Set Recording Time; Turn The Call Screening On Or Off; Turn The Message Alert Tone On Or Off; Use Your Built-In Answering System - VTech CS6120-2 User Manual

Set recording time

You can set the recording time for each
incoming message.
1. Press MENU when the phone is not in
use.
2. Press q or p to choose Answering sys
and then press SELECT.
3. Press q or p to choose Ans sys setup
and then press SELECT.
4. Press q or p to choose Recording
time and then press SELECT.
5. Press q or p to choose 3 minutes,
2 minutes or 1 minute, and then
press SELECT to save. You hear a
confirmation tone.

Turn the call screening on or off

You can hear incoming messages at the
telephone base while they are being
recorded.
1. Press MENU when the phone is not in
use.
2. Press q or p to choose Answering sys
and then press SELECT.
3. Press q or p to choose Ans sys setup
and then press SELECT.
4. Press SELECT to select Call screening.
5. Press q or p to choose On or Off, and
then press SELECT to save. You hear a
confirmation tone.
Turn the message alert tone on or
off
When the message alert tone is set to on,
and there is at least one new message, the
telephone base beeps every
10 seconds.
1. Press MENU when the phone is not in
use.
2. Press q or p to choose Answering sys
and then press SELECT.
3. Press q or p to choose Ans sys setup
and then press SELECT.
4. Press q or p to choose Msg alert
tone, and then press SELECT.
5. Press q or p to choose On or Off, and
then press SELECT to save. You hear a
confirmation tone.
NOTES
• The answering system must be turned on for
the message alert tone to be functional.
• Press any key on the telephone base (except
/FIND HANDSET) to temporarily silence the
message alert tone.
Use your built-in answering
system

New message indication

When there are new answering system
messages, the handset displays XX new
messages and , and the message
window on the telephone base flashes.
When you are reviewing a new message,
NEW and display on the handset.
Message
window Description
display
No messages.
0
Total number of old messages
1-99
and memos recorded.
The message number currently
playing.
Total number of new messages
0-99
recorded, or the current
(flashing)
message number during new

message playback.

The clock needs to be set.
The answering system memory
1-99 & F
is full with total number of
(alternating)
messages recorded.
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The telephone base speaker
1-8
volume level while adjusting.
The telephone base ringer
0-6
level while adjusting.
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.
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 date
and time of the message. After the last
message, the telephone announces, "End
of messages."
NOTE
• Make sure you set the date and time
correctly. Refer to Set date and time under
the Configure your telephone section for
more details.
To playback messages at the
telephone base:
• Press when the phone is not in use.
When you have no message in the
answering system, the telephone base
announces, "You have no message."
Options during playback:
• Press /VOLUME or /VOLUME to
adjust the listening volume.
• Press /SKIP to skip to the next
message.
• Press /REPEAT to repeat the playing
message. Press /REPEAT twice to listen
to the previous message.
• Press X/DELETE to delete the playing
message. The telephone base
announces, "Message deleted," and
then advances to the next message.
• Press /STOP to stop the playback.
To playback messages with a handset:
1. Press MENU when the telephone is
not in use. The handset displays Play
messages.
2. Press SELECT. When you have
messages, the handset displays
Playing... and then Repeat [4] Del
[3] Skip [6] and it announces the total
number of messages. When you have
no message in the answering system,
the handset displays No messages and
it announces, "You have no message."
Options during playback:
• Press VOL- or VOL+ to adjust the
listening volume.
• Press 6 to skip to the next message.
• Press 4 to repeat the playing message.
Press 4 twice to listen to the previous
message.
• Press 3 to delete the playing message.
The handset announces, "Message
deleted," and then advances to the next
message.
• Press OFF to stop the playback.
NOTES
• Only one handset or the telephone base can
access the answering system at a time.
• During message playback, if there is an
incoming call or another handset makes a
call, message playback will be stopped.
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