Muratec M880, M840 Setting up Your Answering Machine, Storage Capacity, Answering Machine Mode

Answering Machine

Setting up Your Answering Machine

Storage Capacity

Your fax machine can store up to 32 voice messages totaling up to 15 minutes. When we say, “voice messages,” we’re counting the following items, all of which you’ll be reading about shortly:

•Incoming messages

•A memo

•Voice mail box messages

The factory setting allows each message (other than the memo) to last up to 3 minutes, but you can change this easily (see below).

Setting recording time

Your fax machine can be set to allow as much as 3 minutes or as little as 10 seconds for each incoming message or voice mail box message. If a caller hangs up before the allotted time expires, the unit automatically stops recording and returns to standby mode. The factory setting is 30 seconds. However, if you want to change the setting, here’s how:

1.Press program, 9, mode/enter, 4.

Set Rec. Time

2.Press mode/enter.

Rec.Time 0’30”

3.Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired recording time, any length in the range of 10 seconds (0’10”) ---- 3 minutes (3’00”). If you wish to move the cursor to a different digit, press one-touch key a to move left or one-touch key b to move right. In the example below, we have entered 1’30” (1 minute, 30 seconds).

Rec.Time 1’30”

4.When finished, press mode/enter to save the setting and return the unit to standby.

Answering Machine Mode

When you put your fax into answering machine mode, a caller can either leave a voice message, send a fax or do both on the same call. Your fax, as is true for all Muratec fax machines, is smart enough to tell the difference and will take care of the call accordingly.

Reception in answering machine mode

When your fax is in answering machine mode and a call comes in, the answering machine part answers first. The fax part of your fax listens silently while your answering machine’s outgoing message plays; callers making voice calls won’t know the fax part is there, waiting. But, if your fax detects standard fax transmission tones at any time, it will discontinue answering machine functions and begin fax reception.

Turning on answering machine mode

Note: Before you can turn on answering machine mode, you must record two outgoing messages (see next page).

To put your fax into answering machine mode, press answer. This lights the red answer lamp. Your fax now will answer calls after 3 rings if no memo or incoming message is stored, or after 1 ring if at least one incoming message is stored (see “Toll Saver,” page 4.14). In HongKong, answer after 4 rings on the former and after 2 rings on the latter. The answering machine will save voice messages and the fax machine will print faxes.

While answering machine mode is on, your fax’s LCD shows two alternating messages:

MEMO:0 ICM:00

and

Rec. : 15min.

These displays tell you:

•If a memo has been recorded

•How many incoming messages (“ICM”) are stored

•How many minutes of remaining recording capability remain.

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