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Answering system operation
Call screening
If you wish to review caller ID or listen to caller’s leaving their message before
choosing to answer a call, follow these steps:
. Set the playback
VOL
on the telephone base to a level greater than one on
the message window by pressing or to adjust the volume for message
playback .
2 . If you decide to answer a call while the caller is leaving a message, simply
press
or
SPEAKER
on the handset or base . The answering system
will stop .
Number of rings
This function sets the number of rings before the answering system picks up the call . When you call
from a touch tone phone, if you have toll saver on, the answering system alerts you that you have
new messages by answering after two rings . If there are no new messages, the system answers
after four rings . When retrieving messages from a location where long distance charges apply, you
may disconnect your call after three rings to avoid long distance charges .
. Press
SETUP
six times, the system will announce
“Number of rings. To change the setting, press
CHANGE
.”
2 . Press
CHANGE
to confirm the current status, which is also displayed on the oval message
window .
3 . Press
CHANGE
to set the number of rings to 2, 4, 6, or toll saver .
4 . Press
SETUP
to save and advance to the next setup option, or press
PLAY/STOP
/
to save
and exit .
• While the
telephone base
in idle (off)
mode, press the
VOL
buttons
to change the
telephone base
ringer volume .
While listening
to an incoming
message or
message
playback press
the
VOL
buttons
to change the
listening volume .