ANSWER ON
Press until the system announces “Calls will not be answered.”
"Beep."
The system has been turned off.
ANSWER ON
Press until the system announces “Calls will be answered.”
"Beep."
The system has been turned on.
Answering system operation
Answering system mode
The default setting is for the answering system to be on. You can turn the answering system off, but if you do so, the answering system will not answer calls and record incoming messages.
To turn the answering system on/off
Press 
ANSWER ON to turn off your answering sytem. The system will announce “Calls will not be answered” and then beep to confirm the sys- tem is off. The 
ANSWER ON light is will be off.
To turn the system back on, press 
ANSWER ON, the system will announce “Calls will be answered” and then beep to confirm the system is on. The 
ANSWER ON light will be on.
NOTE: If the answering system is off, and there is an
incoming call, the system will answer after 10 rings and announce to the caller “Please enter your remote access code.” You can enter your remote access code to enter the remote access mode (page 40). If no correct remote access code is entered, the call will be ended automatically.
Call screening
If the answering system is on and the base vol- ume is not off, you will hear the announcement and the incoming message when a call comes in.
Call intercept
While you are screening a call, you can interrupt the answering system and speak to the caller by pressing 
PHONE/FLASH or 
SPEAKER on the hand- set. The answering system will stop recording.
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