings when you have no
new messages.
Press MENU when the phone is not in use.
Scroll to Answering sys and then press SELECT.
Scroll to Ans sys setup and then press SELECT.
Scroll to # of rings and then press SELECT.
Press or to choose 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 or Toll saver and then press
SELECT to save.
Record your own announcement
You can use the preset announcement to answer calls, or replace it with your own
recorded announcement. The announcement can be up to 90 seconds in length.
Press MENU when the phone is not in use.
Scroll to Answering Sys then press SELECT twice.
The handset announces, “To play, press 2. To record, press 7.”
Then press 7 to record.
The handset announces, “Record after the tone. Press 5 when you are done.”
After the tone, speak towards the handset microphone.
Press 5 when done.
Answering system operation
Turn the answering system on or off
The answering system must be turned on to answer and record messages.
Press ANS ON/OFF on the telephone base to turn the built-in answering
system on or off.
Message playback at the telephone base
Press /PLAY when the phone is not in use.
Options during playback:
Press VOL
+
or VOL
-
to adjust the speaker volume.
Press /SKIP to skip to the next message.
Press /REPEAT to repeat the message currently playing. Press /REPEAT
twice to listen to the previous message.
Press X/DELETE to delete the current message. The system advances to the
next message.
Press /STOP to stop.
Delete all messages at the telephone base
Press X/DELETE twice when the phone is not in use.
Call intercept
If you want to talk to the person whose message is being recorded, press or
on the handset.
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