Philips S8A - Telephone Answering Machine; Answering Machine Operation and Announcements

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15 Telephone
answering
machine
Your phone includes a telephone answering
machine that records unanswered calls when it
is on. By default, the answering machine is set to
the [Answer & rec.] mode. You can also 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 Select [Menu] > > [Answer mode],
then press [OK] to conrm.
2 Select [Answer only]/[Answer &
rec.]/[Off], then press [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 Select [Menu] > > [Voice language],
then press [OK] to conrm.
2 Select a language, then press [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
[Answer & rec.] if you allow the callers to leave
messages. Select [Answer only] if you forbid
the callers to leave messages.
1 Select [Menu] > > [Answer mode],
then press [OK] to conrm.
2 Select an answer mode, then press [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 [Answer & rec.] 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 Select [Menu] > > [Announcement],
then press [OK] to conrm.
2 Select [Answer & rec.] or [Answer only],
then press [OK] to conrm.
3 Select [Record new], then press [OK] to
conrm.
4 Recording starts after the beep.
5 Press [OK] to stop recording or the
recording stops after 3 minutes.