Setting Up the Answering System
Using Handset and Base Menus
You can set up your answering system’s primary features from the base or handset.
) When the phone is in standby, press [Menu/Select]. Move the pointer to select the ANSW. SETUP menu, and then press [Menu/Select].
2)Use [
] or [
] to scroll through the answering system setup menu options.
3)Select the option by pressing [Menu/Select].
4)To exit the menu and return to standby, press [
] on the handset or [
] on the base.
Handset Operation
Your handset controls all of the answering system setup options except for the personal greeting (personal greetings must be changed directly at the base). Here are some hints on using your handset to access your answering system:
•If you have multiple bases, select the base with answering system you want to access (see page 25).
•When the phone is in standby, press [
/Mute] on the handset to access the answering system. REMOTE ANSWERING MACHINE OPERATION appears on the handset display, and the system announces the time and the number of new and old messages.
•If you receive a call, remote operation is cancelled.
•If another handset makes a call, remote operation is cancelled.
•During remote operation HANDSET REMOTE MODE appears on the base.
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Setting Up the Answering System