SCREENING CALLS
You can let the answering system answer calls for you while you listen to the caller’s message through the base’s speaker. If you decide to answer the call, press SPEAKER to answer using the speakerphone, press TALK to answer if the handset is off the base, or if the handset is on the base, lift it (and press TALK if auto talk is off). You can also pick up any phone on the same line. The answering system stops recording and resets to answer the next call.
RECORDING INCOMING MESSAGES
After the answering system answers a call, it plays the outgoing message, beeps, then records the caller’s message.
Each incoming message can be up to 1 or 4 minutes long, depending on how you set REC TIME (see “Setting the Record Time” on Page 24). The answering system’s maximum recording capacity is 18 minutes or up to 59 messages.
The answering system stops recording and resets to answer the next call when:
•The caller hangs up.
•The maximum message length is reached.
•The answering system detects a busy signal or more than 7 seconds of silence.
•You pick up the answering system’s handset or any phone on the same phone line.
Note: When the answering system’s mes- sage memory is full, <B appears and the an- swering system announces “No remaining time” when you try to operate it.
RECORDING A MEMO
A memo is a message you can record at the answering system for yourself or others in your home or office. The answering system stores memos as incoming messages (see “Playing Messages” on Page 26).
To record a memo, hold down MEMO on the base until the answering system beeps and #ý# appears in the message counter win- dow, then speak your message. When you finish the memo, press PLAY/STOP or MEMO.
Note: The answering system cannot record a memo less than two seconds long.
RECORDING A
CONVERSATION
The answering system lets you record both sides of a telephone conversation when you are talking using the handset.
Important Note: It is illegal in some areas to record a conversation without the consent of all parties to the conversation, including the phone company. Check the laws in your area before you use the
To start recording a phone conversation, hold down MEMO on the base until the an- swering system beeps and ## appears. To stop recording, press PLAY/STOP or MEMO.
The answering system stores a recorded conversation as a message (see “Playing Messages” on Page 26).
Note: The answering system cannot record a conversation less than two seconds long, or a call using the speakerphone.
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