Answering system settings
Answer on/off
The answering system must be turned on to answer and record messages. When the answering system is turned on, the 
/ANS ON/OFF light on the telephone base turns on and ANS ON displays on the handset.
To turn on or off with the telephone base:
Press 
/ANS ON/OFF to turn the
To turn on or off with a handset:
1. Press MENU/SELECT when the handset is not in use.
2. Press 
or 
to highlight >Answering sys, then press MENU/SELECT.
3. Press 
or 
to highlight >Answer ON/OFF, then press MENU/SELECT.
4. Press 
or 
to choose >On or >Off, then press
MENU/SELECT.
•When you turn on the answering system at the telephone base with no memory
capacity left, the telephone announces, “Memory is full. Calls will not be answered,” and the answering system cannot be turned on. When you turn on the answering system with a handset, the handset displays Memory full.
•If the memory capacity is less than 3 minutes, the telephone announces, “Less than 3 minutes to record,” and the handset displays Less than 3 min to record.
Call screening
Use this feature to choose whether incoming messages can be heard when they are being recorded.
To turn on or off with a handset:
1. Press MENU/SELECT when the handset is not in use.
2. Press 
or 
to highlight >Answering sys, then press
MENU/SELECT.
3. Press 
or 
to highlight >Ans sys setup, then press
MENU/SELECT.
4.Press MENU/SELECT to select >Call screening.
5.Press 
or 
to choose >On or >Off, then press MENU/SELECT to save.
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