ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION
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Fast forward during message playback.
Audible clock; also use with CHANGE (under the cover) to set time/day.
Blinking light indicates messages are waiting.
Play messages or stop message playback
Adjust message playback volume.
Volume Control
Use the volume control on the side of the base to adjust the answering system volume. Slide the control up toward the back of the base to increase volume while listening to your announcement or messages, or down toward the bottom of the base to decrease volume.
Recording Your
Announcement
Before using this answering system, you need to record the announcement (up to 30 seconds long) that callers will hear when the system answers a call. Your announcement should tell callers that they will hear a series of beeps, or one long beep, before the system begins recording the message.
1Prepare an announcement.
For example: Hello. I can’t come to the phone right now. Please leave your name, telephone number, and short message after you hear a series of beeps or one long beep. I will return your call as soon as I can.
2Press and release g, located under the microcassette cover.
3Press and release Aand wait for the beep.
4After the beep, speak toward the front of the unit, from about 9 inches away.
5Press and release PLAY/STOP when you are finished. The tape resets automatically and plays the announcement.
To review your announcement — Press
and release A, located under the microcassette cover.
Turning the System
On and Off
Press and release ON/OFF located under the microcassette cover. The PLAY/STOP light is lit steadily or blinking slowly when the system is on, and is unlit when the system is off.
NOTE: If the PLAY/STOP light flashes rapidly, the tape might be missing or broken. Check the tape, then press PLAY/STOP to reset the system.
Setting the Clock
You’ll need to set the clock so that it can record the day and time that each message is received.
1Press and release g.
2Press and release C. You will hear a day of the week.
3To change the day, hold down
or MEMO/REWIND until you hear the correct day, then release the button.
4Press and release C. You will hear an hour setting.
5To change the hour, hold down
or MEMO/REWIND until you hear the correct hour, then release the button.
6Press and release C. You will hear a minutes setting.
7To change the minutes setting, hold down FAST FWD or MEMO/REWIND until you hear the correct minutes setting, then release the button.
8Press and release C. You
will hear the day and time setting. If it is incorrect, start over at Step 1.
To review the day and time — Press and
release C.
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