Using Your Answering System - Uniden DCT5280 Owner's Manual

• If an outside call is
received during the
operation, the
operation is canceled.
• To stop playing your
messages, press
again at any time.
• When the answering
system is full, " "
appears on the base.
You should delete
some messages so
that the system can
record new messages.
(Refer to "Deleting a
message" on page 59.)
[ 58 ] T H E I N T E G R A T E D A N S W E R I N G D E V I C E

Using your Answering System

The message counter displays the number of messages stored in memory. If the display
flashes, then there are new messages waiting for you. The answering system is designed
to play your new messages first. After you play all your new messages, you can then play
your old messages.
Playing your messages
1) When the phone is in the standby mode, press
The system announces the number of new and old messages while the message counter
displays only the number of new messages. The time and day that each message was
received is announced after the message is played. The message counter will then
display the number of current stored messages.
2) When all new messages have been played, you hear a confirmation tone and the system
announces "End of message". The system returns to standby. After you have reviewed
your new messages, you can play your old messages by again pressing
Once you have listened to a new message, it then becomes an old message. The old
messages will be played in the order in which they were received.
Repeating a message
1) Press to review your messages. The number of stored messages is announced.
2) To repeat the current message, press
message. To quickly scroll backwards through a message, press and hold
To repeat the previous message, press
seconds during remote operation) after a message begins playing. If you have several
messages, press
replay. If the current message is the first new message, the system plays back from the
beginning of the current message (it does not go back into the old message group).
3) Press at any time to stop reviewing messages and return to standby.
The message counter shows the number of messages stored in memory.
/SELECT after a few seconds of beginning the
/SELECT within a few seconds (about 4
/SELECT repeatedly until you return to the message you want to
.
.
/SELECT.