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
window on the telephone base flashes.
When you are reviewing a new message,
NEW and
display on the handset.
Message
window
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.
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.
20
, and the message
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