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Answering system
Call screening
Use this feature to choose whether incoming messages can be heard over
the telephone base speaker when they are being recorded. If you turn call
screening on, you hear the incoming message. While monitoring an incoming
message, you can answer the call by pressing
PHONE/
FLASH
or
/SPEA�ER
SPEA�ER
on the handset.
To change the setting:
1. When the handset is in idle mode, press
MENU/
SELECT
to enter the main menu.
2. Press
q
CID
or
p
DIR
to scroll to
>Answering sys
, then
press
MENU
/SELECT
.
3. Press
q
CID
or
p
DIR
to scroll to
>Ans sys setup
, then
press
MENU
/SELECT
.
4. Press
MENU
/SELECT
to select
>Call screening
.
5. Press
q
CID
or
p
DIR
to choose
>On
or
>Off
.
6. Press
MENU
/SELECT
to save the setting. You hear a
confirmation tone. Press
OFF/
CANCEL
to cancel.
NOTE:
For more information on call screening, see pages 50-51.
Number of rings
You can set the answering system to answer an incoming call after two, three,
four, five or six rings. You can also select toll saver, which is explained below.
Unless you change it, the answering system answers an incoming call after
four rings.
To set the number of rings:
1. When the handset is in idle mode, press
MENU/
SELECT
to enter the
main menu.
2. Press
q
CID
or
p
DIR
to scroll to
>Answering sys
, then press
MENU
/SELECT
.
3. Press
q
CID
or
p
DIR
to scroll to
>Ans sys setup
, then press
MENU
/SELECT
.
4. Press
q
CID
or
p
DIR
to scroll to
># of rings
, then press
MENU
/SELECT
.
5. Press
q
CID
or
p
DIR
to scroll and choose among >
2
,
>3, >4, >5,
>
6
or
>
Toll saver
.
Toll saver - the answering system answers a call after two rings when
you have new messages, and after four rings when there are no new
messages. This feature allows you to check for new messages and avoid
paying long distance charges when calling from out of your local area.
6. Press
MENU
/SELECT
to save the setting. You hear a confirmation tone.
Press
OFF/
CANCEL
to cancel.
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Answering system settings
Answer ON/OFF
>Ans sys setup
>Call screening
# of rings
