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Answering system operation
Outgoing announcements
Outgoing announcement are the messages callers hear 
when calls are answered by the answering system.
The telephone is  pre-set with an outgoing  announce-
ment. If the telephone is set up to record messages, it 
answers calls with “Hello. Please leave a message after 
the tone.” You can use this announcement, or replace it 
with your own recording.
To play your outgoing announcement
Press ANNC. then you will hear "Announcement. Press 
PLAY or press RECORD." Then press 
 
PLAY/STOP. 
You will hear the outgoing announcement. Press ANNC 
to exit the announcement menu. 
 
To record your outgoing announcement
Press ANNC. You will hear "Announcement. Press PLAY 
or  press  RECORD."  Then  press  RECORD and  begin 
speaking  after  you hear "Record after the  tone. Press 
STOP when you are done." Speak facing the telephone 
base from about nine inches away. Press 
 
PLAY/STOP 
when you are done. Your recorded announcement will 
be played  back. To  listen  to the  recorded  announce-
ment again, press 
 
PLAY/STOP. To re-record a new 
announcement,  press RECORD then follow  the above 
steps. Press ANNC to exit the announcement menu. 
Elapsed time (in seconds) will be shown in the message 
window when recording. You can record an announce-
ment  up  to 90  seconds  long.  Announcement  shorter 
than three seconds long will not be recorded.
 
To delete your outgoing announcement
Press ANNC. You will hear “Announcement. Press PLAY 
or press RECORD." Then press   PLAY/STOP to begin 
playback.  Press    DELETE  during  playback  to  delete 
your announcement. Press ANNC to exit the announce-
ment menu. 
When  your  announcement  is  deleted,  calls  will  be 
answered with the pre-set  announcement  described 
above.
1.
ANNC
“Announcement. 
Press PLAY or press 
RECORD.”
RECORD
“Record after the 
tone. Press STOP 
when you are done.”
3.
Speak into microphone.
Microphone
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5.
ANNC
to exit announcement setup.
Elapsed 
recording 
time (sec-
onds).
Press to stop recording.
2.
(Plays announce-
ment previously 
recorded).
PLAY/STOP
4.
(Announcement 
is played back).
PLAY/STOP
PLAY/STOP
(If you want to re-play 
the announcement).
RECORD
(If you want to re-record 
a new announcement).
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