11. Answering Machine; Base Control Keys; Switch The Answering Machine On / Off; Answer Delay - Motorola D810 series Manual

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11. Answering machine

Your D811 can digitally record up to 12 minutes of messages
or up to 59 messages. Each message can last up to a
maximum of 3 minutes. As well as recording incoming
messages, you can record memos for other users.
You can operate your answering machine from:
• the base.
• the handset.
• remotely, from any other Touchtone™ telephone, see
page 17.
You will need to set the date and time (if you have not already
done so) so that you will know when each message was
received, see page 13. The default day and time setting is
Monday 12.01 pm.

Base control keys

Press to turn the answering machine on/off
Press and hold to enter the outgoing message (OGM)
o
selection mode
Press to play all stored messages
P
Press to pause or resume playback
Press to stop message playback
s
Skip to the next message during message playback
Select Answer Only OGM during OGM selection mode.
r
Replay current message
Press twice to skip back to previous message
l
Select Answer & Record OGM during OGM selection
mode.
Delete current message during message playback
Press to delete personal OGM during OGM playback.
x
The pre-recorded OGM is selected and played.
Increase speaker volume during message playback
+
Decrease speaker volume
-
16
For more information on outgoing messages (OGM), see
page 16.

Switch the answering machine on / off

Menu
Answer Machine
Select
1. Press
, scroll
to
and press
d
Answer On/Off
Select
2. Scroll
to
and press
.
d
On
Off
Select
3. Scroll
or
to highlight
or
and press
u
d
switched on, the handset display shows
in idle.
This can also be done via the base by pressing
on the base.
o

Answer delay

Answer delay sets the number of times your D811 will ring
before the answer machine picks up your call and starts playing
the outgoing message.
Time Saver
You can change this setting to between 2–9 rings or
The default setting is 6 rings.
Menu
Answer Machine
Select
1. Press
, scroll
to
and press
d
Answer Settings
Select
2. Scroll
to
and press
.
d
Answer Delay
Select
3. Scroll
or
to
and press
.
u
d
Select
4. Scroll
or
to the setting you want and press
u
d
Back
5. Press
to return to the previous menu level.
For more information on Time Saver, see "Switch your
answering machine on remotely" on page 18.

Switch message alert tone on / off

When you have new messages, with the audible message alert
switched on, you will hear an audible alert once at the handset and
the TAM base will beep every 10 seconds. The default setting is
Off.
Menu
Answer Machine
Select
1. Press
, scroll
to
and press
d
Answer Settings
Select
2. Scroll
to
and press
.
d
Message Alert
Select.
3. Scroll
or
to
and press
u
d
On
Off
4. Scroll
or
to highlight
or
and press Select.
u
d
Back
5. Press
to return to previous menu or
key to return to
>
standby.

On-screen alert

When you have new answering machine messages, the
You have X new messages
icon is displayed along with
. All new
messages are indicated by a green dot.
Play
1. Press
. Or, scroll
or
the list of messages. Press
u
d
Play
to hear the highlighted message.
Outgoing messages
The outgoing message is the message a caller first hears when
the answering machine picks up their call. There are 2
prerecorded outgoing messages to choose from or you can
record your own.

Record your own outgoing message

.
Your D811 comes with two prerecorded outgoing messages,
Answer and Record or Answer Only, but if you wish you can
. When
record your own.
ANSWER AND RECORD
The pre-set Answer and Record outgoing message, that allows
your caller to leave a message, is "Hello, your call cannot be
taken at the moment, so please leave your message after the
tone".
Your Answer and Record outgoing message can be up to 3
minutes long and will replace the prerecorded message.
.
ANSWER ONLY
The pre-set Answer Only outgoing message, where callers hear
.
an announcement but cannot leave a message, is "Hello, your
call cannot be taken at the moment and you cannot leave a
message, so please call later".
.
When recording your Answer Only message, remember to
advise your caller that they will not be able to leave a message.
Your Answer Only message can be up to 12 minutes long
(maximum recording length) and will replace the pre-recorded
message.
However, you should try to keep your message short to allow
time for recording memos, or incoming messages when using
Answer and Record mode.
To record your outgoing message:
.
Menu
Answer Machine
1. Press
, scroll
to
d
Outgoing Message
2. Scroll
to
and press
d
Record
Select
3.
is highlighted, press
.
Answer & Record
Answer Only
4. Scroll
or
to
or
u
d
Select
.
Please speak after the tone
5. The display shows
6. After the tone, speak your message clearly into the handset
Save
then press
or
to end recording.
#
7. Your outgoing message is played back. If you want to
Delete
delete it, press
during playback. If you press
wait for the message to play back, it will be saved.

Outgoing message language

Change the language of your pre-set outgoing messages.
Menu
Answer Machine
1. Press
, display shows
Answer Settings
Select
2. Scroll
to
and press
d
Language
Select
3.
is displayed, press
.
Answering machine
Select
and press
.
Select
.
and press
.
Save
or
Select
and press
.
.

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