VTech DS4122-4 Telephone User Manual


 
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Advanced operation
Answering system operation
Answering system setup
Activate the answering system
The answering system must be turned on to answer and record messages.
Press ANS ON/OFF to turn the answering system on or off. When you
press ANS ON/OFF to turn the answering system on, it will announce “Calls
will be answered,” and the ANS ON/OFF light will be on. When you press
ANS ON/OFF to turn the answering system off, it will announce “Calls will
not be answered,” and the ANS ON/OFF light will be off.
Set the clock
Before playing each message, the answering system announces the day
and time of the message received. Before using the answering system, set
the day, time and year, so that messages are dated correctly. If the clock
is not set before new messages are recorded, the system will announce
“Time and day not set.” before each message is played to remind you to
set the clock.
Press CLOCK and the system will announce the current clock setting.
The system will then announce
“To set the CLOCK, press CLOCK.”
Press CLOCK again and the system will announce the year.
Press /SKIP or /REPEAT until the system announces the correct year,
then press CLOCK. The system will announce the hour.
Press /SKIP or /REPEAT until the system announces the correct hour,
then press CLOCK. The system will announce the minute.
Press /SKIP or /REPEAT until the system announces the correct
minute, then press CLOCK. The system will announce the day.
Press /SKIP or /REPEAT until the system announces the correct day,
then press CLOCK. After a conrmation tone, the system will announce
the new clock setting and exit the programming mode.
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Press and hold
/SKIP to increase
or /REPEAT
to decrease the
minute or year by
increments of 10.
Incoming caller ID
data will set the
time and date (not
the year). You’ll
need to set the
year so the day of
the week can be
determined from
caller ID data. The
time will only be
set automatically
if you subscribe
to caller ID
service from your
local telephone
company.