Sanyo SCP-2500, Operating Manual

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Using Voicemail
Setting Up Your Voicemail
All unanswered calls to your PCS Phone are automatically transferred to voicemail, even if your
phone is in use or turned off. Therefore, you will want to set up your PCS voicemail box and
personal greeting as soon as your PCS Phone is activated.
To set up voicemail:
1. Press and hold 1.
2. Follow the system prompts to:
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Create your pass code
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Record your greeting
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Record your name announcement
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Choose whether to activate One-Touch Message Access (a feature that lets you access
messages simply by pressing and holding 1, bypassing the need for you to enter your
passcode).
Voicemail Notification
There are several ways your PCS Phone alerts you:
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By displaying a message on the screen.
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By sounding the assigned ringer type.
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By the LED blinking red.
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By displaying at the top of your screen.
New Voicemail Message Alerts
When you receive a new voice message, your phone alerts you and prompts you to you’re your
voicemail.
To call your voicemail, press Talk .
To display your Missed Log, press MENU/OK >
Missed Alerts .
Important : When you are roaming off the Nationwide PCS Network, you may not receive
notification of new voicemail messages. It is recommended that you periodically check your
voicemail by dialing 1 + area code + your PCS Phone Number. When your voicemail box
answers, press * and enter your pass code
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You will be charged roaming rates when accessing
voicemail while roaming off the Nationwide PCS Network.
Note : Your phone accepts messages even when it is turned off. However, you are only notified
of new messages when your phone is turned on and you are in a PCS Service Area.
Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages
You can review your messages directly from your PCS Phone or from any other touch-tone
phone. To dial from your PCS Phone, you can either speed dial your voicemail box or use the
menu keys.
Using One-Touch Message Access:
Press and hold 1. (Your phone will dial your voicemail box.)
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