Southwestern Bell FM2572 owner manual Message Playback

Message Playback

Message Playback (Cont.)

Incoming Messages

When the Message Counter is lit, the machine is ready to answer calls.

Note:The machine hangs up and resets to answer the next call in the following cases: the caller hangs up, the message length exceeds 60 seconds, there are more than 7 seconds of silence or there is a steady tone (dial tone) for 7 seconds.

4.Press and hold the ANSWER ON/OFF/ERASE button, and the unit will say "Press ERASE button again to erase all messages."

5.Press the ANSWER ON/OFF/ERASE button again, and all messages will be erased.

6.Unit will reset to answer incoming calls.

While playing messages, press and release the ANSWER ON/OFF/ERASE button. The unit will announce "Press ERASE button again to erase message." Press the ANSWER ON/OFF/ERASE button again withing 5 seconds. It will announce "Message erased" and erase that particular message. At the end of the last message, press and hold the ANSWER ON/OFF/ERASE button;

ALL MESSAGES WILL BE ERASED.

Note:

Callers will be unaware that you are screening their calls. If you want to talk to the caller, pick up an extension phone or press SPEAKER button on your base.

Power Failure Protection/Battery Backup

If an AC power failure occurs, or the power plug comes out of the wall, your

The FM2572 can record up to 14 minutes of incoming messages. The maximum

To Stop Playback of Incoming Messages

Message Capacity Full

Detection

unit will shut down until the power is restored.

When the power is restored, any

recording time for each incoming message is 60 seconds.

Message Playback

The Digital Message Counter displays the number of messages received. The

STOP/SAVE

Press and release the STOP button. Your unit

will reset to answer incoming calls and will save all messages.

When the message capacity is full, the unit will answer the phone and say "Hello, our machine can't accept messages, please call again,"

messages recorded before the power failure will be saved IF YOU HAVE INSTALLED A 9 VOLT BATTERY. The message counter will indicate the number of messages received.

number displayed indicates the number of messages received (up to 19). When the counter flashes, you have received new messages.

To Hear Your Messages

1. Press and release the

PLAY/SKIP/MEMO Button. The unit will playback the incoming or MEMO messages in the order they were received.

2.The set day and time will be heard before each message, if it has been set (see page 16 for Time/Day Stamp Setup Instruction).

NOTE: If there are new messages, only the new messages will be played,

To Repeat the Current

Message

	During playback, press
	and quickly release the
TIME SET/REPEAT	TIME SET/REPEAT
	button ONCE.

To Repeat the Previous

Messages

During playback, press

and release the TIME

TIME SET/REPEATSET/REPEAT button

TWICE.

pause 10 seconds, and then automatically disconnect the telephone line. The message counter will flash and display "F".

Call Interrupt

If the unit answers before you do, you can turn it off by picking up any extension phone or pressing SPEAKER button on your base. If the unit does not stop answering, press the hook switch or FLASH for about one second and release. You may also press the STOP button on the base.

If your unit is not operating properly when the power is restored, proceed with a unit reset.

To Reset Unit

1.Unplug the AC adaptor from the power outlet.

2.Remove the 9 volt battery. Replace with a fresh 9 volt battery

(see page 9).

3.Plug AC adaptor back into power outlet.

4.Record a new personalized outgoing greeting and reset the voice Time/Day Stamp (see page 16).

otherwise all messages will be played.

3.After the last incoming or MEMO

message has been played back, the unit will say "No more messages. Press and hold the ERASE button to erase all messages."

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To Skip to the Next Message

During playback, press the PLAY/SKIP/MEMO button to skip to the

next message.

To Erase Your Messages

MESSAGES WILL BE SAVED

UNLESS YOU ERASE THEM.

Call Screening

To listen to an incoming call without picking up the phone, let your unit answer the phone when it rings. If you don't want to talk to the caller, let your unit take a message, and adjust the volume control on the side of the unit to listen. If you don't want to listen to the caller's message, lower the volume.

IMPORTANT

During a power outage, your unit will NOT function even if a 9 volt battery is installed. The battery will save your outgoing greeting and any incoming messages you may already have received.

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