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O P E R A T I O N
Announcement Monitor
Saving Messages
You can choose whether to hear the
The system automatically saves your
announcement when your system answers
messages if you do not delete them. The
a call, or have it silent (off) on your end
system can save about 12 minutes of
(your caller will still hear an
messages, including your announcement,
announcement).
for a total of up to 59 messages. When
Press and hold S. After the Ring
memory is full, you must delete some or
1
Select setting is announced, continue
all messages before new messages can be
to press and release S until the
recorded.
system announces "Monitor is on (or
Deleting Messages
off)".
Delete all messages — Hold down
2
Press and release
or
D. The system announces "Messages
until the system announces your
deleted" and permanently deletes
selection.
messages. The Message Window displays
Press and release P or S
3
0. If you haven't listened to all of the
to exit.
messages, the system beeps five times, and
does not delete messages.
Listening to Your Messages
Delete selected messages — Press and
As the system plays back messages, the
release D while the message you
Message Window displays the number of
want to delete is being played. The system
the message playing. Before playing each
beeps once, and continues with the next
message, the system announces the day
message. If you want to check a message
and time the message was received. After
before you delete it, you can press
playing the last message, the system
to replay the message before
announces "End of messages."
deleting it.
Play all messages — Press and release
When the system reaches the end of the
P. If you have no messages, the
last message, the messages not deleted are
system announces "No messages."
renumbered, and the Message Window
Play new messages only — Hold down
displays the total number of messages
P for about two seconds, until the
remaining in memory.
system begins playing. If you have no new
messages, the system announces "No new
Recording a Memo
messages."
You can record a memo to be stored as an
Repeat entire message — Press and
incoming message. The memo can be up
release
.
to three minutes long, and will be played
Repeat part of message — Hold down
back with other messages.
for a few seconds, then release
1
Press and hold
. After the
it to resume playing. The system beeps
beep, speak toward the microphone.
while the button is held down.
2
To stop recording, release
Repeat previous message — Press
To play the memo, press P.
3
twice, continue this process to
hear other previous messages.
When Memory is Full
Skip to next message — Press and
The system can record approximately
release
.
12 minutes of messages, including your
Skip part of a message — Hold down
announcement, for a total of up to 59
for a few seconds, then release it
messages. When memory is full, or 59
to resume playing. The system beeps
messages have been recorded, the
while the button is held down.
Message Window flashes F. Delete
Stop message playback — Press and
messages to make room for new ones.
release P.
When memory is full, the system answers
calls after 10 rings, and sounds two beeps
instead of your announcement.
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R E M O T E O P E R A T I O N
Connect with the
Deleting Messages
Answering System
Delete All Messages
After you have listened to all messages and
1
Dial your telephone number from a
heard the two beeps, press 3 3.
touch tone phone with a different
telephone number.
Delete Selected Messages
Press and release 3 while the message you
2
When the system answers, enter your
three-digit Access Code during or
want to delete is playing.
after the announcement. The system
Record Announcement
announces the number of messages,
then beeps twice. If you don't
Press 7 *, and begin speaking after
1
hear the two beeps, wait for the
the beep.
announcement to end or press # to
Press 5 when you are finished. The
2
stop the announcement, then re-enter
system replays your new announcement.
the code.
To review your announcement — Press
3
The two-beep signal lets you know
7 1.
the system is ready to accept a remote
command.
Record a Memo
Playing Messages
Press # and begin speaking after the
1
beep.
1
After the two beeps, wait four seconds,
Press 5 when you are finished.
and the system plays back messages
2
— OR —
Room Monitor with Intercom
Press and release 1 to play all messages
You can call the answering system and
— OR —
listen to any activity in the room.
Press and release 2 to play only new
Press 9 8 to listen for 30 seconds.
1
messages. (If there are no new
If you wish, you can press 8 while the
messages, the system announces "No
2
new messages. " )
monitor is active to speak to someone
in the room (up to 30 seconds).
2
To repeat a message — Press and
release 4 while the message is
Press 8 again during intercom
3
operation to return to listening only.
playing.
Press 5 at any time to exit Room
4
To repeat part of a message —
Hold down 4. To resume playing,
Monitor with Intercom.
release 4.
Ending the Remote Access Call
To skip a message — Press and
Press * 9. The system announces
release 6 while the message is
"The machine will now hang up, " and
playing.
disconnects the call.
.
To skip part of a message —
Changing Remote Access Code
Hold down 6. To resume playing,
release 6.
Press 9 9. The system announces
1
To stop message playback — Press
"Enter new code."
and release 5.
2
Enter your new Remote Access Code
(any number between 100 and 999).
To save messages, hang up.
3
If a valid code is entered, the system
announces the new Remote Access
Code. If an invalid code is entered,
the system beeps five times rapidly,
then beeps twice. Repeat Steps 1
and 2.
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R E M O T E O P E R A T I O N
Turn System Off
Memory Full
Press 0 0.
The system answers after 10 rings, then
announces "Memory is full, " and beeps
Turn System On
twice, you must delete messages to make
When the system is off, it answers after 10
room for new ones.
rings, announces "The machine is off, " and
1
Enter the Remote Access Code after
beeps twice.
two-beep signal.
Press 0 to turn the system on.
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2
Listen to messages, and delete some
or all of them.
2
The system beeps twice and is ready
Press 0 to make sure your system is
3
to answer calls and record messages.
If the system beeps five times, the
on before you hang up.
memory is full.
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I N C A S E O F D I F F I C U L T Y
If this answering system does not work
System Does Not Respond To Remote
properly, try the following suggestions.
Commands
If you're still having difficulty, call
•
Make sure you are calling from a
1 800 722–9125.
touch tone phone. When you dial a
number, you should hear tones. If you
Message Window Is Blank
hear clicks instead, the phone is not a
•
Make sure the power cord is securely
touch tone telephone.
connected to both the answering
•
The answering system may not detect
system and an electrical outlet not
the Remote Access Code while your
controlled by a wall switch.
announcement is playing. Try waiting
Press O to make sure the system
•
until the announcement is over before
is on.
entering the code.
Messages Are Incomplete
•
There may be noise interference on
•
The system can accept messages up to
the phone line you are using. Press
three minutes long. If a caller leaves a
dial buttons firmly.
very long message, part of it might be
•
Make sure you are entering your
lost when the system disconnects the
Remote Access Code correctly.
call after three minutes.
•
You might be calling from a phone
•
If the caller pauses for more than
that sends tones too short for your
seven seconds, the system stops
answering system to detect.
recording and disconnects the call.
Power Failure Recovery
•
If the system's memory fills up during
If the system is disconnected from AC
a message, the system stops recording
power it will not operate. Your
and disconnects the call.
announcement and messages are retained
System Does Not Answer After Correct
in memory during a power failure, but
Number of Rings
you will need to reset the clock. See the
instruction label on the bottom of the unit.
•
If the Toll Saver feature is on, the
number of rings changes from four to
Message Window Displays
two when you have new messages
waiting.
Clock needs to be reset.
•
In some cases, the system might be
Flashing – System is busy or in use
affected by the ringing system used
—OR—
by the local telephone company.
Steady – System in Remote Access
•
If the system's memory is full or the
mode.
system is off, the system answers after
10 rings.
Remote listening mode.
System Will Not Record Messages
Deleting (rotating).
When memory is full and the Message
Memory is full
Window displays
F
, saved messages must
be deleted before new messages can be
—OR—
recorded.
Announcement monitor is off
(shown during Setup).
Call 1 800 722–9125.
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