Answering system settings
Answering system setup
Most of the answering system settings are changed with a system handset.
Answer ON/OFF
The answering system must be turned on to answer and record messages.
When the answering system is turned on, the 
/ANS ON/OFF light on the telephone base turns on and ANS ON displays on the handset.
To turn on or off with the telephone base:
• Press 
/ANS ON/OFF to turn the
To turn on or off with a handset:
1.Press MENU/SELECT when the handset is not in use.
2.Press 
CID or 
to select 
Answering sys, then press MENU/SELECT.
3.Press 
CID or 
to select 
Answer on/off, then press MENU/SELECT.
4.Press 
CID or 
to choose On or Off, then press MENU/SELECT to confirm your selection. You hear a confirmation tone.
Call screening
You can hear incoming messages at the telephone base while they are being recorded.
To turn this feature on or off:
1.Press MENU/SELECT when the handset is not in use.
2.Press 
CID or 
to select 
Answering sys, then press MENU/SELECT.
3.Press 
CID or 
to select 
Ans sys setup, then press MENU/SELECT.
4.Press MENU/SELECT to select 
Call screening.
5.Press
CID or 
to choose On or Off, then press MENU/SELECT to confirm your selection. You hear a confirmation tone.
• If call screening is set to On while the answering system is answering a call, press 
/PLAY/STOP on the telephone base to temporarily turn off call screening; or, press 
/VOLUME to temporarily decrease the volume.
•If call screening is set to Off while the answering system is answering a call, press 
/PLAY/STOP or 
/VOLUME once on the telephone base to temporarily turn on the call screening.
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