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Set recording time
You can set the recording time for each
incoming message.
1. Press
MENU
when the phone is not in
use.
2. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Answering sys
and then press
SELECT
.
3. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Ans sys setup
and then press
SELECT
.
4. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Recording
time
and then press
SELECT
.
5. Press
q
or
p
to choose
3 minutes
,
2 minutes
or
1 minute
, and then
press
SELECT
to save. You hear a
confirmation tone.
Turn the call screening on or off
You can hear incoming messages at the
telephone base while they are being
recorded.
1. Press
MENU
when the phone is not in
use.
2. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Answering sys
and then press
SELECT
.
3. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Ans sys setup
and then press
SELECT
.
4. Press
SELECT
to select
Call screening
.
5. Press
q
or
p
to choose
On
or
Off
, and
then press
SELECT
to save. You hear a
confirmation tone.
Turn the message alert tone on or
off
When the message alert tone is set to on,
and there is at least one new message, the
telephone base beeps every
10 seconds.
1. Press
MENU
when the phone is not in
use.
2. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Answering sys
and then press
SELECT
.
3. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Ans sys setup
and then press
SELECT
.
4. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Msg alert
tone
, and then press
SELECT
.
5. Press
q
or
p
to choose
On
or
Off
, and
then press
SELECT
to save. You hear a
confirmation tone.
NOTES
• The answering system must be turned on for
the message alert tone to be functional.
• Press any key on the telephone base (except
/FIND HANDSET
) to temporarily silence the
message alert tone.
Use your built-in answering
system
New message indication
When there are new answering system
messages, the handset displays
XX new
messages
and
, and the message
window on the telephone base flashes.
When you are reviewing a new message,
NEW
and
display on the handset.
Message
window
display
Description
0
No messages.
1-99
Total number of old messages
and memos recorded.
The message number currently
playing.
0-99
(flashing)
Total number of new messages
recorded, or the current
message number during new
message playback.
The clock needs to be set.
1-99
&
F
(alternating)
The answering system memory
is full with total number of
messages recorded.
1-8
The telephone base speaker
volume level while adjusting.
0-6
The telephone base ringer
level while adjusting.
--
The answering system is
answering a call, or recording a
memo or announcement.
The handset is on a call, or in
the caller ID log.
The answering system is being
accessed remotely.
If the message alert tone is turned on, the
telephone base beeps every 10 seconds
when there are messages that have not
been reviewed.
Message playback
If you have new messages, the telephone
plays only the new messages (oldest
first). If there are no new messages, the
telephone plays back all messages (oldest
first).
When playback begins, you hear the total
number of messages followed by the date
and time of the message. After the last
message, the telephone announces, “
End
of messages.
”
NOTE
• Make sure you set the date and time
correctly. Refer to
Set date and time
under
the
Configure your telephone
section for
more details.
To playback messages at the
telephone base:
• Press
when the phone is not in use.
When you have no message in the
answering system, the telephone base
announces, “
You have no message.
”
Options during playback:
• Press
/VOLUME
or
/VOLUME
to
adjust the listening volume.
• Press
/SKIP
to skip to the next
message.
• Press
/REPEAT
to repeat the playing
message. Press
/REPEAT
twice to listen
to the previous message.
• Press
X/DELETE
to delete the playing
message. The telephone base
announces, “
Message deleted,
” and
then advances to the next message.
• Press
/STOP
to stop the playback.
To playback messages with a handset:
1. Press
MENU
when the telephone is
not in use. The handset displays
Play
messages
.
2. Press
SELECT
. When you have
messages, the handset displays
Playing...
and then
Repeat [4] Del
[3] Skip [6]
and it announces the total
number of messages. When you have
no message in the answering system,
the handset displays
No messages
and
it announces, “
You have no message.
”
Options during playback:
• Press
VOL-
or
VOL+
to adjust the
listening volume.
• Press
6
to skip to the next message.
• Press
4
to repeat the playing message.
Press
4
twice to listen to the previous
message.
• Press
3
to delete the playing message.
The handset announces, “
Message
deleted,
” and then advances to the next
message.
• Press
OFF
to stop the playback.
NOTES
• Only one handset or the telephone base can
access the answering system at a time.
• During message playback, if there is an
incoming call or another handset makes a
call, message playback will be stopped.
