Remote commands
You can press dial keys to access certain
answering system functions without waiting for
the voice guidance to prompt you.
Key
Operation
1
Repeat message (during
playback)
*1
2
Skip message (during playback)
4
Play new messages
5
Play all messages
9
Stop playback
*2
Start voice guidance
*3
0
Turn answering system off
*4
Erase currently playing message
*5
Erase all messages
*#
End remote operation
(or hang up)
*1 If pressed within the first 5 seconds of a
message, the previous message is
played.
*2 For English voice guidance only
*3 For Spanish voice guidance only
Turning on the answering system
remotely
1
Dial your phone number from a
touch-tone phone.
2
Let the phone ring 15 times.
R
A long beep is heard.
3
Enter your remote access code within 10
seconds after the long beep.
R
The greeting message is played back.
R
You can either hang up, or enter your
remote access code again and begin
remote operation (page 32).
Answering system settings
Call screening
While a caller is leaving a message, you can
listen to the call through the handset’s speaker.
To adjust the speaker volume, press
MDN
or
MCN
repeatedly.
You can answer the call by pressing
M
N
.
Call screening can be set for each handset.
The default setting is
“
On
”
.
1
M
MENU
N#310
2
MbN
: Select the desired setting.
a
M
SAVE
N
3
M
OFF
N
Number of rings before the unit
answers a call
You can change the number of times the
phone rings
“
Ring count
”
before the unit
answers calls. You can select 2 to 7 rings, or
“
Toll saver
”
.
The default setting is
“
4 rings
”
.
“
Toll saver
”
: 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 32), 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
M
MENU
N#211
2
MbN
: Select the desired setting.
a
M
SAVE
N
a
M
OFF
N
For voice mail service subscribers
If you subscribe to a flat-rate service package
that includes Caller ID, call waiting, voice mail,
and unlimited local/regional/long distance
calls, please note the following:
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To use the voice mail service provided by
your service provider/telephone company
rather than the unit’s answering system,
turn off the answering system (page 30).
For assistance, please visit http://www.panasonic.com/help
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