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About answering system and voicemail
Your telephone has separate indicators for two dierent types of voice messages:
those le on the built-in answering system and those le at your telephone service
provider’s voicemail. To listen to messages recorded on the built-in answering
system, refer to the Message playback section; to listen to voicemail, contact your
telephone service provider for more information.
Built-in answering system Voicemail service
Supported by Telephone system Telephone service provider
Subscription No Yes
Fees No May apply
Answer
incoming calls
f Aer 4 rings by default.
f It can be changed in the
handset menu.
f Usually aer 2 rings.
f It can be changed by
contacting your telephone
service provider.
Storage Telephone base Server or System
Display new
messages
f Handset
- XX new messages
f Handset
- or New voicemail
Retrieve
messages
f Press PLAY/STOP on
the telephone base; OR
f Press MENU, and then
select Play messages on
the handset; OR
f Access remotely with an
access code.
f Press on the dialpad,
and enter an access
number from your
telephone service provider;
OR
f Press and hold to dial if
you have saved the access
number.
Answering system
Turn answering system on or o
The answering system must be turned on to answer and record messages.
Using the telephone base:
X Press /ANS ON/OFF to turn the answering system on or o. If the answering
system is turned on, it announces, “Calls will be answered.” If the answering
system is turned o, it announces, “Calls will not be answered.”
Using a cordless handset:
1. -> or -> Answering sys -> SELECT.
2. or -> Answer on/o -> SELECT.
3. or to choose On or O-> SELECT.
When the answering system is on, the handset shows ANS ON.
Message alert tone
When this feature is on, and there is at least one new message, the telephone base
beeps every 10 seconds.
1. -> or -> Answering sys -> SELECT.
2. or -> Ans sys setup -> SELECT.
3. or -> Msg alert tone -> SELECT.
4. or to choose On or O -> SELECT.
Call screening
Use this feature to choose whether incoming messages can be heard over at
telephone base when they are being recorded. If you turn call screening on, you
hear the incoming message at the telephone base. While monitoring an incoming
message, you can answer the call by pressing
PHONE/FLASH on the handset.
1. -> or -> Answering sys -> SELECT.
2. or -> Ans sys setup -> SELECT.
3. to select Call screening.
4. or to choose On or O -> SELECT.
Answering system