User's Manual

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Use the built-in answering system and voicemail
service
You can use your answering system and voicemail service
together by setting your answering system to answer before
voicemail service answers as described below. To learn how
to program your voicemail settings, contact your telephone
service provider.
If you are on a call, or if the answering system is busy record-
ing a message and you receive another call, the second caller
can leave a voicemail message.
Set your answering system to answer calls at least two rings
earlier than your voicemail service is set to answer. For exam-
ple, if your voicemail service answers after six rings, set your
answering system to answer after four rings. Some voicemail
service providers may program the delay before answering
calls in seconds instead of rings. In this case, allow six seconds
per ring when determining the appropriate setting.
Retrieve voicemail from telephone service
Retrieve voicemail
When you received a voicemail, the handset displays an enve-
lope and New voicemail. To retrieve, you typically dial an ac-
cess number provided by your telephone service provider, and
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