Philips M550 - Telephone answering machine; Turn answering machine on;off; Set answer mode; Answering machine announcements

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11 Telephone
answering
machine
Note
• Available only for M555.
Your phone includes a telephone answering
machine that records unanswered calls when it
is on. By default, the answering machine is set
to the [Record also] mode. You can access the
answering machine remotely and change the
settings through the answering machine menu
on the handset.
Turn the answering machine
on or off
1 Press MENU/OK.
2 Select [Answ. Machine] > [Voice answer],
then press MENU/OK to conrm.
3 Select [Answer only]/[Record also]/[Off],
then press MENU/OK to conrm.
» The setting is saved.
Set the answering machine
language
Note
• This feature only applies to models with multiple-
language support.
The answering machine language is the language
for the announcements.
1 Press MENU/OK.
2 Select [Answ. Machine] > [Voice
language], then press MENU/OK to
conrm.
3 Select a language, then press MENU/OK
to conrm.
» The setting is saved.
Set the answer mode
You can set the answering machine and select if
the callers can leave messages. Select [Record
also]if you allow the callers to leave messages.
Select [Answer only] if you forbid the callers to
leave messages.
1 Press MENU/OK.
2 Select [Answ. Machine] > [Voice answer],
then press MENU/OK to conrm.
3 Select an answer mode, then press MENU/
OK to conrm.
» The setting is saved.
Note
• If the memory is full, the answering machine switches to
[Answer only] mode automatically.
Announcements
The announcement is the message your caller
hears when the answering machine picks up
the call. The answering machine has 2 default
announcements: the [Record also] mode and
[Answer only] mode.
Record an announcement
The maximum length of the announcement you
can record is 3 minutes. The newly recorded
announcement automatically replaces the old
one.
1 Press MENU/OK.