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About the answering system
Answering system and voicemail
Your telephone has separate indicators for two different 
types of voice messages: those left on its built-in digital 
answering system and those left with 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 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. You can also use your telephone answering system 
and voicemail together by setting your built-in answering system to answer 
before voicemail answers as described below. To learn how to program your 
voicemail settings, contact your telephone service provider. Then, if you are 
on a call, or if the answering system is busy recording a message and you 
receive another call, the second caller can leave a voicemail message.
Set your answering system to answer calls at least two rings earlier than 
your voicemail is set to answer. For example, if your voicemail answers 
after six rings, set your answering system to answer after four rings. 
Some voicemail providers may program the delay before answering calls 
in seconds instead of rings. In this case, allow six seconds per ring when 
determining the appropriate setting.
Answering system new message indication
The handset screen shows  , XX New message(s) and 
the  /PLAY/STOP indicator on the telephone base 
flashes when there are new answering system messages.
To listen to the messages, press MENU/SELECT twice on 
the handset or press  /PLAY/STOP on the telephone 
base (page 62). 
NOTE: After reviewing new message(s), the number of old 
message(s) appears on the message window. 
Answering system
HANDSET 1
10:21
AM
10/15 
ANS ON
1 New message
BASE
New voicemail
MSG #
01
10:21
AM
10/15 
BASE
1 New message
MSG #
01
10:21
AM
10/15 
HANDSET 1
10:21
AM
10/15 
1 New message