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 67), 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.
Handset
1
M
MENU
N#211
2
MbN
: Select the desired setting.
a
M
SAVE
N
a
M
OFF
N
For landline voicemail service
subscribers
If you subscribe to a flat-rate service package
that includes Caller ID, call waiting, voicemail,
and unlimited local/regional/long distance
calls, please note the following:
R
To use the voicemail service provided by
your phone service provider rather than the
unit’s answering system, turn off the
answering system (page 62).
R
To use this unit’s answering system rather
than the voicemail service provided by your
phone service provider, please contact your
phone service provider to deactivate your
voicemail service.
If your phone service provider cannot do
this:
– Set this unit’s
“
Ring count
”
setting so
that this unit’s answering system
answers calls before the voicemail
service of your phone service provider
does. It is necessary to check the
number of rings required to activate the
voicemail service provided by your
phone service provider before changing
this setting.
– Change the number of rings of the
voicemail service so that the answering
system can answer the call first. To do
so, contact your phone service provider.
Caller’s recording time
You can change the maximum message
recording time allowed for each caller. The
default setting is
“
3 min
”
.
Handset
1
M
MENU
N#305
2
MbN
: Select the desired setting.
a
M
SAVE
N
a
M
OFF
N
Selecting “
Greeting only
”
You can select
“
Greeting only
”
which sets
the unit to announce a greeting message to
callers but not record messages.
Select
“
Greeting only
”
in step 2 on
“Caller’s recording time”, page 68.
Note:
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When you select
“
Greeting only
”
:
– If you do not record your own message,
the unit will play the pre-recorded
greeting-only message asking callers to
call again later.
– If you use your own message, record the
greeting-only message asking callers to
call again later (page 62).
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