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To turn on or off with the handset:
1. Press
MENU
when the phone is not
in use.
2. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Answering
sys
and then press
SELECT
.
3. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Answer
on/off
and then press
SELECT
.
4. Press
q
or
p
to choose
On
or
Off
and then press
SELECT
to save.
You hear a confirmation tone.
Default announcement
The telephone is preset with a greeting
that answers calls with “
Hello, please
leave a message after the tone.
” You
can use this preset announcement, or
replace it with your own.
Record your own announcement
The announcement can be up to
90 seconds in length.
1. Press
MENU
when the phone is not
in use.
2. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Answering
sys
then press
SELECT
.
3. Press
SELECT
to select
Announcement
.
4. The handset displays
Play [2] Del
[3] Rec [7]
and it announces, “
To
play, press 2. To record, press 7.
”
Press
7
to record.
5. The handset announces, “
Record
after the tone. Press 5 when you are
done.
” and it displays
Recording...
Stop [5]
.
6. After the tone, speak towards the
handset microphone.
7. Press
5
when finished. The
handset plays back the recorded
announcement. Press
5
or
OFF
to
stop the playback at any time.
NOTE
• Announcements shorter than two seconds
will not be recorded.
Set your built-in answering
system
The answering system can record
and store up to 99 messages. Each
message can be up to three minutes in
length. The total storage capacity for the
announcement, messages and memos
is approximately 23 minutes. The actual
recording time depends on individual
message characteristics.
Your answering system allows you to set
your announcement, to save and delete
messages, activate call screening, to set
number of rings before pick up, and to
access remotely.
Turn the answering system on
or off
The answering system must be turned
on to answer and record messages.
When the answering system is turned
on, the
ANS ON/OFF
light on the
telephone base turns on and
ANS ON
displays on the handset.
To turn on or off with the telephone
base:
• Press
ANS ON/OFF
to turn the built-in
answering system on or off. When
the answering system is turned on, it
announces, “
Calls will be answered.
”
When the answering system is turned
off, it announces, “
Calls will not be
answered.
”
