Handset settings
14
Answering system settings
Use the answering system menu to turn the answering system on or off, 
record your announcement (greeting), change the number of rings, remote 
access code and message alert tone.
1. When the handset is in idle mode, press MENU/
SELECT to enter the main 
menu.
2. Press MENU/
SELECT again.
3. Press TCID or DIRS to scroll to >ANS SYS SETUP, then press 
MENU/SELECT.
Answer on/off
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.
To turn the answering system on or off from a handset:
1. When the handset is in idle mode, press 
MENU/
SELECT
 to 
enter the main menu.
2. Press 
MENU
/SELECT
 again.
3. Press 
T
CID
 or 
DIR
S
 to scroll to 
>ANS SYS SETUP
, then 
press 
MENU
/SELECT
.
4. Press 
MENU
/SELECT
 again to select 
>ANSWER ON/OFF
.
5. Press 
T
CID
 or 
DIR
S
 to select between 
ON
 and 
OFF
, then 
press 
MENU
/SELECT
 to confirm the setting. A confirmation 
tone sounds.
If the answering system is on, the ANS ON icon displays on 
the handset screen.
 
NOTE: If the answering system is off and there is an incoming call, the system 
answers after 10 rings and announce to the caller, “Please enter your remote access 
code.” For more information about remote access codes, see pages 43-44.
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