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Record your own announcement
Your outgoing announcement plays when calls are answered by the answering
system. You can use the preset announcement to answer calls, or replace it with
your own recorded announcement.
Using the telephone base:
1. Press
MENU
->
Press
SELECT
to select
Answering system
.
2. Press
q
/
p
to highlight
Mailbox 1
or
Mailbox 2
->
Press
SELECT
.
3. Press
SELECT
to select
Announcement
.
4. Press
SELECT
to select
Record annc
.
5. Speak towards the microphone of the telephone base to record your
announcement and press
STOP
to end recording.
Number of rings
You can set the answering system to answer an incoming call after a number of
rings. You can also select toll saver to answer a call after two rings when you have
new messages, or four rings when you have 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. By default, the answering system answers an
incoming call after four rings.
Using the telephone base:
1. Press
MENU
->
Press
SELECT
to select
Answering system
.
2. Press
q
/
p
to highlight
Mailbox 1
or
Mailbox 2
->
Press
SELECT
.
3. Press
q
/
p
to
Ans system setup
->
Press
SELECT
.
4. Press
q
/
p
to
# of rings
->
Press
SELECT
.
5. Press
q
/
p
to
choose among
6
,
5
,
4
,
3
,
2
,
or
Toll saver
->
Press
SELECT
.
To use voicemail (requires service subscription)
You can save the voicemail number to
1
for easy access. Contact your telephone
service provider for more information and assistance about using your voicemail
service.
To set voicemail number:
Using a cordless handset or the telephone base:
1. Press
MENU
->
Press
SELECT
to select
Settings
.
2. Press
q
/
p
to highlight
Voicemail #
->
Press
SELECT
.
Initial basic settings
