Answering system
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Answering system settings
Call screening
Use this feature to choose whether incoming messages can be heard over
the telephone base speaker when they are being recorded. If you turn call
screening on, you hear the incoming message. While monitoring an incoming
message, you can answer the call by pressing
PHONE/
FLASH
or
/SPEAKER
on the handset.
To change the setting:
1. When the handset is in idle mode, press
MENU/
SELECT
to
enter the main menu.
2. Press
q
CID
or
p
DIR
to scroll to
Answering sys
, then
press
MENU
/SELECT
.
3. Press
q
CID
or
p
DIR
to scroll to
Ans sys setup
, then
press
MENU
/SELECT
.
4. Press
MENU
/SELECT
to select
Call screening
.
5. Press
q
CID
or
p
DIR
to choose
On
or
Off
.
6. Press
MENU
/SELECT
to save the setting.
NOTE:
For more information on call screening, see pages 78-79.
Number of rings
You can set the answering system to answer an incoming call after 2, 3, 4, 5, or
6 rings. You can also select toll saver, which is explained, as below. Unless you
change it, the answering system answers an incoming call after three rings.
To set the number of rings:
1. When the handset is in idle mode, press
MENU/
SELECT
to
enter the main menu.
2. Press
q
CID
or
p
DIR
to scroll to
Answering sys
, then press
MENU
/SELECT
.
3. Press
q
CID
or
p
DIR
to scroll to
Ans sys setup
, then press
MENU
/SELECT
.
4. Press
q
CID
or
p
DIR
to scroll to
# of rings
, then press
MENU
/SELECT
.
Answering sys
ECO
Ans sys setup
ECO
Call screening
ECO
3
ECO
# of rings
ECO