Record And Play Memos; Remote Access; Turn The Answering System On Or Off - VTech DS6151 User Manual

Answering system operation

Record and play memos

Memos are your own recorded messages used as reminders for yourself
or others who uses the same answering system. You can record your own
memos using the telephone base or handset. Playback and delete them in
the same way as incoming messages.
Record a memo with the telephone base:
1. Press REC on the telephone base while the telephone base is not in use.
2. Press the SELECT softkey and then press
on the handset to select > Mailbox 1 or
telephone base or or
> Mailbox 2.
3. Press -/CID or +/DIR on the telephone base or
to select > Record Memo, then press the SELECT softkey.
4. The handset announces, "Record after the tone. Press 5 when you are
done." After the tone, speak towards the microphone of the handset.
5. Press 5
Record a memo with the telephone or handset:
1. Press the MENU softkey when the telephone base or handset is not
in use.
2. Press the SELECT softkey and then press
on the handset to select > Mailbox 1 or
telephone base or or
> Mailbox 2.
3. Press -/CID or +/DIR on the telephone base or
to select > Record Memo, then press the SELECT softkey.
4. The handset announces, "Record after the tone. Press 5 when you are
done." After the tone, speak towards the microphone of the handset.
5. Press 5
• "Memory is full," is announced if you record a memo when the memory is
full.
• Each memo can be up to four minutes in length.
• Memos shorter than one second are not recorded.
-/CID or +/DIR on the
or on the handset
"Recorded."
-/CID or +/DIR on the
or on the handset
"Recorded."
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Answering system operation

Remote access

A two-digit security code is required to access the answering system
remotely from any touch tone telephone. The preset code is 19; see
Remote code on page 21 to change the code.
1. Dial your telephone number from any touch tone telephone.
2. When the system plays your announcement, enter the two-digit
security code.
3. You can also enter one of the following remote commands.
Command
1 Play all messages.
2 Play only new messages.
3 Delete the current message (during playback).
33 Delete all messages.
4 Repeat the current message (during playback).
5 Stop.
*5 Hear a list of remote commands.
6 Skip to the next message (during playback).
*7 Record a new announcement.
8 End the call.
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Turn the answering system on or off.

4. Hang up or press 8 to end the call.
• If you do not press any key after you enter the remote access code, all new
messages play. If there are no new messages, all old messages play.
• Once the new messages have played, the telephone announces the help
menu options. If you do not press any key within 20 seconds, the remote
access call automatically disconnects.
• When the answering system is turned off, the telephone answers after 10
rings, and announces, "Please enter your remote access code."
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