Philips CD491, CD496 Incoming messages ICM, Record an announcement, Listen to the announcement

Record an announcement

The maximum length of the announcement you can record is 3 minutes.The newly recorded announcement automatically replaces the old one.

1	Select [Menu] > > [Announcement],
2	then press [OK] to confirm.
	Select [Answer & rec.] or [Answer only],
3	then press [OK] to confirm.
	Select [Record new], then press [OK] to
4	confirm.
	Recording starts after the beep.
5	Press [OK] to stop recording or the

recording stops after 3 minutes.

»»You can listen to the newly recorded announcement on the handset.

Note

•• Make sure that you speak close to the microphone when you record an announcement.

Listen to the announcement

1	Select [Menu] > > [Announcement],
2	then press [OK] to confirm.
	Select [Answer & rec.] or [Answer only],
3	then press [OK] to confirm.
	Select [Play], then press [OK] to confirm.
	»»You can listen to the current

announcement.

Note

•• You can no longer listen to the announcement when you pick up an incoming call.

Restore the default announcement

1	Select [Menu] > > [Announcement],
2	then press [OK] to confirm.
	Select [Answer & rec.] or [Answer only],
3	then press [OK] to confirm.
	Select [Use default], then press [OK] to

confirm.

»»The handset displays a confirmation request.

4 Press [OK] to confirm.

»»The default announcement is restored.

Incoming messages (ICM)

Each message can be up to 3 minutes long. When you receive new messages, the new message indicator flashes on the answering machine and the handset displays a notification message.

Note

•• If you pick up the phone when the caller leaves a message, the recording stops and you can talk to the caller directly.

Note

•• If the memory is full, the answering machine switches to [Answer only] automatically. Delete old messages to receive new ones.

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