18
Answering System Operation
4. Repeatedly press
SKIP
/
;
or
:
/
REPEAT
until the correct hour appears, then
press
SET
. The system announces and
displays the minutes.
5. Repeatedly press
SKIP
/
;
or
:
/
REPEAT
until the correct minutes appear, then
press
SET
. The system announces “AM”
or “PM,” and
7777
or
FFFF
appears.
6. Press
SKIP
/
;
or
:
/
REPEAT
to choose
AM or PM, then press
SET
. The system
beeps and announces the day and time.
7. Press
PLAY/STOP
to exit.
To check the day and time, press
MENU
twice. The system announces the currently
set day and time. Press
PLAY/STOP
to exit
the menu.
Note: If power fails, the clock retains the
current time. When the power is restored, it
starts counting again from the time the power
failed.
SETTING THE NUMBER OF
RINGS
You can select how long the system waits to
answer a call — 2, 4, or 6 rings, or toll-saver.
If you plan to check messages by long
distance, set the ring time to toll-saver (see
“Using the Toll-Saver” on Page 22).
1. Press
MENU
five times. The system
announces “Ring time” followed by the
current setting. The current setting
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,
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,
,,,,
, or
jI
jI
jI
jI
(toll saver) displays.
2. Press
SET
.
3. Repeatedly press
SKIP
/
;
or
:
/
REPEAT
until the desired number appears.
4. Press
SET
to store the setting.
5. Press
PLAY/STOP
to exit.
SETTING THE RECORD
TIME
You can set the recording time to 1, 4, or
Announce Only to determine how the system
records incoming messages.
At the 1 or 4 settings, the system plays the
outgoing message and lets callers leave a
message up to 1 minute (or 4 minutes) long.
At the Announce Only setting, the system
plays the outgoing message but does not let
callers leave a message.
1. Press
MENU
six times. The system
announces “Record time” followed by
the current setting. The current setting
displays,
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,
****
, or
ý7
ý7
ý7
ý7
(Announce Only).
2. Press
SET
.
3. Repeatedly press
SKIP
/
;
or
:
/
REPEAT
until the desired number appears.
4. Press
SET
to store the setting.
5. Press
PLAY/STOP
to exit.
SELECTING THE OUTGOING
MESSAGE
The system has two prerecorded outgoing
messages. One asks the caller to leave a
message: “Hello, no one is available to take
your call. Please leave a message after the
tone.” The system uses this message when
the recording time is set to 1 or 4 (see
"Setting the Record Time").
The other is an announcement only and
does not let the caller leave a message:
“Hello, no one is available to take your call.
Please call again.” The system uses this
message when the recording time is set to
Announce Only.
You can also record your own message (see
“Recording/Deleting an Outgoing Message”).
When you record your own outgoing
