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Answering System Operation
SCREENING CALLS
You can let the answering system answer
calls for you while you listen to the caller’s
message through the base’s speaker. If you
decide to answer the call, press
SPEAKER
to
answer using the speakerphone, press
TALK
to answer if the handset is off the base, or if
the handset is on the base, lift it (and press
TALK
if auto talk is off). You can also pick up
any phone on the same line. The answering
system stops recording and resets to answer
the next call.
RECORDING INCOMING
MESSAGES
After the answering system answers a call, it
plays the outgoing message, beeps, then
records the caller’s message.
Each incoming message can be up to 1 or 4
minutes long, depending on how you set
REC TIME
(see “Setting the Record Time” on
Page 24). The answering system’s maximum
recording capacity is 18 minutes or up to 59
messages.
The answering system stops recording and
resets to answer the next call when:
• The caller hangs up.
• The maximum message length is
reached.
• The answering system detects a busy
signal or more than 7 seconds of
silence.
• You pick up the answering system’s
handset or any phone on the same
phone line.
Note: When the answering system’s mes-
sage memory is full,
<B
<B
<B
<B
appears and the an-
swering system announces “No remaining
time” when you try to operate it.
RECORDING A MEMO
A memo is a message you can record at the
answering system for yourself or others in
your home or office. The answering system
stores memos as incoming messages (see
“Playing Messages” on Page 26).
To record a memo, hold down
MEMO
on the
base until the answering system beeps
and
#ý#
#ý#
#ý#
#ý#
appears in the message counter win-
dow, then speak your message. When you
finish the memo, press
PLAY/STOP
or
MEMO
.
Note: The answering system cannot record
a memo less than two seconds long.
RECORDING A
CONVERSATION
The answering system lets you record both
sides of a telephone conversation when you
are talking using the handset.
Important Note: It is illegal in some areas to
record a conversation without the consent of
all parties to the conversation, including the
phone company. Check the laws in your area
before you use the two-way recording fea-
ture.
To start recording a phone conversation,
hold down
MEMO
on the base until the an-
swering system beeps and
##
##
##
##
appears. To
stop recording, press
PLAY/STOP
or
MEMO
.
The answering system stores a recorded
conversation as a message (see “Playing
Messages” on Page 26).
Note: The answering system cannot record
a conversation less than two seconds long,
or a call using the speakerphone.
