20
USING THE ANSWERING SYSTEM
Answering System Options (
Ans. Setup
)
You can set or change the answering system options from any handset.
Just open the menu and select
Ans. Setup
. Select one of the following:
Security Code
Enter a 2-digit PIN so you can access your answering
system from any touch-tone phone (see page 24).
Ring Time
Set the number of rings (6, 9 or 12) before the
answering system answers the phone. Choose
Toll Saver
to have the system pick up after 2 rings if you have new
messages or after 4 rings if you don't.
Record Time
Set the amount of time (
1 or
4
minutes) callers have to
leave a message. Choose
Announce Only
if you don't
want the system to let callers to leave a message.
Message
Alert
Have the system beep every 15 seconds when you have
a new message; the beeping stops when you listen to all
your new messages. (To mute the alert without listening
to your messages, press any key on the base.)
Call Screen
Turn on the call screen feature so you can hear callers as
they leave messages on the base speaker (see page 23).
Ans. On/off
Turn your answering system on or off. (To turn your
system on or off from the base, just press
oN/oFF
.)
