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answering system and voicemail
Your telephone has separate indicators for two different types of voice messages: those
left on its built-in digital answering system and those left on your service provider’s
voicemail (fees may apply). Your telephone’s built-in answering system messages and
voicemail messages are separate. Each alerts you to new messages differently.
If
xx new messages
displays on the handset screens and the message window
on the telephone base flashes, there are new messages recorded on the built-in
answering system. If you turn on
msg alert tone
, the telephone base beeps every
10 seconds when there are new answering system messages. To listen to your
message(s), press
twice on the handset (page 24) or press
on the telephone base (page 24).
If and
new voicemail
display on the handset, your telephone service provider
is indicating that it has new voicemail for you. To listen to your voicemail, dial an
access number provided by your telephone service provider, followed by a security
code or PIN. Refer to
answering system and voicemail indicators
in the online
user’s manual for a full description of the voicemail indicators.
Some service providers bundle or combine multiple services like voicemail and call
waiting, so you may not be aware that you have voicemail. To check what services you
have and how to access them, contact your telephone service provider.
You can use the telephone answering system and voicemail together by setting your
built-in answering system to answer before voicemail answers. Refer to
using the
answering system and voicemail together
in the online user’s manual for instructions.
Turn the answering system on or off
You can turn the answering system on or off by pressing the
key on
the telephone base or through the
answer on/off
menu in the handset.
note
: You can turn the answering system on or off from either the handset or the telephone
base, but you can use only the handset to change the other answering system settings.
announcement
The announcement is the greeting callers hear when calls are
answered by the answering system. The telephone has a default
announcement. You can use this announcement, or record your
own announcement up to 90 seconds.
On a handset, press
in idle mode.
Press
or
to scroll to
answering sys
, then press
.
Press
to scroll to
announcement
. Follow the
screen and voice prompts to record a new announcement.
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