Answering Machine; Turning The Answering Machine On; Programming The Lines To Be Answered By The Answering Machine; Retrieving Messages From The Answering Machine - BT Featurephone Owner's Handbook Manual

Answering Machine

Answering machine
This feature allows you to turn on an answering
machine from extension 20. When turned on, the
answering machine will answer calls ringing on those
lines which are programmed to be answered.

Turning the answering machine on

On extension 20 select the 'Answering machine' display
key.
The top line of the display will show 'Answering
machine' when the feature is activated.
To turn the answering machine off press' Answering
machine' again.
Programming the lines to be answered by the
answering machine
From the programming position, press the phone
P
set up key and select 'System programming'
Enter the PIN and select 'Lines'
Select 'Answering machine'
Select the lines to be answered when 'Answering
machine' is turned on
Press HANDS FREE to finish.
You can also programme the time a call will ring before
the answering machine answers.
From the programming position, press the phone
set up key P and select 'System programming'
Enter the PIN and select 'System'
Select 'Timers'
Select 'Answering machine' and set the time you
want.
Press HANDS FREE to finish.

Retrieving messages from the Answering Machine

When messages have been left on the answering
machine the message light on extension 20 will be lit.
The first prompt will be 'Voice messages'.
Press the 'Voice messages' display key and follow the
voice prompts. The extension number for the answering
machine is '0'. You will then be prompted for your
password. This is 1111 in default. Enter your password
followed by #.
Note:
Extension 20 can have their own voice box, accessed
by using extension number 20, and the answering
machine accessed by keying 0 as the extension
number. Both can have separate passwords.
Changing your password
See page 30.

Examine answering machine password

From the programming position, press the phone
P
set up key and select 'System programming'
Enter the PIN and select 'Extensions'
Select 'Examine Passwords' and 'Answering
Machine'
The password is briefly displayed on the top line of
the display
Press HANDS FREE to finish.

Entering your own answering machine greeting

You may record your own greeting which will be relayed
to callers who are answered by the answering machine.
Press the Message key
Messages'
Select the 'Greetings' display key and follow both
the text and voice prompts to enter and check your
greeting.
To retrieve recorded answering machine messages
remotely
Connect to your answering machine from a remote
telephone.
When answered by the answering machine, to access
the voice box, dial 88 followed by 0, password and #.
See the Answering machine/Voice mail box access
codes table below for dialling codes used when the
voice box is accessed.
Answering machine/Voice mail box access codes
table
Dial 1 Playback commences at the first
message.
Dial # Playback is paused
Dial 2 Save this message and move to the
next message
Dial 3 Erase this message and move to the
next message
Dial 4 Go back to the start of the message
Dial 5 Go back to the previous message
Dial 6 Erase all messages
Dial 7 Go back 10 seconds
Dial 8 Go forward 10 seconds
Dial 91 Change the O/G greeting
Dial 92 Check the O/G greeting
Dial 93 Delete the O/G greeting
Dial 0 Change password
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and select 'Voice