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Turn the answering system on or off at the telephone base
Unless you change it, 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. 
Press  /ANSWER ON to turn the answering system on 
or off. If the answering system is turned on, Calls will 
be answered displays and the system announces “Calls 
will be answered.” If the answering system is turned off, 
Calls will not be answered displays and the system 
announces “Calls will not be answered.”
Message capacity
The answering system can record up to 99 messages, depending on the 
length of each message. Individual messages can be up to four minutes, 
and the maximum recording time is approximately 14 minutes. The actual 
recording time depends on individual message characteristics. Messages 
remain available for replay until you delete them.
If the answering system has three minutes of recording time left, it announces, 
“Less than three minutes to record,” before message playback. If the 
answering system has no time left, it announces, “Memory is full,” before 
message playback. 
If you attempt to turn on the answering system but the memory is low,  
Less than 3 min to record displays on the cordless handset and telephone 
base screens.
If you attempt to turn on the answering system but the memory is full, 
Memory full displays on the cordless handset and telephone base screens. 
The base also announces, “Memory is full,” then “Calls will not be answered.” 
The message counter displays the number of messages.
Voice prompts
The system provides voice prompts for message playback, recording outgoing 
announcements and during remote access.
About the answering system
Answering system
Calls will
be answered
Calls will not
be answered