Answering System
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Turning on the answering
system remotely
If the answering system is off, you can
turn it on remotely.
1
Dial your phone number from a
touch-tone phone.
2
Let the phone ring 9 times.
L
A long beep is heard.
3
Enter your remote access code
within 10 seconds after the long
beep.
L
The greeting message is played
back.
L
You can either hang up, or enter
your remote access code again
and begin remote operation (page
39).
Skipping the greeting
message to leave a message
You can leave a message just as any
outside caller can. Call your phone
number from a touch-tone phone. When
the answering system picks up, press
{*}
to skip the greeting message and
record your message after the beep.
Answering system
settings
If the base unit is reset to its default
settings (page 27), the following
answering system-related settings will
be reset.
*1 Call screening can be set for each
handset.
*2 This setting will be retained when the
base unit is reset.
Number of rings before the
unit answers a call
You can change the number of times the
phone rings
“
Number of Rings
”
before the unit answers a call. You can
select 2 to 6 rings, or
“
Auto
”
.
“
Auto
”
: The unit’s answering system
answers at the end of the 2nd ring when
new messages have been recorded, or
at the end of the 5th ring when there are
no new messages. If you call your phone
from outside to listen to new messages
(page 39), you know that there are no
new messages when the phone rings for
the 3rd time. You can then hang up
without being charged for the call.
1
K
(middle soft key)
{
0
}
Turn answering system off
{*}{
4
}
Erase currently playing
message
{*}{
5
}
Erase all messages
{*}{
6
}
Erase greeting message
(during greeting message
playback)
{*}{
#
}
End remote operation
(or hang up)
*1 If pressed within the first 5
seconds of a message, the
previous message is played.
Key
Operation
Setting (default setting)
Page
Answering system on/off
(On)
36
Remote access code
(—)
39
Number of rings
(
4 Rings
)
40
Caller’s recording time
(
3 Minutes
)
41
Call screening
*1,
*2
(
On
)
41
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