Answering system operation
Activate the answering system
The ANS ON/OFF must be on (the button light will be on) in order for the
machine to answer calls and record messages. If the button light is off
then calls will not be answered.
To turn on/off the answering system, press ANS ON/OFF
to choose
between on and off.
Use the volume control button on the telephone base to adjust the volume
at anytime during the setup procedure.
When ANS ON/OFF
is turned off, your
telephone will ring
10 times before
answering and
prompting for the
remote access
code.
•
Set number of rings
This feature allows you to select how many times the telephone rings before the answering system
answers. You can choose from two, four, six, eight rings or toll saver. When toll saver is activated, the
answering system answers after two rings when there are new messages, and after six rings when
there are no new messages.
• Press NO. OF RINGS when in idle mode and the system announces the current setting.
• The system announces
“To change the setting, press number of rings again.”
• Press NO. OF RINGS repeatedly until the desired setting is announced. If you do not press the
ANNC
button for about two seconds, the setting will be saved and there is a conrmation beep.
Set telephone base date and time
The answering system announces the day and time the message was received before playing each
message. Set the date and time before using the answering system so all messages are dated correctly.
Setting of handset date and time will simultaneously update the telephone base date and time.
The system will announce
“Please set the handset clock” before message playback if you do not set
the date and time before using this system.
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