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 and record incoming messages.
To turn the answering system on or off:
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 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. 
When the answering system is on, the handset shows  
ANS ON.
Using the telephone base:
Press  /ANS 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.”
-OR-
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 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. 
NOTE: If the answering system is off and there is an incoming call, the system answers 
after 10 rings and announces, “Please enter your remote access code.” For more 
information about remote access, see page 94.
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 Play messages
>Answering sys
 
 
 
 Record memo
>Answer ON/OFF
 
 
 
 ANSWER ON/OFF
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