Cordless Telephones User's Manual

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Answering system operation
Answering system setup
The answering system uses voice prompts to guide you through the set up
of the answering system. Press /PLAY/STOP anytime to save and exit
the SETUP menu.
Set number of rings
This feature allows you to select the number of rings before the answering
system answers. You can choose from two, four or six rings or toll saver. With
toll saver active, the answering system answers after two rings when there
are new messages, and after four rings when there are no new messages.
To set the number of rings:
• Press SETUP in idle mode, and the system announces the number of
rings setting.
• Press /SKIP or /REPEAT until the system announces the desired
setting, then press SETUP to save the setting and go to the next setting
or press /PLAY/STOP to save and return to idle mode.
Set base ringer
This feature allows you to select from three telephone base ringer volume
levels: high, low or off. To set the base ringer:
• Press SETUP in idle mode until the system announces the base ringer
setting.
• Press /SKIP or /REPEAT until the system announces the desired base
ringer volume level, then press SETUP to save the setting and go to the
next setting or press /PLAY/STOP to save and return to idle mode.
• When calling
remotely to check
for messages,
select toll saver in
number of rings
setting will help to
save long distance
charges because
the answering
system will answer
the incoming call
after two rings
when there are
new messages.