5. Scroll to choose On or Off. 6. Press SELECT to save and you hear a confirmation tone.
Voice guide
This feature is an alternative way for you to do the basic setup of the answering system.
You can follow the voice guide to record your own announcement, set the number of rings and the message alert tone.
1. Press MENU when the handset is not in use.
2. Scroll to Answering sys, and then press SELECT.
3. Scroll to Voice guide, and then press SELECT. You hear the voice prompt “Hello! This voice guide will assist you with the basic setup of your answering system.”
4. Setup your answering system by inputting designated numbers as instructed in the voice guide.
Use your built-in answering system
New message indication
When there are new answering system messages, The handset displays XX new messages and the message window on the telephone base flashes.
Message playback
To playback messages at the telephone base:
Press /PLAY when the handset is not in use.
Options during playback:
Press – /VOL/ + to adjust the speaker volume.
Press /SKIP to skip to the next message.
Press /REPEAT to repeat the message currently playing. Press /REPEAT twice to listen to the previous message.
Press X/DELETE to delete the playing message. The system advances to the next message.
Press /STOP to stop.
To playback messages at the handset:
Press MENU to choose Play messages. Press SELECT.
Options during playback:
Press VOLUME/ or VOLUME/ to adjust the message playback volume.
Press 6 to skip to the next message.
Press 4 to repeat the message. Press 4 twice to hear the previous message.
Press 3 to delete the playing message.
Press OFF to stop the playback.
Press to switch between speakerphone mode and handset mode.
Delete all old messages
To delete all old messages at the telephone base:
Press X/DELETE twice when the handset is not in use.
To delete all old messages on a handset:
1. Press MENU when the handset is not in use.
2. Scroll to Answering sys, and then press SELECT.
3. Scroll to Delete all old, and then press SELECT twice. You hear a confirmation tone.
Remote access
A two-digit security code is required to access the answering system remotely from any touch-tone telephone. The preset code is 19.
You can use this preset code, or set your own.
1. Dial your telephone number from any touch-tone telephone.
2. When the system plays your announcement, enter the two-digit security code.
3. You can enter one of the following remote commands.
Command Description
1 Play all messages.
2 Play new messages.
3 Delete the current message (during playback).
33 Delete all old messages.
4 Repeat the current message (during playback).
5 Stop.
*5 Hear a list of remote commands.
6 Skip to the next message (during playback).
*7 Record a new announcement.
8 End the call.
0 Turn the answering system on or off.
4. Hang up or press 8 to end the call.
Remote access code
A two-digit security code is required to access the answering system remotely from any touch-tone telephone. The preset code is 19.
You can set the code from 00 to 99.
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 Remote code, and then press SELECT.
5. Use the dialing keys to enter a two-digit number. -OR- Scroll to a desired two-digit number.
6. Press SELECT to save and you hear a confirmation tone.