Call Screening - Philips CD6551B User Manual

11.6.2.2 Controlling the
Answering Machine from
an external call
1
From another phone, dial home.
• The answering machine answers and
starts playing your greeting message.
2
Within 8 seconds, press # key on the
phone you use to dial and enter the
remote access code (same as your
master PIN code).
• If the remote access code is
incorrect, an error tone is emitted.
Enter the access code again until
you get the correct number.
• If you did not enter the remote
access code within 10 seconds, the
answering machine will drop the line
immediately.
• If the remote access code (same as
your master PIN code) is correct, you
will hear a validation tone.
• New messages (if any), will be
played automatically or stop when
there are no more new messages.
Note
If there are no new messages, the
answering machine will not play any
messages.
The following table indicates how to
access the below features during remote
access procedure:
Press To
1
Press once to replay the
current message or twice
to go to previous message
2
Play old messages
Telephone answering machine (TAM)
3
Go to next message
6
Delete current message
7
Turn on the answering
machine
8
Stop current message
playback
9
Turn off the answering
machine
#
Enter the remote access
code if the answering
machine is on and outgoing
message is playing
11.7

Call Screening

11.7.1 Call screening on handset
If Handset call screening is set to
can hear incoming messages via the
handset speaker and decide whether or
not to take the call. To take the call, press
r
.
This feature is deactivated by default.
M
1
Press
to
ANSWER MACHINE
m
SELECT
and press
SETTINGS
:
scroll to
m
press
SELECT
:
2
Scroll to
m
SELECT
• A validation tone is emitted and the
screen returns to previous menu.
ON
in idle mode, scroll
and press
:
, scroll to
m
SELECT
HS SCREENING
.
or and press
ON OFF
.
, you
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