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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 11 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, to
access remotely, and to control the
recording time.
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.
”
To turn on or off with the handset:
1. When the handset is in idle mode,
press
MENU
to enter the main menu.
2. Press or
to scroll to
Answering sys
, then press
SELECT
.
•
3. Press or
to scroll to
Answer On/
Off
, then press
SELECT
.
4. Press or
to highlight
On
or
Off
,
then press
SELECT
to save the
setting. 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
Using a cordless handset or the
telephone base:
The
announcement can up to
90 seconds in length, but any
announcement shorter than two
seconds will not be recorded.
1. Press
MENU
when the phone is not
in use.
2. Press
SELECT
to select
Answering sys
.
3. Press
SELECT
again to select
Announcement
.
4. Press
SELECT
to select
Record
annc
.
The system announces,
“Record
after the tone. Press
STOP when you
are done.”
5. Speak towards the telephone base
to record your announcement. Press
STOP
to end recording. Your recorded
announcement plays.
To listen to the recorded announcement
again, scroll to
Play annc
and
press
SELECT
.