*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 53).
Answering system settings
Call screening
Handset / Base unit
While a caller is leaving a message, you can
listen to the call through the unit’s speaker.
To adjust the speaker volume, press
MDN
or
MCN
repeatedly.
You can answer the call by pressing
M
N
on
the handset or
MZN
on the base unit.
Call screening can be set for each unit. The
default setting is
“
On
”
.
1
M
MENU
N#310
2
MbN
: Select the desired setting.
a
M
SAVE
N
3
Proceed with the operation for your unit.
Handset:
M
OFF
N
Base unit:
M
EXIT
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 53), 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
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 54.
Note:
R
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 49).
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