VTech cs6859 Cordless Telephone User Manual


 
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Press or to scroll to Ans sys
setup, and then press SELECT.
Press or to scroll to # of rings,
and then press SELECT.
Press or to choose 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or
Toll saver, and then press SELECT.
Turn the call screening on
or off
Use this feature to choose whether
incoming messages can be heard while
they are being recorded.
Press MENU when the phone is not
in use.
Press or to scroll to Answering
sys, and then press SELECT.
Press or to scroll to Ans sys
setup.
Press SELECT to choose Call
screening.
Press or to choose On or Off.
Press SELECT to save and you hear
a confirmation tone.
Turn the message alert tone on or off
When the message alert tone is set to
on, and there is at least one new
message, the telephone base beeps
every 10 seconds. The message alert
tone is preset to off.
Press MENU when the phone is not
in use.
Press or to scroll to Answering
sys then press SELECT.
Press or to scroll to Ans sys
setup then press SELECT.
Press or to scroll to Msg alert
tone then press SELECT.
Press or to choose On or Off.
Press SELECT to save and you hear
a confirmation tone.
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NOTES
The answering system must be turned on
for the message alert tone to be functional.
Press any key on the telephone base
(except /FIND HANDSET) to temporarily
silence the message alert tone.
Using your built-in answering
system
New message indication
XX new messages displays and
/PLAY/STOP on the telephone base
flashes when there are new answering
system messages.
If the message alert tone is turned on,
the telephone base beeps every
10 seconds when there are messages
that have not been reviewed.
Message playback
If you have new messages, the
telephone plays only the new messages
(oldest first). If there are no new
messages, the telephone plays back all
messages (oldest first).
When playback begins, you hear the
total number of messages followed
by the date and time of the message.
After the last message, the telephone
announces, “End of messages.
NOTE
Make sure you set the date and time
correctly. Refer to Set date and time under
the Configure your telephone section for
more details.
To play messages at the
telephone base:
Press /PLAY when the telephone
base is not in use.