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Answering system operation
ANSWER ON
until the
system announces “
Calls will
not be answered.
”
"Beep,"
The system has been
turned off.
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Answering system mode
The answering system’s default factory setting is
ON
in order to answer and record messages. You can
turn the answering system off, but if you do so, the
answering system will not answer calls or record
incoming messages.
To turn the answering system off
Press
ANSWER ON
until you hear “
Calls will not be
answered
” and a confirmation beep. The
ANSWER ON
light will be turned off.
NOTE:
If the answering system is off and someone calls, the
telephone will ring 10 times then answer and announce
“Please enter your remote access code.”
Enter your remote
access code to enter remote access mode (page 41). If you
do not enter the correct remote access code, the call will
be ended automatically.
To turn the answering system on
Press
ANSWER ON
until you hear
“Calls will be
answered”
then a beep to confirm the
ON
setting.
The
ANSWER ON
light will be turned on.
Call screening
If the answering system is on and the base speaker
volume is not off, you will hear the announcement
and the incoming message when a call comes in.
Call intercept
While you are call screening, you can intercept
the call by pressing
PHONE/
FLASH
or
SPEAKER
on the handset.
- OR -
ANSWER ON
until
the system announces
“Calls will be answered.”
Calls will be answered.”.”
"Beep."
The system has been
turned on.
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