Temporarily Turning Off The Message Alert Tone; Recording Time; Answering System And Voicemail - VTech DS8121-2A User Manual

9.10.1 Temporarily Turning off the Message Alert Tone

Pressing any telephone base key (except
message alert tone. The message alert tone plays with the next incoming message.
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Recording Time

You can set the recording time limit for each incoming message.
To change the setting:
1. Press MENU in idle mode to enter the main menu.
2. Press or
3. Press or
4. Press or
5. Press or
1 minute, then press SET to save. You hear a confirmation tone.
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Answering System and Voicemail

Your telephone has separate indicators for two different types of voice messages:
those recorded on its built-in answering system and those recorded in your service
provider's voicemaiI (fees may apply). Your telephone's built-in answering system
messages and voicemail messages are separate. Each alerts you to new
messages differently.
If and XX New messages display on handsets, there are new messages in the
built-in answering system. To listen to messages recorded on your digital answering
system, press
If and New voicemail display on handsets, your telephone service provider is
indicating that it has new voicemaiI for you. To listen to your voicemail, you typically
dial an access number provided by your telephone service provider, followed by a
security code or PIN.
Some service providers bundle or combine multiple services like voicemail and call
waiting, so you may not be aware that you have voicemail. To check what services
you have and how to access them, contact your telephone service provider.
To use your voicemail service rather than your answering system, turn off your
answering system. To use your answering system rather than your voicemail service,
contact your telephone service provider to deactivate your voicemaiI service.
on the handset to highlight Answering sys, then press SELECT.
on the handset to highlight Ans sys setup, then press SELECT.
on the handset to highlight Recording time, then press SELECT.
on the handset to choose from 3 minutes, 2 minutes, or
on the telephone base.
and ) temporarily silences the
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