Setting the Announce Mode
There are three different answering modes that the BE-3872 can be set to:
normal (ICM) answering mode, answer only mode, and answer off.
Setting the Answering System Off:
When the answering machine is set off, the answering system will not pick up
until the phone rings 10 times. At that point, the BE-3872 is automatically
turned on, and set to one of the two answer modes below, depending on the
ANS. switch setting.
1. Press the [
ANS On/Off
] key to turn the answering machine on. The system
will announce “Answering Machine is On.”
2. Press the [
ANS On/Off
] key again to turn the answering machine off. The
system will announce “Answering Machine is Off.”
Setting to Normal Answering Mode:
Make sure that the answering machine is on (the message counter will show
something other than “--”). Locate the ANS. switch on the base bottom. Make
sure the switch is set to “ICM.”
When set to ANS. “ICM,” the BE-3872 will play your announcement, and then
allow the caller to leave a message.
Press the [
OGM
] key at any time to hear the current announcement. If no OGM
is recorded, “you have no announcement” is heard instead. “OP” will display
during playback.
Note:
Incoming messages are limited to a maximum of 2 minutes. Once the
message exceeds 2 minutes, the system beeps three times and discon-
nects the call. If the system memory is exceeded, “Memory full” is
announced and the call is disconnected.
Setting to Announce Only Answering Mode:
Make sure that the answering machine is on (the message counter will show
something other than “--”).
1. Locate the ANS. switch on the base bottom.
2. Set the switch to “Only.” The message counter will display [Ao].
3. Record your Announce Only announcement by following the same steps
under “Recording an Announcement” on page 21.
When set to ANS “Only,” the BE-3872 will play your announcement, and then
disconnect the call. The caller is unable to leave any messages.
Note:
If you have not recorded an announcement only greeting, while in this
mode the system will simply answer “Memory Full” and then hang up.
ANSWERING SYSTEM SETUP
Setting the Remote Access Code
The BE-3872 allows you to set your own two-digit access code to retrieve
messages or program the answering machine from a remote location. Pressing
the [
Code Set
] key while the phone is idle will play the current remote access
code; [5c] shows in the message counter display. The default code is “58.”
To program the remote code:
1. Press and hold [
Code Set
] for three
seconds. You will hear two short beeps, a
long beep, and another short beep, after
which you can begin programming.
2. Push
/Repeat or
/Skip until the first
digit of the desired code is displayed.
3. Push the [
Code Set
] key to set.
4. Push the
/Repeat or
/Skip key to
select the second digit.
5. Push [
Code Set
] to set.
Note:
Write down the remote code on the
remote access card provided.
Recording an Announcement
The default announcement is “Please record your message after the beep.”
To record you own announcement:
1. Press and hold the [
OGM
] key. The display will show [OP]. You will hear
“Please record your announcement after the beep” and then a beep. While
you continue to hold down the [
OGM
] key, say the message you want
recorded. You can record a greeting up to 30 seconds long.
2. When finished, release the [
OGM
] key. “End of recording will be announced
and then the BE-3872 will play back your newly recorded message.
Note:
To return to the default announcement (erasing the recorded
announcement), press and release [
OGM
] (the announcement begins
playing), and then press [
Erase
]. “Erased announcement” will be heard
and the unit will return to the default outgoing announcement.
ANSWERING SYSTEM SETUP
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