Telephone Answering Machine; Turn On/Off The Answering Machine; Through The Handset; Through The Base - Philips SE8881B/38 User Manual

17 Telephone
answering
machine
Your phone includes a telephone answering
machine that records unanswered calls when
it is on. By default, the answering machine is
set to [Answer & rec.]. You can also access the
answering machine remotely and change the
settings through the answering machine menu
on the handset.
The LED indicator on the base station lights up
when the answer machine is on.
Turn on/off the answering
machine
You can turn on/off the answering machine
through the base station or the handset.

Through the handset

1
Select [Menu] >
then press [OK] to confirm. Then you can
select among the options below:
• To turn on the answering machine,
select either [Answer & rec.] or
[Answer only].
• To turn off the answering machine,
select [Off].
2
Press [OK] to confirm.
» The setting is saved.

Through the base

Press to turn on/off the answering machine in
standby mode.
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> [Answer mode],
Note
•
When the answering machine is switched on, it answers
incoming calls after a certain number of rings based on
the ring delay setting.
Set the answering machine
language
Note
•
This feature only applies to models with multiple-
language support.
The answering machine language is the language
for the announcements.
1
Select [Menu] >
then press [OK] to confirm.
2
Select a language, then press [OK] to
confirm.
» The setting is saved.

Set the answer mode

You can set the answering machine and
select if the callers can leave messages. Select
[Answer & rec.] if you allow the callers to leave
messages. Select [Answer only] if you forbid
the callers to leave messages.
1
Select [Menu] >
then press [OK] to confirm.
2
Select an answer mode, then press [OK]
to confirm.
» The setting is saved.
Note
•
If the memory is full, the answering machine switches to
[Answer only] mode automatically.
> [Voice language],
> [Answer mode],