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Answering System Operation
The other is simply an announcement and
does not let the caller leave a message: “Hel-
lo, no one is available to take your call.” The
answering system uses this message when
REC TIME
is set to
ANN
(announcement
only).
You can also record your own message (see
“Recording/Deleting an Outgoing Message”).
When you record your own outgoing mes-
sage, the answering system uses it for all
REC TIME
settings.
To switch between your outgoing message
and the answering system’s prerecorded
message, press
OGM
. When the current
message begins to play, press
OGM
again.
The answering system switches to the other
message and plays it.
RECORDING/DELETING AN
OUTGOING MESSAGE
To record your outgoing message (up to 30
seconds long), hold down
OGM
until the an-
swering system beeps and
--
appears.
When you finish your message, press
PLAY/
STOP
or
OGM
. The answering system plays
back your message.
To delete your outgoing message and use
the answering system’s prerecorded mes-
sages, hold down
OGM
until the answering
system beeps. Then press
OGM
again within
two seconds.
SETTING THE ANSWERING
SYSTEM TO ANSWER
CALLS
To set the answering system to answer calls,
press
ANSWER
. If the answering system is
set to record a caller’s message (see “Set-
ting the Record Time” on Page 22), it plays
the outgoing message and shows the num-
ber of recorded messages. If the answering
system is set to announcement-only, it plays
the outgoing message, and
A
appears.
To set the answering system to not answer
calls, press
ANSWER
. The answering system
announces “Answer off” and the message
counter turns off.
SCREENING CALLS
You can let the answering system answer
calls for you while you listen to the caller’s
message through the base’s speaker. If you
decide to answer the call, press
SPEAKER
to
answer using the speakerphone, press
TALK
to answer if the handset is off the base, or if
the handset is on the base, lift it (and press
TALK
if auto talk is off). You can also pick up
any phone on the same line. The answering
system stops recording and resets to answer
the next call.
RECORDING INCOMING
MESSAGES
After the answering system answers a call, it
plays the outgoing message, beeps, and
records the caller’s message.
Each incoming message can be up to 1 or 4
minutes long, depending on how you set
REC TIME
(see “Setting the Record Time” on
Page 22). The answering system’s maximum
recording capacity is 18 minutes.
The answering system stops recording and
resets to answer the next call when:
ANSWER
OGM
MEMO
DELETE
REPEAT
PLAY/STOP
PIN
SKIP
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