Getting Your Messages
To... | From the base |
| From a handset |
| Press Play/stop. |
| Press Message/mute. |
play new | The system announces the number of new & old | ||
messages | messages, then plays each new message (followed by the | ||
| day and time) in the order it was received. | ||
restart this | Wait at least 5 seconds after the message starts playing, | ||
message | press REV. |
| select 1:Repeat. |
replay an | Within 2 seconds after a message starts playing, | ||
earlier message | press REV. |
| select 1:Repeat. |
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skip a message | Press FWD. |
| Select 3:Skip. |
delete a | While a message is playing, press |
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message | Delete. |
| playing, select 4:Delete. |
delete all | With the phone in standby, |
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press Delete; press Delete again to |
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messages |
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confirm. |
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play old | After the system plays all new messages, | ||
messages | press Play/stop again. |
| select 2:Play. |
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stop playback | Press Play/stop. |
| Select 5:Stop. |
Screening Your Calls
You can use the answering system for call screening. While the system takes a message, you can listen on the base speaker (if you turn on Call Screen) or from a handset. Only one handset can screen calls at a time. If another handset tries to screen calls, it beeps and returns to standby.
To... | From the base | From a handset | |
hear the caller leaving a | Listen to the caller over | Press Message/mute. | |
message | the speaker. | ||
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answer the call | NA | Press Talk/flash. | |
mute the call screen | Press Play/stop. | Press End or return the | |
without answering* | handset to the cradle. | ||
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*If you mute the call screen, the system continues taking the message: it just stops playing through the speaker.
Using the System While You're Away from Home
You can dial in to your answering system from any
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