OL6815 User Manual
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Part II
Digital Answering System Operation
1 Setup
1. In the idle (standby) mode, press
MENU
to program each of the following options:
Turn Answering System On / Off
Set
the
Day
and
Time
Record
your
outgoing
Announcement
Set
your
Remote
Access
code
Set ‘Announce Only’ On / Off
Turn audible Message Alert On / Off
Set Base ringer On / Off
Set number of Rings to answer
Press
MENU
repeatedly, until you reach the desired option.
2. Once the desired option is reached and the current setting is announced, press
◄◄
or
►►
to change the setting.
3. Press
MENU
to confirm your setting.
At any time, press
STOP
to exit setup mode.
Turn Answering System ON / OFF (preset to ON)
When you first power up the Base Unit, the Answering System is automatically in the
ON
mode. Follow the steps above to
manually turn the system Off and On.
Clock Setting
Follow the steps above to program the current
Day of the week
, then the
Hour
, and then the
Minute
:
First, program the
Day
As you program, the display shows
‘d’
and a number, 1 to 7, representing the day of the week 1
represents Sunday; 2 represents Monday, and so on. Press
MENU
when done.
Next, program the
Hour.
Be careful that you program a ‘pm’ hour if the current time is in the afternoon or evening, or an
‘am’ hour if the current time is after midnight or in the morning. Press
MENU
when done.
Next, program the
Minute.
You’ll be programming the ‘tens’ column first. Your choices are
0
through
5
, as the minutes
range from 00 to 59. Press
MENU.
Now, you are programming the ‘ones’ column, where your choices are
0
through
9.
Press
MENU
to confirm.
Record Your Outgoing Announcement
You can record
2
different outgoing announcements; one inviting your caller to leave a message (Announce Only
OFF
);
one asking your caller to call back later (Announce Only
ON
).
Outgoing Announcement
A1
is played when Announce Only mode is
OFF
. Callers can leave a message in this mode. Your
Answering System is preset with Announce Only set to OFF.
Outgoing Announcement
A2
is played when Announce Only mode is
ON
. Callers
cannot
leave a message in this mode.
If you do not record your own announcements, your answering system will play a pre-programmed message to your
callers:
A1: “Please leave your message after the beep.”
A2: “I am sorry I am not available. Please call back later.”
See
Set ‘Announcement Only’
, later on in this section.
