CS5121 Telephone User's Manual
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Answering system
If you have caller 
ID service the 
clock will be set 
automatically with 
incoming calls, 
but you will need 
to make sure the 
year is correct.
Press and hold 
/SKIP or 
/REPEAT 
while setting 
the minutes or 
year to advance 
or decrease by 
increments of ten.
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Activate the answering system
The answering system must be turned on to answer and record messages.
If the answering system is turned on, the ANS ON/OFF light will be on. Press 
ANS ON/OFF to turn the answering system off or on.
Set the clock
Before playing each message, the answering system announces the day and 
time of the message received. Before using the answering system, set the day, 
time and year, so that messages are dated correctly. If the clock is not set before 
new messages are recorded, the system will announce “Time and day not set.” 
before each message is played to remind you to set the clock. 
Press CLOCK. The system announces the clock setting (e.g. day, time and 
year), then announces: “To set the clock, press CLOCK.”
Press CLOCK. The system announces the current day.
Press   /SKIP or  /REPEAT until the system announces the correct day, then 
press CLOCK. The system announces the current hour.
Press   /SKIP or  /REPEAT until the system announces the correct hour, then 
press CLOCK. The system announces the current minute.
Press  /SKIP or  /REPEAT until the system announces the correct minute, 
then press CLOCK. The system announces the current year.
Press 
  /SKIP or  /REPEAT
 until the system announces the correct year, then 
press  CLOCK.  The  system  announces  the  current  clock  setting  and  exits  the 
clock menu.
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