VTech DS6121 user manual Answering system and voicemail, Message capacity

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Answering system

Answering system and voicemail

Your telephone has both a digital answering system and voicemail indication. Voicemail is offered by your telephone service provider (fees may apply). Your telephone’s answering system and voicemail indication are independent features, and each alerts you to new messages differently. For more information on the voicemail indicators, see page 9. To listen to your voicemail, you typically dial an access number provided by your telephone company, followed by a security code or PIN. To listen to messages recorded on your digital answering system, press /PLAY/STOP button on the telephone base.

If you subscribe to caller ID/call waiting service through your telephone service provider, you can use your telephone answering system and voicemail together. Set your answering system to answer calls at least two rings earlier than your voicemail is set to answer. For example, set your voicemail to answer calls after six rings and set your answering system to answer after four rings. Some voicemail providers may program the delay before answering calls in seconds instead of rings; in this case allow six seconds per ring when determining the appropriate setting. By doing this, if you are on a call, or if the answering system is busy recording a message and you receive another call, the second caller can leave a voicemail message.

Message capacity

The answering system can record and store up to 99 messages. A message can be up to four minutes in length. The total storage capacity for the announcement, messages and memos is approximately 14 minutes. Messages will remain available for replay until they are deleted.

Basic operationAnswering system

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Contents User’s manual Congratulations Table of contents Answering system Getting started Parts checklistTelephone base installation Battery installation and charging Wall mounting bracket installation Mounting bracket installationDesktop/tabletop bracket installation Remove Handset layoutDelete Telephone base layoutRinger volume handset Telephone settingsRinger tone Language Key toneClear voice mail Telephone BasicsettingsoperationMake a call VolumeAnswer a call End a callMute Ringer muteCall waiting Find handset Chain dialingDirectory Store a directory entry Character chart Dial a directory entry Search the directoryEdit a directory entry Delete from the directory About caller ID Call log Review the call log Missed calls indicatorDial a call log entry Make a call log entry ready to dialSave a call log entry to the directory Delete from the call log Displays When Call log display screen messagesRedial list Dial a redial entryDelete from redial Message capacity Answering system and voicemailSet the clock Activate the answering systemSet number of rings Answering system setupSet telephone base ringer volume Set message alert tone Set remote access codePlay your announcement Outgoing announcementDelete your announcement Record your own announcementNew message indication Message playbackOptions during playback Record and play memos Delete all messagesRecord a memo Memo playbackCall intercept Call screeningWindow displays Descriptions Message window displaysCommand Function Remote accessHandset display screen messages Cordless handset locator has been activated Telephone base lights Handset and telephone base indicators Handset lightsSpeaker Handset and telephone base indicators Handset iconsBattery Important safety instructions Problem Suggestion TroubleshootingTo The charge light is off in this section Apply Base to synchronize Handset My caller ID features are System does not System are very difficult CONNECTING... is Operating range MaintenanceRbrc seal About cordless telephonesWhat does this limited warranty cover? WarrantyHow do you get warranty service? FCC Part FCC, Acta and IC regulationsFCC, Acta and IC regulations Technical specifications Index Telephone base indicators  91-001614-070-100