Uniden DECT2185 manual Using the Answering System, Setting Up Your Answering System

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Using the Answering System

Setting Up Your Answering System

You can set up your answering system from any handset.

To...

Follow these steps

 

 

 

Your greeting can be between 2 seconds and 30 seconds

 

long. If you don't record an outgoing message, the system

 

uses a pre-recorded greeting: Hello, no one is available to

 

take your call. Please leave a message after the tone.

Record your

1.

Press Messages/mute to access the answering system. Wait

personal

 

until the system finishes its announcements, or press 5

 

(stop) to skip them.

outgoing

 

2.

Press 8.

message or

3.

Wait for the system to say "Record greeting," then begin

greeting

 

speaking.

 

 

 

4.

When you're finished, press 8 to stop recording. The

 

 

system plays back your new greeting.

 

5.

To keep this greeting, press End. To re-record it, go back to

 

 

step 2.

Switch

1.

Press Messages/mute to access the answering system. Wait

between the

 

until the system finishes its announcements, or press 5

pre-recorded

 

(stop) to skip them.

greeting &

2.

Press 6. The system plays back the greeting it is currently

your own

 

using.

greeting

3.

Press 6 again to switch greetings.

Delete your

1.

Switch to your personal greeting following the steps above.

greeting

2.

While the system is playing back your greeting, press 4.

 

 

 

Ans. Setup menu options

You can change the answering system options from any handset. Just open the menu and select Ans. Setup.

Security Code

Enter a 2-digit PIN so you can access your answering

system from any touch-tone phone (see page 21).

 

 

 

 

Set the number of rings (2, 4, or 6) before the answering

Ring Time

system answers the phone. Choose Toll Saver (TS) to

have the system pick up after 2 rings if you have new

 

 

messages or after 4 rings if you don't.

 

 

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Contents You might also find DECT2185 Series Users GuideWhats in the box? Important Safety Instructions Whats in the manual?Installing Your Phone Charge the BatteryConnect the Telephone Cord Test the connectionMake a quick test call. Press End to hang up TryGetting to Know Your Phone Parts of the BaseBase keys and how they work Key name What it does IconIncrease the speaker volume Standby turn the Do Not Disturb feature on or off seeDuring a call switch to a waiting call Standby page a handset using the intercomParts of the Handset Handset keys and how they workReading the Displays On the baseOn the handset Icon What it meansUsing the Menus Using the Base MenuHandset Setup Ans. Setup Day & Time Global Setup You have the following options from the baseUsing the Handset Menus Handset SetupAns. Setup Global SetupFollow these steps Entering Text on Your PhoneCall Blocking Using Your Phone Changing the VolumeFrom the base SpeakerphoneUsing the Redial List Using Caller ID and Call WaitingWhen On the base On a handset Dialing from the Caller ID listUsing Seven-Digit Dialing Using Call WaitingCaller ID menu options Also prompt you to choose a personal ringUsing the Phonebook Chain DialingPhonebook menu options Phonebook entry optionsUsing Special Features Using Do Not DisturbUsing Call Block Finding a Lost HandsetUsing Voice Message Notification Resetting the voice message indicatorCall Blocking menu options Call block entry optionsUsing Multi-station Features Using Conference CallingUsing Privacy Mode Expanding Your PhoneFrom the base From a handset Using Call TransferUsing the Intercom Using the Answering System Setting Up Your Answering SystemAns. Setup menu options You can set up your answering system from any handsetAccessing your answering system from a handset Getting Your MessagesFrom the base From a handset remote Operation How to operate your answering systemScreening Your Calls Using the System While Youre Away from Home Programming a security codeDialing in to your system With the phone in standby, open the menu from any handsetUnavailable Solving ProblemsIf… Try… Announce Only Adjust the audio toneWeak or Hard To Hear Audio Here are some hints for when the static is Installing a line filter or DSL filterNoise or Static On The Line On 1 handset or in 1 locationResetting and Registering Handsets System Reset menuChanging from Tone to Pulse Dialing Do you have the base the handset is registered to? YesHandset Base Handling Liquid DamageRegistering a handset Important Information Terms Used In This GuideCompliance information FCC Part 15 information One-year Limited Warranty

DECT2185 specifications

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