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Basic Operation
Basic Operation
“Set Audible Message Alert ” When Message Alert is turned on, the base beeps
Off
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once every 10 seconds when new messages
On have been received.
“Set Announce Only” When you turn Announce Only On, callers hear
Off
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your announcement, but cannot leave a message
On
“Set Base Ringer” Turn the base ringer on or off.
On
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Off
“Set Number of Rings” Choose how many times the phone will ring
2 before the system answers a call.
4
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With Toll Saver active, the system answers after two
rings when you have new messages and after
6 four rings when you have no new messages.
Toll Saver
NOTE: You can exit Feature Setup at any time by pressing a MAILBOX button.
Setting Up Your Answering System
You can set up one feature at a time, or you can set up a feature and then move
on to set up another feature.
1. Make sure the answering system is on.
2. Press MENU until the system announces the feature you want to set. Refer
to the Feature Summary below for a description of the features and your choices.
3. Press SELECT until the system announces the desired setting.
4. Press TIME/SET to confirm your selection.
5. Press MENU to move on to the next feature, or press a MAILBOX
button to exit Feature Setup.
Feature Summary
Default settings indicated by
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System announces: Description/directions:
“Set Security Code” Use SELECT to choose the remote access code
you will use to access features and functions of the
answering system from a touch tone phone. You can
select any 2-digit code, from 40 to 99.
NOTE: To advance the remote access code by
10, press and hold SELECT.
System announces: Description/directions:
Answering System Operation At The Base
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Record Your Announcement
NOTE: If you have assigned different mailboxes to different people, be sure to
tell callers in your announcement to press 1 ,2 , or 3 to leave a message in the
appropriate mailbox. For example: “Thank you for calling. To leave a message
for Bob, press 1 now. To leave a message for Sue, press 2 now. To leave a
message for Elmo, press 3 now. Or, wait for the beep, and leave your message.”
1. Press MENU until you hear “Record Outgoing Message.”
2. Press REC/MEMO. After you hear “Now recording” followed by a beep,
speak toward the base to record an announcement up to 90 seconds long.
3. Press any MAILBOX button to stop recording. The system plays back your
recorded message.
To review your announcement at any time:
1. Press MENU until you hear “Record Outgoing Message.”
2. Press any MAILBOX button.
To delete your announcement:
Press DELETE during announcement playback. The system will use the
pre-recorded announcement until you record a new one.
Answering System Operation At The Base
Select a feature
setting
Review/change
clock setting;
confirm feature
settings .
Turn Answering
System on or off
Record outgoing
announcements,
and memos.
Enter Answering
System feature
setup and choose a
feature to set.....