During Playback You Have The Following Options; Delete A Message Or Delete All Old (Played) Messages - BT BT8500 Quick Setup And User Manual

4. As each message is played, the handset will display the number or the name if
you have Caller Display and a name/number match and the time and date it was
received. If you have any old (already listened to) messages these will be played
after your new messages.

During playback you have the following options:

or to adjust the playback volume.
to switch private playback through the handset to handsfree playback.
or once to repeat the current message playing from the beginning.
or twice within a second to skip back to the previous message.
or once to skip forward to the next message.
Delete or to delete the current message playing.
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At the end of playback, you will hear, "End of messages," and the same message
will be displayed. The answer phone icon on the home screen will be renumbered
to take into account any deleted messages.

Delete a message or delete all old (played) messages

1. Select Menu, Answer Phone is displayed, press Select.
2. View Messages will be displayed, press Select. A list of your answer phone
messages will be displayed.
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