Answering system
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Answering system settings
Answer on/off
By default, the answering system is on and ready to record messages. You
can turn the answering system off, but if you do so, the answering system
does not answer calls or record incoming messages.
To turn the answering system on or off:
Using the telephone base:
Press /ANSWER ON/OFF to turn the answering system
on or off. If the answering system is turned on, it announces,
“Calls will be answered.” If the answering system is turned
off, it announces, “Calls will not be answered.”
Using a handset:
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
qCID or pDIR to scroll to >Answer ON/OFF, then
press MENU/SELECT.
4. Press
qCID or pDIR to highlight >On or >Off, then press
MENU/SELECT to save the setting. You hear a confirmation
tone. Press OFF/CANCEL to cancel.
When the answering system is on, the handset screen shows
ANS ON.
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Play messages
>Answering sys
p
q
Record memo
>Answer ON/OFF
p
q
ANSWER ON/OFF
>On
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q