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General
1.In the idle (standby) mode, press 
to program each of the following options: Turn Answering Machine On / Off
Set the Day and Time
Record your outgoing Announcement Set your Remote Access code
Set 'Announce Only' On / Off
Turn audible Message Alert On / Off Set Base ringer On / Off
Set number of Rings to answer Voice prompt language selection
Press 
on the base to set the options. The current setting is announced.
2.Once the desired option is reached and the current setting is announced, press
or 
to change the setting.
3.Press 
to confirm your setting.
4.At any time, press 
to exit setup mode.
Switch Answering Machine ON/OFF (preset to ON)
When you first switch on your phone, the answering machine is in the O N mode.
1.Press 
. When you hear the announcement, press 
or 
to switch between the On/Off setting.
Clock Setting
Follow the steps above to program the current Day of the w eek , then the H our, and then the M inu t e :
First, program the D a y . As you program, the display shows ' d' and a number, 1 to 7, representing the day of the week 1 represents Monday; 2 represents Tuesday, and so
on. Press 
when done.
Next, program the H o u r . Be careful that you program pm hour if the current time is in the afternoon or evening, or an am hour if the current time is after midnight or in
the morning. Press 
when done.
Next, program the M inute . You'll be programming the 'tens' column first. Your choices
are 0 through 5 , as the minutes range from 00 to 59. Press 
. Now, you are programming the 'ones' column, where your choices are 0 through 9 . Press 
to confirm.
Note: If the mains power to the base is lost, your answer machine will display "St." (Set time) to remind you adjust the clock when it is switch on.
Outgoing Announcement
You can record 2 different outgoing announcements: A 1 inviting your caller to leave a message (Announce Only O FF ), and A 2 asking your caller to call back later (Announce Only O N ).
Outgoing Announcement A 1 is played when Announce Only mode is O F F . Callers can leave a message in this mode. Your answering machine is preset with Announce Only set to OFF, allowing callers to leave a message.
Outgoing Announcement A 2 is played when Announce Only mode is O N . Callers c a nno t leave a message in this mode.
If you do not record your own announcements, your answering system will play a
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