Set Your Built-In Answering; System; Turn The Answering System On Or Off; Default Announcement - VTech CS6858-33 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:
Press MENU when the phone is not
1.
in use.
2. Press or to highlight Answering
sys, and then press SELECT.
to highlight Answer
3. Press or
on/off, and then press SELECT.
to highlight On or Off,
4. Press or
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.
Press MENU when the phone is not
1.
in use.
2. Press or
sys, and then press SELECT.
Press SELECT again to choose
3.
Announcement.
The handset displays Play [2] Del [3]
4.
Rec [7] and it announces, " To play,
press 2. To record, press 7. " Press 7
to record. The handset announces,
"Record after the tone. Press 5 when
you are done." After the tone, speak
towards the handset microphone.
Press 5 when done.

Play your announcement

Press MENU when the phone is not
1.
in use.
2. Press or
sys, and then press SELECT.
Press SELECT again to choose
3.
Announcement.
The handset displays Play [2] Del [3]
4.
Rec [7] and it announces, " To play,
press 2. To record, press 7. " Press 2
to play the current announcement.

Delete your announcement

1. Press MENU when the phone is not
in use.
2. Press or
sys, and then press SELECT.
Press SELECT again to choose
3.
Announcement.
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