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About the built-in
answering system and
voicemail service
For message recording, your telephone
has a built-in answering system, and it
also supports voicemail service offered
by your telephone service provider
(subscription is required, and fee may
apply).
The main differences between them are:
Category
Built-in
answering
system
Voicemail from
telephone
service
Storage
Messages are
stored in the
telephone base.
Messages are
stored in a
server or system
provided by
your telephone
service.
Your messages
will not be
deleted
automatically.
You have to
delete your
messages
manually.
Your messages
may be
automatically
deleted after a
period of time.
Contact your
telephone service
provider for more
details.
Method
to retrieve
messages
When you
received new
messages,
handset
displays
XX new
messages
and
the message
window on the
telephone base
flashes.
When you
received new
messages,
the handset
displays
and
New voicemail
.
To retrieve
messages,
usually there
are two ways:
Press
on
the telephone
base; or
Access
remotely with
an access
code.
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To retrieve
messages, you
need an access
number and/or
a passcode
provided by
your telephone
service provider.
Set your built-in answering
system
The answering system can record
and store up to 99 messages. Each
message can be up to three minutes in
length. The total storage capacity for the
announcement, messages and memos
is approximately 23 minutes. The actual
recording time depends on individual
message characteristics.
Your answering system allows you to set
your announcement, to save and delete
messages, activate call screening, to
set number of rings before pick up, and
to access remotely.
Turn the answering system on
or off
The answering system must be turned
on to answer and record messages.
When the answering system is turned
on, the
/ANS ON/OFF
light on the
telephone base turns on and
ANS ON
displays on the handset.
Telephone base control key panel:
