Answering System Features
Remote operation
Using a touch tone phone, you can call your phone number from outside and access the unit to listen to messages. The unit’s voice guidance will prompt you to press certain dial keys to perform different operations.
Important:
LIn order to operate the answering system remotely, you must first set a remote code (page 48). This code must be entered each time you operate the answering system remotely.
Using the answering system remotely
1Dial your phone number from a touch tone phone.
LIf the ring count is set to “Toll saver” (page 49), the number of rings you hear will indicate whether or not you have new messages.
2After the greeting message starts, enter your remote code.
LThe unit will announce the number of new messages, and will play back the new messages.
3After 3 seconds, the voice guidance will start. Follow the voice guidance as necessary.
4When finished, hang up.
Note:
LWhen you press a key, press firmly.
LYou can hang up at any time.
LYou can ignore the voice guidance and control the unit using remote commands.
Voice guidance
During remote operation, the unit’s voice guidance will prompt you to press {1} to perform a specific operation, or press {2} to listen to more available operations.
Operations are presented by voice guidance in the following order:
–Play back all messages
–Play back new messages
–Record a message
–Erase all messages
Note:
LIf you do not press any dial keys within 10 seconds after a voice guidance prompt, the unit will announce, “Thank you for your call” then disconnect your call.
LIf less than 3 minutes of recording time is available, the unit will announce the remaining recording time after the last message is played back.
LIf the unit announces “Memory full”, erase unnecessary messages.
Remote commands
You can press dial keys to access certain answering system functions without waiting for the voice guidance to prompt you.
Key | Remote command |
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{1} | Repeat message (during |
| playback)*1 |
{2} | Skip message (during |
| playback) |
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{4} | Play new messages |
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{5} | Play all messages |
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{9} | Stop*2 |
{0} | Turn answering system off |
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{*}{4} | Erase this message (during |
| playback) |
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{*}{5} | Erase all messages |
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