Accessing Your Answering Machine
If your base has an answering machine, you can use your handset to get your messages and change your answering machine setup. To access the answering machine, press the 
soft key. The answering machine announces the number of new and old messages and then waits for your next command. You have the following options:
Play messages | Press [ /2]. The system announces |
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| the time, and number of new and old |
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| messages. |
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Repeat a message | Press [<</1] to go to the start of |
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| the current message. Press [<</1] |
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| repeatedly to go back to a previous |
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| message. |
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Skip a message | Press [>>/3] to go to the beginning of the | |||
| next message. |
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Delete a message | While a message is playing, press [ | /4] | ||
| and the message will be permanently | |||
| deleted. |
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End message review | Press [ /5] to stop the message |
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| playback. |
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Record a memo | Press [7] to start recording. Press [ | /5] | ||
| or [7] to stop. |
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Turn the answering | DSS7855 series |
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machine on or off | Press [6] to turn the answering machine | |||
| on. Press [9] to turn the answering |
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| machine off. |
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| Press [9] to turn the answering machine | |||
| on/off. |
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Record a greeting | Press [8] to start recording. Press [ | /5] | ||
| or [8] to stop. |
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Listen to Help | Press [0] to hear the Help prompts. |
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Exit and hang up | Press [ |
| ] to exit the system and return to | |
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| standby. |
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Screening Calls
You can listen to callers who leave a message. Press the SCREEN soft key when the system is answering to listen to the caller without answering the phone.
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