Answering system
About the answering system
Answering system and voicemail indicators
Your telephone has separate indicators for two different types of voice 
messages: those left on its built-in digital answering system and those 
left at your telephone service provider’s voicemail (fees may apply). Your 
telephone’s built-in digital answering system messages and voicemail 
messages are separate. Each alerts you to new messages differently. 
If   and XX New messages show on the handset and 
the telephone base, there are new messages in the built-in 
answering system. To listen to messages recorded on your 
digital answering system, press  /PLAY/STOP on the 
telephone base (page 94).
If   and New voicemail display on the handset and 
the telephone base, your telephone service provider is 
indicating that it has new voicemail for you. To listen 
to your voicemail, you typically dial an access number 
provided by your telephone service provider, followed 
by a security code or PIN.
Some telephone service providers bundle or combine 
multiple services like voicemail and call waiting, so you 
may not be aware that you have voicemail. To check 
what services you have and how to access them, contact your telephone 
service provider. 
To use your voicemail service rather than your answering system, turn off 
your answering system. To use your answering system rather than your 
voicemail service, contact your telephone service provider to deactivate 
your voicemail service. 
NOTE: After reviewing all new messages, the number of old messages appears on the 
message counter.
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   HANDSET   1 
1 New message
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ANS ON