User's Manual

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Answering system
Answering system settings
Call screening setup
You can choose whether incoming messages are played through the speaker
on the telephone base while they are being recorded.
To change the settings:
Press MENU/
SELECT when in idle mode to enter the main menu.
Press DIR or CID to scroll to >ANSWERING SYS, then
press MENU/SELECT.
Press DIR or CID to scroll to >ANS SYS SETUP, then
press MENU/SELECT.
Press MENU/SELECT to select >CALL SCREENING.
Press DIR or CID to choose between ON and OFF.
Press MENU/SELECT to confirm your setting. A confirmation tone sounds.
NOTE: For more details about the features of call screening, see Call screening on page 45.
Number of rings
You can set the answering system to answer an incoming call after two,
three, four, five or six rings. You can also select toll saver, which is explained
below. Unless you change it, the answering system answers an incoming call
after four rings.
To set the number of rings:
Press MENU/SELECT in idle mode to enter the main menu.
Press DIR or CID to scroll to >ANSWERING SYS. Press MENU/SELECT.
Press DIR or CID to scroll to >ANSWERING SYS SETUP. Press
MENU/SELECT.
Press DIR or CID to scroll to ># OF RINGS, then press
MENU/SELECT.
Press DIR or CID to scroll and choose among 6, 5, 4,
3, 2 or TOLL SAVER.
Toll saver- the answering system answers a call after
two rings if you have new messages, and after four rings when there are
no new messages. This feature allows you to check for new messages
and avoid paying long distance charges if you are calling out from your
local area.
Press
MENU/SELECT to confirm your setting. A confirmation tone sounds.
NOTE: If you subscribe to a voicemail service offered through your telephone service
provider, see Answering system and voicemail on page 44.
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