Set Your Built-In Answering System; Turn The Answering System On Or Off; Default Announcement; Record Your Own Announcement - VTech DS6291 User Manual

Set your built-in answering
system
The answering system can record
and store up to 99 messages. Each
message can be up to three minutes in
length. The total storage capacity for the
announcement, messages and memos
is approximately 11 minutes. The actual
recording time depends on individual
message characteristics.
Your answering system allows you to set
your announcement, to save and delete
messages, activate call screening, to
set number of rings before pick up, to
access remotely, and to control the
recording time.
Turn the answering system on
or off
The answering system must be turned
on to answer and record messages.
When the answering system is turned
on, the /ANS ON/OFF light on the
telephone base turns on and ANS ON
displays on the handset.
To turn on or off with the
telephone base:
Press /ANS ON/OFF to turn the
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built-in answering system on or
off. When the answering system is
turned on, it announces, "Calls will
be answered." When the answering
system is turned off, it announces,
"Calls will not be answered."
To turn on or off with the handset:
1. When the handset is in idle mode,
MENU
press to enter the main menu.
2. Press or to scroll to
Answering sys, then press SELECT.
3. Press or
Off, then press SELECT.
4. Press or
SELECT
then press
setting. You hear a confirmation tone.

Default announcement

The telephone is preset with a greeting
that answers calls with "Hello, please
leave a message after the tone." You
can use this preset announcement, or
replace it with your own.

Record your own announcement

Using a cordless handset or the
telephone base:
The announcement can up to
90 seconds in length, but any
announcement shorter than two
seconds will not be recorded.
MENU
1. Press
in use.
SELECT
2. Press
Answering sys.
3. Press SELECT
Announcement.
SELECT
4. Press
annc. The system announces, "Record
after the tone. Press STOP when you
are done."
5. Speak towards the telephone base
to record your announcement. Press
STOP
to end recording. Your recorded
announcement plays.
To listen to the recorded announcement
again, scroll to Play annc and
press SELECT.
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to scroll to Answer On/
to highlight On or Off,
to save the
when the phone is not
to select
again to select
to select Record