Answering system
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About the answering system
To screen a call at the handset:
While a message is being recorded, the handset shows To screen call, press 
[SELECT]. Press MENU/SELECT to screen the call.
Options while a message is being recorded:
 Press CID/VOLUME or DIR/VOLUME on the handset to adjust the call 
screening volume.
 Press 
 
OFF/CANCEL to temporarily silence the call screening.
 Press MENU/SELECT to temporarily turn on the call screening if call 
screening is set to o.
 Press  /SPEAKER to turn o the speakerphone and screen the call 
through the handset earpiece.
Call intercept
While screening a call, you can stop recording and speak to the caller by 
pressing 
 
PHONE/FLASH on the cordless handset, pressing  /SPEAKER on 
the telephone base, or liing the corded handset.
Base ringer
Press VOL
 
or VOL on the telephone base to adjust the ringer volume 
when the telephone is not in use.
You hear a sample of the ringer while adjusting the volume. The telephone 
base shows Ringer o and   when you set the volume to 0.
Temporarily turning o the message alert tone
If the message alert tone is turned on, the telephone base beeps every  
10 seconds when there are new messages. Pressing any telephone base key 
temporarily silences the message alert tone. 
If you press MUTE/DELETE when in idle mode to temporarily turn o the 
message alert tone, there is a voice prompt directing you to press  
MUTE/DELETE again to delete all old messages. The message alert tone is 
temporarily o. Only press MUTE/DELETE a second time if you wish to erase 
all old messages in your answering system.
The message alert tone resumes when you receive another message.