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Answering system
This section explains how to set up your answering system. Before you
begin the setup process, please make sure that the answering system
is on.
Turning the answering system on or off
Using the telephone base:
Press
on the telephone base to turn the answering system on or off.
The
button will light when the answering system is on.
Using a handset:
1. Press
.
2. Press
or
to select
ANS SYSTEM
and then press
.
3. Press
again to select
ANSWER ON/OFF
.
4. Press
or
to select
ON
or
OFF
, and then press
.
Answering system and voice mail
You telephone has a built-in answering system and voicemail indicator
(if you subscribe to voicemail offered by your telephone service
provider). They are independent features and each alerts you to new
messages differently.
To listen to your voicemail, follow the instructions provided by your
voicemail service provider. To listen to messages recorded on your
answering system, refer to page 39.
Message capacity
The answering system can record up to 59 messages. Each message
can be up to 3 minutes in length, and the total recording time is 20
minutes.
Telephone base volume
Use the
button to adjust the playback volume at the telephone
base to a comfortable level (a beep tone will sound when the volume
reaches the maximum or minimum level.)