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usIng the ansWerIng systeM
answering system options (answering setup)
You can change the answering system options from any handset. Just open the menu
and select
Answering Setup.
Menu Options
What it does
Security Code
Enter a 2-digit PIN so you can access your
answering system from any touch-tone phone (see
page 28).
Ring Time
Set the number of rings (6, 9, or 12) before the
system answers (see page 28 about Toll Saver).
Record Time
Set the amount of time (1 or 4 minutes) callers
can leave a message. Choose
Announce Only
if
you don’t want the system to let callers leave a
message.
Message Alert
Have the base beep every 15 seconds when you
have a new message. The alert stops after you
listen to all your new messages or if you press any
key on the base.
Call Screen
Turn on the call screen feature so you can hear
callers as they leave messages on the base
speaker (see page 27).
Answer On/Off
Turn your answering system on or off. (To turn your
system on or off from the base, just press
ON/OFF
.)
Record Greeting
Record an outgoing message or greeting (see
page 25).
Greeting Options
Switch greetings or delete your greeting (see page
26).
