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Answering system
Answering system settings
Message alert
If the message alert is set to On, you can hear the telephone beeps every 15 
seconds when there are new messages.
To change the setting: 
When the telephone is in idle mode, press  
MENU/SELECT to enter the main menu.
Press MENU/SELECT again to select Answering sys.
Press CALL LOGq or DIRECTORYp to scroll to Message 
alert, then press MENU/SELECT.
Press CALL LOGq or DIRECTORYp to choose On  
or O. 
Press MENU/SELECT to save the setting. There is 
a conrmation tone and the screen returns to the 
previous menu.
Remote code
To access your answering system remotely from any touch-tone phone, you 
need to enter a three-digit number. The default remote access code is 500.
To change the remote code: 
When the telephone base is in idle mode, press 
MENU/SELECT to enter the main menu.
Press MENU/SELECT again to select Answering sys.
Press CALL LOGq or DIRECTORYp to scroll to Remote 
code, then press MENU/SELECT.
Use the dialing keys to enter a three-digit number. 
Press MENU/SELECT to save the setting. You hear 
a conrmation tone and the screen returns to the 
previous menu.
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 Call screening
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