Answering System Settings - Panasonic KX-TG8421E Operating Instructions Manual

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Answering System
Answering system
settings
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 7 rings, or "Auto".
The default setting is "4 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 41), 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.
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{V}/{^}: "Settings" i M
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{V}/{^}: "Number of Rings" i
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{V}/{^}: Select the desired setting.
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For voice mail service subscribers
To receive voice mail and use answering
system properly, please note the
following:
L To use the voice mail service (page
44) provided by your service provider/
telephone company rather than the
unit's answering system, turn off the
answering system (page 37).
L To use this unit's answering system
rather than the voice mail service
provided by your service provider/
telephone company, please contact
your service provider/telephone
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company to deactivate your voice mail
service.
If your service provider/telephone
company cannot do this:
– Set this unit's "Number of
Rings" setting so that this unit's
answering system answers calls
before the voice mail service of your
service provider/telephone
company does. It is necessary to
check the number of rings required
to activate the voice mail service
provided by your service provider/
telephone company before
changing this setting.
– Change the number of rings of the
voice mail service so that the
answering system can answer the
call first. To do so, contact your
service provider/telephone
company.
Caller's recording time
You can change the maximum message
recording time allotted to each caller.
You can also select "Greeting Only"
which sets the unit to greet callers but
not record messages. The default
setting is "3 Minutes".
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{V}/{^}: "Settings" i M
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{V}/{^}: "Recording Time" i
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{V}/{^}: Select the desired setting.
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Note:
L 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