Selecting The Announcement Only Mode; Screening Calls - Sony SPP-A945 Operating Instructions Manual

Selecting the Announcement Only Mode

You can set the answering machine to play the greeting without recording
incoming messages (Announcement only mode). You might want to select this
mode when, for example, you expect to be away for a while and you cannot
pick up messages.
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Notes
• To activate the announcement only mode, you have to turn on the answering
machine.
• The announcement only mode is preset to off.

Screening calls

You can screen calls by leaving the answering machine on while you
are at home. When a call is answered, you can hear the message being
recorded through the base phone. You can decide either to continue
recording or to answer the call.
To answer the call
Press (TALK/FLASH) on the handset.
Notes
• Press (VOLUME +/–) to adjust the speaker volume. If the speaker volume is
set at its minimum level, you will not be able to hear incoming calls.
• The answering machine will stop automatically when the handset or a parallel
phone is picked up. If the answering machine does not stop, press either
(PLAY/STOP) on the base phone, or (*)(0) on the handset or a parallel phone.
The recording will remain as a new message.
1
Press (MENU) repeatedly until
you hear "Set announce only."
2
Press (SELECT) to set the
announcement only mode on or
off.
3
Press (TIME/SET).
The setting is announced.
4
Press (PLAY/STOP) to exit the
menu setup mode. Display
shows "A" when the answering
machine is set to the
announcement only mode.
Answering Machine Features
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