Answering system operation
Menu features
System announces
Description
"Announcements"
Outgoing message to tell callers to leave a message
"Remote access code"
Set code to access remotely from a touch tone telephone
"Message alert"
Beeps every 0 seconds when there are new messages
"Announcement only"
Outgoing message only No recording of incoming messages
"Call screening"
Turn call screening on or off
"Number of rings"
Change the number of times the system rings before it answers a call,
(2, 4, 6 or toll saver)
Outgoing announcement
Your answering system is pre-programmed with an announcement for normal (answer and record)
mode If the phone is set up to record messages, the phone answers calls with "Hello. Please leave
a message after the tone." You can use this announcement, or replace it with a recording of your
own
Record outgoing announcement
Press SETUP, and the system announces "Announcement. Press PLAY or press
RECORD. To continue set up, press SETUP."
2 Press REC/MEMO After you hear "Record after the tone. Press STOP when you
are done," speak toward the MIC to record an announcement for up to 90
seconds
3 The elapsed time (in seconds) is shown in the message window when
recording
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• Caller ID provides
the time and day
Set the year so
that the day of the
week can be set
from the caller
ID information
After setting the
time once, it will
thereafter be set
automatically with
incoming caller
ID information
The time will be
set automatically
only if the caller
ID service is
subscribed
from your local
telephone
company
• Announcements
shorter than three
seconds will not
be recorded
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