User`s manual
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Answering system operation
Turn the answering system on or off
The answering system must be turned on to answer and record messages.
When the answering system is turned on, the ANS ON/OFF light on the 
telephone base will be on and ANS ON will display on the handset.
To turn on or off with the telephone base: 
Press ANS ON/OFF to turn the answering system 
on or off. When the answering system is turned on, 
it announces, 
“Calls will be answered.”
 When the 
answering system is turned off, it announces, 
“Calls will 
not be answered.”
To turn on or off with a handset:
Press MENU/SELECT to show the menu when the handset is not in use.
Press MENU/SELECT to select 
>
ANS. SYSTEM.
Press   or   to select 
>
ANS SYS SETUP, then press MENU/SELECT.
Press MENU/SELECT to select 
>
ANSWER ON/OFF.
Press   or   to choose ON or OFF, then press MENU/SELECT.
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Call screening
You can listen at the telephone base to a caller leaving a message. If you 
want to turn off the call screening feature, set the telephone base volume to 
zero. Remember to raise the volume in order to hear your messages during 
playback.
Call intercept
If you want to talk to the person whose message is being recorded, press 
 on the handset.
Telephone base ringer volume
Press VOL  or VOL  on the telephone base to adjust the ringer volume 
when the telephone is not in use. When you set the ringer volume to zero, the 
base ringer is off and the system announces, “
Base ringer is off.”
See page 6 to set the handset ringer volume. 










