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Answering system operation
Turn the answering system on or off
You must turn on the answering system to answer and  
record messages. When it is turned on, the  /ANSWER ON 
light on the telephone base turns on and ANS ON displays  
on the handset.
Press  /ANSWER ON on the telephone base to turn the 
answering system on or off. 
Record a new outgoing announcement
You can use a system handset to record a new announcement 
that lasts up to 90 seconds.
1. When the handset is in idle mode, press MENU/SELECT to 
enter the main menu.
2. Press qCID or pDIR to scroll to >Answering sys, then  
press MENU/SELECT.
3. Press MENU/SELECT again to select >Announcement.
4. Scroll to >Record annc and press MENU/SELECT.  The 
system announces, “Record after the tone. Press 5 when  
you are done.” 
5. Facing the handset, record your announcement and press  
5 to end recording. Your recorded announcement plays.
To listen to the recorded announcement again, wait until  
after playback is completed, then scroll to >Play annc and 
press MENU/SELECT. 
Listen to messages at the telephone base
Press  /PLAY/STOP on the telephone base to listen to the messages.  
The system announces the number of messages, then begins playback. 
Options during playback:
Press q/VOL/p to adjust the message playback volume.
Press  /S�IP to skip to the next message.
Press  /REPEAT to repeat the message. Press twice to hear the  
previous message. 
Press X/DELETE to delete the message.
Press  /PLAY/STOP to stop the playback.
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