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Answering system
About the answering system
Call screening
To screen calls at the telephone base:
If the answering system and call screening are on, the announcement and the
incoming message broadcast at the telephone base when a call is answered by
the answering system.
Options while a message is being recorded:
f Press VOL + or VOL - on the telephone base to adjust the call
screening volume.
f Press
/HOME
on the base to answer the call.
To screen calls at the cordless handset:
If the answering system is on and a call is being answered by the answering
system, the handset shows To screen call press [SELECT] at the same time.
Press MENU/SELECT to screen the call on your handset. The handset shows
the caller’s information. If you do not subscribe to caller ID service, the handset
shows Screening....
Options while a message is being recorded:
f Press VOL or VOL on the handset to adjust the call screening volume.
f Press /SPEAKER to switch between speakerphone mode and handset
mode.
f Press OFF/CANCEL to temporarily turn on the call screening if the call
screening is set to o.
f Press
HOME/FLASH
to answer the call.
Call intercept
When a caller is leaving a message on your answering system, you can stop
recording and talk to the caller by pressing HOME/FLASH or /SPEAKER on
the handset.