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1.
SETUP
Press until desired feature is heard (see list at right).
2. CHANGE
Press until desired selection is heard.
3.
SETUP
Press to set selection and move to next menu option.
Or
(PLAY/STOP)
Press to set selection and exit SETUP.
NOTE: Press and hold CHANGE to advance the remote access code number by 10.
Answering System Operation
Changing feature options
You can change how the answering system operates. Press SETUP repeatedly to hear each feature. Press CHANGE when you hear the feature you want to modify.
Feature options | (Default settings underlined). | |
System announces: | Feature description: | |
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“Announcement. Press PLAY or | Press REC/MEMO to record your | |
press RECORD. To continue setup, | outgoing announcement (see page 29). | |
press SETUP.” | Press STOP to stop recording. | |
Options: [record announcement] |
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“Remote access code. To change | Enter a | |
the setting press CHANGE.” | ||
access from another phone (see page 35). | ||
Options: [enter | ||
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“Message alert. To change the set- | When on, the telephone beeps every 10 | |
ting press CHANGE.” | ||
seconds when you have new messages. | ||
Options: On / Off | ||
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“Announcement only, record no | When on, callers hear an announcement | |
messages. To change the setting | ||
press CHANGE.” | but cannot leave messages (see page 30). | |
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Options: On / Off |
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“Base ringer. To change the set- | Choose this option to turn the base | |
ting press CHANGE.” | ringer on or off (does not affect cordless | |
Options: On / Off | handset). | |
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“Number of rings. To change the | Choose number of rings before the system | |
setting press CHANGE.” | answers a call. When Toll Saver is active, | |
Options: 2 / 4 / 6 /Toll Saver | the system answers after 2 rings if you have | |
| new messages, and after 4 rings if you | |
| have no new messages. |
Disabling the message alert function temporarily
When the answering system is turned on (the ANSWER ON/OFF light is lit) and the message alert function is activated, any new incoming message will increase the flashing number in the message window by one, and a beep tone will sound every ten seconds as a reminder that there are unreviewed messages on the answering system.
To temporarily disable the message alert tone, press any key (except ANSWER ON/OFF and HANDSET LOCATOR keys) on the base. This turns off the audio message alert tone but the number in the message window will continue to flash as a reminder that there are unre- viewed messages on the answering system. The mes- sage alert tone will be
To switch off the message alert tone for all incoming messages, read the section on disabling the message alert function on this page above.
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