Answering System Settings - Panasonic KX-TGH720E Operating Instructions Manual

Key Operation
0 Turn answering system off
*4 Erase currently playing message
*5 Erase all messages
*6 Reset to a pre-recorded greeting
message (during greeting message
playback)
*# End remote operation
(or hang up)
*1 If pressed within the first 5 seconds of a
message, the previous message is
played.
Turning on the answering system
remotely
1
Dial your phone number from a
touch-tone phone.
2
Let the phone ring 20 times.
R A long beep is heard.
3
Enter your remote access code within 10
seconds after the long beep.
R The greeting message is played back.
R You can either hang up, or enter your
remote access code again and begin
remote operation (page 46).

Answering system settings

Call screening
While a caller is leaving a message, you can
listen to the call through the handset's
speaker. To adjust the speaker volume, press
MjN or MkN repeatedly. You can answer the
call by pressing M
screening can be set for each handset. The
default setting is "On".
1
MMENUN (right soft key) #310
2
MbN: Select the desired setting. a MOKN
a M N
Helpline Tel. No.: U.K. 0344 844 3899 Ireland 01289 8333
/ZN on the handset. Call
Number of rings before the unit
answers a call
You can change the number of times the
phone rings "Number of Rings" before the
unit answers a call. You can select 2 to 9
rings, or "Auto".
The default setting is "5 Rings".
"Auto": The unit's answering system answers
at the end of the 2nd ring when new
messages have been recorded, or at the end
of the 5th ring when there are no new
messages. If you call your phone from outside
to listen to new messages (page 46), you
know that there are no new messages when
the phone rings for the 3rd time. You can then
hang up without being charged for the call.
1
MMENUN (right soft key) #211
2
MbN: Select the desired setting. a MOKN
a M N
Caller's recording time
You can change the maximum message
recording time allowed for each caller. The
default setting is "3 Minutes".
1
MMENUN (right soft key) #305
2
MbN: Select the desired setting. a MOKN
a M N
Selecting "Greeting Only"
You can select "Greeting Only" which sets
the unit to announce a greeting message to
callers but not record messages.
Select "Greeting Only" in step 2 on
"Caller's recording time", page 47.
Note:
R When you select "Greeting Only":
– If you do not record your own message,
the unit will play the pre-recorded
greeting-only message asking callers to
call again later.
– If you use your own message, record the
greeting-only message asking callers to
call again later (page 42).
Answering System
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