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Answering system
About the answering system
Message capacity
The answering system can record and store up to 99 messages. Each
message can be up to 3 minutes in length depending on the message
length set (see
Recording time
on page 79). The total storage capacity
for the announcement, messages and memos is approximately 14 minutes.
The actual recording time depends on individual message characteristics.
Messages remain available for replay until you delete them.
Voice prompts
The system provides voice prompts to guide you through the setup
procedures at the telephone base, message playback, remote access and
recording outgoing announcements.
Call screening
Call screening at the telephone base
If the answering system and call screening are on (see
Call screening
on
page 76), the announcement and the incoming message broadcast at the
telephone base when a call arrives.
During message recording, press
/PLAY/
STOP
repeatedly to turn call
screening on and off for this call. Press
VOLUME
on the telephone base
to adjust the message volume. To change the call screening setting for all
calls, see page 76.
During call screening, press
/
PLAY
/STOP
on the telephone base to turn off
the call screening. If the call screening is off and the answering system has
answered a call, press
/PLAY/
STOP
or
VOLUME
to turn on the
call screening.
Call screening at the handset:
If the answering system is on and your answering system is recording a
message, press
SCREEN
to screen the call on your handset and the screen
displays the caller ID information. If you do not subscribe to caller ID service,
the handset shows
Incoming call.
NOTE:
The call screening setting does not affect the call screening on the handset.
Call intercept
When a caller is leaving a message on your answering system, you can
stop recording and talk to the caller by pressing
HOME/
FLASH
or
/SPEAKER
on the handset.