to answer them. And you can access messages left on your answering machine
directly from your device.
Before using the answering machine, you must record a greeting message.
To record a greeting message for the answering machine
1
From your Home screen, tap .
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Call
>
Xperia™ Answering Machine
>
Greetings
.
3
Tap
Record new greeting
and follow the on-screen instructions.
To enable automatic answering
1
From your Home screen, tap .
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Call
>
Xperia™ Answering Machine
.
3
Drag the slider beside
Answering Machine
to the right.
If you don't set a time delay for the automatic answering of calls, the default value is used.
To set a time delay for automatic answering
1
From your Home screen, tap .
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Call
>
Xperia™ Answering Machine
.
3
Tap
Pick up after
.
4
Adjust the time by scrolling up and down.
5
Tap
Done
.
To forward an incoming call to the answering machine
•
When a call comes in, drag
Response options
upwards, then select
Reject with
Answering Machine
.
When a call comes in, you can also just wait until the preset time delay elapses so that the
answering machine picks up the call automatically.
To listen to messages on the answering machine
1
From your Home screen, tap .
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Call
>
Xperia™ Answering Machine
>
Messages
.
3
Select the voice message that you want to listen to.
You can also listen to answering machine messages directly from the call log by tapping .
Rejecting a call with a text message
You can reject a call with a text message. When you reject a call with such a
message, the message is automatically sent to the caller and stored in the Messaging
conversation with the contact.
You can select from a number of predefined messages available on your device, or
you can create a new message. You can also create your own personalised
messages by editing the predefined ones.
To reject a call with a text message when the screen is inactive
1
When an incoming call arrives, tap
Response options
.
2
Select a predefined message or tap
Write new message
.
To reject a call with a text message when the screen is active
1
When an incoming call arrives, tap the upper part of the floating notification
window where the phone number or the name of the contact appears.
2
Tap
Response options
.
3
Select a predefined message or tap
Write new message
.
To reject a second call with a text message
1
When you hear repeated beeps during a call, tap
Response options
.
2
Select a predefined message or tap
Write new message
.
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