User`s manual

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Answering system
About the answering system
Call screening
To screen a call at the telephone base:
If the answering system and call screening are on (see Call screening on/off
on page 110), the announcement and the incoming message broadcast at the
telephone base when a call is answered by the answering system.
Options while a message is being recorded:
Press /VOLUME/ on the telephone base to adjust the call
screening volume.
Press /LINE 1 MAIL BOX, /LINE 2 MAIL BOX or SILENCE to
temporarily silence the call screening.
Press /LINE 1 MAIL BOX, /LINE 2 MAIL BOX or SCREEN to
temporarily turn on the call screening if call screening is set to off.
Press 1 LINE, 2 LINE, SPEAKER , or lift the corded handset to answer
the call.
To screen a call at the handset:
If the answering system is on and your answering system is recording a message,
press SCREEN to screen the call on your cordless handset and the screen
displays the caller ID information. If you do not subscribe to caller ID service,
the handset shows Incoming call.
Options while a message is being recorded:
Press CID/VOLUME or DIR/VOLUME to adjust the call screening volume.
Press OFF/CANCEL or SILENCE to temporarily silence the call screening.
Press SCREEN to temporarily turn on the call screening if call screening is
set to off.
Press /SPEAKER to broadcast the announcement and the incoming
message through the speakerphone. Press again to turn off the speakerphone.
Call intercept
While screening a call, you can stop recording and speak to the caller by
pressing the corresponding line button LINE 1/FLASH, LINE 2/FLASH, or
/SPEAKER on the cordless handset, or pressing the corresponding line button
1 LINE, 2 LINE, or SPEAKER on the telephone base. You can also lift the
corded handset to stop recording and talk to the caller.
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