Freelance 3000 user guide ~ 2nd Edition ~ 11th October ’04 ~ 6397
To switch the answering machine ON/OFF
Your BT Freelance XA 3000 is set to ON and Answer and Record when first powered up.
Press and release the
Ans.
On/Off ANSWER ON/OFF button to
switch ON or OFF.
If you hear “Answer on, your outgoing message is....” the
answering machine is switched on and is ready to answer incoming calls and record any messages, unless Answer Only is selected.
Answer Only is an advisory announcement only, so that the machine will not record an incoming message.
See page 38 for a full explanation of the outgoing messages available.
The display on the base unit shows the number of messages stored in the memory.
If you hear “Answer off” the answering machine is switched off.
The display on the base unit will flash between a dash and the number of messages saved in the memory.
To adjust the base unit loudspeaker volume
The loudspeaker volume ranges from
Press Vol + on the base to increase the volume.
Press Vol – on the base to decrease the volume.
If you adjust the volume when the answering machine is not being used, a beep sounds at each press. When the volume reaches its highest or lowest levels two beeps will sound.
Answer delay
Answer delay sets the number of times your BT Freelance XA 3000 will ring before the answer machine picks up your call and starts playing the outgoing message. The default setting is for the answering machine to answer after 6 rings. You can change this setting to between
ANSWER MACHINE
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