Multiple Answering Machines
If a single answering machine cannot handle all your calls, you can set up two
or more machines to answer (figure 6-7). A setup such as this might be used by
a movie theater to announce show times to people calling in for information.
lines   A
B
C
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MODULES
ext
X
ext
Y
ANS
MACH
1
ANS
MACH
2
Figure 6-7 Mulitple Answering Machines
To set up:
1.
2.
3.
For extensions X and Y, set Line Ringing to “ring” for all lines (see instruc-
tions on p. 3-4).
Adjust answering machine 1 to answer on the second ring.
Adjust answering machine 2 to answer on the fourth ring. Do not set the
machines to answer on the same ring.
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