VTech DS6621 Abridged User Manual page 12

You can use the preset announcement to answer calls, or replace it with your own
recorded announcement. It can be up to 90 seconds in length.
1. Press when the phone is not in use.
2. Scroll to
3. The handset announces,
4. Press 7 to record. The handset announces,
After the tone, speak towards the handset microphone.
Press when done.
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 when the phone is not in use.
2. Scroll to
3. Scroll to
4. Scroll to then press
5. Press or to choose , , , ,
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 when the phone is not in use.
2. Press or to scroll to
3. Press or to scroll to
4. You hear the voice prompt
5. Setup your answering system by inputting the designated numbers as
instructed in the voice guide.
The answering system must be turned on to answer and record messages.
• Press on the telephone base to turn the built-in answering system on or off.
When you received a message on your answering system, you will see the
message window on the telephone base flashes. Your handset displays XX new
messages. To retrieve, press
• It can record up to 99 messages, depending on the length of each
message. Each message can be up to three minutes in length. The total
recording time is approximately 25 minutes.
• Press to adjust the speaker volume.
• Press to skip to the next message.
• Press to repeat the message currently playing. Press
twice to listen to the previous message.
• Press to delete the playing message. The system advances to the
next message.
• Press to stop.
Press twice when the phone is not in use.
If you want to talk to the person whose message is being recorded, press
or on the handset.
You can use your answering system and voicemail service together by setting your
answering system to answer before voicemail service answers as described below. To
learn how to program your voicemail settings, contact your telephone service provider.
If you are on a call, or if the answering system is busy recording a message and you
receive another call, the second caller can leave a voicemail message.
Set your answering system to answer calls at least two rings earlier than your
voicemail service is set to answer. For example, if your voicemail service answers
after six rings, set your answering system to answer after four rings. Some
voicemail service providers may program the delay before answering calls in
seconds instead of rings. In this case, allow six seconds per ring when determining
the appropriate setting.
and then press twice.
then press .
then press .
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or and then press
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, and then press
when the phone is not in use.
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