Cordless Telephone User Manual
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Basic operation
Answering system
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. See 
Set the clock 
for instructions 
on how to set the 
year, time and 
day manually.
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. Press 
ANS ON/OFF to turn the answering system on or off. If the answering system is 
turned on, it will announce “Calls will be answered,” and the ANS ON/OFF light 
will be on. If the answering system is turned off, it will announce “Calls will not 
be answered,” and the ANS ON/OFF light will be off.
Set the clock
Prior  to  playing  a  message,  the  answering  system  announces  when  it  was 
received. Before using the answering system, set the year, time and day, 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. year, time and 
day), then announces: “To set the clock, press CLOCK.”
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 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 day.
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