User's Manual

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Answering system operation
Call screening at the handset
If the answering system and call screening are on (see Call screening on page 36),
the announcement and the incoming message broadcast at the telephone base when
a call is answered by the answering system. At the same time, the handset shows
TO SCREEN CALL, PRESS [SELECT]. Press MENU/SELECT to screen the
call on your handset. The handset shows the caller’s information. If the caller ID
information is private or unknown, the handset shows SCREENING...
Call intercept
While call screening, you can press /FLASH or on the handset to stop
recording and speak to the caller.
Message playback
You can use either a handset or the telephone base to play messages. If there are
new messages, the system plays back only the new messages (oldest first). If there
are no new messages, the system plays back all old messages (oldest first).
When playback begins, the total number of messages is announced. Before
each message playback, you hear the day and time it was received. After the last
message is played, you hear “End of messages.”
Call screening setting has no effect while the call screening displays on
the handset.
Call screening setting has no effect while the call screening displays on
the handset.
Only one handset or the telephone base can access the answering system at
a time.
During message playback, if there is an incoming call or another handset
makes a call, message playback will be stopped.
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Only one handset or the telephone base can access the answering system at
a time.
During message playback, if there is an incoming call or another handset
makes a call, message playback will be stopped.
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