User guide

System Features 2-11
2. System Features
Message Waiting
The message waiting feature allows you to leave a message waiting on
an unanswered ROLMphone telephone.
A message waiting indicates that someone has tried to reach you and
wants you to return the call. A PhoneMail

voice-processing system
notification indicates that you have received one or more new
PhoneMail messages. A ROLMfax

notification signals when you
have one or more new facsimiles (faxes) waiting. The PhoneMail and
ROLMfax systems are optional and may or may not be a part of your
telephone system.
Only one message waiting, one PhoneMail message, or one ROLMfax
notification can be waiting on your telephone at a time.
Leave a message on an unanswered or busy ROLMphone
telephone as follows:
1. Listen for a ringing or busy tone.
2. Press flash.
3. Listen for the pulse tone and the dial tone.
4. Dial . The message waiting status light flashes on the
telephone on which you left the request.
5. Listen for a confirmation tone.
6. Hang up.
Respond to a message waiting as follows:
1. Lift the receiver when you see that your message waiting status
light is flashing.
2. Listen for the message waiting dial tone.
3. Dial . The system automatically rings the extension
number that left the message waiting request.
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