Keypad Lock; Telephone Answering Machine; Turn On/Off The Answering Machine - RCA 2102 User 's guide User Manual

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Keypad lock

You can lock the keypad to prevent accidental button presses.
Lock the keypad
1 Press and hold [*/FORMAT] key in standby mode.
»» The keypad is locked.
Note
• When the keypad is locked, no call can be made. You can still answer the
incoming calls.
The keypad is unlocked during the call but is locked automatically after you
finish the call.
Unlock the keypad
1 Press and hold [*/FORMAT] key.
»» The keypad is unlocked.
Locate the handset
1 Press on the base station.
»» All handsets connected to this base station ring.
2 Press on the base station again to stop ringing.
»» All handsets stop ringing; or
3 Press any key on one handset to stop ringing.

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 the [ANSWER &
REC.] mode. You can also access the answering machine remotely and change
the settings through the answering machine menu on the handset .

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 Press MENU.
2 Select [ANSWER MACHINE] > [ANSWER ON/OFF], then press [OK] to confirm.
3 Select [ON]/[OFF], then press [OK] to confirm.
»» The setting is saved.
NOTE: The answering system displays "- -" when it is off.
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