User's Manual

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Answering system
Answering system settings
To delete your announcement:
Follow Steps 1-4 in To play the current announcement
on page 39 to play the announcement.
Press 3 during playback to delete your recorded
announcement. The system announces,
“Announcement deleted.”
If your announcement is deleted, calls are answered with the default
announcement, “Hello. Please leave a message after the tone.”
Answer on/off
Unless you change it, the answering system is on and ready to record
messages. If the answering system is on, the ANS ON icon displays on the
handset screen and the
/ANS. ON/OFF light on the telephone base is
on. You can turn the answering system off, but if you do so, the answering
system does not answer calls and record incoming messages.
Using the handset:
Press MENU/
SELECT in idle mode to enter the
main menu.
Press
CID or DIR to scroll to >ANSWERING SYS, then
press
MENU/SELECT.
Press
CID or DIR to scroll to >ANSWER ON/OFF, then
press
MENU/SELECT.
Press
CID or DIR to select between >ON and
>OFF, then press
MENU/SELECT to save the setting. A
confirmation tone sounds.
Using the telephone base:
Press
/ANS. ON/OFF to turn the answering
system on or off. If the answering system is turned
on, it announces, “Calls will be answered.” If the
answering system is turned off, it announces,
“Calls will not be answered.”
NOTES:
If the answering system is off and there is an incoming call, the system answers after 10 rings
and announces to the caller, “Please enter your remote access code.” For more information
about remote access, see Remote access code on page 42.
You can turn the answering system on or off from either the handset or the telephone base,
but you can only use the handset to change the other answering system settings.
You cannot turn the answering system on or off while a handset is on a call or the telephone
base is playing messages.
During an incoming call, press
/ANS. ON/OFF to turn the answering system on or off.
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Answering system
Answering system settings
Call screening
You can choose whether or not incoming messages are played through the
speaker on the telephone base while they are being recorded. However,
whether the call screening is on or off, the incoming messages can always be
played through the handset.
To change the settings:
Press MENU/
SELECT when in idle mode to enter the
main menu.
Press
CID or DIR to scroll to >ANSWERING SYS, then
press
MENU/SELECT.
Press
CID or DIR to scroll to >ANS SYS SETUP, then
press
MENU/SELECT.
Press
MENU/SELECT to select >CALL SCREENING.
Press
CID or DIR to choose between >ON and >OFF.
Press
MENU/SELECT to save 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 6, 5, 4, 3,
or 2 rings. You can also select toll saver, which is explained below. Unless you
change it, the answering system answers an incoming call after 3 rings.
To set the number of rings:
Press MENU/
SELECT in idle mode to enter the main menu.
Press
CID or DIR to scroll to >ANSWERING SYS. Press
MENU/SELECT.
Press
CID or DIR to scroll to >ANS SYS SETUP. Press
MENU/SELECT.
Press
CID or DIR to scroll to ># OF RINGS, then press
MENU/SELECT.
Press
CID or DIR to scroll and choose among 6, 5, 4, 3,
2 or TOLL SAVER.
Toll saver- the answering system answers a call after 2
rings if you have new messages, and after 4 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 from out of your local area.
Press
MENU/SELECT to save 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 indicators on page 44.
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CALL SCREENING
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# OF RINGS