User`s manual

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Basic Operation
Audible Indicators
Your ia 5851 gives you voice prompts for feature operations and voice confirma-
tions when you press a button or complete an operation.
Turn Answering System On or Off
When you supply power to the base unit, the answering system will be turned
ON. Press ON/OFF to turn the system on or off.
When the system is turned on, you will hear "Answering machine on" and the
ON/OFF light will be lit.
When the system is off, you will hear "Answering machine off" and the ON/OFF light
will not be lit. The system will still answer after 10 rings if it is off, then announce
"Please enter your security code" and wait for you to enter your two-digit code to access
remote functions. (See Remote Access on page 27 for details.)
Setting the Clock
1. Make sure the answering system is ON.
2. Press TIME/SET. The system announces the clock setting, then announces:
“set day and time, press TIME/SET.”
3. Press TIME/SET.
4. Press SELECT until the system announces the correct day, then press TIME/SET.
5. Press SELECT until the system announces the correct hour, then press TIME/SET.
6. Press SELECT until the system announces the correct minute, then press
TIME/SET.
7. Press SELECT until the system announces the correct year, then press TIME/
SET. The system announces the current clock setting.
NOTES:
1. You can set the time manually, or allow it to be set automatically with
incoming caller ID information. (This only applies if you subscribe to CID
service provided by your local telephone company.)
2. To advance the minutes or years by increments of 10, press and hold SELECT.
About Mailboxes
This answering system has three voice mailboxes. Callers using a touch tone
phone can select the mailbox in which their messages will be recorded by press-
ing 1, 2 or 3. If the caller does not select a specific mailbox, their message will be
recorded in Mailbox 1.
About Announcements
• You can record two different announcements — one for normal answering
and one for when you’ve set the system to play an announcement only.
• Use normal answering when you want the system to record callers’ mes-
sages. Use announce only when you want to give information to callers
without accepting messages.
• If you choose not to record an announcement, the system answers with a
pre-recorded announcement which says: “Hello. I’m unable to answer your
call right now. Please leave your name, number and a message after the
Answering System Operation