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Retrieve voicemail from
telephone service
Voicemail is a feature available from most
telephone service providers. It may be
included with your telephone service, or
may be optional. Fees may apply.
Retrieve voicemail
When you received a voicemail, the screen
displays
1
. To retrieve, you typically
dial an access number provided by your
telephone service provider, and then enter
a security code. Contact your telephone
service provider for instructions on how to
configure the voicemail settings and listen
to messages.
• After you have listened to all new voicemail
messages, the indicators on the handset turn
off automatically.
Set your voicemail number
You can save your access number on each
handset for easy access to your voicemail.
After you saved the voicemail number, you
can press and hold
to retrieve voicemail.
1. Press and hold
when the phone is
not in use.
2. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Line 1
or
Line 2
, then press
SELECT
.
3. Use the dialing keys to enter the
voicemail number (up to 30 digits).
4. Press
SAVE
to save. You hear a
confirmation tone.
-OR-
1. Press
MENU
when the phone is not in
use.
2. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Settings
and
then press
SELECT
.
3. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Voicemail #
and then press
SELECT
.
4. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Line 1
or
Line 2
, then press
SELECT
.
5. Use the dialing keys to enter the
voicemail number (up to 30 digits).
6. Press
SAVE
to save. You hear a
confirmation tone.
While entering numbers, you can:
• Press
BACKSP
or
DELETE
to backspace
and erase a digit.
• Press and hold
DELETE
to erase the
entire entry.
• Press
q
or
p
to move the cursor to the
left or right.
• Press and hold
PAUSE
on the handset or
press
PAUSE
on the telephone base to
insert a dialing pause.
Turn off the new voicemail
indicators
If you have retrieved your voicemail while
away from home, and the handset still
displays the new voicemail indicators, use
this feature to turn off the indicators.
• This feature turns off the indicators only, it
does not delete your voicemail messages.
1. Press
MENU
when the phone is not in
use.
2. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Settings
and
then press
SELECT
.
3. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Clear
voicemail
and then press
SELECT
.
4. Press
q
or
p
to choose
All lines
,
Line
1
or
Line 2
, then press
SELECT
. You
hear a confirmation tone.
Expand your telephone
system
You can add new handsets (
DS6250
) to
your telephone system. All accessories
are sold separately. Your telephone base
supports a maximum of 12 devices.
For more details, refer to the user’s manual
that comes with your new device.