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About answering system and voicemail
Your telephone has separate indicators for two different types of voice messages:
those left on the built-in answering system and those left at your telephone service
provider’s voicemail. Each alerts you to new messages differently.
If XX new msgs displays on the handsets, there are messages recorded on the
built-in answering system. It can record up to 99 messages, depending on the
length of each message. Each message can be up to three minutes in length.
The total recording time is approximately 14 minutes.
If and New voicemail display on the handsets, your telephone service
provider is indicating that it has new voicemail for you. Contact your telephone
service provider for more information on how to access your voicemail.
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.
On*;
Off
# of rings Set the number of times the telephone rings
before the answering system answers.
6; 5; 4*; 3; 2;
Toll saver
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.
On;
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 two, three,
four, ve or six rings; or toll saver. If you choose toll saver, the answering system
answers a call after two rings when you have new messages, or after four rings
when you have no new messages.
Press MENU when the phone is not in use.
Scroll to AnsweringSys and then press SELECT.
Scroll to Ans sys setup and then press SELECT.
Scroll to # of rings and then press SELECT.
Press q or p to choose 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 or Toll saver and then press SET 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 AnsweringSys then press SELECT twice.
Press RECORD. The handset announces, “Record after the tone. Press STOP
when you are done.” After the tone, speak towards the handset microphone.
Press STOP 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 MENU when the phone is not in use.
Scroll to AnsweringSys and then press SELECT.
Scroll to Answer ON/OFF and then press SELECT.
Press q or p to choose On or Off and then press SET.
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 playing message. Press /REPEAT twice to
listen to the previous message.
Press X/DELETE to delete the playing message. The system advances to the
next message.
Press /STOP to stop.
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