BT 8600 - Record Your Own Outgoing Message; Record a Memo; Set the Answer Delay

36 Using the phone
Record your own outgoing message
1. Select Menu, Answer Phone is displayed, press Select.
2. Press
until Outgoing msg is displayed, press Select.
3. Press
or to highlight the outgoing message mode you want: Ans. & record or Answer
only and press Select.
4. Record message is highlighted, press Select. Follow the voice prompt to record your message and
select Savewhenyou’venished.
5. Your message will be played back to you. Select OKifyou’rehappywithitoryoucandeleteitby
selecting Delete.
Record a memo
1. Select Menu, Answer Phone is displayed, press Select.
2. Press
until Record memo is displayed, press Select.
3. Follow the voice prompt to record your memo and select Savewhenyou’venished.
4. Your memo will be played back to you. Select OKifyou’rehappywithitoryoucandeleteitby
selecting Delete.
Set the answer delay
1. Select Menu, Answer Phone is displayed, press Select.
2. Press
until Settings is displayed, press Select.
3. Press
to highlight either Ans. & record or Answer only and press Select.
4. Answer delay is displayed, use
or to display the number of rings you want (2-10 rings or Time
saver) and select Save. Saved will be displayed.
For compatibility with BT 1571 (or another voicemail service)
Make sure the answer delay is set for your answer machine to answer before the voicemail service.
Therefore, the answer delay should be less than on your voicemail service. For BT 1571 do not set
the answer delay to more than 5 rings.