Telephone settings
Answering system settings (handset only)
Call screening
Use this feature to choose whether incoming messages can be heard over the telephone base speaker when they are being recorded. If you turn call screening on, you hear the incoming message. While monitoring an incoming message, you can answer the call by pressingPHONE/FLASH or /SPEAKER� on the handset.
To change the setting:
1.When the handset is in idle mode, press MENU/SELECT to enter the main menu.
2. Press qCID or pDIR to scroll to >Answering sys, then press MENU/SELECT.
3. Press qCID or pDIR to scroll to >Ans sys setup.
4. Press MENU/SELECT twice to select >Call screening.
5. Press qCID or pDIR to choose On or Off.
6. Press MENU/SELECT to confirm your setting and you hear a confirmation tone. Press OFF/CLEAR to cancel.
NOTE: For more information on call screening, see page 61.
Number of rings
You can set the answering system to answer an incoming call after two, four, or six rings. You can also select toll saver, which is explained below. Unless you change it, the answering system answers an incoming call after four rings.
To set the number of rings:
1.When the handset is in idle mode, press MENU/SELECT to enter the main menu.
2.Press qCID or pDIR to scroll to >Answering sys, then press MENU/SELECT.
3.Press qCID or pDIR to scroll to >Ans sys setup, then press MENU/SELECT.
4.Press qCID or pDIR to scroll to ># of rings, then press MENU/SELECT.
5.Press qCID or pDIR to scroll and choose among 2, 4, 6 or Toll saver.
•Toll saver - the answering system answers a call after two rings if you have new messages, and after four rings when there are no new messages. This feature allows you to check for new messages and avoid paying long distance charges when calling from out of your local area.
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