Remote Access; Remote Commands - VTech CD1291 User Manual

Answering system operation

Remote access

Use the remote access feature to access your answering system from any
touch-tone telephone on a different telephone line (away from your home). A
three-digit remote access code is required. This code is pre-set to 500. See
page 18 to change the code.
To access your answering system
Use the following steps to access your answering system.
1. Dial your telephone number from any touch-tone telephone.
2. When the answering system answers, enter the three-digit remote access
code (500, unless you have changed it). The answering system announces
"Remote access mode," the number of messages ("You have XX new
messages," "You have XX old messages," or "You have no messages,")
beeps and then begins message playback.
Enter the remote commands (see Remote commands on this page).
3.
4. Hang up to end the call and save all undeleted messages.

Remote commands

Play all messages
1
Play new messages
2
Delete a message
3
Delete all old messages
* 3
Replay current or previous
message
4
Stop
5
Press to play all messages.
Press to play new messages. If you have new messages,
the system will play them starting with the oldest first.
If there are no new messages, the system announces
"You have no new messages." Press 1 or 2 again to play
all messages.
Press during a message playback to delete the current
message.
Press to delete all old messages.
If there are no old messages, the system announces "You
have no old messages."
Press while the telephone is playing the day and time the
current message was received to go back to the previous
message.
Press after the telephone plays the day and time the
current message was received to repeat the message.
Press to stop playback.
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