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Answering system
About the answering system
Call screening
To screen a call at the telephone base:
If the answering system and call screening are on (see Call screening on/o 
on page 127), 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:
 X Press  /VOLUME/  on the telephone base to adjust the call  
screening volume.
 X Press  /LINE 1 MAIL BOX,  /LINE 2 MAIL BOX or SILENCE to temporarily 
silence the call screening.
 X Press  /LINE 1 MAIL BOX,  /LINE 2 MAIL BOX or SCREEN to temporarily 
turn on the call screening if call screening is set to o.
 X Press 1 LINE, 2 LINE, SPEAKER  , or li the corded handset to answer  
the call.
To screen a call at the handset:
If the answering system is on and your answering system is recording a message, 
press SCREEN to screen the call on your cordless handset and the screen 
displays the caller ID information. If you do not subscribe to caller ID service, the 
handset shows Incoming call.
Options while a message is being recorded:
 X Press  CID/VOLUME or  DIR/VOLUME to adjust the call screening volume.
 X Press OFF/CANCEL or SILENCE to temporarily silence the call screening.
 X Press SCREEN to temporarily turn on the call screening if call screening is set 
to o.
 X Press  /SPEAKER to broadcast the announcement and the incoming 
message through the speakerphone. Press again to turn o the speakerphone.
Call intercept
While screening a call, you can stop recording and speak to the caller by pressing 
the corresponding line button LINE 1/FLASH, LINE 2/FLASH, or  /SPEAKER on 
the cordless handset, or pressing the corresponding line button 1 LINE, 2 LINE, or 
SPEAKER   on the telephone base. You can also li the corded handset to stop 
recording and talk to the caller.