Delete An Incoming Message; Listen To The Incoming Messages; Delete All Old Incoming Messages; From The Handset - Philips XL490 User Manual

message indicator flashes on the answering
machine and the handset.
Note
•
If you pick up the phone when the caller leaves a
message, the recording stops and you can talk to the
caller directly.
•
If the memory is full, the answering machine switches
to [Answer only] automatically. Delete old messages to
receive new ones.

Listen to the incoming messages

You can listen to the incoming messages in the
sequence they are recorded.
From the base
• To start/stop listening, press
• To adjust the volume, press
• To play the previous message/replay the
current message, press .
• To play the next message, press
• To delete the current message, press .
Note
•
No deleted messages can be recovered.

From the handset

You can listen to the incoming messages in the
sequence they are recorded.
• If there are new messages, press
listen. If there is no new message, press
then [OK] to listen to old messages.
Select [Menu] > [Answ. Machine] > [Play],
•
then press [OK] to confirm.
» New messages start playing. Old
messages start playing if there is no
new message.
Press [Back] to stop listening.
•
Press [OK] to enter the options menu.
•
• Press /
the volume.
.
/ .
.
to
to increase/decrease

Delete an incoming message

From the base
Press when you listen to the message.
» The current message is deleted.
From the handset
1
When you listen to the message, press
[Option] to enter the options menu.
2
Select [Delete], then press [OK] to
confirm.
» The current message is deleted.

Delete all old incoming messages

Press and hold
mode.
» All old messages are permanently
deleted.
From the handset
1
Select [Menu] > [Answ. Machine] >
[Delete all], then press [OK] to confirm.
» A confirmation request is displayed on
the handset.
2
Press [OK] to confirm.
» All old messages are permanently
deleted.
Note
•
You can only delete the read messages. No deleted
,
messages can be recovered.

Call screening

You can hear the caller while he is leaving a
message. Press
From the base
Press /
during call screening.
Note
•
If you turn the speaker to the lowest volume level, the
call screening function is off.
on the base station in standby
to answer the call.
to adjust the speaker volume
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