Answer machine
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The default outgoing message is 
Setting the answer mode 
There are two answer machine types: Answer + Rec 
and Answer only
messages to your answer machine. Answer only 
doesn’t. Here’s how to set it. 
1. Press 
 to display the handset menu. Use   and 
 to get to Answ machine. Press  . 
2. Press 
 until you get to Answer mode and 
press 
. 
3. Use the arrow buttons to choose the answer type 
you want and press 
. 
4. You’ll then be asked to choose between your own 
outgoing message or the one that came with the 
phone. When you’ve decided, press 
. 
Setting the answer delay
Answer delay is the number of times the phone  
will ring before the answer machine picks the call up 
for you. You can choose from two to nine rings and 
Toll saver.
If you’ve got Toll saver switched on, when you call in 
to check your answer machine messages remotely, 
it’ll only answer the call after six rings if you don’t