Using Your Built-In Answering System; New Message Indication; Message Playback - VTech DS5151-2 User Manual

Using your built-in answering
system

New message indication

When there are new answering system
messages, the handset and the telephone
base display XX New messages, and the
/PLAY/STOP light on the telephone
base flashes. When you are reviewing
a new message, NEW displays on the
handset and telephone base.
Message
window
display
No messages.
0
Total number of old
1-99
messages and memos
recorded.
The message number
currently playing.
The answering system
--
is answering a call, or
recording a memo or
announcement.
The handset is on a call,
or in the caller ID log.
The answering system is
being accessed remotely.
If the message alert tone is turned on,
the telephone base beeps every 10
seconds when there are messages that
have not been reviewed.
NOTE
• After reviewing all new messages, the
total number of messages displays on the
telephone base screen.
Description

Message playback

If you have new messages, the
telephone plays only the new messages
(oldest first). If there are no new
messages, the telephone plays back all
messages (oldest first).
When playback begins, you hear the
total number of messages followed
by the day and time of the message.
After the last message, the telephone
announces, "End of messages."
To play messages at the telephone
base:
Press /PLAY/STOP when the phone is
not in use. When you have no message in
the answering system, the telephone base
announces, "You have no message."
• If there are new and old messages,
press or
or Play old msgs, then press
SELECT or
• If there are only new or only old
messages, they will play automatically.
-OR-
1. Press MENU when the phone is not
in use.
2. Press SELECT to select Play
messages.
• If there are new and old
messages, press
to select Play new msgs or
Play old msgs, then press
SELECT or
• If there are only new or only
old messages, they will play
automatically.
Options during playback:
• Press /VOLUME/ to adjust the
message playback volume.
• Press /SKIP to skip to the next
message.
41
to select Play new msgs
/PLAY/STOP.
or
/PLAY/STOP.