User's Manual

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Number of rings
You can set the answering system to answer an incoming call after 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 rings;
or toll saver. If you choose toll saver, the answering system answers a call after 2 rings
when you have new messages, or after 4 rings when you have no new messages.
Press MENU when the handset is not in use.
Scroll to Answering sys then press SELECT.
Scroll to Ans sys setup then press SELECT.
Scroll to # OF RINGS then press SELECT.
Press or to choose 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 or Toll Saver and then press SELECT.
Answering system operation
Turn the answering system on or off
The answering system must be turned on to answer and record messages.
Press /ANS ON/OFF on the telephone base to turn the built-in answering
system on or off.
Record your own announcement with a handset
You can use the preset announcement to answer calls, or replace it with your own
recorded announcement. It can be up to 90 seconds in length.
Press MENU when the handset is not in use.
Scroll to Answering Sys and then press SELECT twice.
The handset announces, “To play, press 2. To record, press 7.” Press 7 to record.
The handset announces, “Record after the tone. Press 5 when you are done.”
After the tone, speak towards the handset microphone. Press 5 when done.
The answering system automatically plays back the newly recorded announcement.
Press 5 to stop the playback at any time; 2 to replay the recorded announcement;
3 to delete the recorded announcement; or 7 to record again if desired.
Message playback at the telephone base
Press /PLAY/STOP when the phone is not in use.
Options during playback:
Press VOL or VOL to adjust the speaker volume.
Press /SKIP to skip to the next message.
Press /REPEAT to repeat the message currently playing. Press /REPEAT
twice to listen to the previous message.
Press X/DELETE to delete the playing message. The system advances to the
next message.
Press /PLAY/STOP to stop.
Delete all messages at the telephone base
Press X/DELETE twice when the phone is not in use.
Call screening at the telephone base
If the answering system and call screening are on, the announcement and the
incoming message broadcast at the telephone base when a call is answered by
the answering system.
Options while recording a message:
Press /VOL and /VOL on the telephone base to adjust the call screening volume .
Press /PLAY/STOP to temporarily turn on or off call screening.
Press /VOL to temporarily turn on call screening when it is set to off.
Call intercept
If you want to talk to the person whose message is being recorded, press
/HOME, or /CELL on the handset.
Access the answering system remotely
Dial your telephone number from any touch-tone telephone.
When the system plays your announcement, enter the two-digit remote code.
The preset code is 19.
You can enter one of the following remote commands.
Command Function
1 Play all messages.
2 Play new messages.
3 Delete a message (during playback).
33 Delete all old messages.
4 Repeat the current message (during playback).
5 Stop.
*5 Hear a list of remote commands.
6 Skip to the next message (during playback).
*7 Record an announcement.
8 End the call.
0 Turn the answering system on or off.
Hang up or press 8 to end the call.
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