Screening Incoming Calls
To screen calls, adjust SPEAKER VOLUME so that you can hear the caller’s voice.
If you decide to take a call, either use the cordless handset or lift the handset of any telephone on the same line to talk to the caller.
NOTE: If the announcement does not stop right away, press PHONE on the cordless handset or press and release the telephone switch hook on an extension phone.
The user can choose to not hear their outgoing announcement while screening incoming calls. To silence the outgoing announcement, press ANNC (for at least two seconds).
The message window display will change from P to S. Release ANNC.
To restore to P, press ANNC for at least two seconds. The message window display will change from S to
P.Release ANNC.
Priority Calling
If you do not want to be disturbed, your system will answer the phone for you. However, if there is a particular call that you do want to receive, inform the caller of Priority Calling.
When the caller enters the Priority Calling Code from a touch tone telephone, the handset beeps to alert you to a priority call.
The Priority Calling Code is set at 30 and cannot be changed.
To use Priority Calling, a caller should:
1.Dial your telephone number.
2.When the announcement begins to play, press and release 3 0.
3.The system will beep three times, then pause. This pattern is repeated until the telephone is picked up. The beeps are audible to the caller as well as in the home.
If the telephone is not answered after 30 seconds, the caller will hear two beeps, indicating that the system is ready for the next remote command. The caller can then press and release *, and leave a message after the beep.
Answering System Operation: Away from the Base
Like many other answering systems available, the Cordless Answering System 5635 allows you to retrieve messages and operate other functions even when you are away from your home or office. Unlike most other answering systems, however, the 5635 has the advantage of cordless phone technology. This means that you can access your answering machine not only when you are away from your home or office, but also when you are using the cordless handset anywhere in or around your home or office (as long as you are within range of the base).
In addition, the 5635 has been designed to make access to the answering system’s features as easy as possible. Whether you are using the cordless handset or calling from a touch tone phone outside your home, you press the same buttons in the same order on either phone. The only difference between using the cordless handset and another touch tone phone is making the initial contact with the base answering system.
Once you’ve established contact with the answering system, you can perform a series of operations.
Establishing a Connection With the Answering System From the Cordless Handset
Press ANS SYS and wait for the ANS SYS Light to go on. The system will announce the number of messages you have (for example: “You have three messages in Mailbox 1 and two messages in Mailbox 2”), and then beep twice to indicate that it is ready to accept a command. Select a mailbox by pressing 1 or 2.