Message Capacity; New Message Indication; Call Screening; Call Intercept - VTech LS6425 User Manual

Answering system operation

Message capacity

The answering system can record and store up to 99 messages. The recording
time of each message depends on the message length you set (see Message
recording time on page 47). The total storage capacity for the announcement,
messages and memos is approximately 14 minutes. The actual recording time
depends on individual message characteristics. Messages remain available for
replay until you delete them.

New message indication

The message window on the telephone base flashes and XX New messages
displays on the handset when there are new answering system messages.
If the message alert tone is turned on, the telephone base beeps every 10
seconds when there are messages that have not been reviewed.

Call screening

Call screening at the telephone base:
If the answering system and call screening are on (see Call screening on page 45),
the announcement and the incoming message broadcast at the telephone base while
the call is answered by the answering system.
Options while a message is being recorded:
Press /VOL or /VOL on the telephone base to adjust the call screening volume.
•
• Press /
PLAY
/PLAY/
• Press
screening is set to off.
Call screening at the handset:
If the answering system is on and your answering system is recording a
message, your handset shows To screen call, press [SELECT]. Press
/SELECT to screen the call on your handset and the screen displays the
MENU
caller ID information. If you do not subscribe to caller ID service, the handset
shows Screening...
The call screening setting does not affect the call screening on the handset.

Call intercept

If you want to talk to the person whose message is being recorded, press
/ /SPEAKER on the handset.
or
FLASH
/STOP to temporarily silence the call screening.
or /VOL to temporarily turn on the call screening if call
STOP
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