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Answering system settings
Use the answering system menu of a system handset or the 
telephone base to set up the announcement message, turn on 
or off the answering system or message alert tone, activate 
call screening, or change the number of rings, remote access 
code or message recording time. If you turn off the answering 
system and you change any setting in the answering system setup menu, the 
answering machine automatically turns on again.
1. When the device 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.
Announcement
Your outgoing announcement plays when calls are answered by the 
answering system. 
The telephone has a default outgoing announcement, “Hello. Please leave a 
message after the tone.” You can use this announcement, or record your own. 
You can record an announcement up to 90 seconds. The system does not 
record any announcement shorter than 2 seconds.
To play your current outgoing announcement:
Using a cordless 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 MENU/SELECT again to select >Announcement. 
4. Press MENU/SELECT to select >Play annc. 
Using the telephone base:
1. When the telephone base 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. Press MENU/SELECT to select >Play annc. 
 
 
 
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