T H E I N T E G R A T E D A N S W E R I N G D E V I C E
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THE
INTEGRA
TED
ANSWERING
DEVICE
Setting the Ring Time
The ring time setting allows you to set the number of rings the caller hears before your
answering system plays the outgoing message. You can set the ring time to answer after
four, six, or nine rings. Setting “TS” (Toll Saver), the answering system picks up after six
rings if you have new messages, and after nine rings if there are none. This way, if you
make a long distance call to check your messages, you can hang up after the second ring
to avoid billing charges.
1) Press
menu
three times.
The current ring time setting is announced (“
” 4, “
” 6, “
” 9, “
” Toll saver), and
it appears on the base.
2) Press
or
until the desired ring time appears.
3) Press
set/ringer
to select the new ring time.
A confirmation tone sounds, the system announces “Ring time” and the new ring time.
Selecting the message record time
You have three record time options. The options “
1
minute” or “
4
minutes” set the duration
for recording the incoming messages. “
Announce only
” answers the call with the preset
greeting or your personal greeting but prevents the caller from leaving a message.
1) Press
menu
four times.
You hear the current recording time (“
” 1 minute, “
” 4 minutes, “
” Announce only),
and it appears on the base.
2) Press
or
until the desired message record time appears.
3) Press
set/ringer
to select the new recording time.
A confirmation tone sounds, the system announces “Record time” and the new record time.
Announce only feature
The Announce only feature plays a pre-recorded outgoing message or your own personal
outgoing message, but it will not allow the caller to leave a message. To set “Announce
only”, follow the steps above. To choose between the pre-recorded message or your own
personal greeting, press
greeting
when the outgoing message is played. Press
greeting
again to select the greeting of your choice.
When using the
Announce only feature,
you may want to change
outgoing message, if the
message prompts the
caller to leave a
message. The
pre-recorded message
changes automatically.
