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Record a doorbell call
You can record conversations between
you at the telephone and the visitor at your
door, after you answer the doorbell call
with the telephone. Your telephone is set
to record all doorbell calls by default. You
can disable the setting.
Using a cordless handset:
1. Press
MENU
on the cordless handset in
idle mode to enter the main menu.
2. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Set device
and then press
SELECT
.
3. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Doorbell
and
then press
SELECT
.
4. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Record DB call
and then press
SELECT
.
5. Press
q
or
p
to choose
On
to record
doorbell call, or choose
Off
to turn off,
and then press
SELECT
to save.
• Recorded doorbell calls are stored as voice
messages. See
Message playback
section
on page 54 to retrieve your doorbell call
conversations.
Divert doorbell calls
You can divert all doorbell calls to a preset
external number, or decline a doorbell call
and forward the doorbell call to the preset
external number.
Set call divert number
1. Press
MENU
on the cordless handset in
idle mode to enter the main menu.
2. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Set device
and then press
SELECT
.
3. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Doorbell
and
then press
SELECT
.
4. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Dbell divert
and then press
SELECT
.
5. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Preset
number
and then press
SELECT
.
6. When
PRESET NUMBER
displays, use
the dialing keys to enter the number.
Press
SELECT
to save.
While entering numbers, you can:
• Press
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
to insert a dialing
pause (for entering numbers only).
• When a visitor presses the doorbell and
the doorbell call is diverted to the preset
number, the call receiver of the preset
number hears the message “
This is a
diverted call from doorbell. Please press
any number key to start the conversation.
“
You can also set the telephone to record
all doorbell call conversations. See
Record
doorbell call
on page 63.