User Guide
Table Of Contents
- IS8121-X_QSG_V2_20210204
- IS8121-X_IS8122-X_SCB_V1.1_20210616_BW
- IS8121-X_WEBCIB_v1_210525-compressed
- Install | Set up 
- Operate
- Make, answer or end a home call
- Make, answer or end a cell call
- Call waiting on the home line
- Call waiting on the cell line
- Predial via home call and cell call
- Answer an incoming cell call while on a home call
- Answer an incoming home call while on a cell call
- View dialing options
- Option while on a call
- Join a call
- Intercom
- Sound
- Temporary tone dialing
- Find handset
- Use the phone menu
- Phonebook | Phonebook entry
- Redial list
- Chain dialing
- Caller ID
- About caller ID
- Save a caller ID log entry to the phonebook
- Save a caller ID log entry to block list
- Save a caller ID log entry to allow list
- Save a caller ID log entry to Star name list
- Review the caller ID log
- Dial a caller ID log entry
- Delete caller ID log entries
- Caller ID memory match
- Missed call indicator
- Introducing Bluetooth©
- Bluetooth setup
- Remote voice control
- About Smart call blocker*
- Set profile
- Block list
- Allow list
- Star name list
- Screening announcements
- Voice guide to set Smart call blocker
- Call handlings with Smart call blocker
- Answering system
- Difference between the built-in answering system and voicemail service
- Use your built-in answering system
- New message indication
- Turn on or off the answering system
- Playback messages
- Delete all messages
- Answering system remote access
- Call intercept while using answering system
- Recording memo
- Turn on or off the call screening
- Screen a call with answering system
- Annoucement
- Retrieve voicemail
- Configure | Settings
- General product care
- Technical specifications
- Frequently asked questions
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Answering system remote access
You can reach your answering system
remotely by dialing your home telephone
number from any touch-tone telephone.
1. Dial your telephone number from any
touch-tone telephone.
2. Once the system plays your
announcement, enter the two-digit
remote access code (19 is the default
code).
• The system automatically
announces the number of new or
old messages (if any), and then
begins to play them.
You can also enter the following remote
commands.
Commands Description
1 Press to listen to all messages.
2 Press to listen to new messages
only.
3 Press to delete the current
message (during playback).
33 Press twice to delete all old
messages.
4 Press to repeat the current
message (during playback).
44 Press twice to listen to the previous
message.
5 Press to stop.
*5 Press to listen to a list of remote
commands.
6 Press to skip to the next message
(during playback).
*7 Press to record a new
announcement.
8 Press to hang up the call.
0 Press to turn the answering system
on or off.
3. Hang up or press 8 to end the call.
NOTES
• If you do not enter a valid remote
access code, the system answers the
call automatically.
• Once the messages have played, the
telephone announces the help menu
options. If you do not press any key
with 20 seconds, the remote access
call ends automatically.
• If the memory is full, the answering
system answers after 10 rings and
announces, “Memory is full. Enter
the remote access code.” Enter your
remote access code to access the
messages and announcements.
• When the answering system is turned
off, the telephone answers after 10
rings, and announces, “Please enter
your remote access code.”
Call intercept while using answering
system
When a caller is leaving a message on
your answering system, you can stop
recording and talk to the caller by
pressing
HOME/FLASH or on
the handset.
Recording memo
1. Press MENU/SELECT in idle mode.
2. Press q CID or p to highlight
Answering sys, then press
MENU/SELECT.
3. Press q CID or p to highlight
Record memo, then press
MENU/SELECT. The system
announces, “Record after the tone.
Press 5 when you are done.” Speak
towards the handset microphone.
4. Press 5 to stop recording. The system
announces, “Recorded.” and then
returns to the previous menu. The
system does not save memos shorter
than two seconds.
Turn on or off the call screening
Use this feature to choose whether
incoming messages can be heard over
the telephone base when they are being
recorded. If you turn call screening on,
you hear the incoming message.
1. Press MENU/SELECT in idle mode.
2. Press q CID or p to highlight
Answering sys, then press
MENU/SELECT .
3. Press q CID or p to highlight Ans
sys setup, then press MENU/SELECT
twice to select Call screening.
4. Press q CID or p to choose
between On and Off, then press
MENU/SELECTto save.
Screen a call with answering system
Screen calls at the cordless handset
If the answering system is on and a call
is being answered by the answering
system, the handset shows To screen
call press [SELECT] at the same time.
Press MENU/SELECT to screen the call
on your handset. The handset shows
the caller’s information. If you do not
subscribe to caller ID service, the
handset shows Screening....
Options while a message is being
recorded
• Press p/VOLUME/q on the handset
to adjust the call screening volume.