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A
NSWERING
S
YSTEM
O
PERATION
S
TANDBY
D
ISPLAY
When the phone is not in use, the base displays the status of the answering
system. If the answering system is turned on, it displays
MSG 00, if it is off,
then it displays
ANS OFF. The number of new messages and the number of
new CID records received shows on the screen.
The answering system stores up to 59 messages or up to 15 minutes of
messages (including the outgoing announcement). When the answering
system's memory is full, the display shows
F after the number of messages.
Messages are limited to three minutes in length for incoming calls.
S
PEAKER
V
OLUME
Use the (
or
) volume buttons to adjust the speaker volume to a
comfortable level.
S
CREENING
C
ALLS
AT
THE
B
ASE
1. Make sure the phone stops ringing, and the answering system starts.
NOTE:
No key press is required; you can hear the callers voice through the
speaker on the base.
2. Press the speaker/callback button any time to speak to the caller.
TIP:
Make sure the volume on the base is set loud enough for you to hear
incoming calls.
NOTE:
After you press speaker/callback on the base, the answerer stops
recording, and the base enters into the talk mode.
M
ESSAGE
P
LAYBACK
The base display lets you know when you have new messages. To play
messages, press the play/stop button. While a message is playing, you
may do the following:
1. Press the play/stop button on the base to stop message playback.
2. Press CID/messages (
) button on the base once to re-play the
current message.
