Recording A Telephone Con- Versation; Remote Operation Commands - VTech vt20-2481 User Manual

• From the idle mode, press MENU.
Express Playback of Messages (from Handset or Base Unit)
When you have new, unplayed messages in either Mailbox, press MENU.
PLAY NEW MSG will be highlighted on
the display. Press OK to hear your new
messages. When playback is complete,
press OK to return to the main (idle) menu.
NOTE: In express playback mode, you will not be able to erase a message while
it is playing.
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• Scroll to MAILBOXES, then
press OK.
• Scroll to either MAILBOX line.
Caution: Do not scroll down to
MAILBOX 1 or 2 SETUP!!
• Press OK. You will hear mes-
sages from the Handset Speak-
erphone. In addition, the Hand-
set screen will display the Caller
ID information for that call.
• Press BACK to return to the be-
ginning of the current message.
• Press ERASE to delete the cur-
rent message.
• Press the VOLUME key to ad-
just playback loudness.
• Press 5 to pause; press 1 or 5 to
return to playback.
• Press 6 to skip to the next mes-
sage.
• The Handset display will alert
you when all messages in the se-
lected mailbox have been played.
RECORDING A TELEPHONE CON-
VERSATION
Memo Recording at the Base Unit
Press RECORD. The Base will display:
Press the desired Mailbox (M1 or M2). Press STOP when finished. Your memo
will be stored just like any other incoming message, and can be up to 4 minutes.
From the Base Unit, you can record up to 4 minutes of a phone conversation.
While on a Base Speakerphone or Base Headset call:
Press RECORD to begin recording.
Press RECORD again to end your recording. The recording will also stop when
you end your call, or once the recording exceeds 4 minutes.
REMOTE OPERATION OF YOUR VT20-2481 ANSWERING SYSTEM
You can access your Answering System remotely from a touch-tone phone to
hear and delete messages, re-record your outgoing greeting, or switch between
ANSWER + RECORD and ANSWER ONLY modes.
From a remote touch-tone phone:
Dial either the Line 1 or Line 2 phone number linked to your VT20-2481.
While you hear the outgoing greeting, enter #, followed by your 4-digit secu-
rity code (you remember it, don't you??).
You will be told if there are any new messages. If there are any new messages,
after a pause, they will be played for you. A friendly prompt will assist you with
the remote commands listed below:

REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS

PRESS OPERATION
0 then 1 or 2 Turns each Mailbox ON, OFF
1 then 1 or 2 Play all messages in a Mailbox
2 then 1 or 2 Play all new messages in a Mailbox
3 Delete the current message
3 then 1 or 2 Delete all messages in a Mailbox (in idle mode)
4 Repeat the current message
4, 4 Repeat the previous message
5 Help Menu (in idle mode); STOP Record (in Active mode)
6 Skip to next message
7 then 1 or 2 Review Outgoing Announcement
8 then 1 or 2 Record Outgoing Announcement
9 then 1 or 2 Toggle between Answer + Record and Answer Only modes
*0 Disconnect from Remote Operations
# Access to prompt for help menu (in idle mode); STOP Play/
Record (in Active mode)
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