Turn the answering system on or off
The answering system must be turned on to answer and record messages.
To turn on or off with the telephone base:
Press /ANS ON on the telephone base to turn the built-in answering system on or off.
To turn on or off with the handset:
1. Press MENU when the handset is not in use.
2. Scroll to Answering sys, and then press SELECT.
3. Scroll to Answer on/off, and then press SELECT.
4. Scroll to choose On or Off, and then press SELECT to save. You hear a confirmation tone.
Default announcement
The telephone is preset with a greeting that answers calls with “Hello, please leave a message after the tone.” You can use this preset announcement, or replace it with your
own.
Record your own announcement
The announcement can be up to 90 seconds in length.
1. Press MENU when the handset is not in use.
2. Scroll to Answering sys and then press SELECT twice.
3. The screen displays Play [2], Del [3], Rec [7], and it announces, “To play, press 2. To record, press 7.”
4. Press 7 to record. The handset announces, “Record after the tone. Press 5 when you are done.” After the tone, speak towards the handset microphone.
5. Press 5 when done.
Play the announcement
1. Press MENU when the handset is not in use.
2. Scroll to Answering sys and then press SELECT twice.
3. The handset announces, “To play, press
2. To record, press 7.” Press 2 to play the announcement.
Delete the announcement
1. Press MENU when the handset is not in use.
2. Scroll to Answering sys and then press SELECT twice.
3. The handset announces, “To play, press 2. To record, press 7.”
4. Press 3 to delete your own recorded announcement.
Set number of rings
You can set the answering system to answer an incoming call after 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 rings; or toll saver.
If you choose toll saver, the answering system answers a call after 2 rings when you have new messages, or after 4 rings when you have no new messages.
1. Press MENU when the handset is not in use.
2. Scroll to Answering sys then press SELECT.
3. Scroll to Ans sys setup then press SELECT.
4. Scroll to # of rings then press SELECT.
5. Scroll to choose 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or Toll saver.
6. Press SELECT to save and you hear a confirmation tone.
NOTE
If you have muted the first ring, you will hear one ring less before the answering system answers the incoming calls.
Message alert tone
When the message alert tone is set to on, and there is at least one new message, the telephone base beeps every 10 seconds. The message alert tone is preset to off.
1. Press MENU when the handset is not in use.
2. Scroll to Answering sys then press SELECT.
3. Scroll to Ans sys setup then press SELECT.
4. Scroll to Msg alert tone then press SELECT.
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