Set Your Built-In Answering System; Turn The Answering System On Or Off; Default Announcement; Record Your Own Announcement - VTech CS6224-11 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 14 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 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. Press MENU when the phone is not in
use.
2. Press q or p to choose Answering
sys and then press SELECT.
3. Press q or p to choose Answer
on/off and then press SELECT.
4. Press q or p to choose On or Off and
then press SELECT to save. 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

The announcement can be up to
90 seconds in length.
1. Press MENU when the phone is not in
use.
2. Press q or p to choose Answering
sys then press SELECT.
3. Press SELECT to select
Announcement.
4. The handset displays Play [2] Del [3]
Rec [7] and it announces, "To play,
press 2. To record, press 7." Press 7
to record.
5. The handset displays Record in 5 sec
(counting down) and it announces,
"Record after the tone. Press 5
when you are done." After the tone,
speak towards the microphone of the
handset.
6. The handset displays Recording...
Stop [5]. Press 5 when finished.
NOTE
• Announcements shorter than two seconds
will not be recorded.
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