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Answering system operation
Message capacity
The answering system can record and store up to 99 messages. Each
message can be up to four minutes in length. The total storage capacity for the
announcement, messages and memos is approximately 11 minutes. The actual
recording time depends on individual message characteristics. Messages remain
available for replay until you delete them.
New message indication
The /PLAY/STOP light on the telephone base ashes,
displays on the handsets and XX New messages displays on
the handset and telephone base when there are new answering
system messages.
If the message alert tone is turned on, the telephone base
beeps every 10 seconds when there are messages that
have not been reviewed.
After reviewing new messages, the total number of
messages appears on the message window.
Call screening
If the answering system and call screening are on, the announcement and the
incoming message broadcast at the telephone base while the call is answered by
the answering system.
Options while a message is being recorded:
Press q VOL or VOL p to adjust the call screening volume.
Press /PLAY/STOP to temporarily silence the call screening.
Press /PLAY/STOP to temporarily turn on the call screening if call screening
is set to off.
Call intercept
If you want to talk to the caller whose message is being recorded, press
/FLASH or
on a cordless handset, or
/SPEAKER on the telephone base,
or lift the corded handset from the telephone base.
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BASE
1 New message
MSG #
1
10:01
AM
11/20
HANDSET
1 New message
11:59
AM
2/17