Getting started
Quick reference guide - telephone base
IN USE indicator
•On when the handset
is in use, when the answering system is answering an incoming call or when you are registering a handset.
• Flashes when another telephone is in use on the same line, or you are deregistering handset(s) from the telephone base.
• Flashes quickly when there is an incoming call.
VOICEMAIL indicator
Flashes when you have new voicemail. Voicemail is a service offered by your local telephone company, and is different from answering system messages (page 19).
HANDSET LOCATOR
Press to make handsets beep so you can locate them (page 23).
MESSAGE COUNTER
Number of messages (or Answering System Functions during playback, message
number currently playing).
X/DELETE
Press to delete the message currently playing. Press twice to delete all old messages when the phone is not in use (page 50).
/REPEAT
Press to repeat a message. Press twice to play the previous message (page 50).
CLOCK
Press to review or set the 
clock (page 42).
SETUP
Press to hear and change setup options (page 46).
ANNC.
Press to review or record the outgoing announcement. Press again to end announcement playback or recording (page 44).
PLAY/STOP
Press to start or stop message playback (page 50).
/SKIP
Press to skip a message (page 50).
ANSWER ON
Press to turn the answering system on or off (page 43).
VOLUME
Press to adjust playback volume (page 50).
RECORD
Press to record a memo (page 51) or, after pressing ANNC. to record an outgoing announcement (page 44).