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ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION
AT THE BASE
Setting Up Your Answering System
You can set up one feature at a time, or you can set up a feature and then
move on to set up another feature.
1. Make sure the answering system is on.
2. Press
MENU
until the system announces the feature you want to set.
Refer to the “Feature Summary” below for a description of the features
and your choices.
3. Press
SELECT
until the system announces the setting you want.
4. Press
MENU
to move on to the next feature or press a
MAIL BOX
PLAY/STOP
button to exit Feature Setup.
Feature Summary
Default settings indicated by
*
.
System announces: Description/directions:
“Set Security Code”
Use
SELECT
(press and hold
SELECT
to
advance by 10)
to choose the remote access code
you will use to access features and functions of the
answering system from a touch tone phone. You can
select any 2-digit code, from 40 to 99.
System announces: Description/directions:
“Set Audible Message Alert”
When Message Alert is turned on, the base beeps
Off *
once every 10 seconds when new messages
On
have been received.
“Set Announce Only”
When you turn Announce Only On, callers hear
Off *
your announcement, but cannot leave a message
On
“Set Base Ringer”
Turn the base ringer on or off.
On *
Off
“Set Number of Rings”
Choose how many times the phone will ring
2
before the system answers a call.
4 *
With Toll Saver active, the system answers after two
6
rings when you have new message and after
Toll Saver
four rings when you have no new messages.
NOTE:
You can exit Feature Setup at any time by pressing a MAILBOX PLAY/STOP button.
“50*”
