Answering system operation
New message indication
When there are new answering system messages, and XX new messages display on the handset and the message window on the telephone base flashes. When you are reviewing a new message, and NEW display on the handset.
If the message alert tone is turned on, the telephone base beeps every 10 seconds when there are messages that have not been reviewed.
Call intercept
If you want to talk to the person whose message is being recorded, press /FLASH on the handset.
Message playback
If you have new messages, the telephone plays only the new messages (oldest first). If there are no new messages, the telephone plays back all messages (oldest first). When playback begins, you hear the total number of messages followed by the day and time of the message. After the last message, the telephone announces,
“End of messages.”
To play messages with the telephone base:
Press /PLAY/STOP when the telephone is not in use.
Options during playback:
•Press /VOLUME or /VOLUME to adjust the speaker volume.
•Press /SKIP to skip to the next message.
•Press /REPEAT to repeat the message currently playing. Press /REPEAT twice to listen to the previous message.
•Press X/DELETE to delete the current message. The system advances to the next message.
•Press /PLAY/STOP to stop.
To play messages with a handset:
Press MENU/SELECT twice when the telephone is not in use. When you have messages, the screen displays Repeat [4] Del [3] Skip [6] and the handset announces the total number of messages.
Options during playback:
•Press CID/VOL- or /VOL+ to adjust the volume.
•Press 6 to skip to the next message.
•Press 4 to repeat the message currently playing. Press 4 twice to listen to the previous message.
•Press 3 to delete the current message. The system advances to the next message.
•Press 5 to stop.
Repeat Del Skip [4] [3] [6]
• During message playback, if there is an incoming call or another handset makes a call, message playback will be stopped.
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