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Answering system
Answering system settings
Answer on/off
Unless you change it, the answering system is on and ready to record
messages. If the answering system is on, the
Ans
on
icon displays on the
handset screen and the
light on the telephone base is on.
You can turn the answering system off, but if you do so, the answering
system does not answer calls and record incoming messages.
Using the handset:
Press
in idle mode to enter the
main menu.
Press
or
to scroll to
Answering sys
, then
press
.
Press
or
to scroll to
Answer on/off
, then
press
.
Press
or
to select between
on
and
off
,
then press
to save the setting.
Using the telephone base:
Press
to turn the
answering
system on or off. If the answering system is
turned on, it announces, “
Calls will be answered
.”
If the answering system is turned off, it
announces, “
Calls will not be answered
.”
notes:
If the answering system is off and there is an incoming call, the system answers after 10 rings
and announces to the caller, “
Please enter your remote access code
.” For more information
about remote access, see
remote access code
on page 58.
You can turn the answering system on or off from either the handset or the telephone base,
but you can only use the handset to change the other answering system settings.
You cannot turn the answering system on or off while a handset is on a call or the telephone
base is playing messages.
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Answer on/off
ECO
On
ECO
