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Answering system and voicemail
Your telephone has separate indicators for two different types of voice
messages: those left on its built-in answering system and those left on your
telephone service provider’s voicemail (fees may apply). Your telephone’s
built-in answering system messages and voicemail messages are separate.
Each alerts you to new messages differently.
If
NEW VOICEMAIL
and
appear on the handset and the
VOICEMAIL
light on the telephone base flashes
, your telephone service provider is
indicating that it has new voicemail for you. To listen to your voicemail, you
typically dial an access number provided by your telephone service provider,
followed by a security code or PIN.
If t
he message window on the telephone base flashes and
shows on the
handset, your digital answering system has new messages for you. To listen
to the messages, press
/PLAY/STOP
to listen to messages (page 31).
Some telephone service providers bundle or combine multiple services like
voicemail and call waiting, so you may not be aware that you have voicemail. To
check what services you have and how to access them, contact your telephone
service provider.
You can use your telephone answering system and voicemail together by setting
your built-in answering system to answer before voicemail answers. To learn
how to program your voicemail settings, contact your telephone service provider.
Set your answering system to answer calls at least two rings earlier than your
voicemail is set to answer. For example, if your voicemail answers after six rings,
set your answering system to answer after four rings. Some voicemail providers
may program the delay before answering calls in seconds instead of rings; in this
case, allow six seconds per ring when determining the appropriate setting.
Message capacity
The answering system can record and store up to 99 messages. Each
message can be up to four minutes in length. The total storage capacity for
the announcement, messages and memos is approximately 14 minutes.
The actual recording time depends on individual message characteristics.
Messages remain available for replay until you delete them.
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Answering system operation
